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No 1
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Strength of Materials
Sub Topic Simple stresses and strains
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A circular rod of diameter d is subjected to an axial load P. Ratio of change
Description in diameter to the original diameter is called as
Option A Longitudinal strain
Option B Lateral strain
Option C Shear strain
Option D Longitudinal stress
Correct B
Option
Explanation Ratio of change in diameter to the original diameter is called as lateral strain.
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Sl. No 2
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Strength of Materials
Sub Topic Volumetric strain
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A cylindrical rod of length l with diameter d is subjected to an axial load P.
Description The volumetric strain in the rod due to this load is given by
Option A d l
2
d l
Option B l d
2
l d
Option C l d
2
l d
Option D l d
3
l d
Correct B
Option
Explanation A cylindrical rod of length l with diameter d is subjected to an axial load P.
l d
The volumetric strain in the rod due to this load is given by 2
l d
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Sl. No 3
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Strength of Materials
Sub Topic Planes stresses
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A principal plane in a stressed member is a plane where
Description
Option A Normal stress is maximum
Option B Shear stress is maximum
Option C Shear stress is zero
Option D Normal stress in zero
Correct C
Option
Explanation In a principal plane, shear stress is zero.
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Sl. No 4
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Strength of Materials
Sub Topic Bending stresses in beams
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question A circular rod of diameter 40 mm is bent into an arc of radius 20 m. The
Description Youngs modulus of the material is 200 GPa. The maximum bending stress
developed in the rod is
Option A 200 MPa
Option B 200 GPa
Option C 40 MPa
Option D 80 MPa
Correct A
Option
Explanation b E b 200 103
b 200 MPa
y R 40 / 2 20,000
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Sl. No 5
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Strength of Materials
Sub Topic Moment of Inertia
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question A symmetrical I section has a flange of 200 mm x 20 mm and web of 400 mm x
Description 20 mm. Moment of inertia about its neutral axis is
Option A 4.6 10 6 mm2
Option B 4.6 108 mm4
Option C 2.6 108 mm4
Option D 3.6 105 mm4
Correct B
Option
Explanation 200 4003 180 3603
I NA 4.6 108 mm4
12 12
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Sl. No 6
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Material Science
Sub Topic
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question The following is a false statement with respect to toughness of a material.
Description
Option A Progressive plastic deformation of the solid under the constant load
Option B High resistance to the propagation of cracks
Option C Estimated by the area under the stressstrain curve
Option D Strong and ductile
Correct A
Option
Explanation Progressive plastic deformation of the solid under the constant load is related to
creep of a material.
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Sl. No 7
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Material Science
Sub Topic Phase transformations
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question Phase rule for metallurgical system is given by ______________.
Description Where F = DOF, C = Number of components and P = number of phases
Option A F=CP+2
Option B F=CP+3
Option C F=CP+1
Option D F=CP
Correct C
Option
Explanation For metallurgical system pressure has no appreciable effect on
phase equilibrium and hence, F = C P + 1
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Sl. No 8
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Material Science
Sub Topic Phase transformations
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Calculate the percentage of ferrite when eutectoid steel is cooled from 750 C to
Description a temperature just below 727 C.
Option A 11.7 %
Option B 88.3 %
Option C 78.2 %
Option D 21.8 %
Correct B
Option
Explanation Eutectoid composition - 0.8% C, Ferrite composition - 0.025% C and cementite
- 6.67% C.
Apply the lever rule to get the percentages as
% Ferrite = 100* (6.67 - 0.80)/(6.67 - 0.025) = 88.3%
%Cementite = 100* (0.80 - 0.025)/(6.67 - 0.025) = 11.7%
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Sl. No 9
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Theory of Machines and Machine Design
Sub Topic Belt drives
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question If m is the mass per unit length of the belt drive, v is the liner velocity, then
Description centrifugal tension in the belt drive is given by
Option A 1 2
mv
2
Option B mv2
Option C mv3
Option D 1 3
mv
3
Correct B
Option
Explanation centrifugal tension in the belt drive is given by mv2
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Sl. No 10
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Theory of Machines and Machine Design
Sub Topic Fatigue Failure in materials
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question The following factors should be considered while designing machine parts to
Description avoid fatigue failure :
(i) The variation in the size of the component should be as gradual as possible
(ii) The holes, notches and other stress raisers should be avoided
(iii) Avoid smooth finish of outer surface of the component
(iv) Parts should be protected from corrosive atmosphere
Option A (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Option B (i), (ii) and (iv)
Option C (i), (iii) and (iv)
Option D (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Correct B
Option
Explanation A smooth finish of outer surface of the component increases the fatigue life
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Sl. No 11
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Theory of Machines
Sub Topic Velocity in mechanisms
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question In a slider crank mechanism, the crank OA rotates uniformly at 60 rpm.
Description Length of the crank is 100 mm. If point O is the center of rotation, linear
velocity at point A is
Option A 20 m/s
Option B 100 m/s
Option C 200 m/s
Option D 2 rad/s
Correct C
Option
Explanation 2N
AB 2 rad/s
60
VA AB AB 100 2 200 m/s
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Sl. No 12
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Machine Design
Sub Topic Gyroscopic couple
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question An aero-plane is taking a turn at 50 m/s with a turning radius of 50 m. Moment
Description of inertia of engine and propeller is 60 kg-m2. Engine rotates at 2500 rpm. The
gyroscopic couple on the aircraft is
Option A 500 KN-m
Option B 50 N-m
Option C 5000 KN-m
Option D 5 KN-m
Correct D
Option
Explanation 2 2500 50
C I p 60 5000 N-m = 5 kN-m
60 50
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Sl. No 13
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Fluid Mechanics
Sub Topic Viscosity
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question Viscosity of gases
Description
Option A increases with the increase of temperature
Option B increases with the decrease of temperature
Option C does not vary with temperature
Option D decreases only up to some temperature
Correct A
Option
Explanation Viscosity of gases increases with the increase of temperature

