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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Q. No. 1 – 25 Carry One Mark Each

1. Match the polymerization mechanisms in Group I with the corresponding polymers in Group II:

GROUP - I GROUP - II
P. Chain growth/addition
I. Polyethylene
polymerization
Q. Step growth/condensation
II. Polyvinyl chloride
Polymerization

III. Polyethylene terephthalate

(A) P-III; Q-I, II (B) P-I, II; Q-III (C) P-II, III; Q-I (D) P-I; Q-II, III

Answer: (B)

2. Which ONE of the following sequence is arranged according to INCREASING calorific value?
(A) Produce gas, Water gas
(B) Natural gas, Producer gas, Water gas
(C) Produce gas, Water gas, Natural gas
(D) Water gas, Natural gas, Producer gas

Answer: (C)

3. The CORRECT sequence of process equipment used in the production of sulphuric acid from sulphur by
process is
(A) burner, catalytic converter, 98% sulphuric acid absorption tower, oleum absorption column
(B) catalytic converter, oleum absorption column, 98% sulphuric acid absorption tower
(C) burner, catalytic converter,98% sulphur converter, 98% sulphuric acid absorption
(D) burner, oleum absorption column, catalytic converter, 98% sulphuric acid absorption tower

Answer: (C)

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4. Hydrotreating is used for

(A) removal of water from crude oil
(B) treatment of crude oil with water
(C) improving octane number of gasoline
(D) removal of sulphuric and nitrogen from petroleum fractions

Answer: (D)

5. Zeolite ZSM-5 is added to commercial FCC catalyst for

(A) promoting SO2 reduction
(B) promoting CO oxidation
(C) improving tolerance to metal content in feed
(D) enhancing Octane number

Answer: (D)

6. Minimum input required to calculate the ‘blank diameter’ for a torispherical head is
(A) crown radius
(B) crown radius, knuckle radius and length of straight flange
(C) knuckle radius and straight flange
(D) crown radius and knuckle radius

Answer: (D)

7. Match the process parameters in Group I with the measuring instruments in Group II

GROUP - I GROUP - II
P. Flame temperature I. Thermocouple

Q. Composition of LPG II. Radiation pyrometer

R. Liquid air temperature III. Gas chromatograph

(A) P-III, Q-I, R-II (B) P-I, Q-III, R- II

(C) P-II, Q-III, R-I (D) P-II, Q-I, R-III

Answer: (C)

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8. The range of standard current signal in process instruments is 4 to 20 mA. Which ONE of the following is
the reason for choosing the minimum signal as 4 mA instead of 0 mA?
(A) To minimize resistive heating in instruments
(B) To distinguish between signal failure and minimum signal condition
(C) To ensure a smaller difference between maximum and minimum signal
(D) To ensure compatibility with other instruments

Answer: (B)

9. Minimum work (W) required to separate a binary gas mixture at a temperature T0 and pressure P0 is
  f   f 
W  RT0  y1In  1   y2 In  2  
  f pure,1   f pure,2  
   
Where y1 and y2 are mole fractions, fpure,1 and fpure,2 are fugacities af pure species at T0 and P0 and f1 and f2
are fugacities of species in the mixture at T0 ,P0 and y1. If the mixture is ideal then W is

(A) 0 (B) RT  y1 In y2  y2 In y2 

(C) RT0  y1 In y1  y2 In y2  (D) RT0

Answer: (B)

10. R is a closed planar region as shown by the shaded area in the figure below. Its boundary C consists of the
circles C1` and C2.

y
R

C2
C1

F1 F
If F1 (x, y),F2 (x, y), and 2 are all continuous everywhere in R, Green’s theorem states that
y X

 F2 F1 
  x  y  dxdy    Fdx  F dy  . Which ONE
R C
1 2 of the following alternatives CORRECTLY depicts

the direction of integration along C?

