Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering() Savi th @ fav -& 50. The block has a kinetic energy of 3 J and the spring con- necting the block has an clastic energy of 2 J (shown in figure), When the block is at x = +2.0 cm, what is the kinetic ‘energy when the block is at x= 0? k 2 (@ 3) () 25 () 1S (d) 5d@ 43° 64. Which of the following statements regarding laws gov- ering the friction between dry surfaces are correct? 1. The friction forve is dependent on the velocity sliding. 2. The friction force is directly proportional to the normal force. 3. The friction force is dependent on the materials of the contact surfaces. 4. The friction force is independent of the area of contact. Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (a) 2,3and4 (b) Land 3 (©) 2and4 (4) 1,2,3and4(wy te uepenus om we actus veiucies 71. A heavy block of mass m is slowly placed on a con veyer belt moving with speed v. If coefficient of frictior between block and the belt is 4, the block will slide on th belt through distance @ () He © [= w = (3) tug© a) © oe 72. A car moving with uniform acceleration covers 450 m in 5 second interval, and covers 700 m in the next § second interval. The acceleration of the car is (a) Tims? (6) SOm/st (©) 25 mist (10m73. A particle starts with a velocity 2 m/sec and moves on a straight-line track with retardation 0.1 misec*, The time at which the particle is 15 m from the starting point would be (a) 10sec (b) 20 see (c) 50 see (d) 40sec78. A stone is projected horizontally from a cliffat 10 nvsee and lands on the ground below at 20-m from the base of the cliff. Find the height of the cliff. Use g = 10 m/sec (a) 18m (6) 20m © 2m @ 24mEEE L@ 9@ 17@ 2% B@ 4@ 4. 52@) 68a) 73.) 2) 10.6) 18) 2G) 34) 4) 5U.(4)—5B()— 66) TAL (D) 3c) 11(@—)— 19.(6) 27) 3S.) 4B.) SLC) 59(4)—67-(@)_——75.(H) 4(b) — 12.() 20.4) 2a) 36.(*) 44.) 52.(d)— (0) GBLU@)——7.GC) 5.0) @ (a) -29.(b) 37) ASC) SLC) GLC) 6.()— TTL) 6.0) (b) 2) HH) BL) 4G (a) SHC) GR) 7H.(a)_——78L Ab) 7.0) 1S.) 2) — HL) HG) 47) 55.0) GLE). 79.(0) RO) 16.(b) 24.(d) 32) A (YAR) SHC) A (a) TA) 8. (a) * None of the options is correct.Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering(A) None of the above 66. A heavy block of mass m is slowly placed on a con- veyer belt moving with speed v. If coefficient of friction67. ‘between block and the belt is 1, the block will slide on the belt through distance @ © He © a * » Cs) Oe A car moving with speed u can be stopped in minimum distance x when brakes are applied. If the speed becomes ‘ntimes, the minimum distance over which the ear can be stopped would take the value @ = (>) me oF (@ nev3 69. Two block with masses M and m are in contact with each other and are resting on @ horizontal frictionlest floor. When horizontal force is applied to the heavier, the blocks accelerate to the right. The force between the tw« blocks is Mu m Gem wo ME w w@ me M (+m)© Gram 70. A stone of mass m at the end of a string of length / is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The ten- sion in the string will be maximum when the stone is @ () © @ at the top of the circle half-way down from the top quarter-way down from the top at the bottom of the circleANSWER KEY L@ 9.) IT) 25.) BG) AL) 49.) 57) 65.0) 73.0) 2(a) 1d) BG) 26.4) () 42) SOL) SB) H(A). (A) 3.) H@) 19.) 27) 3S.()_— BC) SL) SH.) 67.()_——75. (0) 4G) 12.) 20.) 28() HL) AL) SZLC)— GHC) 6BL()——7. (a) Sib) 13.) 2) 2.) 37) SL). 