Railway Question Bank - Mechanical
Railway Question Bank - Mechanical
Railway Question Bank - Mechanical
JE
MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT
Question Bank for JE
Total 996
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2. The ratio of the moment of inertia of a circular plate and that of a square plate for equal depth, is
a) equal to one
b) less than one
c) equal to 3π/16
d) more than one
1.3. The ratio of elongations of a conical bar due to its own weight and that of a prismatic bar of the
same length, is
a)1/2
b)1/3
c)1/4
d)1/5
1.4. The ratio of the maximum deflections of a beam simply supported at its ends with an isolated
central load and that of with a uniformly distributed load over its entire length, is
a) 1
b) 3/2
c) 2/3
d) 1/3
1.5. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, having no external load, is
always
a) parabolic
b) cubical
c) linear
d) circular
1.7. The shape of the bending moment diagram over the length of a beam, carrying a uniformly
distributed load is always
a) circular
b) linear
c)parabolic
d) cubical
1.8. The ratio of strengths of solid to hollow shafts, both having outside diameter D and hollow having
inside diameter D/2, in torsion, is
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/16
d) 15/16
1.9. As compared to uniaxial tension or compression, the strain energy stored in bending is only
a) 1/2
b) 1/4
c) 1/3
d) 1/5
1.11. If the shear force along a section of a beam is zero, the bending moment at the section is
a) average of maximum-minimum
b) maximum
c) minimum
d) zero
1.13. The maximum twisting moment a shaft can resist, is the product of the permissible shear stress
and
a) polar moment of inertia
b) moment of inertia
c) polar modulus
d) modulus of rigidity
1.14. A beam of length L is pinned at both ends and is subjected to a concentrated bending couple of
moment M at its centre. The maximum bending moment in the beam is
a) M/2
b) ML/2
c) M/3
d) M
1.15. If two forces acting at a joint are not along the straight line, then for the equilibrium of the joint
a) each force must be zero
b) one of the forces must be zero
c) forces must be equal and of the same sign
d)forces must be equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
1.16. The minimum number of rivets for the connection of a gusset plate, is
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
1.17. The weakest section of a diamond riveting, is the section which passes through
a) one rivet hole of end row
b) first row
c) second row
d) central row
1.18. For a simply supported beam with a central load, the bending moment is
a) least at the centre
b) least at the supports
c) maximum at the centre.
d) maximum at the supports
1.19. The slenderness ratio of a vertical column of a square cross-section of 2.5 cm sides and 300 cm
length, is
a) 416
b) 200
c) 240
d) 360
1.20. If the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the
deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by
a) 2
b) 1/2
c) 4
d) 1/8
1.22. The law which states, “within elastic limits strain produced is proportional to the stress producing
it”, is known as
a) stress law
b) poisons law
c) hooke’s law
d) bernoulli’s law
1.23. If a three hinged parabolic arch carries a uniformly distributed load on its entire span, every
section of the arch resists.
a) compressive force
b) bending moment
c) shear force
d) tensile force
1.24. The length of a column, having a uniform circular cross-section of 7.5 cm diameter and whose ends
are hinged, is 5 m. If the value of E for the material is 2100 tonnes/cm2, the permissible maximum
crippling load will be
a) 1.288 t
b) 288.0 t
c) 12.88 t
d) 128.8 t
1.25. In a beam, the neutral plane
a) may be its centre
b) does not change during deformation
c) passes through the C.G. of the area of cross-section
d) none of these
1.27. A three hinged parabolic arch hinged at the crown and springings, has a horizontal span of 4.8 m
and a central rise of 1 m. It carries a uniformly distributed load of 0.75 tonne per metre over half left
hand span. The horizontal thrust at the support will be
a) 1.08 t
b) 10.8 t
c) 1.8 t
d) 0.8 t
1.28. The region of the cross-section of a column in which compressive load may be applied without
producing any tensile stress, is known as the core of the cross-section. In circular columns the radius of
the core, is
a) one-third of the radius
b) one-half of the radius
c) one-quarter of the radius
d) one-fifth of the radius
1.29. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
a) A rigid material has no plastic zone
b) A rigid material has no plastic zone
c) A brittle material has no plastic zone
d) all the above
1.34. When loads are applied proportionately to a frame structure containing its members in one plane,
the structure is called
a) plane frame
b) grid frame
c) space frame
d) truss frame.
1.37. The maximum bending moment due to a moving load on a simply supported beam, occurs
a) at the supports
b) anywhere on the beam
c) under the load
d) at the mid span
1.38. The range within which a load can be applied on a rectangular column, to avoid any tensile stress,
is
a) one-fourth of the base
b) one-fifth of the base
c) one-half of the base
d) one-fifth of the base
1.39. In a three hinged arch, the shear force is usually
a) maximum at crown
b) maximum at springings
c) varies with slope.
d) maximum at quarter points
1.41. When two plates butt together and are riveted with two cover plates with two rows of rivets, the
joint is known as
a) butt joint
b) double riveted double cover butt joint
c) lap joint
d) single riveted single cover butt joint
1.42. The areas of cross-section of a square beam and a circular beam subjected to equal bending
moments, are same.
a) both the beams are equally strong
b) square beam is more economical
c) both the beams are equally economical
d) circular beam is more economical
1.44. If the depth of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre, is doubled, the
deflection of the beam at the centre will be changed by a factor of
a) 2
b) 1/8
c) 8
d) 4
1.45. If the length of a cantilever carrying an isolated load at its free end is doubled, the deflection of the
free end will increase by
a) 2
b) 1/8
c) 3
d) 8
1.46. For a beam, if fundamental equations of statics are not sufficient to determine all the reactive
forces at the supports, the structure is said to be
a) statically determinate
b) determinate
c) statically indeterminate
d) none of these.
1.47. The moment diagram for a cantilever which is subjected to a uniformly distributed load will be a
a) parabola
b) rectangle
c) cubic parabola
d) triangle
1.48. The phenomenon of slow growth of strain under a steady tensile stress, is called
a) creeping
b) breaking
c) yielding
d) none of these
1.50. A cast iron T section beam is subjected to pure bending. For maximum compressive stress to be
three times the maximum tensile stress, centre of gravity of the section from flange side is
a) h/2
b) h/4
c) h/3
d)2/3h
1.51. Ties are load carrying members of a frame, which are subjected to
a) axial compressive loads
b) axial tension loads
c) torsional loads.
d) transverse loads
1.52. For a beam having fixed ends, the unknown element of the reactions, is
a) vertical components at either end
b) horizontal components at either end
c) horizontal component at one end and vertical component at the other
d) horizontal and vertical components at both the ends.
1.56. The moment diagram for a cantilever carrying linearly varying load from zero at its free end and to
maximum at the fixed end will be a
a) triangle
b) parabola
c) rectangle
d) cubic parabola
1.58. For the same height, the bottom width for no tension,
a) for triangular section is same as that of a rectangular section
b) for triangular section is more than rectangular section
c) for rectangular section is more than triangular section
d) none of these.
1.59. Strain energy of any member may be defined as work done on it
a) to resist elongation
b) to deform it
c) to resist shortening
d) all the above
1.62. Shear force for a cantilever carrying a uniformly distributed load over its length, is
a) cubic parabola
b) triangle
c) parabola
d) rectangle
1.63. Beams of uniform strength are preferred to those of uniform section because these are
economical for
a)large spans
b)short spans
c)heavy spans
d)light weights
1.64. In a continuous bending moment curve the point where it changes sign, is called
a) point of virtual hinge
b) point of inflexion
c) point of inflexion
d)all the above
1.65. Reactions at the supports of a structure can be determined by equating the algebraic sum of
a) horizontal forces to zero
b) moment about any point to zero
c) moment about any point to zero
d) all the above
1.69. A three hinged arch is loaded with an isolated load 1000 kg at a horizontal distance of 2.5 m from
the crown, 1 m above the level of hinges at the supports 10 metres apart. The horizontal thrust is
a) 125 kg
b) 750 kg
c) 1250 kg
d) 2500 kg
1.70. For keeping the stress wholly compressive the load may be applied on a circular column anywhere
within a concentric circle of diameter
a) d/4
b) d/2
c) d/10
d) d/3
1.71. To ascertain the maximum permissible eccentricity of loads on circular columns, the rule generally
followed, is
a) middle third rule of columns
b) middle half rule of columns
c) middle fourth rule of columns
d) none of these.
1.73. The moment diagram for a cantilever whose free end is subjected to a bending moment, will be a
a)rectangle
b)triangle
c)parabola
d)cubic parabola
1.74. A member is balanced at its end by two inclined members carrying equal forces. For equilibrium
the angle between the inclined bars must be
a) 120
b) 60
c) 30
d) 3
1.75. The under mentioned type is simple strain
a) compressive strain
b) tensile strain
c) shear strain
d)all the above
1.76. The ratio of the effective length of a column and minimum radius of gyration of its cross-sectional
area, is known
a) slenderness ratio
b) crippling factor
c) crippling factor
d)none of these
1.78. The following assumption is not true in the theory of pure torsion
a) Cross-section of the shaft, which is plane before twist remains plane after twist
b) The twist along the shaft is uniform
c) The shaft is of uniform circular section throughout
d) All radii get twisted due to torsion.
