PAPER: LnT PLACEMENT PAPER (TECHNICAL & APTITUDE)

Aptitude:

Q1. Cost of an item is x. It's value increases by p% and decreases by p% Now the new value is 1 rupee, what is the actual value ?

Ans.(1000)/(1000-p*p).

Q2. A right circular cylinder and a cone are there. Base radius of cone is equal to radius of cylinder. What is the ratio of height to slant side if their volume are the same?

Q3. Distance between two poles is 50 meters. A train goes by 48 at a speed of kmph. In one minute how many poles will be crossed by the train ?

Q4. A pole seen from a certain distance at an angle of 15 degrees and 100 meters ahead by 30 degrees. What is the height of pole ?

Q5. For 15 people--each has to pay Rs.20.For 20 people--each has to pay Rs.18. For 40 people--how much has each to pay ?

Q6. If p=2q then q=r*r , if p-odd then q is even, whether r is even or odd ? a) first condition is sufficient b) second condition is sufficient c) both are sufficient d) both are not sufficient

Q7. If A occurs which of the following must occurs I. F & G II. E and H III. D

(a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I, II, III (e) I, II (or) II, III but not both

Ans. (e)

Q8. If B occurs which must occur

(a) D (b) D and G (c) G and H (d) F and G (e) J

Ans. (a)

Q9. If J occurs which must have occurred

(a) E (b) either B or C (c) both E F (d) B (e) both B and C

Ans. (b)

Technical:

Q1. What is the ideal op-amp CMRR ?

Ans. infinity.

Q2.For a 13-bit DAC the MSB resistance is 2kohms. What is the LSB resistance ?

Ans. 2kohms * 2 12

Q3. The layer in the OST model handles terminal emulation a) session b) application c) presentation d) transport

Ans. (b)

Q4. Long int size is a) 4 bytes b) 2 bytes c) compiler dependent d) 8 bytes

Ans. (c)

Q5. Find the output of x=2,y=6,z=6 x=y=z; printf("%d",x);

Q6. FTP is carried out in ___________ layer ?

7. in diesel engine the comp. ratio is ______ then expansion ratio(more,equal,less,...)

8 . carbon help in the improving __ of steel(ductility,malliability,hardness,machinability)

9. pig iron is manufacture in --------blast farness

10. what is the effect of increase arc lenght in building

11. m 62 indicates ------ 6mm outer diameter & 2 mm pitch

12. what rapture failure.

13 . 6 cylinders in a row , n0. of crancks = 1

14. If in a steam power plant vacuum in condenser reduces what is the effect

15. pressure in industrial pneumatic lines -------5 to 10 bar

16. effect of low temp. ( -20 degree ) on carbon steel .

17.method of hardening of machine guides ways

18. method of joining plastic by welding

19. safe method of loading on a cantilever

a) UDL b) center point load c) triangular load having zero at center

20. BMD for UDL in cantilever

Ans. parabolic Hi Friends

I m from M.Tech (Mechanical). L&T (ECC) visited our campus on 7th Aug 2007.

The paper was fully Technical from core mechanical.

The paper was consisting 30 questions of 1 mark and 15 questions of 2 marks, all of objective type.

1. Which of following software is not used for FEM.

2. Condition for perfect structure (ans.m=2j-3)

3. One question from iron- carbon diagram.

4. Which is used for hardening of brass.(hardenig methods).

5. Which is most suitable theory of failure for ductile materials.

6. One from solidification time of casting.

7. one from rack angle sticking friction.

8. one from chip cut thickness.

9. one from life of bearings.

10.one from heat transfer through multislabs and one from fins.

11.one question from linkage mechanism.

12.one question from ISO 9000.

13. One question from condensation temp in refrigation cycle.

14. Two questions from moulding techniques. quantitative aptitude,2nd was verbal-non verbal reasoning,3rd part was ENGLISH.Each section consisted of 30 questions.The only problem is that there were sectional cut-offs for each section.Total allotted time was 90 mins,with 90 questions.So you have to be quick.

As far as I remember some of the quant. Questions were:

SECTION 1.

1.A boat travels at 30k.m/hr upstream and 40 k.m/hr downstream.What is the speed of the boat in still water?

