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PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
Q.No.1- 25 Carry One Mark Each

 1  cos x 
1. lim   is
 x 
x 0 2

(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2

Answer: (B)

 1 1 
2. For the spherical surface x 2  y 2  z 2  1, the unit outward normal vector at the point  , ,0  is
 2 2 
given by
1ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
(A) i j (B) i j
2 2 2 2
1 ˆ 1 ˆ 1 ˆ
(C) k̂ (D) i j k
3 3 3
Answer: (A)

3. Consider the function f  x   x in the interval 1  x  1. At the point x = 0, f(x) is

(A) continuous and differentiable (B) non-continuous and differentiable
(C) continuous and non-differentiable (D) neither continuous nor differentiable
Answer: (C)

4. At x = 0, the function f  x   x3  1 has

(A) a maximum value (B) a minimum value
(C) a singularity (D) a point of inflection
Answer: (D)

5. The area enclosed between the straight line y = x and the parabola y  x 2 in the x-y plane is
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/3 (D) ½
Answer: (A)

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6. For a long slender column of uniform cross section, the ratio of critical buckling load for the case with
both ends clamped to the case with both ends hinged is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8
Answer: (C)

7. A thin walled spherical shell is subjected to an internal pressure. If the radius of the shell is increased by
1% and the thickness is reduced by 1%, with the internal pressure remaining the same, the percentage
change in the circumferential (hoop) stress is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 1.08 (D) 2.02
Answer: (D)

8. A cantilever beam of length L is subjected to a moment M at the free end. The moment of inertia of the
beam cross section about the neutral axis is I and the Young’s modulus is E. The magnitude of the
maximum deflection is
ML2 ML2 2ML2 4ML2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2EI EI EI EI
Answer: (A)

9. A circular solid disc of uniform thickness 20 mm, radius 200 mm and mass 20 kg, is used as a flywheel.
If it rotates at 600 rpm, the kinetic energy of the flywheel, in Joules is
(A) 395 (B) 790 (C) 1580 (D) 3160
Answer: (B)

10. In the mechanism given below, if the angular velocity of the eccentric circular disc is 1 rad/s, the angular
velocity (rad/s) of the follower link for the instant shown in the figure is
Note: All dimensions are in mm.

25

45 5

(A) 0.05 (B) 0.1 (C) 5.0 (D) 10.0

Answer: (B)

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11. Steam enters an adiabatic turbine operating at steady state with an enthalpy of 3251.0 kJ/kg and leaves
as a saturated mixture at 15 kPa with quality (dryness fraction) 0.9. The enthalpies of the saturated liquid
and vapor at 15 kPa are hf = 225.94 kJ/kg and hg = 2598.3 kJ/kg respectively. The mass flow rate of
steam is 10 kg/s. Kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible. The power output of the turbine in
MW is
(A) 6.5 (B) 8.9 (C) 9.1 (D) 27.0
Answer: (B)

12. An ideal gas of mass m and temperature T1 undergoes a reversible isothermal process from an initial
pressure P1 to final pressure P2. The heat loss during the process is Q. The entropy change S of the gas
is
P  P 
(A) mRn  2  (B) mRn  1 
 P1   P2 
P  Q
(C) mRn  2   (D) zero
 P1  T1
Answer: (B)

13. For an opaque surface, the absorptivity    , transmissivity    and reflectivity    are related by the
equation:
(A)      (B)       0 (C)     1 (D)     0
Answer: (C)

14. Which one of the following configurations has the highest fin effectiveness?
(A) Thin, closely spaced fins (B) Thin, widely spaced fins
(C) Thick, widely spaced fins (D) Thick, closely spaced fins
Answer: (A)

15. Oil flows through a 200 mm diameter horizontal cast iron pipe (friction factor, f = 0.0225) of length
500m. The volumetric flow rate is 0.2 m3/s. The head loss (in m) due to friction is (assume g = 9.81m/s2)
(A) 116.18 (B) 0.116 (C) 18.22 (D) 232.36
Answer: (A)

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16. A solid cylinder of diameter 100 mm and height 50 mm is forged between two frictionless flat dies to a
height of 25 mm. The percentage change in diameter is
(A) 0 (B) 2.07 (C) 20.7 (D) 41.4
Answer: (D)

0.040 0.030
17. In an interchangeable assembly, shafts of size 25.000 0.010 mm mate with holes of size 25.000 0.020 mm .
The maximum interference (in microns) in the assembly is
(A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 20 (D) 10
Answer: (C)

18. A CNC vertical milling machine has to cut a straight slot of 10 mm width and 2 mm depth by a cutter of
10 mm diameter between points (0, 0) and (100, 100) on the XY plane (dimensions in mm). The feed
rate used for milling is 50 mm/min. Milling time for the slot (in seconds) is
(A) 120 (B) 170 (C) 180 (D) 240
Answer: (B)

