‘TAMILNADU CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, CHENNAI-600010 WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF SHIFT ENGINEER (Mechanical Engineering) KEY eo ] key on key | wey | 2 | teey No. No. | No. No. | 1 Cc 26 Dai) B 76 A \ 2 A 27 B 52 B 7 Cc 3 D | 28 c 33 A 8 B 4 A 29 A 34 A 79 B 3 ic 30 D 35 A 80 c 6 D | 3t Cc 56 B sr) B 7 | 8B 32, A 37 c 2 B 8 c | 3 Cc 38 ic 3 c | 9 D 4 B 39 B 84 ci [io |B [3s Cc | 60 Cc) 8 B mr A 36 A 61 A 86 D \ 12 c 37 A 62 A 87 D B A | 38 D 63 D 88 A 14 B 39 B 64 A 39 D | A [a D os | A 90 A wi a [ay A 66 D a | ¢ 17 A 42 | D 67 | D 92 B 18 ic 43 Bee ace BD 93 B 9 A | 44 D | «6 B 94 BO 20 B 45 D 70 B 905 Cc 21 D 46 B 7 D 96 A 2 ic a7 ic m2 | D 7 A 2B c | 8 A 3 A 8 a m4 dD | 49 A 74 c 99 D 23 | B 50 Cc al A 100 A PageIfa random variable x has binomial distribution with n=25, p=08. then the standard deviation is A)6 B)4 C)2 D)I The mean and variance of a standard normal distribution are A) (0,1) B) (1,0) Chua D)@ » The slope of the normal to the curve y= x7+3x-2 at the point (1, 2) is A)s B) -5 Cs D) -1/5 The area of the region bounded by the line 6x + sy = 30,x axis and the lines x =-1 andx=3 is A) 96/5 B) 90/5 C) 6/5 D) 33/5 In SI system unit for speed is A) meter B) meter/hour C) meter/sec D) km/sec According to Lami's theorem, a body is in equilibrium condition if each force among three is proportional to sine angle between other two A) Coplanar, collinear B) Collinear, non-concurrent forces forces C) Coplanar, non- D) Coplanar, concurrent forces concurrent forces Paget10 11 12 The law which states that within elastic limits strain produced is proportional to the stress producing it is known as A) Bernoulli’s law B) Hooke’s law C) Stress law D) Poisson’s law Which property measures the resistance of a liquid to flow? A) Density B) Velocity C) Viscosity D) Solubility Which is not a type of elements? A) Metals B) Non Metals C) Metalloids D) Gases Which acid is present in lemon? A) Marlic acid B) Citric acid C) Lactic acid D) Tartaric acid If a line is parallel to both the HP and VP ., its true length will be seen in A) Front and Top B) Front and side view views C) Top and side views _D) All the three views Planes which are inclined to both the horizontal and vertical planes are called A) Profile plane B) auxiliary plane C) Oblique planes D) none of these Page 213 14 15 16 17 18 Which of the following views provide clarity and reveal internal features of a part? A) Section views B) Oblique views C) Auxiliary views D) pictorial views The development of lateral surface of a cone looks like A) Segment ofa circle _B) Sector of a circle C) Segment of an ellipse D) Segment of a parabola Pictorial views drawn on isometric scale are called A) Isometric projection B) Isometric view C) Isometric drawing D) Any of the above Proof resilience is the maximum energy stored at A) Elastic limit B) Plastic limit C) Limit of D) Ultimate point proportionality Torsional rigidity of a shaft is equal to A) Product of modulus B) Sum of modulus of rigidity of rigidity and polar and polar moment of inertia moment of inertia C) Difference of D) Ratio of modulus of rigidity modulus of rigidity and polar moment of inertia. and polar moment of inertia A coil is having stiffness k. It is cut into two halves, then the stiffness of the cut coils will be Page 319 20 21 22 23 24 A) Same B) Half C) Double D) One fourth Hook’s law holds good upto A) Elastic limit B) Plastic limit C) Break-even point D) Yield point The neutral axis of the cross section of beam is that axis at which the bending stress is A) Minimum B) Zero C) Maximum D) Infinite If the density of a fluid changes from point to point in a flow region, it is called A) Steady flow B) Unsteady flow C) Non-uniform flow D) Compressible flow Irrotational flow means A) The fluid does not B) The fluid moves in straight rotated while moving lines C) The net rotation of | D) The fluid moves in curved fluid particles about lines their mass centres is zero Bernoulli’s