036/2017 Question Booklet ‘Alpha Code 1 a 10. iL 12, 13, Total No. of questions : 100 Maximum : 100 Marks INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES) The quostion paper will be given in the form of a Question Booklet, There will be four versions of ‘question booklets with question booklet alpha code viz. A,B, C & D. The Question Bookot Apa Coo willbe printed onthe tp 16 margin of the fing shee of the question booklet. ‘The Question Booklet Alpha Code allotted > you will be noted in your seating position in the Examination Hall. . If you get a question booklet where the alpha code does not match to the allotted alpha code in the seating position, please draw the attontion of the Invigilator IMMEDIATELY. ‘The Question Booklet Sorial Number is printed on the top right margin of the facing sheet. If your ‘queition booklot is un-numberod, ploase get it replaced by new question booklet with same alpha code. ‘The question booklet will be sealed iat the middle of the right margin. Candidate should not opent the question booklet, until the indication is given to start aniewering. Immediately after the commencement of the examination, the candidate should’ chéck that the question booklet supplied'to him contains all the 100 questions in serial order. The question booklet docs not have unprinted or tora or missing pages and if eo he/she should bring it to the notice of the Invigilator and get it replaced by a complete booklet with same alpha code. This is most important. Ablank sheet of paper is attached to the question booklet. This may be used for rough work, Please read carefully all the instructions on the reverse of the Answer Sheet before marking your answers. Bach question is provided with four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D) having one.correet answer. Chocse the correct answer and darken the bubble corresponding to the question number using Blue or - ‘Black Ball-Point Pen in the OME answer shee: Bach correct answer carries 1 mark and for each wrong answer 1/3 mark will be deducted. No negative mark for unattended questions. No candidate will be allowed to leave the ‘examination hall till the end of the session and without handing over his/her Anawer Sheet to the Invigilator. Candidates should ensure that the Invigilator has verified all the entree in the Register Number Coding Shoot and that the Iovigiator has affixed hia/her signature in the space provided Serit compliance of instructions ia cowentinl, Any malpractice of atempt:to-commit any kind of ‘malpractice in the Examination will result in the disqualification of the candidate, 4036/2017 6. Maximum : 100 marks ‘Time : t hour and 15 minutes The hydraulic gradient line is : (A) always moving up (B) always moving down (©) the velocity head below the energy grade line @) always above the energy grade line Ina single casing, multi stage pump running at constant speed, how the capacity rating is to be lowered. (A) coating a new material on the impeller (@) trimming the impeller size to the required size by machining. (©. impossible @) none of the above Negative slip in a reciprocating pump occurs when : (A) | the speed of the pump is too high actual discharge is greater than theoretical discharge (C) all of the above @) none of the above Motion of liquid in volute casing of a centrifugal pump is an éxample of: (A) spiral vortex flow V@F radial flow (©) forced cylindrical vortex flow @D) forced spiral vortex flow Eiuide anele ao per the aerofoil theory of Kaplan turbine blade design is defined as the angle een: (A) lift and resultant force *@®) drag and resultant force (© lift and tangential force (D) lift and drag The ratio of the actual work available at the turbine to energy imparted to the wheel is called : Ye hydraulic efficiency (B) mechanical efficiency (©) overall efficiency ©). turbine efficiency A draft tube ia used in : : (A). Pelton wheel turbine ®) impulse turbine Francis turbine (D) very high specific speed turbines P20}8. Choose the wrong statement : (A) impulse type turbine is suited for high heads (B) ° propeller type turbine is suited for low heads (C), Francis turbine is a medium head turbine GH impulse type turbine is a high specific speed turbine 9. » Saving of work done and power by fitting an air vessel to a single ‘acting reciprocating pump is of the order : * A) 39.2% : ' @) 49.2% I 849% ©) 688% 10. ‘Compressed air coming out from a punctured football : {A)’. bocomes hotter * (B) becomes cooler (©). remains at samé temperature (D) may initially hotter and attains atmospheric temperature LL, The ratio of actual cycle efficiency to that of the