AP PGECET Chemical Engg 2015 Question Paper - Answer Key Download
AP PGECET Chemical Engg 2015 Question Paper - Answer Key Download
AP PGECET Chemical Engg 2015 Question Paper - Answer Key Download
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Booklet No. :
Chemical Engineering
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Date of Examination :
INSTRUCTIONS
This Question Booklet consists of 120 multiple choice objective type questions to be answered
in 120 minutes.
2.
Every question in this booklet has 4 choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer.
3.
Each question carries one mark. There are no negative marks for wrong answers.
4.
This Booklet consists of 16 pages. Any discrepancy or any defect is found, the same may be
informed to the Invigilator for replacement of Booklet.
5.
Answer all the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet using Blue/Black ball point pen only.
6.
Before answering the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet, please read the instructions printed
on the OMR sheet carefully.
7.
OMR Answer Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination
Hall.
8.
Calculators, Pagers, Mobile Phones, etc., are not allowed into the Examination Hall.
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10. The seal of the Booklet should be opened only after signal/bell is given.
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If 5 and
1 2 2
5 are eigen values of the matrix 1 2 1 then the third eigen value is
1 1 0
(A) 2
(D) 1
(B)
+2
(C)
(D) 1
5.
The percentage of error in the area of an ellipse when an error of +1 percentage is made
in measuring the major and minor axis is
(A)
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(B)
(B)
i j
(C)
2i + 3 j
(D)
x
sin2 x
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(B)
x
cos 2 x
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(C)
1
sin2 x
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(D)
1
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1
sin2 x
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7.
(C)
2z +1
The residue at the pole 2 of the function z 2 z 2
3
3
1
(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 2
(D)
1
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5
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If h is the step size and if f ( x) is given in the table then by Simpson 1/3rd method
x5
y ( x)dx is equal to
x0
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
x0
x1
x2
x3
y(x)
y0
y1
y2
y3
h
y0 + 2 ( y1 + y3 ) + 4 ( y2 + y4 ) + y5
2
h
y0 + 4 ( y1 + y3 ) + 2 ( y2 + y4 ) + y5
3
h
y0 + 2 ( y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 ) + y5
2
h
y0 + 2 ( y1 + y3 ) + 4 ( y2 + y4 ) + y5
3
x4
x5
y4
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Dynamic similarity is
(A) the similarity of discharge
(B) the similarity of forces
(C) the similarity of stream line patterns (D) the similarity of location
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(B)
K (Sg)
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K (Sg)2
(D) K (Sg)1.5
The ratio of point velocity to the maximum velocity in laminar flow through a pipe is
(B)
1 (r/R)
(C)
(r/R)2
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(A) 1 (r/R)2
21.
A foot valve is a
(A) direction control valve
(C) pressure reducing valve
23.
For compressing and moving gases, the pressure difference produced is the maximum for
(A) Fans
(B) Vacuum Pumps
(C) Blowers
(D) Compressors
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(D) 6 cm
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(C)
<1
(D) 2
(A) 21/2
The ratio of the actual mesh dimension of any screen to that in the next smaller screen in
that series is
(A) 1.41
(B) 2
(C) 1.19
(D) 1.73
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(B)
(C)
inversely proportional
directly proportional
(D) 2 %
31.
32.
Critical speed of a ball mill depends on (r is ball radius and R is mill radius)
(A) only on mill radius, R
(B) Only on ball radius, r
(C)
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(D) (R r)1/2
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(B)
L1
(C)
M1L
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(D) M1L1
38.
39.
Vane pumps
(A) operate at low efficiencies
(B) cannot provide variable displacement
(C) do not depend on centrifugal force for their operation
(D) can have large discharge under high pressures
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(D) polyester
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(C)
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(D) C2F4
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(D) NaHCO3
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CH4, CO and N2
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(C)
46.
(C)
Radiation
A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made of the same material and having the
same mass, are available at a temperature of 250 C. When they are exposed to the
ambient air, which object will provide the lowest heat transfer rate ?
(A) circular plate
(B) cube
(C) sphere
(D) all will cool at the same rate
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55.
The maximum heat loss from a pipe occurs when the radius of insulation equals
the ratio of heat transfer coefficient to thermal conductivity
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(B)
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(B)
(C)
Stanton number
Rayleigh number
(C)
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(B)
When the Prandtl number is greater than unity, the thermal boundary layer
(A) and hydrodynamic boundary layer are identical
(C)
(D) disappears
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(C)
is characterized by high heat transfer coefficients than that for drop wise
condensation
(D) is characterized by a thin liquid film forming over the entire surface
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61.
(C)
The total emissive power (E) of a gray body at a surface temperature of T is given by
(A) E = T4
63.
(B)
=1
(C)
>1
(D)
(B)
decrease
(D) none
A certain quantity of liquid is heated for 10 minutes by an electric resistor, which draws
3 amperes current at 200 volts. The liquid is continuously stirred by a paddle wheel,
which was operated by a 200 W rating motor. The amount of energy transferred to the
liquid is
(B)
360 kJ
(C)
800 kJ
(D) 240 kJ
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66.
