MECHANICAL

1.Stiffners are used in a Plate Girder to :

A. Avoid buckling of web plate
B. Reduce the shear stress
C. Reduce the compressive stress
D. Take the bearing stress
2.The distance between C.G. of compression and C.G. of Tension Flanges of a Plate Girder is
known as :
A. Clear depth
B. Effective depth
C. Overall depth
D. None of these
3.Errors which may be variable both in magnitude and nature (positive or negative) are classified as
_______ error.
A. Hysteresis
B. Random
C. Interaction
D. Systematic
4.Which law of thermodynamics defines Entropy?
A. Zero
B. First
C. Second
D. Third
5.In Sand Moulding, the top flask is known as :
A. Cope
B. Drag
C. Fillet
D. Check
6.Which one of the following is an advantage of Forging?
A. Improved Physical Property
B. Close Tolerance
C. Low Tooling Cost
D. Good Surface Finish
7.Spot welding is an example of __________ welding.
A. Gas
B. Resistance
C. Arc
D. Tungsten Inert Gas
8.In a three-hinged arch, the Bending Moment will be zero at :
A. Right Hinge Only
B. Left Hinge Only
C. Both Right and Left Hinges
D. All the tree Hinges
9. In Drawing, the surface roughness is represented by :
A. Circles
B. Squares
C. Traiangles
D. Zig – Zag lines
10.A barometer measures :
A. Absolute pressure
B. Atmospheric pressure
C. Gauge pressure
D. Vacuum
11.The value of Σ dQ/T for an irreversible process is :
A. Less than zero
B. Greater than zero
C. Equal to zero
D. Any one ot these
12. The Air-Fuel ratio of the Petrol Engine is controlled by :
A. Carburettor
B. Injector
C. Governor
D. Fuel Pump

13. Which of the following is an SI Engine ?

A. Diesel Engine
B. Petrol Engine
C. Gas Engine
D. None of these
14.Which of the following cycles is used in thermal power plants ?
A. Rankine
B. Carnot
C. Otto
D. Joule

15. If the fundamental frequency of a pipe closed at one end and open at another end is 512 Hz. The
fundamental frequency of a pipe of the same dimenstion but open at both ends will be :
A. 1024 Hz
B. 64 Hz
C. 256 HZ
D. 128 Hz
16.Filler Metal is used in :
A. Seam Welding
B. Spot welding
C. Projection welding
D. Gas welding
17.Stefan Boltzmann Lq is applicable for Heat Transfer by :
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Radiation
D. Allo of these
18.The fatigue life of a part can be improved by :
A. Electroplating
B. Polishing
C. Coating
D. Shot peening
19. The characteristic equation of Gases PV = nRT holds good for :
20.A. Monoatomic Gases
B. Diatomic Gases
C. Ideal Gases
D. Real Gases
21.If to, tm and tp are the optimistic; most likely and pessimistic time estimates of an activity
respectively; then the expected time ‘t’ of the activity will be :
A. (to + tm + tp)/3
B. (to + 2tm + tp)/4
C. (to + 3tm + tp)/5
D. (to + 4tm + tp)/6
22.For an Ideal Gas, the change in Enthalphy (ΔH) for an elemental change in temperature (ΔT) is
given by :
(when Cp = Heat capacity at Constant Pressure ; Cv = Hear capacity at Constant Volume)
A. Cv.ΔT
B. (Cp/Cv).ΔT
C. (Cv/Cp).ΔT
D. Cp.ΔT
23.A perfect gas at 27oC is heated at constant pressure till its volume is doubled. The final
temperature is :
A. 54oC
B. 108oC
C. 327oC
D. 600OC
24.Atoms of the elements belonging to the same group of periodic table will have :
A. Same number of protons
B. Same number of neutrons
C. Same number of electrons
D. Same number of electrons in the valence shell

25. Which of the following is used as a modetator in nuclear reactors ?

A. Hard water
B. Minera water
C. Deionized water
D. Heavy water
26.A simply supported beam carries a varying load from zero at one end to ω N/m at the other
end(as under).