ideal cycle efficiency is called : (A) isentropic efficiency (B) effectiveness (©) work ratio ®) net efficiency 12, Carnot eycle cénsists of following four processes : WA two isothernials and two isentrosica @B) " twoiventropics and two isochories (©) - two isentropies anid two isobaries {D) none of the above 13, The exp: in a nozzle is a: : 06 inentopie process (B) adiabatic process (© isochorie process | @) isobaric process '4,. ) When two gases suddenly mix up with each other then resultant entropy of the system will : (A) decrease . (B) remain same (©) increase (D) may increase or decrease depenting upon the initial value 15. Following relationship defines Gibb's free enerey G: (A) G=H+TS (B),. G=H-TS - (©) G=U+TS @) G=U-T8 036/2017 4 B16,) Pick up the corroct relationiship from the following : : 17. 18. 19, 20. 21 e (A) TdS=dit-Vap @) TdS=dH +Vdp (Tas =dU-Vap |. @) TdS=dH- pdv ‘All gases behave ideally under : (A) high temperature conditions {B)” low pressure conditions ©» high pressure conditions {D) high pressure and high temperature conditions A diathermic wall is one which : : permits thermal interactions B) prevents thermal interactions (©) encourages thermal interactions (D) does not exist ’ During ing process : there is no change in internal enerey ®)_ no work is done (©) heat exchange does not takes place D) allofthe above ~ Dalton’s Jaw states that: pressure exerted by a mixture of gases in a fixed volume is equal to the sum of the pressures that would be exerted by each gas alone in the same volume (B) pressure exerted is same in all direction’ in a fixed volume (©) allof the above (D) none of the above Eutectoid steel contains the following percentage of carbon = (A) 0.02% ®B) 0.03% ©) 0.38% (D) none-of the above Induction hardening is the process of : “(A) * relieving of stresses throughout a component B) heating and cooling suddenly (©) hardening the surface of a work piece to obtain a wear resistant surface {D) hardening core 8 - 036/2017 IP-T.0}28. ° Depth of hardness of steel is increased by the addition of : A) Nickel ®) Chromium (©). Tungsten @) Vanadium 24. Pearlite is a combination of : (A) _ ferrite and cementite ®) ferrite and austenite (©. ferrite and iron graphite (D) cementite and gamma iron 25. “Hypo cutectoid steels have carbon content : (A) equal to 0.93% (B) less than 0.83% (©) more than 0.93% and upto 2% (@D) more than 2% 26, The effect of alloying zinc to copper is to: (A) improve welding characteristics @) . improve hardness (©) impart free machining properties (@D) none of the above’ 27. Pick up the wrong statement. Annealing results in: (A) refining grain structure (B) relieving intornal stresses (©). improving wear resistance ©) improving machinability 28. Case hardening if the only method suitable for hardening : (A) high alloy’steel .®) . high carbon steel (© high speed steel D) low carbor' steel 29. Martensite is the supersaturated solution of carbon in : (A) iron B) ‘steel {C) alpha-iron ©) beta-iron - 30, Permalloy is a: (A) nonferrous alloy ~ B) combination of nickel and iron alloy © alloy of tin, lead and cadinium (D) ‘kind of stainless steol 036/2017 : 6 B81. | The crystal structure of gamuia iron is: o . (A). body centered cubic (B) orthorhombje erystal (©) face centered cubic {D)- hexagonally closed packed 32. Following gases are used in Tungsten inert gaa welding : . . (A) Hydrogen and Oxygen ®), Carbon dioxide and Oxygen \@Y" Helium and Neon Argon and Helium 38. Proheating is essontial in welding of : . (A) . High speed steel B) Stainless steel (©) Cast iron (D) German silver 34. Grey iron is usually welded by : (A) Gas welding @®) Are welding (©) MIG welding @) MIG welding 35. A process in which are is maintained under a blanket of flux is called as : (@) TIG welding GF" Submerged are welding (©) thermit welding (@) none of the above 36. ‘The vacuum maintained in the electron beam welding is of the order: (A) 1 torr @®) Store (C) 10" torr @) 10+ torr 37. Which of the following materials cannot be forged? (A) wrought iron ° ®) Cast iron (©) mild steel . @) high speed steel 38. A cylindrical section having no joints is calléd as: A) seamless 8) periect (© pointless ©) ideal 39. ic pe following rolling mills ie required to reduce a slab directly to strip in one pass? continuous rolling mill ®) ‘two high mill (© planetary mill @) none of the above 40. Symmetrical hollow parts of circular cross-section are made by hot : ° A). forging ” @®) drawing extrusion _ @) spinning B 1 036/2017 (P7.0}41. Flange wrinkling ié the defect found in the following process : deep drawing ®) metal spinning (©). bending @) none