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1 | The point of contra flexure occurs in | Cantilever beams | Simply supported beams | Overhanging beams | Fixed beams | c | Point of contraflexure occur in overhanging beams at this point Bending moment = 0 |
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2 | TQM is related to | Quality control | Control chart | Sampling | Work study | a | TQM – Total quality management * In this top management involves directly. * Motto – longterm success through customer satisfaction. * All member participates to improve processes, products, services, culture |
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3 | C-chart is based on one of the following | Number of defects per unit of a product | Fraction defectives in the sample | Number of defectives in the sample | None of the above | a | C – chart – no of defect per unit of a product P – Chart – No of defectives in a sample |
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4 | There are ‘m’ rows and ‘n’ columns in a transportation problem. Degeneracy will occur if the number of allocations is | Less than (m + n -1) | Greater than (m + n -1) | Equal to (m + n -1) | Less than (m - n -1) | a | No. of Allocation < (m + n – 1) | Comments | Active | |
5 | In sampling, AQL stands for | Average quality level | Acceptable quality level | Asymmetric quality level | Available quality level | b | AQL – Acceptable Quality level (tell about now many defective components are considered acceptable during random sampling quality inspection) |
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6 | Which one of the following shows the percentage of the area in normal distribution curve for ± limits? \(2σ\) | 99.73 % | 95.45 % | 68.26 % | None of the above | b | \( ±1σ area=A+B\) \(=34+34=68%\) \(±2σ area=(A+B)+(C+D)\) \(=68+(13.5+13.5)\) \(=68+27=95%\) |
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7 | Term “Value†in value engineering refers to | Total cost of the product | Selling price of the product | Utility of the product | Manufacturing cost of the product | c | the term 'value' in value engineering refers to the utility of a product, service or system. | Comments | Active | |
8 | Manufacturer’s risk is the probability of | Rejecting a good lot which otherwise would have been accepted | Defective batch being accepted which otherwise would have been rejected | Bad components in a lot | None of the above | a | Producer’s Risk: Probability of rejecting a good lot which otherwise would have been accepted Consumer risk: Probability of defective lots being accepted. which otherwise would have been rejected. |
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9 | When ordering cost is increased to 16 times, the EOQ will be increased to | 2 times | 4 times | 8 times | None of the above | b | EOQ \(âˆordering cost\) \(âˆCo\) \(\frac{EOQ_{1}}{EOQ_{2}}=\frac{Co}{16CO}=\frac{1}{4}\) \(EOQ_{2}=4EOQ_{1} \) |
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10 | A production line is said to be balanced, if at each station | There is equal number of machine | There is equal number of operators | Waiting time for service is same | Operation time is same | d | Balance production line consists * Operation time will be equal for each product. * Equal no of worker on each assembly line. * Equal no. of machines is allotted to each assembly line. |
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11 | Experts of same rank assemble for product development in | Delphi technique | Brain storming | Direct expert comparison | Morphological analysis | b | Brain stroming (Value analysis) | Comments | Active | |
12 | Whirling speed of a shaft coincides with the natural frequency of its | Longitudinal vibration | Transverse vibration | Torsional vibration | Coupled bending torsional vibration | b | whirling of the shaft occur when the natural frequency of transvers vibration matches the frequency of a rotating shaft. | Comments | Active | |
13 | The critical speed of a shaft is affected by its 1. Eccentricity 2. Span 3. Diameter Which of the above are correct? |
1 and 2 | 1 and 3 | 2 and 3 | 1, 2 and 3 | d | Critical speed of shaft \(ω_{n}=\frac{K}{m}=\frac{g}{δ} \) \(K=Stiffness\) \(m=mass\) \(deflection (δ)=\frac{e}{(\frac{ω_{n}}{ω})^{2}}-1\) \(y=deflection\) \(e=eccentricity\) \(ω=angular speed of shaft when shaft is loaded \) \(centrally it acts like simply supported beam.\) whiring of the shaft occur when the natural frequency of transvers vibration matches the frequency of a rotating shaft. \(∵ω_{n}=ω=\) \(=\frac{K}{m}=\frac{g}{δ}\) \(ω_{n}α1/δ\) for simply supported beam. \(δ\) \(δ=\frac{PL^{3}}{48EI}=Transverse deflection\) depends on L \(ω_{n}\) depends on \(-ω_{n}\) \(1=\frac{πd^{4}}{64}\) |
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14 | Standardization deals with the characteristics of product that include | Its dimensions | Method of testing the product | Composition and properties of its material | All of the above | d | Standardization provides inter changeability and availability. | Comments | Active | |
15 | In a single point turning operation Taylor’s exponent is 0.25. If the cutting speed is halved then the tool life will become | Half | Two times | Eight times | Sixteen times | d | \(\) \(v_{1}=v_{1}, v_{2}=v/2\) \(T_{1}=T, T_{2}=?, n=\frac{1}{4}\) \(v_{1}T1n=v_{2}T2n⇒(\frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}})^{n}=\frac{v_{1}}{v_{2}}\) \(=(\frac{T_{2}}{T_{1}})^{1/4}=(\frac{\frac{v}{v}}{2})=2^{4}=16\) \(T_{2}=16T\) |
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16 | In an orthogonal cutting operation, the chip thickness and the uncut thickness are equal 0.45mm each. If the tool rake angle is 0°, the shear plane angle is | 18° | 30° | 45° | 60° | c | Chip thickness ratio \(r_{c}=\frac{a_{1}}{a_{2}}=\frac{0.45}{0.45}=1\) Shear angle \(tan ∅=\frac{r_{c}cos α}{1-r_{c} sinα}\) \(=\frac{1 cos 0}{1-1 sin 0}=\frac{1}{1}=1\) Tan 45° \(∅=45°\) |
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17 | Metal in electro-chemical machining process is removed by | Migration of ions towards the tool | Ionization and shearing | Chemical action and abrasion | Chemical etching | a | Machining Principle ECM Ion – displacement AWJM, USM, AJM Erosion EDM, EBM, LBM, IBM Fussion CHM Corrosion |
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18 | Lee and Shaffer equation showing relationship between rake angle (), shear angle () and friction angle () is expressed as \(α\) \(β\) \(θ\) | \(α=\frac{π}{4}-Ø+θ\) | \(∅=\frac{π}{4}+α-θ\) | \( ∅=\frac{π}{4}-α+θ\) | \( θ=\frac{π}{4}+∅-α\) | b | \( ∅=shear angle\) \(α=rake angle\) \(θ=Friction angle\) \(∅=\frac{π}{4}+α-θ\) \(∅+θ-α=π/4\) |
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19 | For the two shafts connected in parallel, which of the following in each shaft is same? | Torque | Shear stress | Angle of twist | Torsional stiffness | c | Shaft in parallel \(-T=T_{1}+T_{2}\) \(-Q_{1}=Q_{2}\) \(\frac{T_{1}l_{1}}{J_{1}G}=\frac{T_{2}l_{2}}{I_{2}G}\) |
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20 | Use of jigs and fixtures leads to | High operational cost | High maintenance cost | High Initial cost | High manufacturing cost | c | Initial cost > Operational cost After using jigs and fixture. So manufactured cost also increases |
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21 | The tool life of a cutting tool mainly depends on | Cutting speed | Tool geometry | Ambient temperature | None of the above | a | According to modified Taylor’s tool life equation as. \(Tâˆ\frac{1}{VCa.f^{b}.d^{c}}\) \(V_{c}=Cutting velocity\) \(f=feed\) \(d=depth of cut\) \(a>b>c\) Mainly \(Tâˆ\frac{1}{v_{c}}\) |
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22 | The quality of machined surface depends on | The material of the work piece | Rigidity of machine work-tool system | Cutting conditions | All of the above | d | Quality of machined surface mainly depends on - Feed - Nose radius of cutting tool except these it also depends on - Material to be machined - Rigidity of machine - Cutting velocity, depth of cut, coolant etc. |
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23 | Which of the following operations does not use a jig? | Turning | Drilling | Reaming | Tapping | a | Jig are specially used for drilling, taping, boaring, reaming etc. In turning we need fixture to locate the work piece |
