BARC 2010 , MAY 30

100 QUESTIONS 2 Hrs. +3,-1 NO CALC

1] In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 60 0c & cold fluid at 300 c. Mass flow rate of
the hot fluid is 1 kg/sec. Specific heat of the hot fluid is 1 kJ/s and that of the cold fluid is 2 KJ/s.
Specific heat of the hot fluid is 10 KJ/Kg K and that of the cold fluid is 5 kJ/kg K. The LMTD for the
heat exchanger in 0c is

A] 30 b] 35 c] 15 d] 45

2] A model of a hydraulic turbine is tested at a head if ¼th of that under which the full scale turbine
works. The diameter of the model is half of that of the full scale turbine. If N is the rpm of the full
scale turbine, then the rpm of the model will be

A] N/4 B] N/2 C] N D] 2N

3] Match the items in column in I AND II

Column I Column I

P: Centrifugal compressor 1: Axial Flow

Q: Centrifugal pump 2: Surging

R Pelton Wheel 3 Priming

S Kaplan turbine 4 pure impulse

A] p-2,q-3,r-4,s-1 b]p-2,q-3,r-1,s-4 c]p-3,q-4,r-1,s-2 d] p-1,q-2,r-3,s-4

4] A block of mass M is released from point P on a rough inclined plane with inclination angle Ѳ
shown in fig below. The co efficient of friction is µ. If µ < tan Ѳ, then the time taken by the block to
reach another point Q on the inclined plane, where PQ = s, is

A]
2s b]
2s c] 2s
g cos (tan    ) g cos (tan    ) g sin  (tan    )

2s
d] P
g sin  (tan    )

Ѳ Q
5] A 200x100x50 mm steel block is subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of 15MPa. The Young’s
Modulus and poission’s ratio of the material are 200 GPa and 0.3 resply. The change in the volume
of the block in mm3 is

A] 85 b] 90 c] 100 d] 110

6] A stepped steel shaft below is subjected to 10Nm torque. If the modulus of rigidity is 80 GPa, the
strain energy in the shaft in N mm is

A] 4.12 b] 3.46 c]1.73 d] 0.86

50mm
25mm
T=10Nm

100mm 100mm

7) A thin spherical pressure vessel of 200 m diameter & 1 mm thickness is subjected to an internal
pressure varying from 4 to 8MPa. Pressure that the yield, ultimate , & endurance strength of
material are 600,800 & 400MPa resply .the factor of safety as per Goodman’s relation is .

a) 2.0 b) 1.4 c)1.6 d) 1.2

8) A natural feed journal bearing of dia. 50 mm & length 50mm operating at 20 rev./sec carries a
load of 2.0 KN. The lubricant used has a viscosity of 20 mPa sec . the radial clearance is 50 µm. the
sommerfeld no. for the bearing is.

a)0.062 b) 0.250 c) 0.125 d) 0.785

9) A coin is tossed 4 times . what is the probability of getting heads exactly 3 times ?

a) ¼ b) ½ c) 3/8 d)3/4

1 2 4

10] The matrix  3 0 6  has one eigen value equal to 3. The sum of the other two eigen values is
1 1 p 


A] p b] p-1 c] p-2 d] p-3

11)The divergence of the vector field (x-y)i +(y-x)j + (x + y +z)k is

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

12) A rod of length L & dia. D is subjected to tensile load P. which of the following is sufficient to
calculate the result charge in diameter

a) young’s modulus b) shear modulus

c) poisson’s ratio d) both a & c

13) A cantilever type gate hinged at Q is shown in fig. P & R are the centres of gravity of the
cantilever part & the counterweight resply. The mass of the cantilever part is 75 kg. the mass of the
counter weight , for static balance is

