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Post NameINSTRUCTOR IN ENGINEERING / DRAFTSMAN GR-I - SR FOR SC / ST
DepartmentTECHNICAL EDUCATION
Question Paper Code176/2015
Date of Test23 September 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Resultant of two forces is equal to either of them. The angle between the forces is :
Answer
A. 120°
2
The maximum efficiency of a square threaded screw jack is:
Answer
B. (1-sind)/(1+sing)
3
Where @ is the angle of friction? An operating characteristic curve is a plot between :
Answer
C. Pereentage of defective and probability of acceptance
4
Which of the following is not a part of steam engine?
Answer
B. Camshaft
5
Consider the following statements : (a) The translator effect of a couple on a body is zero (b) A couple can be balanced by a couple of opposite sense (c) The moment of a couple about any point is the same Which of these statements are correct?
Answer
D. (a), (b) and (c)
6
Cam followers are generally classified according to : 1. The nature of its motion 2. The nature of its surface in contact with cam 3. The speed of cam Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
B. 1 and 2
7
A second order system would be critically damped when damping ratio is :
Answer
B. Equals 1
8
The order of values of thermal efficiency of Otto, Diesel and Dual cycle when they have equal compression ratio and heat rejection is :
Answer
D. ηotto > ηdual > ηdiesel
9
A particle starts from rest and moving with a constant acceleration covers a distance x₁ in the third second and x₂ in the fifth second. The ratio x₁/x₂ is :
Answer
B. 5/9
10
A system of masses rotating in different parallel planes is in dynamic balance if the resultant :
Answer
C. Force and resultant couple both are equal to zero
11
High vacuum pressure is usually expressed in :
Answer
C. torr
12
Knocking tendency in a SI engine reduces with increasing :
Answer
D. Engine speed
13
A body slides down a smooth inclined plane and takes 4 seconds to reach the bottom. If it starts from rest at the top the time taken to cover 1/4th of distance from top is :
Answer
A. 2 sec.
14
Which of the following iron has maximum tensile strength :
Answer
D. Nodular cast iron
15
The head over a 90 degree V notch increases from 0.15 m to 0.3 m. The ratio of new discharge to original discharge is :
Answer
A. 5.657
16
The purpose of differential speed on trains is served by :
Answer
D. Track curvature
17
A projectile has a range R in the gravitational field of earth. Under identical conditions of velocity and acceleration its range on moon will be :
Answer
A. 6 R
18
The coordination number of FCC crystal structure is :
Answer
C. 12
19
Auto-collimator is used to check :
Answer
C. Angle
20
The work input to an air compressor will be least if the exponent ‘n’ in the compression process pvⁿ = constant equals :
Answer
A. 1
21
Two particles with masses in the ratio 1 : 4 are moving with equal kinetic energies. The ratio of their linear momentum will be in the ratio :
Answer
B. 1 : 2
22
Monal metal is an alloy of :
Answer
A. Nickel and copper
23
Which one of the following is an extensive property of a thermodynamic system?
Answer
A. Volume
24
Volumetric efficiency of a reciprocating compressor increases with : 1. Increase in clearance ratio 2. Decrease in delivery pressure 3. Multistaging Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer
B. 2 and 3
25
Multistaging Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer
A. land2
26
For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of restitution is :
Answer
D. Zero
27
Ascrew thread is defined by its:
Answer
A. Root diameter
28
The gas with highest value of adiabatic index is :
Answer
A. Helium
29
The use of regenerator in a gas turbine cycle increases :
Answer
C. Both efficiency and output
30
The moment of inertia of a uniform rod of mass m and length / about an axis through its centre and perpendicular to the length of rod is :
Answer
A. m6
31
A key connecting a flange coupling to a shaft is likely to fail in :
Answer
C. Torsion
32
If the thermal efficiency of a carnot engine is 40%, then coefficient of performance of a refrigerator working within the same temperature limits is :
Answer
C. 1.5
33
Propulsion efficiency of a jet engine is given by :
Answer
A. 2Va/(Vj-Va)
34
Toughness of a materia] signifies :
Answer
C. Brittleness
35
Which category of the following chains is not used for power transmission?
Answer
A. Roller chains
36
An engine operates between temperature limits of 900 K and 7, and another engine operates between 7, and 400 K. If both the engines are equally efficient T, will be :
Answer
B. 626K
37
Th-262 Which is the correct sequence of above nuclear fuels in order to increase in half life?
Answer
C. 2-4-3-1
38
The gear size is generally specified by:
Answer
A. Pitch circle diameter
39
The gear size is generally specified by :
Answer
C. } Module
40
During Joule-Thomson expansion the property which remains constant is :
Answer
C. Enthalpy '
41
Falling drops of water is spherical due to :
Answer
D. Absorption
42
Modulus of resilience of a material is :
Answer
B. An index of its compressibility
43
Which of the following gaseous fuels does not have different higher and lower calorific values?
Answer
C. Carbon monoxide
44
Which of the following gaseous fuels does not have different higher and lower calorific values?
Answer
C. Carbon monoxide
45
A rectangular water tank has its length, breadth and height ratio 2 : 1 : 2. The ratio of the hydrostatic force at bottom to any larger vertical surface is :
Answer
B. 1
46
A thin cylindrical pressure vessel has been subjected to internal pressure. The ratio of | longitudinal to hoop stress is :
Answer
D. 2
47
In deep drawing of sheets, the limiting draw ratio depends on :
Answer
D. Thickness of sheet
48
In which one of the following materials, the heat energy propagation due to conduction heat transfer will be minimum : |
Answer
C. Water
49
A metallic body weighs 80 N in air and 60 N in water, The relative density of the body is :
Answer
A. 8
50
The rate of change of bending moment is equal to at the section.
