2013

Question Booklet Code

ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Duration: Three Hours

Maximum Marks: 100

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7. Questions Q.1 Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks
questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The
answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first
question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted,
then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated.
8. Questions Q.56 Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks.
Questions Q.56 Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 Q.65 carry 2 marks each.
9. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark and wrong answers will result in NEGATIVE
marks. For all 1 mark questions, mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks
questions, mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. However, in the case of the linked
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Q.1 to Q.25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

The partial differential equation

u
u 2 u
is a
+u
=
t
x x 2

(A) linear equation of order 2

(C) linear equation of order 1
Q.2

(B) non-linear equation of order 1

(D) non-linear equation of order 2

The eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix are all

(A) complex with non-zero positive imaginary part.
(B) complex with non-zero negative imaginary part.
(C) real.
(D) pure imaginary.

Q.3

Match the CORRECT pairs.

Numerical Integration Scheme
P. Simpsons 3/8 Rule
Q. Trapezoidal Rule
R. Simpsons 1/3 Rule
(A) P-2, Q-1, R-3

Q.4

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

Order of Fitting Polynomial

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

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

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

A rod of length L having uniform cross-sectional area A is subjected to a tensile force P as shown in
the figure below. If the Youngs modulus of the material varies linearly from E1 to E2 along the
length of the rod, the normal stress developed at the section-SS is
S

E1

E2

P
S

L/2
L

(A)

Q.5

P
A

P( E1 E2 )
A( E1 + E2 )

(C)

PE 2
AE1

(D)

PE1
AE2

Two threaded bolts A and B of same material and length are subjected to identical tensile load. If
the elastic strain energy stored in bolt A is 4 times that of bolt B and the mean diameter of bolt A is
12 mm, the mean diameter of bolt B in mm is
(A) 16

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(B)

(B) 24

(C) 36

(D) 48

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A link OB is rotating with a constant angular velocity of 2 rad/s in counter clockwise direction and
a block is sliding radially outward on it with an uniform velocity of 0.75 m/s with respect to the
rod, as shown in the figure below. If OA = 1 m, the magnitude of the absolute acceleration of the
block at location A in m/s2 is
B
A

(A) 3
Q.7

p D
4L

(D) 6

(B) w =

p D 2
4L2

(C) w =

p D
2L

(D) w =

4 pL
D

The pressure, dry bulb temperature and relative humidity of air in a room are 1 bar, 30C and 70%,
respectively. If the saturated steam pressure at 30C is 4.25 kPa, the specific humidity of the room
air in kg water vapour/kg dry air is
(A) 0.0083

Q.9

(C) 5

For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter D, neglecting gravity effects, the
pressure drop p over a length L and the wall shear stress w are related by
(A) w =

Q.8

(B) 4

(B) 0.0101

(C) 0.0191

(D) 0.0232

Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction, without heat generation, in a plane wall;
with boundary conditions as shown in the figure below. The conductivity of the wall is given by
k = k 0 + bT ; where k0 and b are positive constants, and T is temperature.

T2 whereT2 > T1
T1

As x increases, the temperature gradient ( dT dx ) will

(A) remain constant
Q.10

(B) be zero

(D) decrease

In a rolling process, the state of stress of the material undergoing deformation is

(A) pure compression
(C) compression and shear

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(C) increase

(B) pure shear

(D) tension and shear

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Match the CORRECT pairs.

Processes
P. Friction Welding
Q. Gas Metal Arc Welding
R. Tungsten Inert Gas Welding
S. Electroslag Welding
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1

Q.12

(B) 4

(B) zero

(B) 167.6

(B) 20

(C) 0.5

(D) 1.0

(C) 1600

(D) 1675.5

(C) 24

(D) 40

(B) ability to absorb energy up to fracture

(D) resistance to indentation

In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must be
(A) equal to the jet speed.
(C) equal to twice the jet speed.

