MN, MN: MINING ENGINEERING A Duration. Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100 [Read the following instructions carefelly. L 40, 2, B. 14, ‘This question paper contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. Please check all pages and report discrepancy, if any. Write your registration mimber, your name and name of the examinstion centre ai the specified locations on the right half of the Optical Response Sheet (ORS). Using HB pencil, darken the appropriate bubble under each digit of your registration number and the eters comesponding to your paper code. All questions in this paper are of objective type. Questions must be answered on the ORS by darkening the appropriate bubble (nrarked A, B,C, D) using HIB pencil against the question number on the left hand side of the ORS. Fer exch question darken the bubble of the correct answer. In case you wish to change an answer, erase the old answer completely, More than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incarrect response. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks, ‘Questions Q.1 - Q.25 will cary L-matk each, and questions Q.26 - Q.55 will carry 2-marks each. Questions 0.48 - Q.51 (2 paiss) are common date questions ancl question pairs (Q.52, Q.53) and (Q.54, Q.55) are linked answer questions. The answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer ip the first question of the pair. Ifthe firt question in the linked pair is wrongly enswered or is un-atiempied, then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. Questions Q.56 — Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions Q.56 - Q.60 will carry t-mark each, and questions Q.61 — 0.65 will carry 2-marks each. The GA questions will begin on a fresh ‘page starting from page 11. ‘Unrattemnpted questions will carry zero marks. . Wrong answers will cary NEGATIVE masks. For Q.1 - Q.25 and Q.56 — Q.60, % mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For Q26 - Q.51 and Q.61 — Q.65, % mark will be deducted for each ‘wroag answer. The question psirs (Q.52, 0.53), and (Q.54, Q-55) are questions with linked answers, “There will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question of the tinked answer question pair ic. for Q.52 and Q.54, % mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55. Calculator (without data connectivity) is allowed in the examination hall, Charts, graph sheets or tables arc NOT allowed in the examination hall. Rough work can be done on the question paper ielf. Additionally, blank pages are provided at the end of the question paper for rough work. mara THe Ne2010. Qi- Qu Q2 Qs a4 Qs Q6 Q.25 carry one mark each, Ascensionslly ventilated coal mine inclines ideally should have higher methane laycring number ‘when compared to descensionally ventilated inclines. The reasoa is (A) in ascensionally ventilated incline density of air is higher (B) ascenssionally ventilated incline creates conditions for improved turbulent mixing of methane layer (© methane drainage is not practiced in ascensionally ventilated incline (D) descensionally ventilated incline creates conditiona for improved turbulent mixing of methane layer A coolant is a desirable component in the design of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus since (A) surroundings can be bot and humid during rescue {B) a rescue worker generates large ammount of metabolic heat {C) exhaled air CO; absorption is an exothermic reaction (D) exhaled air weter vapour has to be condensed. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the Resson {r] Assertion : Both intake and return side stoppings must be closed simultancously in the event of scaling off @ coal mine pan] with exptosion hamad following a fire. Reason < By continuously ventilating the area till sirmlimeous closure of the stoppings, the possibility of wn explosion hazard due to gus build-up is avoided. (A) [a] 38 true but [1] is false (B) Both [a] and (r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a] (C) Both [a] and [1] are wue and [r] is not the correct reason for [a} {D) Both (a) and [r] are false In Cartesian coordinate system the vertices of a triangular plate are given by (-2, 1), (3, 4), and C4, 8). The coordinates of the centre of gravity of the plate are was 7,12 ©-,4 @) 3-4 ‘An air quality parameter required 1o be monitored under the Indian National Ambien! Air Quality Standards is Was (BPD © Hg ©) Silica Jn an underground coal mine, a freshly exposed roof can be supported by a temporary support in the form of (A) tianguilar