1.

Strain energy is the

A. energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits

B. energy stored in a body when strained upto the breaking of a specimen

C. maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body

D. proof resilience per unit volume of a material

A

2.. Euler's formula holds good only for

A. short columns

B. long columns

C. both short and long columns

D. weak columns
B

3. A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 15° C to 40° C and it is free to expand. The bar Will
induce
A. no stress

B. shear stress

C. tensile stress

D. compressive stress
A

4. The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is __________ the stress induced
when the same load is applied gradually.
A. equal to

B. one-half

C. twice

D. four times
C

5. The deformation per unit length is called

A. tensile stress

B. compressive stress
 C. shear stress

D. strain
D

6. A thin spherical shell of diameter (d) and thickness (t) is subjected to an internal pressure
(p). The stress in the shell material is
A. pd/t

B. pd/2t

C. pd/4t

D. pd/8t
C

7. Specify the sequence correctly

A. Grain growth, recrystallisation, stress relief

B. Stress relief, grain growth, recrystallisation

C. Stress relief, recrystallisation, grain growth

D. Grain growth, stress relief, recrystallisation

C

8. Cast iron is a
A. ductile material

B. malleable material

C. brittle material

D. tough material
C

9. The percentage of carbon in cast iron varies from

A. 0.1 to 0.5

B. 0.5 to 1

C. 1 to 1.7

D. 1.7 to 4.5
D

10. Brass is an alloy of

 A. copper and zinc

B. copper and tin

C. copper, tin and zinc

D. none of these
A

11. Which of the following has a fine gold colour and is used for imitation jewellery?
A. Silicon bronze

B. Aluminium bronze

C. Gun metal

D. Babbit metal
B

12. The lower critical point for all steels is

A. 600°C

B. 700°C

C. 723°C

D. 913°C
C

13. A cycle consisting of one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic
processes is known as
A. Carnot cycle

B. Stirling cycle

C. Otto cycle

D. Diesel cycle
D

14. The efficiency and work ratio of a simple gas turbine cycle are
A. low

B. very low

C. high
 D. very high
B

15. Workdone in a free expansion process is

A. zero

B. minimum

C. maximum

D. positive
A

16. The compression ratio for petrol engines is

A. 3 to 6

B. 5 to 8

C. 15 to 20

D. 20 to 30
B

17. The ratio of specific heat at constant pressure (cp) and specific heat at constant volume (cv)
is
A. equal to one

B. less than one

C. greater than one

D. none of these
C

18. If the value of n = 0 in the equation pvn = C, then the process is called
A. constant volume process

B. adiabatic process

C. constant pressure process

D. isothermal process
C
19. A process, in which the temperature of the working substance remains constant during its
expansion or compression, is called
A. isothermal process

B. hyperbolic process

C. adiabatic process

D. polytropic process
A

20. Segmental chips are formed during machining

A. mild steel

B. cast iron

C. high speed steel

D. high carbon steel

B

21. In the relation VTn = C, the value of n for carbide tools is

A. 0.1 to 0.2

B. 0.20 to 0.25

C. 0.25 to 0.40

D. 0.40 to 0.55
B

22. The machining of titanium is difficult due to

A. high thermal conductivity of titanium

B. chemical reaction between tool and work

C. low tool-chip contact area

none of these
D.

23. As the cutting speed increases, the tool cutting forces

A. remain constant
 B. increases

C. decreases

D. first increases and then decreases

C

24. Crater wear leads to

A. increase in cutting temperature

B. weakening of tool

C. friction and cutting forces

D. all of these
D

25. The relation between the tool life (T) in minutes and cutting speed (V) in m/min is
(where n = An exponent, which depends upon the tool and workpiece, and C = A constant)
A. VnT = C

B. VTn = C

C. Vn/T = C

D. V/Tn = C
B

26. The threaded bolts A and B of same material and length are subjected to identical
tensile load. If the elastic strain energy stored in bolt A is 4 times that of the bolt B
and the mean diameter of bolt A is 12mm, the mean diameter of bolt B in mm is
(A) 16 (B) 24 (C) 36 (D) 48