Q.19

(D) 6

For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of

(A) resistance to scratching
(C) ability to absorb energy till elastic limit

Q.18

(C) 5

A cube shaped casting solidifies in 5 min. The solidification time in min for a cube of the same
material, which is 8 times heavier than the original casting, will be
(A) 10

Q.17

(D) 2.000

A steel bar 200 mm in diameter is turned at a feed of 0.25 mm/rev with a depth of cut of 4 mm. The
rotational speed of the workpiece is 160 rpm. The material removal rate in mm3/s is
(A) 160

Q.16

(C) 1.154

In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand

information, the smoothing constant must be close to
(A) 1

Q.15

(B) 1.000

Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hr and tickets are issued in the order of their
arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is 1 min. Assuming that customer arrivals form a
Poisson process and service times are exponentially distributed, the average waiting time in queue
in min is
(A) 3

Q.14

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

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

A metric thread of pitch 2 mm and thread angle 60 is inspected for its pitch diameter using 3-wire
method. The diameter of the best size wire in mm is
(A) 0.866

Q.13

Characteristics / Applications
1. Non-consumable electrode
2. Joining of thick plates
3. Consumable electrode wire
4. Joining of cylindrical dissimilar materials

(B) equal to half of the jet speed.

(D) independent of the jet speed.

Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction along x-axis (0 x L), through a plane
wall with the boundary surfaces (x=0 and x=L) maintained at temperatures of 0C and 100C. Heat
is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement.
(A) The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100C to the surface at 0C.
(B) The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100C.
(C) The temperature distribution is linear within the wall.
(D) The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid-plane of the wall.

ME-A

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A cylinder contains 5 m3 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a

reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this
process is
(A) 804.7

Q.21

(B) 1.0

(B) 450

(B) QR

(C) 600

(D) 900

(C) RS

(D) SP

(B) greater than zero and less than 0.5

(D) 1.0

Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent.

(A) sin x , sin2 x and cos2 x
(C) cos 2x , sin2 x and cos2 x

ME-A

(D) 4.0

Let X be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability P{X < 0} is
(A) 0.5
(C) greater than 0.5 and less than 1.0

Q.25

(C) 2.0

A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links PQ = 2.0 m, QR = 3.0 m, RS = 2.5 m
and SP = 2.7 m with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a double rocker (rockerrocker) mechanism is
(A) PQ

Q.24

(D) 1012.2

If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is
(A) 200

Q.23

(C) 981.7

A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure.
The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is
(A) 0.5

Q.22

(B) 953.2

(B) cos x , sin x and tan x

(D) cos 2x , sin x and cos x

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Q.26 to Q.55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

The following surface integral is to be evaluated over a sphere for the given steady velocity vector
field F = xi + yj + zk defined with respect to a Cartesian coordinate system having i, j and k as
unit base vectors.

4 (F .n) dA
S

where S is the sphere, x + y + z = 1 and n is the outward unit normal vector to the sphere. The
value of the surface integral is
2

(A)
Q.27

The function

(B) 2
f (t )

conditions, f (0) = 0,
(A)
Q.28

2
s +1

(C) 3 /4

satisfies the differential equation

(D) 4

d2 f
+ f = 0 and the auxiliary
dt 2

df
(0) = 4 . The Laplace transform of f (t ) is given by
dt
(B)

4
s +1

(C)

4
s +1
2

(D)

2
s +1
4

Specific enthalpy and velocity of steam at inlet and exit of a steam turbine, running under steady
state, are as given below:

Inlet steam condition

Exit steam condition

Specific enthalpy (kJ/kg)

3250
2360

Velocity (m/s)
180
5

The rate of heat loss from the turbine per kg of steam flow rate is 5 kW. Neglecting changes in
potential energy of steam, the power developed in kW by the steam turbine per kg of steam flow
rate, is
(A) 901.2
Q.29