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24 | Which one of the following type of layout is used for the manufacturing of large aircrafts? | Product layout | Process layout | Fixed position layout | Combination layout | c | In fixed layout, facilities (man machine and material) are taken to product. e.g: Racket, Rail coach, aircraft, ship etc. Product layout: * Suitable for similar product. * Similar operation are carried out at a single spot. |
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25 | In simplex method of linear programming the objective row of the matrix consists of | Names of the variables | Coefficient of the objective function | Slack variables | None of the above | c | Slack Variable: Variable which is added to inequality to make it equality. | Comments | Active | |
26 | In Electro-chemical machining material removal is due to | Corrosion | Erosion | Fusion | Ion displacement | d | Machining Principle ECM Ion – displacement AWJM, USM, AJM Erosion EDM, EBM, LBM, IBM Fussion CHM Corrosion |
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27 | Which technique is utilized to find percent idle time for man or machine? | Work sampling | Time study | Method study | ABC analysis | a | Work sampling: To observe the workers and record the time of activity of them and extract the idle time. ABC analysis: Method to categories the inventory according to values and usages. Method study: Structured process of directly observing and measuring human work using time device. |
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28 | Which of the following is not the assumption in Merchant’s theory | Tool is perfectly sharp | Shear is occurring on a plane | Uncut chip thickness is constant | A continuous chip with built up edge (BUE) is produced | d | Assumption of merchant’s circle - Sharp tool - Orthogonal cutting - Widthtool > Ww/P - Shear occur along a plane - Continous chip without built up edge - Uncut chip thickness is constant - Uniform cutting velocity - Constt depth of cut |
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29 | The rate of work material removal in USM operation is proportional to the | Volume of work material removed per impact | Number of particles making impact per cycle | Frequency of vibration | All of the above | d | In USM MRR∠Volume of work material removal per impact ∠Number of particles making impact per cycle. ∠Frequency of vibration 20 KHz ∠Amplitude (15 -20 μm) |
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30 | Which of the following is not a limitation for ECM process | Very expensive | Sharp corners are difficult to produce | Surface finish is not good | Use of corrosive media as electrolyte makes it difficult to handle | c | ECM provides excellent surface finish. | Comments | Active | |
31 | For a two dimensional stress system, the coordinates of the centre of Mohr circles are? | , 0 \(\frac{σ_{ x - }σ_{y}}{2}\) | 0, \(\frac{σ_{x + σ_{y}}}{2}\) | , 0 \(\frac{σ_{x + σ_{y}}}{2}\) | 0, \(\frac{σ_{x - σ_{y}}}{2}\) | c | Co – ordinate of centre \((\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}, 0)\) |
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32 | In machining processes, the percentage of heat generated in shear action is carried away by the chips to the extent of | 10 % | 25 % | 50 % | 90 % | d | Heat zone during machining Max heat production occur in sear zone (near shear plane) around 80% of the total heat production, which is carried away by chip (mostly). |
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33 | Pneumatic comparators work on following theory | Newton’s theory | Bernouli’s theory | Pascal’s theory | Legendre’s theory | c | Pascal’s theory – In a fluid at rest in a closed container a pressure change in one part is transmitted without loss to every portion of the fluids and to the walls of container. | Comments | Active | |
34 | Inter electrode gap in electro-chemical grinding is controlled by controlling the | Pressure of electrolyte flow | Applied static load | Size of abrasives in the wheel | Texture of the work piece | c | Inter electrode gap in ECG is controlled by controlling the size of diamond particles in the wheel. | Comments | Active | |
35 | If the diameter of the hole is subjected to considerable variation, for locating in jigs and fixtures, the pressure type locator used is | Conical locator | – Adjustable type – For rough and uneven surface (casting) | Spring loaded type– For unmachined surface. | Equilizing support – For taper surface. * Pin type locator – For small holes * Conical locator – For shouldered and varying dia hole. * Diamond pin locator – For round shape * Cylindrical locator – For large holes * Profile locator – For external unusual profile * V – locator – For semi – circular or circular profile |
a | Types of Locator * Locating buttons: to locate flat surface * locating pins: (a) Fixed type – For machined surface |
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36 | Strain in direction at right angle to the direction of applied force is known as | Lateral strain | Shear strain | Volumetric strain | None of the above | a | Lateral strain: poisson’s longitudinal strain ratio. | Comments | Active | |
37 | The most suitable manufacturing process for machining a turbine blade made of nimonic alloy is | Milling and lapping | Electric discharge machining | Ultrasonic machining | Electro-chemical machining | d | ECM – By ECM, turbine blades of nimonic alloy is made. By investment casting turbine blade of Jet engine of air craft or of Gas turbine of titanium. Nimonic alloy – Law creep super alloy. 50% Ni 18 – 21% Cr 15 – 21% Co 2 – 3% Ti 1 – 2% Al |
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38 | Which one of the following cannot be recycled? | Thermoplastics | Thermosets | Elastomers | Polymers | b | Thermosetting plastic can not be recycled. | Comments | Active | |
39 | Addition of magnesium to cast iron increases its | Hardness | Corrosion resistance | Creep resistance | Ductility | d | Ductility – Mg is an innoculent, when added in CI (min 0.05%), it makes spheroidal form of graphite which improves tensile strength and ductility. | Comments | Active | |
40 | Which one of the following is closest to the purest form of iron? | Cast iron | Wrought iron | Grey cast iron | Mild steel | b | Wrought iron – 99.99% Pure iron Cast iron – C% (2% to 4.3%) Mild steel – C% (upto 0.3%) |
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41 | Which one of the following is a point imperfection? | Vacancy | Frenkel defect | Schottky defect | All of the above | d | Point Imperfection * Vacancy – Missing atom * Substitution impurity – atom replacement * Interstitial impurity – Foreign atoms sets on voids * Self – interstitial impurity – misplace of same atom * Frenkel – one kind of ion jumps from normal to interstitial position * Schattley – Pair of ions missing Line imperfection * Edge dislocation * Screw dislocation Surface imperfection * Grain boundary * Stacking fault * Twin boundary Bulk imperfection * Cracks * Voids * Pores * Impurities |
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42 | In rolling process, the state of stress of the material undergoing deformation is | Pure compression | Pure shear | Compression and shear | Tension and shear | c | In rolling compression and shear both occur simultaneously. In wire drawing: Tension. In extrusion: Compression |
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43 | Toughness of steel is increased by adding | Nickel | Sulphur | Chromium | Tungsten | a | Alloying element Effect Ni Increases tensile strength, ductility toughness S Improve machining properties Cr Improves corrosion resistance W Improves red hardness and wear resistance |
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44 | The temperature at which new stress free grains are formed in the metal is called | Critical temperature | Eutectic temperature | Recrystallization temperature | Yield temperature | c | Each material has a melting point. Let us suppose it is . \(T_{m}\) Generally recrystallization temp is consider as to if working Temp is and \(\frac{1}{3} T_{m} \) \(\frac{3}{4} T_{m}\) \(T_{w}\) (Cold working) \(T_{w}<\frac{T_{m}}{3}\) \(\frac{T_{m}}{3} |
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45 | Which one of the following materials is most elastic? | Rubber | Steel | Aluminium | Glass | b | Most elastic means which have lengthiest linear part where stress is directly proportional to strain. | Comments | Active | |
46 | Cold working is the process of deforming a metal plastically | At recrystallization temperature | Below recrystallization temperature | Above recrystallization temperature | At annealing temperature | b | Each material has a melting point. Let us suppose it is . \(T_{m}\) Generally recrystallization temp is consider as to if working Temp is and \(\frac{1}{3} T_{m} \) \(\frac{3}{4} T_{m}\) \(T_{w}\) (Cold working) \(T_{w}<\frac{T_{m}}{3}\) \(\frac{T_{m}}{3} |
