MechanicalEngineeringExcerise1

1.

1 3 0

Giventhatthedeterminantofthematrix 2 6 4 is12,thedeterminantof
1 0 2
2 6 0

thematrix 4 12 8 is
2 0 4

(A)96

(B)24

(C)24

(D)96

2.

x sin x
is
x0 1 cos x

(A)0

(B)1

(C)3

3.

Theargumentofthecomplexnumber

(A)

4.

Thematrixformofthelinearsystem

(A)

d x 3 5 x
=

dt y 4 8 y

(C)

d x 4 5 x
=

dt y 3 8 y

(D)

5.

Which one of the following describes the relationship among the three vectors,

Lt

(B)
2

(D)notdefined

1+ i
,where i = 1 ,is
1 i

(C)

(D)

dx
dy
= 3x 5 y and = 4 x + 8 y is
dt
dt
(B)

d x 3 8 x
=

dt y 4 5 y

d x 4 8 x
=

dt y 3 5 y

i + j + k , 2i + 3 j + k and 5i + 6 j + 4k ?

(A)Thevectorsaremutuallyperpendicular

(B)Thevectorsarelinearlydependent

(C)Thevectorsarelinearlyindependent

(D)Thevectorsareunitvectors

6.

AcircularrodoflengthLandareaofcrosssectionAhasamodulusofelasticity
Eandcoefficientofthermalexpansion.Oneendoftherodisfixedandother
endisfree.IfthetemperatureoftherodisincreasedbyT,then

(A)stressdevelopedintherodisE Tandstraindevelopedintherodis T

(B)bothstressandstraindevelopedintherodarezero

(C)stressdevelopedintherodiszeroandstraindevelopedintherodis T

(D)stressdevelopedintherodisE Tandstraindevelopedintherodiszero

7.

Ametallicrodof500mmlengthand50mmdiameter,whensubjectedtoatensile
forceof100kNattheends,experiencesanincreaseinitslengthby0.5mmanda
reduction in its diameter by 0.015 mm. The Poissons ratio of the rod material is
_______

8.

Criticaldampingisthe

(A)

Largestamountofdampingforwhichnooscillationoccursinfreevibration

(B)

Smallestamountofdampingforwhichnooscillationoccursinfreevibration

(C)

largestamountofdampingforwhichthemotionissimpleharmonicinfree
vibration

(D)

Smallestamountofdampinggforwhichthemotio
onissimpleeharmonicinfree
vibration
n

9.

pingonahorizontallevelfloorw
withthe
Acirccularobjecctofradiussrrollswitthoutslipp
centeer having velocity
v
V.. The veloccity at thee point of contact beetween the object
andttheflooris

(A)zeero

(C)Voppositettothedirectionofm
motion

10.

hegivensttatements:
Forth

I.Maatingspurgearteeth
hisanexam
mpleofhiggherpair

II.Arrevolutejo
ointisanexxampleoflowerpairr

Indicatethecorrectansw
wer.

(A)BothIandIIarefalse (B)IistrueeandIIisffalse

dIIistrue (D)BothIandIIaretrue
(C)Iiisfalseand

11.

A rigid link PQ is 2 m lon

ng and oriented at 20o
2 to thee horizontaal as show
wn in the

(B)Vintheedirectionofmotion
(D)Vverticcallyupwarrdfromthefloor

figuree.Themaggnitudean
nddirectionofvelocityVQ,and
dthedirecctionofvelocityVP
aregiven.Them
magnitudeeofVP(inm
m/s)atthissinstantiss

(A)2.14

(B)1.8
89

(C)1.21
1

(D)0.96

12.

numbersiggnifiestheratioof
Biotn

(A)co
onvectiverresistanceinthefluid
dtocondu
uctiveresisstanceinth
hesolid

(B)co
onductiveresistanceinthesoliidtoconveectiveresisstanceinthefluid

(C)in
nertiaforce
etoviscousforceintthefluid

(D)buoyancyfo
orcetovisccousforceinthefluid

13.

maximum theoreticaalworkobttainable,w
whenasysteminteraactstoequ
uilibrium
Them
withareferencceenvironm
ment,iscaalled

ntropy(B)EEnthalpy(C)Exergy(D))Rothalpy
(A)En

14.

Consider a two
odimensio
onal lamin
nar flow over
o
a longg cylinderr as shown
n in the
figureebelow.

The free
f
stream
m velocity is U and
d the free stream teemperaturee T is low
wer than
theccylindersurfacetemp
peratureTTs.Thelocaalheattran
nsfercoeffficientism
minimum
atpo
oint

(A)1(B)2(C)3(D)4
4

15.