theorem deals with the law of conservation of A) Mass B) Momentum C) Energy D) Flow A stream line is a line A) Which is along the B) Which is always parallel to the path of a particle main direction of flow C) Across which there is D) On which tangent drawn at Page 425 26 27 28 29 no flow any point gives the direction of velocity A body will float in a liquid when A) Specific gravity of B) Weight of liquid displaced body is 1 by the body is greater than the weight of the body C) Weight of liquid D) Density of liquid is less than displaced by the body __ the density of the material of is less than the weight the body of the body In wind mill, the wind speed should be higher than____ to maintain the required speed of the turbine A) 4 Km/hr B) 15 Knv/hr C) 10 Km/hr D) 12 Km/hr Following material is used to make solar cell A) Germanium B) Silicon C) Indium D) All the above Energy trapped in earth’s crust is A) Tidal energy’ B) Wave energy C) Geothermal energy D) Ocean thermal energy Following is the responsible for tidal energy A)Difference in sea B) Winds blowing from sea level C) Temperature D) None of the above difference of sea and land Page S30 31 32 33 34 36 Direct solar energy is used for A)Water heating B) Distillation C) Drying D) All the above Rigid couplings are used for shafts which are A) Slightly mis-aligned —B) Inclined C) Co-axial D) Perpendicular Feather keys are used when ; A) Tight in shaft and _B) Loose in shaft and tight-in hub loose-in hub C) Tight in shaft and D) Loose in shaft and loose-in tight-in hub hub The size across flats in a hexagonal nut is : A) 1.5D B) 0.9D C)15D+3 D) 1.2D The passage through which the molten metal from the pouring basin reaches mould cavity is A) Vent B) Sprue C) Chaplets D) Gate The ability of the moulding material to resist the temperature of the liquid metal is A) Permeability B) Hot strength C) Refractoriness D) Green strength The object used to promote solidification in a specific portion of a metal casting mold A) Chills B) Chaplets C) Angle plates D) Choke Page 637 38 39 40 41 42 The cutting operation used to remove a blank from a large sheet is A) Shearing B) Punching C) Blanking D) Notching The operation in which a number of uniformly spaced holes are punched in a sheet of metal is called A) Notching B) Nibbling C) Piercing D) Perforating The force on the punch can be decreased by A) Increasing shear B) Decreasing shear angle angle C) Decreasing die radius D) Increasing punch weight The chip thickness ratio is defined as ratio of A) Chip thickness after B) Cutting velocity to depth cut to before cut cut C) Depth of cut to chip D) Chip thickness before cut to thickness after cut In an orthogonal machining operation, the chip thickness and the uncut thickness are equal to 0.45 mm. If the tool rake angle is 0°, the shear plane angle is A) 45° B) 30° C) 18° D) 60° The main requirement of cutting fluid is A) Good lubricating B) High heat absorbing capacity Page743 44 45 46 47 48 property C) High flash point D) All of the above Machinability will A) Increase with B) Increase with decrease in increase in hardness hardness C) Depends upon D) Remains same for all hardness material density Machinability Index is arrived with reference to the machinability of A) Stainless steel B) High carbon steel C) Alloy steel D) Free cutting steel Packing factor as related to Powder Metallurgy is the ratio of A) Bulk and true volume _B) True and bulk volume C) True and bulk D) Bulk and true densities densities During Recrystallization, the metal becomes A) Harder B) Soft C) Brittle D) Malleable The type of welding preferred in rails is A) Ultrasonic Welding _B) Resistance Welding C) Thermit Welding D) TIG Welding Arc welding is also known as Pages49 50 51 52 53 54 A) Stick welding B) Gas welding C) Pressure welding D) Brazing The welding which uses Non-consumable electrode is A) TIG B) MIG C) Arc welding D) Laser beam welding Which one of the following is not a Resistance Welding? A) Seam welding