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47 | If there are bad effects on strain hardening on cold formed parts, the part must be | Annealed | Tampered | Hardened | Normalised | a | When cold working is done on a part, due to strain hardening internal stresses and brittleness increases and to remove these effects annealing is done. | Comments | Active | |
48 | Principal stress at a point in a plane stressed element are: = = 500 Normal stress on the plane inclined at 45° to x-axis will be \(σ_{x }\) \(σ_{y}\) \(\frac{N}{m^{2}}\) | 0 | 500 N/ \(m^{2}\) | 707 N/ \(m^{2}\) | 1000 N/ \(m^{2}\) | b | \( σ_{x}=σ_{y}=500 mPa\) \(θ=45°\) \(=σ_{n}=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}+\frac{σ_{x}-σ_{y}}{2} cos 2 θ+τ_{xy} sin 2θ\) \(=\frac{500+500}{2}+\frac{500-500}{2} cos 90°\) \(σ_{n}=500 MPa\) |
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49 | Carbon content is highest in | Mild steel | Eutectoid steels | Hypoeutectoid steels | Hypereutectoid steels | d | Mild steel – Upto 0.25% Eutectoid steel – 0.76% Hypoeutectoid steel - < 0.76% Hyper eutectoid steel - > 0.76% to <2.14% |
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50 | Important property requirements for tool materials employed for high speed machining are | Impact strength, melting point and hardness | Hot hardness, wear resistance and toughness | Melting point, toughness and shear strength | Shear strength, wear resistance and impact strength | b | Most important property of cutting tool - Hot hardness (should be higher) - Wear Resistance (Should be higher) - Toughness (Should be higher) |
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51 | 18/8 stainless steel contains | 18% vanadium, 8% chromium | 18% chromium, 8% nickel | 18% tungsten, 8% nickel | 18% tungsten, 8% chromium | b | 18/8 stainless steel (Austenitic steel) 18% - Chromium 8% - Nickel < 0.8% - Carbon 50% - Iron \(≥\) |
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52 | The crystal structure of alpha iron is | Body centered cubic | Face centered cubic | Hexagonal closed pack | Simple cubic | a | There are 3 variants of steel - Ferrite, α – iron – BCC - Austenite, ν – iron – FCC - \(δ-iron-BCC\) |
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53 | Which of the following statements is not true for austenitic stainless steels? | They are hardened and strengthened by cold working | They are most corrosion resistant amongst stainless steels | Austenitic phase is extended to room temperature | They are magnetic in nature | d | * Austenitic stainless steels cannot be hardened via heat treatment but can be hardened by cold working. * Stainless steel are austenitic, so are corrosion resistant (mostly). * In the pressure of Ni or Mn, Austenitic Steel can be occur at room temperature. * But austenitic steel is non magnetic |
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54 | Slow plastic deformation in metals under a static load over a period of time is | Fatigue | Endurance | Creep | Dislocation | c | Time dependent deformation occur under static load is called creep. Under high temperature it accelerates. | Comments | Active | |
55 | Austenite decomposes into ferrite and cementite at a temperature of | 727 °C | 1148 °C | 1495 °C | 1539 °C | a | When austenite is cooled below , eutectoid reaction occurs. \(727℃\) \(Austenite-cool below (727℃, 0.8%)\) \(Ferrite+Cementite=Pearlite\) |
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56 | Increase in ferrite phase in steel leads to increase in | Strength | Hardness | Ductility | Brittleness | c | Ferrite phase (It is considered as soft and ductile phase) When it is added to steel, it increases ductility. |
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57 | Which one of the following is weaker than hydrogen bonds? | Ionic bond | Vander Waals bond | Covalent bond | Metallic bond | b | Strong bonds Weak bond Ionic (Nacl) H – bonds Metallic Vander walls bonds (weakest) Covalent (strongest) (H2O, CH4) |
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58 | Property of absorbing large amount of energy before fracture is known as | Ductility | Toughness | Elasticity | Hardness | b | \( Toughness= 0∈σdϵ\) Area under the curve upto fracture point is known as toughness i.e. total energy absorbed upto fracture point under fracture load. |
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59 | Maximum principal strain theory of failure gives satisfactory result for | Brittle materials only | Brittle as well as ductile materials | Ductile materials only | None of the above | a | Max principal stress and max principal strain theory of failure give good result for brittle material. | Comments | Active | |
60 | Eutectoid steel consists of | Fully pearlite | Fully Austenite | Ferrite + Pearlite | Cementite + Pearlite | a | Eutectoid – Fully pearlite \(α-iron(87%, white)+cementite (13%, black)\) | Comments | Active | |
61 | Compressive test performed on cast iron will have fracture occurring | Along an oblique plane | Along the axis of load | Perpendicular to the axis of load | None of the above | a | Ductile material failure Brittle material failure |
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62 | Which medium is used for fastest cooling during quenching of steel? | Air | Oil | Water | Brine (salt water) | d | Order according to cooling rate \(Brine>Water>Oil>air>Furnace\) Brine & Water = Martensite Oil = Very fine pearlite Air = Fine pearlite Furnace = Coarse pearlite \(Br.>Wa.>Oil>air>furn.\) |
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63 | In tensile test of mild steel, necking will start | At lower yield stress | At upper yield stress | At ultimate tensile stress | Just before fracture | c | Necking occur at ultimate point. | Comments | Active | |
64 | Crystal lattice structure for mild steel is | Single cubic | BCC | FCC | HCP | b | Mild steel is ferrite or have BCC structure. \(α-iron\) | Comments | Active | |
65 | If a material expands freely due to heating, it will develop | Thermal stresses | Tensile stresses | Compressive stresses | No stresses | d | During temperature increment if components are not constrained, there will be no thermal stress generation. | Comments | Active | |
66 | Which one of the following has the highest value of specific stiffness? | Steel | Aluminium | Fibre glass | Carbon fibre composite | d | \( Specific stiffness= \frac{Young^{'}s Modulus }{Density (J/kg)}\) | Comments | Active | |
67 | Which of the following statements is not true for diamond? | It is hardest known material | Diamond is non-metallic | It has high thermal conductivity | It has a very high electrical conductivity | d | Due to C – atom positioning in crystal, it have a unique structure called diamond cubic and have following properties like. - Highest hardness - Highest thermal conductivity It is non – metallic material. |
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68 | Which statement is not true in case of martensite? | Crystal structure is BCC | Transformation does not involve diffusion | Grains are plate like or needle like in appearance | It is a non-equilibrium phase | a | Martensite have body centred tetragonal structure not cubic - It is not shown on equilibrium phase diagram because it is an non – equilibrium phase. - Martensite grain structure appears plate or needle like structure. - Diffusion does not occur during martensite formation. |
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69 | Relationship between atomic radius ‘R’ and unit cell length ‘a’ for BCC crystal structure is | a = \(\frac{4R}{3}\) | a = 2R \(2\) | a = \(\frac{2R}{3}\) | a = 3R \(2\) | a | For BCC, relationship b/w a and R - Choose the plane which have maximum density i.e. diagonal plane (110) \(CD=CE^{2}+ED^{2}\) \(CD=a^{2}+a^{2}\) \(CD=a2\) Now \(AD=R+2R+R\) \(=a^{2}+2a^{2}=4R\) \(4R=a3\) \(a=\frac{4R}{3}\) |
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70 | Atomic packing factor for unit cell of HCP crystal structure is | 0.68 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.82 | c | Atomic packing factor \(APF=\frac{Volume of effective no of atoms in a unit cell}{Volume of unit cell}\) Structure APE SC 0.52 BCC 0.68 FCC 0.74 DC 0.34 HCP 0.74 |
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71 | Coordination number for FCC crystal structure is | 4 | 6 | No Structure 6 Simple cubic 8 Body centred cubic 12 Face centred cubic |