Foracompletelysubmerggedbodyw
withcentreeofgravityyGandccentreofbuoyancy
B,th
heconditio
onofstabilitywillbee

(A)GislocatedbelowB

(B)GislocatedaboveB

(C)GandBarecoincident

(D)independentofthelocationsofGandB

16.

Inapowerplant,water(density=1000kg/m3)ispumpedfrom80kPato3MPa.
The pump has an isentropic efficiency of 0.85. Assuming that the temperature of
thewaterremainsthesame,thespecificwork(inkJ/kg)suppliedtothepumpis

(A)0.34(B)2.48(C)2.92(D)3.43

17.

WhichoneofthefollowingisaCFCrefrigerant?

(A)R744(B)R290(C)R502(D)R718

18.

The jobs arrive at a facility, for service, in a random manner. The probability
distributionofnumberofarrivalsofjobsinafixedtimeintervalis

(A)Normal(B)Poisson(C)Erlang(D)Beta

19.

Inexponentialsmootheningmethod,whichoneofthefollowingistrue?

(A)0 1andhighvalueofaisusedforstabledemand

(B)0 1andhighvalueofaisusedforunstabledemand

(C) 1andhighvalueofaisusedforstabledemand

(D) 0andhighvalueofaisusedforunstabledemand

20.

For machining a rectangular island represented by coordinates P(0,0), Q(100,0),

R(100,50) and S(0,50) on a casting using CNC milling machine, an end mill with a
diameter of 16 mm is used. The trajectory of the cutter centre to machine the
islandPQRSis

(A)(8,8),(108,8),(108,58),(8,58),(8,8)

(B)(8,8),(94,8),(94,44),(8,44),(8,8)

(C)(8,8),(94,0),(94,44),(8,44),(8,8)

(D)(0,0),(100,0),(100,50),(50,0),(0,0)

21.

Which one of the following instruments is widely used to check and calibrate
geometricfeaturesofmachinetoolsduringtheirassembly?

(A)Ultrasonicprobe

(B)CoordinateMeasuringMachine(CMM)

(C)Laserinterferometer

(D)Verniercalipers

22.

Themajordifficultyduringweldingofaluminiumisduetoits

(A)hightendencyofoxidation

(B)highthermalconductivity

(C)lowmeltingpoint

(D)lowdensity

23.

The main cutting force acting on a tool during the turning (orthogonal cutting)

operationofametalis400N.Theturningwasperformedusing2mmdepthofcut
and0.1mm/revfeedrate.Thespecificcuttingpressure(inN/mm2)is

(A)1000(B)2000(C)3000(D)4000

24.

Theprocessofreheatingthemartensiticsteeltoreduceitsbrittlenesswithoutany
significantlossinitshardnessis

(A)normalising(B)annealing(C)quenching(D)tempering

25.

Insolidstatewelding,thecontaminationlayersbetweenthesurfacestobewelded
areremovedby

(A)alcohol

(B)plasticdeformation

(C)waterjet

(D)sandblasting

26.

1
The integral
i
vC ( ydx xddy) is evalluated along the cirrcle x2 + y 2 = 4 traversed in

counterclockw
wisedirectio
on.Theinttegraliseq
qualto

(B)
4

(C)
2

(A)0

27.

d2y
Ify=f(x)isthesolutiono
of 2 = 0 withtheb
boundarycconditionssy=5atx=0,and
dx

(D
D)

dy
= 2 atx=110,f(15)=________
dx
28.

In the following table, x is a discreete random variablee and p(x) is the pro
obability
density.Thestaandarddevviationofxxis

(A)0.18

29.

Usinggthetrape
ezoidalrulee,anddiviidingtheintervalof integrationintothreeeequal

(C)0.54
4

(B)0.3
36

(D)0.6

+1

subin
ntervals,th
hedefiniteintegral | x | dx is________
1

30.

Thesstateofstrressatapo
ointisgiveenbyx= 6MPa,
y=4MPa,,andxy= 8MPa.
Them
maximumttensilestreess(inMPaa)atthepointis________

31.

A blo
ock R of mass
m
100 kg
k is placed
d on a blo
ock S of mass
m
150 kgg as show
wn in the
figuree.BlockR istiedto thewallb
byamass lessandin
nextensiblestringPQ
Q.Ifthe
coeffficient of static
s
fricttion for all surfaces is 0.4, the minimum force F
F (in kN)
neededtomovvetheblockSis

(A)0.69

(B)0.8
88

32.

450mmisusedfor
Apairofspurggearswithmodule5mmandacenterdisstanceof4

(C)0.98
8

(D)1.37

berofteeth
honpinion
nis________
aspeeedreductionof5:1.Thenumb
33.

