2007 TF: Textile Engineering and Fibre Science Duration : Three Hours Maximrim Marks 3150 Read the following instructions carefully. This question paper cantsins 85 objective type questions. Q.1 to @.20 carry one mark each and Q.21 to Q.85 carry two marks each. 2. Attempt all the questions. 3. Questions must be answered on Objective Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using HB peneil against the question number on the left hand side of the ORS: Each question has only one correct answer. In case you wish to change an answer, erase the old answer completely. 4. Wrong answers will cary NEGATIVE marks. In Q.1 to Q.20, 0.25 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer, In Q.21 to Q.76, Q.78, 0.80, Q'82 and in Q.84, 0.5 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. However, there is no negative marking in Q.77, 0.79, Q.81, Q.83 and in Q.85. More than one answer bubbled against a question will be taken as an incorrect response. Unsttempted questions will mot carry any marks. Write your registration. number, your name and ame of the examination centze a} the specified locations an the eight half of the ORS, & Using HB pencil, darken the appropriate bubble under each digit of your registration number and the letters comesponding to your paper code. 7. Caleulator is allowed in the examination hall. 8. Charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examsination hall. 9, Rough wark can be dane on the question paper it at the end of the question paper for rough work. If. Additionally tblank pages are given 10, This question paper contains 24 printed pages including paves for rough work. Please check all pages and repart, if there is any discrepancy. SN2Foo@ibe TIA,Q2 Qs Q.1—@. 20 carry one mark each, =F The eigen values of the matrix i ; are A, 2~L and 2,=~4. An eigen ef} of ‘veotor of the given matrix is ww | co) i A finetion g(t) is defined as follows I soe When arc eshte or ai) = 0, when £sq-F and 62445 ‘The Laplace transform of the function gt) is given by ~ Hlewsn) = exp(—sr)]expt-st,) (B) Fi fesse) + expl-sr)] exp(-st,) 1 1 5, lepi exp(-sr)]exp(~sty ) ! (Dy Fplew(sr) + exmt-selesmaty) ‘A worker attends to 1000 spindles in a spinning mill. ff the probability of yarn breakage oa exch spindle, during a time interval 4, ts.0.005; then, the most probable number af breaks during this interval ts (A) 5 (B) 6 ec) 7 (oD) 8 If f(xy.z)=4Ge +y)—z*, then Vf ats point (1,0,2) 55 given by (Ayai-4j (B)35-Gh (Cej-4h (D)Rk=4E Given a vector u (mya) = xvi + @txl |+y ky the points where the Vxu vanishes fie on the plane (Ay y=2 @) y= i) z= @) ox=t ‘TF 2/24 9/121 Feodne-T18Q6 Q7 Qs 9 Q10 Qui Qi2 Qu3 The process of drawing of as-spun filaments to impart orientation is typically cartied ‘out at temperatures (A) Just above glass transition (Tg) {B) Near melting point (Im) (C) Below Tg (D) Near softening point The increase in strength of cotton fibres 2s x result of increase in moisture regain is due to (A) Decrease in hydrogen bonds {Bylncrease in erystaltinity (©) Increase in orientation (D)Increase in both crystallinity axa orientation Poly-condensation reaction typically occurs due to the presence of (A) One functional group (B) Twa functional groups (C) Low temperature (DP) Addition ofa compound ‘Ona carding machine (A) — Doffer wire height is more than that of cylinder (8) _Doffer wire point height is less than that of cylinder (©) Dofter and cylinder wire point heighis are the same (9) Doffer and taker-in wire point heights are the same Six slivers are doubled together and given three passages on drawframe, The number ‘of doubtings is as (B) 18 (© 216 (D) 486 Out of the