12 | d | Co – ordination No – No of neighboring atom from a given atom at equal distance. | Comments | Active | |
72 | In the graphical method of linear programming problem the optimum solution would lie in the feasible polygon at | Its one corner | Its center | The middle of any side | None of the above | a | Each point with in the region is feasible solution. But optimum solution will be always lie on one of the corner point because it uses all the resources upto an optimum level. | Comments | Active | |
73 | A relatively large plate of glass is subjected to a tensile stress of 40 MP(a) If specific surface energy and Elastic modulus for glass are 0.3 J/m2 and 69 GPa, respectively, the maximum length of a surface crack that is possible without fracture is(a 4 µ m | 8.2 µ m | 41 µ m | 82 µ m | b | \( Stress σ=40MPa\) \(Sp. Energy=0.3 J/m^{2}=ϑ\) \(E=69 GPa\) Griffet criterion for Brittle fracture \(Critical Stress (σ_{c})\) \(σ_{c}=\frac{2Eϑ}{πa} (Memorize it directly)\) \(a=\frac{1}{2} of length of an crack fracture depends on stiffness\) When energy decreases (Mechanical energy or potential energy) due to - Strain energy - Work done Then a crack propagates or vise versa As the crack appears a new surface is introduced and then surface energy is release(d) Now \(a=\frac{2×69×10^{9}×0.3}{π×(40×10^{6})^{2}}\) \(=8.2×10^{-6}m=8.2μm\) |
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74 | Which one of the following is electrically most conductive? | Copper | Silver | Aluminium | Gold | b | Electrical conductivity comparison \(Silver>Copper>Gold>Al\) |
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75 | Which one of the following correctively expresses the sensitivity of a governor? | \( \frac{N_{1 + N_{2}}}{2N_{1 N_{2}}}\) | \( (N_{1}-N_{2})/(N_{1}+N_{2})\) | \( 2(N_{1}+N_{2})/(N_{1}-N_{2})\) | \(\frac{2N_{1}N_{2}}{N_{1}+N_{2}}\) | b | \(Senstivity=\frac{Range of speed}{Mean speed}\) \(N_{1}-max speed\) \(N_{2}-Min speed\) \(=\frac{N_{1}-N_{2}}{\frac{N_{1}+N_{2}}{2}}=\frac{2(N_{1}-N_{2})}{N_{1}+N_{2}}\) |
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76 | In a spring mass system if one spring of same stiffness is added in series, new frequency of vibration will be | \(\frac{ω_{n}}{2}\) | \(ω_{n}\) | \(2 ω_{n}\) | \(\frac{2}{ω_{n}}\) | a | Natural frequency \(ω_{n}=\frac{K}{m}\) \(K_{eq}=\frac{K_{1}K_{2}}{K_{1}+K_{2}}\) \(=\frac{K.K}{K+K}\) \(=\frac{K^{2}}{2K}\) \(=\frac{K}{2}\) \(ωn'=\frac{K_{eq}}{m}=\frac{K}{2m}=\frac{ω_{n}}{2}\) |
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77 | During the dwell period of the cam, the follower | Remains at rest | Moves in a straight line | Moves with uniform speed | Does simple harmonic motion | a | During the dwell period of the cam, the follower Remains at rest. | Comments | Active | |
78 | For a 20° full depth involute gear teeth system, minimum number of teeth on a pinion is | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | d | System of Gear teeth Minimum no. of teeth on the pinion \(14\frac{1}{2}^{°} full depth\) 32 20° full depth 18 20° Stabbed 14 oposite \(14\frac{1}{2}^{°} \) 12 Minimum no. of teeth on pinion \(Z_{min}=\frac{2a}{1+\frac{1}{G}(\frac{1}{G}+2)sin^{2}∅-1}\) \(a_{w}=addendum coefficient\) \(G=Gear ratio\) \(∅=Pressure angle\) Or \(Z_{min}=\frac{2}{sin^{2}α}\) |
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79 | For a speed reduction of 50 : 1, which gear arrangement will be used? | Spur gears | Bevel gears | Worm and worm wheel | Herringbone gears | c | Gear Speed reduction Spur gear Up to 5:1 Bevel gear 3:1 to 1:1 Worm and worm wheel Upto 60:1 Helical gear Upto 6:1 |
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80 | The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an optimum manner is called | Linear programming | Network analysis | Queuing theory | None of the above | a | Linear programming | Comments | Active | |
81 | Primary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating engine is given by | mr \(ω^{2}sinθ\) | mr cos \(ω^{2}\) \(θ\) | mr ( ) \(ω^{2}\) \(\frac{sin2θ}{n}\) | m r () \(ω^{2}\) \(\frac{cos2θ}{n}\) | b | Inertial force on piston \(F_{b}=mrω^{2}cosθ+mrω^{2}\frac{cos2θ}{n} \) \(F_{b}=mrω^{2}cosθ=(primary unbalanced force) \) \(mrω^{2}\frac{cos2θ}{n}= (Secondary unbalanced force)\) |
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82 | Magnification factor for a single degree of freedom vibration is expressed by | = \(\frac{X}{X_{ST}}\) \(\frac{1}{(1-r^{2})^{2}+(2Ϛr)^{2}}\) | = \(\frac{X}{X_{ST}}\) \(\frac{1}{(1+r)^{2}+(2Ϛr)^{2}}\) | = \(\frac{X}{X_{ST}}\) \(\frac{1}{1-r^{2}}\) | = \(\frac{X_{ST}}{X}\) \(\frac{1}{(1-r)^{2}-(2Ϛr)^{2}}\) | a | Magnification factor \(M.F.=\frac{1}{(1-r^{2})^{2}+(2r)^{2}}\) \(=\frac{Amplitude in forced motion}{Static deflection}\) \(r=\frac{ω}{ω_{n}}\) \(=damping coefficient option have\frac{X_{5}T}{X}.\) |
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83 | If is the actual coefficient of friction in a belt moving in grooved pulley and groove angle is .The virtual coefficient of friction will be \('μ^{'}\) \(2α\) | \(μ/sinα\) | \(\frac{µ}{COS α}\) | \(μsinα\) | \(μcosα\) | a | Virtual coefficient of friction \(μ_{v}=\frac{μ}{sinα}\) [Memorize directly] |
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84 | Which one of the following does not require a flywheel? | Steam engine | Engine driven press | CI engine | Gas turbine | d | Flywheel is used to store energy and releases when it is required Energy storage is necessary in case of all I.C engine, steam engine, punching press, shearing machine, riveting machine crushes etc In these machine operations are intermittent. |
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85 | Which type of gears are used in connecting two coplanar and intersecting shafts? | Spur gear | Bevel gear | Helical gear | Worm and worm wheel | b | Spur gears To connect 2 parallel shafts Helical gears To connect 2 parallel shafts Worm & worm wheel To connect 2 non – intersecting non – parallel shafts Bevel gear To connect 2 intersecting shafts |
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86 | Velocity of the belt for maximum power transmission by the belt and pulley arrangement is | \(\frac{T_{max}}{3m}\) | \(\frac{T_{max}}{4m}\) | \(\frac{T_{max}}{5m}\) | \(\frac{T_{max}}{m}\) | a | Condition for maximum power maximum tension in belt. \(T_{max}=3 T_{c} (T_{c}=Centrifugal Tension)\) Or linear velocity of belt \(v=\frac{T_{max}}{3m}\) \(m=mass of belt per unit length.\) |
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87 | Sensitivity of an isochronous governor is | Zero | One | Two | Infinity | d | \( Sensitiveness=\frac{Range of speee}{Mean speed}\) For isochronous governor Range of speed = 0 \(Sensitivity âˆ\frac{1}{Sensitiveness}\) \(∴Senstivity for isochroneous governor= ∞\) |
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88 | Porter governor is a | Pendulum type governor | Dead weight type governor | Spring loaded governor | Inertia type governor | b | Porter governor is dead weight loaded type of gravity controlled centrifugal governor. | Comments | Active | |
89 | If there is a gradual reduction in amplitude of vibration with time, the body is said to be in | Free vibration | Forced vibration | Damped vibration | Undamped vibration | c | Free Vibration: External force is used to excite initially the system and then is remove(d) Forced Vibration: Body vibrated under influence of external force. Periodically occurred vibration Damped vibration: When there is reduction in amplitude over cycle. Vibration due to energy dissipation to overcome the friction. Undamped vibration (Hypothetical): Vibration without friction. |
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90 | Which one of the following is the preferred mode of transmission of power from one shaft to another when distance between the shafts is relatively small | Gears | Belts | Ropes | Chains | a | Distance of Power transmission Power Drive > 15m Rope drive 10 m to 15 m Belt drive 2 m to 5 m Chain drive < 1 m Gear drive |
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91 | If ratio of excitation and natural frequency of vibration ; the transmissibility of vibration will be \(\frac{ω}{ω_{n}}=2\) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | b | Transmissibity \(β=(\frac{1}{1-(\frac{ω}{ω_{n}})^{2}})=(\frac{1}{1-(2)^{2}})\) \(β=(\frac{1}{1-2})=(-1)=1\) |
