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Yarn Manufacturing Gate Questions
Yarn Manufacturing Gate Questions
a. less than 1
b. 12.7mm
c. 2.5%
d. 0.2 1.2.
7.
I. Short fibres
II. Immature fibres
III. Fine fibres
IV. Long fibres
8.
I. Rotor spinning
II. Ring spinning
III. Friction spinning
IV. Air jet spinning
9.
I. Blow room
II. Carding
III. Comber
IV. Draw Frame
10.
I. Eccentric roller
II. Wider roller setting
III. Low roller pressure
IV. Narrow roller setting
a. Drafting waves
b. Undrafted ends
c. Periodic variation
d. Reduced effective draft
11.
I. Yarn Tension
II. Package Density
III. Cop Building
IV. High cone taper
a. Hard nose
b. Square of yarn speed
c. Angle of wind
d. Chase angle
12.
I. Yarn speed in cone winding
II. Yarn speed in warping
III. Yarn speed in sizing
IV. Warp yarn speed on a shuttle loom
a. 0.1 m/min
b. 50 m/min
c. 800 m/min
d. 1500 m/min
24. Large cross wound packages are usually wound on surface driven winders
because
a. Precision winders would lead to patterning
b. Spindles of precision winders would not be able to withstand the increasing centrifugal
force caused but the growing package
c. Continuous reduction in wind angle with increasing diameter would make the precision
wound package progressively unstable
d. Precision winding is uneconomical in view of the need of a control system for
continuous regulation of spindle speed
Gate-2002:
25. The Partially oriented PET yarn is produced at spinning speeds of
a. Less than 1000 m/min b. 1500 3500 m/min
c. 5000 6000m/min d. Above 6000 m/min
26. For the production of good quality yarn, the hardness of front roller cot is
a. More than that of back of roller b. Less than that of back roller
c. Equal to that of back roller d. Irrelevant
27. The length of lap feel per combing cycle in cotton combing is
a.1mm 3 mm b.4mm 6 mm
c.7 mm - 9 mm d.10mm 12mm
28. The trash to lint ration in licker-in droppings is usually
a.60:40 b.40:60 c.80:20 d.90:10
29. The draft between licker-in and cylinder in a modern cotton card is
a.1.25 b.250 c.3.50 d.4.50
30. The bottom roller that carries apron has
a. Straight flutes b. Helical flutes c. Knurled surface d. Plane surface
31. If the ratio of bare bobbin to ring diameter is 0.5,the winding angle is
a. 300 b. 250 c. 200 d. 350
32. The twist in the yarn arm within the rotor is
a. Equal to that of final yarn b. Less than that of final yarn
c. More than that of final yarn d. Zero
33. The spinning tension is lowest in
a. Ring spinning b. Roter spinning
c. Air-jet spinning d. Twist-less spinning
34. As twist is removed from motor yarn
a. The strength continuously decreases
b. The strength decreases at first and then increases again
c. No change in strength occurs
d. The strength increases at first and then decreases
35. The blow room and card cleaning efficiencies are 60% and 90% respectively. If
the trash present in card sliver is 0.08%,what was the trash level in the bale?
a. 2.4 b. 2.0 c.3.0 d.2.8
36. Twisting and winding operations are inseparable in
b. a. Rotor spinning b. Ring spinning
c. c. Friction spinning d. Air-jet Spinning
37. The doffing period in minutes of a 1.5kg package being wound at a winding
speed of 1000 m/min with 90% efficiency from 12 tex yarn would be
a.131.7 b.138.8 c.143.2 d.147.5
Gate-2003:
38. Drawing and doubling operations on draw frame are mainly used to
a. improve short and medium term variation in sliver
b. improve long term variation in sliver
c. improve sliver strength
d. make the sliver finer
39. The purpose of using autoleveller is to improve
a. fibre orientation in yarn
b. yarn count CV%
c. yarn strength
d. yarn faults
40. The sequence of three major operations in forward feed combing is
a. combing detaching feeding
b. combing feeding detaching
c. detaching combing feeding
d. feeding detaching combing
41. In which would the twist density be the highest in ring spinning
a. Spinning zone yarn
b. Balloon zone yarn
c. Winding zone yarn
d. Bobbin yarn
42. In rotor spinning, the yarn tension is maximum
a. at yarn formation point
b. at the navel
c. outside the doffing tube
d. in the radial portion of the yarn within the rotor
43.
