GATE -2017

MECHANICAL
SET - 2 FULL SOLUTION

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1. If a mass of moist air contained in a closed metallic vessel is heated, then its
(A) Relative humidity decreases (B) Relative humidity increases
(C) Specific humidity increases (D) Specific humidity decreases
Sol. (A)
2. The divergence of the vector yi+xj is _________
Sol. (0)

v yi xj

div v y x
x y
0
3. A cantilever beam of length L and flexural modulus EI is subjected to a point load P at the free end. The elastic strain
energy stored in the beam due to bending (neglecting transverse shear) is
P 2 L3 P 2 L3 PL3 PL3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 EI 3EI 3EI 6 EI
Sol. (A)
P

M Px
L
M 2 dx
W
0
2EI
L
p2 x2
dx
0
2EI

p2 x3 p2 L3

2EI 3 6EI
4. The standard deviation of linear dimensions P and Q are 3 m and 4 m , respectively. When assembled, the standard
deviation (in m ) of the resulting linear dimension (P-Q) is_________
Sol. (5)
P 3, 4 4

P Q 32 42 5
5. It is desired to make a product having T-shaped cross-section from a rectangular aluminium block. Which one of the
following processes is expected to provide the highest strength of the product?
(A) Welding (B) Casting (C) Metal forming (D) Machining
Sol. (C)

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6. A mass m is attached to two identical springs having spring constant k as shown in the figure. The natural frequency
of this single degree of freedom system is

k k

2k k k 4k
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m m 2m m
Sol. (A)
Ked 2 K
Ked 2K
n
m m
7. Consider a laminar flow at zero incidence over a flat plate. The shear stress at the wall is denoted by w . The axial
positions x1 and x2 on the plate are measured from the leading edge in the direction of flow. If x2 x1 then
(A) w |x1 w |x2 0 (B) w |x1 w |x2 0 (C) w |x1 w |x2 (D) w |x1 w |x2

Sol. (C)
8. Which one of the following statements is TRUE for the ultrasonic machining (USM) process?
(A) In USM. The tool vibrates at subsonic frequency
(B) USM does not employ magnetostrictive transducer
(C) USM is an excellent process for machining ductile materials
(D) USM often uses a slurry comprising abrasive-particles and water.
Sol. (D)
9. A machine component made of a ductile material is subjected to a variable loading with min 50MPa and
max 50MPa. If the corrected endurance limit and the yield strength for the material are 'e 100 MPa and
y 300 MPa , respectively, the factor of safety is ___________
Sol. (2)
min 50MPa
max 50MPa
e ' 100 MPa
y 300 MPa
As the loading is completely reversed loading, hence criteria will be endurance strength.
'
max e
FOS
100
50
FOS

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 FOS 2
10. The state of stress at a point is x y z xz zx yz zy 0 and xy yx 50 MPa . The maximum normal stress
(in MPa ) at that point is ________
Sol. (50)
Mohr circle for the state of stress will be

50

50
-50

-50

max 50MPa
11. For a single server with Poisson arrival and exponential service time, the arrival rate is 12 per hour. Which one of the
following service rates will provide a steady state finite queue length?
(A) 6 per hour (B) 10 per hour (C) 12 per hour (D) 24 per hour
Sol. (D)
12. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) Both Pelton and Francis turbines are impulse turbines.
(B) Francis turbine is a reaction turbine but Kaplan turbine is an impulse turbine.
(C) Francis turbine is an axial-flow reaction turbine.
(D) Kaplan turbine is an axial-flow reaction turbine.
Sol. (D)
13. A mass m of a perfect gas at pressure p1 and volume V1 undergoes an isothermal process. The final pressure is p2 and
volume is V2 . The work done on the system is considered positive. If R is the gas constant and T is the temperature, then
the work done in the process is
V2 p1 V2 p2
(A) p1V1 ln (B) p1V1 ln (C) RT ln (D) mRT ln
V1 p2 V1 p1
Sol. (B)
14. The crystal structure of aluminium is
(A) Body-centred cubic (B) Face-centred cubic
(C) Close-packed hexagonal (D) Body-centred tetragonal
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15. The emissive power of blackbody is P. If its absolute temperature is doubled, the emissive power becomes
(A) 2P (B) 4P (C) 8P (D) 16P
Sol. (D)
E2 T24