Answer
A. shear force —
51
A composite wall of a furnace has two layers of equal thickness having thermal conductivities in the ratio 3:2. What is the ratio of temperature drop across two layers?
Answer
B. 2:3
52
A block of ice floats on the surface of water contained in a vessel. How the water level will change when the snow melts?
Answer
C. Remains same
53
A uniformly distributed load w in KN/m is acting over the entire length of a 3 m long cantilever beam. If the shear force at the mid-point of cantilever is 6 kN the value of w is :
Answer
B. 4
54
The brazing process is carried out in the temperature range (degree Celsius) :
Answer
C. 350-500
55
The unit of thermal diffusivity is :
Answer
D. mé*/hr
56
For a steady incompressible flow, the u component of velocity is Ae’, The corresponding v component of velocity is
Answer
C. c) -Ae*y
57
The diameter of a shaft is increased from 30 mm to 60 mm, all the other conditions remain unchanged. How many times its torque carrying capacity increases?
Answer
B. 8
58
In machining aluminum parte the chips produced will be in the form of :
Answer
A. fragments
59
The emissive power is multiplied by ______ to get the intensity of normal radiation for a unit surface.
Answer
B. 1/π
60
The value of momentum correction factor for a laminar flow through a circular pipe is approximately:
Answer
D. 1.33
61
If a closed coil helical spring absorb 30 N mm of energy while extending by 5 mm, its stiffness is :
Answer
D. 4 N/mm.
62
In Taylors tool life equation V7"= Constant, what is the value of n for ceramic tools?
Answer
C. 0.6 to 0,76
63
Which dimensionless number has a significance role in forced convection?
Answer
D. Reynolds Number
64
The pressure drop in a pipe flow is directly proportional to the mean velocity. It suggests that :
Answer
A. The flow is laminar
65
Which among the following constitutes a higher pair?
Answer
B. toothed gearing
66
Which of the following types of layouts is used for the manufacture of huge aircrafts?
Answer
D. Fixed position layout 176/2015 10 A
67
Air refrigeration cycle is usually employed in :
Answer
D. Gas liquefaction
68
Efficiency of a pelton wheel is maximum if the ratio of jet velocity to tangential velocity of wheel is :
Answer
B. 2
69
The number of inversions for a slider crank mechanism is :
Answer
D. M 4
70
Bin cards are used in keeping record of :
Answer
D. material storage
71
Inthe window air conditioner the expansion device used is :
Answer
A. Capillary tube
72
_ 72, Specific speed of an impulse turbine ranges from :
Answer
B. 10to 50
73
Fan belt in an automobile is :
Answer
D. B section V-belt
74
The project duration in CPM can be reduced by crashing : |
Answer
B. One or more critical activities
75
When steam flows through a throttle valve and remains wet at exit : |
Answer
A. Its temperature and quality increase
76
It will be cavitated Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
C. land4
77
For a gear the product of circular pitch and diametral pitch is :
Answer
D. «
78
Which one of the following is not a solution method of transportation problems?
Answer
D. Hungarian method
79
Which of the following is not a water tube boiler?
Answer
B. Scottish Marine Boiler
80
Which of the following is not a positive displacement pump?
Answer
B. Centrifugal pump
81
Benaras Sanskrit College was started in 1791 by:
Answer
A. Jonathan Duncan
82
The brain behind the birth of Aligarh Muslim University was :
Answer
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
83
Who recommended the Western system of Education in India?
Answer
B. Lord Macaulay
84
§.N.D.P. (Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana) Yogam was started in :
Answer
D. 1903 |
85
The Dalits and Tribals in India were named for the first time as scheduled castes and scheduled Tribes by the :
Answer
A. Ninth schedule of the constitution
86
Printing press was introduced in India by :
Answer
B. The Portuguese is
87
Shanar Women were allowed to wear upper Jackets by the order of :
Answer
C. Colonel Munroe
88
Gandhiji commended as “Miracle of Modern Times” about : |
Answer
D. Temple Entry Proclamation of 1936
89
Among the following who has no ‘Mahakavya’ to his credit :
Answer
A. Kumaran Asan
90
The ‘Malayali Memorial’ was against :
Answer
C. appointing Tamil Brahmins in Travancore Services
91
Who is known as “Kerala Kalidasa’?
Answer
D. Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Tampuran
92
The Right to Information Act came into effect on :
Answer
D. 12 October 2005 A 13 176/2015 [P.T.O.]
93
As per the ‘Right to Information Act’ the first application was given to ;
Answer
C. Pune Police Station
94
The Preamble of the Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on : |
Answer
D. 26 November 1949 |
95
The Preamble of the Constitution of India was designed and decorated by :
Answer
A. Beohar Rammanohar Sinha of Jabalpur |
96
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 offers : |
Answer
B. 100 days of work in a financial year
97
The founder of ‘Bhashaposhini’ was :
Answer
A. Kundathil Varghese Mappilai
98
The ‘Jhansi Rani of Travancore’ was : |
Answer
B. Akkamma Cherian
99
‘Athma Kadhakkura Aamukham’ is the autobiography of : .
Answer
C. Lalithambika Antharjanam
100
The British East India Company lost its monopoly of trade in India by:
Answer
B. The Charter Act of 1813

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