of the ahove “42. [compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is inoreased 8 to 6, its air standard efficiency, will inereasg by = Pare net, eS A) 1% o Ue 8B) 20% (C) 8% - ‘my, @) remains the same 43, With increase in cut-off ratio, the thermal efficiency of a Diesel cycle having. fixed compression ratio will : . (A) increase (B) decrease (©) remais the same . (D) - may increase initially and then decreases, 44. Due to detonation the following parameters attains very high value : (A) rate of temperature rise (B)_ peak temperature (©). rate of rise of horse power @F rate of pressure rise 45, After cooler is used to : GI cool the air (B) reduce volume (© cause moisture and oil vapour to drop out @) increase pressure 46. Compressor efficiency is the ratio of | (A): ‘isothermal horse power to indicated horse power @), ‘isothermal horse power to shaft horse power GO" coinpressor work to motor input (D) total output to air input 47.. Open cycle gas turbine works on : (A) Carnot eyele OF Brayton cycle (CG) - Joules cycle @) Rankine Cycle 48. Intercooling in gas turbines results in : (A). increase in net both thermal efficiency and net output GF increase in thermal efficiency bu: decrease in net output (©) ° decrease in both thermal efficiency and net output (D) inicrease in riet output but decrease in thermal efficiency 36/2017 . 8 B49. 50. 51. 5a. 53. 64. 56. "The concept of overall heat transfer coefficient is used in case of heat transfer by = (A) Radiation. (B) Conduction (©) Conduetion and convection (D) Conveetion If there are 4 number of fundamental dimensions and 7 number of variables, then the nutaber of pi( )terms for dimensional analysis will be : a4 ® 3 OT @) 11 Fourier’s Jaw of heat conduction is valid for : One dimensional flow {B) Two dimensional flow ‘Three dimensional flow (D) None of the above “Absorptivity of a body will be equal to its emissivity : (A) atall temperature ~ ~ @®)_at one particular temperature when system is in thermel equilibrium (D) for a polished surface In free convection heat transfer, Nusselt number is a function of : (A) Reynolds number and Prandtl number @®) Reynolds number and Grashoffs number (©) Prandtl number and Grashofis number (@) None of the above ‘The vapour compression refrigerator employs the following eycle : (A) Reversed Camot (B) Reversed Rankine. MS Reversed Brayton @) Reversed Joules cycle Critical temperatiure is the temperature above which = G8 water will evaporate (@B) a gas will liquefy (©) water will solidify (D) none of the above ‘In vapour compression cycle the condition of refrigerant is dry saturated vapour : (A) after passing the condenser (B) before passing the expansion valve (©) after passing the throttle valve (D) before entering the compressor 9 036/2017 [P.T.0}BT.” 58. Creep in belt drive is due to: (A) larger size of the driver pulley (B)_ material of the pulley (©) _ uneven extensions and contractions due to varying tension D) expansion of belt : ‘The gear which is used to transmit power from one rotating shaft to another whose axes are neither parallel nor intersecting is : (A) spiral gear -? worm gear (©). spur gear (D) bevel gear 59. ‘The brake commonly used on train bogies is : (A) band and block brake - (B) . electric brake EF shoe brake (©). internal expanding 60, The circle passing through the bottom of the teeth of gear is known as : dedendum circle (B) primo circle © addendum circle (D) base circle 61. According to law of gearing : (A) dedendum should be equal to 1.157 m (B) teeth should of eycloidal type © (©) teeth should be of invalute typ> MBI ‘none of these 62. Peaucellier mechaniam has : : (A) , Eight links @) Sixlinks Four links (D)' Twelve links 63, ‘Transmission of power from the ongine to the rear axle of an automobile is by means of (A) worm and wheel method GF. Hooke's joint (©). crown gear @)' compound gears ~Y ~— 64. ‘Any point on a link connecting douible slider crank chain will trace a: Ge A) Circle @®),, Parabola ©. Ellipse : \@) Straight line 65. ‘The gear train in which the first and last gear are on the same axis, is known as : (A) simple gear train (B) , compound gear train ©) epicyclic gear train j.. reverted gear train 036/2017 10 B67. 63. TL 72. ‘The power transmitted by a belt is. maximum when the maximum tension in the belt compared to centrifugal tension i @® 2times @) 1.5 times (C) Stimes * D) “4 times ‘The included angle in Acme thread is : (A) 60 degree @B) 55 degree (©). 