E1 1T14

E2 2T1
4

P T14

E2 16P

16. A steel bar is held by two fixed supports as shown in the figure and is subjected to an increase of temperature
T 1000 C . If the coefficient of thermal expansion and Youngs modulus of elasticity of steel are 11 106 0C and 200
GPa, respectively, the magnitude of thermal stress (in MPa) induced in the bar is__________

Sol. (220)
E T
200 103 11 106 100
220MPa
17. In a slider-crank mechanism, the lengths of the crank and the connecting rod are 100 mm and 160 mm, respectively. The
crank is rotating with an angular velocity of 10 radian/s counter-clockwise. The magnitude of linear velocity (in m/s) of
the piston at the instant corresponding to the configuration shown in the figure is___________
B
100mm 160mm
10rad/s

A C

Sol. (1)
1 2
I23,I24
I 14 a t
2 3
I34 4 3

I12 4

VI24 2 I12 I24 velocity of slider (4) (VS)

VS 10 0.1 1 m / s

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18. The heat loss from a fin is 6 W. The effectiveness and efficiency of the fin are 3 and 0.75. respectively. The heat loss (in
W) from the fin keeping the entire fin surface at base temperature. Is_______
Sol. (8)
Qa 6
0.75 Qmax 8W
Qmax Qmax
19. Two coins are tossed simultaneously. The probability (upto two decimal points accuracy) of getting at least one head
is_________
Sol. (0.75)
Possible combinations HH , HT , TH

3
P (at least one head) 0.75
4
20. Given the atomic weight of Fe is 56 and that of C is 12, the weight percentage of carbon in cementite (Fe 3C) is ________
Sol. (6.67)
12
100%
3 12
56
6.67%
21. The determinant of a 2 2 matrix is 50. If one eigenvalue of the matrix is 10. The other eigenvalue is_________
Sol. (5)
Product of eigen values = determinant of matrix
1 2 50
10 2 50
2 5
22. For the stability of a floating body the
(A) Centre of buoyancy must coincide with the centre of gravity
(B) Centre of buoyancy must be above the centre of gravity
(C) Centre of gravity must be above the centre of buoyancy
(D) Metacentre must be above the centre of gravity
Sol. (D)
23. The Laplace transform of tet is
s 1 1 s
(A) (B) (C) (D)
s 1 s 1 s 1 s 1
2 2 2

Sol. (B)
L et t ?

1
L t
S2

L et t
1
S 1
2

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24. A sample of 15 data is as follows: 17,18,17,17,13,18,5,5,6,7,8,9,20,17,3. The mode of the data is
(A) 4 (B) 13 (C) 17 (D) 20
Sol. (17)
25. For a loaded cantilever beam of uniform cross-section, the bending moment (in N-mm) along the length is
M x 5x2 10x , where x is the distance (in mm) measured from the free end of the beam. The magnitude of shear
force (inN) in the cross-section at x = 10 mm is__________
Sol. (110)
Shear force

5x2 10x
dm d
S
dx dx
10x 10
At x 10
S 10 10 10
110 N
26. Blok 2 slides outward on link 1 at a uniform velocity of 6 m/s as shown in the figure. Link 1 is rotating at a counstant
angular velocity of 20 radius counterclockwise. The magnitude of the total acceleration (in m/s 2) of point P of the block
with respect to fixed point O is___________-
m

y
0m

2
10

1 P

20rad/s
O x
Sol. (243.31)
aat 2r 202 0.1 40 m / s2

a1 2v 2 20 6 240 m / s2

aR 402 2402 243.31 m / s2

27. On kg of an ideal gas (gas constant R = 287 J/kg.K) undergoes an irreversible process from state-1 (1 bar. 300 K) to state-
2 (2 bar, 300 K). The change in specific entropy s2 s1 of the gas (in J/kg-K) in the process is _____________
Sol. (-198.93)
m 1 kg
R 287 J / kg / k
p1 1 bar
T1 300 K
P2 2 bar