The lenth of the beam is L. The shear force will be zero at a distance ‘x’ from A. Find ‘x’
A. L/2
B. L/4
C. L/√3
D. L/3
27.
A. 3J
B. -1 J
C. Zero
D. 2 J
28.Choose the statement which is correct :
A. PERT is event oriented
B. PERT is not even oriented
C. CPM is event oriented
D. CPM is not activity oriented
29. The bending of bimetallic strips during rise in temperature is due to difference in their :
A. Coefficient of linear expansion
B. Thickness
C. Thermal conductivites
D. Elastic properties
30.In a classical blood pressure measuring instrument in which the doctor observes the rise and fall
of mercury, the hand air pump is attached to a –
A. Isobar
B. Transducer
C. Manometer
D. Mercury columan

31. The terms Cope, Drag and Core are associated with-
A. Transforms
B. Castings
C. Laminar flow of liquid
D. Streller evolution

32. Conservation of energy coressponds to which law of thermodynamics?

A. Zeroth law
B. First law
C. Second law
D. Third law
33.In S.I system, unit of stress is :
A. kg/cm2
B. M
C. N/m2
D. Watt
34.” Ensure correct join preparation, correct nozzle size and filler rod size and correct travel speed”.
We are talking about-
A. Gas welding
B. Arc welding
C. Thermit welding
D. Stream welding
35.What is the function of push rod in a diesel engine? It transfers force between –
A. Cam and rocker arm
B. Connecting rod and piston
C. Crankshaft and piston
D. None of these
36. Effeciency of Carnot cycle is:
A. 1 – [Q1/(Q1 + Q2)]
B. 1 – [T1/T2]
C. 1 – [T1/(T1 + T2]
D. 1 – [Q1/ Q2]
37.Radiation of a black body, in terms of its temperature follows:
A. Newton’s law of cooling
B. Plank’s law
C. Stefan’s law
D. Einstein Bose equation
38.NO Go Ring Gauge will have diameter based on _____ diameter of the component.
A. Minimum tolerance diameter
B. Maximim tolerance diameter
C. Nominal diameter
D. Average diameter
39.What is the purpose of turbo charging a diesel engine?
A. Increase power of engine by burning more fuel
B. Increase the fuel injection and rpm
C. Increase exhaust gas temperature to increase thermal efficiency
D. Increase inlet air so that engine fuel efficiency and power to weight ratio increases
40.Match the following –
1. Nickel a. Radiator, Water cooling system
2. Brass b. Bearings, Gears, Propellers
3. Bronze c. Hard, Corrosion resistant and used in plating on steel
A. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
B. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
C. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D. 1-a, 2-c, 3-d
41. Consider that two solid bodies A and B are touching each other and transmitting heat through
conducation. In the graph below, OX represents the first body and XY represent the second body

A. T, T, T
B. T, T, F
C. T, F, T
D. F, F, T
42.What is the common between Rockwell, Brinell and Shore? They pertain to –
A. Surface finish
B. Heat treatment
C. Metal turning
D. Hardness
43.In C.G.S system, the unit of strain is :
A. cm/lg
B. m/kg
C. no unit
D. None of these

44. A hardened steel file is used for removing metal or giving good finish to metals. Arrange the
files in the increasing order of smoothness.
(1) Rough file (2) Bastard file (3) Second cut file (4) Smooth file
A. 4, 3, 2, 1
B. 1, 2, 3, 4
C. 2, 1, 3, 4
D. 4, 3, 1, 2
45.The process of ‘Upsetting’ pertains to-
A. Casting
B. Forging
C. Turning
D. Milling
46.Out of the following, which is Not a type of welding?
A. AC Arc
B. DC Arc
C. MIG
D. All of these are different types of weldings
47.In the case of a uniformly distributed load on a simply supported beam, the bending moment
diagram would be-

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
48. A particle moves along a circular path with constant speed. What is the nature of its
acceleration?
A. It is zero
B. It is Uniform
C. Ir direction changes
D. Its magnitude changes
Answer: C
49. A body is at rest on the surface of the earth. Which of the following Statements is correct?
A. No force is acting on the body
B. Only weight of the body acts on it
C. Netdownward force is equal to net upward force
D. None of these is correct
Answer: C

50. The Specific ?HEat of the gas in an isothermal process is

A. Zero
B. Infinite
C. Negitive
D. Ramains constant
Answer: B

51. In a Simple Harmonic Oscillator, at the mean position

A. Kinetic Energy is minimum, Potential Energy is maximum
B. Both Kinetic and Potential Energies are maximum
C. Kinetic Energy is maximum, Potential Energy is minimum
D. Both Kinetic and Potential Energies are minimum.
Answer: C

52. Which of the following cannot be speed-time (v-t) graph of a body in motion?

Answer: B

53.Avogadro’s number. NA means

A. number of protons in nucleaus of an atom
B. number of atoms in one gram atom of an element
C. sum of the number of protons and the neutrons in the nucleus of an atom
D. number of protons or electrons in one gram of Sodium
Answer: B
54.Consider the following statements.
A real gas obeys perfect gas law at very
1. High temperatures
2. High pressures
3. Low pressures
Which of these Statements is/are correct ?
A. 1 alone
B. 1 and 3
C. 2 alone
D. 3 alone
Answer: B
55. Which one of the following is correct?
The soecific volume of water when heated from 0oC
A. first increases and then decreases
B. first decreases and then increases
C. increases steadily
D. decreases steadily
Answer: B