2.Man buys two articles for Rs. 1250/- each.One is sold at 16% loss.At what price must 2nd article be sold to gain 20% overall?

3.A man buys 12 pens out of which 2 are defective.If he chooses 4 pens from the lot what's the probability that all 4 pens are non-defective?

4.(72+70+68++40)=?

5.What is the least number(among 4 options) that can be substracted from 6534 to obtain a perfect square?

6.Problem on ages

7.problem on Pie chart

8.Two taps A and B can fill up a tank in 15 mins.and 21 mins. respectivelyThey are opened together and after 4 mins A is closed.In how much time B will fill up the remaining part?

9.If x^2-4x+7=2 then x lies between i)0 WRITTEN TEST

Pictorial reasoning- 36 question. [40 min] (all question based on 3*3 matrix type,..find 9th picture) it was very much easy (35 similar questions in R.S AGRAWAL.)

Mechanical Aptitude Test- 60 question [40 min] This section based on 1:gear system.. 2:pressure concept 3:projectile motion 4:water flow... 5:dophler effect 6:wind effects

U can solve these problems simply using ur common sens..... But pls select right answer bcoz there is time limit for non mechanical branch: cutoff (25 question in mech) (this section will decide your selection level) a+b+c=13 c+d+e=13 e+f+g=13 g+h+i=13 find the value of e. 1. There are seventy clerks working in a company, of which 30 are females. Also, 30 clerks are married; 24 clerks are above 25 years of age; 19 married clerks are above 25 years, of which 7 are males; 12 males are above 25 years of age; and 15 males are married. How many bachelor girls are there and how many of these are above 25?

2. A man sailed off from the North Pole. After covering 2,000 miles in one direction he turned West, sailed 2,000 miles, turned North and sailed ahead another 2,000 miles till he met his friend. How far was he from the North Pole and in what direction?

3. Here is a series of comments on the ages of three persons J, R, S by themselves.

S : The difference between Rs age and mine is three years. J : R is the youngest. R : Either I am 24 years old or J 25 or S 26. J : All are above 24 years of age. S : I am the eldest if and only if R is not the youngest. R : S is elder to me. J : I am the eldest R : S is not 27 years old. S : The sum of my age and Js is two more than twice Rs age. One of the three had been telling a lie throughout whereas others had spoken the truth. Determine the ages of S,J,R.

4. In a group of five people, what is the probability of finding two persons with the same month of birth?

5. A father and his son go out for a walk-and-run every morning around a track formed by an equilateral triangle. The fathers walking speed is 2 mph and his running speed is 5 mph. The sons walking and running speeds are twice that of his father. Both start together from one apex of the triangle, the son going clockwise and the father anti-clockwise. Initially the father runs and the son walks for a certain period of time. Thereafter, as soon as the father starts walking, the son starts running. Both complete the course in 45 minutes. For how long does the father run? Where do the two cross each other?

6. The Director of Medical Services was on his annual visit to the ENT Hospital. While going through the out patients records he came across the following data for a particular day : Ear consultations 45; Nose 50; Throat 70; Ear and Nose 30; Nose and Throat 20; Ear and Throat 30; Ear, Nose and Throat 10; Total patients 100. Then he came to the conclusion that the records were bogus. Was he right?

7. Amongst Ram, Sham and Gobind are a doctor, a lawyer and a police officer. They are married to Radha, Gita and Sita (not in order). Each of the wives have a profession. Gobinds wife is an artist. Ram is not married to Gita. The lawyers wife is a teacher. Radha is married to the police officer. Sita is an expert cook. Whos who?

8. What should come next? 1, 2, 4, 10, 16, 40, 64, Questions 9-12 are based on the following : Three adults Roberto, Sarah and Vicky will be traveling in a van with five children Freddy, Hillary, Jonathan, Lupe, and Marta. The van has a drivers seat and one passenger seat in the front, and two benches behind the front seats, one beach behind the other. Each bench has room for exactly three people. Everyone must sit in a seat or on a bench, and seating is subject to the following restrictions: An adult must sit on each bench. Either Roberto or Sarah must sit in the drivers seat. Jonathan must sit immediately beside Marta.