(D) 17082.5

(B) 15

(C) 20

(D) 25

A steel ball of diameter 60 mm is initially in thermal equilibrium at 1030C in a furnace. It is

suddenly removed from the furnace and cooled in ambient air at 30C, with convective heat
transfer coefficient h = 20 W/m2K. The thermo-physical properties of steel are: density
= 7800 kg/m3, conductivity k = 40 W/mK and specific heat c = 600 J/kgK. The time required in
seconds to cool the steel ball in air from 1030C to 430C is
(A) 519

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(C) 17072.5

Water is coming out from a tap and falls vertically downwards. At the tap opening, the stream
diameter is 20 mm with uniform velocity of 2 m/s. Acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2.
Assuming steady, inviscid flow, constant atmospheric pressure everywhere and neglecting
curvature and surface tension effects, the diameter in mm of the stream 0.5 m below the tap is
approximately
(A) 10

Q.30

(B) 911.2

(B) 931

(C) 1195

(D) 2144

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A flywheel connected to a punching machine has to supply energy of 400 Nm while running at a
mean angular speed of 20 rad/s. If the total fluctuation of speed is not to exceed 2%, the mass
moment of inertia of the flywheel in kg-m2 is
(A) 25

Q.32

(B) 50

(C) 100

(D) 125

A compound gear train with gears P, Q, R and S has number of teeth 20, 40, 15 and 20,
respectively. Gears Q and R are mounted on the same shaft as shown in the figure below. The
diameter of the gear Q is twice that of the gear R. If the module of the gear R is 2 mm, the center
distance in mm between gears P and S is
Q
S

P
+

(A) 40
Q.33

(B) 80

(D) 160

A pin jointed uniform rigid rod of weight W and length is supported horizontally by an external
force F as shown in the figure below. The force F is suddenly removed. At the instant of force
removal, the magnitude of vertical reaction developed at the support is

(A) zero
Q.34

(C) 120

(B) W 4

(C) W 2

(D) W

Two cutting tools are being compared for a machining operation. The tool life equations are:
Carbide tool:
HSS tool:

VT 1.6 = 3000
VT 0.6 = 200

where V is the cutting speed in m/min and T is the tool life in min. The carbide tool will provide
higher tool life if the cutting speed in m/min exceeds
(A) 15.0
Q.35

(C) 49.3

(D) 60.0

In a CAD package, mirror image of a 2D point P(5,10) is to be obtained about a line which passes
through the origin and makes an angle of 45 counterclockwise with the X-axis. The coordinates of
the transformed point will be
(A) (7.5, 5)

ME-A

(B) 39.4

(B) (10, 5)

(C) (7.5, 5)

(D) (10, 5)

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Q.36

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A linear programming problem is shown below.

Maximize
3x + 7y
Subject to

3x + 7y 10
4x + 6y 8
x, y 0

It has
(A) an unbounded objective function.
(C) exactly two optimal solutions.

(B) exactly one optimal solution.

(D) infinitely many optimal solutions.

+ 0 .020

Q.37

Cylindrical pins of 25 + 0 .010 mm diameter are electroplated in a shop. Thickness of the plating is
30 2.0 micron. Neglecting gage tolerances, the size of the GO gage in mm to inspect the plated
components is
(A) 25.042

Q.38

(D) 0.52

(B) 1.0

(C) 5.0

(D) 10.0

(B) 600

(C) 750

(D) 1000

(B) L 3

(C) L

(D) 2 L

Two large diffuse gray parallel plates, separated by a small distance, have surface temperatures of
400 K and 300 K. If the emissivities of the surfaces are 0.8 and the Stefan-Boltzmann constant is
5.67 108W/m2K4, the net radiation heat exchange rate in kW/m2 between the two plates is
(A) 0.66

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(C) 0.30

A simply supported beam of length L is subjected to a varying distributed load

sin (3 x/L) Nm1, where the distance x is measured from the left support. The magnitude of the
vertical reaction force in N at the left support is
(A) zero

