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Q.1
Rajats house is facing east. One fine morning, after coming out of his
house, he walks a distance of 1 km and then takes a left turn but keeps
walking. He takes a left turn after having walked twice the distance in the
previous step. He keeps doing this i.e. taking left turn and walking twice
the distance of the previous step just before he is due to take a left turn a
6th time. Where is he with respect to the starting point?

a.

13 km E and 26 km N

b. 13 km W, 26 km S
c. 12 km E and 24 km N
d. 26 km E, 13 km N

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.2
In the sentence given below, some part of the sentence needs an
improvement. Identify the option which makes a meaningful and
grammatically correct sentence:
A taller cadet rushed forward than any of his comrades.
a.

A cadet, taller than any of his comrades rushed forward

b. A cadet rushed forward, taller than any of his comrades

c. A cadet rushed forward than any of his taller comrades
d. no need of improvement

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.3
In this question, a sentence has been split into 4 parts labeled as a to
d. Only one of these parts has an error. Error could be in the form of a
missing word, an extra word or in grammar. Identify the part that has an
error.
a. The Indian radio
b. which was previously controlled by the British rulers
c.

is free now from the narrow vested interests

d. No error

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.4
Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blanks in the given
sentence:
Each occupation has its own _______; bankers, lawyers and IT
professionals, for example, all use among themselves a language which
outsiders have difficulty in assimilating.
a. problems
b.

jargon

c. rewards
d. compound

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.5
In a test given by Prof Virus during the minors, Raju gets 32% marks and
fails by 20 marks whereas Chaturbhuj gets 30 marks more than passing
marks while scoring 42% marks. The marks required to get twice the
passing marks are ____________.

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

360

Solution

Q.6
Given below are 5 statements out of which 3 are logically related to each
other. Out of the 4 options having a set of 3 statements each, identify the
set where the statements are most closely
related to each other.
i. All flowers are fragrant.
ii. All flowers are majestic.
iii. All flowers are plants.

iv. All flowers need air.

v. All plants need air.
a.

iii, v and iv

b. i, iii and ii
c. ii, iv and iii
d. iii, v and ii

Attem pt

Correct

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.7
There were p pigeons and s sparrows in a cage. One fine morning m
birds escaped to freedom. If the caretaker was able to figure out by only
looking (not counting) into the cage that at least one pigeon had escaped,
based on the knowledge that m = 7, then which of the following cannot
be the value of the number of sparrows and pigeons?
a.

8 and 10

b. 4 and 12
c. 6 and 25
d. 2 and 7

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.8
Assume that equal number of people are born each day of the year. If the
century under consideration is the 20th century, what is the percentage
of people who are born on 29th February?
[Assume no deaths occur during the period under consideration].
a. 0.685
b. 0.0685
c. 0.684
d.

0.0684

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.9
Two trains T1 and T2 are running at speed of 60 km per hour and 45 km
per hour respectively. T1 leaves from station A for station B and train
T2 leaves from B for A at the same time it is given that distance
between A and B is 1260 km. They cross each other at station C
between A and B. Both strains start their return journey immediately
after reaching their respective destinations. After how much time (in
hours) of T2 reaching A, will they cross each other again?

a. 6
8

b.
c. 10
d. 12

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.10
Rajarams monthly income is distributed in 5 expense heads namely
house rent, groceries, transport expenses, electricity and water
expenses and finally under the head miscellaneous expenditure. After
meeting these expenses, the remaining amount (which is non zero) goes
towards savings which is a fixed percentage of his income every month.
It is known that these amounts can be expressed as percentage of his
income as 6 distinctive integers. The percentage expenses under 5
heads are 5 integers such that difference between 2 consecutive
expenses is a constant. The minimum percentage of his income that he
saves per month is ____________.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.11
Match items from groups I, II and III :
Group -I

Group-II

Group-III

(Structure)

(Effective no.

