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GENERAL APTITUDE

Q. No. 1 - 5 Carry One Mark Each

1. If IMHO = JNIP; IDK=JEL; and SO = TP, then IDC= ________.


(A) JDE (B) JDC (C) JCD (D) JED
Key: (D)
Sol: IMHO  JNIP IDK  JEL SO  TP
I M H O I D K S O I D C
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1  1  1

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2.
J N I P J E L T P

Once the team of analysts identify the problem, we ______ in a better position to comment on
J E D

w the issue.

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Which one of the following choices CANNOT fill the given blank?

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(A) might be (B) were to be (C) are going to be (D) will be
Key: (D)

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3.
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The product of three integers X, Y and Z is 192. Z is equal to 4 and P is equal to the average of
X and Y. What is the minimum possible value of P?

Key: (A)
(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 9.5
rin(D) 8

Sol: Given X, Y, Z = 192


g.n
Z4

XY 
192
4
 48 et
Possible values of X & Y for XY=48 are
X  48 or 1, Y  1 or 48
X  16or 3, Y  3 or 16
X  12 or 4, Y  4 or 12
X  8 or 6, Y  6 or 8
X  Y 68
min values of P   7
2 2

4. A final examination is the _____ of a series of evaluations that a student has to go through.
(A) insinuation (B) culmination (C) desperation (D) consultation
Key: (B)

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5. Are there enough seats here? There are _____ people here than I expected.
(B) least (C) many (A) most (D) more
Key: (D)
Q. No. 6 - 10 Carry Two Marks Each

6. X is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive
prices for a loyalty membership, X is almost forcing its customers towards its loyalty
membership. If its loyalty membership continues to grow at its current rate, within the next
eight years more households will be watching X than cable television.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the above paragraph?
(A) The X is cancelling accounts of non-members

ww (B) Non-members prefer to watch cable television

w (C)

(D)
Most households that subscribe to X’s loyalty membership discontinue watching cable
television
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Cable television operators don’t subscribe to X’s loyalty membership
Key: (C)
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7.
ngi
Two pipes P and Q can fill a tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively, while a third pipe R can
empty the tank in 12 hours. Initially, P and R are open for 4 hours. Then P is closed and Q is

16.50 (B) 14.50 nee


opened. After 6 more hours R is closed. The total time taken to fill the tank (in hours) is ____.
(A) (C) 13.50 (D) 15.50
Key: (B)
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Sol: P & Q can fill tank in 6 hours and 9 hours respectively
In 1 hour g.n
P along can fill =
1
6
1
et
Q along can fill =
9
1
R along can fill =
12
In first four hours P and R are opened
1 1 2 1 1
4  P  4R  4   4   
6 12 3 3 3
After 4 hours P is closed and Q and R opened for 6 more hours
1 1 2 1 1
6  Q  6R  6   6    
9 12 3 2 6

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1 1 1
In 10 hours tank filled =  
3 6 2
1
Remaining = tank
2
9
Q will take to fill remain half tank = hour  4.5 hours
2
Total time taken = 4  6  4.5  14.5hrs.

8. Mola is a digital platform for taxis in a city. It offers three types of rides – Pool, Mini and
Prime. The table below presents the number of rides for the past four months. The platform
earns one US dollar per ride. What is the percentage share of revenue contributed by Prime to

ww the total revenues of Mola, for the entire duration?

Month

w .Ea
Type

Pool
January February March

170 320 215


April

190

Mini syE 110 220 180 70

Prime 75
ngi
180 120 90

(A) 16.24 (B) 23.97 nee (C) 25.86 (D) 38.74


Key: (B)
Sol: rin
Month
Type Jan Feb Mar Apr Total no. of rides Revenu 1$ per ride g.n
Pool 170 320 215 190
Mini 110 220 180 70
Prime 75 180 120 90
895
580
465
895$
580$
465$
et
Total revenue 1940$

Percentage Share of revenue contributed by prime


Revenue of prime 465
= 100  100  23.97%
Total revenue 1940

9. Fiscal deficit was 4% of the GDP in 2015 and that increased to 5% in 2016. If the GDP
increased by 10% from 2015 to 2016, the percentage increase in the actual fiscal deficit is
(A) 37.50 (B) 25.00 (C) 35.70 (D) 10.00
Key: (A)
Sol: Let us take, In 2015, Fiscal deficit =X, GDP = y

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Given
in 2015 x  4% of y  0.04y
in 2016 y '  increases by10%  1.10y
x '  increases to5% of y '  0.05  y '
x '  0.05  1.1y  0.055y
0.055y  0.04y
Percentage increase   100  37.5%
0.04y

10. While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the
students that were all set in distant places: in the American West with cowboys and in
Manhattan penthouses with clinking ice cubes. This was, till an eminent Caribbean writer gave

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the writers in the once-colonised countries the confidence to see the shabby lives around them
as worthy of being “told”.

w .Ea
The writer of this passage is surprised by the creative writing assignments of his students
because ______.
(A)
(B) syE
None of the students had written stories set in India
Some of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys
(C)
(D)
Some of the students had written stories set in foreign places
None of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys ngi
Key: (A)
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
rin
Q. No. 1 to 25 Carry One Mark Each
g.n
1.
Key: (3)
If x is the mean of data 3, x, 2 and 4, then the mode is

Sol: Given data values are 3, x, 2 and 4


et
3 x  2 4 9x
 Mean  x  Mean  x 
4 4
 4x  9  x  3x  9
x 3
 Data value sare3, 3, 2, 4
Mode = 3 [most frequently repeated observation]

2. The cold forming process in which a hardened tool is pressed against a workpiece (when there
is relative motion between the tool and the workpiece) to produce a roughened surface with a
regular pattern is
(A) Chamfering (B) Roll forming (C) Knurling (D) Strip rolling
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Key: (C)
Sol:

Knurled surface

3. The figure shows an idealized plane truss. If a horizontal force of 300N is applied at point A,
then the magnitude of the force produced in member CD is _____N.

A 300N

ww B C

w .Ea
syE D
75
E

F
ngi 75 G

Key: (0)
Sol: Joint A nee
255
rin
A

75
300

g.n
R AB
30
R AC et
300 R AC R AB
 
sin 30 sin255 sin 75
300 sin 255
R AC   579.55 N  C 
sin 30
R AB  579.55N  T 

From the figure AB and BD are collinear. So, R BC  0 and AC and CE are collinear then
RCD=0.