E = (1)T4 (D) E = T4
If some of the tubes in a heat exchanger are sealed, the effective heat transfer area will
(A) increase
65.
E = (1)T4 (C)
For the same process temperatures, the ratio of LMTD in parallel flow to the LMTD in
counter flow in liquidliquid heat exchanger is always
(A) <1
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The thermal efficiency of an ideal Rankine cycle is lower than that of a Carnot cycle
operating between the same temperature limits because
(A) energy rejection does not take place at constant temperature
the turbine is not reversible and adiabatic
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(B)
A gas contained in a cylinder is compressed reversibly from the initial state (P1, V1) to
the final state (P2, V2) according to the path, PVn = constant. The work done on the gas
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P(V1 V2 )
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(B)
(D)
P2 V 2 P1V1
1 n
P(V1 V2 )
1 n
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70.
A 1ton air conditioning unit, with a seasonal energy efficiency rate of 10 is used for
1000 hr per year. If the cost of electricity is ` 5 per kWh, the annual cost of power
consumption by the air conditioner is
(A) ` 10000
(B) ` 5000
(C) ` 6000
(D) `12000
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(A) GR /RT
G /RT
(C)
GE /RT
(D) G /RT
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68.
A system, going from P to Q, absorbs 100 kJ of heat and does 30 kJ of work. In the
return direction if the system does 30 kJ of work, what is the heat effect ?
(A) 70 kJ
(B) 100 kJ
(C) 40 kJ
(D) 130 kJ
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Set - A
(B)
(temp)1.5
(C)
10
(temp)2
(D) (temp)1
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(C)
(1y) / y (1x)
(B)
(C)
(B)
DAB
(C)
DAB1.5
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(B)
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P = 1/ Diffusivity
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y/x
(A) DAB0.5
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(A) y / (1y)
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Dew temperature
Set - A
(B)
(C)
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(D) 2
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If the activity coefficient crosses unity as mole fraction of more volatile component in a
binary mixture changes, the indication is that
(A) an azeotrope is formed
(B) the separation is easier
(C) the separation is difficult
(D) the system is ideal
86.
Absorption factor is
(A) Slope of the driving force line/ slope of the operating line
(B) Number of transfer units/ number of theoretical plates
(C) Slope of the equilibrium curve / slope of the operating line
(D) Slope of the operating line / slope of the equilibrium curve
87.
88.
If the vapour pressure of water retained by a solid is less than the vapour pressure of pure
water, then the water content is known as
(A) Critical Moisture content
(B) Free Moisture content
(C) Bound Moisture
(D) Equilibrium Moisture content
89.
90.
91.
Liquid A decomposes by an irreversible first order reaction and the halflife of this
reaction is 20 min. The time required for 75 % conversion is
(A) 30 min
(B) 35 min
(C) 40 min
(D) 25 min
92.
In a chemical reaction, it is observed that the rate increases 4-fold, as the concentration is
doubled. What is the order of the reaction ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 1.5
(D) 4
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96.
KCAO2
(B)
(B)
(C)
>1
1/(KCAO)
(D) CAO
(D) 2
(C)
=1
N plug flow reactors in series, each with a volume of V/N will give the same conversion
as a single plug flow reactor of volume V, all else remaining the same. This is valid for
(A) first order reactions
(C)
(B)
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(C)
For identical CAO, FAO and XA, and for all positive reaction orders, the ratio of volume
of a CSTR to that of a plug flow reactor is
(A) <1
98.
(B)
For an isothermal gas phase reaction, A 2B +C, the fractional change in volume of the
system between complete and no conversion is
(A) 3
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reaction, effectiveness factor () is given by
(A) = 1
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(B)
1 / L(k/D)
(C)
13
= 1 / L(k/D)1/2
(D)
L(k/D)1/2
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104.
105.
When a first order system(time constant T) is subjected to a ramp input(At) , the dynamic
error is
(A) (AT)0.5
(B) AT
(C) 0.5 AT
(D) 2 AT
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109.
110.
For a stable system, as per Bode stability criterion, the amplitude ratio at a phase angle of
(180)
(A) shall be greater than unity
(B) shall be equal to zero
(C) shall be less than unity
(D) shall be equal to unity
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111.
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113.
A piece of equipment has an initial value of ` 25000, a service life of 8 years and finally
a salvage value of ` 1000. What is the annual depreciation cost as per straight line
method ?
(B) ` 2500
(C) ` 2600
(D) ` 3000
(A) ` 2400
114.
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(D) N : P : K2O
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117.
The angle subtended by a vertical line to the point directly overhead on the line of sight
of the sun is called
(A) latitude angle
(B) declination angle
(D) Incident angle
(D) Zenith angle
118.
Which method of depreciation computation will provide the lowest book value at all
times
(A) Straight line method
(B) Diminishing balance method
(C) Sinking fund method
(D) Sum of the years digit methods
119.
120.
A cylindrical vessel needs to be designed to store a highly volatile liquid, under high
pressure. Which closure head do you recommend ?
(A) Hemispherical
(B) Torispherical
(C) Ellipsoidal
(D) Flat end
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