Q.42

(B) 0.23

A bar is subjected to fluctuating tensile load from 20 kN to 100 kN. The material has yield strength
of 240 MPa and endurance limit in reversed bending is 160 MPa. According to the Soderberg
principle, the area of cross-section in mm2 of the bar for a factor of safety of 2 is
(A) 400

Q.41

(D) 25.084

A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10 kN/m initially at rest is
subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for 104 seconds. The amplitude in mm of the
resulting free vibration is
(A) 0.5

Q.40

(C) 25.074

During the electrochemical machining (ECM) of iron (atomic weight = 56, valency = 2) at current
of 1000 A with 90% current efficiency, the material removal rate was observed to be 0.26 gm/s. If
Titanium (atomic weight = 48, valency = 3) is machined by the ECM process at the current of
2000 A with 90% current efficiency, the expected material removal rate in gm/s will be
(A) 0.11

Q.39

(B) 25.052

(B) 0.79

(C) 0.99

(D) 3.96

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A hinged gate of length 5 m, inclined at 30 with the horizontal and with water mass on its left, is
shown in the figure below. Density of water is 1000 kg/m3. The minimum mass of the gate in kg per
unit width (perpendicular to the plane of paper), required to keep it closed is

(A) 5000
Q.44

(B) 6600

(D) 9623

The pressure, temperature and velocity of air flowing in a pipe are 5 bar, 500 K and 50 m/s,
respectively. The specific heats of air at constant pressure and at constant volume are 1.005 kJ/kgK
and 0.718 kJ/kgK, respectively. Neglect potential energy. If the pressure and temperature of the
surroundings are 1 bar and 300 K, respectively, the available energy in kJ/kg of the air stream is
(A) 170

Q.45

(C) 7546

(B) 187

(C) 191

(D) 213

The probability that a student knows the correct answer to a multiple choice question is

2
. If the
3

student does not know the answer, then the student guesses the answer. The probability of the
guessed answer being correct is

1
. Given that the student has answered the question correctly, the
4

conditional probability that the student knows the correct answer is

(A)

Q.46

2
3

(B)

3
4

(C)

8
9

d 2u
du
k
= 0 where k is a constant, subjected to the
2
dx
dx
boundary conditions u(0) = 0 and u(L) = U, is

1 e kx
kL
1 e

kx
1+ e

(D) u = U
kL
1+ e

x
L

(B) u = U

1 e kx

kL
1 e

(C) u = U

The value of the definite integral

(A)

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(D)

The solution to the differential equation

(A) u = U

Q.47

5
6

4 3 2
e +
9
9

(B)

2 3 4
e
9
9

x ln ( x ) dx is

(C)

2 3 4
e +
9
9

(D)

4 3 2
e
9
9

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Common Data Questions

Common Data for Questions 48 and 49:
A single riveted lap joint of two similar plates as shown in the figure below has the following geometrical
and material details.

t
t

width of the plate w = 200 mm, thickness of the plate t = 5 mm, number of rivets n = 3, diameter of the
rivet dr = 10 mm, diameter of the rivet hole dh = 11 mm, allowable tensile stress of the plate p = 200 MPa,
allowable shear stress of the rivet s = 100 MPa and allowable bearing stress of the rivet c = 150 MPa.
Q.48

If the rivets are to be designed to avoid crushing failure, the maximum permissible load P in kN is
(A) 7.50

Q.49

(B) 15.00

(C) 22.50

(D) 30.00

If the plates are to be designed to avoid tearing failure, the maximum permissible load P in kN is
(A) 83

(B) 125

(C) 167

(D) 501

Common Data for Questions 50 and 51:

Water (specific heat, cp = 4.18 kJ/kgK) enters a pipe at a rate of 0.01 kg/s and a temperature of 20C. The
pipe, of diameter 50 mm and length 3 m, is subjected to a wall heat flux qW in W/m2:
Q.50

