IIIrd Year – Mechanical Engineering

Answer Keys:

Section I: General Ability

1 C 2 A 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 B
8 B 9 B 10 C 11 D 12 B 13 D 14 D
15 D 16 C 17 D 18 B 19 C 20 C

Section II: Technical

21 B 22 C 23 B 24 B 25 C 26 C 27 A
28 B 29 A 30 D 31 C 32 A 33 C 34 A
35 C 36 D 37 A 38 D 39 B 40 C 41 A
42 B 43 A 44 A 45 B 46 C 47 B 48 A
49 B 50 A

Explanations:
Section I: General Ability

 xy  yz  = 9×16  y2 = 144  y = 12
1.
zx 25 25 5
 xy  zx  = 9× 25  x 2 = 225  x = 15
yz 16 16 4
 yz  zx  = 16× 25  z 2 = 400  z = 20
xy 9 9 3
(x + y + z) = 12.8

2. Rule of Allegation:
1/3 2/3
x% 12%

18%

18  12 : x  18
6 : x  18
1/ 3 : 2/3

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1
parts  6
3
2
 parts must beequal to 12
3
 x  18  12  x  30%

3. Let us assume that 1 man → 1 day work = 1

Work done by 150 workers on 1st day  150  150  4  0
Work done by 146 workers on 2nd day  146  150  4 1

Work done on n th day  150  4(n  1)

 Total work done in n days  150n  4(0  1  2  ........  (n  1))
(n  1)  n
 150n  4
2
It takes 150 men  n  8  days to complete the same work
(n  1)  n
150n  4  150(n  8)
2
 150n  2n(n  1)  150(n  8)
 150  8  2n(n  1)
 600  25  24  n  25
 It takes 25-8=17 days, if 150 men work on it

4. As 10% do not watch any of the channels, so 90% watch at least one of the channels
SS  56% ESPN  80%
a
56  a  b  x  %   80  a  c  x  %
x
b c

  45  b  c  x  %
ZS  45%

 (56 - a - b - x) + (80 - a - c - x) + (45 - b - c - x) + a + b + c + x = 90

 90 = 56 + 80 + 45 - (a + b + c) - 3x + x
 2x = 51 ( a + b + c = 40)
 x = 25.5%

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30 + 20 + 40 + 50
5. Average annual exports of P (during 1994-97) = = 35 crores
4
20 + 30 + 30 + 40
Average annual exports of Q (during 1994-97) = = 30 crores
4
35
Percentage of P’s exports with respect to that of Q = ×100 = 116.67%
30

6.
1st hour 2nd hour 3rd hour 4th hour
Effective speed of P in kmph 40 + d 50 + d 60 + d 70 + d
Effective speed of Q in kmph 60 – d 50 – d 40 – d 30 – d

Speed of Q is 30-d in 4th hour, so they met at 4th hour.

70  d 4
At 4th hour, ratio of their effective speeds is   d=10
30  d 1
 The speed of wind = 10kmph

7. Equation (ii) is c(a+b)=23, a prime number

So the 2 factors must be 1, 23.
Since a,b are positive, a+b>1  c=1, a+b=23
Substituting c=1, b=23-a in equation (i)
a 2  22a  21  0  a  1or 21
 b  22or 2
Solution Sets are (1,22,1):(21,2,1)
Hence, there are 2 such triplets.

8. The sum of the page numbers on the leaf=191  n  (n  1)  n  95

 The page numbers on the leaf were 95 and 96
96
 The number of sheets = = 24
4
The number of sheets removed = 2
The page numbers on sheets could be (1, 2, 95, 96); (3, 4, 93, 94)……………
 The sum of page numbers on each sheet = 194 always
 The sum of page numbers on the remaining sheets = (194)22 = 4268

9. If a cube is cut into n3 smaller cubes, then the number of cubes painted on three faces is equal to 8.
Additionally, we can consider that there are 8 corners of the cube before it is cut, so the smaller
cubes at the corners will be painted on 3 faces.

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10. It is mentioned in the statement Mr. Vivek has been declared successful in the preliminary
screening for the post of Director of an educational Institute. Therefore, either he will be selected or
will not be selected as Director of an educational Institute

12. The context calls for two contrasting words in correct proportion. Pressure and incentives are the
best suited words.