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92 | A framed structure is said to be perfect if the following correlation is met between the number of joints ‘j’ and the number of the members ‘m’ | m = 2j-3 | m = 3j-3 | m = 2j-1 | m = j-2 | a | If n = no. of member J = no of joints If \(n>2J-3 (Redundant truss)\) \(n=2J-3 (Perfect truss)\) \(n<2J-3(Deficient truss)\) |
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93 | Dimensional formula represents \(ML^{2}T^{-3}\) | Work | Force | Momentum | Power | d | \( ML^{2}T^{-3}=kg-m^{2}-s^{-3}\) \(=\frac{Kg-m^{2}}{s^{3}}=\frac{Kg-m}{s^{2}}.\frac{m}{s}\) \(=N.\frac{m}{sec}\) \(Power=Force (N)×Velocity (m/sec)\) \(=\frac{N-m}{sec}=\frac{J}{sec}=Watt\) |
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94 | A spring mass system shown in Figure is actuated by a load P = 0.75 sin2t. If mass of the block is 0.25 kg and stiffness of the spring is 4 N/m, displacement of the block will be P = 0.75 Sin 2t![]() |
0.25 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.25 | a | \( =0.75sin2t, ω_{f}=\frac{2rad}{sec}, \) \(x_{t}=(\frac{P_{o}}{k-mωf2})=(\frac{0.75}{4-0.25×2×2})=0.25\) |
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95 | Lewis equation in gears is used to find the | Bending stress | Tensile stress | Centrifugal stress | Fatigue stress | a | Lewis equation is used to calculate maximum load on tooth which it can bear without bending or failure. \((P_{t}=m.(b)y.σ_{b})_{Permissible}\) \(m-module \) \(b-Width of tooth\) \(y-Lweis from factor= πy\) \(σ_{b}=Allowable bending stress.\) |
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96 | The equivalent bending moment under combined action of bending moment ‘M’ and torque ‘T’ is | Principle stress \(σ_{1,2}=\frac{σ_{d}+σ_{b}}{2}±(\frac{σ_{d}+σ_{b}}{2})^{2}+ζ^{2}\) \(if σ_{d}=0\) \(σ_{1,2}=\frac{32M}{2×πd^{3}}±(\frac{-32M}{2πd^{3}})^{2}+(\frac{16T}{πd^{5}})^{2}\) \(=\frac{16M}{πd^{3}}±\frac{16}{πd^{3}}((M)^{2}+T^{2})\) \(=\frac{16}{πd^{3}}(M±M^{2}+T^{2})\) \(=\frac{32}{πd^{3}}(\frac{1}{2}(M±M^{2}+T^{2})) (Equivalent Bending Moment)\) |
\(\frac{1}{2}M^{2}+T^{2}\) | M + \( M^{2}+T^{2}\) | ) \(\frac{1}{2}(M+M^{2}+T^{2}\) | d | \( Direct stress σ_{d}=\frac{P}{A}\) [Bending eqn] \(Bending stress σ_{b}=\frac{M.y}{I}=\frac{32M}{πd^{3}}\) Torsional shear stress [Torsion eqn] \(ζ=\frac{T.r}{J}=\frac{16M}{πd^{3}}\) Combined stress |
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97 | In EDM process the tool and workpiece are separated by | Electrolyte | A metal conductor | Dielectric fluid | None of the above | c | Common dielectric fluid * Hydrocarbon oil (Kerosene) * Deionized water |
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98 | An engine running at 150 r.p.m. drives a shaft with belt arrangement. If diameter of engine pulley is 55 cm and shaft pulley 33 cm, find the speed of shaft | 100 r.p.m. | 150 r.p.m. | 200 r.p.m. | 250 r.p.m. | d | RPM of engine (driver) \(N_{d}=150 rpm\) \(Engine pulley (d_{d})=55 cm\) \(Shaft pulley (follower)\) \(d_{f}=33 cm\) Now \(Velocity ratio=\frac{Nd}{Shaft speed (N_{f})}\) \(=\frac{d_{f}}{d_{d}}=\frac{150}{N_{f}}\) \(=\frac{150}{N_{f}}=\frac{33}{55}\) \(n_{f}=250 rpm\) |
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99 | A spring-controlled governor is found unstable. It may be made stable by | Increasing spring stiffness | Decreasing spring stiffness | Increasing ball weight | Decreasing ball weight | b | \( Stiffness âˆ\frac{1}{Movment of sleeve}\) Unstable means as speed increases, lift decreases. It occurs when higher stiffness is used. Lower stiffness higher the stability up to a certain point. |
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100 | Centre distance between two involute teeth gears of base radii R and r and pressure angle, is expressed by \( ∅\) | (R + r) Sin \(∅\) | (R + r) Cos \(∅\) | (R + r)/Cos \(∅\) | (R + r)/Sin \(∅\) | c | \( P=Pitch point\) \(∅=Pressure angle\) \(\frac{O_{2}A}{O_{2}P}=cos∅\) \(=O_{2}A=O_{2}P. Cos ∅\) \(\frac{O_{1}B}{O_{1}P}=cos∅\) \(=O_{1}B=O_{1}Pcos ∅\) Centre distance \(C=O_{1}P+O_{2}P\) \(=\frac{O_{1}B}{cos∅}+\frac{O_{2}A}{cos∅}\) \(=\frac{R}{cos∅ }+\frac{r}{cos∅}\) \(=\frac{R+r}{cos∅}\) |
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101 | A disc clutch has discs on driving shaft and discs on driven shaft. Number of pairs of contact surfaces will be \(n_{1}\) \(n_{2} \) | n1+ n2 | n1+ n2+1 | n1+ n2-1 | n1- n2 | c | \( n_{1}+n_{2}-1=no of pairs of contact\) | Comments | Active | |
102 | If Hartnell governor uses a spring of greater stiffness, it will become | Less sensitive | More sensitive | Remain unaffected | Isochronous | a | \( Sensitivity âˆ\frac{1}{Stiffness}\) | Comments | Active | |
103 | Which one of the following in-line engine working on a four stroke cycle is completely balanced inherently? | 2 cylinder engine | 3 cylinder engine | 4 cylinder engine | 6 cylinder engine | d | Six cylinder engine firing order 1 – 5 – 3 – 6 – 2 – 4 | Comments | Active | |
104 | Average tensions on the tight side and slack side of a flat belt drive are 700 N and 400 N respectively. If linear velocity of the belt is 5m/s, the power transmitted will be | 1.5 kW | 2.5 kW | 2.8 kW | 3.0 kW | a | Power transmission \(P=(T_{1}-T_{2})ν\) \(T_{1}=Tension on tight side (N)\) \(T_{2}=Tension on slack side (N)\) \(P=(T_{1}-T_{2})v=(700-400)×5\) \(=300×5\) \(=1500 Watt\) \(=1.5 kW\) |
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105 | Which pair of gears usually has higher frictional losses | Spur gears | Helical gears | Bevel gears | Worm and worm wheel | d | Spur, helical and Bevel gears have line contact. Worm – have threads so surface contact hence higher friction. |
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106 | In case of a flywheel, maximum fluctuation in energy is | Sum of maximum and minimum energies | Difference of maximum and minimum energies | Ratio of maximum and minimum energies | Ratio of minimum and maximum energies | b | \( \frac{Iω^{2}}{2})_{max}-\frac{Iω^{2}}{2})_{min}=∆E\) | Comments | Active | |
107 | In a flat belt drive, slip between the driver and belt is 1% and that between belt and follower is 3%. If the pulley diameters are same, the velocity ratio of the drive is | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.96 | d | In case of slip \(Velocity ratio=1-(\frac{S_{d}+S_{f}}{100}).\frac{d_{1}}{d_{2}}\) \(1-(\frac{1+3}{100}).\frac{d}{d}\) \(=1-\frac{4}{100}=\frac{96}{100}=0.96\) \(S_{d}=% slip b/w driver & belt\) \(S_{f}=% slip follower and belt\) \(d_{1}=diameter of driver pulley\) \(d_{2}=diameter of follower\) \(d_{1}=d_{2} \) |
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108 | Axes of a pair of spur gears are 200 mm apart. The gear ratio is 3:1 and number of teeth on pinion is 20. The module of the gear is | 4 mm | 5 mm | 8 mm | 10 mm | b | \( Gear ratio=\frac{T_{G}}{T_{P}}=\frac{3}{1}\) No of teeth on pinion \(T_{P}=20\) \(Centre distance (C)=200 mm.\) \(C=r_{G}+r_{P}=\frac{d_{G}+d_{P}}{2}\) \(=\frac{mT_{G}+mT_{P}}{2} (m=module)\) \(=200=\frac{m(60+20)}{2}\) \(=200=m.\frac{80}{2}\) \(m=5 mm\) |
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109 | The outer circle of spur gear is called as | Pitch circle | Addendum circle | Dedendum circle | Base circle | b | Comments | Active | ||
110 | Universal joint is an example of | Lower pair | Higher pair | Rolling pair | Sliding pair | a | In universal joint since surface contact occurs so it is a lower pair. | Comments | Active | |
111 | The gear train usually employed in clocks is a | Reverted gear train | Simple gear train | Sun and planet gear | differential gear | a | 1st and 4th gears are coaxial in case of reverted gear train. | Comments | Active | |
112 | The shearing area of a key of length ‘l’’, breadth ‘b’ and depth ‘d’ is equal to | b x d | l x d | l x b | l x \(\frac{d}{2}\) | c | \( (l×b)=Shearing Area\) | Comments | Active | |
113 | A block resting on an inclined plane begins to slide down the plane when the angle of inclination is gradually increased to 30°. The coefficient of friction between the block and the plane is | 0.50 | 0.578 | 0.72 | 0.866 | b | \( eaction R = W cos 30°\) \(F=Wsin 30°\) \(μR=mgsin30°\) \(=μ×mgcos30°=mgsin30°\) \(=μ=tan30°=\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{1.732}\) \(=0.578\) |
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114 | A bullet of 0.03 kg mass moving with a speed of 400 m/s penetrates 12cm into a block of wood Force exerted by the wood block on the bullet is | 10 kN | 20 kN | 25 kN | 30 kN | b | \( m=0.03 kg, u=400 m/s\) \(u=initial velocity\) Final velocity (v) = 0 \(v^{2}=u^{2}=2as\) \(0-400^{2}=2a×0.12\) \(a=-\frac{160000}{0.24}\) Now \(F=ma\) \(F=0.03×(\frac{160000}{0.24})\) \(=20000 N\) \(=2×10^{4}N=20kN\) |