R Q R

0.5m 2m

a) 75kg b) 50kg c) 300kg d)225kg

14)2 moles of oxygen in mixing adiabatically with another 2 moles of oxygen in mixing chamber so
that final total pressure & temp. of the mix. Become same as those of individual constituents at their
initial states .the universal gas constant is given as R. the change in entropy due to mixing , per mole
of oxygen is given by.

a) –Rln2 b)0 c)Rln2 d) Rln4

15)The strain energy stored in the beam with flexural rigidity FL & loaded as shown in fig. is

P P

L 2L L

a) P2L3 /3EI b) 8P2L3/3EI c) 2 P2L3 /3EI d) 4 P2L3 /3EI

16) A solid circular shaft of diameter 100 mm is subjected to an axial stress of 50 MPa . it is further
subjected to a torque of 10 K Nm. The max. principal stress experienced on the shaft is closet to.

a) 41 MPa b) 164 MPa c) 82 MPa d) 204 MPa

17) A circular disc of radius rolls without slipping at a velocity V. the magnitude of velocity at a pt. P
(see fig.) is
P

R V

300

a)√3 V b) √3 V/2 c) V/2 d) 2V/√3

18) Consider a truss P & R loaded with a force as shown in fig. the tension in the member QR is

45 30

a) 0.5F b) 0.63 F c) 0.73F d) 0.87F

19] The natural frequency of the spring mass system shown in the figure is closest to

A] 8Hz b] 10 Hz c] 12 Hz d] 20 Hz

Spring M=1.4 kg spring

k1=4000N\m k2=1600N\m
20] The rod PQ of length L and with flexural rigidity EI is hinged at both ends. For what min force F is
it expected to buckle?

A] π2EI/L2 B] √2 π2EI/L2 C] π2EI/√2L2 D] π2EI/2L2

Ѳ=45̊ Q
F

21) In a cam design, the rise motion is given by a simple harmonic motion (SHM) s=h/2(1-cosпӨ/β)
where h is total rise Ө is camshaft angle, β is the total angle of the rise interval. The jerk is given by

a) h/2(1-cosпπ/β) b) (п/β)(h/2)sin(пπ/β) c) (п 2/β2)(h/2)cos(пπ/β)

d) –(п3/β3)(h/2)sin(пπ/β)

22]A uniform rigid rod of mass m=1kg & length L=1m is hinged at its centre & laterally supported at
one end by a spring of spring constant k=300N/m. The natural frequency ω n in rad/sec is

A]10 b]20 c]30 d]40

23]A compression spring is made of music wire of 2mm dia. Having a shear strength & shear
modulus of 800 MPa & 80 GPa resply .The mean coil dia. is 20 mm, free length is 40 mm & the no. of
active coils is 10. If the mean coil dia. Is reduced to 10 mm , the stiffness of the spring is
approximately

A]decreased by 8 times b] increased by 2 times

C] decreased by 2 times d]increased by 8 times

24) A journal bearing has shaft diameter of 40 mm and a length of 40mm. the shaft is rotating at 20
rad/sec and the viscocity of the llubricant is 20mPa.s. The clearance is 0.020 mm. the loss of torque
due to the viscocity of the lubricant is approximately

a) 0.040 Nm b) 0.252 Nm c) 0.400 Nm d) 0.652 Nm

25) A clutch has outer and inner diameters 100mm and 40 mm resply. Assuming a uniform pressure
of 2Mpa and coefficient of friction of linear material is 0.4, the torque carrying capacity of the clutch
is
a) 148 Nm b) 196 Nm c) 372 Nm d) 490 Nm

26] A gas expands in a frictionless piston-cylinder arrangement . the expansion process is very
slow,& is restricted by an ambient pressure of 100KPa .during the expansion process , the pressure
of the system (gas) remains const. At 0.01m3 . the max. Amount of work that could be utilized from
the above process is