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

C1 C2 C1 C2 C1 C2 C1 C2

Answer: (C)

ax
11. Which ONE of the following functions y(x) has the slope of its tangent equal to ?
y

(Note: a and b are real constants)

xb x2  b
(A) y (B) y  ax  b (C) y (D) y  ax 2  b
a a

Answer: (D)

1 1
12. Let 1  1 and  2  3 be the Eigen values and V
1   0  and V
2   1  be the corresponding Eigen

vectors of a real 2 × 2 matrix R. Given that P= (V 1 V2) , which ONE of the following matrices represents
P-1R P?
 0 1  0 3  3 0  1 0 
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
3 0   1 0  0  1 0 3 

Answer: (D)

13. The partial molar enthalpies of mixing (in j/mol) for benzene (component I) and cyclohexane (component
2) at 300 K and I bar are given by H1  3600x 22 and H2  3600x12 where x1 and x2 are the mole
fraction s. When ONE mole of benzene is added to TWO moles of cyclohexane, the enthalpy change (in J)
is
(A) 3600 (B) 2400 (C) 2000 (D) 800

Answer: (D)

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14. One mole of methane is contained in a leak proof piston-cylinder assembly at 8 bar and 1000 k. The gas
undergoes isothermal expansion to 4 bar under reversible conditions. Methane can be considered as an
ideal gas under these conditions. The Value of universal gas constant is 8.314 jmol-1k-1. The heat
transferred (in Kj) during the process is
(A) 11.52 (B) 5.76 (C) 4.15 (D) 2.38

Answer: (B)

15. Consider the following two cases of movement of particles. In Case I, the particle moves along the
positive y-direction and in Case II, the particle moves along negative y-direction. Gravity acts along the
positive y-direction. Which ONE of the following options corresponds to the CORRECT directions of
buoyancy acting on the particles?

y y
g g

Case I Case II

(A) Positive y-direction for both the cases

(B) Negative y-direction for Case I, positive y-direction for Case II
(C) Negative y-direction for both the cases
(D) Positive y-direction for Case I, negative y-direction for Case II

Answer: (C)

16. Match the pumps in Group I with the corresponding fluids in Group II

GROUP - I GROUP - II
P. Gear pump I. Highly viscous liquid
Q. Peristaltic pump II. Aqueous sterile liquid
III. Slurry

(A) P-III, Q-I, (B) P-II, Q-I (C) P-III, Q-II (D) P-I, Q-II

Answer: (D)

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17. Consider two black bodies with surfaces S1 (area=1 m2) and S2 (area=4 m2). They exchange heat only by
radiation. 40% of the energy emitted by S1 is received by S2.The fraction of energy emitted by S2 that is
received by S1 is
(A) 0.05 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.4 (D) 0.6

Answer: (B)

18. In film type condensation over a vertical tube, local heat transfer coefficient is
(A) inversely proportional to local film thickness
(B) directly proportional to local film thickness
(C) equal to local film thickness
(D) independent of local film thickness

Answer: (A)

19. Ammonia (component I) is evaporating from a partially filled bottle into surrounding air (component 2).
The liquid level in the bottle and the concentration of ammonia at the top of the bottle are maintained
constant. N1 is the molar flux relative to a fixed location in space and J1 is the molar flux with respect to
the average molar velocity of the constituent species in the gas phase. Assume that air in the bottle is
stagnant. Which ONE of the following is CORRECT?
(A) N1=constant, N2=0,J1+J2=0
(B) N+N=0, J+J=0
(C) N1+N2=0, J1=costant, J2=0
(D) N1=constant, N2=0, J1=constant, J2=0

Answer: (D)

20. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer is occurring in a fluid flowing over a flat plate. The flow is laminar.
The concentration boundary layer will COINCIDE with the thermal boundary layer, when
(A) Sc  Nu (B) Sh  Nu (C) Sh  Pr (D) Sc  Pr

Answer: (D)