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 T2 300 K T1
T2 p
S2 S1 mC p ln mR ln 2 T2 T1
T1 p1
p2
S2 S1 mR ln
p1
S2 S1 1 287 ln 2
S2 S1 198.93
28. A strip of 120 mm width and 8 mm thickness is rolled between two 300 mm-diameter rolls to get a strip of 120 mm
width and 7.2 mm thickness. The speed of the strip at the exit is 30 m/min. There is no front or back tension. Assuming
uniform roll pressure of 200 MPa in the roll bite and 100% mechanical efficiency, the minimum total power (in kW)
required to drive the two rolls is___________
Sol. (9.59 kW)

h1 v1 h2
v2

h1 0 m
h2 7.2 m
w 120 m
v2 30 m / min
R 150 mm
Uniform roll pressure = 200 MPa
We know,
F p A

F p L w

L Rh 10.95 m
F 200 10.95 4 262.8 KW
L
T F , P T w 100 2 N , T 1438.83
2
FLN
P 9592.2
60
9.59kW

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29. A rod of length 20 mm is stretched to make a rod of length 40 mm. Subsequently, it is compressed to make a rod of final
length 10 mm Consider the logitudianl tensile strain as positive and compressive strain as negative. The total true
longitudinal strain in the rod is
(A) -0.5 (B) -0.69 (C) -0.75 (D) -1.0
Sol. (B)
Initial = 20 mm, l final 10 mm
Engineering strain
l 10 20
E 0.5
linitial 20
True strain
T ln 1 E ln 1 0.5
0.69
30. The arrangement shown in the figure measures the velocity V of a gas of density 1 kg/m 3 flowing through a pipe. The
acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2. If the manometric fluid is water (density 1000 kg/m3) and the velocity V is 20
m/s, the differential head h (in mm) between the two arms of the manometer is________.

h Water

Sol. (20.4)
1000
x h 1
1
x 999 h

V 2gx

20 2 9.81 x x 20.38 m
x 20.387
h 0.0204 20.4 mm
999 999
31. The volume and temperature of air (assumed to be an ideal gas) in a closed vessel is 2.87 m3 and 300 K, respectively. The
gauge pressure indicated by a manometer fitted to the wall of the vessel is 0.5 bar. If the gas constant of air is R = 287
J/kg-K and the atmospheric pressure is 1 bar, the mass of air (in kg) in the vessel is
(A) 1.67 (B) 3.33 (C) 5.00 (D) 6.66
Sol. (C)
V 2.87 m3
T 300 K

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 Pabs P 0.5 1 bar 1.5 bar
R 287

pV 1.5 10 2.87
5

m
RT 287 300
m 5 kg
32. The radius of gyration of a compound pendulum about the point of suspension is 100 mm. The distance between the
point of suspension and the centre of mass is 250 mm. Considering the acceleration due to gravity as 9.81 m/s 2. The
natural frequency (in radians) of the compound pendulum is ____________
Sol. (15.66)

0.2
50
m

mg
co
m g s in s

mg

MI 0

I mg sin 0.25 0

mKG2 mg 0.25 0

KG2 g 0.25 0

g 0.25 9.81 0.25

n
KG2 0.12

n 15.66 rad / s
33. A 60 mm-diameter water jet strikes a plate containing a hole of 40 mm diameter as shown in the figure part of the jet
passes through the hole horizontally. and the remaining is deflected vertically. The density of water is 1000 kg/m 3. If
velocities are as indicated in the figure, the magnitude of horizontal force (in N) required to hold the plate is__________

Plate
D=6cm
D2=4cm
20 m/s
20 m/s

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Sol. (628.57)
V3
3
1
2

A 2V 2
2

A1V 1
2

V1

F x A1 V 1 A 2V 2
2 2

Fx 1000 0.062 202 1000 0.042 202
4 4
Fx 628.57 N
34. A gear train shown in the figure consists of gears P,Q,R and S Gear Q and gear R are mounted on the same shaft. All the
gears are mounted on parallel shafts and the number of teeth of P.Q.R and S are 24.45,30 and 80, respectively Gear P is
rotating at 400 rpm. The speed (in rpm) of the gear S is____________
S
Q
P R