9. Of the following, who can sit in the front passenger seat ? (a) Jonathan (b) Lupe (c) Roberto (d) Sarah (e) Vicky

10. Which of the following groups of three can sit together on a bench? (a) Freddy, Jonathan and Marta (b) Freddy, Jonathan and Vicky (c) Freddy, Sarah and Vicky (d) Hillary, Lupe and Sarah (e) Lupe, Marta and Roberto

11. If Freddy sits immediately beside Vicky, which of the following cannot be true ? a. Jonathan sits immediately beside Sarah b. Lupe sits immediately beside Vicky c. Hillary sits in the front passenger seat d. Freddy sits on the same bench as Hillary e. Hillary sits on the same bench as Roberto

12. If Sarah sits on a bench that is behind where Jonathan is sitting, which of the following must be true ? a. Hillary sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Marta is sitting b. Lupe sits in a seat or on a bench that is in front of where Freddy is sitting c. Freddy sits on the same bench as Hillary d. Lupe sits on the same bench as Sarah e. Marta sits on the same bench as Vicky

13. Make six squares of the same size using twelve match-sticks. (Hint : You will need an adhesive to arrange the required figure)

14. A farmer has two rectangular fields. The larger field has twice the length and 4 times the width of the smaller field. If the smaller field has area K, then the are of the larger field is greater than the area of the smaller field by what amount? (a) 6K (b) 8K (c) 12K (d) 7K

15. Nine equal circles are enclosed in a square whose area is 36sq units. Find the area of each circle.

16. There are 9 cards. Arrange them in a 3*3 matrix. Cards are of 4 colors. They are red, yellow, blue, green. Conditions for arrangement: one red card must be in first row or second row. 2 green cards should be in 3rd column. Yellow cards must be in the 3 corners only. Two blue cards must be in the 2nd row. At least one green card in each row.

17. Is z less than w? z and w are real numbers. (I) z2 = 25 (II) w = 9 To answer the question, a) Either I or II is sufficient b) Both I and II are sufficient but neither of them is alone sufficient c) I & II are sufficient d) Both are not sufficient

18. A speaks truth 70% of the time; B speaks truth 80% of the time. What is the probability that both are contradicting each other?

19. In a family 7 children dont eat spinach, 6 dont eat carrot, 5 dont eat beans, 4 dont eat spinach & carrots, 3 dont eat carrot & beans, 2 dont eat

beans & spinach. One doesnt eat all 3. Find the no. of children.

20. Anna, Bena, Catherina and Diana are at their monthly business meeting. Their occupations are author, biologist, chemist and doctor, but not necessarily in that order. Diana just told the neighbour, who is a biologist that Catherine was on her way with doughnuts. Anna is sitting across from the doctor and next to the chemist. The doctor was thinking that Bena was a good name for parents to choose, but didnt say anything. What is each persons occupation? Reply With Quote Multi-Quote This Message Quick reply to this message #3 Report Post

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Aptitude Question Papers of L&T With Answers:

Qs. 1-5. In each of the questions below are given two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusion logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Give answer: (1) if only Conclusion I follows. (2) if only Conclusion II follows. (3) if either Conclusion I or II follows.

(4) if neither Conclusion I nor II follows. (5) if both Conclusion I and II follow.

Statements:

1. Some trucks are houses. Some houses are trains Conclusions:

I. Some trains are trucks. II. No train is truck. Statements:

2. All flowers are trees. All trees are fruits. Conclusions:

I. Some fruits are flowers. II. All flowers are fruits. Statements:

3. Some kites are threads. No thread is needle. Conclusions:

I. Some kites are needles. II. No needle is thread. Statements:

4. All chairs are buildings. All tables are buildings. Conclusions: I. Some chairs are tables. II. Some tables are chairs. Statements:

5. Some books are pens. All pens are papers. Conclusions:

I. Some papers are books. II. All books are papers. Statements:

6. The difference between th of th of a number and th of th of the same number is 9. What is the number?

1) 45 2) 35 3) 40 4) 30 5) None of these

7. What is the area of a circle with the circumference of 88cms?

1) 618sq cms 2) 516sq cms

3) 600sq cms 4) 615sq cms 5) None of these

8. A student scores 55% marks in 8 papers of 100 marks each. He scores 15% of his total marks in English. How much does he score in English?