1.79. When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress develops on
a) bottom fibre
b) neutral axis
c) every cross section
d) top fibre
1.80. A short masonry pillar is 60 cm x 60 cm in cross-section, the core of the pillar is a square whose
side is
a) 14.14 cm
b) 17.32 cm
c) 20 cm
d) 22.36cm
1.81. The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
a) resilience
b) impact energy
c) proof resilience
d) strain energy
1.84. A body is subjected to a tensile stress of 1200 MPa on one plane and another tensile stress of 600
MPa on a plane at right angles to the former. It is also subjected to a shear stress of 400 MPa on the
same planes. The maximum normal stress will be
a) 400Mpa
b) 500Mpa
c) 600 Mpa
d) 1000Mpa
1.86. Two closely coiled helical springs ‘A’ and ‘B’ are equal in all respects but the number of turns of
spring ‘A’ is half that of spring ‘B’ The ratio of deflections in spring ‘A’ to spring ‘B’ is
a) 1/2
b) 1/8
c) 1/4
d) 2
1.87. A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 15° C to 40° C and it is free to expand. The bar Will induce
a) tensile stress
b) shear stress
c) compressive stress
d) no stress
1.88. The maximum diameter of the hole that can be punched from a plate of maximum shear stress
1/4th of its maximum crushing stress of punch, is equal to (where t = Thickness of the plate)
a) 8t
b) 4t
c) t
d) 10t
1.89. In compression test, the fracture in cast iron specimen would occur along
a) the axis of load
b) an oblique plane
c) at right angles to the axis of specimen
d) none of the above
1.90. The simply supported beam ‘A’ of length l carries a central point load W. Another beam ‘B’ is
loaded with a uniformly distributed load such that the total load on the beam is W. The ratio of
maximum deflections between beams A and B is
a) 5/4
b) 4/5
c) 5/8
d) 8/5
1.95. When a rectangular beam is loaded transversely, the maximum compressive stress is developed on
the
a) every cross-section
b) bottom layer
c) neutral axis
d) top layer
1.96. The neutral axis of the cross-section a beam is that axis at which the bending stress is
a) maximum
b) infinity
c) zero
d) minimum
1.99. The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is __________ the stress induced when the
same load is applied gradually.
a) equal to
b) one-half
c) four times
d) twice
1.100. When shear force at a point is zero, then bending moment is __________ at that point.
a) maximum
b) zero
c) minimum
d) infinity
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.1 C 1.11 B 1.21 C 1.31 C 1.41 B 1.51 B 1.61 D 1.71 C 1.81 D 1.91 C
1.2 D 1.12 A 1.22 C 1.32 C 1.42 B 1.52 D 1.62 D 1.72 B 1.82 B 1.92 D
1.3 B 1.13 C 1.23 A 1.33 C 1.43 A 1.53 C 1.63 A 1.73 A 1.83 D 1.93 C
1.4 C 1.14 D 1.24 C 1.34 C 1.44 B 1.54 C 1.64 D 1.74 A 1.84 D 1.94 A
1.5 C 1.15 A 1.25 B 1.35 C 1.45 B 1.55 D 1.65 D 1.75 D 1.85 B 1.95 B
1.6 D 1.16 B 1.26 D 1.36 C 1.46 C 1.56 D 1.66 D 1.76 A 1.86 A 1.96 C
1.7 C 1.17 B 1.27 A 1.37 C 1.47 A 1.57 D 1.67 D 1.77 A 1.87 D 1.97 A
1.8 D 1.18 C 1.28 C 1.38 B 1.48 A 1.58 A 1.68 D 1.78 D 1.88 B 1.98 D
1.9 C 1.19 A 1.29 D 1.39 B 1.49 B 1.59 D 1.69 C 1.79 D 1.89 B 1.99 D
1.10 D 1.20 B 1.30 A 1.40 D 1.50 B 1.60 B 1.70 A 1.80 A 1.90 D 1.100 C
HEAT TRANSFER , REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
2.1. During adiabatic saturation process on unsaturated air __________ remains constant.
a) dew point temperature
b) wet bulb temperature
c) dry bulb temperature
d) relative humidity
2.3. For ammonia refrigerating systems, the tubes of a shell and tube condenser are made of
a) steel
b) copper
c) aluminium
d) brass
2.22. Which of the following refrigerant has the maximum ozone depletion potential in the stratophere?
a) Ammonia
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Flourine
2.24. The critical radius is the insulation radius at which the resistance to heat flow is
a) maximum
b) minimum
b) zero
d)none of these
2.25. One tonne of refrigeration (1TR) means that the heat removing capacity is
a) 620Kj/min
b) 210 Kj/min
c) 21 Kj/min
d) 420Kj/min
2.26. Which of the following statement is correct?
a) The constant enthalpy lines are also constant wet bulb temperature lines.
b) The wet bulb and dry bulb temperature are equal at saturation condition.
c) The wet bulb temperature is a measure of enthalpy of moist air.
d) all of the above
2.27. A pressure gauge on the discharge side of a refrigerant compressor reads too high. The reasons
will be
a) lack of cooling water
b) water temperature being high
c) dirty condenser surface
d) all of these
2.29. The minimum temperature to which water can be cooled in a cooling tower is
a) dry bulb temperature of air
b) wet bulb temperature of air
c) dew point temperature of air
d) ambient air temperature
2.30. A heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a C.O.P. of 5. It works as a refrigerator taking
1 kW of work input. The refrigerating effect will be
a) 3kw
b) 1 kw
c) 4 kw
d) 2 kw
2.34. The centrifugal compressors are generally used for refrigerants that require
a) small displacements and low condensing pressures
b) small displacements and high condensing pressures
c) large displacements and high condensing pressures
d) large displacements and low condensing pressures
2.35. In electrolux refrigerator
a) hydrogen evaporates in ammonia
b) ammonia is absorbed in water
c) ammonia is absorbed in hydrogen
d) ammonia evaporates in hydrogen
2.36. The curved lines on a psychrometric chart indicates
a) wet bulb temperature
b) dry bulb temperature
c) dew point temperature
d) relative humidity
2.37. The automobile radiator is a heat exchanger of
a) regenerator type
b) parallel flow type
c) counter flow type
d) cross flow type
2.40. Two long parallel surfaces each of emissivity 0.7 are maintained at different temperatures and
accordingly have radiation heat exchange between them. It is desired to reduce 75% of the radiant heat
transfer by inserting thin parallel shields of emissivity 1 on both sides. The number of shields should be
a) 3
b) 1
c) 2
d)4
2.43. The condition of refrigerant as it leaves the compressor in a vapour compression system is
a) saturated liquid
b) wet vapour
c) dry saturated vapour
d) superheated vapour
2.44. The super-heating in a refrigeration cycle
a) decreases C.O.P
b) increases C.O.P
c) does not alter C.O.P
d) none of these
2.47. The ratio of Nusselt number and the product of Reynold’s number and Prandtl number is equal to
a) Stanton number
b) Peclet number
c) Grashoff number
d) Biot number
2.48. The condition of refrigerant after passing through the expansion or throttle valve, in a vapour
compression system is
a) very wet vapour
b) dry vapour
c) wet vapour
d) high pressure saturated liquid
2.49. The condition of refrigerant after passing through the expansion or throttle valve, in a vapour
compression system is
a) radiation
b) convection
c) conduction
d) none of these
2.50. The radiation emitted by a black body is known as
a) total radiation
b) black radiation
c) all of these
d) full radiation
2.51. In a vapour compression system, the condition of refrigerant before entering the expansion or
throttle valve is
a) very wet vapour
b) wet vapour
c) high pressure saturated liquid
d) dry vapour
2.52. A good refrigerant should have
a) high operating pressures and low freezing point
b) high specific volume and high latent heat of vaporisation
c) low C.O.P. and low freezing point
d) high latent heat of vaporisation and low freezing point
2.53. According to Stefan-Boltzmann law, the total radiation from a black body per second per unit area
is directly proportional to the
a) square of the absolute temperature
b) fourth power of the absolute temperature
c) cube of the absolute temperature
d) absolute temperature
2.58. When the temperature of the surrounding is higher than the temperature of the body, then the
heat loss by convection from the body to the surrounding will be
a) negative
b) positive
c) zero
d) none of these
2.59. The index which corelates the combined effects of air temperature, relative humidity and air
velocity on the human body, is known as
a) mean radiant temperature
b) dew point temperature
c) effective temperature
d) none of these
2.60. The capillary tube is not used in large capacity refrigeration systems because
a) cost is too high
b) capacity control is not possible
c) required pressure drop can not be achieved
d) it is made of copper
2.61. The pressure at the outlet of a refrigerant compressor is called
a) discharge pressure
b) critical pressure
c) back pressure
d) suction pressure
2.64. The total pressure exerted by the mixture of air and water vapour is equal to the sum of pressures
which each constituent would exert, if it occupied the same space by itself. This statement is called
a) Avogadro's hypothesis
b) Dalton's law of partial pressures
c) Kinetic theory of gases
d) Newton's law of gases
2.65. Environmental protection agencies advice against the use of chloro-fluoro-carbon refrigerants
since
a) these react with plants and cause green-house effect
b) these react with water vapour and cause acid rain
c) these react with oxygen and cause its depletion
d) these react with ozone layer
2.67. The comfort conditions in air conditioning are at (where DBT = Dry bulb temperature, and RH =
Relative humidity)
a) 20°C DBT and 80% RH
b) 25°C DBT and 100% RH
c) 22°C DBT and 60% RH
d) 25°C DBT and 40% RH
2.71. When the lower temperature of a refrigerating machine is fixed, then the coefficient of
performance can be improved by
a) operating the machine at higher speeds
b) operating the machine at lower speeds
c) raising the higher temperature
d) lowering the higher temperature
2.72. A mixture of dry air and water vapour, when the air has diffused the maximum amount of water
vapour into it, is called
a) dry air
b) moist air
c) saturated air
d) specific humidity
2.79. The dry bulb temperature lines, on the psychrometric chart are
a) horizontal and uniformly spaced
b) vertical and uniformly spaced
c) curved lines
d) horizontal and non-uniformly spaced
3.4. Where reactor operation is designed with fast neutrons such as in reactors using highly enriched
fuel, the moderator used is
a) carbon dioxide
b) heavy water
c) graphite
d) no moderator is needed
3.5. The brake power of a diesel engine, keeping other parameters constant, can be increased by
a) increasing the temperature of intake air
b) decreasing the density of intake air
c) decreasing the pressure of intake air
d) increasing the pressure of intake air
3.6. The compensating jet in a carburettor supplies almost constant amount of petrol at all speeds
because the
a) the flow from the main jet is diverted to the compensating jet with increase in speed
b) jet area is automatically varied depending on the suction
c) the diameter of the jet is constant and the discharge coefficient is invariant
d) flow is produced due to the static head in the float chamber
3.7. In a diesel engine, the duration between the time of injection and ignition, is known as
a) delay period
b) pre-ignition period
c) period of ignition
d) burning period
3.8. A moderator, in nuclear power plants, is a medium introduced into the fuel mass in order to
a) reduce the temperature
b) slow down the speed of fast moving neutrons
c) control the reaction
d) extract heat from nuclear reaction
3.9. The expansion of fuel in a four stroke cycle diesel engine
a) starts at 15° before top dead centre and ends at 30° after top dead centre
b) may start and end anywhere
c) starts at 15° after top dead centre and ends at 30° before bottom dead centre
d) starts at top dead centre and ends at 30° after top dead centre
3.10. The reference fuels for knock rating of spark ignition engines would include
a) iso-octane and normal hexane
b) iso-octane and alpha-methyl naphthalene
c) normal octane and aniline
d) normal heptane and iso-octane
3.12. Pre-ignition is caused by the spontantaneous combustion of the mixture before the end of the
compression stroke, and is due to
a) red hot carbon deposits on cylinder walls
b) overheated spark plug points
c) cylinder walls being too hot
d) any one of these
3.13. In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the charge is ignited at
a) 30° before bottom dead centre
b) 30° after top dead centre
c) 30° before top dead centre
d) 30° after bottom dead centre
3.14. Nuclear reactors are used
a) to produce fissionable material
b) to propel ships, submarines, aircrafts
c) to produce heat for thermoelectric power
d) all of these
3.15. In a four stroke cycle, the minimum temperature inside the engine cylinder occurs at the
a) end of suction stroke
b) beginning of suction stroke
c) end of exhaust stroke
d) beginning of exhaust stroke
3.16. Reactors for propulsion applications are designed for
a) any form of uranium
b) natura uranium
c) enriched uranium
d) plutonium
3.17. The thermal efficiency of diesel engines is about
a) 30%
b) 70%
c) 50%
d) 15%
3.18. The exhaust valve in a four stroke cycle petrol engine
a) may open and close anywhere
b) opens at 50° before bottom dead centre and closes at 15° after top dead centre
c) opens at 50° after bottom dead centre and closes at 15° before top dead centre