following, the technology that produces $ & Z twisty ft the same yarn is (A) Rotor spinning (8) Ring spinning {©) Wrap spinning (D) Self twist spinning ‘Yarn tension during unwinding from a cop is (A) High at full sop and low at empty eop (8) Constant irrespective of staze of unwinding (©) Low at full cop and high at empty cop (D) Highest at the beginning, decreases gradually and rises again With an increase in the sizing machine speed, size add-on would (A) Increase (B) Decrease (©) Remain constant (D) Increase initially and then decrease TR 324Qus Q16 Qi7 Qs Qg Q.20 Q21 ‘The stress on warp yarn in a rapier weaving machine is NOT caused by (A) Initial set up stress (B) Shed formation (©) Reed beat-up (D) Weight of rapier head Bleaching of cotton fabrics is commercially done using (A) Sodium Bisulphite (©) Sodium Chlorite (B) Sodium Chlorate (D) Sodium Chioride The typical enzyme/s used for desizing is/are (A) Peptidase (B) Cellulase (C) Mixture of Peptidase and Cellulase (D) Amylase The direct dyes, under the conditions of dyeing, are (A) Cationic (B) Anionic (©) Nonionic Bursting strength is normally expressed in (A)N (B)Nm (C)N. m? (C) Amphoteric (0) Pa Ifd is the diameter of fibre, its flexural rigidity is proportional to (aya (B) a Or Uniformity ratio (%) of cotton is in the range of (A) 40-50 (B) 60-70 (© 80-90 Q.21 to Q. 75 carry two marks each. ode (D) 90-100 ity= 22 and y=(x?~1)", then the expression (x?— 1) yar2¥2 x Yoot is equal to (A) (1) Yo (B) (n- 1) ye (C) n(a=1) 9, TF 4/24 (D) n(n + 1) yaQ22 Q23 Q24 Afunction f(x) is defined by =x, for -2< "<0 fiz) = and f(x +4)=fUr). x, for Os e<2 This periodic function f(x) with a period 4 has its Fourier series expanston as = %4F mm i, ag ME f(x) = ate 24008, y= J fix) cos dx ‘The coefficient ofthe term eos == in the above expansion is 8 8 8 (A) =1 (By - rs © Gat (D) - a Using exp(-x") as an integrating factor, the solution of the first order differential equation y=2xy=l in terms of the error function [xf (x) | and a constant of integration c, is given by (A) yy - Ferro exp(-x") ® ys AE oad expl-x") () x =[ Serf (x) + ¢] explx*) 2 @ yate-Eer) lexn?) Given the second order diftsrential equation axiy" + xy’ by = 0 which of the following constitutes its general solutian (©) y= cexplx) + cyexp(-2s) (BD) y=Le, +e, x] exp(2x) Tr 524Q.25 The general solution of the third order ordinary differential equation yl" =3y' +#2y=0 is given by (A) y=, +e exp(-x) + &, exp(2x) B) y= [e+e xexp-x) + ¢ exp(2x) © y=e, +e, exp(x) +c, exp(-2x) @) — y=[6, +, xJexp(x) + €, exp(—2x) Q.26 By applying the method of separation of variables [1u(x,1) = X(x)T()] 10 the! equation pe or ae and assuming —? as the separation constant, its solution is obtained as (A). u(x,1) =[e, sin (ki) + ¢, c03 (ki) exp(-k"e? x) (B) ula: ¢, sinh (kt) + c, cos h(ks)Jexp(-k*c* x) ©) u(x,t) =[c, sin(kx) + c, cos(k xyjexp(-k7c? 0, {O) u(x,t) = [c, sink (kx) + ¢; cosh(kx)]exp(-?c* 1) Q27 The following table gives the values of function fx) at points x; in ani (0.1], where j represents the index of the point in the given interval 5 oy fe 1 0.0 1.000 2 Ot 0.990 3 02 0.961 4 03 0.914 5 04 0852 6 05 0.779 7 0.6 0.698 8 07 0.613 9 O8 0,527 10 0.9 0.445 HW 10 0.368 1 ‘The value of the integral { f(x) using the Simpson's rule is (A) 0.5469 (B) 0.6469 (C) 0.7469 (D) 0.8469Q28 Q.29 Qa Q3! Forthe following system of equations aye st om x, + 4x, — 2, +2, —4r, which of the following is the solution, obtained after TWO iterations using Jacobi method (AY 4 =10, x = 1.0, 4, = 00 8) 1.0, x, =-15 © -0.656 4D) —0.25 A roll of fabric contains on an average 8 defects scattered randomly over 100 Pieces of fuibyie of dimension Sm § nj are cut from this roll. The probability that 5 pleces selected at framiom are free fram defects ts (A) 0.018 (B) 02 © 0.449 ©) 08 Let x be a continuous random variable, If the probability distribution function f(x) of x isgiven by 2. 