1) 55 2) 66 3) 77 4) 44 5) None of these

9. What should come in place of the question-mark (?) in the following number series? 5690 5121 4552 3983 3414 2845?

1) 2276 2) 2516 3) 2746 4) 2356 5) None of these

10. Car X covers a distance of 385 kms in 7 hours and car Y covers a distance of 715 kms in 13 hrs. What is the difference in the speed of the two cars?

1) 2kms/hr

2) 1km/hr 3) 3kms/hr 4) 5kms/hr 5) None of these

11. The ratio of the present ages of Sunita and vinita is 4:5. Six years hence the ratio of their ages will be 14:17. What will be the ratio of their ages 12 years hence?

1) 15:19 2) 13:15 3) 16:19 4) 17:19 5) None of these

12. Find out the greatest possible number for which 30% of that number is less than 100?

1) 331 2) 335 3) 325 4) 333 5) 328

13. a is greater than b by 2 and b is greater than c by 10. If a + b + c = 130, then (b +c) a = ?

1) 38 2) 42 3) 44 4) 34 5) None of these

14. Mr Sharma takes loan of Rs 25,000 and repays an amount of Rs 31,000 at the end of 2 years. What is the rate of simple interest at which repays the loan?

1) 8 p.c.p.a. 2) 6 p.c.p.a. 3) 12 p.c.p.a. 4) 9 p.c.p.a. 5) None of these

15. If 11 is subtracted from 15 and the difference is multiplied by 504, what will be the number?

1) 2024 2) 2104 3) 2004 4) 2014 5) None of these

16. The product of two successive positive integers is 462. Which is the smaller integer?

1) 20 2) 22 3) 21 4) 23 5) None of these

17. Each child from a certain school can make 5 items of handicraft in a day. If 1125 handicraft items are to be displayed in an exhibition then in how many days can 25 children make these items?

1) 6 days 2) 9 days 3) 8 days 4) 7 days 5) None of these

18. The owner of a furniture shop charges his customers 15% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs 9,039 for a sofa set, then what is the cost price of the sofa set?

1) Rs 7,680 2) Rs 7,860 3) Rs 7,880 4) Rs 7,660 5) None of these

19. While withdrawing an amount of Rs 49,350 a customer by mistake collects Rs 48,150. The remaining amount is deposited back to his account by the bank, which shows the balance of Rs 25,376. What will be the customers balance after depositing the remaining amount?

1) Rs 26,576 2) Rs 26,676 3) Rs 26,586 4) Rs 26,686 5) None of these

20. 20% of the total cost of a plot with an area of 395sqft is Rs 78,210. What is the rate of per sq ft of the plot?

1) Rs 1,020 2) Rs 999 3) Rs 1,000 4) Rs 995 5) None of these

Answers:

1. (3) 2. (5)

3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (5) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (5) 11. (3) 12. (4) 13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (3) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (5)

Source: http://entrance-exam.net/forum/general-discussion/sample-aptitudequestion-papers-l-t-103411.html#ixzz2fX1zRdFM Directions (Q.1-10): Study the following series I and II comprising of letters/digits/symbols and answer the questions given below: Series I: HT@7V?2RaL6AEW?4X+1 Series II: d5CZ? KS8?GU*3JF?1NB?

1. If the letters, the digits and the symbols from each series are counted separately, which of the following is the lowest in count? 1) Symbols in Series I 2) Digits in Series I 3) Symbols in Series II 4) Symbols in Series I and II both 5) None of these

2. Four of the following five are similar in some respects. Find the odd one.1) C4 2) *V 3) d1 4) ?L 5) K

3. If a new series is formed with the first half of series I and second half of series II, which element will be fifth to the right of eighteenth element from the right in the new series?1) d 2) R 3) L 4) N 5) None of these

4. What is the total no. of symbols in Series I each of which is immediately followed by a number and immediately preceded by a letter together with her number of letters in series II which are immediately preceded by a number and followed by a symbol?1) Five 2) Two 3) Four 4) Three 5) None of these