d) opens at bottom dead centre and closes at top dead centre
3.19. The ratio of the volume of charge admitted at N.T.P. to the swept volume of the piston is called
a) mechanical efficiency
b) volumetric efficiency
c) overall efficiency
d) relative efficiency
3.20. The thermal efficiency of a standard Otto cycle for a compression ratio of 5.5 will be
a) 100%
b) 25%
c) 50%
d) 75%
3.21. The nuclear power station at Tarapur has the reactor of the __________ type.
a) gas cooled
b) pressurized water
c) liquid metal cooled
d) boiling water
3.31. The nuclear power station at Tarapur has the reactor of the __________ type.
a) gas cooled
b) boiling water
c) pressurized water
d) liquid metal cooled
3.32. Which of the following does not relate to a compression ignition engine?
a) fuel injector
b) carburettor
c) governor
d) fuel pump
3.37. The energy released during the fission of one atom of Uranium – 235 in million electron volts is
about
a) 200
b) 100
c) 300
d) 400
3.39. The nuclear radiators produced in a reactor which must be sheilded are
a) electrons
b) α, β and γ rays
c) neutron and gamma rays
d) none of these
3.42. A mixture containing 65% of iso-octane and 35% of normal heptane will have
a) octane number 35
b) octane number 65
c) qetane number 35
d) cetane number 65
3.43. A moderator
a) absorbs neutrons
b) accelerates neutrons
c) does not absorb neutrons
d) none of these
3.44. In order to mix air and petrol in the required proportion and to supply it to the engine during
suction stroke, then __________ is employed.
a) fuel pump
b) injector
c) carburettor
d) none of these
3.46. The ratio of the brake power to the indicated power is called
a) overall efficiency
b) mechanical efficiency
c) indicated thermal efficiency
d) volumetric efficiency
3.48. The inlet valve of a four stroke cycle internal combustion engine remains open for
a) 230°
b) 130°
c) 180°
d) 270°
3.49. The increase of efficiency of a compression ignition engine, as the load decreases, is due to
a) higher maximum temperature
b) qualitative governing
c) quantitative governing
d) hit and miss governing
3.50. The correct mixture strength (by weight) for petrol is about
a) 18.5:1
b) 14.6:1
c) 20.4:1
d) 22.6:1
3.56. The advancing of spark timing in spark ignition engines will __________ knocking tendency.
a) reduce
b) increase
c) not effect
d) none of these
3.57. The working pressure and temperature inside the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is
__________ as compared to a steam engine.
a) very low
b) high
c) low
d) very high
3.61. In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the pressure inside the engine cylinder during the suction
stroke is __________ the atmospheric pressure.
a) equal to
b) below
c) middle
d) above
3.62. Number of working strokes per min. for a two stroke cycle engine are __________ the speed of the
engine in r.p.m.
a) one-half
b) twice
c) four-times
d) equal to
3.63. The control rods in the control system of nuclear reactors are used to
a) control temperature
b) absorb excess neutrons
c) control fuel consumption
d) all of these
3.67. The injector nozzle of a compression ignition engine is required to inject fuel at a sufficiently high
pressure in order to
a) inject fuel in a chamber of high pressure at the end of compression stroke
b) inject fuel at a high velocity to facilitate atomisation
c) ensure that penetration is not high
d) all of the above
3.68. The specific fuel consumption per B.P. hour for a petrol engine is about
a) 0.3 kg
b) 0.35 kg
c) 0.25kg
d) 0.2 kg
3.69. A higher compression ratio causes
a) an acceleration in the rate of combustion
b) pre-ignition
c) increase in detonation
d) any one of these
3.70. Solid fuel fabricated into various small shapes, which are assembled to form fuel elements, is in
the form of
a) plates
b) pallets
c) pins
d) all the above
3.71. The two reference fuels used for cetane rating are
a) cetane and iso-octane
b) cetane and alpha-methyl naphthalene
c) cetane and tetra ethyl lead
d) cetane and normal heptanes
3.72. If the speed of the engine is increased, the indicated power will
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain same
d) all the above
3.74. A diesel engine is __________ as compared to petrol engine, both running at rated load.
a) equally efficient
b) less efficient
c) more efficient
d) all of above
3.75. A fuel of cetane number 40 has the same ignition quality as a mixture of
a) 40% diesel and 60% petrol
b) 40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl napthalene
c) 40% alpha methyl napthalene and 60% cetane
d) 40% petrol and 60% diesel
3.78. Which one of the following event would reduce volumetric efficiency of a vertical compression
ignition engine ?
a) inlet valve closing after bottom dead centre
b) exhaust valve closing after top dead centre
c) inlet valve closing before bottom dead centre
d) inlet valve opening before top dead centre
4.1. The method of grinding used to produce a straight or tapered surface on a work piece, is
a) Internal cylindrical grinding
b) External cylindrical grinding
c) Form grinding
d) Surface grinding
4.2. When the cutting edge of the tool is dull, then during machining
a) Discontinuous chips are formed
b) Continuous chips are formed
c) No chips are formed
d) Continuous chips with built-up edge are formed
4.3. If the diameter of the hole is subject to considerable variation, then for locating in jigs and fixtures,
the pressure type of locator used is
a) Conical locator
b) Diamond pin locator
c) Cylindrical locator
d) Vee locator
4.6. Side rake angle of a single point cutting tool is the angle
a) By which the face of the tool is inclined towards back
b) By which the face of the tool is inclined sideways
c) between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a plane at right angles to the
centre line of the point of the tool
d) Between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a line drawn from the point
perpendicular to the base
4.7. The average cutting speed for turning brass with a high speed steel tool is
a) 90 to 120 m/min
b) 60 to 90 m/min
c) 15 to 19 m/min
d) 25 to 31 m/min
4.10. The work or surface speed for cylindrical grinding varies from
a ) 5 to 10 m/min
b) 10 to 20 m/min
c) 20 to 30 m/min
d) 40 to 60 m/min
4.22. for softer materials, the point angle of the drill is kept
a) Equal to 118°
b) Less than 118°
c) More than 118°
d) Any one of these
4.25. An important geometrical quantity in the cutting of metals which can be used as a criterion for
machinability of metals is
a) Cutting speed
b) Feed rate
c) Shear angle
d) Tool geometry
4.26. In metal cutting, use of low feeds and high cutting speeds is desired when the objective is
a) High MRR
b) Dry machining
c) Use of soft cutting tools
d) Surface finish
4.27. The angle on which the strength of the tool depends is
a) Rake angle
b) Cutting angle
c) Clearance angle
d) Lip angle.
4.28. In metal machining, the work-tool contact zone is a zone where heat is generated due to
a) Plastic deformation of metal
b) Burnishing friction
c) Friction between the moving chip and the tool face
d) None of the above
4.30. Which of the following operations can be performed with milling cutters?
a) cutting key ways on shafts
b) cutting external screw threads
c) cutting teeth of spur gears
d) all of these
4.39. The cutting speed is maximum while machining __________ with a high speed steel tool.
a) Cast iron
b) Mild steel
c) Brass
d) Aluminium
4.40. An operation of embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a workpiece, is known as
a) Counter boring
b) Grooving
c) Knurling
d) Facing
4.41. An operation of embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a work piece, is known as
a) Sensitive drilling machine
b) Radial drilling machine
c) Gang drilling machine
d) Multiple spindle drilling machine
4.46. The cutting fluid mostly used for machining alloy steels is
a) Water
b) Soluble oil
c) Dry
d) Sulphurised mineral oil
4.47. When the metal is removed by erosion caused by rapidly recurring spark discharges between the
tool and work, the process is known as
a) ECM
b) EDM
c) USM
d) None of these
4.53. The operation of smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole is known as
a) Counter-sinking
b) Counter-boring
c) Trepanning
d) Spot facing
4.54.The ductile materials, during machining, produce
a) Continuous chips
b) Discontinuous chips
c) Continuous chips with BUE
d) Either (a) or (c)
4.57. In a planer
a) Tool is stationary and work reciprocates
b) Work is stationary and tool reciprocates
c) Tool moves over stationary work
d) Tool moves over reciprocating work
4.64. The relation between the tool life (T) in minutes and cutting speed (V) in m/min is (where n = An
exponent, which depends upon the tool and workpiece, and C = A constant)
a) VnT = C
b) VTn = C
c) Vn/T = C
d) V/Tn = C
4.73. In American Standard Association (A S A) system, if the tool nomenclature is 8-6-5-5-10-15-2 mm,
then the side rake angle will be
a) 5°
b) 6°
c) 8°
d) 10°
4.82. In __________ operation, the chip thickness is minimum at the beginning of the cut and it reaches
to the maximum when the cut terminates.
a) Conventional milling
b) Climb milling
c) Face milling
d) End milling
4.83. In __________ operation, the cutting force is maximum when the tooth begins its cut and reduces
it to minimum when the tooth leaves the work.
