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  1. Match the CORRECT pairs.

  2. A.
    P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
    B.
    P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
    C.
    P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
    D.
    P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

  3. A metric thread of pitch 2 mm and thread angle 60° is inspected for its pitch diameter using 3-wire method. The diameter of the best size wire in mm is
  4. A.
    0.866
    B.
    1.000
    C.
    1.154
    D.
    2.000

  5. Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hr and tickets are issued in the order of their arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is 1 min. Assuming that customer arrivals form a Poisson process and service times are exponentially distributed, the average waiting time in queue in min is
  6. A.
    3
    B.
    4
    C.
    5
    D.
    6

  7. In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand information, the smoothing constant must be close to
  8. A.
    -1
    B.
    zero
    C.
    0.5
    D.
    1.0

  9. A steel bar 200 mm in diameter is turned at a feed of 0.25 mm/rev with a depth of cut of 4 mm. The rotational speed of the workpiece is 160 rpm. The material removal rate in mm3/s is
  10. A.
    160
    B.
    167.6
    C.
    1600
    D.
    1675.5

  11. For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of
  12. A.
    resistance to scratching
    B.
    ability to absorb energy up to fracture
    C.
    ability to absorb energy till elastic limit
    D.
    resistance to indentation

  13. In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must be
  14. A.
    equal to the jet speed.
    B.
    equal to half of the jet speed.
    C.
    equal to twice the jet speed.
    D.
    independent of the jet speed.

  15. Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction along x-axis(0 ≤ x ≤ L) through a plane wall with the boundary surfaces (x=0 and x=L) maintained at temperatures of 0°C and 100°C. Heat is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement.
  16. A.
    The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100°C to the surface at 0°C.
    B.
    The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100°C.
    C.
    The temperature distribution is linear within the wall.
    D.
    The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid-plane of the wall.

  17. A cylinder contains 5 m3 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this process is
  18. A.
    804.7
    B.
    953.2
    C.
    981.7
    D.
    1012.2

  19. A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is
  20. A.
    0.5
    B.
    1.0
    C.
    2.0
    D.
    4.0