(Co-ordination No.)

of atoms)
A. Simple cubic

P. 2

T. 8

B. Body centered

Q. 1

U. 6

C. Face centered

R. 4

W. 12

D. Hexagonal closedpacked S. 6
Codes:
A

(a)

(P, T)

(Q, U)

(S, W)

(R, W)

(b)

(Q, U)

(P, T)

(R, W)

(S, W)

(c)

(P, U)

(Q,T )

(R, W)

(S, W)

(d)

(Q, U)

(R, T)

(S, W)

(P, T)

a. a
b.

c. c
d. d

Attem pt

Q.12

Correct Ans.

Solution

A Carnot heat engine is operating between a source at TH and a sink at

TL. If it is desired to double the thermal efficiency of this engine, keeping
the sink temperature constant. What should be the new source
temperature (TH) ?

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.13
5 m3 of an ideal gas at 1 bar pressure is compressed isothermally in an
adiabatic piston-cylinder device to 2 m3 . Maximum work input needed by
the compressor is

a. 250 kJ
b. 300 kJ
c. 500 kJ
d.

Compression is not possible

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.14
The time in which the mass in a damped vibrating system would settle
down to 1/50th of its initial deflection for the given data will be ?
m = 200 kg
= 0.223
k = 40 N/mm

a. 0.221 s
b. 0.455 s
c. 0.622 s
d.

1.260 s

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.15
During the process of boiling and condensation, only a phase change
take place and one fluid remains at constant temperature throughout the
heat exchanger. In terms of number of transfer units (NTU), the
effectiveness of such an heat exchanger would be

a.
b. 1 exp ( NTU)

c.
d. Undefined solution

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.16
A beam simply supported at equal distance from the ends carries equal
loads at each end. Which of the following is true ?

a. The bending moment is minimum at the mid-span

b. The bending moment is minimum at the support
c. The bending moment varies gradually between the supports
d.

The bending moment is uniform between the supports

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.17
The diagram below represents the shear force variation over a beam AE,
simply supported at A and D, for a particular set of loading.

For the same set of loading, magnitude of bending moment (in kN-m) at
mid-span will be

a.

150

b. 120
c. 225
d. None of these

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.18
The main purpose of chaplets is

a. to ensure directional solidification

b. to provide efficient venting
c. for aligning the mould boxes
d.

to support the cores

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.19
In MIG welding, the metal is transferred in the form of?

a. A fine spray of metal

b.

Molten drops

c. Weld pool
d. Molecules

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.20
The cut-off ratio of a diesel cycle is 2. For equal air-standard efficiencies
of Otto and Diesel cycle, the ratio of compression ratio of diesel cycle to
that of Otto cycle would be

a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c.

1.5

d. 2.0

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.21
The centre of gravity of the coupler link in a 4-bar mechanism would

experience

a. no acceleration
b. only linear acceleration
c. only angular acceleration
d.

both linear and angular acceleration

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.22

The dia of a hole is given as

mm. The upper limit on the

dimensions in mm, of the shaft for achieving maximum interfence of 50

microns is

a.

60.05 mm

b. 60.15 mm
c. 60.25 mm
d. 60.40 mm

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.23
The equation uxx + xuxy + yuyy xyux = 0 is hyperbolic for

a.

b.

c.
d. y = x

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Q.24
The solution of the differential equation

a.

Solution

b.
c.
d.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.25

The value of

, where C is the left half of the unit circle, is

a. 0
b. 2i
c.

-2i

d. None of these

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.26
A full journal bearing with a journal of 75 mm diameter and a bearing of
100 mm length is subjected to a radial load 3000 N at 500 rpm. If the
viscosity of oil is 18 centipoise then the bearing modulus is __________
107 .

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

3.75 (3.25-4.25)

Solution

Q.27
Two carnot heat engines are operating in series. The first engine
receives heat from the reservoir at 1400 K and rejects the waste heat to
another reservoir at temperature T. The second engine receives this
energy rejected by the first one, converts some of it to work; and rejects
the rest to a reservoir at 300 K. If thermal efficiencies of both engines
are the same, then the temperature T is ____________ K.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

648 (647-649)

Solution

Q.28
Dry saturated steam at a pressure of 10 bar enters a convergent divergent nozzle and leaves at a pressure of 2 bar. If the flow is adiabatic
and frictionless, pressure at the throat of the nozzle is ________ bar.

