GATE 2022 General Aptitude (GA)

GATE 2022 General Aptitude (GA)
Q.1 – Q.5 Carry ONE mark each.
Q.1 Inhaling the smoke from a burning _________ could _________ you quickly.
(A) tire / tier
(B) tire / tyre
(C) tyre / tire
(D) tyre / tier
Q.2 A sphere of radius 𝑟 cm is packed in a box of cubical shape.
What should be the minimum volume (in cm3 ) of the box that can enclose the
sphere?
(A) 𝑟
8
(B) 𝑟
(C) 2𝑟
(D) 8𝑟
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Q.3 Pipes P and Q can fill a storage tank in full with water in 10 and 6 minutes,
respectively. Pipe R draws the water out from the storage tank at a rate of 34
litres per minute. P, Q and R operate at a constant rate.
If it takes one hour to completely empty a full storage tank with all the pipes
operating simultaneously, what is the capacity of the storage tank (in litres)?
(A) 26.8
(B) 60.0
(C) 120.0
(D) 127.5
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Q.4 Six persons P, Q, R, S, T and U are sitting around a circular table facing the
center not necessarily in the same order. Consider the following statements:
 P sits next to S and T.

 Q sits diametrically opposite to P.
 The shortest distance between S and R is equal to the shortest distance
between T and U.
Based on the above statements, Q is a neighbor of
(A) U and S
(B) R and T
(C) R and U
(D) P and S
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Q.5 A building has several rooms and doors as shown in the top view of the building
given below. The doors are closed initially.
What is the minimum number of doors that need to be opened in order to go

from the point P to the point Q?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 1
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Q. 6 – Q. 10 Carry TWO marks each.
Q.6 Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component

of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to
sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super
Rice (GSR), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher
yields sustainably.
Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the
information given in the above passage?
(A) GSR is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather
(B) GSR may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change
(C) GSR grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than
regular rice
(D) Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather
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A game consists of spinning an arrow around a stationary disk as shown below.
Q.7
When the arrow comes to rest, there are eight equally likely outcomes. It could
come to rest in any one of the sectors numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 as shown.
Two such disks are used in a game where their arrows are independently spun.
What is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the resulting sectors upon
spinning the two disks is equal to 8 after the arrows come to rest?
(A) 1
16
(B) 5
64
(C) 3
32
(D) 7
64
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Q.8 Consider the following inequalities.
(i) 3𝑝 − 𝑞 < 4
(ii) 3𝑞 − 𝑝 < 12
Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two
inequalities?
(A) 𝑝 + 𝑞 < 8
(B) 𝑝 + 𝑞 = 8
(C) 8 ≤ 𝑝 + 𝑞 < 16
(D) 𝑝 + 𝑞 ≥ 16
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Q.9 Given below are three statements and four conclusions drawn based on the
statements.
Statement 1: Some engineers are writers.
Statement 2: No writer is an actor.
Statement 3: All actors are engineers.
Conclusion I: Some writers are engineers.
Conclusion II: All engineers are actors.
Conclusion III: No actor is a writer.
Conclusion IV: Some actors are writers.
Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?
(A) Only conclusion I is correct
(B) Only conclusion II and conclusion III are correct
(C) Only conclusion I and conclusion III are correct
(D) Either conclusion III or conclusion IV is correct
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Q.10 Which one of the following sets of pieces can be assembled to form a square
with a single round hole near the center? Pieces cannot overlap.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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GATE 2022 Production and Industrial Engineering (PI)
Q.11 – Q.35 Carry ONE mark Each
Q.11 If a, b and c are three vectors, the vector triple product (a  b)  c is given by
(A) (a  c) b  (a  b) c
(B) (a  b) c  (a  c) b
(C) (a  c) b  (b  c)a
(D) (b  c)a  (a  c) b
Q.12 The numerical integration of the function y  2 x  5 is carried out between

x  1 and x  3, by using ordinates at x  1, 2 and 3. Which one of the following
statements is TRUE?
(A) Simpson’s 1/3 rule will provide exact result but trapezoidal rule will not.
(B) Trapezoidal rule will provide exact result but Simpson’s 1/3 rule will not.
(C) Both Simpson’s 1/3 and trapezoidal rules will provide exact result.
(D) Neither Simpson’s 1/3 rule nor trapezoidal rule will provide exact result.
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Q.13 Which one of the following metals has a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure?
(A) Alpha iron
(B) Chromium
(C) Magnesium
(D) Aluminum
Q.14 If G denotes the shear modulus of an isotropic material, then the maximum possible
value of Young’s modulus of the material is
(A) G
(B) 2G
(C) 3G
(D) 4G
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Q.15 Match the casting methods with products.
Casting method Products
P Continuous casting 1 Thin and intricate