83.) OL) 69.()_—77.(0) 6.42) Wa) 22.) 30.() 3B. (c)—46.(b) SAG) 62. ()_—70.()_——78. (A) 7.(6) 23.(a)— Mefa)—— 39.) ATC) SSC) Ba). THC) 79. (6) 80) 16. (a) 24. (6) -32.(b) Ae) ABA) SHC) OKC) TG) ——80.(a)25, A roller of weight JV is rolled over the wooden block shown in the given figure. The pull required just to cause the said motion is 30° pF Li @ we ) 5" () Ww (d) 2Wwy 2578, wares, 41. An overhung beam ABC of length 4 m is supported at 4 4 and B, 3 m apart. It is loaded with UDL of 5 KN/m along its entire length, Find the value of load “P" at C such that the reactions at 4 and B are equal and opposite. P t 4 3m vlentm t 8 (a) P=10KN (b) P=30kN 4s (©) P=20KN (@) P=25kN| 44, An electric lift is moving downward with an acceleration I of g/3. The vertical force between a passenger in the lift and its floor is equal to (a) 3/4 of the passenger's weight (b) 2/5 of the passenger's weight (©) passenger's weight (d)__ 413 of the passenger's weightCOE L@ 9) 1. @) 5.) BAL) LST) 6) BL) 2) HR ()—26() ML) A) SO.) BLD) 6H). THC) 3.0) 1G) 19.G@)— (3S) 4B.) SHC) 589.(6)—67-()_—— 75. C0) 40) 120) 20.) 28.) 361) HD) SL) 60) 6BLL)_— HLL) S@) B@)—2L@)—2%.) FTL) AS) SBC) Lc) 69.0) TTLL@) 66) 1G) 2G) HLL) GLC) SACD) Ra) TW.Ca)—7BLUA) Tb) 1S) HLDY ATC) 55.00) B.(Q). TLL) LU) 8) 16.G@) (6) SK) AD()— ARG). 5H.() H.C) TRG). C)Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering20. Two metallic blocks having masses in the ratio 2:3 are made to slide down a friction-less inclined plane starting initially from rest position. When these blocks reach the bottom of the inclined plane, they will have their kinetic ‘energies in the ratio (a) 23 (b) 3:5 © 32 (@ 74 21. A particle is projected at an angle @ to the horizontal and it attains a maximum height . The time taken by the Projectile to reach the highest point of its path is, @ w Pe g g2, The tension in the cable supporting a lift moving upwards is twice the tension when the lift moves downwards. What is the acceleration of the lift? (@) 94 ) © gi? @ ¢g 23. For the apparent weight of a body at equator to become zero, the earth should rotate with an angular velocity of g g [& a & © @ =ANSWER KEY Lo %@) IT) 2S) BG) AL) 9.) 57) SO) BL) 24d) 10.(a) 18.) 26a) 34) 42.) 50.(a) SB. (0) 66.(b) TH.) 3.(b) Io (© 27a) (ABH) SEG) 5G) 75«Ca) 4) ARC) 20a) 2B.) 36.1) 44) 52K) OK) GB.()——76.(0) Se) 1B.) 2) 29.) 37a) 45) 5B.) GLC) 6.(C)_— 77.) 6d) 14.0) -22.(b) 30.) 3K) AGG) SHG) RQ) T0.0)— B.C) Ta) 1S.) 23.) Ha) 39a) 47) 58(a) OB (@) TLC) 79.00) 8.(a) 16.(b) 24 (d) 32. (b) ADC) ABC) 5HLGC)—GALLa)—TR)——80.()Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering18. The tension in the cable supporting a lift moving upwards istwice the tension when the lift moves downwards. What is the acceleration of the lift? @ 4 ) gB © ge @ G(@)_ cannot be estimated from the information 30. When a jet plane flying at 300 m/s is at the very top of its trajectory, the apparent weight of a passenger is one half of her actual weight. Find the radius of curvature R of the flight path at this point. Use g = 10 m/s’. (a) 2km (by 18km fey km (a) 16km(© Vane ar @ Jer 43. Two blocks with mass M and m are in contact with each other and are resting on a horizontal frictionless floor. When horizontal force F is applied to the heavier, the blocks accelerate to the right. The force between the two blocks is (a) FAM +m) (b) MEI () mF (d) (M+ myFlmIndian Space Research Organisation Mechanical EngineeringWw 2070 wi 8 