B) Spot welding C) Butt welding D) Projection welding The operation which is used to enlarge the diameter of an existing hole is A) Drilling B) Boring C) Reaming D) Piercing Standard tolerance unit (i) is A) 0.55D+0.01D B) 0.45D+0.001D C) 0.55D+0.001D D) 0.45D+0.01D The heat treatment process which is used to relieve internal stress of the material is A) Annealing B) Hardening C) Tempering D) Quenching The tool which is used for making internal threads in machine components is called A)Tapping tool B) Threading tool C) Knurling tool D)Turning tool Page955 56 58 59 The heat interaction of the system is a function of temperature only Q = (30 + T) kJ. If the system does a work of 2 kJ/K. What is the increase in internal energy per degree temperature? A)-1 B)O C1 D) Cannot be determined Two gases X and Y having the same temperature T, the same pressure P and the same volume V are mixed. If the mixture has the volume V and temperature T, then the pressure of the mixture will be A)P B) 2P C) 4P D) 0.5P In case of free expansion A) AQ=0 B) AW=0 C) Both A and B D) None of these A frictionless piston slowly compresses a gas in an adiabatic cylinder. The entropy change will be A) Greater than zero B) Less than zero C) Equal to zero D) None of the above Which of the following is correct regarding the engine efficiency for constant maximum pressure and same heat input A) Otto engine > Diesel _B) Otto engine < Diesel engine engine Page 1060 61 62 63 C) Otto engine = Diesel D) Otto engine > Diesel engine engine A plot of volume (V) versus temperature (T) for a gas at constant pressure is a straight line passing through the origin. The plots at different values of pressure are shown in the figure. Which of the following order pressure is correct for this gas? Temperature A) Pi > p2> Ps > Ps B) pi = p= Ps = Pa C) pi < P2 < ps < Ps D) pi < P2 = Ps < Pa Four stroke engines should develop power as that of a two stroke cycle engine. A) Half B) Same C) Double D) Four times Which of the following statement is correct? A) Joules Cycle has two B) Joules Cycle have two isobaric and two isobaric and two isothermal isentropic process. process. C) Joules Cycle have one D) None of these isobaric, one isochoric and two reversible adiabatic process The maximum temperature in a gas turbine is Page 1264 65 66 67 68 A) 392°F B) 700°F C) 932°F D) 1292°F A Single stage reciprocating air compressor takes in 8m’/min of air at 1 bar and 30°C and delivers it at 6 bar. The expansion and compression are polytropic with the value of n=1.3.1f the volumetric efficiency of the compressor is 85%, then its clearance ratio is A) 0.05 B)0.1 C) 0.5 D) 0.005 A compressor mostly used for supercharging of I.C. engines is A) Radial flow B) Axial flow compressor compressor C) Roots blower D) Reciprocating compressor Euler’s Equation can be used for A) Redial flow B) Axial flow compressors compressors C) Pumps D) All of these Phenomenon of formation of coal is called as? A) Metamorphism B) Diagenis C) Protolith D) All the above High Sulphur Content in the fuel___ of the flue gases. A) Decrease the dew B) Increase the dew point point C) Increase the D) Both B and C combustion efficiency Page 12,69 70 71 72 73 74 by limiting the permissible temperature reduction The plunger of a jerk type pump is driven by a A) Crankshaft B) Camshaft C) Pulley D) None of these Feedback is related to A) Open loop system B) Closed loop system C) Both open and closed D) None of the above loop system Gear finishing operation is called A) Shaping B) Milling C) Hobbing D) Burnishing Jig and fixture are made in such type that A) To guide the cutting _B) To prevent the job from tool slipping C) To hold the job D) To get the maximum strongly production in short time Part programming mistakes can not be avoided in A) NC B) CNC C) DNC D) MNC The following process which has the highest rate of metal removal in A) Electric Discharge B) Laser Beam Machining Machining C) Electro Chemical D) Ultrasonic Machining Page 1375 