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4. The fluidity of molten metal of cast alloys (without any addition of fluxes) increases with
increase in
(A) viscosity (B) degree of superheat
(C) surface tension (D) freezing range
Key: (B)

5. Consider a linear elastic rectangular thin sheet of metal, subjected to uniform uniaxial tensile
stress of 100 MPa along the length direction. Assume plane stress condition in the plane normal
to the thickness. The Young’s modulus E = 200 MPa and Poisson’s ratio v  0.3 are given. The
principal strains in the plane of the sheet are
(A) (0.35, –0.15) (B) (0.5, –0.5) (C) (0.5, 0.0) (D) (0.5, –0.15)

ww
Key: (D)
Sol: 1  100MPa,   0.3, E  200MPa, 2  0

w 1 
1
E


 2  1 


E
2  2   1  2 
100

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200
 0.5

0.3100
 0.15

syE
E E 200
1 , 2    0.5,  0.15  option  D 

6.
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The state of stress at a point in a component is represented by a Mohr’s circle of radius 100

nee
MPa centered at 200 MPa on the normal stress axis. On a plane passing through the same point,
the normal stress is 260 MPa. The magnitude of the shear stress on the same plane at the same

Key: (80)
point is ____ MPa.
rin
Sol:
g.n
0
C
D
et
E

R  100MPa, C  200MPa,   260MPa,   ?


OC  200, CD  100, OE  260, DE  ?
DE  CD 2  CE 2  100 2   260  200   100 2  60 2  80MPa
2

7. A wire of circular cross-section of diameter 1.0 mm is bent into a circular are of radius 1.0 m
by application of pure bending moments at its ends. The Young’s modulus of the material of
the wire is 100 GPa. The maximum tensile stress developed in the wire is ____ MPa.
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Key: (50)
Sol: d  1mm, R  1.0mts, E  100GPa,   ?
E  1 
 y  y   0.5mm 
R  2 
2100  10  1 
3
     50MPa
1000 2

8. A two-dimensional incompressible frictionless flow field is given by u  xi  y j. If  is the


density of the fluid, the expression for pressure gradient vector at any point in the flow field is
given as

(A) 
 xi  y j  
(B)  x 2 i  y 2 j  
(C)  xi  y j  
(D)  xi  y j 
ww
Key: (D)

Sol:
w Given that, flow field V  xiˆ  yiˆ

.Ea
V  uiˆ  vjˆ
Euler’s equation of motion in ‘x’ and ‘y’ directions are
u
t
u du
u v w
x dy
u
z
 xx 
1 p
 x
syE
v
t
v v v
 u  v  w  xy 
x x z
1 p
 y
ngi
nee
Where u = x, v = -y, w = 0 xx, xy are body forces in ‘x’ and ‘y’ directions and they are equal
to zero since there is no extra forces acting on fluid.
p p
 pressure gradient in x-directoin;  pressure gradient in y-directoin rin
x y
g.n


t

0x0
1 p

x


p
 x
 
 y

 x    x   x    y   x    0  0 

1 p
 x et
 x x
   1 p
  y  x  y   y  y   0  0 
t x y  y
1 p p
y   y
 y y

Pressure gradient vector 


p ˆ p ˆ
x
i  j  xiˆ  yjˆ   xiˆ  yjˆ
y
 
So answer is option ‘D’.

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9. One-dimensional steady state heat conduction takes place through a solid whose cross-sectional
area varies linearly in the direction of heat transfer. Assume there is no heat generation in the
solid and the thermal conductivity of the material is constant and independent of temperature.
The temperature distribution in the solid is
(A) Logarithmic (B) Quadratic (C) Linear (D) Exponential
Key: (A)
Sol: 1-D steady state with no heat generation
d  dT 
 k A 0
dx  dx 
dT
 kA  C1
dx
A  Cx  B  linear variation 

ww 2
  dT  
2
C1
k  Cx  B 
dx

w 1

T2  T1 
1

C1  Cx 2  B 
K
n
.Ea 
 Cx1  B 

syE
 Temperature distribution in the solid is logarithmic

10. Endurance limit of a beam subjected to pure bending decreases with


(A) ngi
decrease in the surface roughness and increase in the size of the beam
(B)
(C) nee
increase in the surface roughness and decrease in the size of the beam
increase in the surface roughness and increase in the size of the beam
(D) decrease in the surface roughness and decrease in the size of the beam
rin
g.n
Key: (C)
Sol: e  k a .k b .k c . k d .  'e
 'e  endurance strength, e  corrected endurance strength
K a  size factor, K b  surface factor, K c  load factor, K d  temperature factor
With the increase in surface roughness, size factor etc the endurance strength drops.
et
11. Which one of the following modifications of the simple ideal Rankine cycle increases the
thermal efficiency and reduces the moisture content of the steam at the turbine outlet?
(A) Decreasing the condenser pressure
(B) Increasing the boiler pressure
(C) Decreasing the boiler pressure
(D) Increasing the turbine inlet temperature

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Key: (D)
Sol:
T
1

4
3 2'
2

S
Increasing the inlet temperature to the turbine improves of quality of steam at the outlet of the
turbine.

ww This is the reason we use reheat cycle.