(For saturated steam take, n = 1.135)

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

5.77 (5.5-6.0)

Solution

Q.29
The circulation around a rectangle defined by
x = 1, y = 1, x = 5 and y = 4
for the velocity field u = 2x + 3y, v = 2y will be ______ units.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

-36

Solution

Q.30
A mild steel plate has to be rolled in one pass such that the final plate

thickness is

of the initial thickness, with the entrance speed of 10

m/min and roll diameter of 500 mm. If the plate widens by 2% during
rolling, the exit velocity (in m/min) is______ .

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

14.7 (14.6-14.8)

Solution

Q.31
In a whitworth quick return motion mechanism, the distance between
the fixed centres is 50 mm and the length of the driving crank is 75 mm.
The length of slotted lever is 150 mm and length of the connecting rod is
135 mm. The ratio of the time of cutting stroke to the time of return
stroke is _________ .

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

2.74 (2.72-2.75)

Solution

Q.32
A orange consists of 12 ear-shaped pieces. Two piece diametrically
opposite to it are removed and eaten. If initially the mass moment of
Inertia about an axis passing through the centre of the orange, is Ii and

after the pieces are eaten is If , then the value of

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

0.83 (0.81-0.85)

is ____________.

Solution

Q.33
A cylindrical pin fin of diameter 5 cm and length 20 cm with negligible
heat loss from the tip has an efficiency of 0.5. The effectiveness of this
fin is ___________.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

8 (7.9-8.1)

Solution

Q.34
The probability that A speaks truth is 4/5, while this probability for B is
3/4. The probability that they contradict each other when asked to speak
on a fact is ___________.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

0.35

Solution

Q.35

is ____________.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

1.41 (1.40-1.42)

Solution

Q.36
Saturated ammonia at 0.2365 MPa enters a single acting compressor
and liquid ammonia at 21C enters the expansion valve of a refrigerating
plant.
If head pressure is 1.1638 MPa, then the COP of the refrigerating cycle
is:
Given: CP (Liquid NH3 ) = 4.6 kJ/kgK ; CP (Vapour NH3 ) = 2.75 kJ/kgK

a. 5.49
b.

4.94

c. 4.14
d. 6.14

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.37
A mild steel plate 400 mm 800 mm 30 mm is to be shaped along its
wider face. The ratio of return time to cutting time is 2 : 3 and the feed
per cycle is 2 mm. Tool approach and over-travel respectively are 50 mm
latch and cutting speed of tool is 24 m/min. The machining time required
for machining the given plate with WSS tool will be

a. 5 min
b. 20 min
c.

13 min

d. 17 min

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.38
A 100-litre electrical radiator containing heating oil is placed in a 100 m3
well sealed room at atmospheric pressure of 1 bar. Initially both room
and radiator are at 10C. The radiator with a rating of 1.8 kW is turned on.
At the same time, heat is lost from the room at an average rate of 0.35
kJ/s. After some time, the average temperature is measured to be 20C
for the air in the room, and 50C for the oil in the radiator.
Density and specific heat of the oil are 950 kg/m3 & 2.2 kJ/kg C
respectively. How long the heater is kept on?

a. 56 min
b.

106.25 min

c. 106.25 sec
d. 5821 sec

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.39
A freezing plant requires 50 tons of refrigeration. The freezing
temperature is 33C and ambient temperature is 27C. If the
performance of the plant is one-third of the theoretical reversed carnot
cycle working between the same temperature limits, the power input (in
kW) required for the plant is

a. 90.25
b.

131.25

c. 80.15
d. 151.15

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.40
Two component of a machine are connected by a bolt. The stiffness of
bolt is one-third of the combined stiffness of two components. Pre
loading of bolt is 5 kN due to initial tightening of bolt. The bolt material
has yt = 400 MPa and FOS = 2. To sustain the external force of 15 kN,
diameter of the bolt should be

a. 5 mm
b.