24 30
45
80
Sol. (120)
N P NQ TQ TS

NQ N S TP TQ

N P TS

N S TP
400 80

N S 24
N S 120

35. In the Rankine cycle for a steam power plant the turbine entry and exit enthalpies are 2803 kJ/kg and 1800 kJ/kg,
respectively. The enthalpies of water at pump entry and exit are 121 kJ/kg and 124 kJ/kg, respectively. The specific
steam consumption (in kg/kW.h) of the cycle is____________

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Sol. (3.6)

3 2

S
h1 2803 kJ / kg
h2 1800 kJ / kg
h3 121 kJ / kg
h4 124 kJ / kg
Specific steam consumption (in kg/kwh)
3600

Wnet in kJ / kg
3600

1 2 h4 h3
h h

3600

2803 1800 124 121
3600

1000
3.6kg / KWh
36. In an orthogonal machining with a tool of 90 orthogonal rake angle, the uncut chip thickness is 0.2 mm. The chip
thickness fluctuates between 0.25 mm and 0.4 mm. The ratio of the maximum shear angle to the minimum shear angle
during machining is ___________
Sol. (1.493)

37. A steel plate, connected to a fixed channel using three identical bolts A,B and C. carries a load of 6 kN as shown in the
figure. Considering the effect of direct load and moment, the magnitude of resultant shear force (in kN) on bolt C is

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 Channel

Steel plate

6kN

30 50 50 30 170

All dimensions are in mm

(A) 13 (B) 15 (C) 17 (D) 30
Sol. (C)
PA PB PC

A B C PC

PA

Primary force on C-
P 6
PC ' 2 KN
3 3
Secondary force on C-
Pe rc 6 250 50
PC "
r
2
A r r
2
B
2
C 50 2
02 502

15
Resultant force on C
Pe PC ' PC " 17 KN
38. The principal stresses at a point in a critical section of a machine component are 1 6 MPa, 2 5 MPa and
3 40MPa . For the material of the component, the tensile yield strength is y 200 MPa . According to the
maximum shear stress theory, the factor of safety is
(A) 1.67 (B) 2.00 (C) 3.60 (D) 4.00
Sol. (B)
Maximum shear stress
max min 60 40
max
2 2
50MPa
According to maximum shear stress theory

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 y
max
2FOS
200
50
2FOS
FOS 2
39.
For the laminar flow of water over a sphere, the drag coefficient C F is defined as CF F / U 2 D2 , where F is the drag
force, is the fluid density, U is the fluid velocity and D is the diameter of the sphere. The density of water is 1000
kg/m3. When the diameter of the sphere is 100 mm and the fluid velocity is 2 ms, the drag coefficient is 0.5. if water now
flows over another sphere of diameter 200 mm under dynamically similar conditions, the drag force (in N) on this
sphere is _______
Sol. (20)
40. The surface integral F .nds over
S
the surface S of the sphere x2 y 2 z 2 9 , where

F x y i x z j y z k and n is the unit outward surface normal, yields_________

Sol. (226.19)
According to Gauss Divergence theorem


F.h ds .F dx
S V

i j k x y i x z j y z k dx
V
x y z

1 2 dx 2dx

2 volume of sphere

4 4
2 r 3 2 33
3 3
226.19
41. Maximize Z 5x1 3x2 subject to x1 2x2 10 , x1 x2 8, x1 , x2 0 . In the starting Simplex tablean, x1 and x2 are non-
basic variables and the value of Z is zero. The value of Z in the next Simple tablean is _________
Sol. (40)
Given,
Maximize
Z 5x1 3x2 OS1 OS2
S.T,
x1 2x2 S1 10
x1 x2 S2 8

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 cj 5 3 0 0
cb basis x1 x2 s1 s2 b
0 s1 1 2 1 0 10 10
0 s2 1 -1 0 1 8 8

zj 0 0 0 0 0
cj-zj 5 3 0 0

Z in next iteration
5 8
40
42. The rod PQ of length L 2 m , and uniformly distributed mass of M 10 kg , is released from rest at the position shown
in the figure. The ends slide along the frictionless faces OP and OQ. Assume acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s 2. The
mass moment of inertia of the rod about its centre of mass and an axis perpendicular to the plane of the figure is
(ML2/12). At this instant, the magnitude of angular acceleration (in radian/s 2) of the rod is____________