12.
w A rigid triangular body, PQR, with sides of equal length of 1 unit moves on a flat plane. At the

.Ea
instant shown, edge QR is parallel to the x-axis, and the body moves such that velocities of
points P and R are V P and VR, in the x and y directions, respectively. The magnitude of the
angular velocity of the body is
syE y

ngi
P
VP
x

nee VR

rin
Q R
g.n
Key: (D)
(A) VR 3 (B) VP 3 (C) 2VP (D) 2VR et
Sol: Locating the I-centre A
Vp
AI  AC sin 60
CI  AC cos 60 VR
2
Vp   AI      Vp
3 60
VR   CI      2VR  Option  D  C
I

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13. For a simple compressible system, v, s, p and T are specific volume, specific entropy, pressure
 v 
and temperature, respectively. As per Maxwell’s relation,   is equal to
 s  P

 T   T   s   p 
(A)   (B)    (C)   (D)  
 p  s  p p  T  P  v T
Key: (A)

 V   T 
Sol:    
 S  P  P S
dh  Tds  Vdp
dx  Mdy  Ndz
Maxwell’s relation can be obtained by using

ww  M   N 
  
 T   V 
    
 Z  y  y z  P s  S  p

14.
w .Ea
The most common limit gage used for inspecting the hole diameter is

Key: (B)
(A) Snap gage

syE
(B) Plug gage (C) Ring gage (D) Master gage

ngi
The directional derivative of the function f  x, y   x 2  y 2 along a line directed from (0, 0) to

nee
15.
(1, 1), evaluated at the point x = 1, y = 1 is
(A) 4 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 2
rin(D) 2
Key: (C)
Sol: Given, Scalar valued function f  x,y   x 2  y 2 g.n
Line directed from (0, 0) to (1, 1) is 1  0  ˆi  1  0  ˆj

∴ Directional derivative of f  x,y  at (1, 1) in the direction of ˆi  ˆj is given by


et
 ˆi  ˆj
i.e.,  DD of f 1, 1 in  
ˆi  ˆj direction   f  .
1,1 ˆi  ˆj
... 1

 2
 f  ˆi
x
 x  y2   ˆj y  x 2  y2 
 f  ˆi  2x   ˆj  2y    f 1,1  2iˆ  2jˆ

 ˆi  ˆj 
∴ From (1), D.D of f = 2iˆ  2ˆj .   ˆi  ˆj
22
1 1
2 2

4
2
2 2

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16. Water enters a circular pipe of length L = 5.0 m and diameter D = 0.20 m with Reynolds
number ReD  500. The velocity profile at the inlet of the pipe is uniform while it is parabolic at
the exit. The Reynolds number at the exit of the pipe is _______.
Key: (500)
Sol:

D  0.20m

L  5.0m

ww Given that Reynold’s number(ReD) = 500


We know that Reynold’s number for flow through pipes is,

w Re D 

Vavg D

.Ea
  density of fluid, Vavg  average velocity of fluid

Vavg 
D 2
, where Q  discharge syE
D  diameter of pipe,   dynamic vis cosity of fluid
4Q


 Re D  
 4Q 
2 
D 
D 
 
 4Q 

D 
ngi
 
nee
So Reynold’s number is a function of density, discharge, diameter and dynamic viscosity.
Since density, diameter and dynamic viscosities are same at entrance and exit and discharge is rin
same hence the Reynold’s number is also same at entrance and exit.
g.n
17. In matrix equation [A]{X} = {R},
4 8 4  2  32 
et
 A   8 16 4 ,X  1  and R  16 .
   

 4 4 15  4  64 
   
One of the eigenvalues of matrix [A] is
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 15 (D) 4
Key: (B)
4 8 4  2  32 
     
Sol: Given  A   8 16 4  , x  1  and R  16 
   
 4 4 15  4  64 

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4 8 4 2  32  2
     
Clearly,  A  x  R  8 16 4 

1   16   16 1 
 4 4 15       
4  64  4 
∴ The above equation is of the form AX  X; where '  ' isan eigen value
∴ One of the Eigen values of matrix must be '16'.

18. Sphere 1 with a diameter of 0.1 m is completely enclosed by another sphere 2 of diameter 0.4
m. The view factor F12 is
(A) 0.0625 (B) 0.5 (C) 1.0 (D) 0.25

ww
Key: (C)

Sol: d1  0.1 m
2

w d 2  0.4 m
F11  0
Summation rule .Ea
1

F11  F1 2  1
 F1 2  1  F11  0  syE
19. ngi
In an electrical discharge machining process, the breakdown voltage across inter electrode gap

nee
(IEG) is 200V and the capacitance of the RC circuit is 50F. The energy (in J) released per

rin
spark across the IEG is ____

Key: (1)
g.n
et
Sol: IEG = 200
C  50F
Energy  e   ?
1
E  CV 2
2
E 1J

20. A thin vertical flat plate of height L, and infinite width perpendicular to the plane of the figure,
is losing heat to the surroundings by natural convection. The temperature of the plate and the
surroundings, and the properties of the surrounding fluid, are constant. The relationship
between the average Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers is given as Nu  KRa1 4 , where K is a
constant. The length scales for Nusselt and Rayleigh numbers are the height of the plate. The
height of the plate is increased to 16L keeping all other factors constant

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Vertical Plate

L
g  9.8 m s 2

If the average heat transfer coefficient for the first plate is h1 and that for the second plate is h 2 ,

ww
Key: (2)
the value of the ratio h1 h 2 is___________.

Sol:w Nu  K  R a 
 N u   Ra 
14

14
.Ea
Rayleigh number R a  G r Pr

 Nu   Gr.Pr 
14

syE
As Prandtl number can be considered as a property. It remains constant

ngi
 N u   Gr 
14
nee

hL  gTL3 

K  v2 

14

 hL  L3 4
rin
h
L3 4 3
1
 h  L4  h  L1 4 g.n
h L 
 2  1 
h1  L 2 
L
14
et
14
h L 
14
 16L 
  24 
14 h1
and 1   2     2
h 2  L1   L  h2

21. A spur gear has pitch circle diameter D and number of teeth T. The circular pitch of the gear is
D 2 D D T
(A) (B) (C) (D)
T T T D
Key: (C)
D
Sol: Circular pitch = m 
T

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22. An analytic function f(z) of complex variable z = x + iy may be written as f(z) = u(x, y) + iv(x,
y). Then u(x, y) and v(x, y) must satisfy
u v u v u v u v
(A)  and  (B)   and 
x y y x x y y x
u v u v u v u v
(C)   and  (D)  and 
x y y x x y y x
Key: (D)
Sol: Given an analytic function f  z   u  x,y   iv  x,y 

If f  z   u  iv is analytic then u, v must satisfy Cauchy –Riemann equations i.e,

u v u v
 & 
x y y x

ww
23.
w Hardenability of steel is a measure of
(A)
(B) .Ea
the ability to retain its hardness when it is heated to elevated temperatures
the ability to harden when it is cold worked
(C)
syE
the depth to which required hardening is obtained when it is austenitized and then
quenched