a) Up milling
b) Down milling
c) Face milling
d) End milling
4.85. In metal machining, the zone where the maximum heat is generated due to the plastic
deformation of metal, is called
a) Friction zone
b) work-tool contact zone
c) Shear zone
d) None of these
4.86. The operation of making a cone-shaped enlargement of the end of a hole is known as
a) Counter-sinking
b) Counter-boring
c) Trepanning
d) Spot facing
4.87. In a shaper
a) Tool is stationary and work reciprocates
b) Work is stationary and tool reciprocates
c) Tool moves over stationary work
d) Tool moves over reciprocating work
4.91. The angle between the face and flank of the single point cutting tool is known as
a) Rake angle
b) Clearance angle
c) Lip angle
d) Point angle
4.92. The angle between the face and flank of the single point cutting tool is known as
a) Hard and brittle materials
b) Soft and ductile materials
c) Hard and ductile materials
d) Hard and ductile materials
4.99. The process of improving the cutting action of the grinding wheel is called
a) Truing
b) Dressing
c) Facing
d) Clearing
4.100. The enlarging of an existing circular hole with a rotating single point tool is called
a) Boring
b) Drilling
c) Reaming
d) Internal turning
Production Engineering
4.1 B 4.11 D 4.21 D 4.31 B 4.41 C 4.51 D 4.61 D 4.71 B 4.81 A 4.91 C
4.2 D 4.12 B 4.22 B 4.32 B 4.42 C 4.52 B 4.62 B 4.72 A 4.82 A 4.92 A
4.3 A 4.13 B 4.23 C 4.33 A 4.43 D 4.53 D 4.63 D 4.73 B 4.83 B 4.93 D
4.4 C 4.14 B 4.24 A 4.34 B 4.44 D 4.54 D 4.64 B 4.74 A 4.84 D 4.94 A
4.5 B 4.15 A 4.25 C 4.35 A 4.45 A 4.55 D 4.65 D 4.75 D 4.85 C 4.95 A
4.6 B 4.16 C 4.26 D 4.36 B 4.46 D 4.56 A 4.66 B 4.76 B 4.86 A 4.96 D
4.7 B 4.17 C 4.27 A 4.37 D 4.47 B 4.57 A 4.67 B 4.77 D 4.87 B 4.97 C
4.8 D 4.18 C 4.28 B 4.38 D 4.48 A 4.58 C 4.68 C 4.78 B 4.88 D 4.98 D
4.9 A 4.19 D 4.29 D 4.39 D 4.49 C 4.59 D 4.69 A 4.79 C 4.89 C 4.99 B
4.10 C 4.20 D 4.30 D 4.40 C 4.50 A 4.60 C 4.70 D 4.80 A 4.90 D 4.100 A
THERMODYNAMICS
5.1. Which of the following variables controls the physical properties of a perfect gas
(a) pressure
(b) temperature
(c) volume
(d) all of the above
5.2. The unit of temperature in S.I. units is
(a) Centigrade
(b) Celsius
(c) Fahrenheit
(d) Kelvin
5.3. Which of the following laws is applicable for the behavior of a perfect gas
(a) Boyle’s law
(b) Charles’law
(c) Gay-Lussac law
(d) all of the above
5.8. According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, the absolute pressure of given mass varies directly as
(a) temperature
(b) absolute
(c) absolute temperature, if volume is kept constant
(d) volume, if temperature is kept constant
5.10. An ideal gas as compared to a real gas at very high pressure occupies
(a) more volume
(b) less volume
(c) same volume
(d) unpredictable behaviour
5.11. According to Dalton’s law, the total pressure of the mixture of gases is equal to
(a) greater of the partial pressures of all
(b) average of the partial pressures of all
(c) sum of the partial pressures of all
(d) sum of the partial pressures of all divided by average molecular weight
5.16. Kinetic theory of gases assumes that the collisions between the molecules are
(a) perfectly elastic
(b) perfectly inelastic
(c) partly elastic
(d) partly inelastic
5.29. The statement that molecular weights of all gases occupy the same volume is known as
(a) Avogadro’s hypothesis
(b) Dalton’s law
(c) Gas law
(d) Law of thermodynamics
5.30. If a gas is heated against a pressure, keeping the volume constant, then work done will be equal to
(a) + v
(b) – ve
(c) zero
(d) pressure x volume
5.31. Properties of substances like pressure, temperature and density, in thermodynamic coordinates
are
(a) path functions
(b) point functions
(c) cyclic functions
(d) real functions
5.32. An isolated system is one in which
(a) mass does not cross boundaries of the system, though energy may do so
(b) neither mass nor energy crosses the boundaries of the system
(c) both energy and mass cross the boundaries of the system
(d) mass crosses the boundary but not the energy
5.35. A perfect gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure till its volume is double. The final temperature
is
(a) 54°C
(b) 327°C
(c) 108°C
(d) 654°C
5.37. If value of n is infinitely large in a polytropic process pV” = C, then the process is known as constant
(a) volume
(b) pressure
(c) temperature
(d) enthalpy
5.38. The term N.T.P. stands for
(a) nominal temperature and pressure
(b) natural temperature and pressure
(c) normal temperature and pressure
(d) normal thermodynamic practice
5.39. A heat exchange process in which the product of pressure and volume remains constant is known
as
(a) heat exchange process
(b) throttling process
(c) isentropic process
(d) hyperbolic process.
5.46. For which of the following substances, the gas laws can be used with minimum error
(a) dry steam
(b) wet steam
(c) saturated steam
(d) superheated steam
5.49. If a gas vapour is allowed to expand through a very minute aperture, then such a process is known
as
(a) free expansion
(b) hyperbolic expansion
(c) adiabatic expansion
(d) throttling.
5.50. The specific heat of air increases with increase in
(a) temperature
(b) pressure
(c) both pressure and temperature
(d) variation of its constituents
5.57. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be converted from one form to other is
inferred from
(a) zeroth low of thermodynamic
(b) first law of thermodynamics
(c) second law to thermodynamics
(d) basic law of thermodynamics
5.64. Which of the following represents the perpetual motion of the first kind
(a) engine with 100% thermal efficiency
(b) a fully reversible engine
(c) transfer of heat energy from low temperature source to high temperature source
(d) a machine that continuously creates its own energy
5.65. If a system after undergoing a series of processes, returns to the initial state then
(a) process is thermodynamically in equilibrium
(b) process is executed in closed system cycle
(c) its entropy will change due to irreversibility
(d) sum of heat and work transfer will be zero
5.71. Water contained in a beaker can be made to boil by passing steam through it
(a) at atmospheric pressure
(b) at a pressure below the firuosphejric pressure
(c) at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure
(d) any pressure
5.85. For same compression ratio and for same heat added
(a) Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle
(b) Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle
(c) efficiency depends on other factors
(d) both Otto and Diesel cycles are equally efficient
5.86. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on
(a) working substance
(b) design of engine
(c) size of engine
(d) temperatures of source and sink.
5.89. If both Stirling and Carnot cycles operate within the same temperature limits, then efficiency of
Stirling cycle as compared to Carnot cycle
(a) more
(b) less
(c) equal
(d) depends on other factors
5.90. A cycle consisting of two adiabatics and two constant pressure processes is known as
(a) Otto cycle
(b) Ericsson cycle
(c) Joule cycle
(d) Stirling cycle
5.96. The cycle in which heat is supplied at constant volume and rejected at constant pressure is known
as
(a) Dual combustion cycle
(b) Diesel cycle
(c) Atkinson cycle
(d) Rankine cycle
5.99. The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will
(a) increase
(b) decrease
(c) remain unchanged
(d) increase/decrease depending on ap-plication
5.1 D 5.11 C 5.21 B 5.31 B 5.41 C 5.51 D 5.61 D 5.71 C 5.81 D 5.91 A
5.2 D 5.12 C 5.22 C 5.32 B 5.42 C 5.52 C 5.62 A 5.72 A 5.82 D 5.92 D
5.3 D 5.13 B 5.23 D 5.33 B 5.43 A 5.53 D 5.63 D 5.73 C 5.83 C 5.93 C
5.4 A 5.14 A 5.24 C 5.34 C 5.44 D 5.54 C 5.64 D 5.74 B 5.84 B 5.94 D
5.5 A 5.15 C 5.25 B 5.35 B 5.45 A 5.55 A 5.65 D 5.75 C 5.85 A 5.95 A
5.6 A 5.16 A 5.26 A 5.36 B 5.46 D 5.56 C 5.66 C 5.376 B 5.86 D 5.96 C
5.7 B 5.17 D 5.27 C 5.37 A 5.47 A 5.57 B 5.67 B 5.77 A 5.87 B 5.97 C
5.8 C 5.18 C 5.28 A 5.38 C 5.48 C 5.58 B 5.68 C 5.78 B 5.88 C 5.98 D
5.9 B 5.19 D 5.29 A 5.39 D 5.49 D 5.59 D 5.69 B 5.79 C 5.89 C 5.99 B
5.10 A 5.20 A 5.30 C 5.40 A 5.50 A 5.60 C 5.70 D 5.80 D 5.90 C 5.100 D
Industrial Engineering and Production Management
a) Inventory control
b) Material handling
c) Production schedule
d) Machine repair schedules
a) Motion study
b) Time study
c) Job enrichment
d) All of these
a) line organization
b) functional organization
c) line and staff organization
d) line, staff and functional organization
6.7. Fixed position layout is also known as
a) analytical layout
b) synthetic layout
c) static product layout
d) none of these
a) it represents a situation where extra resources are available and the completion of project is not
delayed
b) it represents that a program falls behind schedule and additional resources are required to complete
the project in time
c) the activity is critical and any delay in its performance will delay the completion of whole project
d) all of the above
6.9. Which one of the following chart gives simultaneously information about the progress of work and
machine loading?
a) Process chart
b) Machine load chart
c) Man-machine chart
d) Gantt chart
6.10. Probabilistic time for completion of any activity can be found out from
a) optimistic time
b) pessimistic time
c) most likely time
d) all of these
a) line organization
b) functional organization
c) line and staff organization
d) line, staff and functional organization
6.12. A diagram showing the path followed by men and materials while performing a task is known as
a) string diagram
b) flow process chart
c) travel chart
d) flow diagram
6.13. The determination of standard time in a complex job system is best done through
a) Each activity is represented by one and only one arrow in the network.
b) Dangling must be avoided in a network diagram.
