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HRA EAR / Govemment of india Herter Rest / Department of Space Rawat rong sicifler Sq / VIKRAM SARABHAI SPACE CENTRE fawaciagya / Thirwvananthapuram - 695 022 danas Soi & oe oe aaa og fafa ota WRITTEN TEST FOR SELECTION TO THE POST OF SCIENTIST/ENGINEER-SC (CHEMICAL ENGG., ADVT. NO. 290) Ue 8.1280/ Post No 1280 fafe/Date: 13.03.2016 iftienctat 345 /Maximum Marks : 200 ‘FaraiTime. 1 hour 30 minutes areameit ar arat/Name of the candidate : saprari/Roll no. eee ee siraferat ay fere_31qgxr/Instructions to the Candidates a7 ERT aa sider A we_a fre we Htet-orgeat Ser ae Hecht Aaa A Bahar eravaat & arene ox araet fate aden & fre amsifa Rear ver 31 aie sm gat fous & sqe antiga azar agi wad £ ot sro sealer sefiga A sree You have been called for the written test based on the. online data furished by you in the web application and testimonials in respect of your qualification. if you do not gossess the required qualification as per our advertisement ‘your candidature will be rejected utien git a fatars st sufeufa # a aroat ga-feacsaiclas we Rea AAT aie! : You should sign the hall ticket / photograph only in the presence of the Invigilator in the examination hall Waa 50 degits vat & gm oa-gieaat & wo a FI ‘The Question paper is in the form of Question Booklet with 50 objective type questions. val & sax aa & fore stom sivas sav-gtaar & are A separate OMR answer sheet will be provided for answering the Questions. Question booklet series code printed on the right hand top comer should be written in the OMR answer sheet in the space provided. wargitca a ance ara aan arefmatin Aeles BO A aot Ft Enter your Name and Roll Number correctly in the question booklet. P.O 7. seas sgaer a wat ofateat Atehvenret eet & ater age tear S st AY are afer All entries in the OMR answer sheet should be with blue/black balll point pen only. 8. ¢ tq Mula dear & ara wy, fefea Wen ax set & we argias wo Ft enh, faa & baa wa Heese wa a we eT The written test will be of objective type based on the qualification prescribed for the post with four answers indicated, cof which only one will be unambiguously corect 9. soe, sar-oferear Ft fee ae aaeet & arepen, ates eat & atone tar A awa sargRaa F Tala Hare wt sift we wer Sa aT Tar Tea FI You have to select the right answer by marking the corresponding oval on the OMR answer sheet by bluelblack ball point pen as per the instructions given in the answer sheet 10, Wear wat ar ae sa ee El Tord Sax aH fore va HoH say ela FI Each question caries four marks. Wrong answer caries one negative mark 11, Cer a & fore seetey SAT Teta AAT STTTT Multiple answers for @ question wil be regarded as wrong answer Computers, calculators, mobile phones and other electronic gadgets, text books, notes etc, will not be allowed inside the written test hall. Qn completion of the test, tear the OMR answer sheet along the perforation mark at the top and hand over the original OMR answer sheet to the invigilator and retain the duplicate copy with you. 14, Dagar Heat Huet ora Ta wae FI The question booklet can be retained by the candidate 15, aden & yaa de & chit Haha a chen ga otsa Ar aq agi B1 Candidates are not permitted to leave the examination hall during the first hour of the examination. 