Key: (C)
(D)
ngi
the maximum hardness that can be obtained when it is austenitized and then quenched

nee
rin
24. The transformation matrix for mirroring a point in x-y plane about the line y = x is given by
0 1   0 1  1 0  1 0 

g.n
(A) 1 0  (B)   (C)   (D)  
   1 0   0 1 0 1
Key: (A)

et
dy
25. The differential equation  4y  5 is valid in the domain 0    1 with y  0   2.25.
dx
The solution of the differential equation is
(A) y  e4x  1.25 (B) y  e4x  1.25

(C) y  e4x  5 (D) y  e4x  5


Key: (A)
dy
Sol: Given differential equation  4y  5, 0  x  1 with y  0   2.25
dx
Clearly the above differential equation is linear, where P=4, Q=5

 I.Fe
4dx
 e4x

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Solution of equation (1) is


e 4x
y  e 4x    5.e 4x .dx  C  ye 4x  5 C ...  2 
4
Given y=2.25 at x = 0
5
(2)  2.25 1   C  C  2.25  1.25  1  C  1
4
∴ From (2), the required solution is
5 4x
ye 4x  e 1
4
5
y   e 4x
4
 y  e 4x  1.25

ww
w .Ea Q. No. 26 to 55 Carry Two Marks Each

26.
syE
In an orthogonal machining with a single point cutting tool of rake angle 10°, the uncut chip
thickness and the chip thickness are 0.125 mm and 0.22 mm, respectively. Using Merchant’s

ngi
first solution for the condition of minimum cutting force, the coefficient of friction at the chip-
tool interface is _____ (round off to two decimal places).

Key: (0.74) nee


Sol:   10, t1  0.125mm t 2  0.22mm
rin
tan  
cos 10
0.22

0.98
 sin10 1.76  0.1736 g.n
0.125
tan   0.6177    31.706
For minimum cutting force
et

2       90
2
2  31.706    10  90
  36.59
tan     0.7423    0.74

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27. Given a vector u 


1
3
 
 y3 i  x 3 j  z3 k and n as the unit normal vector to the surface of the

hemisphere  x 2  y2  z 2  1; z  0  , the value of integral     u  .n ds evaluated on the curved

surface of the hemisphere S is


  
(A) (B) (C)  (D) 
2 3 2
Key: (A)
Sol: Method –I:
x 2  y2 z 2 1
Given u 
1
3

 y3ˆi  x 3ˆi  z 3 kˆ and 
n̂  Unit normal vector to the surface of the hemi-sphere

ww x 2  y2  z 2  1; z  0.

w Using Stoke's theorem, we have

    u  . nds
s .Ea
ˆ   u . dr     dx  dy  dz 
 3 c
3 3  c
 y3 x3 z3 
0,1
C

 
c
y
3

3
x
dx  dy
3

3

 syE
z  0 on 'c'
R r
M N

   x 2  y 2  dx dy  Using Green 's theorem   ngi 1,0 1,0


R
2

 r
1
2
r dr d  Using polar co  ordination x 2  y 2  r 2 , J  r nee
 0 r  0

2
1  2
 r4  1 2 
    r 3dr  d     d   0 
1
rin  0,1

 0  r  0   0 
4 0 4 2
g.n
Method –II:

Given, u 
1
3

 y3ˆi  x 3ˆj  z 3 kˆ  et
ˆi ˆj kˆ
  
u   kˆ  x 2  y 2 
x y z
y3 x3 z3

3 3 3

 n̂ 


 xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ    ˆi  2x   ˆj  2y   kˆ  2z  
  4x 2  4y 2  4z 2  4 1  2
ˆ   z  x
    u  .nds
2
 y 2  ds ... 1

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Let us parameterize ‘S’ in spherical coordinates, with colatitude 0    and longitude
2
0    2 ;
x  sin  cos  ; y sin  sin ; z  cos ; ds  sin  dd
/ 2 2
     u  .nds
ˆ    cos  sin
2
 cos 2   sin 2  sin 2   sin  dd
 0  0
/ 2 2
   cos . sin  dd   sin 2   cos 2   1
3

 0  0
/ 2 / 2
  3  1 
cos  sin 3   0 .d   2 
2
   cos  sin . d  2 
3
;
 0  0  4 2 
 / 2
 m  1 m  3)....    n  1 n  3 ..... 
  sin n x. cos n xdx   

ww 


0  m  n  m  n  2  ......
k

Where k   / 2; if n & m both are even; k  1; otherwise.

w .Ea
 2 


2
4 2

     u  .nˆ ds  2
syE
28.

f x  h  f x  h
ngi
The derivative of f  x   cos  x  can be estimated using the approximation

f ' x  
2h nee
. The percentage error is calculated as

 Exact value  Aprroximate value 



 Exact value
  100. The percentage error in the derivative of
 rin
f  x  at x   6 radian, choosing h  0.1 radian, is g.n
Key: (B)
(A) >5% (B) > 0.1% and <1% (C) <0.1% (D) >1 % and <5%
et
Sol: Given f  x   cos x

 f '  x    sin x
   1
 f '  x  x  /6   sin       0.5 
6 2
∴ Exact value of the derivative = 0.5 ... 1

Approximate value of derivative

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f x  h  f x  h cos  x  h   cos  x  h 
f ' x    f ' x  
2h 2h
   
cos   0.1  cos   0.1
 6  6  ; since h  0.1
 f '  
6 2  0.1
         
cos  6  .cos  0.1  sin  6  .sin  0.1   cos  6  cos  0.1  sin  6  sin  0.1 
         
 
2  0.1

2sin   .sin  0.1
6   0.5 sin  0.1
    0.4992
2  0.1  0.1

 f '     0.4992  Approximate value  ... 2 

ww 6

 0.5   0.4992 
Percentage error     100  0.16% ie.  0.1% and  1%
w  0.5

.Ea

29.
syE
Two masses A and B having mass m a and m b , respectively, lying in the plane of the figure
shown, are rigidly attached to a shaft which revolves about an axis through O perpendicular to

ngi
the plane of the figure. The radii of rotation of the masses m a and m b are ra and rb , respectively.
The angle between lines OA and OB is 90°. If ma = 10 kg, mb  20 kg ra  200 mm and

nee
rb  400mm, then the balance mass to be placed at a radius of 200 mm is ____ kg (round off to
two decimal places)
rin
mb B
g.n
rb

