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  1. A force of 400 N is applied to the brake drum of 0.5 m diameter in a band-brake system as shown in the figure, where the wrapping angle is 180°. If the coefficient of friction between the drum and the band is 0.25, the braking torque applied, in N.m is

  2. A.
    100.6
    B.
    54.4
    C.
    22.1
    D.
    15.7

  3. A box contains 4 red balls and 6 black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black balls is
  4. A.
    1/20
    B.
    1/12
    C.
    3/10
    D.
    1/2

  5. Consider the differential equation x2 d2y/dx2 + x dy/dx - 4y = 0 with the boundary conditions of y(0) = 0 and y(1) = 1. The complete solution of the differential equation is
  6. A.
    x2
    B.
    sin(Ï€x/2)
    C.
    ex sin(Ï€x/2)
    D.
    e-x sin(Ï€x/2)

  7. x + 2y + z = 4
    2x + y + 2z = 5
    x - y + z = 1
    The system of algebraic equations given above has
  8. A.
    a unique solution of x = 1, y = 1 and z = 1.
    B.
    only the two solutions of (x = 1, y = 1, z = 1) and (x = 2, y = 1, z = 0).
    C.
    infinite number of solutions.
    D.
    no feasible solution.

  9. Two steel truss members, AC and BC, each having cross sectional area of 100 mm2, are subjected to a horizontal force F as shown in figure. All the joints are hinged.

    If F = 1 kN, the magnitude of the vertical reaction force developed at the point B in kN is
  10. A.
    0.63
    B.
    0.32
    C.
    1.26
    D.
    1.46

  11. Two steel truss members, AC and BC, each having cross sectional area of 100 mm2, are subjected to a horizontal force F as shown in figure. All the joints are hinged.

    The maximum force F in kN that can be applied at C such that the axial stress in any of the truss members DOES NOT exceed 100 MPa is
  12. A.
    8.17
    B.
    11.15
    C.
    14.14
    D.
    22.30

  13. A refrigerator operates between 120 kPa and 800 kPa in an ideal vapor compression cycle with R-134a as the refrigerant. The refrigerant enters the compressor as saturated vapor and leaves the condenser as saturated liquid. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.2 kg/s. Properties for R-134a are as follows:

    The rate at which heat is extracted, in kJ/s from the refrigerated space is
  14. A.
    28.3
    B.
    42.9
    C.
    34.4
    D.
    14.6

  15. A refrigerator operates between 120 kPa and 800 kPa in an ideal vapor compression cycle with R-134a as the refrigerant. The refrigerant enters the compressor as saturated vapor and leaves the condenser as saturated liquid. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant is 0.2 kg/s. Properties for R-134a are as follows:

    The power required for the compressor in kW is
  16. A.
    5.94
    B.
    1.83
    C.
    7.9
    D.
    39.5

  17. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 300 kPa, 500 K with a velocity of 10 m/s. It leaves the nozzle at 100 kPa with a velocity of 180 m/s. The inlet area is 80 cm2. The specific heat of air Cp is 1008 J/kg.K.
    The exit temperature of the air is
  18. A.
    516 K
    B.
    532 K
    C.
    484 K
    D.
    468 K

  19. Air enters an adiabatic nozzle at 300 kPa, 500 K with a velocity of 10 m/s. It leaves the nozzle at 100 kPa with a velocity of 180 m/s. The inlet area is 80 cm2. The specific heat of air Cp is 1008 J/kg.K.
    The exit area of the nozzle in cm2 is
  20. A.
    90.1
    B.
    56.3
    C.
    4.4
    D.
    12.9