P
2
m

450
O Q
Sol. (7.5)
1
m
2
I

1m 1m
450
Mg
450

1m
0.5m

ML2 M 2 M
IG
12 12 6
2
1
I I IG M
2

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 M M 4M 2
II M
6 2 6 3
I I Mg 0.5
2
M a M 10 0.5
3
3
10 0.5 7.5 rad / s2
2
43. Consider the differential equation 3 y " x 27ky x 0 with initial conditions y 0 0 and y ' 0 2000. The value of y
at x 1 is _____________
Sol. (94.08)
3 y " 27 y 0

y 0 0

y ' 0 2000

y 1 ?

3D2 y 27 y 0

3D 2
27 y 0

A.E,
3m2 27 0
m2 9
m 3i
y CE C1 Sim3x C2 cos 3x (i)

y 0 0
0 C1 0 C2 C2 0
From equation (i)
y ' 3C1 cos 3x 3C2 sin 3x

y ' 0 200 and C2 0

2000 3 C1 1
2000
C1
3
Putting value of C1 and C2 in equation (i)
2000
y sin 3x
3
2000
y ' 1 sin 3 94.08
3

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44. Three masses are connected to a rotating shaft supported on bearings A and B as shown in the figure. The system is in a
space where the gravitational effect is absent. Neglect the mass of shaft and rods connecting the masses. For
m1 10 kg , m2 5 kg and m3 2.5 kg and for a shaft angular speed of 1000 radian/s, the magnitude of the bearing
reaction (in N) at location B is___________

m2 y y m2
0.1m 0.1m

0.2m 1200
0.1m
m1 z
m1 A B
0.4m
1200
m3
m3
Sol. (0)
1 00 r1 0.1m, m1 10 kg
2 120 , 0
r2 0.2m, m2 5kg
3 240 , r3 0.4m,
0
m3 2.5 kg
Fx m1 r1 cos1 m2r2 cos2 m3r3 cos3 2
Fx 0
Fy m1 r1 sin 1 m2 r2 sin 2 m3 r3 sin 3 2
Fy 0
FR 0
FR
RB 0
2
45. A helical compression spring made of a wire of circular cross-section is subjected to a compressive load. The maximum
shear stress induced in the cross-section of the wire is 24 MPa. For the same compressive load if both the wire diameter
and the mean coil diameter are doubled, the maximum shear stress (in MPa) induced in the cross-section of the wire
is___________
Sol. (6)
8FD

d3
D
3
d
1 D1 d33

2 d13 D
1 D1 8d13

2 d23 2D1
24
2 1 6 MPa
4 4

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46. During the turning of a 20 mm-diameter steel bar at a spindle speed of 400 rpm, a tool life of 20 minute is obtained.
When the same bar is turned at 200 rpm, the tool life becomes 60 minute. Assume that Taylors tool life equation is valid.
When the bar is turned at 300 rpm, the tool life (in minute) is approximately
(A) 25 (B) 32 (C) 40 (D) 50
Sol. (B)
47. A metal ball of diameter 60 mm is initially at 220 0C. The ball is suddenly cooled by an air jet of 200C. The heat transfer
coefficient is 200 W/m2-K. The specific heat, thermal conductivity and density of the metal ball are 400 J/kg-K, 400
W/m-K and 9000 kg/m3, respectively. The ball temperature (in 0C) after 90 seconds will be approximately
(A) 141 (B) 163 (C) 189 (D) 210
Sol. (A)
D 60 mm R 30 mm 0.03 m

Ti 2200 C
T 200 C

h 200W / m2 K
C p 400 J / kgK

K 400W / mK
9000kg / m3
4 3
R
V 3 R 0.03
LC 0.01 m
A 4 R 2
3 3
hLC 200 0.01
Bi 0.065 0.1
K 400
h
T T
e CP LC
Ti T

T 20
200
90
e 90004000.01
220 20
T 141.3
48. A project starts with activity A and ends with activity F. The precedence relation and durations of the activities are as per
the following table:
Activity Immediate predecessor Duration (days)
A - 4
B A 3
C A 7
D B 14
E C 4
F D.E 9
The minimum project completion time (in days) is_________

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Sol. (30)

3
D
A F
1 2 14
4 7 5 6
C 9
4

A-B-D-F=30 day max.