90 ma
et
ra
A
O

Key: (41.231)
Sol: Method-1:
ma  10kg, m b  20kg, ra  200mm,  0.2mts,
rb  400mm  0.4mts, rr  200mm  0.2mts.

 mr resultant   mr a   mr b  10  0.2    20  0.4 


2 2 2 2

8.24
m resultant   41.231 kg
0.2

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Method-2:
m a  10kg ra  200mm B
mb
m b  20kg rb  400mm
at r  200 mm m  ? for balancing
Fx  0 rb
m a ra  m b rb cos  90   mr cos   0 90
ra ma
m a ra  0  mr cos   0
A
Fy  0 O
m b rb  mr sin   0
sin  m b rb

cos  m a ra
20  0.4

ww tan  
10  0.2
1
  tan 4    75.9640

w mr
m  b b  41.23kg
r sin 
.Ea
30.
syE
A through hole is drilled in an aluminum alloy plate of 15 mm thickness with a drill bit of

ngi
diameter 10 mm, at a feed of 0.25 mm/rev and a spindle speed of 1200 rpm. If the specific
energy required for cutting this material is 0.7 N  m mm3 , the power required for drilling is
___ W (round off to two decimal places).
Key: (274.889) nee
Sol: t  15mm
rin
d  10mm
f  0.25mm rev g.n
N  1200rpm
Specific energy required = 0.7 Nm mm 2
Power = ?
et
 2 N
Power  Df   SER   274.889 W
4 60

31. A horizontal cantilever beam of circular cross-section, length 1.0 m and flexural rigidity
EI  200 N  m 2 is subjected to an applied moment MA  1.0 N-m at the free end as shown in
the figure.
MA

1.0m
The magnitude of the vertical deflection of the free end is ____ mm (round off to one decimal
place)

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Key: (2.5)
Sol:
A
MA
L

EI  200N  m 2 , L  1.0mts, M A  1.0N  mts


moment of Area underB.M.D ML L ML2
   
EI EI 2 2EI

ww 
1 12
2  200
 2.5mm

32. w .Ea
Consider two concentric circular cylinders of different materials M and N in contact with each
other at r = b, as shown below. The interface at r = b is frictionless. The composite cylinder

syE
system is subjected to internal pressure P. Let  u M
r ,u   and  rr,   denote the radial and
M M M

N
, u N  and  rrN , 
N ngi
tangential displacement and stress components, respectively, in material M. Similarly

u  denote the radial and tangential displacement and stress components,


nee
r

respectively, in material N. The boundary condition that need to be satisfied at the frictionless
interface between the two cylinders are:

r rin
N
M g.n
b

et
r  u r and rr  rr and u   u  and   
uM N M N M N M N
(A)

(B) u M  u N and 


m
 
N
only

(C) M
rr  rr and    only
N M N

r  u r and rr  rr only


uM N M N
(D)

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Key: (D)
r
Sol:

N
M

At the radial location r=b, there will be a contact pressure and element at interface of cylinder
M and N the radial displacement will be same

r  u r , RR  RR
uM N M N

ww u M  u N , 
M
 
N

33. w .Ea
A slender uniform rigid bar of mass m is hinged at O and supported by two springs, with
stiffnesses 3k and k, and a damper with damping coefficient c, as shown in the figure. For the

syE
system to be critically damped, the ratio c / km should be

ngi
nee
rin
3k c k

L 2

O g.n
L 4
L et
(A) 4 7 (B) 4 (C) 2 7 (D) 2
Key: (A)
2
mL2 mL2  L  7mL
2
Sol: IC  , I0  IC  mr 2   m  
12 12 4 48
Taking moment about 0, Mo  0

 3L  3L   L  L  L  L
I0   k      3k      C       0
 4  4   4  4  4 4
2 2 2
7mL CL 12kL
  0
48 16 16
7m C 12k
   0
48 16 16

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Critical damping, the roots of above differential equation are real and equal so we can use
b2  4ac  0
7m C 12k
a , b , c
48 16 16
(Critical damping)C  16  7mk
2

C  4 7mk   C
mk

4 7

34. An air standard Otto cycle has thermal efficiency of 0.5 and the mean effective pressure of the
cycle is 1000 kPa. For air, assume specific heat ratio   1.4 and specific gas constant
R = 0.287 kJ/kg.K. If the pressure and temperature at the beginning of the compression stroke

ww are 100 kPa and 300 K, respectively, then the specific net work output of the cycle is ___ kJ/kg
(round off to two decimal places).

Sol:w
Key: (708.6)

OHO  0.5
.Ea
Pm  1000KPa P1  100KPa
  1.4
R  0.287 KJ kgk
T1  300K
syE
 1
1
 rc 
1 ngi
0.5  1 
1
 rc 
1.4 1
nee
 1  0.4
1
rin
g.n
1
 0.5  rc     5.65
 rc   0.5 
0.4

P1V1  mRT
V1 RT1
m

P1
et
0.287  300
V1   0.861 m 3 kg
100
V1
 rc 
V2
V1 0.861
 V2  
rc 5.65
 V2  0.1524 m3 kg swept volume
Vs  V1  V2
w.D
Pm   W.D  Pm   V1  V2 
V1  V2
 1000   0.681  0.1524   708.6KJ kg

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35. An idealized centrifugal pump (blade outer radius of 50mm) consumes 2kW power while
running at 3000 rpm. The entry of the liquid into the pump is axial and exit from the pump is
radial with respect to impeller. If the losses are neglected, then the mass flow rate of the liquid
through the pump is ________kg/s (round off to two decimal places).
Key: (8.1057)
Sol: From the given data, since the inlet flow is axial, whirl component at inlet is zero VW1  0