16. aR wt ence tq aHaeaheasa ad & far & fatwa wen ses oat & otk mancer & feronedt & sree we & gaat feat aT! ‘The writen testis conducted only to shortistscreen-in the candidates for interview and selection wil be based on the performance at interview only. ‘Weat_T3/QUESTION PAPER- SCV/ENGR SC (ADVT NO. 290, POST NO. 1280) x | lope x logs Ty) 0.0 6 | 1.791759 ' at 0.693147 7 1.945910 | 3 | 1.098612 ‘8 2 7 ~ 4 | 138624 ~=«| (9 2197225. 3 1.609438 1 "2302585 | 1 wot ar wider crear wai Meerepae ar sat s(e+t) ‘The inverse Laplace transform of the function F (s)=———~ is given by: s(s¥1) (A) =Sin®) —@B) KN = -e* COM =e" @) =e wa fafmator saute A dqeer-eax fag A wea ae ect &, oa... Ina manufacturing industry, break-even point occurs when (A) Fer antes ash, frat orerer a Baer elt 81 ‘The total annual sales equals the fixed costs (B) Scaest Ft Fer ahha eX, Hraet Aes H ages ait B1 ‘The total annual rate of production equals the assigned value (© Fe artes ore, venta apa H wager eet 81 The total annual profit equals the expected value (D) Fa atlas scorer are, sor afer fash & sarge eet @1 The total annual product cost equals the total annual sales. wa cont ware Regex A —— Pat BI Ina plug flow reactor, there is (ay arate fer A yet Hae/Perfect mixing in the axial direction (B) UH Waafte (trates) at WHSAA parabolic velocity profile (©) Peet Rar AF get Par Perfect mixing in the radial direction (D) rare wret aT AEA /A spread of residence times aecata a water (7) - Maxwell enuation( 7] = ap as ap as a, of) off, Gl (i), - oF )p G= aga fa AFA Taii/Intensive Gibbs free energy; T = aTqHTe/Temperature; P = @la/Pressure V = 31a (a1Ra7)/Volume (intensive); $= Vagitl (aEa1)/ Entropy (intensive) (AV ()-S ©s (@)-V 73% aifecn Bist F FAA as (Lye) A feet Nao A sfeeraat Pracir ante What will be the % NaO content of lye containing 73% Caustic Soda? (A)49 % (B) 56.5% (77.5% (@) 60% 25% aa S Gre wher we Ta 50% Ta A yee ele sy ar Hay aT 40% ae SB Yara 100 kg Stet sete aed Fl ale we’ a few aeheT were ....... Pear AAKg) 81 Itis desired to make 100 kg of a solution containing 40% salt by mixing solution ‘A’ containing 25% salt and solution °B’ containing 50% salt. The mass in Kg of solution ‘A? required is (a)40 (B) 60 (©) 50 ()70 aimee Refsat a arte Lars At ea at (orgy) A ort ager BI ae ae ar core Saat Pear stat & att, wee ART areal were ax fore, acy ae ar ae TT ‘Water is flowing under laminar conditions in a pipe of length L. If the diameter of the pipe is doubled, for a constant volumetric flow rate, the pressure drop across the pipe (A) & aT eat B/Decreases 2 times (B) Hee FAT TCA F/Decreases 16 times (©@ Fat agar increases 2 times (D) Hee Fer Tar /Increases 16 times 9. ata FY earereit/Viscosity of the gases (A) AMTART TMT aa B Ise S/increases with temperature and pressure (B) aqaret B Tea B/Decreases with temperature (C) Wa F BAT S/Decreases with pressure (D) sadaa FS HS aEWNone of the above 10. la: sane anew A aie 50% Hide vaavit fafa (incident monochromatic radiation) #1 Haeieor fear stat & at farafefea a a aha ar feaxer wet 8? In a completely opaque medium, if 50% of the incident monochromatic radiation is absorbed, then which of the following statements are CORRECT? (P) 3eat FafeaTT & 50% ar Tada PAT Sra BI 50% of the incident radiation is reflected (Q aaa far & 25% wT Mader rar Stat 1 25% of the incident radiation is reflected (R) aireeret FAfaROT A 25% ar MIT FAT STAT FI 25% of the incident radiation is transmitted (S) 31a fafeer ar Seer at fear are 31 No incident radiation is transmitted (A) PandSonly (B)QandRonly (C)PandQonly — (D) Rand S only 