c) Dummy activity consumes no time or resource
d) all of the above
a) CPM
b) PERT
c) inventory control
d) all of these
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) None of the above
a) value analysis
b) network analysis
c) linear programming
d) queuing theory
6.19. Dispatching
6.35. The production scheduling is simpler and high volume of output and high labour efficiency are
achieved in the case of
a) product layout
b) process layout
c) fixed position layout
d) a combination of line and process layout
6.39. The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources of a company in the
maximum manner is known as
a) value analysis
b) network analysis
c) linear programming
d) queuing theory
6.47. The average time recorded by work study man for an operation is called
a) standard time
b) normal time
c) representative time
d) none of these
6.50. A device used for lifting or lowering objects suspended from a hook at the end of retractable
chains or cable is called
a) Hoist
b) Jib crane
c) Portable elevator
d) Chain conveyor
a) An event
b) An activity
c) A duration
d) None
6.56. The process capability of a machine is defined as the capability of the machine to
a) Normal distribution
b) Poisson’s distribution
c) Erlang distribution
d) Exponential law
6.59. An activity of the project is graphically represented by __________ on the network diagram.
a) A circle
b) A straight line
c) An arrow
d) A Triangle
6.60. Earliest finish time can be regarded as
6.61. The time taken by a trained worker to perform an operation, while working a steady pace, is
known as
a) Standard time
b) Normal time
c) Representative time
d) None of the above
6.62. A company spends considerable amount on publicity to promote sales. This expenditure in break
even chart is shown as the
a) Analytical layout
b) Synthetic layout
c) Static product layout
d) None of these
a) Planning chart
b) Process chart
c) Stop watch
d) Any of these
6.67. Product layout is used for
a) Job production
b) Batch production
c) Mass production
d) Any of these
a) Chemical industry
b) Oil industry
c) Banks
d) All of these
6.69. The most suitable incentive plan for the maintenance section of an industry will be
a) Standardization
b) Better process planning
c) Better product planning
d) Bonus plan
a) Factory expenses
b) Selling expenses
c) Administrative expenses
d) None of these
6.74. Which one of the following techniques is used for determining allowances in time study?
a) Acceptance sampling
b) Linear regression
c) Performance rating
d) Work sampling
a) Maximize or minimize
b) Subset or proper set modeling
c) Row or column modeling
d) Adjacent modeling
6.76. In maximization problem, optimal solution occurring at corner point yields the
a) Mean values of Z
b) Highest values of Z
c) Lowest values of Z
d) Mid values of Z
a) Machines
b) Raw material
c) Finished goods
d) Consumable tools
6.80. The time period between placing an order its receipt in stock is known as
a) Lead time
b) Carrying time
c) Shortage time
d) Over time
6.81. The order cost per order of an inventory is Rs. 400 with an annual carrying cost of Rs. 10 per unit.
The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for an annual demand of 2000 units is
a) 200
b) 400
c) 440
d) 500
a) ABC
b) JIT
c) KAIZEN
d) FNSD
6.83. EOQ is the order quantity that over our planning horizon.
a) Judgmental
b) Time series
C) Time horizon
d) Associative
6.85. In which of the following forecasting technique, data obtained from past experience is analyzed?
a) Judgmental forecast
b) Time series forecast
c) Associative model
d) All of these
6.86. Short term regular variations related to the calendar or time of day is known as
a) Trend
b) Seasonality
c) Cycles
d) Random variations
a) A trend component
b) A time series
c) A forecast
d) An additive time series model
6.88. Replacement model is a ________ model
a) Static model
b) Dynamic model
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
6.89. One can find the initial basic feasible solution by using
a) VAM
b) MODI
c) Optimality test
d) None of the above
a) 5
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
a) Hungarian
b) American
c) German
d) None of the above
6.92. A given transportation problem is said to unbalanced if the total supply is not equal to _____
a) Optimization
b) Demand
c) Cost
d) None of these
6.93. ________ variables are fictitious & don’t have any physical meaning
a) Optimal variable
b) Decision variable
c) Artificial variable
d) None of these
a) Worst
b) Best
c) Ineffective
d) None of these
6.95. A simple linear programming problem with ____ decision variables can be easily solved by
graphical method
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
6.97. Which of the following statements is accurate with regard to assignment problems?
6.98. The two most common objectives for the assignment problem are the minimization of ______.
a) Uncertainty or inexperience
b) Total costs or inexperience
c) Total costs or total time
d) Total time or inexperience
6.99. Which technique requires that we start in the upper-left-hand cell of the table and allocate units to
a) upper-left rule
b) Stair step method
c) Northwest corner rule
d) Vogel’s approximation method
6.1 C 6.11 D 6.21 D 6.31 C 6.41 C 6.51 D 6.61 A 6.71 A 6.81 B 6.91 A
6.2 C 6.12 D 6.22 C 6.32 B 6.42 D 6.52 D 6.62 B 6.72 D 6.82 B 6.92 B
6.3 C 6.13 D 6.23 A 6.33 C 6.43 D 6.53 D 6.63 B 6.73 D 6.83 A 6.93 C
6.4 B 6.14 D 6.24 C 6.34 D 6.44 C 6.54 C 6.64 D 6.74 D 6.84 C 6.94 B
6.5 D 6.15 D 6.25 C 6.35 A 6.45 D 6.55 A 6.65 B 6.75 A 6.85 B 6.95 B
6.6 A 6.16 C 6.26 A 6.36 B 6.46 B 6.56 A 6.66 C 6.76 B 6.86 B 6.96 A
6.7 C 6.17 C 6.27 D 6.37 D 6.47 C 6.57 D 6.67 C 6.77 A 6.87 B 6.97 B
6.8 B 6.18 C 6.28 D 6.38 D 6.48 D 6.58 C 6.68 D 6.78 A 6.88 B 6.98 C
6.9 C 6.19 C 6.29 A 6.39 C 6.49 D 6.59 C 6.69 B 6.79 C 6.89 A 6.99 C
6.10 D 6.20 C 6.30 D 6.40 A 6.50 A 6.60 A 6.70 A 6.80 A 6.90 D 6.100 D
FLUID MECHANICS
a) 100 cc
b) 250cc
c) 500 cc
d) 1000cc
7.4. The Reynold's number of a ship is __________ to its velocity and length
a) Directly proportional
b) Inversely proportional
a) horizontal line
a) Suction pressure
b) Vacuum pressure
a) 50
b) 56.7
c) 66.67
d) 76.67
a) Low pr.
b) Moderate pr.
c) High pr.
d) Atmospheric pr.
7.9. The centre of gravity of the volume of the liquid displaced is called
a) Centre of pressure
b) Centre of buoyancy
c) Metacentre
d) none
a) 0.375
b) 0.5
c) 0.707
d) 0.855
7.11. The body will sink down if the force of buoyancy is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced.
a) Less than
b) More than
c) Equal to
d) None
7.12. If a body floating in a liquid returns back to its original position, when given a small angular
displacement, the body is said to be in
a) Neutral equilibrium
b) Stable equilibrium
c) Unstable equilibrium
d) none of these
a) N/mm2
b) N/m2
c) Head of liquid
d) all of these
7.14. The weight per unit volume of a liquid at a standard temperature and pressure is called
a) Specific weight
b) Mass density
c) Specific gravity
d) None of these
a) sub-sonic velocity
b) super-sonic velocity
7.18. A flow in which __________ force is dominating over the viscosity is called turbulent flow.
a) Inertia
b) Elastic
c) Viscous
d) Surface tension
a) 110 KN/m2
b) 10.3 m of water
c) 750mm of Hg
a) Pressure force
b) Elastic force
c) Viscous force
d) Gravity force
7.21. The unit of dynamic viscosity in S.I. units is
a) N-m/s2
b) N-s/m2
c) Poise
d) Stoke
a) Remains same
b) Increases
c) Decreases
d) None
7.23. The flow of water through the hole in the bottom of a wash basin is an example of
a) Steady flow
b) Uniform flow
c) Free vortex
d) Forced vortex
7.24. A glass tube of smaller diameter is used while performing an experiment for the capillary rise of
water because
7.25. A compound pipe is required to be replaced by a new pipe. The two pipes are said to be
equivalent, if
a) Double
b) Four times
c) Eight times
d) Sixteen times
a) Velocity of approach
d) None of these
7.28. The Newton's law of resistance is based on the assumption that the
7.29. The Euler's equation for the motion of liquids is based upon the assumption that
a) straight line
b) parabolic curve
c) hyperbolic curve
d) elliptical
7.31. A flow in which the viscosity of fluid is dominating over the inertia force is called
a) steady flow
b) unsteady flow
c) laminar flow
d) turbulent flow
b) increase discharge
c) increase velocity
7.33. The length of the divergent cone in a venturimeter is __________ that of the convergent cone.
c) equal to
d) double
7.35. In a short cylindrical external mouthpiece, the vena contracta occurs at a distance __________ the
diameter of the orifice from the outlet of orifice.
a) Equal to
b) 1/4
c) 1/3
d) 1/2
7.36. Viscous force is the __________ of shear stress due to viscosity and cross-sectional area of flow.
a) Sum
b) Difference
c) Product
d) Ratio
7.37. with an increase in size of tube, the rise or depression of liquid in the tube due to surface tension
will
a) decrease
b) increase
c) remain unchanged
a) 10-2 m2/s
b) 10-3 m2/s
c) 10-4 m2/s
d) 10-6 m2/s
a) 9.81 KN/m3
7.40. The power transmitted through the pipe is maximum when the head lost due to friction is equal to
b) unity
c) between 1 and 6
d) more than 6
7.43. The flow in a pipe is neither laminar nor turbulent when Reynold number is
d) none of these
a) low pressure
b) high pressure
c) moderate pressure
d) vacuum pressure
7.46. The flow in a pipe is turbulent when Reynold number is
d) none of these
7.47. When a tank containing liquid moves with an acceleration in the horizontal direction, then the free
surface of the liquid
a) remains horizontal
b) becomes curved
a) inertia
b) gravity
c) viscous
7.49. The most economical section of a rectangular channel is one which has hydraulic mean depth or
hydraulic radius equal to
7.50. When a cylindrical vessel containing liquid is revolved, the surface of the liquid takes the shape of
a) a triangle
b) a paraboloid
c) an ellipse
d) none of these
7.51. The hydraulic mean depth or the hydraulic radius is the ratio of
d) none of these
7.52. The imaginary line drawn in the fluid in such a way that the tangent to any point gives the direction
of motion at that point, is known as
a) path line
b) stream line
c) steak line
d) potential line
a) 0.1 N-s/m2
b) 1 N-s/m2
c) 10 N-s/m2
d) 100 N-s/m2
a) gauge pressure
b) absolute pressure
d) vacuum pressure
c) the flow of fluid through the pipe is suddenly brought to rest by closing of the valve
d) the flow of fluid through the pipe is gradually brought to rest by closing of the valve