76 77 78 79 80 Machining Counter boring is done for A) Accommodating B) Finishing bored holes socket head screw C) Enlarging holes to D) Deburring hole ends accurate size The endurance limit of a material can be improved by A) Polishing B) Normalizing C) Knurling D) Annealing The distance from the centre line of the row of the rivet holes to the edges of the plate is A) 0.5d B)1.0d O)L.Sd D) 2.0d The impact strength of a bolt can be increased by A) Increasing its shank —_B) Reducing the shank diameter diameter to its core diameter D) Incorporating surface C) Having fine threads sea The transmission efficiency of the square thread is A) Minimum B) Maximum C) Unpredictable D) Less than the acme thread The Wahl’s correction factor accounts for A) Direct shear stress B) Effect of curvature C) Both A) and B) D) Bending Page 1481 82 83 84 85 86 For square and ground end conditions of helical springs, the number of inactive turns are A)1 B)2 co D) 3 In helical gears, the right-hand helix gear will mesh with A) Right-hand helix B) Left-hand helix C) Both A) and B) D) Zero helix In an involutes gear, the base circle must be A) At root circle B) Under root circle C) Above root circle D) Above pitch circle The most critically stressed point in a rotating shaft with a keyway is A) Start of the keyway _B) Middle of the key way C) End of the keyway —__D) Any point on the keyway Which of the following coupling provides kinematics flexibility A) Pin type bush B) Oldham C) Split muff D) Flange The minimum number of teeth on the pinion which will mesh with any gear without interference for 14.5 degree full depth involutes will be A)12 B)14 C18 D) 32 Page 1587 88 89 90 91 92 Basic tool in work study is A) Graph paper B) Process chart C) Planning chart D) Stop watch Which of the following layouts is suited to job production? A) Process layout B) Product layout C) Fixed position layout D) Plant layout Group technology brings together and organizes A) Parts and simulation B) Documentation and analysis analysis C) Automation and tool ~D) Common parts, problem production and task A CNC machine find widest applications in the field of A) Small lot and batch —B) Mass production production C) Non conventional D) Ultrasonic machining machining Cellular manufacturing is also known as A) Manufacturing B) Production Technology Technology C) Group Technology _ D) Additive manufacturing When referring to CNC programming, which of the following is the command coed to move the tool in the clockwise direction? Page 1693 94 95 96 97 A) G01 B) G02 C) G03 D) G17 A reversible engine has ideal thermal efficiency of 30%. When it is used as a refrigerating machine with all other conditions unchanged, the COP will be A) 1.33 B) 2.33 G)3.33 D) 4.33 Which of the following will definitely increase the COP of the Refrigeration A) Heating B) Sub cooling C) Increasing D) None of these compressor pressure Ina refrigeration system, the expansion device is connected between the A) Compressor and B) Condenser and receiver condenser C) Receiver and D) Evaporator and compressor evaporator Refrigerant ammonia is represented as A) R-717 B) R-707 C) R-524 D)R-1717 Which of the following refrigerant has the highest value of enthalpy of vaporization A) Ammonia B) R-22 C)R-12 D) R-13 Page 1798 Which of the following is true 99 100 A) Higher the COP is B) Lower the COP is desirable desirable C) COP should be D) None of these always equal to 1 The vapour compression refrigerator employs the following cycle A) Rankine B) Carnot C) Reversed rankine D) Reversed Carnot The property which represents the refrigerant to behave as a pure substance is called as A) Azeotrope B)Zeotrope C) Both A and B D) Homogenous Page 18—$—$—$£<—_—_"———-—-———_ewmnscserer———————— ‘TAMILNADU CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION, CHENNAI-600010 WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR THE DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF SHIFT ENGINEER Mechanical Engineering) Page 19