Anelevator weighing 1000 kg attains an upward velocity of 4 m/sec in two seconds with uniform acceleration. The tension (in N) in supporting cable will be (g = 9.8 m/sec") (a) 1204N (b) 9800N (©) 2000N (4) 11800A block weighting 981 N is resting on a horizontal sur- face. The co-efficient of friction between the block and horizontal surface is 1= 0.2. A vertical cable attached to block provides partial support as shown, A man can pull horizontally with a force of 100 N. What will be the ten- sion (7) (in N) in the cable if the man is just able to move the block to the right? [+100 20220. A mass ‘M" is suspended from a ceiling through a string of length “L”. This mass moves in a circle of horizontal radius *r’ at constant speed such that it is a conical pen- 3G-)) (©) n<3G-D (@) n=(@-3)18. Tension in the cable supporting a lift of weight “17” and having an acceleration of ‘a’ while going upward is (g is acceleration due to gravity) @ wre) ® w(-¢) g g © w(2-4) @ w(1424) g g 19. A body A of weight 10 kg with its C.G. 25 em from the axis of rotation is to be balanced by another body B of weight 5 kg. The radius at which the C.G, of weight B should be placed is (a) 2em (b) 12.5em (©) 500m (d)_ None of these23. Consider the beam shown in figure. The beam is simply supported at its left end A and fixed at its right end B. It carries a load that varies in intensity from zero at sup- port A to “w" at support B according to the relation w, = (w/Ljw. The reaction component at A is (a) wi (b) wis (© Swi (@) wis 26. 21.@ © 4, Bre 25, A three bar truss to resist a service load P = 100 KN is shown in the figure, Use a load factor of 2 and consider all three members to have equal cross-sectional areas. The yield stress of the material of which the members are fabricated is 400 MPa. The area of cross section of each truss member is, 12 m—>}e— 1.2m —>| 168m P @ Bent () Bent @ Bem? @) Bom30. A simply supported beam is shown in the figure below. The location of the point of maximum moment in the beam from reaction R, is we3kNim a A.-8kN sm 2m han akn 3 8 fa) > meter b) S meter (@) 3 a 3 (© Smeter (@) meter 5 3ANSWER KEY 9.(d) Td) 25.66) 3) ALG) ST(A)—65LQB)_— TLC) 10.2) 18@) 26) 34) AO) SH) SK (a) 66) TAL) @ 9@ 220) 3@ 80 SLO 9M) 6a) 7) 12.(b)20.(6) 28) 3K) 4K) BK) HLL) BC) THC) 13.2 2) 2.06) 37) 45) SL(H) OL) OT.) 14.(b),(©) 22.(6) 30.(b)—38.(b) 46.0) SHLD) 62D) TH.) TB.(a) 15.(0) 23.) BL) 3%) AT) SS) BQ) TU) 79.00) 16.(b) 24.) 32.) 4) BRO) 5H) GLC) DG) — BO.)Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering© v4 @) us A shell is fired from a cannon with a speed ‘y’ at an angle 6 with the horizontal direction as shown in the figure. At the ghest point in its path, it explodes into two pieces of equal mass. One of the pieces retraces its path to the cannon, The speed of other piece immediately after the explosion is 8 vows vom (a) 3veos@ (b) 2veosO 3 3. ec) —veosO (d) |-vcosé ©) 3 ( p(d)_ None of the above 4, A mass of 35 kg is suspended from a weightless bar 4B which is supported by a cable CB and a pin at 4 as shown in the figure. The pin reactions at A on the bar AB are c Be] \c ¥ f o 7a(©) R,=755AN,R, (@) R.=7554N,R, S.A simple structure ABCDE is supported on a hinge at 4 and on rollers at B while it carries a horizontal force of, 1000 KN at £ as shown in the figure. Determine the force in member AC using the method of joints. E 3000 kN 1m, 4m re 1m 1m 4 8 mim (a) 1500 kN (b) 1400 kN (c) 1314KN (d) 1414 kNANSWER KEY L@ 9) 17) ) BL) ALG) 49.) 