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  1. The ideal static pressure coefficient of a diffuser with an area ratio of 2.0 is
  2. A.
    0.25
    B.
    0.50
    C.
    0.75
    D.
    1.0

  3. A rocket is to be launched from the bottom of a very deep crater on Mars for earth return. The specific impulse of the rocket, measured in seconds, is to be normalized by the acceleration due to gravity at
  4. A.
    the bottom of the crater on Mars.
    B.
    Mars standard sea level".
    C.
    earth's standard sea level.
    D.
    the same depth of the crater on earth.

  5. In a semi-monocoque construction of an aircraft wing, the skin and spar webs are the primary carriers of
  6. A.
    shear stresses due to an aerodynamic moment component alone.
    B.
    normal (bending) stresses due to aerodynamic forces.
    C.
    shear stresses due to aerodynamic forces alone.
    D.
    shear stresses due to aerodynamic forces and a moment component.

  7. The logarithmic decrement measured for a viscously damped single degree of freedom system is 0.125. The value of the damping factor in % is closest to
  8. A.
    0.5
    B.
    1.0
    C.
    1.5
    D.
    2.0

  9. An aircraft has a steady rate of climb of 300 m/s at sea level and 150 m/s at 2500 m altitude. The time taken (in sec) for this aircraft to climb from 500 m altitude to 3000 m altitude is ____.
  10. A.
    13 to 14
    B.
    14 to 15
    C.
    15 to 16
    D.
    16 to 17

  11. An airfoil generates a lift of 80 N when operating in a freestream flow of 60 m/s. If the ambient pressure and temperature are 100 kPa and 290 K respectively (specific gas constant is 287 J/kg-K), the circulation on the airfoil in m2/s is ____.
  12. A.
    0.5 to 0.7
    B.
    2.1 to 2.2
    C.
    1.1 to 1.2
    D.
    1.2 to 1.3

  13. A rocket motor has combustion chamber temperature of 2600 K and the products have molecular weight of 25 g/mol and ratio of specific heats 1.2. The universal gas constant is 8314 J/kg-mole-K. The value of theoretical c* (in m/s) is ____.
  14. A.
    1430 to 1440
    B.
    1540 to 1550
    C.
    1380 to 1390
    D.
    1311 to 1312

  15. The mode shapes of an un-damped two degrees of freedom system are {1 0.5 } T and {1 -0.675 } T . The corresponding natural frequencies are 0.45 Hz and 1.2471 Hz. The maximum amplitude (in mm) of vibration of the first degree of freedom due to an initial displacement of {2 1}T (in mm) and zero initial velocities is ____.
  16. A.
    1
    B.
    4
    C.
    5
    D.
    2

  17. The nth derivative of the function y = 1/(x + 3) is
  18. A.
    [(-1)n n!]/(x + 3)n+1
    B.
    [(-1)n+1 n!]/(x + 3)n+1
    C.
    [(-1)n (n+1)!]/(x + 3)n
    D.
    [(-1)n n!]/(x + 3)n

  19. The volume of a solid generated by rotating the region between semi-circle y = 1 − √1− x2 and straight line y = 1, about x axis, is
  20. A.
    ∏2 - 4/3 ∏
    B.
    4∏2 - 1/3 ∏
    C.
    ∏2 - 3/4 ∏
    D.
    3/4 ∏2 - ∏