Cohesive forces are small and molecular momentum transfer predominates.

With the increase in temperature, molecular momentum transfer increases and
hence viscosity increases
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Sl. No 14
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Fluid Mechanics
Sub Topic Capillary rise
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question The capillary rise in a glass tube of 3 mm diameter when immersed vertically
Description in water having surface tension of 0.0725 N/m is
Option A 9.85 mm
Option B 0.98 mm
Option C 9.85 cm
Option D 9.95 m
Correct A
Option
Explanation 4 4 0.0725
h 9.85 10 3 m = 9.85 mm
gd 1000 9.81 3 10 3

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Sl. No 15
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Fluid Mechanics
Sub Topic Orifice Meter
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Find the co-efficient of discharge of an orifice meter, when the head of water is
Description 1.2 m, orifice diameter is 25 mm and actual discharge through the orifice is 1.5
litre/s.
Option A 0.63
Option B 0.69
Option C 0.58
Option D 0.54
Correct A
Option
Explanation Qact 0.0015
Cd 0.6297

Qth
Ao 2 gh 25 10
4

3 2
2 9.81 1.2
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Sl. No 16
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Engineering & Machine Drawing
Sub Topic Projection of solids
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A square prism with its base edge 40 mm and axis 100 mm long is resting with
Description its square base on HP such that one of its base edges is perpendicular to VP. Its
front view according to first angle projection is a
Option A Rectangle of width 100 mm and height 40 mm
Option B Rectangle of width 40 mm and height 100 mm
Option C Square of 40mm x 40 mm
Option D Triangle of base 40mm and height 100 mm
Correct B
Option
Explanation

Rect: Base 40 & Height 100; VP

X Y
Sq: 40 HP

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Sl. No 17
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Engineering & Machine Drawing
Sub Topic Riveted joints
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Two plates of 16mm thickness are to be joined by a double riveted chain butt
Description joint. What is the required transverse pitch?