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21. Consider an irreversible, solid catalysed, liquid phase first order reaction. The diffusion and the reaction
resistances are comparable. The overall rate constant  k0  is related to the overall mass transfer

coefficient  k m  and the reaction rate constant (k) as

kk m k  km k  km
(A) k0  (B) k0  (C) k0  (D) k0  k  km
k  km kk m 2

Answer: (A)

22. Reactant R forms three products X, Y and Z irreversibly, as shows below.

R
Y

The reaction rates are given by rX  k X CR , rY  k Y C1.5

R and rZ  k ZCR . The activation energies for
formation of X,Y and Z are 40, 40 and 5kJ/mol respectively. The pre-exponential factors for all reactions
are nearly same. The desired conditions for MAXIMIZING the yield of X are __________.

Answer: (B)

23. In an orifice meter, if the pressure drop across the orifice is overestimated by 5%, then the
PERCENTAGE error in the measured flow rate is
(A) + 2.47 (B) +5 (C) –2.47 (D) –5

Answer: (A)

24. Two systems are available for compressing 6m3 / hr of ambient air to 10bar. The first one uses a single
stage compressor (K1) and the second one uses a multistage compressor with inter-stage cooling (K2).
Which ONE of the following statements is INCORRECT?
(A) K2 will have knockout pots in between the stages
(B) Discharge temperature of K1 will be higher than that of K2
(C) K2 will consume more power than K1
(D) Cost of K2 will be more than that of K1

Answer: (B)

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25. In a thin-walled cylindrical vessel of thickness t with inside radius r, the internal gauge pressure is p. The
hoop stress and the longitudinal stress in the shell are n and 1 respectively. Which ONE of the
following statements is TRUE?
pr pr pr pr
(A) n  , 1  (B) n  , 1 
t 4t 4t t
pr pr pr pr
(C) n  , 1  (D) n  , 1 
2t t t 2t

Answer: (D)

Q. No. 26 – 55 Carry Two Marks Each

26. Unit vectors in x and z directions are i and k respectively. Which ONE of the following is the

 
directional derivative of the function F  x,z   In x 2  z2 at the point P: (4,0), in the direction of i  k  ?

i 1
(A) (B) i (C) 1 (D)
2 2 2 2

Answer: (D)

27. Which ONE of the following choices is a solution of the differential equation given below?
dy y2 y 2
  
dx x x x
Note: c is a real constant
c  x2 c  2x 2
(A) y (B) y
c  2x 2 c  x2
c  x3 c  2x 3
(C) y (D) y
c  2x 3 c  x3
Answer: (D)

 dx
28. The value of the improper integral  1  x 
 2
is

(A) 2 (B) 0 (C)  (D) 2

Answer: (C)

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29. Fuel cell stacks are made of NINE membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) interleaved between TEN
bipolar plates (BPs) as illustrated below. The width of a membrane electrode assembly and a bipolar plate
are normally distributed with MEA  0.15, MEA  0.01 and  BP  5 , BP  0.1 respectively. The widths of
the different layers are independent of each other.
Which ONE of the following represents the CORRECT values of  stack , stack  for the overall fuel cell

stack width?
Stack width

Not drawn to scale

MEA width BP width

(A) 51.35,0.32 (B) 51.35,1.09 (C)  5.15,0.10 (D) 5.15,0.11

Answer: (*)

In the fixed point iteration method for solving equations of the form x  g  x  , the  n  1 iteration value
th
30.

is x n 1  g  x n  , where x n represents the n th iteration value. g  x  and corresponding initial guess value

x 0 in the domain of interest are shown in the following choices. Which ONE of these choices leads to a
converged solution for x?

(A) 5 (B) 5

4 g x
4

3 3

g x
2 2

1 1

0 x0 0 x0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

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(C) (D)
5
5

4
4 g x
g x
3
3

2
2

1
1

0 x0
0 x0
0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 3 4 5

Answer: (*)

31. Ammonia is synthesized at 200bar and 773K by the reaction N 2  3H 2 

 2NH3 The yield of ammonia
is 0.45 mol/mol of fresh feed. Flow sheet for the process (along with available compositions) is shown
below.

