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au MINING ENG, fle instructions: 1. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Questions are of multiple choice type ot numerical answer type. A multiple choice type question will have four choices for the answer with aly one correct choice. For numerical answer type qucstions, the answer is a number and no choices ‘will be given. A number as the answer should be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor, 2 Questions @.1 — 0.25 carry Imark cach. Questions 0.26 - Q.55 carry 2marks cach The 2marks ‘questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The answer to the sccond question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first ‘question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted, then the answer to the sccond question in the pair will nat be evaluated. 3. Questions @.56 — Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks. ‘Questions Q.56— 0.60 carry Imark each, and questions Q.61 ~ Q.05 carry 2marks cach. 4. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark, Wrong answers for multiple choice type questions ‘will sult in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions. 4 mark will be deducted for cach wrong answer. For all 2 marks questions, %4 mark will be deducted for cach wrong answer. However. in the tase of the linked answer question pair, there will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question and no negative marks for wrong answer to the second question. There is ne negative ‘marking for questions of numerical answer type. 5. Calculator is allowed. Charts, graph shcets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 6. Do the rough work in the Scribble Pad provided. io are peeoviddne-ad ene: o£ inkorwatton; Sifacway not becan GEEteSal Gee. othie-wiehe au MINING ENG, Q.1-Q. 25 carry one mark each. Q1 Inthe Coward flammability diagram, the respective percentages of methane and oxygen at the (Ay 142, 00) (By 14.1, 182 (58121 () 5.0, 19.2 Q.2 Ifthe transpose of s matrix is equal tots inverse, then the matrix is (A)symmetric (8) orthogonal (C) skew symmetric (D) singular Q3 Inthe Moh’s scale of hantness, the minerals in increasing sequence of hardness are (Ayealcite, gypsum, topaz, diamond (B) topaz. gypsum, calcite, diamond (C) calcite, gypsum, diamond, topaz (D) gypsum, calcite, topaz, diamond Q4 A ball of weight Wis supported on smooth walls as shown in the following figure. Ru and Rs are reactions from the walls 1 and 2. The free body diagram of the bal is represented by 4 (A) 8) om © af) a i fe 5 Ry w w Q5 Fora 25mm diameter spherical charge, the maximum allowable charge length in cm is Ayo «B)25.0 (300 (D) 150.0 9.6 —_Long-hole drilling with crater blasting is used for the construction of (Aywinze (B) shaft (C) mise (D) decline Q.7 Rill stoping method is a form of (Ay block caving (B) artificially supported stoping (C) underhand stoping (D) overhand stoping Q8 Transit theodolite is a (Aj micro-optic theadolite (B) theodolite with face lefi and face right reading facilities (C) theodolite with stadia hairs (Dy theodolite with two vertical circles is are eee ‘dino-« piece of information; This may not: be-an Offictal One. This might au MINING ENG, Q.9 Incubation period is NOT related 10 (A)erossing point temperature of coal (B) panel size (C) seam thickness (Dyexplosibility of coal dust Q.10. The rotational speed and cutting veloc diameter ofthe rotary drill bitin mm ix (ayes, (By 67 (yes (D) 70 ofa drill are 350:rpm and 71.50 mimin respectively. The QL The pressure en a phreatic surface is (A)less than atmospheric pressure (B) greater than atmospheric pressure (C) equal to stmospheric pressure (D) independent of atmospheric pressure Q.12 Events A and B are independent but NOT mutually exclusive. If the probabilities P(A) and P(E) are 0.5 and.4 respectively, then PLA UB) is (Ayow (yor jos (p09 Q.13 Among the following options, the specific energy forock-

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