chocks (B) screw props {(C)_saferi supports (D) hydraulic props 26Pol Q7 Q.10 Q13 Q.l4 Qus ‘At a surface mine office the indopondent Sound Pressure Lovels (SPL) measured in dB(A} on account of 3 drill machines are 85, 88 and 85. If all the three machines work simultaneously, the combined SPL, in dB(A), is (Aol (B)90 CC) 92 (D) 94 ‘The backsight reading on a beach mark of RL 100.0 m is 1.45 m. If the inverse staff reading on a foresight is 2.23 m, the RL of the staff station in mis (4) 108.3 (B) 103.68, ©) 100.78 (D) 9855 For a mine of production s per year, the total cost of production is given byar? +b. The revenue from sale is given byct . Ha, 6 and c, are consiants, the breakeven valuc of fis Ww let ye? ~4ab}) 2a) @) Wie? ~4ab}//(2a) (Let Ye? — 425} 1120) {D) fe Vie + 40h} 22) ‘The value of the S | is w= @! oo M2 Two determinants of order # are multiptied. The order of the resultant determinant is Aa {B) 2n Or «D) a2 ‘The partial differential equation, + 32 = consign i stun fx 0 _190_ Fe 28 OF Te Ora? 290 130 _ ¥e 190_ Ona er? ae a ln Mobr-Coulomb failure criterion, the mtio of the uniaxial compressive strength to the tensile ltsing Iesing Tsing © sing cU+sing) 2C0+sing) Osi) OO -sind) ‘The average Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio valucs of a limestone sample are 60 < 10° MPa and 0.3 respectively. The shear modulus in MPa is (23.07 (8) 230.7 (c) 2307.0 «) 230700 ‘The angle of draw in a trough subsidence helps in determining the (A) maximum subsidence {B}extent of surface subsidence (€}plare of fracture (D) critical width of the opening Wee 36ane mas Q16 Recapping a winding rope is dove to (A) increase the flexural strength of the rope {B) increase the Nlexibilty of the rope {C) remove portion of the rope subjected to deterioration {D) prevent the rope from excessive rusting Q.17 Match the following for standard diamond drill rods. Specification Outer Diameter in mm PAW p3ho QBw asd R.EW 2540 S.NW 8.66.7 fA) Pa Qa Res; Sep B) Pr Op; Rs; Sq (2) Pa Qe Reps Se D)P-q; QE Rs Sp Q.18 Payback period is time required (A) for the cagh income from a project to get back the initial cash investment {B) from the start of the project to the time to tecover the total initial investment {C) from the start of the project to the start of production (D) to the period during which internal rate of retum is generated Q19 For electric signaling systems in underground coat mines, the statement that is NOT truc is (A) all signaling equipment must be intrinsically safe {B) the signaling circuit ams be connected to ground {C) the source of current should be an approved dry battery {D) DC bells or relays whea connected in parallel should be supplied from a single source of current Q.20 A ladder of weight 50 N rests againtt a frictionlegs wall and floor 45 shown in the figure. A horizontal string ties the base of the ladder to the wall. The tension in the string in N is tA)100 50 on yas Q21 The mean and the standard devistion of the grade of iron ore in 6 deposit arc 62% and 5% respectively. The coefficient of variation of the grade in % is (A) 24.8 ® 124 «) 8.0 (D) 40 Q22 The variance of failure time (time to failures) of an cloctric motor in shovel is 1600 hi’. If the failure time follows an exponential distribution, the expected failure tinse in be is (ayaa (B80 «C) 800 (D) 1600 Mea wie10 Q.23. Maich the following Instrement Purpose / Measurement 1 Abney’s level © horizontal and vertical angles 2 Pemogroph b area of plonted figure 3 Planimeter ¢ enlargement and reduction of plotted maps 4 Box Sextant dangle of inclination {A) 1-45 2-6; 3h +b (B) 1-6, 2-0; 3-0; 0 (©) 1-4; 2a 3-4; be (D) 1-4; 2.05 3.: 40 Q.24 A cage weighing 12000 kg is raised by fous chains cach making an angle of 30° with the vertical. ‘The tention in each chain inkNis aL B34 C) 25 @) 20 25. The reatonsip beeen the drwbar pull and the speed for cifferent gears of a ef proeling ted by vehicle is represent |" © ~~ a z mre z nace 4 i ! atom ! econ eed Sem. ( ( (NQ @)s (CR @P 0.26 --Q.55 carry two marks cach, Q.26 A flammabie mixture has 70% CH, and 30% CO. The lower flammability iimits for these gases are 5% and 13% respectively. For the mixture, the lower flanunability tinnit in % is wes (68.72 (© 10.25 @) 12.16 Q.27 The volume of tetrahedron with vertices at (0.0.0), (1.0.0), (0,1,0) and (0,0.1) is wie Bu O16 @) 18 a62010 Q28 Q29 Q30 Q31 a2 Q33 Q.34 MN A balanced winder raises 3000 tonnes per day from » depth of 500 m. The payload of the winding, cage is 7 tonnes. The energy consumed per day