a) one-dimensional flow
b) two-dimensional flow
c) three-dimensional flow
d) four-dimensional flow
7.60. When the Mach number is equal to unity, the flow is called
a) sub-sonic flow
b) sonic flow
c) super-sonic flow
d) hyper-sonic flow
7.61. A flow is called hyper-sonic, if the Mach number is
b) unity
c) between 1 and 5
d) none of these
7.62. If the depth of water in an open channel is greater than the critical depth, the flow is called
a) critical flow
b) turbulent flow
c) tranquil flow
d) torrential flow
a) low density
b) high density
a) pressure head
b) velocity head
7.68. The ratio of the inertia force to the viscous force is called
a) Reynold's number
b) Froude's number
c) Weber's number
d) Euler's number
7.69. A flow whose streamline is represented by a straight line, is called __________ dimensional flow.
a) 1
b) 4
c) 2
d) 3
a) width of channel at the top is equal to twice the width at the bottom
a) narrow-crested weir
b) broad-crested weir
c) Ogee weir
d) submerged weir
7. 72. The tangential velocity of the water element having a free vortex is
a) N-m/s
b) N-s/m2
c) m2/s
d) N-m
7.74. A fluid whose viscosity does not change with the rate of deformation or shear strain is known as
a) real fluid
b) ideal fluid
c) newtonian fluid
d) non-newtonian fluid
7.75. The variation in the volume of a liquid with the variation of pressure is called its
a) surface tension
b) compressibility
c) capillarity
d) viscosity
7.76. The pressure measured with the help of a pressure gauge is called
a) atmospheric pressure
b) gauge pressure
c) absolute pressure
d) mean pressure
a) pressure of liquid
b) discharge of liquid
7.79. The pressure of the liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a venturimeter
a) remains constant
b) increases
c) decreases
a) real
b) ideal
c) newtonian
d) non-newtonian
7.81. Barometer is used to measure
a) velocity of liquid
b) atmospheric pressure
7.82. The mass of 2.5 m3 of a certain liquid is 2 tonnes. Its mass density is
a) 200 kg/m3
b) 400 kg/m3
c) 600 kg/m3
d) 800 kg/m3
7.83. The factional resistance of a pipe varies approximately with __________ of the liquid
a) pressure
b) velocity
c) square of velocity
d) cube of velocity
a) inertia force
b) viscous force
c) gravity force
d) pressure force
7.85. A point, in a compressible flow where the velocity of fluid is zero, is called
a) critical point
b) vena contracta
c) stagnation point
d) none of these
7.86. Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of
b) compressibility of water
c) capillarity of water
d) viscosity of water
7.87. Whenever a plate is held immersed at some angle with the direction of flow of the liquid, it is
subjected to some pressure. The component of this pressure, in the direction of flow of the liquid, is
known as
a) lift
b) drag
c) stagnation pressure
d) bulk modulus
a) 15.3 m
b) 25.3 m
c) 35.3 m
d) 45.3 m
b) the total discharge is equal to the sum of discharges in the various pipes
c) the total head loss is the sum of head losses in the various pipes
a) atmospheric pressure
c) pressure in venturimeter
7.93. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as
a) centre of gravity
b) centre of depth
c) centre of pressure
a) pressure
b) discharge
c) velocity
d) volume
a) steady
b) streamline
c) turbulent
d) unsteady
a) inertia force
b) viscous force
c) gravity force
d) all of these
7.98. The ratio of the inertia force to the elastic force is called
a) Reynold's number
b) Froude's number
c) Weber's number
d) Mach number
a) real fluid
b) ideal fluid
c) newtonian fluid
d) non-newtonian fluid
a) surface tension
b) compressibility
c) capillarity
d) viscosity
FLUID MECHANICS
7.1 D 7.11 A 7.21 B 7.31 C 7.41 D 7.51 A 7.61 D 7.71 D 7.81 B 7.91 A
7.2 B 7.12 B 7.22 B 7.32 A 7.42 A 7.52 B 7.62 C 7.72 B 7.82 D 7.92 D
7.3 A 7.13 C 7.23 C 7.33 A 7.43 B 7.53 A 7.63 B 7.73 C 7.83 C 7.93 C
7.4 A 7.14 A 7.24 A 7.34 A 7.44 A 7.54 A 7.64 D 7.74 C 7.84 A 7.94 B
7.5 D 7.15 D 7.25 C 7.35 B 7.45 C 7.55 A 7.65 B 7.75 B 7.85 C 7.95 D
7.6 D 7.16 C 7.26 A 7.36 C 7.46 C 7.56 C 7.66 A 7.76 B 7.86 A 7.96 A
7.7 C 7.17 D 7.27 B 7.37 A 7.47 C 7.57 C 7.67 B 7.77 B 7.87 B 7.97 D
7.8 C 7.18 A 7.28 D 7.38 C 7.48 A 7.58 C 7.68 A 7.78 B 7.88 A 7.98 D
7.9 B 7.19 B 7.29 D 7.39 D 7.49 A 7.59 B 7.69 A 7.79 C 7.89 A 7.99 B
7.10 D 7.20 C 7.30 A 7.40 B 7.50 B 7.60 B 7.70 C 7.80 C 7.90 D 7.100 A
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B. do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs
C. are flexible and can withstand considerable wear under suitable conditions
B. Copper
C. Nickel
D. Aluminium
B. wholly austenite
B. low hardness
D. toughness
8.6. Cast iron is a
A. ductile material
B. malleable material
C. brittle material
D. tough material
D. none of these
expelling moisture, carbon dioxide, sulphur and arsenic from the iron ore by heating in
B.
shallow kilns
B. 0.5 to 1
C. 1 to 1.7
D. 1.7 to 4.5
8.11. The ability of a material to absorb energy in the plastic range is called
A. resilience
B. creep
C. fatigue strength
D. toughness
Answer: Option A
D. none of these
8.15. The hardness and tensile strength in austenitic stainless steel can be increased by
A. hardening and cold working
B. normalising
C. martempering
D. full annealing
8.16. The quenching of steel from the upper critical point results in a fine grained structure.
A. Agree
B. Disagree
8.17. An alloy steel which is work hardenable and which is used to make the blades of bulldozers, bucket
wheel excavators and other earth moving equipment contain iron, carbon and
A. chromium
B. silicon
C. manganese
D. magnesium
8.18. Which of the following has a fine gold colour and is used for imitation jewellery?
A. Silicon bronze
B. Aluminium bronze
C. Gun metal
D. Babbit metal
B. ductility decreases
D. all of these
8.20. White cast iron has a high tensile strength and a low compressive strength.
A. Yes
B. No
B. surface defects
C. superficial defects
D. temporary defects
8.22. The charge is fed into the blast furnace through the
A. stack
B. throat
C. bosh
D. tuyers
B. reduce machinability
8.24. Which of the following process of steel making is in operation at Tata Iron and Steel Works,
Jamshedpur?
A. Bessemer process
C. Duplex process
D. Electric process
B. have the same orientation and their similar faces are parallel
8.26. Which of the following when used in ordinary low carbon steels, makes the metal ductile and of
good bending qualities?
A. Sulphur
B. Phosphorus
C. Manganese
D. Silicon
8.27. The hardness of steel depends upon the
A. amount of cementite it contains
B. The pig iron is the name given to the product produced by cupola.
B. cast iron
C. wrought iron
D. steel
B. No
8.32. Which of the following statements are true for annealing of steels?
A. Steels are heated to 500 to 700° C
D. all of these
8.33. The ability of a material to undergo large permanent deformation with the application of a tensile
force, is called ductility.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
8.34. Which of the following steel making process is being adopted at Rourkela Steel Plant?
A. Bessemer process
B. Open-hearth process
C. Electric process
D. L-D process
Many metals with hexagonal close packed (H.C.P) crystal structure commonly show brittle
B.
fracture
D. all of these
C. core-hardening process
D. none of these
8.39. When elements like nickel, chromium, copper and molybdenum are added to the molten cast iron,
it produces
A. white cast iron
D. none of these
D. nickel steel
C. stainless steel
B. voltage
C. frequency
D. temperature
B. white metal
C. monel metal
D. phosphor bronze
B. ductility
C. resilience
D. plasticity
B. Disagree
8.48. Which of the following material has nearly zero coefficient of expansion?
A. Stainless steel
C. Invar
8.49. In normalising process, the hypo-eutectiod steel is heated from 30° C to 50° C above the upper
critical temperature and then cooled in still air.
A. True
B. False
8.50. The alloying element which can replace tungsten in high speed steels is
A. nickel
B. vanadium
C. cobalt
D. molybdenum
B. decreases
C. increases
8.52. Which of the following is added in low carbon steels to prevent them from becoming porous?
A. Sulphur
B. Phosphorus
C. Manganese
D. Silicon
B. below 0.8%
C. above 0.8%
B. improved weldability
C. embrittlement
D. corrosion resistance
8.56. Tin base white metals are used where the bearings are subjected to
A. large surface wear
B. elevated temperatures
8.58. The ability of a material to resist fracture due to high impact loads, is called
A. strength
B. stiffness
C. toughness
D. brittleness
B. bronze
C. gun metal
D. muntz metal
8.61. Which of the following iron exist between 910° C and 1403° C?
A. α-iron
B. β-iron
C. γ-iron
D. δ-iron
8.62. The material in which the atoms are arranged chaotically, is called
A. amorphous material
B. mesomorphous material
C. crystalline material
D. none of these
D. none of these
B. thermosetting
8.65. In a unit cell of close packed hexagonal space lattice, there are twenty four atoms.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
B. crucible
B. False
8.68. Normalising of steel is done to
A. refine the grain structure
8.69. A steel containing 12 to 14% chromium and 0.12 to 0.35% carbon is called martensitic stainless
steel.
A. True
B. False
8.70.. When a steel containing __________ 0.8% carbon is cooled slowly below the lower critical point,
it consists of ferrite and pearlite.
A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
B. Chromium
8.72. In low carbon steels, __________ raises the yield point and improves the resistance to
atmospheric corrosion.
A. Sulphur
B. Phosphorus
C. Manganese
D. Silicon
8.73. A steel containing 16 to 18% chromium and about 0.12% carbon is called
A. ferritic stainless steel
D. nickel steel
8.74. The alloy, mainly used for corrosion resistance in stainless steels is
A. Silicon
B. Manganese
C. Carbon
D. Chromium
8.
8.76. The bond formed by transferring electrons from one atom to another is called
A. ionic bond
B. covalent bond
C. metallic bond
D. none of these
8.77. Which of the following property is desirable in parts subjected to shock and impact loads?
A. Strength
B. Stiffness
C. Brittleness
D. Toughness
B. 2% silver
C. 5% silver
D. no silver
B. Sulphur
C. Manganese
D. Phosphorus
D. none of these
B. 6 m
C. 9 m
D. 12 m
B. heated upto the lower critical temperature and then cooled in still air
heated slightly above the lower critical temperature and then cooled slowly to a
C.
temperature of 600°C
B. No
B. 0.1
C. 02
D. 0.4
8.86. The alloying element which reduces the formation of iron sulphide in steel is
A. chromium
B. nickel
C. vanadium
D. manganese
8.87. For a steel containing 0.8% carbon
A. there is no critical point
8.88. In high speed steels, manganese is used to tougher the metal and to increase its
A. yield point
B. critical temperature
C. melting point
D. hardness
B. magnesium
C. silicon
D. the grain size first increases and then decreases very rapidly
8.92. Grey cast iron is __________ than white cast iron.
A. softer
B. harder
8.93. Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by adding nickel and chromium.