A]0 KJ B]2 KJ C]1 KJ D] 3 KJ

27) A 2-D fluid element rotates like a rigid body. At a point within the element, the pressure is 1 unit.
Radius of the mohr’s circle, characterizing the state of stress at that point is

a) 0.5 unit b) 0 unit c) 1 unit d) 2 unit

28) A balloon containing an ideal gas is initially kept in an evacuated and insulated room. The balloon
ruptures and the gas fills up the entire room. Which one of the statements is true at the end od the
above process.

a) the internal energy of the gas decreases from its initial value , but the enthalpy remains constant

B) the internal energy of the gas increases from its initia value , but the enthalpy remains constant

c) both the internal energy and enthalpy of gas remains constant

d) both the internal energy and enthalpy of gas increase

29] Atomic packing fraction of copper

A] 0.68 b] 0.52 c]0.74 d]1.633

30] A loaded semi infinite flat plate is having an elliptical hole [(A/B)=2] in the middle as shown in the
fig. The stress concentration factor at points either x or y is

X Y B

A
A] 1 b] 3 c] 5 d] 7

31] Which one of the following Mohr’s circle represents the state of pure shear

A] B]

C] DIG. D]

32) A rigid, insulated tank is initially evacuated. The tank is connected with a supply line through
which air ( assumed to be ideal gas with constant specific heats) passes at 1 MPa, 350 0c . a valve
connected with the supply line is opened and the tank is chargedwith air until the final pressure
inside the tank reaches 1 MPa. The final temp. inside the tank is

a) greater than 3500c

b) less than 3500c

c) is equal to 3500c

d) may be greater than, less than or equal to 350 0c , depending on the volume of the tank

air supply line

Valve

tank
 33) For the 3-d object shown in the fig., 5 faces are insulated. The sixth face (PQRS) which is not
insulated interacts thermally with the ambient, with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 10
W/m2k. The ambient temperature is 300c. Heat is uniformly distributed at the rate of 100 W/ m 3.
Assuming the face PQRS to be at uniform temperature, its steady state temp. is

a) 100c

b)200c

c)300c

d)400c

q f

r g
p e

2m
2m
s h m
m
1m
m

34) Water having a density of 1000 kg/m 3 , issues a nozzle with a velocity of 10 m/s and the jet
strikes a bucket mounted on a pelton wheel. The wheel rotates at 10 rad/sec. The mean diameter of
the wheel is 1m. the jet is split into 2 equal streams by the bucket, such that each stream is deflected
by 1200 , as shown in the fig. friction in the bucket may be neglected. Magnitude of the torque
exerted by the water on the wheel, per unit mass flow rate of the incoming jet is

a) 0 (Nm)/kg/s b) 1.25 (Nm)/kg/s c) 2.5 (Nm)/kg/s d) 3.75 (Nm)/kg/s

Deflected jet

Incoming jet 1200

1200

Deflected jet
35]Critical pressure ratio for a nozzle is represented by relation

A](2/n+1)n/n-1 b](n/n-1)2/n+1 c] (1/n+1) 2/n+1 d] (2/n+1) n-1/n

36]The volumetric strain in case of cylindrical shell of dia. ‘d’ & thickness ‘t’ subjected to internal
pressure P , having coefficient of elasticity E & poisons ratio ν=1/m .The ratio of longitudinal strain to
hoop strain is

A]m-2/2m-1 b] 2m-1/5m-4 c] m-2/m-1 d]2+m/m-2

37]A thick cylinder with internal dia. ‘d’ & outside dia. 2d is subjected to internal pressure ‘p’ .The
max. Hoop stress developed in the cylinder is

A] p b]2/3p c]5/3p d]2p

38] Upto critical thickness of insulation

A] the insulation thickness is minimum.

B] the heat added loss to the surrounding is minimum

C] added insulation will increase heat loss.