Fresh feed Pure ammonia

Reactor Separator
75mol % H 2
24mol % N 2
1 mol %inerts

Recycle Purge
75mol % H 2
15mol % N 2
10 mol %inerts

The single pass conversion for H 2 in the reactor is 20%. The amount of H 2 lost in the purge as a

PERCENTAGE of H 2 in fresh feed is

(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 45 (D) 55

Answer: (A)

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32. The following combustion reactions occur when methane is burnt.

CH4  2O2  CO2  2H2 O
2CH4  3O2  2CO  4H2O
20% excess air is supplied to the combustor. The conversion of methane is 80% and the molar ratio of CO
to CO2 in the flue gas is 1:3. Assume air to have 80mol % N 2 and rest O 2 . The O 2 consumed as a
PERCENTAGE of O 2 entering the combustor is
(A) 20 (B) 62.5 (C) 80 (D) 83.3

Answer: (D)

33. Consider a binary mixture of methyl ethyl ketone (component I) and toluene (component 2). At 323 K the
activity coefficients 1 and  2 are given by

ln 1  x 22  1  2  42 x1  ,ln  2  x12  1  2  42 x 2 

Where x 1 and x 2 are the mole fractions in the liquid mixture, and 1 and  2 are parameters independent
 
of composition. At the same temperature, the infinite dilution activity coefficients. 1 and  2 are given
 
by ln 1  0.4 and ln  2  0.2 . The vapour pressures of methyl ethyl ketone and toluene at 323K are 36.9
and 12.3kPa respectively. Assuming that the vapour phase is ideal, the equilibrium pressure (in kPa) of a
liquid mixture containing 90 mol % toluene is
(A) 19 (B) 18 (C) 16 (D) 15

Answer: (C)

34. Two liquids (P and Q) having same viscosity are flowing through a double pipe heat exchanger as shown
in the schematic below:

Densities of P and Q are 1000 and 800 kg / m 3 respectively. The average velocities of the liquids P and Q
are 1 and 2.5 m/s respectively. The inner diameters of the pipes are 0.31 and 0.1m. Both pipes are 5mm
thick. The ratio of the Reynolds numbers ReP to ReQ is
(A) 2.5 (B) 1.55 (C) 1 (D) 4

Answer: (C)

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35. The particle size distributions of the feed and collected solids (sampled for same duration) for a gas
cyclone are given below.

Size range  μm  1-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30

Weight of feed in the size range (g) 2.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 1.0

Weight of collected solids in the size

0.1 0.7 3.6 5.5 2.9 1.0
range (g)

What is the collection efficiency (in PERCENTAGE) of the gas cyclone?

(A) 31 (B) 60 (C) 65 (D) 69

Answer: (C)

36. A liquid is flowing through the following piping network. The length of pipe sections P,Q,R and S shown
in the schematic are equal. The diameters of the sections P and R are equal and the diameter of the section
Q is twice that of S. The flow is steady and laminar. Neglecting curvature and entrance effects, the ratio of
the volumetric flow rate in the pipe section Q to that in S is

Q
R

P
S

(A) 16 (B) 8 (C) 2 (D) 1

Answer: (B)

37. Oil at 1200 C is used to heat water at 30C in a 1-1 co-current shell and tube heat exchanger. The
available heat exchange area is S1 . The exit temperatures of the oil and the water streams are 90C and
60C respectively. The co-current heat exchanger is replaced by a 1-1 counter – current heat exchanger
having heat exchange area S2 . If the exit temperatures and the overall heat transfer coefficients are same,

the ratio of S1 and S2 is

(A)  (B) 1.1 (C) 0.91 (D) 0

Answer: (B)