And also because of radial discharge whirl component exit is VW2  u 2

Power input to the pump is P=2kW and N=3000rpm and d2  2r2  100mm  0.1mm

  0.1 3000
 VW2  u 2   5m/sec
60

 
ww Power input to the pump 'P' = m VW2 u 2  VW1 u1

where m  mass flow rate of liquid in kg/sec

w 2000  m((5)(5)) ( Vw1  0)  m  8.1057kg / sec

.Ea
36.
syE
A ball of mass 3 kg moving with a velocity of 4 m/s undergoes a perfectly-clastic direct-central
impact with a stationary ball of mass m. After the impact is over, the kinetic energy of the 3 kg
ball is 6J. The possible value (s) of m is/are
(A) 6 kg only (B) 1kg, 9 kg ngi (C) 1 kg, 6 kg (D) 1 kg only
Key: (B)
Sol: m  3kg, V1  4m / sec, m2  m u 2  0 , kE1  65, e  1 nee
Conservation of Momentum
rin
m1u1  m 2 u 2  m1v1  m 2 v 2
 3  4    m2  0   3v1  mv2 g.n
3v1  mv 2  12

e
v 2  v1
u1  u 2
 1  v 2  v1  4
... 1

...  2 
et
Conservation of Energy
 KE1 i   KE 2 i   KE1 f   KE 2 f
1 2 1
  3  4   0  6  mv 2  mv 2  36
2 2

2  2
From (1) and (2)
3  v 2  4   mv 2  12
 24 
3v 2  mv 2  24  v 2   
 3 m 
2
 24 
m   36
 3 m 
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 576m   9  m2  6m  36
36m2  360m  324  0  m 2  10m  9  0
 m  9  m  1  0  m  1,9kg

37. The annual demand of valves per year in a company is 10,000 units. The current order quantity
is 400 valves per order. The holding cost is Rs. 24 per valve per year and the ordering cost is
Rs. 400 per order. If the current order quantity is changed to Economic order quantity, then the
saving in the total cost of inventory per year will be Rs____ (round of to two decimal places).
Key: (943.60)
Sol: D  1000 units
Q  400 Values / order

ww C n  24 rs value / year
C0  400 Rs order

w EOQ 
2DCo
Cn
.Ea

2  10000  400
24 syE
ngi

Q  EOQ  577.35
TIC  Q   2DCo Cn  2 10000  400  24  13856

TIC  Q  
D
Q
Q
C0  Cn
2 nee

10000
 400 
400
24
rin
400 2
 10000  4800  14800
saving  14800  13856.41  Rs.943.60
g.n
38. Water flowing at the rate of 1 kg/s through a system is heated using an electric heater such that
et
the specific enthalpy of the water increases by 2.50 kJ/kg and the specific entropy increases by
0.007 kJ/kg K. The power input to the electric heater is 2.50 kW. There is no other work or heat
interaction between the system and the surroundings, Assuming an ambient temperature of 300
K, the irreversibility rate of the system is _______kW (round off to two decimal places).
Key: (2.1)

Sol: m  1kg s
h 2  h1  2.5 kJ kg , S2  S1  0.007 kj kg k
w  2.5kW, T0  300K
irreversibility  I   T0  S   300  0.007  2.1 kJ kg
 I  m  2.1  1  2.1  2.1 kW

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39. The activities of a project, their duration and the precedence relationship are given in the table.
For example, in a precedence relationship “X <Y, Z” means that X is predecessor of activities
Y and Z. The time to complete the activities along the critical path is _______weeks,

Activity Duration (weeks) Precedence Relationship


A 5 A<B, C,D
B 7 B<E,F,G
C 10 C<I
D 6 D <G
E 3 E<H
F 9 F<I

ww G
H
7
4
G<I
H<I
……

w
I 2

(A) 21
.Ea (B) 23 (C) 17 (D) 25
Key: (B)
Sol: syE C 0

E  3 ngi H  4
A  5 B7

D 6 F 9
nee I  2

G 7 rin
ACI  5  10  2  17days g.n
ABEHI  5  7  3  4  2  21days
ABFI  5  7  9  2  23 days
et
ABGI  5  7  7  2  21days
Time required = 23 days

40. A differential equation is given as


d2 y dy
x2 2
 2x  2y  4.
dx dx
The solution of the differential equation in terms of arbitrary constants C1 and C2 is
C1
(A) y  C1x 2  C2 x  4 (B) y   C2 x  4
x2
C1
(C) y  C2 x  2 (D) y  C1x 2  C2 x  2
x2

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Key: (D)
Sol: Given differential equation
d2 y dy
x2 2
 2x  2y  4 ...Cauchy Euler LinearD.E
dx dx
  x D  2xD  2  y  4
2 2
... 1
d
ConsiderxD  ; x 2 D 2      1 where   & x  ez
dz
 From 1 , 
    1  2  2  y  4
 2    2  2  y  4
 2  3  2  y  4 ...  2 
A.E m 2  3m  2  0   m  2  m  1  0

ww  m  2, 1  real &distinct
 y C  C1e 2z  C 2 e z ...  3

w  yp 
1
  3  2
2
4.e0z

substitute   0; then .Ea


1
yp  4  yp  2
2 syE
 Complete solution is y  y C  y p
 y  C1e2z  C2 ez  2  y  C1x 2  C2 x  2  x  e z 
ngi
nee
rin
g.n
41. Water flows through two different pipes A and B of the same circular cross-section but at
different flow rates. The length of pipe A is 1.0 m and that of pipe B is 2.0 m. The flow in both

Key: (0.5)
the pipes is laminar and fully developed. If the frictional head loss across the length of the pipes
is same, the ratio of volume flow rate QB QA is (round off to two decimal places). et
Sol: Given that, diameter of pipe ‘A’ (dA) = diameter of pipe ‘B’ (dB)
Length of pipe ‘A’ is  A   1m
Length of pipe ‘B’ is  B   2m
32v
Frictional head loss in laminar flow is h f 
gd 2

It is mentioned in the question as  h f A   h f B

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32VA 32VB
 A
 B
 dA  dB 
gd 2A gd B2
VA A  VB B

VA V 1
VA 1  VB  2   2 B 
VB VA 2
 2
Flow rate pipe ‘A’ is QA  VA dA
4
 2
Flow rate in pipe ‘B’ is Q B  VB dB
4
 2
 VB  
dB 
QB
  4   VB  1  0.5

QA
 VA   d 2A  VA 2
ww 4 

42.
w A prismatic, straight, elastic, cantilever beam is subjected to a linearly distributed transverse