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115 | A particle is projected at such an angle with the horizontal that the maximum height attained by the particle is one-fourth of the horizontal range. The angle of projection should be | 30° | 45° | 60° | 75° | b | Now according to question \(H_{max}=\frac{R}{4}\) \(=\frac{u^{2}sin 2θ}{g}=4×(\frac{u^{2}sin^{2}θ}{2g})\) \(=2 sin θ cos θ=\frac{4}{2} sin^{2}θ\) \(=θ=tan^{-1}(\frac{4}{4})=tan^{-1}(1)\) \(=45°\) |
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116 | A body moving with a velocity of 1 m/s has kinetic energy of 1.5 Joules. Mass of the body is | 0.75 kg | 1.5 kg | 3.0 kg | 30 kg | c | \( .E=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}\) \(=1.5=\frac{1}{2}m×1^{2}\) \(=m=3.0 kg\) |
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117 | An object falls from the top of a tower. If comes down half the height in 2 seconds. Time taken by the object to reach the ground is | 2.8 s | 3.2 s | 4.0 s | 4.5 s | a | \( h=ut+\frac{1}{2}gt^{2}\) Here we can see \(hâˆt^{2}\) \(\frac{h_{1}}{h_{2}}=\frac{t12}{t22}\) \(\frac{\frac{h}{2}}{h}=\frac{2^{2}}{t22}\) \(t_{2}=8=22=2.828 sec\) |
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118 | A simply supported beam of length ‘l’ carries a point load ‘W’ at the mid span. Deflection in beam at the centre will be | \(\frac{Wl^{3}}{3EI}\) | \(\frac{Wl^{3}}{8EI}\) | \(\frac{Wl^{3}}{48EI}\) | \(\frac{5}{384}\frac{Wl^{3}}{EI}\) | c | Area of triangle \(=\frac{1}{2}×\frac{wl}{4}.l=\frac{wl^{2}}{8}\) \(γ_{max}=\frac{AX}{EI}=\frac{\frac{1}{2}×\frac{wl}{4}×\frac{l}{2}×\frac{l}{2}×\frac{2}{3}}{EI}\) \(γ_{max}=\frac{wl^{3}}{48EI}\) |
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119 | A material has elastic modulus of 120 GPa and shear modulus of 50 GPa Poisson’s ratio for the material is | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.33 | b | E = 120 GPa G = 50 GPa E = 2G \((1+ν)\) \(120=2×50(1+ν)\) \(1.2=1+ν\) \(Poisson^{'}s ratio (ν)=0.2\) |
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120 | Elastic constants E, G and K are related by the expression | E = \(\frac{GK}{2K+G}\) | E = \(\frac{2GK}{2K+G}\) | E = \(\frac{3GK}{K+2G}\) | E = \(\frac{9GK}{3K+G}\) | d | E, G, K relation \(E=\frac{gKG}{3K+G}\) |
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121 | Uniformly distributed load ‘w’ act over per unit length of a cantilever beam of 3m length. If the shear force at the midpoint of beam is 6kN, what is the value of ‘w’ | 2 kN/m | 3 kN/m | 4 kN/m | 5 kN/m | a | Here \(wl=6\) \(w×3=6\) \(w=2 KN/m\) |
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122 | A simply supported beam of length ‘l’ has uniformly distributed load ‘w’ kilogram acting per unit length. Bending moment at mid span is | wl2/8 | w l2/4 | wl2/2 | None of the above | c | \( M_{c}\) \(\frac{wl}{2}.\frac{l}{2}-\frac{wl}{2}.\frac{l}{4}\) \(\frac{wl^{z}}{4}-\frac{wl^{2}}{8}\) \(BM_{c}=\frac{wl^{2}}{8}\) |
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123 | Elongation of bar under its own weight as compared to that when the bar is subjected to a direct axial load equal to its own weight will be | The same | One fourth | A half | Double | c | Elongation \(∆=\frac{PL}{AE}\) P = load A = Cross – sectional area E = image L = length Elongation due to self – weight \(∆_{S}=\frac{PL}{2AE}\) \(∆_{s}=\frac{∆}{2}\) |
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124 | The ratio of the compressive critical load for a long column fixed at both the ends and a column with one end fixed and the other end being free is | 2 : 1 | 4 : 1 | 8 : 1 | 16 : 1 | d | Euler’s load \(Pe=\frac{π^{2}EI}{Leff2}\) Both ends are fixed the \(Le_{ff}=\frac{L}{2}=Pe_{1}=\frac{π^{2}EI}{L^{2}}×4\) Some end is fixed and other end is free \(L_{eff}=2L\) \(=Pe_{2}=\frac{π^{2}EI}{4L^{2}}\) \(\frac{Pe_{1}}{Pe_{2}}=\frac{\frac{π^{2}EI×4}{L^{2}}}{\frac{π^{2}EI}{4L^{2}}}=16:1\) |
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125 | Maximum shear stress in a Mohr’s circle is | Equal to the radius of Mohr’s circle | Greater than the radius of Mohr’s circle | times the radius of Mohr’s circle \(2\) | Could be any of the above | a | Shear stress will be \((ζ)\) Maximum when \(ζ_{max}=radius of mohr^{'}s circle\) \(ζ_{max}=(\frac{σ_{x}-σ_{y} }{2})^{2}+ζx^{2}y\) |
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126 | According to law of transmissibility of forces, effect of force acting on the body is | Different at different points of the body | Minimum when it acts at centre of gravity of the body | Maximum when it acts at centre of gravity of the body | Same at every point in its line of action | d | Law of transmissibility on same line of action the effect of force will be same at any point. Overall of motion of the block will be same in forward direction. |
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127 | The electrolyte used in ECM process is | Transformer oil | White spirit | Aqueous solution of common salt | None of the above | c | NaCl (aq.) | Comments | Active | |
128 | When a wire is stretched to double its original length, the longitudinal strain produced in it is | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | b | Let \(l_{1}=l(Initial length), l_{2}=2l(Final length)\) Longitudinal strain \(∈_{L}=\frac{l_{2}-l_{1}}{l_{1}}=\frac{2l-l}{l}=1\) |
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129 | Turning a key into the lock is a case of | Coplaner forces | Non-coplaner forces | Couple | Moment | c | Couple: during turning a key, force couple acts. | Comments | Active | |
130 | When the number of members ‘n’ in a truss is more than 2j-3, where ‘j’ is the number of joints, the frame is said to be | Perfect truss | Imperfect truss | Deficient truss | Redundant truss | d | If n = no. of member J = no of joints If \(n>2J-3 (Redundant truss)\) \(n=2J-3 (Perfect truss)\) \(n<2J-3(Deficient truss)\) |
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131 | Which of the following equilibrium equation should be satisfied by the joints in truss | , \(ΣH=0\) \(ΣM=0\) | \(ΣH=0,ΣV=0\) | \(ΣV=0,ΣM=0\) | and \(ΣH=0,ΣV=0 \) \( ΣM=0\) | b | For truss equations for equilibrium are Algebraic sum \(Σ Horizontal forces=0\) \(Σ Vertical forces=0\) |
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132 | Critical speed of a shaft depends on | Diameter of disc | Length of shaft | Eccentricity | All of the above | d | Critical speed of shaft \(ω_{c}=\frac{K}{m}=\frac{g}{δ}=δ=\frac{e}{\frac{ω^{z}}{ωnz}-1}\) \(K=stiffness \) \(m=mass\) \(δ=\frac{PL^{3}}{48EI}\) \(I=\frac{πd^{4}}{64} d=diameter\) \(L=spam\) |
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133 | When the applied force is less than the limiting frictional force, the body will | Start moving | Remain at rest | Slide backward | Skid | b | Limiting frictional force is that minimum force which is needed to overcome the friction to start the motion. So if applied force is already less than limiting force, body will not move at all. For motion \(F>μN\) | Comments | Active | |
134 | Coriolis component of acceleration exists whenever a point moves along a path that has | Tangential acceleration | Centripetal acceleration | Linear motion | Rotational motion | d | During rotation of path | Comments | Active | |
135 | A slider on a link rotating with angular velocity have linear velocity The magnitude of Coriolis component of acceleration is \('ω'\) \('v'\) | \(ω/2v\) | \(2vω\) | \(2v/ω\) | ν/ 2 \(ω\) | b | \( a_{c}=Coriolis accelration \) \(=2ωv\) |
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136 | The Coriolis component of acceleration acts | Along the sliding surface | Perpendicular to the sliding surface | At 45° to the sliding surface | None of the above | b | Coriolis component of acceleration can be obtained where sliding and rotational oscillation occur simultaneously. e.g. Shaper (Quick return mechanism) Coriolis acceleration \(a_{c}=2ωv\) Direction parallel to sliding velocity |
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137 | A column of length ‘l’ is fixed at both the ends. The equivalent length of the column is | 2 l | 0.5 l | 4 l | l | b | End condition of Beam Leq Both ends hunged L One end free, one end fixed 2L Both ends fixed L/2 One is fixed other is hinged L/ \(2\) |
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138 | Ultrasonic machining is best suited for | Amorphous material | Brittle material | Nonferrous material | All of the above | b | Comments | Active | ||