Group I
P Pin texturing
Q Draw Texturing
R Friction spinning
S Air jet texturing
Group II
1 Surging
2 Stretch yarn
3 Bulked yarn
4 High speed
5 POY
6 More noise
a. P6-Q5-R3-S1
b. P1-Q2-R4-S6
c. P6-Q5-R1-S3
d. P2-Q5-R4-S1
A yarn is produced by blending two fibres X and Y whose particulars are given below
X Y Fineness 2 denier 21 microns Blend% 50 50
44. The denier of fibre Y is (take density of fibre Y as 1.3 g/cm3)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
45. The average denier of the blend is
a. 2.10
b. 2.66
c. 1.66
d. 3.00
46. The limit irregularity of a 200 denier yarn spun from this blend is
a. 10.55
b. 12.55
c. 11.55
d. 14.55
47. A blended yarn is produced by plying two yarns having the following
specifications
I II
Yarn Tex 20 10
Mass irregularity (CV%) 15 20
The CV% of the ply yarn is expected to be around
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
48. The hairiness of a ring yarn increases as
a. fibre length increases
b. heavier traveller is used
c. yarn is made finer
d. ring frame draft increases
49. The trash content in cotton fed to a beater is 4%. The waste extracted by the
beater is 2%. If the waste contains 60% trash, what is the cleaning efficiency of the
beater?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 35%
d. 20%
50. If the ratio of winding-on diameter to ring diameter is 0.86, what is the angle of
yarn pull?
a. 300
b. 600
c. 370
d. 270
51. An eight head comber is running at 200 nips/min. The lap feed is 60 ktex and noil
level is 20%. If the lap feed/nip is 7mm, the production in kg/hr at 90% machine
efficiency will be
a. 25
b. 29
c. 33
d. 40
52. If the actual draft in a card is 90 and the mechanical draft 85, the waste % extracted
by the card will be
a. 5.0%
b. 5.5%
c. 6.0%
d. 7.0%
53. A ring frame running at 14000 rpm is producing yarn at 15m/min. The difference in
yarn twist (turns/cm) in the yarn when the package diameter changes from 20 mm
to 36 mm will be
a. 8.0
b. 9.2
c. 7.1
d. 10.1
54. Which of the following statements is correct in regard to the processing of micro
denier fibre vis-a-vis normal fibre?
a. Card production rate must be decreased
b. Higher yarn twist is required on ring frame
c. Less roller pressure is required on ring frame
d. Drafting speed on draw frame must be increase
55. A single yarn of 30 tex is converted into two ply yarn. If the ratio of tenacities of
the plied and single yarn is 1.2, the ratio of their breaking strengths will be
a. 2.0
b. 3.0
c. 2.4
d. 4.0
56. A yarn of 16 Ne is spun on a 46mm diameter rotor spinning machine at 100 m/min.
The measured TM in the yarn is 4.4. Considering the loss in machine twist as 10%,
the number of fibre layers within the rotor at the yarn formation point will be
a. 100
b. 111
c. 120
d. 130
57. In case of polyester cotton blended yarn which one of the following statement is
true
a. Polyester fibre predominates on yarn surface
b. The blended yarn id stronger than 100% polyester yarn
c. Cotton fibre predominates on yarn surface
d. The yarn is less extensible than 100% cotton yarn
58.
Group I
P High drafting force
Q Periodic variation
R Drafting wave
S Roller slip
Group II
1. Low roller pressure
2. Long and fine fibres
3. Eccentric roller
4. Thick and thin places
5. Short fibres
6. Spin finish
a. P2-Q3-R4-S1
b. P4-Q1-R3-S2
c. P6-Q5-R2-S3
d. P6-Q1-R3-S5
59.