150 275 (D) 375 Nylon 6 polymer is produced fiom eaprolactum, The catalyst wed in the process is: (A) Magnesiura Acetate (B) Cobalt Acetare (C) Acetic acid (D) Water TF 7/24Qar Q33 Qt 035 Quay Match the elements of Group | and Group If and choose the correct answer amongst A,B, C,and D Group £ Group I P Polyester fibres 1 Melt spinning e Acrylic fibres a Dry spinning Rg Nylon fibres 3 Wet spinning s Viscose rayon fibres 4 Xanthation 5 Drawing 6 Coagulation A) P4 Q2 RI sé ® PA. Q3, RS, S4 (Cc) PBS, Q6, R4, SS @) P6, Q5, R2 sd ‘Choose the INCORRECT statement from the following, (A) Thermal stabifity of fibres can be measured by thermo-gravimetric analysis (B) Orientation of ceystalline regions can be measured by optical miesoxcopy (C) Crystallinity of fibres can be measured by differential scanning calorimetery (D) Crystallinity of fibres can be measured by X-ray diffraction Bulking of the filaments CANNOT beachieved by {A} False twist texturing process (B) Non-circular: patois eee of individual Glaments (C) Differential shrinkage of biconstituent yarn {D) Therme-rwchanical setting under taut conditions With respect to the typical tensile behaviour of polyester muitifilament yams (A) Increase in the rate of testing leads te increase in initial modulus: (B) Increase in temperawure of testing leads to increase in strength (C) Increase in moisture regain leads to increase in initial modulus (D) Increase in temperature of testing leads 10 increase in initial modulus Nyfon & and qylon 66 filaments can be distinguished by (A) Melting point test (B) Burning test (€) Opical microscopy (D) Density measurement The main distinguishing features of a hotlow circular filament to that of a circular filament of the same denier are (A) Higher bending rigidity and higher surface area (B) Higher thermal insolation ané lower surfiice area {C) Lower bending rigidity and higher surface area (D) Higher moisture regain and higher surface area TR a4Q38 Q.39 Quo Qal Qa Qa Q44 Qs A polypropylene cord has estimated breaking length of approximately 60 km in air, ‘The estimated breaking length of the cord in water would be (A) Okm (B) 60 km. (C) 180 km (D)« Quenching of textile grade POY polyester melti-sitaments in the melt spinning process is typically achieved by (A) Inflow of air (B) Outflow of (©) Cross Now of air (D) Water spray The contraction of a yam upon twisting is 1,07. The twisted yarn count is 30 tex. Hf 2 dex fibres are used to produce the yar, the number of fibres present in yarn. cross-section is (A) 140 (B) 145 {C) 150 (D) 160 During spinning of yam on ring ftame, the yam tension iy maximum at (A) Lappet guide (8) Maximum balloon radius (©) Traveller (D) Front roller nip To produce a soft and flexible yarn, one needs (A) Fine fibres and high twist (8) Coarse fibres and high twist (C) Bine fibres and low twist {D) Coarse fibres and low twist In the context of staple fibre spinning, choos® the correct statement (A) The flyer rotates faster than the bobbin in a bobbin leading speed frame (B) The traveller runs at the speed of the spindle in ring frame (©) The vortex created by jets I and 2 rotate in the sarne direction in air jet spinning (0) The peel-of? point in rotor spinning rotates faster than the rotor Placing a condenser in the drafting zone leads to increase in (A) Nep generation (B) Fly generation {© Yarn haiciness (D) Yam evenness ut of the following