39] the specific speed of hydraulic turbine & hydraulic pump is given resply, by

A] N√P/H 5/4 , N√Q/H 3/4

B ] NP 5/4/H3/4 , NQ3/4/H5/4

C] N√Q/H 3/4 , N√P/H5/4

40] Assertion (A). If a cube is placed in a liquid with 2 of its surfaces parallel to the free surface of the
liquid , then the pressures on the two surfaces which are parallel to the free surface , are the same

Reason (R) :- pascals law states that when a fluid is at rest , the pressure at any plane is same in all
directions

A] both A&R ARE TRUE & R is correct explanation of A

B] both A&R ARE TRUE but R is not the correct explanation of A

C] A is true but R is false

D] A is false but R is true.

41] Consider the following turbines

1] Francis turbine 2] pelton wheel with 2 or more jets 3] pelton wheel with a single jet 4] Kaplan
turbine

The correct sequence of the turbines/wheels in increasing order of their specific speeds is

A] 2,3,1,4 b] 3,2,1,4 c] 2,3,4,1

42] The overall heat transfer coefficient U for a plane composite wall of n layers is given by the
thickness o f the ith layer is ki convective heat transfer coefficient is h

1 n
A]
n
(1/ h1 )   ti / ki  (1/ hn )
b] (1/ h1 )  t
i 1
i / ki  (1/ hn )
i 1

1 n
C]
n
h1   ti / ki  hn
d] (1/ h1 )  t
i 1
i / ki  (1/ hn )
i 1

43] In an orthogonal cutting test, the cutting force and thrust force were observed to be 1000N and
500N resply. If rake angle of tool is zero, the coefficient of friction in chip tool interface will be

A] ½ b] 2 c] 1/√2 d] √2

44] Match list 1 with list 2 and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list

A] quick return motion mechanism 1] lathe

B] apron mechanism 2] milling machine

C] indexing mechanism 3] shaper

D] regulating wheel 4] centreless grinding

A B C D

A] 3 2 1 4

b] 2 3 4 1

c] 4 2 3 1

A] 3 1 2 4
45] A loaded beam is shown in the above fig. The bending moment dia of the beam best represented
as

W w w

L 2L L

A] B]

C] D]

46] At a certain section at a distance ‘x’ from one end of the supports of a simply supported beam the
intensity of loading, bending moment and shear force Wx, Mx and Vx resply. If the intensity of
loading is varying continuously along the length of the beam, then the invalid relation is

A] slope Qx = Mx/Vx

B] Vx = dMx/dx

C] Wx = d2Mx/dx2

D] Wx = dVx/dx

47] Plane stress at a point in a body is defined by the principal stress 3σ and σ the ratio of the normal
stress on the plane of maximum shear stress is

A] 1 b] 2 c] 3 d] 4

48] Which one of the following properties is more sensitive to increase in strain rate

A] yield strength b] proportional limit c] elastic limit d] tensile strength

49] Masses B1, B2 and 9 kg are attached to a shaft in parallel planes as shown in above fig. If the
shaft is rotating at 100 rpm, the mass B2 is

9KG

Shaft

50cm 100cm

50cm 50cm

B B
1 2
A] 3 kg b] 9 kg c] 6 kg d] 27 kg

50] A screw thread specified by M20 x 2.5C as per BIS thread system means

A] metric thread of 20 mm nominal dia and 2.5 mm pitch having coarse tolerance

B] metric thread of 20 mm root dia and 2.5 mm pitch having coarse tolerance

C] metric thread of fine class having 20 mm root dia and 2.5 mm pitch

D] metric thread of 20 mm shank dia and 2.5 mm thread depth with coarse tolerance

51] A pipe is connected in series to another pipe whose dia is twice and length is 32 times that of the
first pipe. The ratio of frictional head losses for the first pipe to those for the second pipe is ( both the
pipeline same frictional const.)

A] 8 b] 4 c] 2 d] 1

52] A stream function is given by (x2- y2). The potential function of the flow will be

A] 2xy+f(x) b] 2xy+const c] 2(x2- y2) d] 2xy+f(y)

53] Which one of the following sets of thermodynamics laws/relations is directly involved in
determining the final properties during an adiabatic mixing process.