A. Agree
B. Disagree
B. cutting tools
D. chrome steel
B. Cyaniding
C. Nitriding
D. all of these
8.97. In a crystalline material, atoms are arranged in definite and orderly manner and form.
A. Agree
B. Disagree
B. full annealing
C. process annealing
D. spheroidising
8.101. In a unit cell of a body centred cubic space lattice, there are __________ atoms.
A. six
B. nine
C. fourteen
D. seventeen
B. excellent machinability
D. all of these
8.103. The nuts and bolts are made from silicon steel.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
B. full annealing
C. process annealing
D. spheroidising
B. β-iron
C. γ-iron
D. δ-iron
8.107. The iron ore mostly used for the production of pig iron is
A. magnetite
B. haematite
C. limonite
D. siderite
8.108. A carbon steel having Brinell hardness number 100 should have ultimate tensile strength closer to
A. 100 N/mm2
B. 200 N/mm2
C. 350 N/mm2
D. 1000 N/mm2
8.109. The steel widely used for making precision measuring instruments is
A. nickel steel
B. nickel-chrome steel
D. chrome-vanadium steel
8.110. The ductility is the property of a material due to which it
A. can be drawn into wires
B. minimum
B. austenite
C. martensite
D. troostite
B. chrome steel
C. nickel-chrome steel
B. No
B. twelve atoms, all of which are located at the twelve corners of a hexagonal prism
fourteen atoms out of which eight atoms are located at the coners of the cube and six atoms at
C.
the centres of six faces
B. 800°C to 1000°C
C. 1200°C to 1300°C
D. 1500°C to 1700°C
8.117. The temperature in the upper part of the blast furnace (zone of reduction) is __________ that of
the middle part.
A. equal to
B. less than
C. more than
8.118. The temperature point at which the change starts on heating the steel is called
A. lower critical point
C. point of recalescence
D. point of decalescence
8.119. Aluminium bronze has high resistance to corrosion.
A. True
B. False
B. No
fourteen atoms out of which eight atoms are located at the corners of the cube and six
B.
atoms at the centres of six faces
seventeen atoms out of which twelve atoms are located at the twelve corners of the
C. hexagonal prism, one atom at the centre of each of the two hexagonal faces and three
atoms are symmetrically arranged in the body of the cell
B. coke
C. wood
D. producer gas
8.123. Face centred cubic space lattice is found in gamma-iron, aluminium, copper, lead, silver and
nickel.
A. True
B. False
B. Interstitial imperfection
C. Frenkel imperfection
D. all of these
8.125. The process in which carbon and nitrogen both are absorbed by the metal surface to get it
hardened is known as
A. carburising
B. cyaniding
C. flame hardening
D. induction hardening
8.126. The catalysts are used to accelerate the chemical reaction during the process of ploymerisation of
plastics.
A. True
B. False
B. Silver
C. Lead
D. Brass
8.131. The casting ability of aluminium increases when __________ is added to aluminium.
A. copper
B. magnesium
C. silicon
B. high yield point, high fatigue limit and excellent cold and hot corrosion resistance
B. annealing
C. austempering
D. martempering
B
a mixture of tar and burnt dolomite bricks
.
C
either (a) or (b)
.
D
none of these
.
MATERIAL SCIENCE
8.1 C 8.11 A 8.21 B 8.31 A 8.41 D 8.51 C 861 C 8.71 C 8.81 B 8.91
8.2 B 8.12 A 8.22 B 8.32 D 8.42 A 8.52 D 8.62 A 8.72 B 8.82 C 8.9
8.3 A 8.13 C 8.23 A 8.33 A 8.43 B 8.53 B 8.63 B 8.73 A 8.83 C 8.93
8.4 A 8.14 A 8.24 C 8.34 D 8.44 C 8.54 C 8.64 A 8.74 D 8.84 A 8.94
8.5 D 8.15 A 8.25 D 8.35 B 8.45 D 8.55 C 8.65 B 8.75 C 8.85 A 8.95
8.6 C 8.16 A 8.26 C 8.36 B 8.46 C 8.56 A 8.66 A 8.76 A 8.86 D 8.96
8.7 C 8.17 C 8.27 B 8.37 A 8.47 A 8.57 A 8.67 B 8.77 D 8.87 B 8.97
8.8 C 8.18 B 8.28 D 8.38 B 8.48 C 8.58 C 8.68 D 8.78 D 8.88 B 8.98
8.9 C 8.19 D 8.29 D 8.39 D 8.49 A 8.59 D 8.69 A 8.79 C 8.89 D 8.99
8.10 D 8.20 B 8.30 A 8.40 B 8.50 D 8.60 C 8.70 B 8.80 B 8.90 C 8.100
a) dun cylinder
b) thick cylinder
c) solid shaft
d) hollow shaft
a) Low efficiency
b) high efficiency
d) strong teeth
9.3. When bevel gears connect two shafts whose axes intersect at an angle greater than a right angle
and one of the bevel gears has a pitch angle of 90°, then they are known as
d) mitre gears
c) equal to 50%
d) none of these
9.5. Soderberg relation is based on __________ of the material whereas all other failure relation for
dynamic loading are based on ultimate strength of the material.
a) elastic strength
b) yield strength
c) shear strength
d) ultimate strength
9.6. In a flange coupling, the flanges are coupled together by means of
b) studs
d) none of these
a) counter shaft
b) line shaft
d) all of these
9.9. According to Indian standard specifications, 100 H6/g5 means that the
a) to reduce friction
a) square threads
b) acme threads
c) knuckle threads
d) buttress threads
9.13. In order to avoid tearing of the plate at an edge, the distance from the centre line of the rivet hole
to the nearest edge of the plate should be equal to (where d = Diameter of rivet hole)
a) d
b) 1.5d
c) 2d
d) 2.5d
d) none of these
a) Mild steel
b) Copper
c) Zinc
d) Aluminium
9.16. When a bolt is subjected to shock loading, the resilience of the bolt should be considered in order
to prevent breakage at the
a) Head
b) Shank
c) Thread
d) Middle
c) shafts are arranged at right angles and rotate in one definite direction
d) driven shaft is to be started or stopped whenever desired without interferring with the driving shaft
a) socket joint
b) nipple joint
c) union joint
a) elastic strength
b) yield strength
d) toughness
9.21. The rolling contact bearings are known as
b) plastic bearings
d) antifriction bearings
a) module
c) tooth profile
a) pressure angle
c) circular pitch
d) diametral pitch
9.24. The bearings of heavy series have capacity __________ over the medium series.
a) 10 to 20%
b) 20 to 30%
c) 30 to 40%
d) 40 to 50%
a) lower leaf
b) master leaf
c) upper leaf
d) none of these
9.26. When the bearing is subjected to large fluctuations of load and heavy impacts, the bearing
characteristic number should be __________ the bearing modulus.
a) 5 times
b) 10 times
c) 15 times
d) 20 times
9.27. The rolling contact bearings as compared to sliding contact bearings have
c) low starting and low running friction except at very high speeds
a) brittle materials
b) ductile materials
c) plastic materials
d) non-ferrous materials
9.29. When two non-intersecting and non-coplaner shafts are connected by gears, the arrangement is
known as
a) spur gearing
b) helical gearing
c) bevel gearing
d) spiral gearing
9.30. When a nut is tightened by placing a washer below it, the bolt will be subjected to
a) tensile stress
b) compressive stress
c) shear stress
d) none of these
9.31. A locking device extensively used in marine type connecting rod ends is a
a) jam nut
b) castle nut
c) sawn nut
d) ring nut
9.32. The difference between the tooth space and the tooth thickness as measured on the pitch circle, is
called
a) working depth
b) clearance
c) face width
d) backlash
9.33. A sliding bearing which operates without any lubricant present, is called
9.34. The radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the top of the tooth is called
a) dedendum
b) addendum
c) clearance
d) working depth
9.35. In a gear, having involute teeth, the normal to the involute is a tangent to the
a) pitch circle
b) base circle
c) addendum circle
d) dedendum circle
9.36. The metal suitable for bearings subjected to light loads is
a) silicon bronze
b) white metal
c) monel metal
d) phosphor bronze
a) journal bearing
b) pedestal bearing
c) collar bearing
d) needle bearing
a) long column
b) short column
c) strut
d) all of these
a) rectangular
b) elliptical
c) I-section
9.40. In worm gears, the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder, is
known as
a) helix angle
b) pressure angle
d) none of these
9.41. Idler pulley is used for
d) all of these
a) one-half
b) two-third
c) three-fourth
d) double
a) brittle materials
b) ductile materials
c) plastic materials
d) non-ferrous materials
a) 0.45
b) 0.65
c) 0.85
d) 1
9.46. The elasticity is the property of a material which enables it to
a) regain its original shape after deformation when the external forces are removed
9.47. For low and moderate speed engines, the cam follower should move with
a) uniform velocity
d) cycloidal motion
9.48. If a bearing is designated by the number 305, it means that the bearing is of
c) both radial and axial loads and the ratio of these being less than unity
d) both radial and axial loads and the ratio of these being greater than unity
9.50. In order to remove internal stresses produced by hardening the steel, the process usually adopted
is
a) tempering
b) annealing
c) normalising
d) Spheroidising
9.51. A bolt of uniform strength can be developed by
a) keeping the core diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded portion of the bolt
b) keeping the core diameter smaller than the diameter of the unthreaded portion
c) keeping the nominal diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded portion of the bolt