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38. An aqueous sodium chloride solution (10wt %) is fed into a single effect evaporator at a rate of
10000kg/hr. It is concentrated to a 20wt % sodium chloride solution. The rate of consumption of steam in
the evaporator is 8000 kg/hr. The evaporator capacity (kg/hr) and economy are
(A) 5000, 0.625 (B) 10000,0.625 (C) 5000,1.6 (D) 10000,1.6

Answer: (A)

39. Heat is generated uniformly within a solid slab. The slab separates fluid 1 from fluid 2. The heat transfer
coefficients between the solid slab and the fluids are h 1 and h 2  h 2  h1  respectively. The steady state

temperature profile (T vs. x) for one – dimensional heat transfer is CORRECTLY shown by

(A) (B)
T T
x x

h2 h2
h1 h1

Fluid 1 Solid slab Fluid 2 Fluid 1 Solid slab Fluid 2

(C) (D) T
T x
x h1 h2
h1 h2

Fluid 1 Solid slab Fluid 2

Fluid 1 Solid slab Fluid 2

Answer: (C)

40. A gas mixture is in contact with a liquid. Component P in the gas mixture is highly soluble in the liquid.
Possible concentration profiles during absorption of P are shown in the choices, where
X: mole fraction of P in bulk liquid
Y: mole fraction of P in bulk gas

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xi : mole fraction of P at the interface in liquid

y i : mole fraction of P at the interface in gas

y* : equilibrium gas phase mole fraction corresponding to x i

The CORRECT profile is

xi
(A) Gas Liquid (B) Gas Liquid
x
x
xi
yi
y
yi y*
y

y*

(C) (D)

Gas y*
Liquid Gas y* Liquid

yi y
yi

y
x
xi
xi
x

Answer: (A)

41. A batch of 120kg wet solid has initial moisture content of 0.2kg water/kg dry solid. The exposed area for
drying is 0.05m 2 / kg dry solid. The rate of drying follows the curve given below.

1.6
1.4
Rate of drying (kg water

1.2
removed m-2 hr-1)

 x1 ,N1 
1.0

0.8

0.6
 x2 ,N2 
0.4

0.2

0.0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Moisture content, X (kg water / kg dry
solid)
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The time required (in hours) for drying this batch to a moisture content of 0.1kg water /kg dry solid is
(A) 0.033 (B) 0.43 (C) 0.6 (D) 2.31

Answer: (D)

42. For a first order catalytic reaction the Thiele modulus    of a spherical pellet is defined as

Rs kp

3 De

Where
p  Pellet density R s  pellet radius

D e  Effective diffusivity k= first order reaction rate constant

If   5 , then the apparent activation energy  Ea  is related to the intrinsic (or true) activation energy (E)

as
(A) E a  E 0.5 (B) Ea  0.5E (C) E a  2E (D) Ea  E2

Answer: (B)

43. The following figures show the outlet tracer concentration profiles (c vs. t) for a pulse input.

Figure  2 Figure  3
c Figure  1 c c

0 t 0 t 0 t

Match the figures in Group – I with the reactor configurations in Group – II.

Group – I Group – II

P. Figure 1 I. PFR

Q. Figure 2 II. CSTR

R. Figure 3 III. PFR and CSTR in series

IV. PFR and CSTR in parallel

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(A) P-III, Q-IV, R-III (B) P-IV, Q-III, R-I

(C) P-III, Q-IV, R-II (D) P-I, Q-III, R-II

Answer: (A)

44. The following diagram shows a CSTR with two control loops. A liquid phase, endothermic reaction is
taking place in the CSTR, and the system is initially at steady state. Assume that the changes in physical
properties of the system are negligible.