8 mm

c. 2 mm
d. 4 mm

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.41
For an assignment problem, Initial basic feasible solution is given below.

The optimal assignment is

a.

P V , Q I, R IV, S - III, T II

b. P V, Q I, R III, S - IV, T II

c. P V, Q II, R III, S - IV, T I

d. P I, Q II, R III, S - IV, T V

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.42
A bush manufacturing company has a contract to supply 5000 bushes to
an automobile factory per day. The company has capacity to
manufacture 8, 000 bushes and holding cost of 1000 bushes is 8 paise.
Set up cost is Rs 20. The frequency of production run is approximately

a. 11 days
b.

16 days

c. 20 days
d. 23 days

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.43
The copper thermocouple, spherical in shape, initially at 25C, which
when placed in a gas stream at 200C measures a temperature of 198C
in 5 seconds. For copper, = 8940 kg/m3 , C = 384 J/kg-K, k = 390 W/m-K
and the convective heat transfer coefficient = 400 W/m2 -K. The diameter
of the thermocouple is

a. 0.58 mm
b.

0.78 mm

c. 1.23 mm
d. 1.68 mm

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.44
For a maximization problem, after some simplex iteration the following
table is obtained

From this, one can conclude that

a. The LPP has a unique optimal solution

b. The LPP is infeasible
c.

The LPP is unbounded

d. The LPP has multiple optimal solution

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.45
A solid shaft of diameter d and length L is fixed at both the ends. A
torque, T0 is applied at a distance, L/4 from the left end as shown in the
figure given below.

The difference of magnitude of maximum and minimum shear stress in

the shaft is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.46
The power absorbed by fluid friction in a thrust bearing consisting of a
flat disc 10 cm in diameter placed at the lower end of a vertical shaft is
223.93 W. The oil film is 0.25 mm thick and the viscosity of the oil is 1.3
poise. The angular speed of shaft will be

a. 1000 rpm
b. 1500 rpm
c.

2000 rpm

d. 2500 rpm

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.47
A cylindrical vessel of 1 m diameter has water in it to a height of 2 m. Oil
of relative density 0.75 is kept over the water column for another 1 m.
Above the oil, a dead weight of 5 kN, base diameter 1 m is placed. The
total hydrostatic force and the centre of pressure on a gate 30 cm in
diameter placed along the vertical surface of the vessel such that the
lowest point of the gate is on the base of the vessel will be?

a. f = 1030 N, z p = 1.25 m
b. f = 2000 N, z p = 2 m
c.

f = 2427 N, z p = 3.50 m

d. f = 3000 N, z p = 4 m

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.48
A body of mass 1 kg is acted on by a force as shown in the diagram. If
the velocity of the bodyis zero at t =0, the velocity and distance traversed
to t = 1 min will be?
[The force acts for only 45 sec]

a. V = 435 m/s, S = 4.3 km

b. V = 235 m/s, S = 8.9 km
c.

V = 435 m/s, S = 16.3 km

d. V = 235 m/s, S = 29.8 km

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.49
The voltage current characteristics of a dc generator for arc welding is a
straight line between an open-circuit voltage of 80 V and short circuit
current of 300 Ampere. The generator settings for the maximum arc
power will be

a. 80 V and 150 A
b. 40 V and 300 A
c.

40 V and 150 A

d. 80 V and 300 A

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.50
Match Group-I with Group-II and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists:
Group-I

Group-II

P. G09

1. Linear Interpolation

Q. G41

2. Retardation

R. G01

3. Circular interpolation

S. G03

4. Cutter radius compensation

Codes:
P

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 3

(d) 2

a. a
b. b
c. c
d.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.51
A pinion of 20 involute teeth and 125 mm pitch circle diameter drives a
rack. The addendum of both pinion and rack is 6.25 mm. The length of
arc of contact corresponding to the least pressure which can be used to
avoid interference is

a. 36.68 cm
b.