shaped components
Q Investment casting 2 Hollow axisymmetric parts

(such as pipes)
R Centrifugal casting 3 Slabs and strips
(A) P-3, Q-1, R-2
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1
(C) P-3, Q-2, R-1
(D) P-2, Q-1, R-3
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Q.16 In injection blow molding of plastic beverage bottles, the blowing is accomplished
by
(A) hot water
(B) hot air
(C) hot oil
(D) alcohol
Q.17 In an electro-discharge machining process, the discharge voltage is Vb. The energy
dissipated per spark across the inter-electrode gap is proportional to
(A) Vb0.5
(B) Vb
(C) Vb2
(D) Vb3
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Q.18 Match the codes used in CNC part programming with their functions.
Code Function
P G91 1 End of program
Q M02 2 Programming in incremental coordinates
R G32 3 Spindle stop
S M05 4 Thread cutting in turning
(A) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
(B) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
(D) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
Q.19 The control chart for a number of defects in a welded joint is
(A) X – chart
(B) R – chart
(C) c – chart
(D) p – chart
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Q.20 Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Concurrent engineering is a non-integrated approach for designing a product.
(B) Concurrent engineering carries out all product development functions in a

sequential manner.
(C) Concurrent engineering reduces the lead time for the product development.
(D) Concurrent engineering increases the lead time for the product development.
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Q.21 Match the therblig symbols with their meanings.
Therblig symbol Meaning
P 1 Rest for overcoming fatigue
Q 2 Avoidable delay
R 3 Inspect
S 4 Search
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(B) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
(D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
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Q.22 Match the types of layout with the types of production.
Type of layout Type of production
P Process layout 1 Job production
Q Product layout 2 Batch production
R Fixed position layout 3 Mass production
(A) P-2, Q-3, R-1
(B) P-3, Q-1, R-2
(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3
(D) P-3, Q-2, R-1
Q.23 Matrix A as a product of two other matrices is given by
3 
A    1 4.
2
The value of det(A) is______________. [round off to nearest integer]
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Q.24 The order of the following differential equation is______________. [in integer]
2
 dy  dy
   5  4 y  5x
3
 dx  dx
Q.25 An operator manufactures 10 identical spur gears in a lot. One spur gear is defective
in the lot. Three spur gears are drawn at random without replacement.
The probability of getting all three gears as non-defective is______________.
[round off to two decimal places]
Q.26 In a slider crank mechanism (schematic shown in the figure), the crank rotates at
60 revolutions per minute. The radius of the crank is 30 mm and the length of the
connecting rod is 120 mm. The average speed (in mm/s) of the piston over one
revolution of the crank is______________. [round off to nearest integer]
Q.27 Water (kinematic viscosity   1  106 m 2 /s ) is flowing through a circular

horizontal pipe of diameter 8 mm. If the flow is laminar and fully developed with a
maximum axial velocity of 0.5 m/s, the Reynolds number is______________.
[round off to nearest integer]
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Q.28 Yielding starts in a material when the principal stresses are 100 MPa, 100 MPa and
200 MPa. As per the von Mises criterion, yield stress (in MPa) of the material
is______________. [round off to nearest integer]
Q.29 A single-point cutting tool with zero rake angle is used for orthogonal machining.
If the chip-compression ratio is 1.25, then the shear angle (in degree) during
machining is______________. [round off to one decimal place]
Q.30 It is required to cut a single-start thread of 2 mm pitch in a lathe machine with a

single-start lead screw of 4 mm pitch. For one revolution of the workpiece, the
number of revolution of the lead screw is______________. [round off to two
decimal places]
Q.31 The absolute deviations of 8 points from the datum line of a surface are 10, 15, 12,
10, 13, 12, 20 and 25 µm. The root mean square value of the surface roughness
(in µm) is______________. [round off to one decimal place]
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Q.32 In a machine there are two motors, but only one motor is needed for the functioning
of the machine. The reliabilities of the motors are 0.90 and 0.70. The overall
reliability of the machine is______________. [round off to two decimal places]
Q.33 If the interarrival time is exponential and 8 customers per hour arrive in a bank, then
the probability of no arrival of customer during a period of 15 minutes
is______________. [round off to two decimal places]
Q.34 A company buys a machine worth ₹ 65000, which has a salvage value of ₹ 5000.
The annual depreciation cost is ₹ 10000 based on the straight line depreciation
method. The useful life (in year) of the machine is______________. [in integer]
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Q.35 A project comprises of seven activities. The expected durations of activities and
their variances are as follows:
Activity Expected duration Variance