Group I
P Air jet spun yarn
Q Rotor spun yarn
R Dref-2 friction spun yarn
S Ring yarn
a. P3-Q2-R6-S1
b. P6-Q2-R1-S3
c. P1-Q3-R4-S2
d. P2-Q6-R1-S3
Gate-2004:
60. Average cotton fibre strength is cN/tex is
a. 10-20
b. 20-30
c. 30-40
d. 40-50
Group II
1. Highest bending rigidity
2. Strongest
3. Most uniform
4. Weakest
5. Bulkiest
6. Core-strength
75. Consider the following statements with respect to ring and travellers in a ring
spinning machine
P The contact area between the ring and the traveller should be maximized
Q The center of gravity should be as high as possible
R The hardness of the traveller should be less than that of ring
S Elliptical travellers can be used with all types of rings
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q
b. Q, R
c. P, R
d. P, S
76. In a carding machine, fibre straightening is attainted to maximum extent in
a. Cylinder to flats carding region
b. Cylinder to doffer transfer region
c. Licker-in to cylinder region
d. Cylinder to under casing region
77. Consider the following statements with respect to compact spinning as compared to
conventional ring spinning
P The spinning triangle is reduced to a large extent
Q The spinning tension is increased to a large extent
R The hairiness of the yarn is lower
S The yarn strength is lower
The sett of correct statement is
a. Q, S
b. P, R
c. Q, R
d. R, S
78. A twin delivery draw frame delivers slivers of count 0.14s Ne at 300m/min with a
production efficiency of 95%. The production rate in kg/hr is
a. 60
b. 125
c. 145
d. 290
79. Consider the following statements as the possible causes for the high U% of a ring
spun yarn
P Apron slippage in the ring frame
Q Eccentric back bottom roller in ring frame
R Improper drafting in the draw frame
S Damaged front top roller in ring frame
The sett of correct statement is
a. R, S
b. P, R
c. P, S
d. P, Q, S
80. In a sliver lap machine, 24 slivers of 0.12s Ne are combined and a draft of 2.4 is given.
In the ribbon lap machine, 6 of these laps are combined after giving a draft of 4.2 to
each of these laps. The linear density of the resultant lap in g/m is
a. 54.4
b. 59.2
c. 65.1
d. 70.3
81. Consider the following statements with respect to air jet spinning
P The air vortex speed in the second nozzle is higher than that of the first nozzle
Q The yarn has harder feel compared to ring spun yarn
R The yarn has uniform twist structure through out the yarn cross section
S A high draft of 100 to 200 is provided with roller drafting system
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q, S
b. P, R, S
c. P, Q, S
d. Q, R, S
82. The final yarn count required in a ring frame is 40s Ne with 26 tpi. The twist
contraction during spinning is 2.7%. If the feed roving count is 1.6s Ne, the draft in
ring frame should be
a. 25.0
b. 25.7
c. 26.0
d. 26.7
Gate-2005:
83. The typical value of waste percentage generated at flats while processing normal
polyester fibre on a modern card is
a. 0.1%
b. 0.5%
c. 1.0%
d. 2.5%
84. Modern blow room with contaminant removal attachment based on optical
scanning principle cannot detect
a. jute threads
b. leafy matters
c. white plastic materials
d. black fabric pieces
85. Speed of a modern comber is around
a. 100 nips/min
b. 200 nips/min
c. 400 nips/min
d. 800 nips/min
93. In a friction spinning process, the diameter of the perforated drum and the average
yarn tail diameter resting on the drum are 44 mm and 0.22 mm respectively. The
drum and the yarn delivery speeds are 5000 rpm and 250 m/min respectively. The
actual twist in the yarn with 20% twist efficiency is
a. 400 tpm
b. 600 tpm
c. 800 tpm
d. 1000 tpm
94. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following assertion (a) & reason (r)
Assertion: The strength of a pneumatically spliced joint of a single cotton yarn
results out of the load bearing capacity of the largely parallel fibers in the central
section of the joint
Reason: The central section is surrounded by densely clustered groups of fibres,
which are highly twisted and intermingled. On application of tensile load, these
fibers slip and progressively grip the central section tightly, enhancing in the process
their load bearing capacity
a. Both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is the correct reason for (a)
b. Both (a) and (r) are true and (r) is not the correct reason for (a)
c. Both (a) and (r) are false
d. (a) is true but (r) is false
Gate-2006:
95. In air jet spinning system, P1 and P2 are the supply of air pressures at rear nozzle