56. Two blocks which are at different states are brought into contact with each other and allowed to
reach a final state of thermal equilibrium. The final temperature attained is specified by the
A. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
B. First Law of Thermodynamics
C. 2nd Law of thermodynamics
D. 3rd Law of Thermodynamics
Answer: B

57. A composite wall consists of two layers of different materials having conductivities K1 and K2
For equal thickness of the two layers. the equivalent thermal conductivity of the slab will be
A. K1 + K2
B. K1 K2
C. (2K1K2)/(K1 + K2)
D. (K1 + K2)/(K1 K2)
Answer:

58. The presence of nitrogen in the products of combustion ensures that

A. Complete combustion of fuel takes place
B. Incomplete combustion of fuel takes place
C. dry products of combustion are analysed
D. air is used for the combustion
Answer: C

59. Which one of the following is the most significant property to be considered in the selection of
material for the manufacture of locating pins and drill jig bushes used in jigs and fixtures ?
A. Wear Resistance
B. Elasticity
C. Shear Strength
D. Tensile Strength
Answer: A

60. What term is used to designate the direction of the predominant surface pattern produced by
machining operation?
A. Roughness
B. Lay
C. Waviness
D. Cit off
Answer: A

61.Steady State Heat flow implies

A. negligible flow of Heat
B. no difference of temperature between the bodies
C. constant heat flow rate i.e. heat flow rate independent of time
D. uniform rate in temperature rise of a body
Answer: C

62. What is the main shaft of an engine that controls the movement of piston ?
A. axle
B. drive shaft
C. crank shaft
D. cam shaft
Answer: C

63.For small and intricate castings the sand grains should be

A. fine
B. medium
C. coarse
D. rounded
Answer: A

64.In Submerged Arc Welding, the arc is produced between

A. a bare metal electrode and work piece
B. a tungsten electrode and work piece
C. A carbon electrode and work piece
D. any type of electrode can be used
Answer: A

65.for Welding process. which is NOT correct.

A. Welding size depends on contact area of the face of Electrodes
B. Metal fusing takes place by raising the temperature to fusion point
C. In Pressure welding, the ends of metals pieces as joined in Elastic state
D. Gas flame is used as heat source in gas welding
Answer: C

66. In overhead welding position, which is correct option.

A. work pieves lie flat, welding is done from upper side of join
B. welding is performed from the underside of joint
C. this position is most simple operation as compared to flat position
D. most suitable for Submerged Arc process
Answer: B
67.Soft iron is used in the manufacture of electromagnets because of its
A. high saturation magnetisation only
B. low retentivity only
C. low coercive field only
D. high saturation magnetisation, low retentivity and low coercive field
Answer: C

68. Which of the following is piezo-electric material?

A. Quartz
B. Silica Sand
C. Corundum
D. Polystyrene
Answer:A
69.The maxium defection of a fixed beam carring a central load W is equal to (other notations
standard)
A. WL3/48EI
B. WL3/96EI
C. WL3/192EI
D. 5/384 WL3/EI
Answer: C
70.In a thin-wall T-section, the shear centre C is located at the point shown in

Answer: B

71. A simply supported beam is loaded as below

Answer: B

72. What is the radius of Mohr’s circle in case of bi-axial state of stress?
A. Half the sum of the two principal stresses
B. Half the difference of the two principal stresses
C. Difference of the two principal stresses
D. Sum of the two principal stresses
Answer: B

73. What is the moment at A for a Frame shown below:

Each vertical member has very large moment of Inertia

A. PL/2
B. PL/4
C. PL/8
D. PL/16
Answer: A
74.133. A structure has two degree of indeterminacy. The number of plastic hinges That would be
formed at complete collapse is
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer: D

75. For laminar flow between parallel plates separated by a distance 2h, head loss varies
A. directly as h
B. inversely as h
C. directly as h2
D. Inversely as h3
Answer: C
76.In order to have fast, steady and accurae responses, the meters should have
A. Critical damping
B. Under damping
C. a very high damping coefficent
D. No damping
Answer: A