57.) HLH) TL) 2(a) 1d) TR) 2H) HC) ©) $0.00) 5866) 66d) TALC) 3.0) ML) ) KC) AGH) SLKo) 5H) OT.) EL) 4 12) 0.0) 28.) 361) —-SZL@)— HLL) ORL) TB.(a) 5 13@)— A) 2) 37) AB) SB) GLU) THLLDY 62) A) HG) BRL) AHL) SALUD) ORL). «TU. TRIG) 7) 1S) A) HG) 3G) AG) SSG) BL) THU) TH.) (a) 16 () 2H.) 32.D)— 40.00) 4B.) SKC) OL) TRL) BOLL) None of the options is correct.Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering(@) heated or cooled depending on atmospheric pressure 4. An elevator has a mass of 5000 kg. When the tension in the supporting cable is 60 KN, the acceleration of the elevator is nearly (a) 8m/s (b) 12m/s (© -2mis (@) 2m?(© 103°C @ 27°C 14, Inthe figure shown, the minimum ratio ofp, so that the ‘masses move together with the application of foree F is @ 5 (4 mr 5ko Lo 10kg Lo (b) 2 (3© 4 @3 15, A thin wire of length Land uniform linear mass density pis bent into a circular loop with centre O as shown in figure. The moment of inertia of the loop about the axis XX" is x x (@) pL6x* (b) pls (©) SpLYi6e (4) 3pL82 16. A 10 kg mass is hung from 2 light, inextensible strings as shown. The tension in the horizontal string is nearly 60° 10g @ 49N (b) S7N © 100N (d) ON(© Camot eyele (a) Otto cycle 27. A boat which has a speed of 5 km/h in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest path in 15 min, The velocity of the river in km/h is (a) 3 (b) 1 © 4 @ vat 328, In 1 s,a particle goes from point 4 to point B, mov a semicirele (as shown in figure). The magnitude of the average velocity is, (a) 3.14 m/s (b) I mis (©) 2mis (@) Zero 29. A block is made to slide down an inclined plane (30° with horizontal) which is smooth, It starts sliding from rest and takes a time ‘r'to reach the bottom of the plane. An identical body is freely dropped from the same point. The time the body takes to reach the bottom is @ + (b) t (©) (a)(©) 0.747 (@) 0333 45, Two equal forces are acting at a point with an angle of 60° between them. If the resultant force is equal to 603, what is the magnitude of each force? (a) 30 () 50 © 40 () 60 46. A two member truss 4BC is configured as shown in fig~ ure. The force in the member AB is te 1 m ——_»1 I 8 10K osm l ie (a) 15KN (6) 30 kN (©) 20kN (@) SKN47. Four forces of magnitudes 20 N, 40 N, 60 N and 80 N are acting respectively along the four sides of a square ABCD as shown in figure. The magnitude of resultant is A 40N sone c D 20N A ay Yeon (a) 402N (6) s0v2N (©) 45V2N (@) 60y2846. A two member truss ABC is configured as shown in ure, The force in the member AB is A —_1m——_» 1 a soho 05m ce (a) 1SkN (6) 30kN (©) 20KN (@) SENANSWER KEY L@ 98.) 7. 28H) BA 4O #6 Sa) BH TRO 20) 10.(6) IRL) 26.) 3K) SG) SBE) HAG). THUD) 2@) LO) A) 27) BMD — BGS). TED) 4@ 2G) MG) EO). HLA-B.) RL). THU) 50 BO 20) BH FO 6@ Ba 1G &.@ ThA 60) 4.) 2) HHO SLE MO) TRE 7@) 1) BH) HW) VW.) ALA) THUG) THUG) RO) 16.0) 2A) MAR) SHKKE) HLT) ‘None of the options is correct.Indian Space Research Organisation Mechanical Engineering May 2017(d) decrease compressor work 3. The resultant of two forces acting at 60° is 7 N and when acting at right angles is ¥34 N. The forces are (a) 25Nand9N (b) 3Nand y5.N (co) 3Nand5N (@) V3 Nand V5 N59, The bar AC, 10 m long supports a load of 6000 N as shown in figure, The cable BC is horizontal and 5 m long. Forces in the cable and the bar are (a) 6928 Nand 3464N ——(b)_ 3464 Nand 6928N (©) 3464N and 3464N —(d)_ 6928 Nand 6928N(©) 577°C (@) 527°C 62. A body of mass 10 kg is initially stationary on a 45° inclined plane as shown in figure. The coefficient of dynamic friction between the body and the plane is 0.3.