(entry side) and the front nozzle (delivery side), respectively. The relationship
between P1 and P2 is
a. P1 < P2
b. P1 > P2
c. P1 = P2
d. P1 P2
96. The draft between feed roller and licker-in in a carding machine is approximately
a. 100
b. 500
c. 1000
d. 2000
97. Spinning-in coefficient refers to
a. Spinning limit
b. Limiting CV% of yarn
c. Intensity of migration
d. Spun-in fibre length
102. Consider the following statements with reference to the properties of rotor spun
yarn vis-a-vis the equivalent ring spun yarn
P Breaking strength is lower & abrasion resistance is higher
Q Hairiness is lower and surface is more lustrous
R Bending rigidity is higher & abrasion resistance is lower
S Diameter and uniformity are higher
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q
b. P, S
c. Q, R
d. P, Q, R, S
103. An idealized hexagonal closed packed yarn has seven layers of 1.2 dtex fibres. The
approxiamte count (Ne) of yarn is
a. 29
b. 39
c. 49
d. 59
104. The direct twist factor of a single 29.5 tex P/V yarn is 38.28 tpcm.tex.. To keep twist
per unit length same, the indirect cotton twist multiplier (tpi.Ne-.) of 30 Ne cotton
yarn will be approximately
a. 2.95
b. 3.27
c. 2.27
d. 3.83
105. Consider the following statements with reference to compact spinning vis-a-vis ring
spinning
P The size of the spinning triangle is smaller
Q The yarn hairiness is lower
R The draft is higher
S The twist loss is lower
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q
b. P, R
c. Q, R
d. R, S
The passage of yarn is a two-for-one twister is
Yarn feed package (1) Freely rotating yarn guide arm (2) Rotating
spindle (3) Yarn take up roller (4) Take up package (5)
106. The direction of twist between different points is
a. S between 1&2 and Z between 2&3
b. S between 1&3 and S between 3&4
c. Z between 1&2 and S between 2&3
d. S between 1&2 and Z between 3&5
107. The traverse (cm) of the headstock of a sectional warping machine for winding a
section of 10 cm thickness from a warp sheet of 30 cm width on a drum of 250
conicity is approximately
a. 10
b. 20
c. 30
d. 40
108. A carded web of 30 g/m2 and 1 m width is converted into a batt of 300 g/m2 and 2.5
m width by a cross lapper. The card delivers the web at 20m/min. The batt out of the
cross lapper approximately at the speed (m/min) of
a. 1
b. 2.5
c. 5
d. 8
The following data refers to a cone winding process:
Package diameter = 20 cm
Package height = 25 cm
Drum diameter = 8 cm
Scroll of the drum = 2.5
Winding speed = 1000 m/min
109. The number of coils on the surface of the package is
a. 0.5
b. 1.0
c. 1.5
d. 2.0
110. The rpm of the drum is approximately
a. 3,000
b. 3,400
c. 3,700
d. 4,000
111. A carding machine, working at 90% efficiency, has cylinder radius 0.63m, cylinder
surface speed 1600 m/min, doffer surface speed 40m/min and production rate 10.8
kg/h. Assuming that there is no draft between doffer and delivery roller, the linear
density (ktex) of card sliver will be approximately
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
112. If the mass of fibre presented to the doffer per revolution of cylinder is 3.3gm, the
transfer coefficient of the carding machine will be approximately
a. 0.10
b. 0.15
c. 0.20
d. 0.25
Gate-2007:
113. On a carding machine
a. Doffer wire point height is more than that of cylinder
b. Doffer wire point height is less than that of cylinder
c. Doffer and cylinder wire point heights are the same
d. Doffer and Licker-in wire point heights are the same
114. Six slivers are doubled together and given three passages on draw frame. The
number of doubling is
a. 9
b. 18
c. 216
d. 486
115. Out of the following, the technology that produces S & Z twists in the same yarn is
a. Rotor spinning
b. Ring spinning
c. Warp spinning
d. Self twist spinning
116. Yarn tension during unwinding from a cop is
a. High at full cop and low at empty cop
b. Constant irrespective of stage of unwinding
c. Low at full cop and high at empty cop
d. Highest at the beginning, decreases gradually and rises again
117. Bulking of the filaments CANNOT be achieved by
a. False twist texturing process
b. Non circular cross sections of individual filaments
c. Differential shrinkage of biconstituent yarn
d. Thermo-mechanical setting under taut conditions
118. The contraction of a yarn upon twisting is 1.07. The twisted yarn count is 30 tex. If 2
dtex fibres are used to produce the yarn, the number of fibres present in yarn cross