77. In case of overdamping, the instrument will become

A. Oscillating
B. dead
C. fast and senstive
D. slow and lethargic
Answer: D
78.. The slenderness ratio of a compression member is :
A. Effective length/Least raidus of gyration
B. Actual length/Moment of inertia
C. Moment of inertia/Actual length
D. Actual length/Radius of gyration
Answer: A
79.The length of a bar is L metres. It extends by 2mm when a tensile force F is applied. Find the
strain produced in the bar:
A. 0.002/L
B. 2/L
C. 0.2/L
D. L/0.002
Answer: A

80. A four stroke petrol engine theoretically operates on :

A. Joule cycle
B. Otto cycle
C. Brayton cycle
D. Bell coleman cycle
Answer: B
81.‘When a body is wholly or partially, immersed in a fluid it experience an upthrust equal to the
weight of the fluid displaced”. This is known as :
A. Pascal’s principle
B. Archimedes principle
C. Stoke’s law
D. Newton’s Laws of Motion
Answer: B
82. If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity
respectively, then the expected time ‘t’ of the activity will be :
A. (to + tp + tm)/3
B. (to + tp + 3tm)/5
C. (to + tp + 2tm)/4
D. (to + tp + 4tm)/6
Answer: D
83. For perfectly elestic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is :
A. zero
B. 0.5
C. 1.0
D. 0.25
Answer: C
84.The thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by :
A. Kp/C
B. K/pC
C. KC/p
D. pC/K
[Where K = Termal conductivity; p= Mass density; C= Specific heat]
Answer:B
85. When an object is cut by a section plane, parallel to H.P. and perendicular to V.P., then the
sectional view of the object is obtained in :
A. Top view
B. Front view
C. Left side view
D. Right side view
Answer: A

86.The pressure exerted on the walls of container by a gas is due to the fact that Gas moiecules:
A. Srick to the walls of the container
B. Lose their kinetic energy
C. Get accelerated towards the wall
D. Change their momentum due to collision with the wall.
Answer: D
87.Chosse the option which correctly shows the relationship between Modulus of Elasticity (E) ;
Modulus of Righdity (C) and Bulk Modulus (K):
A. E = (KC)/(K + C)
B. E = (2KC)/(2K + C)
C. E = (9KC)/(3K + C)
D. E = (3KC)/(K + 2C)
Answer: C
88.Which of the following is not a cold working process ?
A. Extrusion
B. Slitting
C. Blanking
D. Lancing
Answer: A
89.The property of materal by which it can be rolled into sheets is called:
A. Elasticity
B. Plasticity
C. Ductility
D. Malleability
Answer: D
90.Which one of the following is not a scalar quantity?
A. Volum
B. Mass
C. Force
D. Length
Answer: C
91.The resultant of two forces P and Q acting at an angle θ is given by :
A. √(P2 + Q2 + 2PQ tanθ)
B. √(P2 + Q2 + 2PQ sinθ)
C. √(P2 + Q2 + 2PQ cosθ)
D. P2 + Q2 + 2PQ tanθ
Answer: C
92. A simply supported beam of length L is loaded with a uniformly distributed load of w per unit
lenth. The maximum bending moment will be:
A. wL2/4
B. wL2/8
C. wL2/2
D. wL2
Answer: B
93.Which of the following processes is generally used for mass producation of connecting rod of
Auromobile Engines ?
A. Sand Casting
B. Cold Heading
C. Forging
D. Spinning
Answer: C
94.Zeroth Law of thermodynamics forms the basis of __________ measurement.
A. Pressure
B. Temperature
C. Work
D. Momentum
95.Boyle’s ;aw states that :
A. The pressure of a gas varies directly with remperature at constant volume i.e. Pat.
B. The product of pressure and volume of a given mass of as gas is constant at constant temperature
i.e. PV = constant.
C. The volume of a gas varies directly with temperature at constant pressure i.e. VaT.
D. The pressure of a gas varies directly with volum at constant temperature i.e. PaT.
Answer: B

96. Weld spatter is a/an :

A. Flux
B. Electrode
C. Welding defect
D. None of these
Answer: C

97. The nucleus of an atom generally, contains :

A. Protons and Neutrons
B. Protons and Electrons
C. Electrons and Neutrons
D. Only Neutrons
Answer: A
98.A bullet is fired vertically upwards with a velocity of 196 m/sec. What is the maximum height
reached by the bullet ? (Assuming g = 9.8 m/seccm2)
A. 1960 m
B. 196 m
C. 980 m
D. 490 m
Answer: A
99.The entropy of universe tends to be :
A. Minimum
B. Zero
C. Average
D. Maximum
Answer: B
100. In sand Moulding the top flask is known as :
A. Cope
B. Drag
C. Check
D. Fillet
Answer: A