.Ea
load as shown below. If the beam length is L, Young’s modulus E, and are moment of inertia I,
the magnitude of the maximum deflection is

syE y
q
ngi
L nee x

rin
(A)
qL4
10EI
(B)
qL4
15EI
(C)
qL4
60EI
(D)
qL4
30EI
g.n
Key: (D)
Sol:
q
y et
L
x
B.M.D L

qL2
6 3rd degree curve

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1 qx x qx 3
Mxx  x  
2 L 3 6L
1 L
M A   q  L  (at A, x  L)
2 3
Moment of area under BMD about free end
Deflection 
EI
 1 
 Area of spandral  n  1 bh 
  n 3
centriod of spandral about apex  x   n  1 b 
 n  2 
Ax  1   qL2   3 1  L qL4
    . L .   
EI  3  1   6   3  2  EI 30EI

ww
43. A four bar mechanism is shown in the figure. The link numbers are mentioned near the links,

w input link 2 is rotating anticlockwise with a constant angular speed 2 . Length of different
links are:
.Ea
O 2 O 4  O 2 A  L, 3
B

AB  Q 4 B  2L
syE A

2
2
ngi4
4

O2
nee O4

The magnitude of the angular speed of the output link 4 is 4 at the instant when link 2 makes
4 rin
an angle of 90° with O2 O4 as shown. The ratio
2
is ______(round off to two decimal
g.n
places).

Key: (0.788)
et
B
Sol: O2 A  O2O4  L I 34
60
AB  O 4 B  2L

A I 23
60
75
45 2L

60 75

15 90
12 45 I 41

I 24 I12 O4
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I 24 I12 2  I 24 I 414
I 24 I12  L tan 75  from  e I 24 I12 I 23 
I 24 I 41  L  L tan 75
4 I 24 I12 L tan 75
   0.788
2 I24 I 41 L  Ltan 750

44. A gas tungsten are welding operation is performed using a current of 250 A and an arc voltage
of 20 V at a welding speed of 5 mm/s. Assuming that the arc efficiency is 70%the net heat input
per unit length of the weld will be______ kJ/mm (round off to one decimal place).
Key: (0.7)
Sol: Given that, V = 20V, I = 250A

ww Welding speed = 5 mm/sec


Arc efficiency = 70% = 0.7

w Power given to the welding operation  VI   20  250   5000 watts  5000 Joules sec

.Ea
Since arc efficiency is 70%, net heat input will be  0.7  5000  3500 Joules sec

Net heat input per unit length of the weld  syE net heat input
welding speed


3500  J / sec 
50  mm / sec 
 700 J mm  0.7 kJ mm ngi
nee
45. Three sets of parallel plate LM, NR and PQ are given in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The view factor FIJ
rin
is defined as the fraction of radiation leaving plate I that is intercepted by plate J. Assume that
the values of FLM and FNR are 0.8 and 0.4 respectively. The value of FPQ (round off to one g.n
decimal place) is________.

1m 1m 1m
et
N P
1m 1m 1m
M
R
Q
1m 1m 1m 1m 1m 1m

Figure1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Key: (0.6)

Sol: From the figures we can say that view factor between o parallel 1m plates  0.4  FNR
View factor between one 1m plate to another two equally inclined

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plates  FLM  FNR  0.8  0.4  0.4


View factor between one 1m 4 plate to and this equally inclined.
0.4
Plate   0.2
2
 For figure ‘3’ view factor form one 1m plate to another parallel plate and another equally
inclined plate is
FPQ  0.4  0.2  0.6

46. A uniform disc with radius r and a mass of m kg is mounted centrally on a horizontal axle of
negligible mass and length of 1.5r. P

ww
w .Ea 

P
syE Q

RP
ngi RQ

nee g

rin
The disc spins counter-clockwise about the axle with angular speed , when viewed from the g.n
right-hand side bearing Q, a The axle processes about a vertical axis at p   / 10 in the

clockwise direction when viewed from above. Let R p and R Q (positive upwards) be the
et
resultant reaction forces due to the mass and the gyroscopic effect, at bearings P and Q,
respectively. Assuming 2 r  300m / s2 and g  10m s 2 , the ratio of the larger to the smaller
bearing reaction force (considering appropriate signs) is________
Key: (-3)
Sol: RP

15mr
RQ
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p  , 2 r  300m/sec 2 , g  10m/sec 2 ,  1.5r
10
Gyroscope couple,C  Ip
 mr 2 
C   .p
 2 
 mr  r mr 300
2
  .    15mr
 2  10 2 10

mg 10m
Reaction due to weight, R P  R Q    5m (due to symmetry)
2 2
15MR
Reaction due to gyroscopic couple, R Q   10m, R P  10m
1.5R
Now net reaction, R Q  10m  5m  15m

ww R P  5m  10m  5m

w .Ea
RQ
RP

15m
5m
 3

47.
syE
The figure shows a heat engine (HE) working between two reservoirs. The amount of heat
 Q 2  rejected by the heat engine is drawn by a heat pump (HP). The heat pump receives the

ngi
entire work output (W) of the heat engine. If temperatures, T1  T3  T2 , then the relation

nee
between the efficiency   of the heat engine and the coefficient and the coefficient of
performance (COP) of the heat pump is

rin
g.n
T1 T3 et
Q1 Q3
W
HE HP

Q2 Q2

T2

(A) COP   (B) COP  1  1 (C) COP  1 (D) COP  1  
Key: (C)

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Sol:

T1 T3

Q1 Q3

W
HE HP

Q2 Q2

T2

T1  T3  T2  Given 

ww COPH.P 
Q3
W

w W  Q1  Q 2  Q 2  Q1  W


W
Q1
Q
.Ea
or 1  2  W   Q1
Q1
Also Q3  Q 2  W

COPH.P 
Q2  W syE
Q
 2 1  1
W
Q W Q
1  1 11 ngi
W
 COP  1
W W
nee
48. The aerodynamic drag on a sports car depends on its shape. The car has a drag coefficient of rin
0.1 with the windows and the roof closed. With the windows and the roof open, the drag
g.n
coefficient becomes 0.8. The car travels at 44 km/h with the windows and roof closed. For the
same amount of power needed to overcome the aerodynamic drag, the speed of the car with the
windows and roof open (round off to two decimal places), is ____ km/h. (The density of air and
et
the frontal area may be assumed to be constant.)
Key: (22)
Sol: Co-efficient of drag with doors and roof closed  C d C  0.1

Co-efficient of drag with doors and roof open  Cd O  0.8

Velocity of car with doors and roof closed VC  44km/sec

Velocity of car with doors and roof open VO  ?