5. If all the symbols from series I are taken, followed by all letters from series II, followed by all numbers from series I and followed by all symbols from series II, then what is the total number of numbers which are preceded by letters and followed by symbols together with total number of letters followed by numbers and preceded by symbols in the series?1) Nil 2) One 3) Two 4) Three 5) None of these

6. If K means , H means , M means + and N means -, then what is the value of 13 K 7 H 22. 75 M 27 N 13?1) 19 2) 22

3) 18 4) 17 5) None of these

7. How many pairs of letters are there in the word PRIMOGENITURE which have the same number of letters between them as in English alphabet?1) More than ten 2) Nine 3) Eight 4) Seven 5) None of these

8. If it is possible to make a meaningful word from the 2nd, 7th, 8th, and 10th and letters of the word CONCATENATION, using each letter only once, third letter of the word would be your answer. If more than one such word can be formed, your answer would be S and if no such word can be formed, answer is M.1) M 2) S 3) N 4) E 5) None of these

9. In the following number series how many 4's are there which are immediately preceded by a pair of numbers whose product is more than the product of the pair of numbers immediately following 4? 5 3 4 6 4 8 9 4 7 6 4 5 7 4 8 44 8 0 2 3 4 3 1 4 7 21) 4

2) 5 3) 6 4) 2 5) None of these

10. In a certain code language the word INTERACT is written as QZXOBQKF. How will the word LONGWAYS be written in that language?1) PWXTDKLI 2) OVXDTKLT 3) PUXTDKLI 4) PVXTDKLI 5) None of these

Directions (Q. 11-14): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error.The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5), i.e. "No error". (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

11.1) In a significant judgement, the Supreme Court has held /2) that if a confessional statement made before the police /3) has no legal validity, the same before a customs official /4) could be used as evidence against the maker of the statement. /5) No error

12. 1) Two hundred families ripped apart by /2) the cold war division of the Korean peninsula were

/3) reunited in unbearably emotional scenes that nudged /4) North and South Korea further towards reconciliation. /5) No error

13. 1) Stung by the critics of its UN Force Commander /2) and pressure from regional players, /3) India has decided to pull out its contingent /4) from the UN peacekeeping force in Sierra Leone. /5) No error

14. 1) It is a matter of great concern that the governments /2) of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka want /3) to offer amnestly to Veerappan, a criminal who has killed more then 120 people, /4) thousands of elephants and smuggled huge qualities of sandalwood. /5) No error

Directions (Q. 15-24): Which of the following phrases (1), (2). (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer.

15. The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) asked it why should be not deregistered as a political party.1) asking why it should not be

2) to ask it to be 3) and asked it to 4) told it for No correction required

16. Having face with the difficulty of identifying genuinely sick units, the Central Govt is contemplating reviewing of the Sick industrial Companies Act.1) Being face the 2) Faced with 3) Facing of 4) Face to face 5) No correction required

17. Plagued by the popularity of Kaun Banega Crorepati, film exhibitors have decided to approach Amitabh Bachhan to trouble shooter.1) Plague by 2) Plagued off 3) Being plagued of 4) Plague with 5) No correction required

18. After the indications given off, the large number of Information Technology professionals in the country will multiply rapidly in the coming years.1) After the indication showing 2) Unfurling the indications 3) Given the indications 4) Seeing the indications

5) No correction required

19. There is a long feeling of need that the Constitution should be reviewed at least after 50 years of experience.1) a great feeling of need 2) always a long feeling 3) being a long feel of need 4) a long felt need 5) No correction required

20. Since we are living in Bombay for five years, we are reluctant to move to another city.1) Being that we living 2) Since we were living 3) Since we have been living 4) Being that we have been living 5) No correction required

21. Can you tell me where does your uncle live?1) where your uncle does live 2) where your uncle lives 3) where lives your uncle 4) where lived your uncle 5) No correction required

22. We might not be able to change the situation quickly but we should

continue our efforts in that direction.1) had not been 2) would not 3) did not 4) could not be 5) No correction required

23. Contrary to researchers' claim, a renowned French scientist has discovered that HIV can be transmitted through kissing.1) With the contrary of 2) Having contrary with 3) Going through the 4) Being contrast by the 5) No correction required