19. Match the following metal forming processes with their associated stresses in the workpiece.
Metal forming process Type of stress
1. Coining P. Tensile
2. Wire Drawing Q. Shear
3. Blanking R. Tensile and compressive
4. Deep Drawing S. Compressive
(A) 1-S, 2-P, 3-Q, 4-R (B) 1-S, 2-P, 3-R, 4-Q
(C) 1-P, 2-Q, 3-S, 4-R (D) 1-P, 2-R, 3-Q, 4-S
Answer: (A)

20. During normalizing process of steel, the specimen is heated

(A) between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in still air
(B) above the upper critical temperature and cooled in furnace
(C) above the upper critical temperature and cooled in still air
(D) between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace
Answer: (C)

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21. In abrasive jet machining, as the distance between the nozzle tip and the work surface increases, the
material removal rate
(A) increases continuously
(B) decreases continuously
(C) decreases, becomes stable and then increases
(D) increases, becomes stable and then decreases
Answer: (D)

22. Which one of the following is NOT a decision taken during the aggregate production planning stage?
(A) Scheduling of machines (B) Amount of labour to be committed
(C) Rate at which production should happen (D) Inventory to be carried forward
Answer: (a)

23. Which one of the following is NOT associated with the process of new product development?
(A) QFD (B) FEMA (C) KANBAN (D) DFMA
Answer: (*)

24. A process needs to be standardized for method and time. Which one of the following represents the
sequence of work study experiments?
(A) Time study followed by method study
(B) Only time study
(C) Time study and method study simultaneously
(D) Method study followed by time study
Answer: (D)

25. Reduction in the variability of manufactured product characteristics will definitely result in observations
close to
(A) the upper control limit in X chart (B) the lower control limit in X chart
(C) the lower control limit in R chart. (D) the center line in R chart
Answer: (C)

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Q.No.26-55 Carry Two Marks Each

26. x  2y  z  4
2x  y  2z  5
x  y  z 1
The system of algebraic equations given above has
(A) a unique solution of x = 1, y = 1 and z = 1
(B) only the two solutions of (x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) and (x = 2, y = 1, z = 0)
(C) infinite number of solutions
(D) no feasible solution
Answer: (C)

5 3
27. For the matrix A    . One of the normalized eigen vectors is given as
1 3

 1   1   3   1 
 2       
2 10  5
(A)   (B)  (C)  (D) 
 3  1   1   2 
       
 2   2  10   5
Answer: (B)

d2 y dy
28. Consider the differential equation x 2 2
 x  4y  0 with the boundary conditions of
dx dx
y  0  0 and y 1  1. The complete solution of the differential equation is

 x   x   x 
(A) x 2 (B) sin   (C) e x sin   (D) e  x sin  
 2   2   2 
Answer: (A)

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29. The inverse Laplace transform function F  s   is given by
s  s  1

(A) f  t   sin t (B) f  t   e t sin t (C) f  t   e t (D) f  t   1  e t

Answer: (D)

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30. A box contains 4 red balls and 6 black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after
another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black
balls is
(A) 1/20 (B) 1/12 (C) 3/10 (D) 1/2
Answer: (D)

31. The state of stress at a point under plane stress condition is

xx  40 MPa, xy  100 MPa and xy  40 MPa

The radius of the Mohr’s circle representing the given state of stress in MPa is
(A) 40 (B) 50 (C) 60 (D) 100
Answer: (B)

32. A force of 400 N is applied to the brake drum of 0.5 m diameter in a band-brake system as shown in the
figure, where the wrapping angle is 180°. If the coefficient of friction between the drum and the band is
0.25, the braking torque applied, in N.m is

400 N

(A) 100.6 (B) 54.4 (C) 22.1 (D) 15.7

Answer: (B)

33. Water (Cp = 4.18 kJ/kg.K) at 80°C enters a counterflow heat exchanger with a mass flow rate of 0.5kg/s.
Air (Cp = 1 kJ/kg.K) enters at 30°C with a mass flow rate of 2.09 kg/s. If the effectiveness of the heat
exchanger is 0.8, the LMTD (in °C) is
(A) 40 (B) 20 (C) 10 (D) 5
Answer: (C)

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34. Consider two infinitely long thin concentric tubes of circular cross section as shown in the figure. If D1
and D2 are the diameters of the inner and outer tubes respectively, then the view factor F22 is given by

D  D  D 
(A)  2   1 (B) Zero (C)  1  (D) 1   1 
 D1   D2   D2 
Answer: (D)