spinning systems, in which case the fibres get decelerated as they travel from feed to yam formation point (A) Ring spinning (B) Parafl spinning (C) Airjet spinning (0) Friction spinning ‘S21 FoowOB-TH2A TR 9724Q.46 QaT Qa8 Q49 Q.50 ‘The waste extraction in blow room, card and comber are 6%, 4% and 16% respectively. ‘he weight of combed sliver (kg) from Lkg of cotton from bale would be (A} 0.720 4B) 0.749 (C) 0.758 (D) 0.765 Consider the following statements pertaining fo irregularity generated in sliver afer drafting The irregularity increases with decrease in draft The irregularity increases with increase in short fibre %. ‘The irregularity increases with increase in distance between voller nips ‘The irregularity increases with increase in unevenness of feed sliver “now Choose the right set of answer from the following (AVP, QR (B) QRS (COP,RS (D) P,Q,S Match the statement given in Group | to those in Group Hand choose the coreet combination from amongst the alternatives A, B, C. and D Group t Group It P- Increase in short fibre % would 1 increase wrapper fibres in rotor yarn Q Increase in non-circularity of fitre 2 “inerease yarn bulk cross seetion would R_ Increase in fibre length would 3 increase yarn hairiness S Increase in fibre fineness would 4_‘Inerease spinning Nimie (A) (B) «Cy (D) P-3 P-2 Pa Pel Q2 Ot Q3 Q4 Rl RS R4 R2 s4 S-4 $2 Sel In the context of winding, occurrence of slough off increases with (A) Increase in winding speed, decrease jn cone angle, decrease in chase length, increase in coils per em (B) Increase in winding speed, increase in coneangle, decrease in chase fengta, increase in coils per em (©) Decrease in winding speed, decrease in cone angle, increase in chase length, decrease in colls per em (D) Increase in winding speed, decrease in cone angle, increase in chase length, decrease in coils per cm In a winding operation if E is clearing efficiency, K is knot factor and mis number’ abjectionable faults present in the yam, then total number of clearer breaks on the machine would be (AV EKr (B) RK/n (C) Enik (D) Erk p10Qst Q.52 Q53 Consider the elements in Group land Group ff and choose the correct alternatives from amongst A, B, Cand D Group | Group Ht P Gabardine t ‘Table napery Q Leno 7) Tweed R Damask 3 Rain coat Ss Huokaback 4 Mosquito net 5 Towel 6 Cheese cloth (A) PA, Q6, RS, S- (B) P3, Q4, Rl, s+ (© PS O4 RY SI (@) P3, Q6 Ry S- Sizing of @ spun yarn normally does not (A) Increase yam strength (8). Reduce yarn hairiness (C) Increase yarn extension (D)_ Improves weavability Consider the fallowing statements in the context of a plain weft knitted structure and choose the INCORRECT statement (A) With increase in loop length areal density deercases (B) With increase in foop fengh fabric width increases (©) With increase in loop length fabric length increases (D) With increase in loop length tightness factor increases Consider the following columns and choose the correct combination from amongst the alternatives A, B,C and D Group! Group II P Wet laid 1 Coarse fibre Q Spun lace 2 Hollow fibre R Spun bonded 3 Short fibre Ss Needle punched 4 Thermoplastic fibre $ Very flexible fibre 6 Natural fibre @ Q6, R4, S3 @) Q5, R4, Sl © Q3, RA 83 @) Q3, RO, S2 TF a4Q55 An increase in size add-on (A) Consistently increases weavabitity (B) Consistently decreases weavability (C) thereases weavability up to a ceriain timit then decreases (D) Does not change weavabitity Q.56 Loom shed efficiency due to warp stop increases in the case of (A) Wider loom (B) Uneven warp (C) Heavy set (0) Less hairy warp Q57 What will be the approximate crimp percentage for a square fabric if thread spacing