24. The Sydney Convention Centre sight a history creation for India when Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win a bronze medal.1) seen a creation of history 2) saw history being created 3) has saw history being created 4) views history creation 5) No correction required

What should come in place of the question mark (?) in the following questions? 25. (31569 + 2488 +47936) - (227 x 96) =?1) 61251 2) 60201

3) 62506 4) 60205 5) None of these

ANSWERS : 1. (5) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (3) 5. (1) 6. (3) 7. (1) 8. (2) 9. (2) 10. (4) 11.(2) 12. (5) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (5) 18.(3) 19. (4) 20. (3) 21. (2) 22. (5) 23. (5) 24. (2) 25.(2) SECTION-1 Mechanical aptitude

SET 1: 1. Stroboscope is used for measuring? A. rpm of the spur gear. B. temprature calibration. C. velocity of the reciprocating engine. d. All the above. e. None of the above. 2. Pneumatic pressure for industrial application?

3. Lathe bed is made of CI because?

4. Carbon is added to steel-to increase hardness

5. Guideways are hardened by which hardening method?

6. Carbon is added to engine parts to enhance property.

7. A metal has K temp gradient and 2K for another metal. If a hot fluid is passed through a pipe the pipe should be made up of a. K inside, 2K outside. b. 2K inside, K outside. c. Any of the above. d. None of the above.

8. Crowning of pulley is done for?

9. If temp increases viscosity of gas &liquid

10. Shear angle in press tool -to avoid burr, easy shear.

11. Hardening of shear face in press tool is to

12. Blank size is equal to size of punch in presswork.

13. Bending moment diagram for a UDL in cantilever beam. a. Parabola. b. Triangle. c. Rectangle. 14. for uniform strength of beam condition req. a) Depth constant, width increases. b) Depth increases, width decreases. c) Both should be increases.

d) All the above. e) None of the above.

15. M33*2 bolt size refers

16. For this bolt and nut arrangement what type is suitable a.M6-6nos b.M8-4nos c.M10-2nos d.M12-1 .

17. Rupture stress is

18. If two springs of stiffness K1&K2is in series the equivalent stiffness is

19. Find out odd a. Oxy-acety b. Plasma arc c. Electron beam d. USM

20.butt welding . 21.Welding employed for plastics

22.core prints

23.if carbon is added to petrol what happen

24.While machiningdoes not require lubricant.

25.Dirty filter is changed in to cleaner filter What will happen to the air fuel ratio in the case of carburetor.

26.internal keyway is machined by

27.Aircraft blades are produced by a. Casting b. Stretch forming c. Forging d. Bending.

28.when water hammer occurs in the case of welding?why?

29.No of cranks used in 6 cylinder engine

30.Which grade of CI has most shock absorbing and damping capacity

31.damper is a vibration (dissipater).

32.Piezometer is used to measure a)static pressure b)total pressure c)discharge]

33.which of the following is not a fusion welding a) spot welding. b) arc welding. c) Electron beam welding 34.besides any thickness 2 metals of different materials can be butt welded by a) by adjusting the initial gap. b) By adjusting the current,voltage. c) By adjusting the time of welding.

35.when pulley dia is doubled ,width is kept constant , tension is kept constant key size should be a) Doubled in length. b) Doubled in depth. c) Both twice.

36.thermoplastics can be molded by a) Vacuum molding b) Compression molding c) Injection molding

37.A ..WEIGHT AT SLOPE B WEIGHT THAT IS HANGING FOR EQUILIBRIUM a) A comes down b) B comes down c) A&B oscillates.

d) Remains at same.

38) Which load is safe for beam a) Point load. b) UDL locally. c) UDL fully. d) UVL.

39) For diesel engine which ratio is high? a) Compression ratio. b) Expansion ratio.

40) Washers are used for providing(bearing area).

41) Which has no differential(train).

42) Constituents of brass (alloy of copper and zinc).

43) Worm And worm wheels are used for higher reduction.

44) Why in a condenser the pressure drops below vaccum turbine is tripped off(choice:c)

45) Fits will be based on clerance between mating surface.

46)path traced by water particle flowing from an opening on the bottom of the container is Parabolic.