1. ay & Aue gant ary wt avy far: ater SI ek Sear fafa soar & Air is to be heated by condensing steam. Two heat exchangers are available: @) Ue Bre wa afer Sear faferaAa aM Gi) TH Ter Yr afersr SCAT fafeatas, dat arret a afer (siafts) Ar sx & Hear HeRUT AT BATT 21 frafefae a a degqa caaeer atest 37 (i) a shell and tube heat exchanger, and (ii) a finned tube heat exchanger, Tube side (inner) heat transfer area is equal in both cases. The recommended arrangement is, (A) Hex ary ae ae ares Bre ver Bre afer Fined tube heat exchanger with air inside and steam outside (B) TRL ay TM sex aT | Be vers Bae aferar Fined tube heat exchanger with air outside and steam inside (© afeanat & sex ary atk wer ver A arg & are Her afat SAT fafa 12. 13. Shell and tube heat exchanger with air inside tubes and steam shell side (D) ar var A arg HN aferansit & iat arg are ater afar Sear fafrataa Shell and tube heat exchanger with air on shell side and steam inside tubes a@fasist fact (binary mixture) 3 FRET Beat (azeotropic distillation) A MISH (Entrainer) HT WaVT Het oe Far Brat 82 Entrainer used in azeotropic distillation of binary mixture, (A) apt vert & are cfsreatgie at aera & Forms no azeotrope with the original substance ®) vane var 4 Sow & arr ve aaa sat vsriete gaat & Forms a minimum-boiling azeotrope with one of the feed components (C) Sea F aareM(high tray efficiencies) Yaret AXA tq ofa sea eaaat aT der afer Should be of very high viscosity to provide high tray efficiencies (D) af Sea Fra areca SAT slat TATI Should have very high latent heat of vapourisation FRR anger Ud are oF afasiett fraor a ws anext eater areca ear Sar Bl wee wiser TAA (process upset), HS A aT wesw H ater oso A gy axdt 1 weer adeae, fod agar ait ae A sare ont wear & ait aa Va asg &T Scties AXA 8 FRR Hae Geeta Het ee ... ‘An ideal flash vaporization is carried out with a binary mixture at constant temperature and pressure. A process upset leads to an increase in the mole fraction of the heavy component in the feed. The flash vessel continues to operate at the previous temperature and pressure and still produces liquid and vapor. After steady state is re-established, (A) semfeet arey Fr arat ag aresfh ‘The amount of vapor produced will increase (8) Semfea aa sr art we Seat The amount of liquid produced will decrease © ag aa ga seme a aa a Balser Set ehTI The new equilibrium compositions of the vapor and liquid products will be different. (O) ay ae ga Seat aT aa BET Hata, ware H ued ska a aa a weal ‘The new equilibrium compositions of the vapor and liquid products will remain as they were before the upset occurred. Proc sian vfenter ar afte eer t The unit of filter medium resistance is, em" () gem" omg" @)s" sess Sear HT GRATE ..W.... B aETA H VT A Per sar eI Froude number is defined as the ratio of, (A)ala aot B BAS Tea/Pressure force to surface tension (Bae se S Asedra Teo/Pressure force to inertial force (© agedta ae B ARs Fel/Inertial force to gravity force (D) FRI Ta S TET FeAUGravity force to inertial force Ser STI A oe fearcar seit sreaeaa 8? De-aeration of water in its treatment is necessary as it, (A) cfafSet aa FXET FI/Minimises its turbidity (B) sae Fae cer sie friar A Hag aK F Helps in controlling its taste and odour (©) Sehr Sea A BAT FI/Minimises its corrosiveness () 3ehFa A S HS AiNone of the above Raita Foakta a seed —-- & Pear ora eI Synthetic glycerine is produced from, (A) aleereitetNaphthalene (B) Plate /Phenol (© tiega/Toluene @) siftetia/Propylene aRaa ah ox ergsloet he 4 95% FT Scores ............. TART Pa Se BI Globally, 95% of hydrogen gas is produced through, (Aaa ar faega sTICA/Electrolysis of water (B) Set FT FHT HTITA/Photolysis of water (Cara ater Rewrister/Steam methane reforming (D) sehr AS BE AINone of the above Welt ft) Hana TelaoT £fp20 aM BerIH HaeMsit f (0) = 0, Lo)=4 a ag ae BI f(Q) FT Ica SeaT —————- gant ar sar a 20. 