139 | If the diameter of a long column is reduced by 20 percent, the reduction in Euler buckling load in percentage is nearly | 4 | 36 | 49 | 59 | b | Euler’s load \(P_{e}=\frac{Ï€^{2}EI}{leff^{2}}\) Here \(PeâˆI\) \(Peâˆ\frac{Ï€d^{4}}{64}=Peâˆd^{4}\) \(=\frac{Pe_{1}}{Pe_{2}}=\frac{d14}{d24}=Pe_{2}=Pe_{1}.\frac{d24}{d14}\) \(=\frac{Pe_{2}}{Pe_{1}}=\frac{(0.8d)^{4}}{d^{4}}=0.8^{4}=0.4096\) \(=1-\frac{Pe_{2}}{Pe_{1}}=(1-0.4096)\) \(=\frac{Pe_{1}-Pe_{2}}{Pe_{1}}=0.5904\) \(=59.04%\) |
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140 | Kinematic pair constituted by cam and follower mechanism is | Higher and open type | Lower and open type | Lower and closed type | Higher and closed type | a | Cam and follower have line or point contact so it is higher pair. Generally, it is not constrained by a spring so it is open type. If spring controlled cam and follower is there that is closed type. |
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141 | If load at the free end of the cantilever beam is gradually increased, failure will occur at | In the middle of beam | At the fixed end | Anywhere on the span | None of the above | b | Failure of beam will occur there, where maximum bending moment appear, which is at fixed end. \(M_{A}=W×l\) \(M_{A}âˆW\) As W increases, will increase. \(M_{A}\) |
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142 | State of plane stress at a point is described by and \(σ_{x}=σ_{y}=σ\) \(τ_{xy}=0\) The normal stress on a plane inclined at 45° to the horizontal is |
\(σ/2\) | σ \(√2\) | σ \(√3\) | σ | d | \( σ_{x}=σ_{y}=σ and τ_{xy}=0\) Now \(σ_{n}=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}+\frac{σ_{x}-σ_{y}}{2} cos 2θ+τ_{xy}sin 2θ\) \(\frac{σ_{ }+σ_{ }}{2}+\frac{σ_{ }-σ_{ }}{2} cos 90°+0×sin90°\) \(=\frac{2σ}{2}=σ\) |
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143 | Mohr’s circle may be used to determine following stress on an inclined plane | Normal stress | Principal stress | Tangential stress | All of the above | d | Normal Stress \(σ_{n}=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}+\frac{σ_{x}-σ_{y}}{2} cos 2θ+τ_{xy}sin2θ\) Tangential stress \(ζ=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2} sin 2θ+τ_{xy} cos 2θ\) Principal stresses \(σ_{1}.σ_{2}=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}+\frac{(σ_{x}-σ_{y})}{4}+τxy2\) |
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144 | A cable with uniformly distributed load per horizontal metre run will take the following shape | Straight line | Parabola | Ellipse | Hyperbola | b | the cable takes a parabolic shape. | Comments | Active | |
145 | Impulse is | Minimum momentum | Maximum momentum | Average momentum | Final momentum - Initial momentum | d | (Final momentum) – (Initial momentum) = Impulse | Comments | Active | |
146 | Kinetic energy of a solid cylinder of mass ‘m’, radius ‘r’ and angular velocity ‘’ is \(ω\) | mr2 \(ω^{2}/2\) | mr2 \(ω^{2}/4\) | mr2 \(ω^{2}\) | mr2 \(ω/2\) | b | K.E of rotating mass \(K.E.=\frac{1}{2}Iω^{2}\) \(I_{cylinder}=\frac{MR^{2}}{2}\) \(∴KE=\frac{1}{2}\frac{MR^{2}}{2}.ω^{2}\) \(=\frac{MR^{2}ω^{2}}{4}\) |
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147 | A ball of 2kg drops vertically onto the floor with a velocity of 20m/s. It rebounds with an initial velocity of 10m/s, impulse acting on the ball during contact will be | 20 | 40 | 60 | 30 | c | Impulse = Force × time \(=change in momentum\) \(=m(v-u)\) \(=2(-10-20)\) \(=-60 kg-m/sec\) |
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148 | Two balls are dropped from a common point after an interval of 1 second. If acceleration due to gravity is 10m/, separation distance 3 second after the release of the first ball will be \(s^{2}\) | 5m | 15m | 25m | 30m | c | If both balls are dropped at the same time, so distance covered by the balls as \(\frac{1}{2} gt^{2}.\) In 3 seconds, distance covered by first ball \(=\frac{1}{2}×10×3^{2}=\frac{90}{2}=45m\) In (3 – 102) seconds distance covered by seconds’ ball \(=\frac{1}{2}gt^{2}=\frac{1}{2}×10×2^{2}=20 m\) Separation distance \(=45-20=25m\) |
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149 | Two cars ‘A’ and ‘B’ move at 15m/s in the same direction. Car ‘B’ is 300m ahead of car ‘A’. If car ‘A’ accelerates at 6m/ while car ‘B’ continues to move with the same velocity, car ‘A’ will overtake car ‘B’ after \(s^{2}\) | 7.5 s | 10 s | 12 s | 15 s | b | \(\) \(U_{A}=15 m/s, a_{A}=6 m/s^{2}\) \(U_{B}=15 m/s, a_{B}=0\) Distance covered by car A in time t \(S_{A}=u_{A}.t+\frac{1}{2}a_{A}t^{2} \) \( =15t+3t^{2}\) Distance covered by car B in time t \(-S_{B}=u_{B}t+\frac{1}{2}a_{B}t^{2}\) \( =15t+\frac{1}{2}×0×t^{2}\) \( =15t\) After time + cars meet (let suppose) \(15t+3t^{2}=300+15t\) \(t=10 sec\) |
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150 | A hollow shaft has external and internal diameters of 10cm and 5cm respectively. Torsional section modulus of shaft is | 375 cm3 | 275 cm3 | 184 cm3 | 84 cm3 | c | Torsional Eqn \(\frac{T}{J}=\frac{GQ}{l}=\frac{ζ}{R}\) Now \(T.\frac{R}{J}=ζ=ζ=\frac{T}{(J/R)}\) Torsional Rigidity = \(\frac{\frac{π(Do4-D14)}{4}}{\frac{D_{o}}{2}}\) J = Polar M.O.I. \(=\frac{π(10^{4}-5^{4})}{16×\frac{10}{2}}\) \(=\frac{π(10000-625)}{160}\) \(=\frac{22}{7}×\frac{9375×2}{160}=84 cm^{3}\) |
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151 | A solid circular shaft is subjected to a maximum shear stress of 140MPa Magnitude of maximum normal stress developed in the shaft is | 60 MPa | 90 MPa | 110 MPa | 140 MPa | d | Normal stress \(σ_{n}=\frac{σ_{x}+σ_{y}}{2}+\frac{σ_{x}-σ_{y}}{2} cos 2θ+τ_{xy}sin2θ\) \(at θ=45°, τ_{xy} will be max.\) \(σ_{x}=σ_{y}=0\) \(σ_{n}=0+0+040.sin90°\) \(σ_{n}=140 MPa\) |
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152 | In thick cylinder, the radial stresses in the wall thickness | is zero | negligible small | varies from the inner face to outer face | None of the above | c | For thick cylinder stress distribution Lame’s Eqn \(σ_{n}=\frac{b}{r^{2}}+a\) \(σ_{r}=\frac{b}{r^{2}}-a\) |
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153 | The point of contra flexure occurs in | Cantilever beams | Simply supported beams | Overhanging beams | Fixed beams | c | Point of contra flexural Bending moment = 0 |
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154 | In a beam when shear force changes sign, the bending moment will be | Zero | Maximum | Minimum | Infinity | b | Where SF = 0 or changes sign. BM will be max. |
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155 | Euler’s formula holds good for | Short columns only | Long columns only | Both long and short columns | Weak columns | b | Euler’s load \(P_{e}=\frac{π^{2}EI}{Le^{2}}\) Equivalent length = Le It is suitable for long column. Rankine – Gorden’s formula is suitable for long or short column. \(P=\frac{σ_{c}A}{1+a(\frac{L}{K})^{2}} K=I/A \) \(K=radius of gyration \) |
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156 | The resultant deflection of a beam under unsymmetrical bending is | Parallel to the neutral axis | Perpendicular to the neutral axis | Parallel to the axis of symmetry | Perpendicular to the axis of symmetry | b | Try to remember this directly, to understand this concept, lots of derivations one required. U – U and V – V are principle centroidal axis. N – N – Neutral axis W’ – N’ – deflection plane |
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157 | The shear stress at the centre of a circular shaft under torsion is | Maximum | Minimum | Zero | Unpredictable | c | Torsion Eqn \(\frac{T}{Ï„}=\frac{Ï„}{R}=Ï„âˆR=Ï„_{max} at r\) \(Shear stress âˆRadius of shaft\) Shear stress will be maximum at periphery and at centre it will be zero. |
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158 | A body is having a simple harmonic motion. Product of its frequency and time period is equal to | Zero | One | Infinity | 0.5 | b | In SHM time period \(T=2π/ω\) \(∵ω=angular speed\) And frequency \(f=\frac{1}{T}=\frac{ω}{2π}\) So f.T \(=\frac{2π}{ω}.\frac{ω}{2π}=1\) |
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159 | For isotropic materials, shear and elastic moduli are related to each other and to Poisson’s ratio according to | E = G ( 1 + 2 ) \( ν\) | E = 2G (1 + ) \( ν\) | E = G (2 + ) \(ν\) | E = (2 + G) \(ν\) | b | For isotropic material elastic modulus for shear and elasticity \(E=2G(1+ν)\) \(E=Modulus of Elasticity\) \(G=Modulus of rigidity \) \(E=3K(1-2ν)\) \(K=Bulk modulus\) \(ν=Poisson^{'}s ratio.\) |
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160 | For a vibrating system with viscous damping, the characteristics equation is given as \(Mx+cx+kx=0.\) If the roots of the characteristics equation are real and equal, the system is |