(minute) (minute)
A 4 1
B 5 1
C 4 1
D 1 0
E 7 4
F 6 1
G 8 4
The critical path consists of activities B, E and G. The standard deviation (in minute)
of the project duration is______________. [round off to two decimal places]
Q.36 – Q.65 Carry TWO marks Each
Q.36 If a matrix is squared, then
(A) both eigenvalues and eigenvectors must change
(B) both eigenvalues and eigenvectors are retained
(C) eigenvalues get squared but eigenvectors are retained
(D) eigenvalues are retained but eigenvectors change
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Q.37 Consider the following ordinary differential equation:
d2 y dy
4 2
 4  y  0.
dx dx
Given that c1 and c 2 are constants, the general solution of the differential equation
is
(A) y   c1  c2 x  e x
(B) y  c1e x /2  c2 e x
(C) y  c1e x  c2 e2 x
(D) y   c1  c2 x  e x/2
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Q.38 A market survey with a sample size of 1000 was conducted for a parameter that
follows normal distribution. The confidence interval was estimated as [500, 700]
with a mean of 600. It is now desired to reduce the confidence interval to [550, 650].
The sample size for achieving the desired interval at the same confidence level is
(A) 1000
(B) 4000
(C) 9000
(D) 16000
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Q.39 A eutectoid steel with 100% austenite is cooled from a temperature of 750 C to a
room temperature of 35 C. Match the cooling methods with transformed structures.
Cooling method Transformed structure
P Water quenching 1 Coarse pearlite
Q Oil quenching 2 Fine pearlite
R Air cooling 3 Martensite
S Furnace cooling 4 Very fine pearlite
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(D) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
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Q.40 In the three-member truss shown in the figure, AC = BC. An external force of
10 kN is applied at B, parallel to AC. The force in the member BC is
B
10 kN
45
A C
(A) zero
(B) 10 kN (tensile)
(C) 10 kN (compressive)
(D) 7.07 kN (tensile)
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Q.41 Match the processing steps related to production of powder metallurgy parts with
their descriptions.
Processing step Description
P Atomization 1 Blended powders are pressed into shapes using dies

and pressure
Q Sintering 2 A process for producing metal powder
R Compaction 3 Metal powders are heated below their melting

points to allow bonding
S Infiltration 4 A slug of low melting point metal is placed in

contact with the sintered part and heated
5 Metal powders are heated significantly above their

melting points for bonding
(A) P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-3
(B) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-5
(C) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(D) P-2, Q-5, R-1, S-4
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Q.42 In an assembly comprising shaft and hole, the nominal sizes with tolerances are
specified as
Hole: 25.000  0.001

0.002
mm,
Shaft: 25.000  0.003

0.001
mm.
The type of fit is
(A) Clearance fit
(B) Interference fit
(C) Transition fit
(D) Running fit
Q.43 In a manufacturing system, four different types of products (P, Q, R and S) are
produced. The batch size of each product is 2×107. The numbers of defective units
are 60, 71, 80 and 55, for P, Q, R and S, respectively. Which one of the following
statements is TRUE?
(A) All products conform to six sigma standard.
(B) Only product S conforms to six sigma standard.
(C) Except R, all other products conform to six sigma standard.
(D) Products P and S conform to six sigma standard.
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Q.44 Match the processes of product development with their characteristics.
Process Characteristic
P Product synthesis 1 Process of conversion of conceptual design into

engineering science based model
Q Product 2 Process related to design conceptualization

simplification
R Product analysis 3 Process of maintaining uniformity and consistency
S Product 4 Process of reducing the number of parts without

standardization losing the functionalities
(A) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
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Q.45 The value of
x3  3x  2
lim
x 1 x 3  x 2  x  1
is______________. [round off to one decimal place]
Q.46 A thick-cylinder has inner diameter of 20 mm and outer diameter of 40 mm. It is