36.68 mm

c. 72.44 cm
d. 72.44 mm

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.52
Consider the following statements relating to forecasting.
1. The time horizon to forecast depends upon where the product
currently lies in its life cycle.
2. Opinion and Judgemental forecasting method sometimes incorporate
statistical analysis.
3. In exponential smoothing, low values of smoothing constant, alpha
result in more smoothing than higher value of alpha.
Which of these statements are correct?

a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 1 and 2 only
c.

1 and 3 only

d. 2 and 3 only

Attem pt

Q.53

Correct Ans.

Solution

An eigen vector of the matrix,

is

a.

b.

c.

d.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.54

The value of

is

a. 22

b.

c.

d.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Q.55
Consider the following equations

Solution

x+y +w =0
y+z=0
x+y +z+w =0
x + y + 2z = 0
The system of equations will be

a. consistent having a unique solution but not trivial

b. consistent having many solutions
c.

consistent having a trivial solution

d. inconsistent having no solution

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

Solution

Q.56
Air at 27 and 1 bar is heated at constant volume until the pressure is 5
bar and then cooled at constant pressure back to original temperature.
Net decrease in entropy of the process is __________ kJ/kgK.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

0.46 (0.45-0.47)

Solution

Q.57
A 20 full depth involute system have a pinion of diameter 300 mm and
number of teeth on pinion is 60. If the length of line of action is 20 mm,
then the contact ratio is _______.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

1.35 (1.3-1.4)

Solution

Q.58
Air (1 atm; 5 C) with free stream velocity of 2 m/s flowing over a
stationary thin 1 m 1 m flat plate.
The flat plate has a uniform surface temperature of 35 C. If the friction
force asserted on the flat plate is 0.1 N, the rate of heat transfer from the
plate is ________ W.
Properties of air (1 atm; 5 C) is
= 1.269 kg/m3
Cp = 1006 J/kg-K
= 1.729 105 kg/m-s
Pr = 0.7350

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

1852.76 (1850-1855)

Solution

Q.59
A flat steel plate is of trapezoidal form. The thickness of the plate is 15
mm and it tapers uniformly from a width of 60 mm to a width of 10 mm in
a length of 300 mm. The elongation of the plate under an axial force of
120 kN is __________ mm.
[Take E = 2.04 105 N/mm2 ]

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

0.42 (0.40-0.44)

Solution

Q.60
A symmetric I -section (with width of each flange = 50 mm, thickness of
web = 10 mm) of steel is subjected to a shear force of 100 kN. Find the
magnitude of the shear stress in the web at its junction with the top
flange is ___________ N/mm2 .

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

71.12 (70-73)

Solution

Q.61
A slender rod weighing 140 N is held by a frictionless pin at A and by a
spring having a spring constant of 8.80 N/mm at B. The natural frequency
of oscillation for small vibrations will be ___________ Hz.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

7.88 (7.86-7.90)

Solution

Q.62
During pure orthogonal turning operation of a hollow cylindrical pipe, it is
found that the thickness of the chip produced is 0.5 m. The feed given to
the zero degree rake angle tool is 0.25 mm/rev. The shear strain
produced during the operation is________ .

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

2.5 (2.4-2.6)

Solution

Q.63
A liquid of specific gravity 1.5 is discharged from a tank through a siphon
whose summit point is 1.2 m above the liquid level in tank. The siphon
pipe has a diameter of 0.1 m and it discharges the liquid into atmosphere
at 100 kPa. If liquid vapour pressure is 28 kPa, the safe location of outlet
is ____________ m below the liquid level in the tank.

Not Attem pt

Correct Ans.

3.69 (3.67-3.71)

Solution

Q.64

If x is real, the maximum value of

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

41

is ____________.

Solution

Q.65
In an experiment with 15 observations on x, the following results we
available
x2 = 2830, x = 170
One observation that was 20 was found to be wrong and was replaced
by the correct value 30. Then the corrected variance is _____________.

Attem pt

Correct Ans.

78

Solution