“MECHANICAL ENGINEERING = MAY 2017 The body stides down the plane and attains a velocity of 20 m/s, The distance travelled (in metre) by the body along the plane is close to65. What is the approximate reaction moment at the fixed support A for the loaded frame shown below? (Take the diameter of the pulley as 250 mm) cgble Pull z! ley 8 ~ 200N 500 kg im tm (a) 10010 Nm (b) 10624 Nm (c) 9810Nm (@_ 1263Nm76. A pin jointed uniform rigid rod of weight 981 N anc length 1 m is kept horizontally by an external force F at shown in the figure below. The force F is removed sud denly, At the instant of force removal, the magnitude 0 vertical reaction (in N) developed at the support is close eo - Tr tm fe (a) Zero (b) 245 tc) 490 (@) 981Nee L@) AG) 7) 1) 1.) 16K) 22.H)—25() LLC) 2@ $0 &b) IO 46 172@ 20M) 23) 260) 2%.) 30 6@ 9%) 12@ BM BE) we WE IO 3.@[ERE 010 scr miseancr oncanisanton 3h) 32.00) 33.0) 34) 35.0) 36.0) 37.0) 38.0) 9.40) 40.6) 4.6) 2.00) 8.0) 40) 45.(0) * None of the options is correct. 46.0) 00) 4.0) v.00) 50.() 51.6) 52.0) 53.0) 54.00) 55.06) 56.06) 57.06) 58.00) 59.06) 60.06) () 210) 6.0) 6400) 65.06) $6.16) o.00) 8.10) 00) 70.16) nd 2) Be) 14.00) 75.00) 76.(b) 71.4) TBi(a) D0) 80.(b)fecieniSaeee keceateh|Oraen sehen December Mechanical Engineering ON(©) P. E,, consider the statements below.(d)_ None of these A horizontal bar AB assumed to be rigid, is supported by two wires CE and DF, having lengths Land 21 respec tively and pinned at A. If each wire has cross sectional area A, the tensile stress o, and o, in wires CE and DF are respectively, 2b 2 aac, oF sa SA 3a SA @ © ang 2 @ veach A A A(6) Integral locators (@)_ Buttons 40. The force in member BC of steel truss structure shown in figure below is (cross section) of each member is A, Length of each member is 7) a 2, (a) P,+2P, (©) 2x4?)65. A block (of cross section 4 x 3 m size) of 20 kg mass rests on a flat horizontal surface as shown in the figure below. Ifthe coefficient of friction between the block and the surface is 1/4, the force *F” which will cause block to move is approximately given by (a) 20kef (b) 10 kgf (© Skef (d) 8.7 kgfEE] SNDIAN PACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION ENE LO 8.6). BO 1H HH TH HBO BO 2.(0) 1.0) BG) HID) BK) AH) -SRLC) SKU) GHA). TLD). 2@ 1.) BHO) BOAO) SL) BOO TRE) 466) 1266) 20.) 36) A) HHL) GRID). THC). 50 BO UO BO 3H KO BO BH 8 TO 6.(b) 14 (b)2(a)—30.(6) HB. (a) 4B Ga) SHA) ——6R()— HAUL) TRLUD) ) SO BH 3b 30 4G 550) BH) TL 7.) B.C) 6G) 2K) (o)— AD (o) ARC) SKK) GALL) 7B(C)—BUL(D) “None of the options is correct.Indian Space Research Organisation , Mechanical Engineering April 2© ro) (kay (akdy 68, Two blocks 4 and B of | kg each are kept on a flat surface, ‘one above other. The coefficient of friction between each contacting pair is 0.2. If the lower block is pulled with a horizontal force F, the minimum value of F for which the slip occurs between the blocks is nearly A 8 > F (@ 59N (b) 49N (©) 184N (0EOE L@ % @ IF) BO Ba AO &@ 5.) 6b) 73. 2] WC BE WO WO @@ SH) SK GH MH) 3 @ Ie 9 @ 2%) 3b) Bd SA 59.) 62) @ 4 @) 12) WE Bb) 3 @) 4) 52) LOK) TH) © 2 2 @ Ob) 320 6) 5) OL 8% @ 77.6) 6 (a) 1 (a) 22) 3) 3K) 46 a) SHA) ORC) 7H) 7B.) 2 @) 1S) 2B) Hb) BW) 4) SLM) TL) 79.) B tb) 16. () 24.) 3) A) (A) 5H) LT.) o