SET 2:

1) The path of jet discharging from bottom opening in a tank of water (parabola with its vertex at opening)

2)water hammer in pipes occur due to(heavy pressurisation of pipe)

3)specific speed of a pump(delivers unit discharge at unit head)

4)for small discharge at high pressure(reciprocating pump is preferred)

5)ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is(more)

6)rupture stress(load at breaking point/neck area)

7)moment diagram for cantilever beam carrying uniformly distributed load will be(parabolic)

8)moment of inertia of an area is always least with respect to(centroidal axis)

9)crowning on pulleys help(for automatic adjustment of belt position so that belt runs centrally)

10)mitre gears are same as (right angled bevel gears having same no.of teeth)

11)stress concentration is caused due to((d)all of above)

12)function of washer is(provide bearing area)

13)M33x2(metric threads of33mm O.D and 2mm pitch)

14)key used between shaft and pulley is made from(cold rolled mild steel bars)

15)hardness of steel depends on(shape7distribution of carbides in iron)

16)carbon steel is(an alloy of iron and carbon with varying quantities of Phosphorous&sulphur)

17)hardening of Machine tool guideways by(flame hardening)

18)carriage and tailstock are placed in(different guideways)

19)In welding,arc is too long due to(formation of globules in irregular pattern becoz of wandering of arc)

20)acetylene is stored in(liquid form)

21)purpose of riser is to(help feed casting until all solidification takes place)

22)core prints are used to(form set to support&hold core in place)

23)unlike materials as well as materials of different thickness can be butt welded by(control of presure&current)

24)galvanising is(process of coating of zn by hot dipping)

25)size of shaper is specified by(length of stroke)

26)hardness of wheel(or)grade of wheel refers to(strength of bond of wheel)

27)for grinding harder materials(softer grade is used)

28)dielectric medium in EDM is(kerosene)

29)electroplating requires(1)ac,2)dc,3)high frequency ac)

30)no cutting fluid is used in machining (C.I)

31)use of gap(snap)gauge

32)9.81 kgf=?newton

33)general gas eqn is(pv=mRT)

34)carnot cycle has max. efficiency for(reversible engine)

35)fuel-air ratio in a petrol engine fitted with suction carburettor,operating

with dirty air filter as compared to clean filter will be(higher)

36)In S.I engines ,air fuel ratio for idling speed is(1)lean,2)rich)

37)use of piezometer

38)specific heat values for solid&liquid(one)

39)most ductile metal is(1)gold 2)steel 30C.I 4)Al)

40)aeroplane wings are made of

41)adv.of projection welding over spot welding

42)electrodes of resistance welding are made of(high strength&high conductivity)

43)AIRCRAFT GASTURBINE is made of(timken,haste&inconelalloys)

44)when a spring is cut into two,stiffness becomes

45)shear angle given in punch during piercing or punching operation is due to

46)worm gears used for(1)low redn speed 2)high rednspeed)

47)helical gears are used(for noise redn)

48)mirror(image) is due to

49)hardest cutting tool material is(tungsten carbide)

50)fit is reqd due to(clearance between two mating parts)

51)damper is used for

52)Thickness(t=0.5cm)shear dis=7cm & tensiles tress=400kg/sq.cm find force reqd in punch?

SET 3:

1. Why CI is used for most m/c tools (dampening).

2. Which of the following does not require cooling medium (CI).

3. Among the following which is most used for vibration and dampening (GCI).

4. Which gear has no axial thrust (herring borne)?

5. Which has no differential (train).

6. When C is deposited on engine piston, what happens?

7. Constituents of brass (alloy of copper and zinc).

8. In a sheet metal blanking process the dia of the blank is equal to (dia of punch).

9. Fits will be based on (clearance bet mating parts).

10. C is added to a material why (to increase hardness).

11. Why in a condenser the pressure drops below vacuum turbine is tripped off (choice c).

12. Washers are used for providing (bearing area).

13. Constant enthalpy process (throttling).

14. Hardness of steel depends on (carbon).

15. If two springs of stiffness k1 and K2 is in series the equivalent stiffness is (k1+k2/k1k2).

16. Which one will have uniform strength (choice a) width same depth varying. b) Depth same width varying. c) Width and depth vary proportionally. D) Any of the above. E) None of the above.