in kWh af 70% winder efficiency is (A) 6030 «B) 5840 (©) $750 (D) 5630 A truss is ioaded as shown in the figure. The force in the member AC is (A) tension 75.9N (B) compression 43.3. N {C) tension 43.3. N «D} compression 75.9N In the frictionless pulley systema shown in the figure, each pulley weighs 20 N. The weight W, in N, that can be lifted by the system under the conditions shown is £4) 200 «8) 170 © 150 @) 100 A Fores of 50i—S0]N is moved from the origin to « coordinate (4,0m, 2.0m). The work doe in the process in J is 756 (B) 855 (902 (D) 1900 ‘The queue of tracks at a crusher plant hopper is known to be M/M/1 queue. The probabitity that there is no truck to unload is 0.3. Due to rains the mean service time at the hopper is increased by 30%. As a consequence, the expected number of trucks in the quening system (including the one possibly unloading) becornes (@i9 2 «© 14 (D) 16 Pull from an underground tunne] blasting is normally distributed with a mean of 100 tonnes and variance 100 (tonnes)’. The probability that the tonnage value from a blast exceeds 110 is (A) 0.60 (8) 080 (C) 0.16 {D) 0.32 ‘The feasibility region of an LP problem ia variables x and » is given by the following constraints, in addition to the non-negativity constraints. YS 60; S90; x4 yS70. ‘The number of corner point feasible solutions for this problem are {Ay3 we 5 6 cory aieQ35 236 Q37 Q38 Q39 es ‘The unit cost matrix of a balanced transportation problem is shown below Destination Di_D2_D3_ Supply sift [3 [6 |6 Source sx [s [a9 | 60 sy [es |e [7 |e Demand 120 0 The transportation cost of the inifial basic feaaible solution obtained by the North-West corner rule is «A) 1025 B) 1075 (©) L130 (D) 1226 A high volume air sampler is operated for 8 hours in a mine with the flow rate of air varying from 1.5 m’imin to 1.3 m’/min. The empty weight of the filter paper is 2.30 g and the final weight is 2.65 g. The mean concentration of the Suspended Particulate Maticr (SPM) during the study period. in apf is (A) 591 (BY 550, (0) 545. (Dy 521 In an opencast mine shown in the figure below the coal hes a density of t.4 tonne/m. Assuming Tining operation Started from plane XY, the operating stripping ratio under the given conditions in mm fonne is 20m tom ¥ (A) 2.32 (247 ©) 256 (Dy 2.64 A developed panel for e coal seam having incubation period of 6 months has 32 square pillars under extraction having size 25 m, and height 3.0 m. Density of cos! is 1.4 tonne’m’. Extraction ratio during depillaring is expected to be 75%. To depillar the panel within the incubation period, sssuming 25 working days ina mouth, the production from the pane) in tonne/day is (A) 420 (8) 480 (C) 560 (D) 680 A closed traverse ABCDE of perienetor 425 m has a total error +0.25m in latitude and —0.44m in departure, The precision of traverse is (A) Lin 556 (B) 1 in 785 (©) 1in 833 (Dy Lin 1024 ie2010 a4 Qal Qaz Q43 a4 as “The value of the given integral is i sin x F@ine+ cos 3 i} inet sing, wet ( S028 A) Oo 10 10 an oF ‘The probabilities of hitting a target by A and B are 1/3 and 2/3 respectively. A shoots at the target ‘once, followed by B shooting at the target ance. The probability of hitting the target is (yas (By SAS {C) B15 «Dy 9/18 ‘The value of & for which the points (5,5),(&,1),(10,7) lie on a straight line is ws (B45 Oz @) #2 A project network comprises five activities as showm below. The activity durations, in days, are as indicated. Crashing of any activity costs Rs, 1000 per day. If the project is crashed to the shortest possible duration. the total crashing cost in Rupees is 10 (ay1s000 (B) 14000 {) 13000 (D) 12000 A steel wire rope of 25 mm diameter weighing 37 Nim has 6 strands of 7 wires cach. The diameter and tensile strength of cach wize are 2.5 mm and [800 MPs, respectively. The factor of safety for raising a cage of weight 60 EN from a depth of 200 m is (A)5.60 (B)4.50 4.25 (D) 4.15 In block caving operation the draw points are placed at 20 m ceater to center, with the pillar width 3.5 m ss shown in the figure betow. The muck is assumed to have zero cohetion and 35° fiction angle. The bight of draw cone (b} in m is Wis (B)146 © 158 ( 165 weaQ46 The siroke length and pitch of the rifle tar of a percussive drill machine sre 60 mm and 1/760 respectively. If the drill operates a! 2000 blows/miaute, the rotational speed in rpm of the drill steel is (a) 145 (B) 158 (©) 162 () 175 QA7 The main fan operating point of a ventilation system is shown in the figure below. If an NPV of 200 Pa assists the ventilation