subjected to an internal pressure of 100 MPa. Follow the convention of taking
tensile stress as positive and compressive stress as negative. The sum of radial and
hoop stresses (in MPa) at a radius of 15 mm is______________. [round off to two
decimal places]
Q.47 A shaft is used to transmit a power of 10 kW. The shear yield stress of the material
is 150 MPa and factor of safety is 2. The shaft rotates at 1440 revolutions per
minute. The diameter of the shaft (in mm) based on static strength
Q.48 Air at an initial temperature and pressure of 15 C and 1 bar, respectively is heated
in an irreversible process. The final temperature and pressure are 303 C and 2 bar,
respectively. Take gas constant for air as R = 287 J/kg-K, the ratio of the specific
heats as   1.4, and treat air as a calorically perfect gas. The change of entropy
(in J/kg-K) in the process is______________. [round off to nearest integer]
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Q.49 During a hot-working process, the homologous temperature is 0.8. The melting
point of the work metal is 800 C. The temperature (in C) during hot-working
Q.50 A workpiece of 30 mm diameter and 40 mm height is compressed between two

platens in an open die forging process. Assume a perfectly plastic material with a
flow stress of 300 MPa. The ideal forging load (in kN) at 30% reduction (in height)
Q.51 In a gas tungsten arc welding process under steady state condition, the input voltage
and current are measured as 18 V and 160 A, respectively. Heat loss during creation
of arc is 40% of the input power. Heat loss through convection and radiation from
the workpiece is 800 W. The effective power (in W) utilized to melt the workpiece
Q.52 During straight turning of a 20 mm diameter steel bar at a spindle speed of

400 revolutions per minute (RPM) with an HSS tool, a tool life of 10 minute was
observed. When the same bar was turned at 200 RPM, the tool life increased to
40 minute. The tool life (in minute) while machining the bar at 300 RPM
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Q.53 A cylindrical workpiece is turned using two different tools. Tool 1 has zero nose
radius; side and end cutting edge angles are 20 and 10, respectively. Tool 2 has
0.5 mm nose radius. Both the tools machine at a feed of 0.2 mm/rev. The ratio of
ideal maximum height of unevenness on the surface produced by Tool 1 to that
produced by Tool 2 is______________. [round off to one decimal place]
Q.54 For an electrochemical machining process
dy λ
  f,
dt y
where y is the inter-electrode gap in mm at time t in minute, and f is the feed of the
tool in mm/minute. The value of  is 6×103 cm2/minute. For maintaining a constant
inter-electrode gap of 0.1 mm, the feed (in mm/minute) should be______________.
[round off to one decimal place]
Q.55 The worktable of an open loop positioning system is driven by a lead screw with a
pitch of 4 mm. The lead screw is connected to the shaft of a stepper motor. A gear
of 80 teeth mounted on the stepper motor shaft meshes with a gear of 20 teeth
mounted on the lead screw. The step angle of the stepper motor is 9. The number
of pulses required to move the table by 200 mm is______________. [in integer]
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Q.56 The diameter of a cylindrical cavity is measured by using two spherical steel balls
of diameters 3 cm and 4 cm. The balls are placed inside the cavity such that the
bigger ball is above the smaller one as shown in the figure. If the depth of cavity is
6 cm, then the diameter (in cm) of cavity is______________. [round off to two
decimal places]
Depth
Q.57 In a mobile screen manufacturing process on a mass scale basis, 5 samples of size
80 are inspected. Consider a p-chart with ±3σ limits (σ is the standard deviation).
The numbers of defective items are given in the table.
Sample No. Number of defective items
1 4
2 10
3 5
4 6
5 5
The upper control limit of the defective item (in fraction defective)
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Q.58 In a factory, 100 bulbs are in use. The table lists the cumulative probability of the
failure of a bulb for various durations.
Duration (month) Cumulative probability
1 0.10
2 0.25
3 0.47
4 0.68
5 1.00
The factory follows the individual replacement policy. If the cost of replacing a bulb
is ₹ 300, then the expected cost (in ₹) of replacement per month is______________.
[round off to nearest integer]
Q.59 A company procures 384 parts annually. The annual holding cost per part is ₹ 30.
If the ordering cost is ₹ 1000, then the economic order quantity is ______________.
[in integer]
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Q.60 A time study engineer recorded the cycle time (in minute) for machining of a
component. The recorded time study data is provided in the table. The performance
rating of the worker is 110%. The standard time for machining (in minute) the
component by assuming 10% allowance is ______________. [round off to nearest
integer]
Time study data
Cycle time (minute) Frequency
42 1
43 2
44 3
45 2
46 1
Q.61 A machine component is to be processed at 5 workstations sequentially. The table

