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  1. The state of stress at a point under plane stress condition is σxx = 40 MPa, σyy = 100 MPa and Ï„xy = 40 MPa. 
    The radius of the Mohr's circle representing the given state of stress in MPa is
  2. A.
    40
    B.
    50
    C.
    60
    D.
    100

  3. The inverse Laplace transform of the function F(s) = 1/s(s + 1) is given by
  4. A.
    f (t) = sint
    B.
    f (t) = e-t sint
    C.
    f (t) = e-t
    D.
    f (t) = 1 - e-t

  5. For the matrix A =  , ONE of the normalized eigen vectors is given as
  6. A.
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    B.
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    C.
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    D.
    .


  7. Calculate the punch size in mm, for a circular blanking operation for which details are given below.
    Size of the blank    25 mm
    Thickness of the sheet  2 mm
    Radial clearance between punch and die 0.06 mm
    Die allowance     0.05 mm
  8. A.
    24.83
    B.
    24.89
    C.
    25.01
    D.
    25.17

  9. In a single pass rolling process using 410 mm diameter steel rollers, a strip of width 140 mm and thickness 8 mm undergoes 10 % reduction of thickness. The angle of bite in radians is
  10. A.
    0.006
    B.
    0.031
    C.
    0.062
    D.
    0.600

  11. In a DC arc welding operation, the voltage-arc length characteristic was obtained as Varc = 20 + 5l where the arc length l was varied between 5 mm and 7 mm. Here Varc denotes the arc voltage in Volts. The arc current was varied from 400 A to 500 A. Assuming linear power source characteristic, the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current for the welding operation are
  12. A.
    45 V, 450 A
    B.
    75 V, 750 A
    C.
    95 V, 950 A
    D.
    150 V, 1500 A

  13. A large tank with a nozzle attached contains three immiscible, inviscid fluids as shown. Assuming that the changes in h1, h2 and h3 are negligible, the instantaneous discharge velocity is

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    B.
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    C.
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    D.
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  15. Water (Cp = 4.18 kJ/kg.K) at 80°C enters a counter flow heat exchanger with a mass flow rate of 0.5 kg/s. Air (Cp = 1 kJ/kg.K) enters at 30°C with a mass flow rate of 2.09 kg/s. If the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is 0.8, the LMTD (in °C) is
  16. A.
    40
    B.
    20
    C.
    10
    D.
    5

  17. A solid steel cube constrained on all six faces is heated so that the temperature rises uniformly by ∆T. If the thermal coefficient of the material is α, Young's modulus is E and the Poisson's ratio is υ , the thermal stress developed in the cube due to heating is
  18. A.
    -[α(∆T)E]/(1 - 2υ)
    B.
    -[2α(∆T)E]/(1 - 2υ)
    C.
    -[3α(∆T)E]/(1 - 2υ)
    D.
    -[α(∆T)E]/3(1 - 2υ)

  19. A solid circular shaft needs to be designed to transmit a torque of 50 N.m. If the allowable shear stress of the material is 140 MPa, assuming a factor of safety of 2, the minimum allowable design diameter in mm is
  20. A.
    8
    B.
    16
    C.
    24
    D.
    32