A-C-E-F = 24 days
Project completion time = 30 days
49. A cylindrical pin of 2500..020
010 mm diameter is electroplated. Plating thickness is 2.0
0.005
mm Neglecting the gauge tolerance,
the diameter (in mm, up to 3 decimal points accuracy) of the GO ring gauge to inspect the plated pin is_________
Sol. (29.03)
25 2 2 0.020 0.005 2
29.03
50 70
50. Consider the matrix A whose eigenvectors corresponding to eigenvalues 1 and 2 are
70 80
70 80
x1 and x2 2 T
respectively. The value of x1 x2 is___________
1 50 70
Sol. (0)
Eigenvectors are always orthogonal
Here,

X 1 . X 2 0
T

51.
If f z x2 ay2 ibxy is a complex analytic function of z x iy, where i 1 , then

(A) a 1, b 1 (B) n 1, b 2 (C) a 1, b 2 (D) a 2, b 2

Sol. (B)
F z x2 ay2 ibxy

u x2 ay2
V bxy
For analytic function
u y v x
ux vy
2x bx
2ay by b 2
2a 2
b2
a 1

a 1, b 2

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52. A calorically perfect gas (specific heat at constant pressure 1000 J/kg-K) enters and leaves a gas turbine with the same
velocity. The temperatures of the gas at turbine entry and exit are 1100 K and 400 K, respectively. The power produced
is 4.6 MW and heat escapes at the rate of 300 kJ/s through the turbine casing. The mass flow rate of the gas (in kg/s)
through the turbine is
(A) 6.14 (B) 7.00 (C) 7.50 (D) 8.00
Sol. (B)
CP 1000 J / kg K 1 kJ / kg K
C1 C2
T1 1100 K
T2 400 K
Wnet 4.6 MW 4600 KW
Q 300 KW
1 Q mh
mh 2 Wnet

h1 h2 Wnet Q
m

p T1 T2 4600 300
mC

1 1100 400 4900

m

4900
m
700
m
7 kg / s
53. In a counter-flow heat exchanger, water is heated at the rate of 1.5 kg/s from 40 0C to 800C by an oil entering at 1200C
and leaving at 600C. The specific heats of water and oil are 4.2 kJ/kg-K and 2 kJ/kg-K, respectively. The overall heat
transfer coefficient is 400 W/m2-K. The required heat transfer surface area (in m2)is
(A) 0.104 (B) 0.022 (C) 10.4 (D) 21.84
Sol. (D)
Cold fluid (1) water
Hot fluid (h) oil

0
T xi 1 2 0 C
Oil
0
T co 8 0 C 0
Tho 6 0 C

0
T ci 4 0 C

C 1.5 kg / s
m
CC 4.2 kJ / kg K
Ch 2 kJ / kg K
u 400W / m2 K

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 1 Thi Tco 120 80 400 C
2 Tho Tci 60 40 200 C
1 2
lm 28.854

ln 1
2
Q uAl
c Cc Tco Tci uAln
m

1.5 4.2 103 80 40 400 A 28.854

A 21.834
54. A product made in two factories, P and Q, is transported to two destinations, R and S. The per unit costs of transportation
(in Rupees) from factories to destinations are as per the following matrix:
Destination R S
Factory
P 10 7
Q 3 4
Factory P produces 7 units and factory Q produces 9 units of the product. Each destination requires 8 units. If the north-
west corner method provides the total transportation cost as X (in Rupees) and the optimized (the minimum) total
transportation cost is Y (in Rupees), then (X-Y), in Rupees, is
(A) 0 (B) 15 (C) 35 (D) 105
Sol. (28) No option is matching
55. A single-plate clutch has a friction disc with inner and outer radii of 20 mm and 40 mm, respectively. The friction lining
in the disc is made in such a way that the coefficient of friction varies radially as =0.01r, where r is in mm. The
clutch needs to transmit a friction torque of 18.85 kN-mm. As per uniform pressure theory, the pressure (in MPa) on the
disc is_________
Sol. (0.5)
r2