35. A large tank with a nozzle attached contains three immiscible, inviscid fluids as shown. Assuming that
the changes in h1, h2 and h3 are negligible, the instantaneous discharge velocity is

h1 1

h2 2

h3 3

  h  h 
(A) 2gh 3 1  1 1  2 2  (B) 2g  h1  h 2  h3 
 3 h 3 3 h 3 

  h   h  3 h 3    h h  2 h 3h1  3h1h 2 
(C) 2g  1 1 2 2  (D) 2g  1 1 3 
 1  2  3   1h1  2 h 2  3h3 
Answer: (A)

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36. In a DC arc welding operation, the voltage-arc length characteristic was obtained as Varc  20  5
where the arc length l was varied between 5 mm and 7 mm. Here Varc denotes the arc voltage in Volts.
The arc current was varied from 400 A to 500 A. Assuming linear power source characteristic, the open
circuit voltage and the short circuit current for the welding operation are
(A) 45 V, 450 A (B) 75 V, 750 A (C) 95 V, 950 A (D) 150 V, 1500 A
Answer: (C)

37. In a single pass rolling process using 410 mm diameter steel rollers, a strip of width 140 mm and
thickness 8 mm undergoes 10 % reduction of thickness. The angle of bite in radians is
(A) 0.006 (B) 0.031 (C) 0.062 (D) 0.600
Answer: (C)

38. A mould having dimensions 100 mm × 90 mm × 20 mm is filled with molten metal through a gate as
shown in the figure. For height h and cross-sectional area A, the mould filling time is t1. The height is
now quadrupled and the cross-sectional area is halved. The corresponding filling time is t2. The ratio t2/t1
is
Pouring
Basin
h Mould
Sprue

Cross-sectional area, A

1
(A) (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 2
2
Answer: (B)

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39. A thin square plate ABCD with side of unit length is kept in the X-Y plane as shown in the figure. The
plate is first rotated by 30° in the anti clockwise direction about the Z-axis with A fixed at the origin.
The plate is then rotated by 90° in the anti clockwise direction about the X-axis with A fixed at the
origin. The final co-ordinates of C are
Y

D C

A B X

(A) (1.366, 0.366, 0.0) (B) (0.0, 1.366, 0.366)

(C) (1.366, 0.0, 0.366) (D) (0.366, 0.0, 1.366)
Answer: (D)

40. A sine bar has a length of 250 mm. Each roller has a diameter of 20 mm. During taper angle
measurement of a component, the height from the surface plate to the centre of a roller is 100 mm. The
calculated taper angle (in degrees) is
(A) 21.1 (B) 22.8 (C) 23.6 (D) 68.9
Answer: (A)

41. Match the following plastic products with their most appropriate materials.
Products Materials
1. Gears P. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)
2. Helmets Q. Polyamides (PA)
3. Lenses R. Polyethylene (PE)
4. Food packaging S. Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS)
(A) 1-Q, 2-R, 3-S, 4-P (B) 1-S, 2-P, 3-Q, 4-R
(C) 1-P, 2-Q, 3-R, 4-S (D) 1-Q, 2-S, 3-P, 4-R
Answer: (D)

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42. In a shaping process, the number of double strokes per minute is 30 and the quick return ratio is 0.6. If
the length of the stroke is 250 mm, the average cutting velocity in m/min is
(A) 3.0 (B) 4.5 (C) 7.5 (D) 12.0
Answer: (D)

43. For a linear programming problem, the set of constraints x+y ≤ 2, 3x+5y ≥ 15, x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0 leads to
(A) an infeasible solution. (B) a unique optimal solution
(C) multiple but finite optimal solutions (D) infinite optimal solutions
Answer: (A)

44. A milk vendor incurs an overstocking cost of Rs. 2 per litre and a shortage cost of Rs. 0.5 per litre. The
demand is uniformly distributed between 1 litre and 6 litres. Using the Newsvendor Model, the
maximum quantity of milk in litre(s) the vendor should order is
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 1 (D) 3
Answer: (A)

45. The specification limits for the weight of a product are 13.1 kg and 15 kg. If the process has a variance
of weight 0.05 kg2, then the process capability index is
(A) 6.3 (B) 1.9 (C) 1.4 (D) 8.6
Answer: (C)

46. On an average, there are 30 customers in a queue. If the arrival rate of customers into the system is 16
customers per hour and on average 32 customers leave the system per hour, then the average number of
customers in the system is
(A) 16.5 (B) 30.5 (C) 32.0 (D) 46.0
Answer: (B)

47. Data for four jobs that need to be processed on a single machine are given below.
Job P Q R S
Processing time (days) 12 9 21 10
Due date (days) 20 40 30 19
All the four jobs are available at time zero. If the jobs are scheduled using the Earliest Due Date (EDD)
algorithm, then the job with maximum tardiness is
(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S
Answer: (C)

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Common Data for Questions: 48 and 49

Two steel truss members, AC and BC, each having cross sectional area of 100 mm2, are subjected to a
horizontal force F as shown in figure. All the joints are hinged.