Power needed in overcoming aerodynamic drag with doors and roof closed =
Power needed in overcoming aerodynamic with doors and roof open

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 Drag force  velocity closed   Drag force  velocity open


1  1 
   Cd C  eA  VC2  VC     Cd O  eA  VO2  VO 
2  2 
 0.1  44  0.8  V0
3 3

V0  22 km / hr

49. The binary phase diagram of metals P and Q is shown in the figure. An alloy X containing 60%
P and 40% Q (by weight) is cooled from liquid to solid state. The fractions of solid and liquid
(in weight percent) at 1250°C, respectively, will be

Liquidus

ww
1500 X
Liquid

w .Ea
Temperature
 C 
1250
Solidus

1000
syE Solid

100% P
ngi
20 32 40 60 68 80 100%Q

nee
Concentration of Q
 in weight % 

rin
(A) 22.2% and 77.8% (B) 68.0% and 32.0% g.n
Key: (A)
(C) 32.0% and 68.0% (D) 77.8% and 22.2%
et
co  c 40  32
Sol: ms    22.2%
cs  c 68  32
m  77.8%

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50. The crank of a slider-crank mechanism rotates counter clockwise (CCW) with a constant
angular velocity , as sown. Assume the length of the crank to be r.


1

2 1

ww Using exact analysis. The acceleration of the slider in the y-direction, at the instant shown,
where the crank is parallel to x-axis, is given by

w
Key: (C)
Sol:
(A) 22 r

.Ea
(B) 22 r (C) 2 r (D) 2 r

O

syE A

ngi
nee B

 V  r rin
Velocity of OA OA

 g.n
et
Velocity of piston B

Since both the vectors are parallel VOA  VB and VAB  0


r
Radial acceleration of OA a OA  r2   
t
Tangential acceleration of AB a AB

t
a 0B

aB

a O
r
a 0A

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aB
tan 45  r
a OA
a B  r2 tan 45  r2

51. The probability that a part manufactured by a company will be defective is 0.05. If such parts
are selected randomly and inspected, then the probability that at least two parts will be
defective is ____ (round off to two decimal places).
Key: (0.17)
Sol: Given, the probability of manufactured part will be defective i.e,
P  D   0.05  q  1  0.05  0.95

Number of trials = n= 15 (15 parts are selected)

ww The R.V X → denote the number of defective parts


 P  X  2  ?

w  P  X  2  1  P  x  2   1  P  X  0   P  X  1

.Ea
 
 1  15Co .p O q15  15C1 p1q14 , Using Binomial distribution

 1  q 15

syE 
 15pq14  1   0.95  15  0.05  0.95 
 1  0.46  0.37  1  0.83  0.17
15 14

ngi
52. nee
The figure shows a pouring arrangement for casting of a metal block. Frictional losses are
negligible. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m / s2 . The time (in s, round off to two
decimal places) to fill up the mold cavity  of size 40 cm  30 cm  15 cm  is_____
rin
Atmospheric pressure g.n
Filing height 2
1
et
20 cm Diameter 2cm

3
30 cm

Open to atmosphere

Volume to be casted
15 cm
 mold cavity 

40 cm

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Key: (28.94)

Sol: Vg  2gh t  2  9.81 0.2


Vg  1.98m s
30  40  15 1200  4  15
t f1  
   4  198
  2   198
2

4
t f 1  28.94 sec.

53. Hot and cold fluids enter a parallel flow double tube heat exchanger at 100 °C and 15 °C,
respectively. The heat capacity rates of hot and cold fluids are Ch  200 W k and
Cc  1200 W K, respectively. If the outlet temperature of the cold fluid is 45°C, the log mean

ww temperature difference (LMTD) of the heat exchanger is ___________ K (round of to two

w decimal places).
Key: (57.71)
Sol: .Ea T

t h1  100C
syE t h 2  82C

ngi t c2  45C

t c1  15C nee L
rin
Ch  2000 W K
Cc  1200 W K
g.n
Heat lost by hot fluid = heat gained by cold fluid
 
Ch t h1  t h 2  Cc t c2  t c1  
et
 
2000 100  t h 2  1200  45  15   t h 2  82C
where 1  t h1  t c1  100  15  85o C
2  t h 2  t c2  82  45  37 o C

1  2
LMTD  m  
n  1 2 
85  37
  57.71o C
n  85 37 
 LMTD  m   57.71K

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54. The thickness of a sheet is reduced by rolling (without any change in width) using 600 mm
diameter rolls. Neglect elastic deflection of the rolls and assume that the coefficient of friction
at the roll-workpiece interface is 0.05. The sheet enters the rotating rolls unaided. If the initial
sheet thickness is 2 mm, the minimum possible final thickness that can be produced by this
process in a single pass is _____ mm (round of to two decimal places).
Key: (1.25)
Sol: D  600mm
R  300mm;   0.05
h i  2mm
hf  ?
h i  h f  2 R

ww h i  h f  0.052  300
h i  h f  0.75

w h f  2  0.75
h f  1.25mm
.Ea
55.
syE
A short shoe external drum brake is shown in the figure. The diameter of the brake drum is 500
mm. The dimensions a = 1000 mm, b = 500 mm and c = 200 mm. The coefficient of friction

ngi
between the drum and the shoe is 0.35. The force applied on the lever F = 100 N as shown in
the figure. The drum is rotating anti-clockwise. The braking torque on the drum is ____ N-m
(round off to two decimal places).
nee
F
a
rin
g.n
Brake 
c et
shoe
b

Key: (20.34)
Sol: F

R N
c
H
RN

b
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D  500mm, a  1000mm, b  500mm


C  200mm,   0.35, F  100N

M H  0
 F  a    R N  c    R N  b   0
100  1000    0.35  R N  200   R N  500   0
R N  232.55N
Braking torque  TB  .R N .R
500
 0.35  232.55  55   103  20.34N
2

ww
w .Ea
syE
ngi
nee
rin
g.n
et

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