Feed
TSP LSP

TC TT LT LC

V1 V2

Steam Product

Condensate

TC : Temperature controller, LC : Level controller, TT : Temperature transmitter, LT: Level transmitter,

V1 and V2 : Control valves
Which ONE of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Changing the level controller set point affects the opening of V2 ONLY

(B) Changing the temperature controller set point affects the opening of V2 ONLY

(C) Changing the temperature controller set point affects the opening of BOTH V1 and V2

(D) Changing the level controller set point affects the opening of BOTH V1 and V2

Answer: (D)

45. A process plant has a life of 7 years and its salvage value is 30%. For what MINIMUM fixed – percentage
factor will the depreciation amount for the second year, calculated by declining balance method be
EQUAL to that calculated by the straight line depreciation method?

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(A) 0.1 (B) 0.113 (C) 0.527 (D) 0.887

Answer: (B)

46. A continuous fractionators system is being designed. The following cost figures are estimated for a reflux
ratio of 1.4.

Fixed cost including all Operating cost (Rs./year)

accessories (Rs.) for for
Condenser Reboiler
Column Condenser Reboiler
cooling water heating steam

6 106 2 106 5 106 8 106 1106

The annualized fixed charge is 15% of the fixed cost. The total annualized cost (in Rs.) is
(A) 10.8 106 (B) 13.35 106 (C) 15.9 106 (D) 3.15 106

Answer: (A)

47. Match the reactions in Group – I with the products in Group – II

Group – I Group – II

P. Ammoxidation I. Aniline from benzene

Q. Nitration II. Benzoic acid from toluene

R. Dehydrogenation III. Acrylonitrile from propylene

S. Oxidation IV. Styrene from ethyl benzene

(A) P-III, Q-I, R-IV, S-II (B) P-IV, Q-I, R-III,S-II

(C) P-I, Q-III, R-IV,S-II (D) P-I, Q-II, R-III,S-IV

Answer: (A)

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Common Data Questions: 48 & 49

P
For a liquid flowing through a packed bed, the pressure drop per unit length of the bed is
L

P 150f V0 1    1.75f V0 1   
2 2

 
 d   s dp 3
2 3
L
s p

Where V0 is the superficial liquid velocity,  is the bed porosity, d p is average particle size,  s is

particle sphericity, f is liquid density and  f is liquid viscosity.

Given data : dp  1103 m, s  0.8, f  1000kg / m3 , f  1103 kgm1s 1 .

Particle density, p  2500kg / m3 and acceleration due to gravity, g  9.8m / s 2

48. When V0 is 0.005 m/s and   0.5 , which ONE of the following is the CORRECT value for the ratio of
the viscous loss to the kinetic energy loss?
(A) 0.09 (B) 1.07 (C) 10.71 (D) 93

Answer: (C)

49. On further increasing V0 , incipient fluidization is achieved. Assuming that the porosity of the bed remains
unaltered, the pressure drop per unit length (in Pa/m) under incipient fluidization condition is
(A) 3675 (B) 7350 (C) 14700 (D) 73501

Answer: (B)

Common Data Questions: 50 & 51

A binary feed mixture containing equimolar quantities of components S and T is to be distilled in a

fractionating tower at atmospheric pressure. The distillate contains 96 mol % S. the q – line (feed line)
intersects the equilibrium line at x '  0.46 and y'  0.66 , where x ' and y' are mole fractions. Assume
that the McCabe – Thiele method is applicable and the relative volatility is constant.

50. The MINIMUM reflux ratio is

(A) 1.6 (B) 1.5 (C) 0.66 (D) 0.6

Answer: (B)

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51. The feed is

(A) at dew point (B) at bubble point
(C) superheated vapour (D) partially vapour

Answer: (D)

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 52 & 53

52. In an aqueous solution, reaction P  Q occurs under isothermal conditions following first order kinetics.

The feed rate is 500 cm3 / min and concentration of P in the feed is 1.5 104 mol / cm3 . The reaction is
carried out in a 5 litre CSTR. At steady state, 60% conversion is observed.
The rate constant (in min 1 ) is
(A) 0.06 (B) 0.15 (C) 0.21 (D) 0.28