section is
a. 140
b. 145
c. 150
d. 160
119. During spinning of a yarn on ring frame, the yarn tension is maximum at
a. Lappet guide
b. Maximum balloon radius
c. Traveller
d. Front roller nip
132. Air jet texturing makes multifilament yarn more suitable as weft in air jet weaving.
Because the yarn becomes
a. Rigid and does not bend in the shed
b. Smooth and helps to reduce friction with warp
c. Bulkier & results in high propelling force
d. Heavier & produces high kinetic energy
133. During winding on the ring frame
a. The downward movement of ring rail is slow and accelerating
b. The downward movement of ring rail is fast and accelerating
c. The upward movement of ring rail is slow and accelerating
d. The upward movement of ring rail is fast and accelerating
134. In drawframe, higher top roller pressure is used for polyester fibres compared to
cotton fibres because they have
a. Lower compressional resilience
b. Lower density
c. Higher inter fibre friction
d. Lower moisture absorption
135. The flyer leading mechanism in short staple roving frame is not used because of
P Design limitation of differential gear box
Q Energy consideration
R Slough off problem
S Start up problem
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q, R
b. P, R, S
c. Q, R, S
d. P, Q, S
136. Quasi-periodic irregularity of slivers is caused by
a. Higher short fibre content
b. Broken gear tooth
c. Roller eccentricity
d. Improper meshing of gears
137. If the specific volume of yarn is increased by 21%, the percentage increase in yarn
diameter would be
a. 4.6
b. 10.0
c. 10.5
d. 21.0
138. In a flat yarn, the number of filaments in the yarn cross section is 271. The yarn is
divided into 5 segments of equal radial increments which are numbered as 1,2,3,4
and 5, from yarn core to surface respectively. The approximate number of fibres in
the 4th segment is
a. 50
b. 80
c. 90
d. 110
139. In a card, theoretically it is beneficial to have smaller cylinder running at higher rpm
because it
P Results in saving of space
Q Improves carding action
R Increases carding area
S Improves fibre transfer from licker-in to cylinder
The sett of correct statement is
a. P, Q
b. R, S
c. Q, R
d. Q, S
The number of spindles assigned to a spinner is 1200. The end breakage rate is
15 per 100 spindle-hours. The number of standing breaks at any time is 9
140. The loss (%) in machine efficiency due to end breakage is
a. 7.5
b. 1.0
c. 0.75
d. 0.50
141. If a spinner has the capacity to attend 36 breaks in one patrol which takes 9 minutes,
the spindle to be allocated per spinner to maintain the same efficiency, will be
a. 800
b. 1200
c. 1600
d. 2000
GATE-2009:
142. The maximum practical limit of spindle speed in a commercial cotton ring frame is
around
a. 5000 rpm
b. 10000 rpm
c. 20000 rpm
d. 30000 rpm
143. Ring spun cotton yarns of 30, 40, 50 and 60 tex are made from the same fibre. All
these yarns are spun with the constant twist per cm of 10. The yarn can be
arranged in descending order of helix angle of surface fibres as
a. 30, 60, 50, 40
b. 40, 60, 50, 30
c. 30, 40, 50, 60
d. 60, 50, 40, 30
144. Hairiness of ring spun yarn increases, when
a. Traveller weight increases
b. Front zone draft at ring frame increases
c. Spindle speed decreases
d. Ring rail speed increases
Group II
1 high speed, fine wires
2 fibre rapture, coarse wires
3 wires with an acute front angle, condensing of fiber
4 slow speed, striping action
5 Nep removal, slowest speed
a. P5-Q3-R2-S1
b. P1-Q2-R5-S4
c. P4-Q4-R3-S5
d. P2-Q1-R5-S3
147. Pressure field from the nip of drafting roller can be extended by
a. Reducing the roller pressure and increasing hardness of top roller
b. Reducing mass of fibre strands and reducing the roller diameter
c. Increasing the roller diameter and pressure
d. Increasing width of fibre strand and hardness of top roller
148. A blow room has five machines. The total cleaning efficiency for the first four
machine is 40%. The cleaning efficiency of last machine is 30%. The overall cleaning
efficiency (%) of blow room is
a. 70
b. 64
c. 58
d. 52
The feed rate of card is 100 kg/hour and the delivery rate is 400 mtrs/min
Licker in droppings and flat strips are 3% and 1% respectively
149. The count of card sliver (Ne) will be approximately
a. 0.16
b. 0.15
c. 0.14
d. 0.13
150. If the total draft in the card is decreased by 10%, the sliver linear density in ktex will
be
a. 6.4
b. 5.4
c. 4.4
d. 3.4
151. Two roving with a CV% of 8 each are fed into a spinning zone and if the spinning
units adds 8% CV, the CV% of output yarn will be approximately
a. 8.0
b. 8.9
c. 9.8
d. 12.0
Gate-2010:
152. In which of the following regions of a carding machine, the fibre alignment is
distributed to the maximum extent?