A] the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics

B] the 2nd law of thermodynamics and steady flow relation

C] perfect gas relationship and steady flow relationship

D] the 1st law of thermodynamics and perfect gas relationship

54] When a weight of 100 N falls on a spring of stiffness 1kN/m from a height of 2m the deflection
caused in the first fall is

A] equal to 0.1 m b] between 0.1 and 0.2m c] equal to 0.2 m d] more than 0.2m
55] Velocity of air passing through a rectangular duct and a circular duct is same. Which one of the
following is the correct expression for the equivalent dia of the circular duct in respect of a
rectangular duct for the same pressure loss per unit length? ( a and b are the length and breadth ofthe
rectangular duct c/sectn)

A] a+b/ab b] 2ab/(a+b) c] 2a/(a-b) d] 2b/(a+b)

56] A composite wall is made od 2 layers of thickness t1 and t2 having thermal conductivities k and
2k and equal surface areas normal to the direct of heat flow. The outer surfaces of the composite wall
are 1000c and 2000c resply. The heat transfer takes place only by conduction and the required
surface temp at the junction is 1500c. What will be the ratio of thickness t1:t2

A] 1:1 b] 2:1 c] 1:2 d] 2:3

57] In a convective heat transfer situation Re no. is very large but the Pr no. is so small that the
product Re X Pr is less than one. In such a condition which one of the following is correct?

A] Thermal boundary layer doesn’t exist

B] Viscous boundary layer is less than the thermal boundary layer thickness

C] Viscous boundary layer thickness is equal to the thermal boundary layer thickness

D] Viscous boundary layer thickness is greater than the thermal boundary layer thickness

58] The components of a 2D frictionless incompressible flow are u=t2+3y and v=3t+3x What is the
approx. Resultant total acceleration at pt(2,3) and t=2.

A] 5 b] 49 c] 59 d] 54

59] A metal has FCC structure. Suppose its atomic weight and atomic radius are A and R resply. Let
N denotes Avogadro’s no. What is density of the material

A] A/(2√2 r3 N) B] A/(4√2 r3 N) C] A/(8√2 r3 N) D] A/(16√2 r3 N)

60] For same max. Pressure and heat input, the most efficient cycle is

A] Otto cycle b] Diesel cycle c] Brayton cycle d] Dual combustion cycle

61] Consider the following types of stresses in respect of a hoisting rope during acceleration of load.

1] Direct stress due to weight hoisted and weight of rope

2] Bending stresses due to bending of rope over the sheave

3] Stresses due to initial tightening

4] Acceleration stresses

Which of these are the correct type of stresses induced in a hoisting rope during acceleration of load.

A] 1,2,3 b] 2,3,4 c] 1,2,4 d] 1,3,4

62] Match list (1) (outlet vane angle β2) with list (2) (curves labbled 1,2,3) in given fig. for a pump
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

List (1) A] β2 < 900c (2) β2 = 900c (3) β2 > 900c

List (2)

H 2

A B C

A] 1 2 3

B] 1 3 2

C] 2 1 3

D] 3 2 1

63] volume of a cube of side ‘l’ and volume of radius ‘r’ are equal . both the cube and the sphere are
solid and of same material . they are being cast. The ratio of solidification time of the cube to the
same of the sphere is

A](4π/6)3 (r/l)6 b] (4π/6) (r/l)2 c] (4π/6)2 (r/l)3 d] (4π/6)2 (r/l)4

64] Let X and Y be two independent random variables . which one of the relations between
expectation (E) variance (V) and covariance (Cov) given below is false?

A] E(XY) = E(X) E(Y) B] Cov(X.Y) =0 C] Var(X+Y)= Var (X)+Var(Y)

d] E(X2Y2)=(E(X))2(E(Y))2

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