47.5 degree {D) ° 30 degree ‘Choose the best suited type of scrow thread for applications for stresses on threads in one direction only : . : (A) buttress ~5) square (©) metrie @) BSW Shaft coupling is used in machinery to : (A). alter the vibrating charaeteristies of rotating unit (B) reduce transmission of shock loads (©, introduce protection against over loads all of the above Form coefficient of spring is defined as : (A) | ratio of coil diameter to wire diameter - BY" load required to produce unit deflection (©) the capability of storing encrey @D)' none of the above Back lash in spur gears is the: difference between the dedenduim of one gear and the addendum of the mating gear B) difference between the tooth space of one gear and the tooth thickness of rating gear measured on pitch circle (©) intentional extension of centre distance between two gears ©) none of the above Ina Iai | spring, the various’strips are made of different length for the following ~ reason: (A) reduction in weight (B). ease in fabrication (C) equal distribution of stress (D) space consideration i 036/2017. PTO]75, ‘The diameter of chaft in any power transmission systein is proportional to : (A) speed of the shaft (B) horse power to be transmitted (©) torque to be transmitted (D) allowable shear stress of the material 74, Excessive back and forth movement of the crankshaft is provented by : (A) thrust bearing “ B)- ‘sleeve bearing (© shaft journal ©) harmonic balance 75. Piston pins.are usually either a press fitin the rodor : (QF locked to the rod with a bolt () _ free floating in the rod and piston (©) locked to the piston with a bolt ©). a press fit in the piston 76. If no resistance is encountered by displacement , auch a substance is known as ! (A) perfect solid (B) perfect quid (©) gas (D) ideal fluid ‘77. Pressure coefficient is the ratio of pressure force to : (A) inertia force (B) viscous force (© gravity force (D) elasticity 78. Astream line is defined as the line : 4A) parallel to central axis of flow (B) "parallel to.outer surface of pipe (©) along which the pressure drop is uniform (D) none of the above 79. ‘Two pipe systems can be éaid to be equivalent, when the following quantities are same : (A). velocity and diameter ‘B). friction loss and flow (© length and diameter {D) flow and length 80. For pipes, transition flow occurs when Reynolds number is : (A) _less than 2000 _ @) inbetween 1800 and 2200 A (CF. in between 2300 and 4000 (D) more than 4000 81, -.Ezhava Memorial was submitted to > (A). Sree Mulam Thirunal (B) Visakhami Thirunal (© ~ Ayilyam thiranal (©) Uthram Thirunal 036/2017 12 . B83. ‘84. 85. 87. 88. 91. Who founded Arayasamajam? (A) Subbananda guru “(© Anandatheerdha Yachana Yathra led by': (A) AK Gopalan (©) Sahodaran Ayyappan “Atmaanuthapam” is the work of : (&) Kuriakose Elias Chavara (© Philipose Mar Chrisostem Swadesabhimani Ramakrishria Pillaf died at: (A) Delbi (, Kannur Ibn Battuta visited India in the : (A) 14 century © 1?*century ® eH @) @) &) @) B) @) @), @) Who is considered as “The Grand Old Man of India"? (A) AO. Hume (©) Motilal Nehrw Kurichiya leader in the Pazhassi revolt : (A) Kannavath Sankaran Nambiar (©) Edachana Kungan Nair Political pupil of Gopala Krishna Gokhale : (A) Sardar Vallabai Patel © Gandhiji ‘The first five year plan started in India in : @) , 1951 ©. 1950 ‘The Slogan” Garibi Hatavo" introduced by : (A). Rajiv Gandhi (©), Jayaprakash Narayan 18. @) @) Velukutty Arayan * Pandit Karuppan V-T. Bhattathirippad MLR. Bhattathirippad Paulosé Mar Gregorious Paulose Mar Paulose Burma Madras 11% century 18% century SN. Bannerji Dadabai Navaroji WS" Thalakkal Chandu @) ®) @) @) © Oy o Ambu Nair Jawaharlal Nehru Azad 1948 1949 Lal Bahadur Sastri Indira Gandhi 0836/2017 {P.T.0]92. The river flowing through Attappadi : (A) Manimela River 8) Siruvani (© Pampar . @) Kabani 98, Capital of Assam : : A) Dispur (@) Imphal © Itanagar @) Gangtok 94. Father of Malayalam film : ° (A) Ramu Kariat ®) KG. George - (QY IX. Daniel (D)- Adoor Gopalakrishnan 95. The served as a corridor between the Carnatic and the Malabar Coast. (A) Bolan pass ®) Khyber pass (©) Aryankavu pass . ) Palghat gap 96. Early name of Mohammesl Ai, American professional boxer and activist, : (AY Cassius clay (B) Rocky Marciano - (©) Jose Louis (D), Lennox Lewis 97. The present Vice Chairman of Kerala Stave Planning Board : (&)_ P. Ramachandran @®) N. Ramachandran (©) V.K Ramachandran () Ramachandran 98. “Aco against Odds" is the autobiography of : . (A) Rafel Nadal SOK, Sonia Mires (©). Andre Agase Roger Federer 99. “Big Bang” theory is associated with : (A) Alfred Wegener (8) Frod Hoyle (©. Erasmus @) Edwin Hubble 100. Lowest layer of Atmosphere : (A) Stratosphere (8) Mesosphere (©) Troposphere @) Thermosphere 036/2017 14