Torque T 2 pr 2 dr
r1

r2

2 0.01r pr 2 dr
r1

According to uniform pressure theory

P constant
r2

T 2 p 0.01 r 3 dr
r1

r4 r4
T 0.02 p 2 1
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18.85 103 0.02 p
4
p 0.5 MPa
GENERAL APTITUDE
1. If a and b are integers and a-b is even, which of the following must always be even?
(A) ab (B) a2+b2+1 (C) a2+b+1 (D) ab-b
Sol. (D)
From options
ab b b a b

As a b is even, multiplying any number in b will be even.

2. P looks at Q while Q looks at R. P is married, R is not. The number of pairs of people in which a married person is looking
at an unmarried person is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Cannot be determined
Sol. (D)
3. If you choose plan P, you will have to _________ plan Q, as these two are mutually___________.
(A) Forgo, exclusive (B) Forget, inclusive (C) Accept, exhaustive (D) Adopt, intrusive
Sol. (A)
4. The ways in which this game can be played _________potentially infinite
(A) is (B) is being (C) are (D) are being
Sol. (C)
5. A couple has 2 children. The probability that both children are boys if the older one is a boy is
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/2 (D) 1
Sol. (C)
6. In the graph below, the concentration of a particular pollutant in a lake is plotted over (alternate) days of a month in
winter (average temperature 100C) and a month in summer (average temperature 300C)

Consider the following statement based on the data shown above

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 i. Over the given months, the difference between the maximum and the minimum pollutant concentrations is the
same in both winter and summer
ii. There are at least four days in the summer month such that the pollutant concentrations on those days are within
1 ppm of the pollutant concentrations on the corresponding days in the winter month
Which one of the following options is correct?
(A) Only i (B) Only ii (C) Both I and ii (D) Neither I nor ii
Sol. (B)
7. There are 4 women P,Q,R,S and 5 men V, W,X,Y,Z in a group. We are required to form pairs each consisting of one woman
and one man. P is not to be paired with Z. and Y must necessarily be paired with someone. In how many ways can 4 such
pairs be formed?
(A) 74 (B) 76 (C) 78 (D) 80
Sol. (C)
Left V,
P can not be paired with z
We can not leave Y.
P,Q,R,S|V,W,X,Y,Z
(I) Left V:
P Q R S
3 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 18

(II) Left W
P Q R S
3 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 18

(III) Left X
P Q R S
3 3 2 1 3 3 2 1 18

(IV) Can not left Y 0

(V) Left 2
P Q R S
4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 24

Total = 18+18+18+0+24
=78
8. All people in a certain island are either Knights or Knaves and each person knows every other persons identity.
Knights NEVER lie, and knaves ALWAYS lie.
P says Both of us are knights. Q says None of us are knaves.
Which one of the following can be logically inferred from the above?
(A) Both P and Q are knights (B) P is a knight; Q is a knave
(C) Both P and Q are naves (D) The identities of P,Q cannot be determined
Sol. (D)

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9. X bullocks and Y tractors take 8 days to plough a field. If we halve the number of bullocks and double the number of
tractors, it takes 5 days to plough the same field. How many days will it take X bullocks alone to plough the field?
(A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 45
Sol. (30)
1
x y s1 day work
8
1
0.5 2 y s1 day work
5
x ' s one day work
1
x y
8
1
0.5 2 y
5
1
2x 2 y
4
1
0.5x 2 y
5
1
x
30
10. If you are looking for a history of India, or for an account of the rise and fall of the British Raj, or for the reason of the
cleaving of the subcontinent into two mutually antagonistic parts and the effects this mutilation will have in the
respective sections, and ultimately on Asia, you will not find it in these pages: for though I have spent a lifetime in the
country. I lived too near the seat of events, and was too intimately associated with the actors, to get the perspective
needed for the impartial recording of these matters.
Which of the following is closest in meaning to cleaving?
(A) Deteriorating (B) arguing (C) Departing (D) Splitting
Sol. (D)

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