a. Cylinder to doffer transfer region
b. Licker in to cylinder transfer region
c. Cylinder to cylinder under casing region
d. Cylinder to flats carding region
153. Pressure bar is provided in a draw frame to
a. Increase the pressure on the middle top drafting roller
b. Reduce the intensity of drafting waves in the drafted strand of fibres
c. Reduce the pressure on the middle top drafting roller
d. Reduce the formation of neps in the drafted strand of fibres
154. Which of the following yarns is the finest?
a. 10s Ne
b. 10 Tex
c. 100s Ne
d. 100 Tex
155. The rotor spun yarn has better uniformity than the ring spun yarn of the same count
and fibres. The reason is
a. The highest production rate of rotor spinning system
b. The fibre doubling occurring inside rotor
c. The presence of wrapper fibres in rotor spun yarns
d. In rotor spinning, twisting and winding are separated
156. 30 bales of 3.5 Mi and 40 bales of 4.0 Mi cotton fibres (Mi is Micronair value of cotton
fibres) are already available in the raw material inventory of the mill. What is the
approximate Mi value required of another 30 bales so that the resultant mean Mi of the total
100 bales will be 4.0?
a. 3.4
b. 4.7
c. 5.2
d. 6.0
163. The delivery rate of a roving machine is 20 m/min. Assuming the flyer speed as 1000
rpm, inner diameter of the flyer top as 1 cm, diameter of roving as 2.5 mm, and the slippage
between the flyer top and roving as 50 %, the false twist (turns/m) in the roving above the
flyer is ______99.9 to 100.1_______
164. Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following assertion [a] & reason [r].
[a] When the bales are highly compressed, photo cells near the inclined spiked lattice of a
Hopper bale opener are set at a lower height.
[r] Position of photo cells controls the mass flow rate of tufts within the Hopper bale opener
(A) [a] is right and [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is wrong and [r] is right
(C) Both [a] and [r] are right
(D) Both [a] and [r] are wrong
165. The ring rail moves up and down in a cyclic manner during formation of a cop. The
combination of events occurring during upward traverse of the ring rail is
P) Traveller speed decreases
Q) Balloon tension decreases
R) More yarn is wound by the traveller
S) Balloon tension increases
(A) P, Q, S
(B) P, Q, R
(C) Q, R, S
(D) P, R, S
Common Data for Questions 166 and 167:
A card with a doffer of diameter 60 cm, fed with a lap of 395 ktex delivers sliver of 3.95
ktex. The draft between the doffer and the coiler calender roller is 1.4.
166. The total draft of the card is
(A) 71
(B) 140
(C) 100
(D) 171
167. If the doffer speed is 50 rpm, the approximate production rate of the card in kg/h would
be
(A) 6
(B) 22
(C) 31
(D) 88
GATE-2012:
168. The range of spinning speed (m/min) used in the manufacture of partially oriented
polyester yarn is
(A) 1000 1200 (B) 2000 2500
(C) 2800 3500 (D) 4000 6000
181. Compared to the spinning of finer cotton yarns, the preferred rotor diameter for the
production of very coarse cotton yarns would
(A) Be higher
(B) Be lower
(C) Remain the same
(D) Change depending on fibre strength
182. Amongst the following, the suitable technology for producing core spun yarn is
(A) Air vortex spinning (B) Rotor spinning
(C) Friction spinning (D) Air-jet spinning
183. In a card the probability of fibre transfer from cylinder to doffer in one revolution of
cylinder is 0.2. The probability that a particular fibre will be transferred to the doffer within
the first three revolutions of cylinder is _______.
184. Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate
answer
[a] In false-twist friction texturing, the ratio of input to output tension is kept close to one
[r] Broken filaments and tight spots are within the acceptable limits at this condition
(A) [a] is right [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is right [r] is right
(C) [a] is wrong [r] is wrong
(D) [a] is wrong [r] is right
185. The advantage of flyer leading over bobbin leading speed-frame is
(A) Lower roving stretch
(B) Lesser chance of unwinding after breakage
(C) Lower power requirement
(D) Power requirement remains fairly constant during the bobbin build up
A winding machine without anti-patterning device has the following particulars:
Cylindrical winding drum diameter : 75 mm
Number of crossing on drum : 2
21
Rotational speed of the drum : 2860 rev/min
Traverse length : 150 mm
A 3.5 degree constant taper cone is built on the above cone winder with no movement of the
point of drive
during the package build up. At mean cone diameter of 150 mm the package rev/min is 1375.