Option A 43.2 mm
Option B 48.7 mm
Option C 57.6 mm
Option D 76.6 mm
Correct C
Option
Explanation d 6 t 6 16 24 mm
p 3d 3 24 72 mm
pt 0.8 p 0.8 72 57.6 mm
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Sl. No 18
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Thermal Engineering, Heat & Mass Transfer
Sub Topic Heat pump
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A device which, operating in a cycle, maintains a body at a temperature higher
Description than the temperature of the surroundings is called as
Option A Heat Pump
Option B Refrigerator
Option C Thermometer
Option D Calorimeter
Correct A
Option
Explanation A device which, operating in a cycle, maintains a body at a temperature higher
than the temperature of the surroundings is called as Heat Pump
A device which, operating in a cycle, maintains a body at a temperature lower
than the temperature of the surroundings is called as Refrigerator.
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Sl. No 19
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Thermal Engineering, Heat & Mass Transfer
Sub Topic Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question With respect to work and heat, this is not true.
Description
Option A Both are path functions and inexact differentials
Option B Both are boundary phenomenon
Option C Both are associated with a process, not a state.
Option D Both doesnt require temperature difference
Correct D
Option
Explanation In heat transfer, temperature difference is required.
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Sl. No 20
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Thermal Engineering, Heat & Mass Transfer
Sub Topic Testing on IC Engine
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question In a testing of an IC engine, Inlet and outlet temperatures of water to exhaust
Description gas calorimeter are 21C and 46C respectively. Mass flow rate of water
through calorimeter is 1 kg per min. Heat absorbed by water in the exhaust gas
calorimeter is
Option A 2.65 kW
Option B 0.46 kW
Option C 4.65 kW
Option D 1.46 kW
Correct D
Option
Explanation 1
H C mwCpw T 4.186 21 1.4651 kW
60
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Sl. No 21
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Thermal Engineering, Heat & Mass Transfer
Sub Topic Heat transfer
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Water flows over a flat plate with a free stream velocity of 0.4 m/s. Kinematic
Description viscosity of water is 1.006x10-6 m2/s. At a distance of 0.3 m from the leading
edge, the flow is
Option A Laminar
Option B Turbulent
Option C Transient
Option D Viscous
Correct Option A
Explanation u x 0.4 0.3
Re x 1.1928 105
1.006 10 6
The flow is laminar as Re 5 105
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Sl. No 22
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Manufacturing Engineering and Methods
Sub Topic Casting defects.
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question This is not a casting defect.
Description
Option A Misrun
Option B scab
Option C Cold shut
Option D undercut
Correct D
Option
Explanation Under cut is a welding defect.
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Sl. No 23
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Manufacturing Engineering and Methods
Sub Topic Lathe operations
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question Lathe cannot be specified using this.
Description
Option A Number of tool posts
Option B Spindle Bore
Option C Width of bed
Option D Turning Length
Correct A
Option
Explanation Lathe cannot be specified using number of tool posts
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Sl. No 24
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Manufacturing Engineering and Methods
Sub Topic Casting
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question A steel sphere of 10 cm diameter has to be casted. If the volume of the
Description shrinkage of steel during solidification process is 8%, what is the shrinkage
volume of the casting on solidification?
Option A 418.88 cm3
Option B 335.1 cm3
Option C 312.5 cm3
Option D 350.8 cm3
Correct B
Option
Explanation 4 4
Volume of casting, V r 3 103 4188.79 cm3
3 3
Shrinkage volume = 8% = 0.08 x 4188.79 = 335.1 cm3
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Sl. No 25
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Manufacturing Engineering and Methods
Sub Topic Theory of metal cutting
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question In a turning operation using lathe, following data are observed. Depth of cut =
Description 0.25 mm, chip thickness = 0.5 mm and rake angle of tool = 20. Calculate the
shear angle.
Option A 13.6 deg
Option B 29.5deg
Option C 38.4 deg
Option D 47.2 deg
Correct B
Option
Explanation t1 0.25
r 0.5
t2 0.5
r cos 0.5 cos 20
tan 29.54 deg
1 r sin 1 0.5 sin 20
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Sl. No 26
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Industrial Engineering
Sub Topic
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question Reasons for keeping inventories are:
Description (i) To stabilize production
(ii) To take advantage of price discounts
(iii) To help the company to supply good quality products to the
customer
(iv) To maintain flexibility to change
Option A (i) and (iii)
Option B (i) , (iii) and (iv)
Option C (i) and (ii)
Option D (i) , (ii) and (iv)
Correct C
Option
Explanation
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Sl. No 27
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Industrial Engineering
Sub Topic Assembly line efficiency
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Total task times at each of the 6 workstations are 8, 6, 9, 10, 12, 7 minutes
Description respectively. Line efficiency of the assembly line when there is no precedence
relationships between the tasks is:
Option A 60.6 %
Option B 68.2 %
Option C 72.2 %
Option D 76.8 %
Correct C
Option
Explanation Total time 52
72.2 %
Number of workstati ons Longest station duration 6 12

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Sl. No 28
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Modern methods of Manufacturing
Sub Topic Introduction to non-traditional machining
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question This is not a mechanical type machining.
Description
Option A Ultrasonic machining
Option B Honing
Option C Water jet machining
Option D Laser beam machining
Correct D
Option
Explanation Laser beam machining is thermal machining process.
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Sl. No 29
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Modern methods of Manufacturing
Sub Topic Distributed numerical control
Author NA
Difficulty Medium
Level
Question This is not the objective of direct numerical control (DNC)
Description

Option A Upload and download CNC programs to and from machine tools
Option B Create part program automatically based on geometry
Option C Eliminating the need for manually punching the program
Option D Providing system transaction files of all activity
Correct B
Option
Explanation DNC cant create programs automatically
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Sl. No 30
Category Mechanical Engineering
Topics Modern methods of Manufacturing
Sub Topic CNC Programming
Author NA
Difficulty High
Level
Question Meaning of the codes G00, G01 and G02 according to manual part
Description programming are , respectively
Option A Rapid traverse, Circular interpolation and Linear interpolation
Option B Linear interpolation, Circular interpolation and Rapid traverse,
Option C Rapid traverse, Linear interpolation and Circular interpolation
Option D Rapid traverse, Linear interpolation and tool radius compensation
Correct C
Option
Explanation
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