Consider a can
ntilever beeam, havin
ng negligible mass and uniform
m flexural rigidity,
with length 0.0
01 m. The frequencyy of vibrattion of thee beam, with
w a 0.5 kg mass
attacched at the
e free tip, is 100 Hzz. The flexxural rigidity (in N.m
m2) of the beam is
________

34.

An id
deal waterr jet with volume
v
flo
ow rate off 0.05 m3/s
/ strikes a
a flat platee placed
norm
maltoitspaathandexxertsaforcceof1000N.Consideeringthed
densityofw
wateras
1000kg/m3,the
ediameter(inmm)o
ofthewateerjetis________

35.

Ablo
ockweighin
ng200Nisincontacctwithaleevelplanewhoseco
oefficients ofstatic
and kinetic fricction are 0.4 and 0.2,
0 respecctively. Thee block is acted upon by a
horizontal force (in newton) P = 10t,
1 wheree t denotees the time in secon
nds. The
veloccity(inm/ss)oftheblockattaineedafter10
0secondsis________

36.

Aslid
dercrankm
mechanism
mhassliderrmassof1
10kg,strokeof0.2m
mandrotaateswith
auniiformangu
ularvelocittyof10raad/s.Thep
primaryineertiaforceesoftheslliderare
partiaally balancced by a revolving
r
m
mass
of 6 kg at the crank, plaaced at a distance
d
equal to crank radius. Neglect thee mass of connecting rod and crank. When
W
the

with respecct to sliderr axis) is 30,

3 the un
nbalanced force (in newton)
n
crankk angle (w
norm
maltothesslideraxisiis________
37.

An offset
o
slid
dercrank mechanissm is sho
own in the
t
figuree at an instant.
Convventionally,theQuickkReturnR
Ratio(QRR))isconsideeredtobegreaterth
hanone.
ThevvalueofQR
RRis________

38.

ArigiiduniformrodABofflengthLaandmassm
mishinged
datCsuch
hthatAC==L/3,CB
= 2L//3. Ends A
A and B are supporteed by springs of sprring constaant k. Thee natural
frequ
uencyofth
hesystemiisgivenbyy

k

2m

(B)

k
m

(C)

2k

(D)

5k

(A)

39.

Ahyd
drodynamicjournal bearingis subjectto
o2000Nlo
oadataro
otationalsspeedof
2000rpm.Both
hbearingb
borediameterandleengthare4
40mm.If radialcleaaranceis
20 m
and bearing is lubricated
d with an
n oil havin
ng viscositty 0.03 Pa.s,
P
the
Somm
merfeldnu
umberofth
hebearinggis________

40.

A 20
00 mm long, stresss free rod
d at room
m temperature is heeld betweeen two
immo
ovablerigidwalls.Th
hetemperratureofth
herodisu
uniformlyrraisedby2
250C.If
theYYoungsmo
odulusand
dcoefficien
ntoftherm
malexpanssionare20
00GPaand
d1105
/C, respective
r
ly, the maagnitude of
o the longgitudinal sttress (in MPa)
M
developed in
thero
odis_____
___

41.

1.5kgofwaterrisinsaturatedliquidstateat 2bar(vf==0.001061
1m3/kg,uf=504.0
kJ/kgg, hf = 50
05 kJ/kg). Heat is added
a
in a constan
nt pressuree process till the
temp
perature of
o water reeaches 40
00C (v = 1.5493 m3/kg, u = 2967.0 kJ//kg, h =
3277.0kJ/kg).TTheheatadded(inkJJ)intheprrocessis________

42.

Consideroned
dimensionaalsteadysstateheat conductionacrossawall(asshownin
figureebelow)o
ofthicknesss30mm andtherm
malconducctivity15W
W/m.K.At x=0,a
consttantheatfflux,q"=1
1105W/m
m2isapplied.Ontheeothersideofthew
wall,heat
is rem
moved fro
om the waall by convvection with a fluid
d at 25C and heat transfer
coeffficientof250W/m2.K
K.Thetem
mperature((inC),atxx=0is________

43.

Waterflowsthroughapipehavinganinnerradiusof10mmattherateof36kg/hr
at25C.Theviscosityofwaterat25Cis0.001kg/m.s.TheReynoldsnumberofthe
flowis_______

44.

Forafullydevelopedflowof waterinapipehavingdiameter10cm, velocity0.1

m/sandkinematicviscosity105m2/s,thevalueofDarcyfrictionfactoris_______

45.

Inasimpleconcentricshaftbearingarrangement,thelubricantflowsinthe2mm
gap between the shaft and the bearing. The flow may be assumed to be a plane
Couetteflowwithzeropressuregradient.Thediameteroftheshaftis100mmand
itstangentialspeedis10m/s.Thedynamicviscosityofthelubricantis0.1kg/m.s.
The frictional resisting force (in newton) per 100 mm length of the bearing is
_______

46.