13. Foible is a minor fault as statuette is a small statue. The relationship is degree of intensity.

14. The word ‘pecuniary’ means ‘related to money’. Thus, all the words are synonyms of the given
word.

Q W Z B
19. B H K M W C G J M S V X
17 23 26 2
6 3 2
6 4 3 6 3 2
6 3 2

Section II: Technical

21. For homogenous system of equations to have infinite number of solutions A 0

1 1 1
 0 1 2  0    1
 0 1

cos 4x  a cos 2x  b f (x)

22. lim 4
 lim exists if f (0)  0 as g(x)  0
x 0 x x  0 g(x)
1 a  b  0
 a  b  1
f '(x) 4sin 4x  2a sin 2x
lim  lim
x 0 g '(x) x 0 4x 3
f ''(x) 16cos 4x  4a cos 2x
lim  lim
x 0 g ''(x) x 0 12x 2
f ''(0)  0 as g"  0   0
 16  4a  0  a  4  b  3  a  b  1

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23. n  s   62  36
Let A be the event denote that the sum is divisible by 4 i.e., the sum is 4 or 8 or 12
 n  A  9
Favorable cases   2, 2 1,3 2,6  4, 4  3,1 6, 2  6,6  3,5  5,3 
9
 P A   0.25
36
 
 Required probability is P A  1  P  A   0.75 =3/4

24. Let a = 1, b = 5
a  b 1 5
x1    3; f  x1   f  3  0 and f  a   f 1  0
2 2
 x 2 lies between 1 and 3
1 3
 x2   2; f  x 2   f  2   0
2
 x  2 is a root
Method converges after 2 iterations.

25. We know that A n X   n X

 A5 X   5 X
 4.5  4608
 4  4    4096 
5

 1   1024 

26. L  mur  20  10  6  1200kg  m 2 / s

27. We know that

v2  u 2  2as
 4  02   2   a   2 
2

a  4m / s
Applying D’ Alembert’s principle
Fy  ma  T  W
8000
 T  ma  W   4  8000  T  11.261kN
9.81

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28. Given length of ladder  AC   12.5cm

R
AB   35
tan 30
Taking moments about A
l 12.5
FR  AB  mg  cos    mg cos 
2 2


FR 3  5 
12.5
2

 mg  cos60

 FR  35.3 N

29. T
1  2
T1
 1
       (1)
T2 2

T1 1  T2 2  F   (2) 1

From(1) &(2) A
2

1  1
 T2 2 F
2 F
 2
  2
F
  F   T2  2
1
T2  2 2
,
1 
2
 2  2

F F
T1  2 22  1  T1  2 21
1  2 2 1  2

F
T1  T2    

2 2 1 2
1 2

Pd   2 t 
32. Hoop stress  d h
2t  p
130  2  16  0.3
d  416mm
3
Pd
Longitudianl stress 
4t 
  4  t   130  4  16  0.7
d   1941 mm
P 3
Maximum diameter  1941mm
The maximum allowable diameter will be minimum of the two (1941, 416)
If 1941mm is selected as diameter then the stress is 606  130MPa which is not possible.

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33. Maximum bending moment occurs at the point where the shear force is zero.
Let us say shear force is zero at a distance of x from the left end and is given by
9   6  x   0  x  1.5m ;
1.52
Mmax  9 1.5  6   6.75kN  m
2

34. Stress value at neutral axis is zero.

35. Psea water  Patm  Pgauge

 Patm  sea gh
 100000  1020  9.81 50 
Pfresh water  Patm  Pgauge
 100000  1000  9.81 50 
Psea water
  1.017
Pfresh water

36. Foil  Fwater

 oil  A1  h1   water  A 2  h 2
oil  g  2  1 1  1000  g  4  1 2
1000  8
oil   4000 kg / m3
2
 4000
oil  oil  4
water 1000

4A C
37. hydraulicdid  so A C  b.h
PW
PW  2  b  h 
4bh 2bh
 
2b  h  b  h 

P
38.   H  7.07m
g  Q  H
N P 125  750
Specific speed NS  5
 5
 296.41rpm
4 4
H 7.07

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Q  Vw1  Vw 2  u
39. Work done by jet per second on the runner 
1000
1000  0.5   20  4   8
  64kW
1000

40. P1 V1n  P2 V2 n
 1 (0.12) n  6  (0.03) n
 (4)n  6
 n log 4  log 6  n  1.292

41. We know that dQ  dh  vdp  dU  pdv

For isentropic process Q = 0.
 dh 
 dh  vdp     v
 dp s
 dU 
dU  pdv     p
 dv s
Tds  dU  pdv  dh  vdp
For Isochoric process, dv=0
 dU 
Tds  dU    T
 ds v
For Isobaric process, dp=0
 dh 
Tds  dh     T
 ds p
From above all relations
 U 
   p
 v s
It is nor correct in all situations because we don’t know work given to system or work done by
system
 U 
   p
 v s

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4 3
43. Volume of the balloon  r  523.34m 3
3
75
Pressure  1.01325
76
8314
R  4157 J/kg  K
2
pv
m  41.96kg
RT

48. Given life in hrs (Lb) = 7000hrs, radial load (Wr) = 3kN; N = 1200rpm
We known that
60NLhr
Life in million revolutions  L10  
10
6

60 1200  7000
  504million rev
106

50. Static load of Ball bearing

Kd2 Z
C0  bystribeck 's equation ........(1)
5
Z
K  2d  
2
K4d 2  Z 2

C0  2  2  2Kd Z
5 5 5
C0  2C0

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