B
27. The pressure, dry bulb temperature, and relative humidity of air in a room are
1bar, 30ºC and 70% respectively. If the saturated steam pressure at 30ºC is
4.25kPa, the specific humidity of the room air in kg water vapour / kg dry air is
(A) 0.0083 (B) 0.0101 (C) 0.0191 (D) 0.0232

C
28. Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hour and tickets are
issued in the order of their arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is
1min. Assuming that customer arrivals form a Poisson process and service times
are exponentially distributed, the average waiting time in queue in minutes is:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
 C
29. 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 3 mm / s is
(A) 160 (B) 167.6 (C) 1600 (D) 1675.5

D
30. A cube shaped casting solidifies in 5 minutes. The solidification time in minutes
for a cube of the same material, which is 8 times heavier than the original casting
will be
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 40

B
31. For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of
(A) Resistance to scratching
(B) Ability to absorb energy up to fracture
(C) Ability to absorb energy till elastic limit
(D) Resistance to indentation

B
32. In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must
be
(A) Equal to the jet speed (B) Equal to half the jet speed
(C) Equal to twice the jet speed (D) Independent of the jet speed

B
33. If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply
supported long slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is
(A) 200 (B) 450 (C) 600 (D) 900

D
34. A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10kN/m
initially at rest is subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for
4 10− seconds. The amplitude in mm of the resulting free vibration is
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 5.0 (D)10.0

C
35. A thin cylinder of inner radius 500mm and thickness 10mm is subjected to an
internal pressure of 5MPa. The average circumferential (hoop) stress in MPa is
(A) 100 (B) 250 (C) 500 (D) 1000
 B

1. A can do a work in 15 days and B in 20 days. If they work on it together for 4

days, then the fraction of the work that is left is :
1
A.
4

1
B.
10

7
C.
15

8
D.
15

D
3. A, B and C can do a piece of work in 20, 30 and 60 days respectively. In how
many days can A do the work if he is assisted by B and C on every third day?
A. 12 days

B. 15 days

C. 16 days

D. 18 days

B
2. Pipes A and B can fill a tank in 5 and 6 hours respectively. Pipe C can empty it
in 12 hours. If all the three pipes are opened together, then the tank will be filled
in:
13
A. 1 hours
17

8
B. 2 hours
11
 9
C. 3 hours
17

1
D. 4 hours
2

C
6. Two pipes can fill a tank in 20 and 24 minutes respectively and a waste pipe can
empty 3 gallons per minute. All the three pipes working together can fill the tank
in 15 minutes. The capacity of the tank is:
A. 60 gallons

B. 100 gallons

C. 120 gallons

D. 180 gallons

C
1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per
hour?
A. 3.6

B. 7.2

C. 8.4

D. 10

B
3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km
more. The actual distance travelled by him is:
A. 50 km

B. 56 km

C. 70 km

D. 80 km

A
5. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it
is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
 A. 9

B. 10

C. 12

D. 20

B
8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400
km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:
A. 70 km/hr

B. 75 km/hr

C. 84 km/hr

D. 87.5 km/hr

D
8. The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20%
compound interest will be more than doubled is:
A. 3

B. 4

C. 5

D. 6

B
9. Albert invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit scheme for 2 years at
compound interest rate 5 p.c.p.a. How much amount will Albert get on maturity
of the fixed deposit?
A. Rs. 8600

B. Rs. 8620

C. Rs. 8820

D. None of these

C
3. A fruit seller had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples.
 Originally, he had:
A. 588 apples

B. 600 apples

C. 672 apples

D. 700 apples

D
4. What percentage of numbers from 1 to 70 have 1 or 9 in the unit's digit?
A. 1

B. 14

C. 20

D. 21

C
6. If 20% of a = b, then b% of 20 is the same as:
A. 4% of a

B. 5% of a

C. 20% of a

D. None of these

A
2. (112 x 54) = ?
A. 67000

B. 70000

C. 76500

D. 77200

B
4. What least number must be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely
divisible by 23 ?
A. 2
B. 3

C. 18

D. 21