Mechanical - 2006-1 Set-A 1 Innodular iron, graphite is in the form of a) Cementite b) Free carbon c) Flakes d) Spheroids 2 Hardness of steel depends on a) Amount of carbon it contains b) The shape and distribution of the carbides in iron ©) Method of fabrication d) Contents of alloying elements 3 Too high welding current in arc welding would result in a) Excessive spatter, under cutting along edges, irregular deposits, wasted electrodes b) Excessive piling up of weld metal, poor penetration, wasted electrodes ©) Too small bead, weak weld and wasted electrodes d) Excessive piling up of weld metal, overlapping without penetration of edges, wasted electrodes 4 Which of the following processes would produce s' a) Hot rolling b) Extrusion ©) Cold rollin 5 Ifa quantity Q is dependent on three other such that 0 = Kx(g,)" «(q,)" x(q,)” then o 1a MI, Ms 4s TATE) h % 6 Which of the follot um hardness a) Austeni ©) Troostite d) Martensite 7 of line organization is its b) Defined responsibilities at all levels d) All of the above 8 technique for finding the best use of limited resources nner is known as b) Linear programming d) Queuing theory Which of the following errors are generally distributed in accordance with the Gaussian distribution a) Controllable errors b) Calibration errors c) Avoidable errors d) Random errors Ain Indian Space Research Organisation Page 1 of 11Mechanical - 2006-1 Seta 10 pp ete the deflection under the load P of a cantilever beam (length 1, modulus of elasticity E, moment of inertia 1). The strain energy due to bending is 2p ap ap 2p alt ») ZL oy FL a Fe 3EI 6EI 4EI 48ET 11 Amass m attached to a light spring oscillates with a period of 2 sec. If the mass is increased by 2 kg, the period increases by 1 sec. The value of mis a) 1kg b) 1.6 kg ©) 2kg d) 2.4kg 12 A short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d carries an external load W. The greatest eccentricity which the load can have without producing tension on the cross section of t! is b) (D*+a2)/8. c) (D*+d?/8D 13. If the radius of wire stretched by a load doubled, modulus will a) Be doubled b) Be c) Become four times 14 Longitudinal stress in a thin cylind internal pressure is a) Half of the hoop stress the hoop stress ©) Equal to the hoop stress fourth the hoop stress 15 Maximum deflection in cantil end is MP ME °) a) ) GET ) CET MI 16 rial is 0.5, then the elastic modulus for the lus b) 4 times its shear modulus d) Indeterminate 7 of negligible weight is Mat its free end, and is also lastic support of stiffness ki fe figure below. If kz represents stiffness of the beam, the natural frequency (rad/s) of the system is * a) V(Ks ke)/M (kr+ke)b) V2(ky +Ke)/M ©) W(Ks +ke)/M dd) V(ki-kz)/M eee || where |___ Indian Space Research Organisation Page 2 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Set-A 18 The figure shows 3 small spheres that rotate about a vertical axis. The perpendicular distance between the axis and the center of each sphere is given. Mass of highest rotational inertia about that axis, is a) 36 b)4 09 d) All same 19 Which of the following relationships between the force F on a particle and the particles position x implies simple harmonic oscillation a) F=~7X b) F =-200x? c) F=10x d) F=5x? 20 A mass of 100 kg is held between two springs as shown in figure, The natural frequency of vibration of the system in cycles/second is a) 8 > = z 1 20 a « 22 9 Qn ) n 21 The bending equation is written as f_E a) ae M M git aT; 22 23 d) 1 KN/m? 24 b) Lateral loads only 4) Transverse, lateral and axial load 25 If the rotating mass of a rim type flywheel is distributed on another rim type flywheel whose mean radius is half the mean radius of the former, then energy stored in the later at the same speed will be a) Four times the first one b) Same as the first one ©) One fourth of the first one d) One and a half times the first one Indian Space Research Organisation Page 3 of 11Mechanical - 2006-1 Set-A 26 A thin circular disc is rolling with a uniform linear speed, along a straight path ona plane surface. Consider the following statements in this regard: 4. All points of the disc have the same velocity 2. The center of the disc has zero acceleration 3. The center of the disc has centrifugal acceleration 4. The point on the disc making contact with the plane surface has zero acceleration Of these statements a) 1 and 4 are correct b) 3 and 4 are correct c) 3 alone is correct d) 2 alone is correct 27 Ifa number of forces act on a rigid body, each force may be replaced by an equal and parallel force acting through a fixed point, together with a couple. For the rigid body to be in equilibrium a) Both resultant force and couple must be zero b) The resultant couple on the body must be zero ¢) The resultant force at the fixed point