17. In a simple row 6 cylinder radial engine how many cranks will be there (1).

18. In which of the following work done is zero (all the above). 19. How internal keyway is made (broaching).

20. Screw threads are made (rolling).

21. In which instrument more measure is taken (outside micrometer).

22. Most common pressure range used for industrial applications (5 to 10 bar).

23. Worm gears are used for (high reduction ratios).

24. Ni is added to CI to increase (toughness).

SECTION 2

Mechanical comprehension

Basically 4 types

1) asked to find the gear direction of rotation given the driver rotation

2) Minimum effort to lift the load given different types of mechanisms

3) Speed of the gear rotation

4) Water flowing from a channel All were diagrammatic. 8-10 questions from pulleys, gears, and shafts.

SECTION 3 Non-verbal reasoning

These were for picture puzzles:

This part is the easiest of all. You can easily solve it in less than 30 minutes. Certain sequence of

8 pictures will be given and u will be asked to find the 9th one, u will have 8 choices. You can easily solve the first 20-25 questions and others are little difficult.

GD topics:

1. Should Mangers Be Good Technical Personnel? 2. Indian Technical Professionals Wish To Merely Set Up A Career Abroad. 3. Are Indians Less Quality Conscious? 4. Brain drain. There were 3 sections:

1. Verbal (25) : fill in the blanks with prepositions, 3 comprehensions

2. Reasoning (25) : typical reasoning qs like whats the next picture to follow in the series

3. Quantitative (25) : Questions from probability, time and distance, time and work etc. Refer Aptitude by R.S.Agarwal

the total time was 60 mins.

the total qs were 75.

Details of the process and your contribution:

PERSONAL INTERVIEW (TECHNICAL)

Technical questions asked were:

1. Difference b/w fire and water tube boilers

2. What is super-heating ?

3. Till what extent will you superheat the steam before it is introduced in the turbine

4. Why is feed water used in power plant treated and how? (ANS: to prevent scaling, corrosion , pH >=7 ..etc)

5. A hollow shaft and a solid shaft are given the same torsion. A hollow shaft can withstand higher stresses. Why?(ANS: torsion formula)

6. A piston-cylinder arrangement is shown.

Air is entering through both the valves in equal amounts i.e. the air pressure on either sides of the piston is the

same. Will the piston move ? If yes which side and why ?(ANS: left side F=P*A; area on left side of piston is less)

7. A cycle pump is used to pump a tire. After pumping for a long time the pump is left in its position for 3-4

hours.Will the position change or not ? Why ?( think thermodynamics )

8. Where can you find the use of an I section ?Why is it used ?(ANS: section modulus is the highest, railway tracks)

Questions 1-4 were asked based on my training.

PERSONAL INTERVIEW (HR)

HR and Technical was together and it was taken by a single panel member.

First I was asked the most question that all interviews usually start with tell me about yourself ?

I used this questions answer to steer my interview. I talked about my strengths indirectly, then went on to explain what trainings and projects i had done. I was asked a few questions regarding my co-curricular activities like NCC and then was asked about my training and from there technical interview started.

Before the interview we were asked to fill up a form asking for: address, c.g, which department you would like to join, favorite subjects, projects, trainings, co-curricular activities, hobbiesetc

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES

The aptitude was easy but time management was important as there was sectional cut-off for each section.

In the interview i made sure that i was asked regarding my trainings and project. I could answer almost all questions regarding the trainings and also explain many practical things not given in the books . So please make sure you are thorough with your training or project topic basics. The interview went for 30 mins.

SUGGESTIONS TO JUNIORS

For aptitude practice R.S.Agarwal. Usually aptitude questions are easy but due to time constraints it is difficult to solve all the questions. This requires Good PRACTICE. Practicing apti and keeping it in touch will help to reduce time taken per question.

For technical interview be thorough with atleast 1 favorite subject and training.

To be thorough with the mechanical engg. basics go through Elements of mechanical engg. by Mathur Mehta Tiwari.

L&T is a good core company to start your career with. If you want to gain experience and if you want exposure this is one of the best place to be in.

Best of luck !!!