is equal to the sum of the diameters of warp and weft threads? (A) 43 (B) 103 (©) 143 (D) 183 Q58 Match elements in Group t anit Group If and choose the correct answer from annongat the alternatives A, B,C, and D Group Group i Pp Optical brightening agent 1 Stilbene based compound Q Reducing agent 2 Cationic eamspound g Oxidizing agent 3 Sodium bisulfite 8 Dye Fixing agent 4 Sodium hypochlorite 3 Sodium yydrosulfite 6 Hydrogen peroxide (A) Pl, Q3, RA $2 (B) P63, RH, S41 () P2, Q3, RA SS (D) PH Q6, R4, $2 59 Wool scauiting is normally done (A) in fibre form, (8) In organic solvent (©) At boil in the presence of caustic soda (D) In fabric form Q.60 The dye bath of solubilized vat dyes has (A) Alkaline pit (B) Neutral pH (C) Alkali and redueing agent {D) A reducing agent Qt Sodiicm hydrosulphite is hot recommended for discharge printing because (A) Discharge printing requires high reduction potential (B) It reacts with the print paste (C) It needs temperature in excess of 150°C to be efective (D) For discharge printing one needs more hydrolytically stable agent than this, TF 1224Q.62 Q63 Q.64 Q65 Q.66 QT Iee colours are (A) Suitable for garments meant for Antarctica {B) Azote colours (C) Tripheny! methane based dyes (D) Liquid crystalline colours which develop characteristic colour at temperatures below zero ‘Questions 63 and 64 are Assertion—reayon based questions Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [al and the Reason [F] Assertion: For producing denims, indigo dyeing is carried out on yarns and not an fabrics Reason: This helps to make twill denims using undyed wef to obtain predominantly blue face and white back so that undergarments are not stained during use (A) [a] is wrong, [r] is correct (B) [a] 1s correct [r] is wrong (©) [a] is wrong, [r] is wrong (D) Ja] is correc. [r] Is eorrect Assertion: Cinic acid does not produce erosslinks on cottod while butane tetra ‘carboxylic acid (BTCA) does Reason: It is because citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid and can't produce two anhydride groups which are essential for producing crosslinks (A) [a] is wrong, (r] is correct (B) {a} #5 correct, [r] is wrong (C) fa} is wrong, fr] is wrong (D) [al is correct, [r] is correct On a drape meter, the area of projected image of draped fabric of 30 em diameter kept on an anvil of 18 em diameter was measured as 362 em", The drape coefficient of the fabric is approximately (A) 06 (B) 0,7 (C08 wos A yam specimen of 200 mm extends by 10% when loaded with 500 eN force. The length of the specimen affer removal of toad was found to te 202 mm. Percentage elastic recovery of yam is, (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 70 (D) 90 With 500 mm specimen length, strain rate (% per min) on a tensile tester with Sm/min jaw speed would be (A) 500 (1B) 1000. (© 5000 (D) 10000 TE 13/24Q.6% On aclassiraat, as compared to the yarn fault 82, the fault D3 is (A) Thinner and longer (B) Thicker and fonger (©) Thinner and shorter (D) Thicker and shorter Q.69 Hight ends of slivers, each having a CV of 6%, are doubled and drawn to produce the resultant stiver of same hank. IY Une drawframe intraduces 2.12% CV, the CV% of resultant sliver would be approximately (A)3 (B)6 (co (Dy 12 Q.70 Moisture regain of wool, sik and viscose at 65% RM are (7%, | Yeand 11% respectively. Weight of water in 100g of fabric at 65% RIT having 50% wool, sillc and 25% viscose would be approximately (A) 6.66 g (B)9.99 (C) (2228 {D) 15.55 ¢ Common Data Questions ‘Common Data for Questions 71,72,73 Five grams of L.5 denier polyester Nbre of density’ 1.39 gem’ is packed in a eylinder of 30 mim diameter with