186. The number of times major patterning will occur in producing 200 mm mean diameter
package on
40 mm mean diameter core is
(A) 5
(B) 7
(C) 9
(D) 11
187. Distance in mm of point of drive from the base of the cone along the traverse is
apapproximately
(A) 26
(B) 30
(C) 36
(D) 40
196. For producing a coarse count yarn from short staple trashy cotton sliver, the most
suitable rotor is
(A) Large diameter rotor with narrow groove
(B) Large diameter rotor with wide groove
(C) Small diameter rotor with narrow groove
(D) Small diameter rotor with wide groove
197. Draw texturising gives:
a. superior degree of setting and poorer crimp resilience
b. inferior degree of setting and better crimp resilience
c. superior degree of setting and better crimp resilience
198. The increase in pro-comber draft;
a. reduces the waste at comber
b. increases the waste at comber
c. does not change the comber waste
199. For synthetic fibre:
a. heavier laps are preferred for finer denier fibre
b. higher laps are preferred for coarse denier fibre
c. lighter laps are preferred for finer denier fibre
200. Bigger rotor diameter
a. reduces the yarn strength and improves the yarn uniformity
b. increases the yarn strength and reduces the yarn uniformity
c. increases the yarn strength and improves the yarn uniformity
201. Murata Air-jet spinning
a. first nozzles twist the fibre bundle and second nozzle wraps the fibre
b. first nozzles wrap the fibre bundle and second nozzle twist the fibre
c. Both the nozzles twist the fibre bundle in opposite direction
202. Strength of rotor spun yarn is higher than
a. ring spun yarn
b. Air-jet yarn
c. DREF yarn
203. Assembly winder is based on
a. True twisting systems
b. False twisting systems
c. wrapping system
204. Packing density of ring spun yarn is
a. low at yarn surface and more at yarn core
b. more at yarn surface and low at yarn core
c. uniform from yarn surface to core
214. On a good ring frame, the spinning tensions for cotton yarn would be around
a.1.0 g/tex
b.0.1 g/tex
c.0.001 g/tex
d.0.11 g/den
215. Balloon control rings are more effective
a. At the end of the doff
b. At the middle of the doff
c. At the beginning of the doff
d. Throughout the doff
216. If the difference between the number of thick and thin places is very high, the machine
to be checked first would be
a. Draw frame
b. Speed frame
c. Ring frame
d. Card
217. The waste removed in blow room while processing man-made fibres should be around
a. 0.1%
b.1%
c.2%
d.3%
218. The traveler weight employed for polyester blend, compared to that employed for cotton
is
a. Less
b. More
c. The same
219.The most preferred bleater for processing man-made fibres is
a. Shirley opener
b. Kirschner beater
c. Creighton
d. Three bladed beater
220. False-twisting means
a. twisting in the false direction
b. not twisting
c. introducing equal and opposite twist
d. twisting with friction discs
221.Edge crimped yarns
a. have zig-zag configuration
b.have helical configuration
c. give stretch yarns
d.give modified stretch yarns
222. In the context of friction spindles for texturing, the twister angle should be
a.30o
b.45o
c.60o
d.90o
223. Air-jet texturing
a.reduces the strength considerably
b.does not decreases the strength
c. uses overfeeding to get the textured effect
d.uses air-jets to get the textural effect.
224. Stuffer-box technique
a. is used to produce textural yarns for carpets
b. can process heavy denier yarns
c. is used to give crimps in staple fibre production
d. is suitable for monofilaments
225. The ratio of fan to beater speed in the scutcher is higher when processing
a. Cotton
b. Man-and fibres
c. None of the above
226. Longer and finer fibres would require a card cylinder having
a. Higher wire point density
b. Lower wire point density
c. Greater wire height
d. Lower speed
227. The reduction in nep level at the card comes through
a. Crushing of neps between calendar rollers
b. Removal of neps in the licker-in droppings
c. Removal of neps in Flat strips
d. Disentanglement of neps
228. As a guide line, the optimum level of comber waste should be
a. equal to short fibre %
b. twice the short fibre %
c. 1.3 times the short fibre %
d. 0.5 times the short fibre %
229. In the cotton system, the bobbin rail speed (cm/min), as the roving bobbin builds up,
should
a. increases
b. decreases
c. remains constant