must be zero d) None of the above need be zero 28 Whirling speed of a shaft coincides with the natu a) Longitudinal vibration ¢) Torsional vibration 29 er gear having 50 . The number of turns f arm about the center of the bigger gear is a)4 ds 30 With symbols havi eanings, the single degree of freedom system, mi. hex SR Bi resents b) Free vibrations without damping 4) Forced vibrations without damping (FS Ind Ip but nearer tol, —_b) Between I and Iz but nearer to ly ¢) Exactly in the middle of the shaft) Nearer to I; but outside 34 hown in the figure, n is situated 32 Which one of the following is not a friction clutch? a) Disc or plate clutch b) Cone clutch ¢) Centrifugal clutch d) Jaw clutch whee | Indian Space Research Organisation Page 4 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Seta 33. Polar moment of inertia (|,) of a circular disc is to be determined by suspending it by a wire and noting the frequency of oscillations (/) a) hers b) Lap? °) Far 4) Tat 34 Pick up the wrong statement. A flywheel a) _ Is used to limit the inevitable fluctuation of speed during each cycle b) Controls the mean speed of rotation c) Stores up eneray and gives up whenever required 4) Regulates the speed during one cycle of a prime mover 35 Purpose of using differential gear in automobile is to a) Help in turning b) Control speed ©) Avoid jerks 4) Obtain rear movement The acceleration of Simple Harmonic Motion of a pendulum is proportional to a) Length of pendulum b) Time period ©) Angular velocity d) Displacemey A person walks up a stalled escalator in 90 n standing on the same escalator, now moving, he is carti econds. How much time would it take him to walk u escalator? a). 30 sec b) 36 sec d) 54 sec A stone of mass m at the end o circle at a constant speed. The string will be maximum when the stone is a) At the top of the circle lalf-way down from the top c) Quarter-was down from, ) At the bottom of the circle Speed of particle e: imple harmonic motion with amplitude a is t that instant, displacement of the particle d) 3V2a on asses m and 2m, are on the same circular orbit the velocity of the lighter satellite is vo, what is the jeavier satellite? b) v» ©) 2% 1 a) a 41 Nu=CR."P," represents heat transfer under a) Free convection b) Forced convection c) Combined convection d) None of the above when | Indian Space Research Organisation Page 5 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Set-a 42 If the inner and outer surfaces of a hollow cylinder (having radii-r, and r, and length L) are at temperatures t; and t, then rate of radial heat flow will be a) kk a-t b) 14-4 o) 2b bh d) 2anke Te Pah jog" Pak tog t # oght og 2 % h 7h A i % 43 For infinite parallel planes with emissivities ©, and ¢,, the interchange factor for radiation from surface 4 to surface 2 is given by a) fifa by bak 0) e+e, d) a8, 44 For a closed system, difference between the heat added to the system and work done by the gas, is equal to the change in a) Internal energy b) Entropy) Enthalpy mperature 45. The condition for reversibility of a cycle is a) Cyclic je <0 b) Cyclic (22 d) Nor ©) Cyclic j2- 46 The state of a real gas if changed ire P,, temperature T; to Pressure p2 temperature T;, The ithalpy, hz —hy , is given by a fear b) °) 47 b) 100 K/s c) 1000 K/s d) 10000 K/s wiles Indian Space Research Organisation Page 6 of 11Mechanical - 2006-1 Set-A 48 The volume V versus temperature T graphs for a certain amount of a perfect gas at two pressure % P; and P; are as shown inthe figure. Itcanbe is concluded that : Le a) The pressure P, is greater than the pressure Pz b) The adiabatic index for P; is higher than that for P2 ©) Ps represents monoatomic gas and P2 represents diatomic gas d) None of the above 49 In the polytropic process pv” = Constant, if n=1 the process will be at a) Constant volume b) Constant pressure c) Constant temperature d) Adiabatic 50 In case of ideal triatomic gas, the ratio of specific he: IC, would be a)1 b) 1.33 c) 1.40 51 The formation of frost on cooling coils in a refri a) Increases power consumption b) Imp c) Increases heat transfer d) Re . 