2. 22. 23. 2 The function f(t) satisfies the differential equation ote f=0 and the auxiliary of conditions, f (0) = 0, a”) =4. The Laplace transform of f(t) is given by 2 2 4 4 a ©) — D) Oo OA Osn OFA ve wa A un seme & far sq arma wom far 8, Aetg seuiea aferct AM der t1 ws, HT see at wf Are 5.1500 & TAR APT Ww aT weet 31 afer ar oe & far of cant — dear # afact ar Sete fa Ter BI The cost function for a product in a firm is given by 5q°, where q is the number of units produced. ‘The firm can sell the product at a market price of Rs.1500 per unit. The number of units to be produced by the firm such that the profit is maximised is (A) 100 B10 Os (D) 25 faeafefaa at wafer ox faa wt: Consider the following system of equations: Qntx+x=0 4-x=0 4450 aa aT . Bat Bl ‘The system has (A) 8 AMW/No solution (B) ‘Wa 3@faels Fe A Unique solution (© "Fa Fe Five solutions (D) Hie Fe/Infinite number of solutions. £ (x) =x cos(rx) Osx <1 % water ae fant & far ager Fete ar weiter Pret crear Sl aie AT aT OR separ 0.5 F ct weer yentadat & ae x aT FET, a ‘The Newton — Raphson method is used to find the roots of the equation f (x) = x- cos(zx) 0 Be fee 373K & Re aaa are A da selon Reset (adiabatic reactor) ar Soeet fear ST Yer S| Sear Ar zfAfa Fr 373K A 1) Kimol Art aa ABR B atet Ft Sear arrat ay Rae aa wat wT A 50 Wmol K Art| 0.53 WereRor a ae aA aAR........... BAAN A batch adiabatic reactor at an initial temperature of 373K is being used for the reaction A > B. Assume the heat of reaction is (- 1) KJ/mol at 373 K and the heat capacity of both A and B to be constant and equal to 50 J/mol K. The temperature rise after a conversion of 0.5 will be (ay sec B) 10°C (©20°C (B) 100°C gifts ak oe dq area @ gaat ws Mfr Regatta ced cant Rae ae Ray varfea ‘fear star F1 area S ary & oferane Fr Feafsat 20°e cr) ‘a6 bar HN FepWATE 3 bar El ated S feted At Yar, sae tar A sate ae &, aif area & chat agetaret ary At aaa sot ar Rade aoe @ ay af wa areet dhe are WK, aed S Foe a aw Haaa ay aT aTTATEA(T;) FaretaT 8? Air flows at a steady rate through a horizontal insulated pipe which contains a partly closed valve. The conditions of the air upstream from the valve are 20°C (Ty) and 6 bar, and the downstream pressure is 3 bar. The line leaving the valve is enough larger than the entrance line so that the kinetic-energy change of the air as it flows through the valve is negligible. Assuming air as ideal gas what is the temperature (Tz) of the air some distance downstream fromthe valve. 7 21. 28. 29. 30. 31. (T= Tr ®)l>Th On CCls + SoCh HfRRAT A seas tit F 23.3% CCl, 23.3% S2Ch, 1.4% CS> and 32.0% Ch @1 vftorret Hr sfeeraar eae 87 The reaction CS; + 3Cl—>+ CCly + $:Ch has product gases (mol %) containing 23.3% CCly, 23.3% S,Cl, 1.4% CS) and 32.0% Clb. What is the percentage of conversion? (A) 42% *“(B) 94% (C) 68% @) 82% dares aim wita ever aor & ais-aier area a cata Oa a cae. él In a log-log plot of friction factor with Reynolds number, the slope of the laminar region, (A)LO (B) 0.5 ©-10 @)-0.5 qa Wa We Hae yare eX (Q) Ht fABRaT AP a Q” ZaRT at aT BI fattest vag Rohat & far farafefea vets sae Rett a uence (exponent) ‘n’ aT feet FE! 32. 