230. Murata Jet Spinner has been commercially highly successful for yarns form
a. Cotton
b. Polyester and its blends
c. Viscose cotton blends
d. Wool
231. For excessive difference between the number of thick and thin places the process most
likely to be responsible is
a. Drawing
b. Roving
c. Ring spinning
d. Carding
232. Uster classimat in for classifying
a.Yarn faults
b.Yarn imperfections
c.Yarn irregularity
233. Tension in yarn during winding from bobbin depends on the unwinding speed is
proportional to
a.V
b.V2
c.V3
234. Wind is defined as
a. number of coils per traverse
b. number of coils in double traverse
c. number of grooves in the drum
235. In a mixing having 4% trash, the % of trash in the blow room dropping would be
around____________ %
236. The 100% production of draw frame producing 2 k tex silver at 500 m/min is
___________ kgm/hr per delivery
237. The actual draft on a comber having a mechanical draft of 90 and waste % of 10 is
_____________
238. On a good Ring frame the spinning tension for cotton yarns should be around
____________ g/tex
239. The ____________ hooks are preferentially removed in roller drafting
240. The % cleaning efficiency of a cotton blow room line lies between
a. 40 & 50
b. 50 & 60
c. 60 & 75
d. 80 & 95
258. The angle of licker-in wire for cording polyester should be around
a.70o
b.80o
c.90o
d.99o
259. The weight of five meters of finished sliver would normally lie between
a. 2.5g and 5g
b. 15g and 20g
c. 100g and150g
d. 200 and 300g
260. Drawframe blending is normally preferred for blend of
a. polyester and viscose
b. polyester and cotton
c .polyester and acrylic
d. acrylic and viscose
261. The 100% production(kg/hr) per delivery of a drawfrom producing 4ktex sliver at
500 m/min is
a.60
b.80
c.100
d.120
262. The routing twist for finer fibres should be comparatively
a. higher
b. lower
c. same
263. The spinning tension (9/tex) for cotton yarn would be around
a.1.0
b.0.1
c.0.01
d.15.0
264. In ring spinning, the traveler rpm is
a. equal to spindle rpm
b. higher than spindle rpm
c. lower than spindle rpm
d. constant
265. The 2.5% span length of 25mm means that 2.5%of the clamped fibres are
a. shorter than 25mm
b.25 mm or longer
c. equal to or shorter than 25 mm
d.25mm in length
266. Murata Jet Spinner (MJS) has been commercially successful for spinning
a. cotton-jute blend
b. polyester and its blends
c. viscose-cotton blend
d. wool
267. Strongest 30 tex cotton yarn would be produced by
a. rotor spinning
b. air-jet spinning
c. friction spinning
268. For trouble free spinning, the ratio of fibre length in cm to its denier should be
a. 4.0
b. >4.0
c. 2.5
d. 1.0
269. In winding, optimum tension for 30 tex cotton yarn will be approximately
a.5g
b.10g
c. 30g
d. 60g
270. In case of a surface driven winding package, as the winding procedds, angle of
wind
a. increase
b. decreases
c. remains constant
d. first increases and then decreases
279. The member of fibres of 1.5 denier in the cross-section of a Ktex sliver is
a.18,000
b.20,000
c.2,000
d.200
280.
1. Yarn speed in cone winding
2. Yarn speed in sizing
3. Unwinding speed of Weft from shuttle eyeing
281
1. Bobbin
2. Ring traveller
3. Front drafting rollers
282.
1. Ring Spinning
2. Rotor Spinning
3. Friction Spinning
A. 800 m/min
B. 1200 m/min
C. 100 m/min
A.14700 rpm
B.300 rpm
C.15000 rpm
A. Spinning drums
B. Twin disc
C. Bolster/Inser
283.
1. Speed frame
2. Ring frame
3. Card
A. Flats
B. Cone drums
C. Ring traveller
284.
1. Filament
2. Roving
3. Yarn
A. Denier
B. Count
C. Hank
285. The blow room line for processing viscose rayon fibres, as compared to
Processing cotton, has
a. More number of beating points
b. Less number of beating points
c. Same number of beating points
d. Beaters running at higher speeds
286. The cards reduces the short fibre % by
a. 1-2
b.4-5
c.6-10
d. Zero
287. On a ring frame the spindle speed is 16,000 rpm. If the yarn twist is 8 turns/cm
and Winding-on circumference is 5 cm, the traveler rpm would be
a.14,998
b.15,000
c.16,600
d.15,600
A. Bulk
B. Friction
C. Dimensional stability
A. 700 m/min
B. 1500 m/min
C. 100 m/min
292.
1. Short staple fibres
2. Long staple fibres
3. Short & long staple fibres
A. Rotor spinning
B. Ring spinning
C. Air-jet spinning
293.
1. Opening roller
2. Autoleveller
3. Noil
A. Drawframe
B. Rotor frame
C. Comber
294.
1. Ring frame
2. Rotor frame
3. Draw frame
A.900 m/min
B.25 m/min
C.200 m/min