Answer: (B)

53. The 5 litre CSTR is replaced by five CSTRs in series. If the capacity of each new CSTR is 1 litre, then the
overall conversion (in%) is
(A) 65 (B) 67 (C) 73 (D) 81

Answer: (C)

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 54 & 55

A PID controller output p(t), in time domain, is given by

de  t 
p  t   30  5e  t   1.25 e  t dt  15
t

0 dt
Where e(t) is the error at time t. The transfer function of the process to be controlled is
10
GP s   . The measurement of the controlled variable is instantaneous and accurate.
 200s  1

54. The transfer function of the controller is

5 12s2  4s  1 5 12s 2  3s  1
(A) (B)
3s 3s
5 12s  4s  1
2
5 12s  3s  1
2

(C) (D)
4s 4s

Answer: (C)

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55. The characteristic equation of the closed loop is

(A) 6s2  102s  1  0 (B) 700s2  102s  25  0
(C) 100s2  196s  25  0 (D) 240s3  812s2  204s  1  0

Answer: (B)

GENERAL APTITUDE
Q. No. 56 – 60 Carry One Mark Each

56. Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
“I contemplated ___________ Singapore for my vacation but decided against it.”
(A) to visit (B) having to visit (C) visiting (D) for a visit

Answer: (C)

57. If Log (P) = (1/2)Log (Q) = (1/3) Log (R), then which of the following options is TRUE?
(A) P 2  Q3 R 2 (B) Q 2  PR (C) Q2  R 3P (D) R  P2Q2

Answer: (B)

58. Which of the following options is the closest in the meaning to the word below:
‘ Inexplicable‟
(A) Incomprehensible (B) Indelible
(C) Inextricable (D) Infallible

Answer: (A)

59. Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:
„Amalgamate‟
(A) merge (B) split (C) collect (D) separate

Answer: (D)

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60. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.
“If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being
understand, tentative or ____________”.
(A) hyperbolic (B) restrained (C) argumentative (D) indifferent

Answer: (B)

Q. No. 61 – 65 Carry Two Mark Each

61. The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation V= 4q, where q is the
quantity produced. The fixed cost (F) of production of same product reduces with q according to the
equation F = 100/q. How many units should be produced to minimize the total cost (V+F)?
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 6

Answer: (A)

62. P, Q, R and S are four types of dangerous microbes recently found in a human habitat. The area of each
circle with its diameter printed in brackets represents the growth of a single microbe surviving human
immunity system within 24 hours of entering the body.
The danger to human beings varies propor-tionately with the toxicity, potency and growth attributed to a
microbe shown in the figure below:
destroy half of the body mass in kilograms)

1000
P  50mm
(milligrams of microbe required to

800

600
Toxicity

Q  40mm 
400
R  30mm  S 20mm 
200

0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Potency
(Probability that microbe will overcome human immunity system)

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A pharmaceutical company is contem-plating the development of a vaccine against the most

dangerous microbe. Which microbe should the company target in its first attempt?
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

Answer: (D)

63. “Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all students
at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting.”
Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit on bereavement?
(A) How to write a letter of condolence
(B) What emotional staged are passed through in the healing process
(C) What the leading causes of death are
(D) How to give support to a grieving friend

Answer: (C)

64. A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container 1 litre of spirit is replaced with
1 litre of water. Subsequently, 1 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 1 litre of water and this process
is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container?
(A) 7.58 litres (B) 7.84 litres
(C) 7 litres (D) 7.29 litres

Answer: (D)

65. A transporter receives the same number of orders each day. Currently, he has some pending orders
(backlog) to be shipped. If he uses 7 trucks, then at the end of the 4th day he can clear all the orders.
Alternatively, if he uses only 3 trucks, then all the orders are cleared at the end of the 10th day. What is
the minimum number of trucks required so that there will be no pending order at the end of the 5th day?
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

Answer: (C)

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