perforated ends to make @ fibse plug of 20 mm length, Q71__ Percentage porosity of the plug would be approximately (a)2 (8) so (©) 95 (D) 100 Q.72 If 1.2 denier fibre is tested in place of 1.5 denier fibre, the percentage change in the flow rate would be (A) 20 (B) 30 (40 (D) 50 Q73 Change in the total length of fibre in meters packed in the plug, when 1,5 denier fibre is repleced with {,2 denier Mbre, would be (A) 5000 (B) 7500 (Cy 10000 (Dy 12500 Common Data for Questions 74, 75 A durable press cotton fabric has 6% add-on of DMDETEU. Assume that the molecular weight of anhydro gtucose unit (agu) and the reaction efficiency (%) are 162 and 100 respectively Q.24 The nitrogen add-on (%) is approximaely (A) 0.88 By © 1.38 (D) 1.58 Q.75. The number of erosstinks per agu is approximately (A) 0.007 (B) 0.07 (07 (D) 7.0 Tr 1424Linked Answer Questions : Q. 76 to Q. 85 carry two marks each, Statement for Linked Answer Questions 76 & 77 Given the length of crystalline region as 90 A crystalline density of polyester as Lal45 wie and amorphous density as 1.335 p/ee. Q.76 Ifthe density of polyester fibres is 1.399 pice. the fractional density crystallinity of polyester would be approximately (a) 0.54 (B)0.s7 (©) 0.60 (D) 0.63 Q.77 Assuming a finear two phase model of erystaltins and amorphous regions for these fibres, the amorphous length would be (aya A (B)60 A (7A (Dy 80. Statement for Linked Answer Questions 78 & 79 A.46 mm diameter rotor is spinning 60 tex yarn at 100 m/min, The trash level in feed stiver is 0.2%. The opening roliet can clean the sliver to the extent of 70%. The setf'vleaning effect of the yarn arm within the rotar is 30% Q.78 Trash deposition (mg/em of rotor cireumterence) after | min will be (A) 0.1245 (B) 0.1320 (€) 9.1420 (D) 0.1485, Q.79 ifaw interruption in spinning is expected once the deposition attains 0.2 mg/em in the rotor groove, number of end breaks expected in $ hours is (A) 260 (B) 290 {C) 299 (0) 312 Statement for Linked Answer Questions 80 & 81 Ina jacquard hamess system, the vertical distance between the bottom end of the central hook and the comber board is 140 cm Q.80 The length of the hamess cord (cm) controlling an end, operated by the same hook at a distance of 75 em from the eenur of the machine, would be approximately (A} 65.8 (B) 158.8 (C) 215.8 () 315.8 Q.81 Lf the required shed depth of this machine is 7 cm, the percentage lass im shed depth at the same side harness operated by the same hook would be appraximately (33 (By 123 (©) 113 @) 103 TE 15/24Statement for Linked Answer Questions 82 & 83 A cotton fabric (110 GSM, 1 m wide) is to be dyed by pad-dry-bake sequence (wet expression 100%) on a machine running at 50 m/min. The volume of the padding liquor (V; ¢) is kept constant dy continuous replenishing Q82 Ifthe dye is being picked at a ratel.2 times the rate when there is no tailing effect, the concentration (o/) of the dye bach at equilibrium would be approxirnately (assume that the concentration of replenishing liquor is the same as that of the initial concentration (Co; g/f) of the dye bath) (A) 1.25Co (B)0.83Co (©) 0.62C0 (D)0.54Co Q.83 Ifthe dye bath concentration is to be kept constant at the original level Co, the concentration (w/ ¢) of the replenishing liquor would be (a) 2.0Co {B) 1.6Co ©) 1.2C0 (D) 0.8Co Statement for Linked Answer Questions 84 & 85 36 Ne cotton yam fs used Lo produce a square fabric of 101 g/m? having 10% yarn crimp. Q84 Number of threads per om in the fabric is approximately (ay l4 (B) 28 2 (D) 56 QRS Percentage of area covered by yarn in the fabric is approximately (A) 50 (B) 65 (C) 80 (D) 95 END OF THE QUESTION PAPER Te 16/24