Over damped | Critically damped | Under damped | Cannot be predicted | b | \( Eq^{n} mx+cx+kx=0\) Roots of this will be equal and real When \(C^{2}-4mK=0\) Then system will be critically damped If \(C^{2}-4mK>0-Overdamped\) \(C^{2}-4mK<0-underdamped \) Over damped – system return to equilibrium by exponentially decaying to zero system and will not pass equilibrium position more than once. Underdamped: System oscillates as it slowly return to equilibrium and the amplitude decreases overtime. Critically damped: System returns to equilibrium very quickly without oscillating and without passing the equilibrium position at all. |
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161 | In operating characteristics curve, abscissa (x-axis) represents | Number of defectives | Percentage defectives | Sample number | Probability of acceptance | b | It describes the probability of accepting a lot as a function of lot’s quantity proportion. | Comments | Active | |
162 | At breakeven point | Sales revenue > total cost | Sales revenue = total cost | Sales revenue < total cost | None of the above | b | Sales Revenue = Total cost at BEP At BEP no profit and no loss occurs. |
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163 | Which one of the following is not the control chart for attributes | p chart | c chart | R chart | chart \(x\) | * | Both c and d \(X, R & σ-Variability measurment chart\) \(P, C u.np-Attribute charts \) |
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164 | If work station times are not same, the overall production rate of an assembly line is determined by the | Fastest station time | Slowest station time | Average of all station times | Average of slowest and fastest station times | b | Work station time – Time taken to complete the work assigned to a station. The station where maximum time is consumed is slowest station and for complete assembly, work at each station must be completed so overall production rate will be based on slowest station. | Comments | Active | |
165 | Following is not a method of solving a transportation problem | Northwest corner method | Least cost method | Vogel’s approximation method | Dynamic method | d | Dynamic method is used to solve other type of multistage decision-making problem. Eg. Assembly line programming |
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166 | Control limits of a X chart are | \(X±σ\) | \(X±2σ\) | \(X±3σ\) | \(X±6σ\) | c | Upper limit = \(X+3σ\) Lower limit = \(X-3σ\) |
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167 | In ABC analysis items are classified in three categories namely A, B, and C in accordance with their | Values | Number | Characteristics | Priorities | a | A – 10% of total inventory 20% of total annual value B – 20% of total inventory 20% of total annual value C – 70% of total inventory 10% of total annual value |
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168 | Increase in economic order quantity results in | Increase in inventory carrying cost | Decrease in ordering cost | Decrease in total cost | Total cost first decreases and then increases | d | Comments | Active | ||
169 | In ABC analysis of inventories, ‘A’ items usually constitute | 10 % | 20 % | 30 % | 70 % | a | A – 10% of total inventory 20% of total annual value B – 20% of total inventory 20% of total annual value C – 70% of total inventory 10% of total annual value By ABC analysis we used to split the inventory according to their worth and quantity. |
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170 | In a queuing problem, if the arrivals are completely random then the probability distribution of number of arrivals in a given time follows | Normal distribution | Poisson distribution | Binomial distribution | Exponential distribution | b | Arrival shows poisson’s distribution as \(P(x)=\frac{(t.λ)^{x}e^{-λt}}{x!}\) \(x=no. of arrival in a given time\) \(λ=mean arrival rate\) \(t=certain time interval\) Service rate follows exponential distribution function. When service time is variable and random. \(P(t)=μ e^{-μt}\) \(μ=avg. service rate\) |
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171 | Low helix angle drills are used for drilling holes in | Plastics | Copper | Cast steel | Carbon steel | a | Low helix angle is used for hard and brittle material like brass, plastic, C.I. etc High helix angle is used for soft and ductile material like, steel, Cu, Al, etc Thermosetting Plastic |
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172 | If in graphical solution of linear programming problem, the objective function line is parallel to the line representing constraint equation, then the solution of problem is | Infeasible solution | Unbound solution | Multiple optimum solutions | None of the above | c | Comments | Active | ||
173 | In queuing theory, the ratio of mean arrival rate and the mean service rate is termed as | Work factor | Utilization factor | Slack constant | Production rate | b | Utilization factor for servers or traffic intensity \(Ï=\frac{mean arrival rate(λ)}{mean service rate (μ)}\) \(λ follows poisson^{'}s distributions\) \(μ follows exponential distribution\) This factor can also be written as \(=\frac{Total engage time of server}{Total time available for the server}\) \(=\frac{avg no. of busy server}{Total no of server}\) It also defined productivity higher U.F, longer the weight time. |
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174 | The annual demand for an item is 3200 parts. Unit cost is Rs. 6 and the inventory carrying charges are estimated as 25% per annum. If the cost of one procurement is Rs. 150, what will be the number of orders per year? | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | a | \(\) \(D=3200\) \(C=Rs. 6/unit\) \(C_{n}=\frac{25}{100}×6 Rs.\) \(C_{o}=Rs. 150\) \(EOQ=\frac{2DC_{o}}{C_{n}} \) \(EOQ=\frac{2×3200×150}{\frac{25}{100}×6}=800\) n \(no of order/year =\frac{3200}{800}=4\) |
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175 | Effect of stock out of a commodity is | Loss of profit | Loss of customers | Loss of goodwill | All of the above | d | Stock out means items is not available for manufacturing. | Comments | Active | |
176 | If ‘m’ is the number of constraints in a linear programming problem with two variables ‘x’ and ‘y’ and non-negativity constraints x & y ≥ 0. The feasible region in the graphical solution will be surrounded by | m lines | m+1 lines | m+2 lines | m+4 lines | c | Form constraints and 2 variables (non negative) we need more than 2 lines as m + 2 other than and . \(x=0\) \(y=0\) | Comments | Active | |
177 | An industry produces 300 spark plugs in one shift of 8 hours. If standard time per piece is 1.5 minute, the productivity would be | 3/4 | 5/8 | 7/16 | 15/16 | d | Shift duration = 8 hrs \( =8×60\) \(=480 min\) Standard time per piece = 1.5 min No of spark plug in a shift = 300 Total standard production possible = \(\frac{480}{1.5}=320 pieces\) Actual production = 300 \(Productivity=\frac{Actual Production}{Standard Production}\) \(=\frac{300}{320}=\frac{15}{16}\) |
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178 | If the demand for an item is doubled and the ordering cost is halved, the economic order quantity for the item will be | A half of the earlier quantity | Double of the earlier quantity | Increased by a factor of | Will remain unchanged | d | Economic order quantity \(EOQ=\frac{2×ordering cost×Demand}{Unit holding cost}\) \(EOQ=\frac{2×C_{o}×D}{C_{n}}\) \(A_{1}=A, A_{2}=A/2\) \(D_{1}=D, D_{2}=2D\) \(\frac{EOQ_{1}}{EOQ_{2}}=\frac{2AD/U}{2.A/2.2D/u}=1\) (When unit holding cost is same in both case) |
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179 | Which control chart is used to measure variability of ‘Variability with in the sample’ | chart \(x \) | c chart | u chart | chart \(σ\) | a | \(\) \(σ:To check stability of process or operation over \) \(time.\) \(X chart-to control the mean valuable of a variable.\) R chart – to control the variability of a variable based on a sample taken from process. Note: It’s ans should be R – chart In option it is not given so choose chart. \(X\) |
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180 | In High velocity forming, the forming speed is greater than | 3 m/s | 5 m/s | 8 m/s | 15 m/s | b | HVF – 5 to 300 m/s High velocity forming: * Metals are formed by energy for a very short time with a velocity. In high velocity forming velocity range 5 to 300 m/s. In conventional forming velocity range – 0.03 – 4 m/s. |
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