9.52. The ratio of endurance limit in shear to the endurance limit in flexure is
a) 0.25
b) 0.40
c) 0.55
d) 0.70
9.54. When carbon in the cast iron is principally in the form of graphite, the cast iron will be of
a) grey colour
b) white colour
c) yellow colour
d) brown colour
9.55. The rivet head used for boiler plate riveting is usually
a) snap head
b) pan head
c) counter sunk head
d) conical head
9.56. 18/8 steel contains
9.57. A localised compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as
a) tensile stress
b) bending stress
c) bearing stress
d) shear stress
a) silicon bronze
b) white metal
c) monel metal
d) phosphor bronze
9.59. For hardening alloy steels and high speed steels, they are heated to
a) 500 to 600°C
b) 700 to 900°C
c) 1100 to 1300°C
d) 1300 to 1500°C
a) 60
b) 90
c) 100
d) 120
a) 5 m
b) 6 m
c) 7 m
d) all of these
9.63. When the shaft rotates in anticlockwise direction at slow speed in a bearing, it will
b) move towards right of the bearing making the metal to metal contact
9.64. A taper key which fits half in the key way of the hub and half in the key way of shaft, is known as
a) sunk key
d) tangent key
9.65. When bevel gears having equal teeth and equal pitch angles connect two shafts whose axes
intersect at right angle, then they are known as
d) mitre gears
9.66. A sliding bearing which can support steady loads without any relative motion between the journal
and the bearing, is called
9.67. In case of pressure vessels having closed ends, the fluid pressure induces
a) longitudinal stress
b) circumferential stress
c) shear stress
d) none of these
c) a tangential force
9.69. When two helical springs of equal lengths are arranged to form a cluster spring, then
d) none of these
9.70. For a shaft diameter of 200 mm, the number of bolts in a marine flange coupling should be
a) 8
b) 4
c) 6
d) 10
9.71. The stress in the threaded part of the bolt will be __________ as compared to the shank.
a) same
b) higher
c) lower
d) none
b) Rope drive
c) V-belt drive
d) Chain drive
9.74. The period during which the cam follower remains at rest, when cam moves, is known as
a) constant period
b) fixed period
c) dwell period
d) idle period
a) 29°
b) 47.3°
c) 55°
d) 60°
9.78. The cracks in helical springs used in railway carriages usually start on the inner side of the coil
because of the fact that
c) it is more stretched than the outer side during the manufacturing process
9.82. The property of a material which enables it to be drawn into wires with the application of a tensile
force, is called
a) plasticity
b) elasticity
c) ductility
d) malleability
b) shear stress
d) fatigue stress
a) compressive stresses
b) tensile stresses
d) shear stresses
9.86. An elastic bar is fixed at the upper end and loaded at the lower end by a falling weight. The shock
load produced can be reduced by
9.87. The ratio of driving tensions in V-belt drives is __________ flat belt drives.
a) equal to
b) Spiral spring
c) Torsion spring
d) Bellevile spring
a) Bolt
b) Tap bolt
c) Stud
d) none of these
9.90. The ratio of the ultimate stress to the design stress is known as
a) elastic limit
b) strain
c) factor of safety
d) bulk modulus
9.91. The cam follower extensively used in air-craft engines is
d) roller follower
b) the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and the plane of rotation
c) the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder
9.94. When the length of the journal is equal to the diameter of the journal, then the bearing is said to
be a
a) short bearing
b) long bearing
c) medium bearing
d) square bearing
a) initial tension
9.97. Which one of the following loading is considered for the design of axles?
d) none of these
9.100. If a shaft made from ductile material is subjected to combined bending and twisting moment,
calculations based on which one of the following failure theories will give the most conservative value?
10.6. The pump with a low initial cost and low maintenance cost is
a) double acting piston pump
b) bucket pump
c) centrifugal pump
d) gear pump
10.16. For the purpose of comparison, the steam generating capacity of a boiler is generally expressed
in terms of
a) equivalent evaporation
b) thermal efficiency
c) steam pressure
d) kg/hr
10.17. The output of a gas turbine is 300 KW and its efficiency is 20 percent, the heat supplied is
a) 15 kw
b) 6000 kw
c) 150 kw
d) 600 kw
10.18. One of the following methods is adopted for governing of steam turbines in a power plant
a) speed control
b) blow off in boiler
c) throttle governing
d) hit and miss governing
10.22. The force required to move the body up the plane will be minimum if it makes an angle with
the inclined plane __________ the angle of friction.
a) greater than
b) equal to
c) none of these
d) less than
10.23. One of the following function is not performed by coating on the welding electrodes
a) provide protective atmosphere
b) refuce oxidation
c) increase the cooling rate
d) stabilize the arc
10.28. A smooth cylinder lying on its convex surface remains in __________ equilibrium
a) unstable
b) stable
c) neutral
d) none of these
10.29. The range of projectile on a downward inclined plane is __________ the range on upward
inclined plane for the same velocity of projection and angle of projection.
a) more than
b) none of these
c) less than
d) equal to
10.30. If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces, then the
angle between the two forces is
a) 90
b) 120
c) 60
d) 30
10.31. The melting point of the filler material in brazing should be above
a) 600 deg c
b) 420 deg c
c) 1000 deg c
d) 800 deg c
10.34. Two balls of equal mass and of perfectly elastic material are lying on the floor. One of the ball
with velocity v is made to struck the second ball. Both the balls after impact will move with a velocity
a) v/2
b) v/4
c) v
d) v/8
10.36. A micrometer screw has pitch of 0.5 mm and the themble has 100 equal divisions marked on it,
the least count of the instrument in mm is
a) 0.025
b) 0.5
c) 0.05
d) 0.005
10.43. If the number of pulleys in a system is equal to its velocity ratio, then it is a __________ system
of pulleys
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
10.44. When a rigid body is suspended vertically, and it oscillates with a small amplitude under the
action of the force of gravity, the body is known as
a) compound pendulum
b) simple pendulum
c) seconds pendulum
d) torsional pendulum
10.47. The angle between two forces when the resultant is maximum and minimum respectively are
a) 90 and 0
b) 0 and 180
c) 90 and 180
d) 180 and 0
10.48. two like parallel forces are acting at a distance of 24 mm apart and their resultant is 20 N. It the
line of action of the resultant is 6 mm from any given force, the two forces are
a) 15N and 15 N
b) 15 N and 5 N
c) none of these
d) 20N and 5N
10.49. If tension in the cable supporting a lift moving downwards is half the tension when it is moving
upwards, the acceleration of the lift is
a) none of these
b) g/2
c) g/3
d) g/4
10.50. If the number of pulleys in a system is equal to its velocity ratio, then it is a __________ system
of pulleys
a) first
b) second
c) third
d) fourth
10.55. The force, by which the body is attracted, towards the centre of the earth, is called
a) mass
b) weight
c) impulsive force
d) momentum
10.56. When a body falls freely under gravitational force, it possesses __________ weight.
a) less
b) no
c) minimum
d) maximum
10.63. In diesel engines, the fuel is injected in the form of very fine spray, into the engine cylinder, which
gets ignited due to high temperature of the compressed air.
a) agree
b) disagree
c) neither agree nor disagree
10.64. In a diesel engine, the duration between the time of injection and ignition, is
known as
a) Pre-ignition period
b) Delay period
c)Period of ignition
d)Burning period
10.65. The primary fuel used in nuclear power plants is
a) U 235
b) U 238
c) Pu 239
d) Pu 233
10.68. The self ignition temperature of petrol is __________ as compared to diesel oil.
a) Same
b) lower
c) higher
d) moderate
10.69.The pressure inside the cylinder is __________ the atmospheric pressure during the exhaust
stroke.
a) Equal to
b) Below
c) Above
d) Moderate
10.71. A taper provided on the pattern for its easy and clean withdrawl from the mould is known as
a) distortion allowance
b) machining allowance
c) draft allowance
d) shrinkage allowance
10.73. In arc welding, the electric arc is produced between the work and the electrode by
a) voltage
b) flow of current
c) contact resistance
d) all of these
10.74. The algebraic difference between the minimum limit and the basic size is called
a) fundamental deviation
b) lower deviation
c) actual deviation
d) upper deviation
10.76. The property of sand due to which it evolves a great amount of steam and other gases is called
a) cohesiveness
b) adhesiveness
c) collapsibility
d) permeability
10.87. Which of the following methods can be used for manufacturing 2 metre long seamless metallic
tubes?
a) rolling
b) drawing
c) extrusion
d) extrusion and rolling
10.88. The temperature at which the new grains are formed in the metal is called
a) lower critical temperature
b) recrystallisation temperature
c) eutectic temperature
d) upper critical temperature
10.89. The accuracy of micrometers, calipers, dial indicators can be checked by a
a) plug gauge
b) feeler gauge
c) slip gauge
d) ring gauge
10.90. In sheet metal blanking, shear is provided on punches and dies so that
a) good cut edge is obtained
b) warping of sheet is minimised
c) press load is reduced
d) cut blanks are straight
10.98. Galvanising is a
a) zinc diffusion process
b) process of coating zinc by hot dipping
c) process used for making thin phosphate coating on steel
d) none of the above
10.101. When a hole or cavity to be cored is not in line with the parting surface, then a __________ is
used.
a) balanced core
b) horizontal core
c) vertical core
d) drop core
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
3. Charminar is Located at (C )
A)Warganal B) KURNOOL C)HYDERABAD D) Vijayawada
5. The name of the woman Tennis Star Who belongs to Hyderabad is (B)
A) HAMPI B) Sania Mirza C) Midali Raj D) Karanam Laskmi.
11. Who is the writer of poem Sare Jahan se Accha Hindusitan hamara (C )
A) Kasim B) Kabir C) Muhammad Iqbal D) Rahim
12. The writer of National Anthem of INDIA Jana Gana Mana ? (A)
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) S.C.Bose C) Nehru D ) C.Narayana Reddy
19. Which Telugu movie won National film fare Award (C)
A) Srimanthudu B) Gopala Gopala C) Bahubali D) Gabber Singh
20. Where The Lord Venkateswara swami Seven Hills situated at (A)
A )Tirupathi B) Kadapa C) Kurnool D) Hyderabad
31) The Head quarters of United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (D)
(UNICEF)
A) London B) Berne C) Paris D) New York
87)who was the only muslim lady to occupy the throne of Delhi ? ( B)
A) Nurjahan B) Raziya Sultan C) Muntaj Mahal D) Hamidabanu Begum
112) 2016-17 Railway budget , the percentage of lower berth quota for senior citizens is (D)
A) 10% B) 20% C) 30% D) 50 %
113) One rupee note signed by (B)
A) RBI Governor B) Finance Secretary C) chief minister D) Speaker
118)The number of Members nominated for Rajya sabha by president of India ? (D)
A) 10 B) 8 C) 6 D) 12
119) Two members nominated by president for Lok sabha belongs to which community ? (C)
A) Jain B) Hindu C) Anglo- Indian D) Sikh
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126) Which city was the summer capital of India during British Rule ? (B)
A) Ooty B) Simla C) panmarchi D) Matheran
128) Name the annual fair of Rajasthan that is famous for its Camel trading event ? (A)
A) puskkar Mela B) Kumbha Mela C) Sonepur Mela D) Suraj Kund Mela
132) who worked for the welfare of Deaf , dumb and blind persons ? (A)
A) Helen Keller B) Lady Ada Byron C) Amelia Earhart D) Dayana
139)The First Woman police officer climbed Mount Everest recently ? (B)
A) Kiran bedi B) G.R.Radhika C) Swathi Lakra D) Aruna Bhuguna
145) The slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” was given by (C)
A) Balgangadhar Sastry B) Bipin Chandra Pal C) Lalbahadur Sastry D) None of the above