52 An.air-conditioned room has one of the thick brick. The conditioned sp intained at 27°C when the outside temperature is 47°Cs thermal conductivity with e x10“T, where Tis in degree Kelvin, and kis i through this wall is a) 849.6 W c) 800 W do 53 A mild steel ss 12 mm contains water at 100°C. The ati is 20°C. The thermal conductivity of mild steel is ransfer co-efficients for inside and outside the ta /im* K, respectively. Calculate the rate of heat loss \d the temperature of the outside surface of the b) 495.2 Wim?, 67.6°C d) 795.2 Wim?, 99.52°C 54 ‘n 1 Kg of CH4 completely the minimum number of kilograms of Oxygen needed is (take atomic weight of H, C, O as 1, 12, 16 respectively} a)3 b)6 5 d)4 a. | Indian Space Research Organisation Page 7 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Set-A 55 The vector field F = xi—yj (where ? and j are unit vectors) is a) _ Divergence free, but not itrotational b) _ Irrotational, but not divergence free ©) Divergence free and irrotational 4) Neither divergence free nor irrotational 58 For flow through a horizontal Pipe, the pressure gradient 2 in the flow direction is a) He b)4 ©) Zero d) ve 57 The transition Reynolds number for flow over a flat plate is 5 x 10°. What is the distance from the leading edge at which transition will occur for flow of water with a uniform velocity of 1m/s? (For water, the kinematic 0.858% 10m? /s) b)0.43m ©) 43m 58 Between section 4 and 2 of a pipe a pump, a hea and an orifice plate are placed. The Bernoulli eq between 1 and 2 if a) Orifice plate and heater are removed b) Heater pump and heater are removed c) Heater and pump are removed d) Heater, rough pipe and orifice 59 A one dimensional flow is one w a) Is uniform flow b) _ Is steady uniform flow ©) Takes place in straig} d) Involves zero omiponent of flow 60 Api ir was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged i is b)5 06 d)7 61 contracta for flow through an orifice from a b) C, \2eH ©) y2gH7C, 4) C, 2g component of force on a curved surface is equal to the f pressure at its centroid and area Weight of liquid retained by the curved area 62 Force on a vertical projection of the curved surface Weight of liquid vertically above the curved surface Indian Space Research Organisation Page 8 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Set-a 63 The maximum depth from which a centrifugal pump can draw water is a) Dependent on the speed N of the pump b) Dependent on the power of the pump ©) Around 10m d) Dependent on N? 64 Two pipe lines at a different pressures, pa and ps, each carrying the same liquid of specific gravity of S, are connected to a U tube with a liquid of specific gravity of S2 resulting in the level differences hy, hz and hs as shown in the figure. The difference in pressure head between points A and B in terms of head of water is a) hy Sot haSs + hot °) hy Sy ~ haS2— hot 65 List| gives-4 dimensionless numbers dives the types of forces, g the numbers. Match list | with List Il and select the corre g the codes given below the lists: Pressure force List! A. Euler number Froude number Gravity force 1 B. 2. C. Reynolds 3. Elastic force D. 4, 5 List Il Wel Surface tension Viscous force aannso RROD 66 je impulse turbine with a diameter of 120 cm runs at 3000 lade speed ratio is 0.42, then, the inlet velocity of steam will a) 79 mis b) 188 mis ¢) 450 mis d) 900 m/s Indian Space Research Organisation Page 9 of 11Mechanical - 2006-1 Set-a 87 For laminar flow over a flat plate, the thickness of the boundary layer at a distance from the leading edge is found to be § mm. The thickness of the boundary layer at a downstream section, which is at twice the distance of the previous section from the leading edge, will be a) 10 mm b) SV2 mm» ¢) 5/y2mm_ 2.5mm 68 If U. = free stream velocity,u = velocity at y, and 5 = boundary layer thickness, then in a boundary layer flow, the momentum thickness @ is given by fu u ou Sree = (4 ao iat ai b) = f- . aU. ¢) A= J—1- d lez u. 69 An automobile moving at a velocity of 40km/hr is e3 resistance of 2kN. If the automobile is moving ai the power required to overcome the wind resista a) 43.4kW b)3.125KW 0) 2.5. ing a wind ity of 50km/hr, d) 27.776 kW 70 A constant-head water tank has, on one of small orifices issuing two horizontal je vertical distance between the cente trajectories intersect at a point (hs approximate height of water intersection trajectories? a) 4.0m b)2 al sides two identical ie Vertical plane. The ices is 1.5 m and the jet e lower orifice. What is the tank above the point of ©) 0.5m @)20m 71 A unit vector perpendi: vectors d= 2i-3j+k and 5 =i+j-2k, is >) SG+j-% v3 d) G@+j+k) n je z plane for which 24 -1ea 0)is zeal b) y-axis d) None of the above If, #, y are the roots of equations x°+ Pxt+qx+P=0, 73 Then the value of tan*<-+tan"™ Botany is a) nz/ 2 b) nz ©) 2nz ag oe | Indian Space Research Organisation Page 10 of 11‘Mechanical - 2006-1 Seta — la b+el ——____— 74 The value of the determinant | b c+al is h ¢ at3| a)0 b)1 co) (a+b+e) dy x az 3 76 Solution of (D? +16)» = cosdx, is a) Y= Acosdr + Bsinds + Loose b) » °) Y= Avosde+ Bsindy + Lsindx 77 Laplace transform of t? +2t+3 is =2_2.3 78 e point (-1,2) and making equal intercepts on the axes i a) x-y=l b) x d) x-y=2 79 Abag contains ei: ix red marbles. The probability of drawing lour is Be, 60, Me,” 14¢, Bey, Gey 14e,” 12e, 80 010 jultiplicity of the matrix 4=|0 0 1|is 1-3 3 a)i b)2 3 44 AS Indian Space Research Organisation Page 11 of 11