provides the cycle time (in second) of each workstation. In mass production, the
number of components produced per hour (in steady state) is ______________.
[in integer]
Workstation Cycle time of each workstation (second)
WS-1 85
WS-2 55
WS-3 90
WS-4 65
WS-5 70
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Q.62 A vaccine has to be distributed from two warehouses to three hospitals. The supplies
at warehouses W1 and W2 are 200 and 150, respectively. The demands at hospitals
H1, H2, and H3 are 100, 150 and 125, respectively. The transportation cost (in ₹) per
vaccine is as follows:
H1 H2 H3
W1 5 7 3
W2 4 6 7
The initial basic feasible solution using the Northwest-corner method provides the
total transportation cost (in ₹) as______________. [round off to nearest integer]
Q.63 Consider the linear programming problem:
Maximize z  20 x1  6 x2  Px3 ,
subject to
8 x1  2 x2  3 x3  250 , (C1)
4 x1  3 x2  150, (C2)
2 x1  x3  50 , (C3)
x1 , x2 , x3  0.
The optimal solution is given as x1*  0, x2*  50 and x3*  50. The dual variables
of constraints C1, C2 and C3 are y1 , y2 and y3 , respectively. The optimal values of
dual variables are y1*  0 , y2*  2 and y3*  8 . The value of parameter P in the
objective function is______________. [round off to one decimal place]
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Q.64 A company is planning to produce 24 electric cars per day. The setup cost of the
plant is estimated as ₹ 19476 million and the variable cost is ₹ 0.6 million per car.
The car will be sold at a price of ₹ 1.5 million. The number of days required for
achieving the breakeven is______________. [round off to nearest integer]
Q.65 A company forecasts the weekly demand of oxygen cylinders using exponential
smoothing method with smoothing constant   0.2 . The actual demands in
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3 and Week 4 were 375, 412, 592 and 439 units,
respectively. The forecasted demand for Week 3 was 500 units. The forecast (in
unit) for the Week 5 is______________. [in integer]
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Q.1 – Q.5 Carry ONE mark each.

(A) tire / tier

(B) tire / tyre

(C) tyre / tire

(D) tyre / tier

Q.2 A sphere of radius 𝑟 cm is packed in a box of cubical shape.

 P sits next to S and T.

Based on the above statements, Q is a neighbor of

What is the minimum number of doors that need to be opened in order to go

Q.6 Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component

Statement 1: Some engineers are writers.

Statement 2: No writer is an actor.

Statement 3: All actors are engineers.

Conclusion I: Some writers are engineers.

Conclusion II: All engineers are actors.

Conclusion III: No actor is a writer.

Conclusion IV: Some actors are writers.

Which one of the following options can be logically inferred?

(A) Only conclusion I is correct

(B) Only conclusion II and conclusion III are correct

(C) Only conclusion I and conclusion III are correct

(D) Either conclusion III or conclusion IV is correct

Q.11 – Q.35 Carry ONE mark Each

Q.12 The numerical integration of the function y  2 x  5 is carried out between

(A) Alpha iron

Q.15 Match the casting methods with products.

Casting method Products

P Continuous casting 1 Thin and intricate

Q Investment casting 2 Hollow axisymmetric parts

R Centrifugal casting 3 Slabs and strips

(A) P-3, Q-1, R-2

(B) P-2, Q-3, R-1

(C) P-3, Q-2, R-1

(D) P-2, Q-1, R-3

(A) hot water

(B) hot air

(C) hot oil

P G91 1 End of program

Q M02 2 Programming in incremental coordinates

R G32 3 Spindle stop

S M05 4 Thread cutting in turning

(A) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1

(B) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3

(D) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

Q.19 The control chart for a number of defects in a welded joint is

Q.20 Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

(A) Concurrent engineering is a non-integrated approach for designing a product.

(B) Concurrent engineering carries out all product development functions in a

Q.21 Match the therblig symbols with their meanings.

Therblig symbol Meaning

P 1 Rest for overcoming fatigue

(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2

(B) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2

(D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

Q.22 Match the types of layout with the types of production.

Type of layout Type of production