The nondimensional fluid temperature profile near the surface of a convectively

T T
y
y
cooled flat plate is given by W
= a + b + c , where y is measured
TW T
L
L
2

perpendicular to the plate, L is the plate length, and a, b and c are arbitrary
constants. TW and T are wall and ambient temperatures, respectively. If the
thermal conductivity of the fluid is k and the wall heat flux is q", the Nusselt
number Nu =

q" L
.isequalto
TW T k

(A)a

(B)b

(C)2c

(D)(b+2c)

47.

InanairstandardOttocycle,airissuppliedat0.1MPaand308K.Theratioofthe
specificheats()andthespecificgasconstant(R)ofairare1.4and288.8J/kg.K,
respectively. If the compression ratio is 8 and the maximum temperature in the
cycleis2660K,theheat(inkJ/kg)suppliedtotheengineis_______

48.

A revversible he
eat enginee receives 2 kJ of heeat from a
a reservoirr at 1000 K and a
certaain amount of heat from a reeservoir at 800 K. It
I rejects 1 kJ of heeat to a
reserrvoirat400
0K.Theneetworkoutput(inkJ)ofthecyccleis

(A)0.8

49.

Anid
dealreheattRankineccycleoperaatesbetweeenthepreessurelimitsof10kP
Paand8

(B)1.0
0

(C)1.4

(D)2.0

MPa,,withrehe
eatbeingd
doneat4 MPa.The temperatu
ureofsteaamatthe inletsof
both turbines is
i 500C and the entthalpy of steam
s
is 3185
3
kJ/kg at the exit of the
high pressure turbine an
nd 2247 kJ/kg
k
at th
he exit of
f low pressure turbiine. The
enthaalpyofwaaterattheexitfromthepump
pis191kJ/kg.Usethefollowingtable
forreelevantdatta.

Disreegardingth
hepumpw
work,thecyycleefficiency(inperrcentage)iis________

50.

Jobs arriveataafacilityattanaveraggerateof 5inan8h

hourshift.Thearrivaalofthe
jobsffollowsPo
oissondistrribution.Theaverageeservicetiimeofajo
obontheffacilityis
40m
minutes.Th
heservice timefollow
wsexponeentialdistrribution.Id
dletime(in
nhours)
attheefacilitypershiftwilllbe

144

10

(A)

51.

Ameetalrodof initiallenggthL0issu
ubjectedto
oadrawingprocess.Thelengtthofthe

(B)

(C)

(D)

rodaatanyinstaantisgiven
nbytheexpression,L(t)=L0(1
1+t2),wheeretistheetimein
minu
utes.Thetrruestrainrrate(inmin1)attheendofoneeminuteiss_______

52.

Durin
ng pure orrthogonal turning
t
op
peration off a hollow
w cylindricaal pipe, it is found
that the thickn
ness of the chip pro
oduced is 0.5 mm. The
T feed given to the
t zero
degreee rake angle tool is 0.2 mm/rev. Th
he shear strain
s
prod
duced durring the
operaationis___
_____

53.

Forth
hegivenasssembly:2
25H7/g8,m
matchGroupAwithGroupB

(A)PI,QIII,RIV,SII

(B)PI,QIV,RIII,SII

(C)PII,QIII,RIV,SI

(D)PII,,QIV,RIIII,SI

54.

IftheeTaylorstoollifeexp
ponentniss0.2,andtthetoolch
hangingtim
meis1.5m
min,then
theto
oollife(inmin)form
maximump
production
nrateis___
______

55.

An aluminium alloy (den

nsity 2600 kg/m3) caasting is to
o be produ
uced. A cyylindrical
hole of 100 mm
m diameteer and 100
0 mm lenggth is mad
de in the casting
c
usiing sand
core(density16
600kg/m3).Thenetbuoyancyforce(inn
newton)acctingonthecoreis
______________
_____

KeyforExcerise1

Q.NO

Key/Range

29

1.10to1.12

30

8.4to8.5

31

32

29to31

33

0.064to0.067

34

56to57

35

4.8to5.0

0.29to0.31

36

29to31

37

1.2to1.3

38

10

39

0.75to0.85

11

40

499to501

12

41

4155to4160

13

42

620to630

14

43

635to638

15

44

0.06to0.07

16

45

15to16

17

46

18

47

1400to1420

19

48

20

49

40to42

21

50

22

51

0.9to1.1

23

52

2.8to3.0

24

53

25

54

5.9to6.1

26

55

7to8

27

34to36

28