34. The dependence of the volumetric flow rate (Q) on the pressure drop is given by AP a Q’. For different flow regimes, match the exponent ‘n’ to each of the flow regime given below: 1) Sat vaTe/Laminar flow, P)n<0.5 2) faaget WaTg/Turbulent flow, Qn=05 R)n=1.0 S)a>1.0 (A) 1-P,2-Q @)1L-R,2-8 (C18, 2-R @)1-P,2R um afees H 20% aa a cle (100kg Bet A 2ke AHH) BT 30% TAH & ae A sige axat aed S1 art & PH 30°C WT 300 ke/min 41 WERT (3) BI wler ar Fae 110°C, AST TET SAT 2100 k/ke Ter faker BAT 4kke.K) Sl arbor A ———- at Oe Sea A are B1 Itis desired to concentrate a 20% salt solution (20kg of salt in 100 kg of solution) to a 30% salt solution in an evaporator, Consider a feed of 300 kg/min at 30°C. The boiling point of the solution is 110 °C, the latent heat of vaporization is 2100 kI/kg, and the specific heat of the solution is 4 kI/(kg.K). The rate at which heat has to be supplied (in kI/min) to the evaporator is (A) 3.06 x10° (B) 6.12 x10° (©)7.24 x10° (D) 9.08 x10° NaCl & 0.24kg mol # 3.6L aa A face fear stat 1 (Geter g/ce: Hier aie 118) Gta Hr atenferet —— & TaAaey 81 0.24 kg mol of NaCl (Mol. Wt: 58.4) is dissolved in 3.6 L of water. (density: Ig/cc; Mol. Wt: 18). Molality of the solution is equal to, (A) 0.667 (B) 66.7 (12 () 0.012 apka YA= T¥ Gap - Dea we anest afaaremt da & fare aret ga digger Baty ear sar 81 Fel x, Ta ya’ HAM: Fa Us ated A Shekt Aw Ale wat Bl sna aTeoeora (aan) Ber B sees BI Ba alot ware x, foe arg Ale vara HN ga Ate we Uqaet & te ar afta aft --——- 31 ‘Vapour liquid equilibrium relation for an ideal binary system is given by, y= GapXa ere ae ' , eee 1+ Gap UA | Here xq and yq’ are the mole fractions of species A in the liquid and vapour, respectively. The relative volatility (agg) is greater than unity. The liquid mole fraction x, at which the maximum difference between the equilibrium vapour mole fraction and liquid mole fraction occurs is 35. 36. 37. 38. 1 0.75 *) Galea) ®) yaad C 0.5 D) 0.75 © Yaad ) faa witat « HARA D, See a ater HoT a spl AEAT (packed bed) FART ware & ergsifers ater cant on BI Hydraulic mean diameter of flow through packed bed of spherical particle of size Dp with porosity ¢, Pa) e) 20-2) ==) (A) D, rea =) Oro > ©D, () Det D ae 0.965 g/cc At WeetaT war 150°C & wa A waza or ster et, at sad fav afta sake 8 In polyethylene manufacturing, when PE with 90% crystallinity, density’ of 0.965 g/cc and melting point of the order of 150 °C is required, the catalyst employed is, (A) agehraa sgaitrags & are afta vaftinaa gears Aluminium triethyl combined with titanium dioxide @) agefran ter seuss & are fake vafatran ase Aluminium triethyl combined with titanium tetra chloride (©) wif 3FAIChromic oxide (D) sera A A AF AEH None of the above Ke omer & GARG SfaROT wer Gp = Soy * steer at fist angarice fais cart rifts rar ata #1 ae, Boiaor ag a wom sige weet win @, ot farafefaa A a atte feafet eas aged aT ted ar act 8? ‘A process with transfer function Gp = 3 is to be controlled by a feedback proportional controller with a gain K,. If the transfer functions of all other elements in the control loop are unity, then which one of the following condition produces a stable closed loop response? (A) K.> 0.5 (B) K.=025 (C) K.<0.5 (D) 0

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