If qW = 2500x, where x is in m and in the direction of flow (x = 0 at the inlet), the bulk mean
temperature of the water leaving the pipe in C is
(A) 42

Q.51

(C) 74

(D) 104

If qW = 5000 and the convection heat transfer coefficient at the pipe outlet is 1000 W/m2K, the
temperature in C at the inner surface of the pipe at the outlet is
(A) 71

ME-A

(B) 62

(B) 76

(C) 79

(D) 81

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Linked Answer Questions

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53:
In orthogonal turning of a bar of 100 mm diameter with a feed of 0.25 mm/rev, depth of cut of 4 mm and
cutting velocity of 90 m/min, it is observed that the main (tangential) cutting force is perpendicular to the
friction force acting at the chip-tool interface. The main (tangential) cutting force is 1500 N.
Q.52
Q.53

The orthogonal rake angle of the cutting tool in degree is

(A) zero
(B) 3.58
(C) 5
The normal force acting at the chip-tool interface in N is

(D) 7.16

(A) 1000

(D) 2500

(B) 1500

(C) 2000

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55:

In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is 8 and temperatures at the entrance of compressor and
turbine are 300 K and 1400 K, respectively. Both compressor and gas turbine have isentropic efficiencies
equal to 0.8. For the gas, assume a constant value of cp (specific heat at constant pressure) equal to 1 kJ/kgK
and ratio of specific heats as 1.4. Neglect changes in kinetic and potential energies.
Q.54

Q.55

The power required by the compressor in kW/kg of gas flow rate is

(A) 194.7
(B) 243.4
(C) 304.3
The thermal efficiency of the cycle in percentage (%) is
(A) 24.8

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(D) 378.5

(B) 38.6

(C) 44.8

(D) 53.1

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General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Q.56 to Q.60 carry one mark each.
Q.56

Complete the sentence:

Universalism is to particularism as diffuseness is to _______________.
(A) specificity

Q.57

(B) neutrality

(D) adaptation

Were you a bird, you ___________________ in the sky.

(A) would fly

Q.58

(C) generality

(B) shall fly

(C) should fly

(D) shall have flown

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?

Nadir
(A) Highest
Q.59

(B) Lowest

(C) Medium

(D) Integration

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

(A) He is of Asian origin.
(B) They belonged to Africa.
(C) She is an European.
(D) They migrated from India to Australia.

Q.60

What will be the maximum sum of 44, 42, 40, ...... ?

(A) 502

(B) 504

(C) 506

(D) 500

Q. 61 to Q. 65 carry two marks each.

Q.61

Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected at random.
What is the probability that the selected number is not divisible by 7?
(A) 13/90

Q.62

(B) 12/90

(B) 30

1+ 2

(A) 7

(D) 18

1
2+ 3

1
3+ 4
(B) 8

+ ............... +

1
80 + 81

(C) 9

(D) 10

The current erection cost of a structure is Rs. 13,200. If the labour wages per day increase by 1/5 of
the current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24 of the current period, then the new cost
of erection in Rs. is
(A) 16,500

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(C) 24

Find the sum of the expression

Q.64

(D) 77/90

A tourist covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/h, half of the remainder by bus at 30 km/h and
the rest by cycle at 10 km/h. The average speed of the tourist in km/h during his entire journey is
(A) 36

Q.63

(C) 78/90

(B) 15,180

(C) 11,000

(D) 10,120
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Q.65

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After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just before
committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time and again,
the spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such attempts by the
spider made Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the near-impossible goal of the spider to
have the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite several failures. Such act of
the spider encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide. And then, Bruce went back again and won
many a battle, and the rest is history.
Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?
(A) Failure is the pillar of success.
(B) Honesty is the best policy.
(C) Life begins and ends with adventures.
(D) No adversity justifies giving up hope.

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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