45
C
F
60

48. The maximum force F in kN that can be applied at C such that the axial stress in any of the truss
members DOES NOT exceed 100 MPa is
(A) 8.17 (B) 11.15 (C) 14.14 (D) 22.30
Answer: (B)

49. If F = 1 kN, the magnitude of the vertical reaction force developed at the point B in kN is
(A) 0.63 (B) 0.32 (C) 1.26 (D) 1.46
Answer: (A)

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Common Data for Questions: 50 and 51

Data for a plain milling operation are given below.

Length of workpiece 200 mm
Cutter diameter 100 mm
No. of teeth 4
Cutter speed 100 rpm
Feed 200 mm/min
Depth of cut 2 mm
Total clearance (entryand exit) 5 mm

50. Mean undeformed chip thickness (in microns) is

(A) 142 (B) 100 (C) 71 (D) 50
Answer: (C)

51. Machining time for a single pass (in seconds) is

(A) 60 (B) 66 (C) 126 (D) 150
Answer: (B)

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 52 and 53

In an EDM process using RC relaxation circuit, a 12 mm diameter through hole is made in a steel plate
of 50 mm thickness using a graphite tool and kerosene as dielectric. Assume discharge time to be
negligible. Machining is carried out under the following conditions:
Resistance 40
Capacitance 20 F

Supply voltage 220 V

Discharge voltage 110 V

52. The time for one cycle, in milliseconds, is

(A) 0.55 (B) 0.32 (C) 0.89 (D) 0.24
Answer: (A)

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53. Average power input (in kW) is

(A) 0.373 (B) 0.137 (C) 0.218 (D) 0.500
Answer: (C)

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 54 and 55

In a particular year, an organization earns cash revenues of Rs. 2,00,000. Total material and labour
expenses are Rs.1,09,000. The depreciation claimed on the equipment is Rs. 25,000. The tax rate is 20%.

54. The profit after tax (PAT) is

(A) Rs. 92,800 (B) Rs. 66,200 (C) Rs. 72,800 (D) Rs. 52,800
Answer: (D)

55. The net cash flow is

(A) Rs. 97,800 (B) Rs. 77,800 (C) Rs. 66,000 (D) Rs. 72,800
Answer: (B)

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

56. The cost function for a product in a firm is given by 5q 2 , where q is the amount of production. The firm

can sell the product at a market price of Rs.50 per unit. The number of units to be produced by the firm
such that the profit is maximized is
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 15 (D) 25

Answer: (A)

57. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
Suresh’s dog is the one ________ was hurt in the stampede.
(A) that (B) which (C) who (D) whom

Answer: (A)

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58. Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

(A) They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupees.
(B) This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.
(C) The committee initially asked for a funding of Fifty Lakh rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.
(D) This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less

Answer: (D)

59. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?
Mitigate
(A) Diminish (B) Divulge (C) Dedicate (D) Denote

Answer: (A)

60. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
Despite several __________ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.
(A) attempts (B) setbacks (C) meetings (D) delegations

Answer: (B)

Q. No. 61 – 65 Carry Two Marks Each

61. Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to
collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass, must be available for Day, Evening
and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed.
Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?
(A) Gender-discriminatory (B) Xenophobic
(C) Not designed to make the post attractive (D) Not gender-discriminatory

Answer: (C)

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62. Given the sequence of terms, AD CG FK JP, the next term is

(A) OV (B) OW (C) PV (D) PW

Answer: (A)

63. Which of the following assertions are CORRECT?

P: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the mean of the list
Q: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the standard deviation of the list
R: Doubling each entry in a list doubles the mean of the list
S: Doubling each entry in a list leaves the standard deviation of the list unchanged
(A) P, Q (B) Q, R (C) P, R (D) R, S

Answer: (C)

64. An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers X and Y. X supplies 60% and Y
supplies 40% of the shock absorbers. All shock absorbers are subjected to a quality test. The ones that pass the
quality test are considered reliable Of X's shock absorbers, 96% are reliable. Of Y's shock absorbers, 72% are
reliable.
The probability that a randomly chosen shock absorber, which is found to be reliable, is made by Y is
(A) 0.288 (B) 0.334 (C) 0.667 (D) 0.720

Answer: (B)

65. A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held.

The profile of the arch follows the equation y  2x  0.1x 2 where y is the height of the arch in meters. The

maximum possible height of the arch is

(A) 8 meters (B) 10 meters (C) 12 meters (D) 14 meters

Answer: (B)

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