system, the resultant pressure (Pa) and quantity (m°) generated by the fan respectively are 0 2 49 6 80 100 Quantty, m'ts (A) 500,68 (B) 600,63 (0) 840,55 «D) 400,63 Common Data Questions ‘Common Date for Questions 48 and 4; “The granules media in an ore bin is assumed to be of regular spherical shape represented by the geometry ‘as shown in the figure. The unit weight of solids is 25 kN/m’. F 20 ¥ le 20-44 2.48 The void ratio is (091 (Bos 0.7% Dy 0.69 0.49 The dry density in N/m’ is (A) 13.09 (B) 12.50 (OLA (D) 10.87210 MN Common Data for Questions 50 and 51: Maich the elements ofa simple curve as given in the figure below. P eo 11 72 fenaorn ‘0 Q50 The tangent length in mis (ay 215.5 (By2204 (2284 (0) 2309 Q51_ The length of the long chord in m is (A) 375 (8) 400.0 {C) 415 (D) 450, ‘Linked Answer Questions Santement for Linked Answer Questions 52 amd 53: ‘A longweall panel with 3 face height of 3.0 m and face length of 150.0 m is worked in 3 shifts per day employing 40 men per shift. The depth of the web of the shearer cutting coal is 0.5 m. The unit weight of the coal is 1 4 tonne’m’, Two full face cuts are executed per shift. Q.52_ Thedaily production from the panel in tonnes is tA) 945 (By 1240 «C) 1890 (D) 2530 Q53 The panel OMS in tonnes is (A) 12.75 (B)15.75 (©) 875 (D)5.25 ‘Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55: Air at a density of 1.2 kg/m’ flows in a straight duct such that the velocity at the cantre is 12.5 m/s. The method factor for the velocity profile is known to be 0.80. Q154 The velocity pressure value in the duct in Pais aya a7 (©)60 p83 Q.55 The air flow encounters @ symmetric expansion such that the cross-sectional area of the duct becomes double. The static pressure value at the inlet and outlet of the expansion are 60 Pa and 90 Pa, respectively, Neglecting friction, the shock pressure loss on account of expansion in Fa is (yis @2z (38 (Dy 46 wa Tore10 Mn General Aptitude (GA) Questions O56- 0.56 Qs7 058 O00 Q.61- Q61 Q.60 carry one mark each. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below: Exhert (A) urge (B)conderm (Chrestrain (D) scold The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words, Select the Pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair. Preamble : Coustitathon Choose the mast appropriate ward from the options given below to complete the following sentence: ‘The committee wrote 2 report, extolling only the strengths of the proposal, (A) reasonable (B) supportive (Cy biases () fragmented Choose the mast appropriaia word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: If the country has to achieve resl prosperity, it la that the frults of progress reach all, and in equal measure. {A) inevitable {B) contingent (C) oblivious {D) imperative ‘A person invests Rs.1000 at 10% annusl compound interest for 2 years. At the end of rwo years the whole amount is invested at an annual simple interest of 12% for S years. The total value of the ‘investment finally is: (A) 1776 8) 1760 {C) 1920 (Dy 1936 Q.65 carry two marks each. ‘The bam on smoking in designated publle places can save a Large aumber of people from the well known effects ef cavironwmental tobacco smoke. Passive smeking seriously impairs respiratory health. The ban rightly seeks to protect non-smokers from ite Ill effects. Which of the following statements best sums up the mecising of the above passage: (A) Effects of environmental tobacco are well known. {(B) The ban on smoking in publie places protects the non smokers. {C) Passive smoking is bed for bealth, {D} The ban on smoking in public places excludes passive smoking. Tite200 Qe Q63 65 MN Given the sequence A,B, B,C, C,C, D, D, D, D, ... cic. that is ons A, wwo Bs, three Ca, four Ds, five Es and s0 on, the 240 fetter inthe sequence will be: av Bu OT Ow Consider the set of integers {1, 2, 3, ... $000}. The aumber of integers that is divisible by neither 3 nor 4 is: (A) 1668 (8) 2084 (©) 2500 @) 2916 A positive integer m in base 10 when represented in base 2 has the representation p and in base 3 ‘has the represeatation q. emt p— 1 = 990 where the subtraction is done in base 10. Which of the following is necessarily true: (Ame 14 (B)osms 13 () 6sms8 (Dy m<6 Given the following four functions f,(n) = 0", f,(n) = (1.2)', f,(a) = 2", £{0) = 3 which function will have the largest value for sufficiently large vakies of n (ic. 2 0)? Wh rs Of Of END OF THE QUESTION PAPER,Space for Rough Work wenBo Space for Rough Work roy 1462010 Mn Space for Rough Work Mana 136Space for Rough Work 136