EKT 2 2016 Mechanical question paper syllabus:
Questions asked in the EKT 2 2016 question paper were came from the following sixteen topics:
Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Physics, Engineering Graphics/ Engineering Drawing, Engineering Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Theory of Machines, Fluid mechanics/Hydraulic Machines, Manufacturing Science, Materials Science, Machine Drawing, Automotive Engineering, Power Plant Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Flight Mechanics, Aircraft Structures, Aerodynamics.
EKT 2 2016 Mechanical question paper pattern
- EKT 2 2016 mechanical was a single section question paper in which 50 questions were asked.
- All the 50 questions were multiple choice questions.
- Each question in EKT 2 2016 Mechanical question paper was of 3 marks.
- Total test was of 300 marks and 1/3rd negative marking was applied on each wrong answer
- Total time allotted to solve the paper was 45 minutes
EKT 2 2016 Mechanical Exam Sample Questions
Q1 Three houses are available in a locality. Three persons apply for the houses. Each applies for one house without consulting others. The probability that all the three apply for the same house is
(a) 2/9
(b) 1/9
(c) 8/9
(d) 7/9
Q2. If the area of the square is increased by 69% the side of the square increases by
(a) 13%
(b) 30%
(c) 39%
(d) 130%
Q3. A can solve 90% of the problems given in a book and B can solve 70%. What is the probability that atleast one of them will solve a problem, selected at random from the book?
(a) 0.16
(b) 0.63
(c) 0.97
(d) 0.20
Q4. An unbiased dice with faces marked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 is rolled four times. Out of four face values obtained, the probability that the minimum face value is not less than 2 and the maximum face value is not greater than 5 is
(a) 16/81
(b) 1/81
(c) 80/81
(d) 65/81
Q5. The projection of a vector on another vector is
(a) scalar
(b) vector
(c) neither vector nor scalar
(d) either scalar or vector
Q6. During the execution of a CNC part program block NO20 GO2 X45.0 Y25.0 R5.0 the type of tool motion will be
(a) circular Interpolation — clockwise
(b) circular Interpolation — counter-clockwise
(c) linear Interpolation
(d) rapid feed
Q7. A component can be produced by any of the four processes I, II, Ill and IV. Process I has a fixed cost of Rs 20 and variable cost of Rs 3 per piece. Process II has a fixed cost of Rs 50 and variable cost of Rs 1 per piece. Process III has a fixed cost of Rs 40 and variable cost of Rs 2 per piece. Process IV has a fixed cost of As 10 and variable cost of Rs 4 per piece. If the company wishes to produce 100 pieces of the component, from economic point of view it should choose
(a) Process I
(b) Process II
(c) Process III
(d) Process IV
Q8. When a conductor cuts magnetic flux, an emf is induced in the conductor. This is known as
(a) Joule’s law
(b) Faraday’s law
(c) Coulomb’s law
(d) Ampere’s law
Q9. X-rays are used for the study of crystal structure because
(a) X-rays are completely absorbed by the crystal
(b) the wavelength of X-ray is of the same order of magnitude in the inter-atomic spacing in crystals
(c) the wavelength of X-rays is very small in comparison with the inter-atomic spacing in crystal
(d) the crystals are completely transparent to X-rays
Q10. A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 10 days. If today there are 125 g of it left, what was its origin weight 40 days earlier?
(a) 600 g
(b) 1000 g
(c) 1250 g
(d) 2000 g
Q11. A tensile test is performed on a mild steel round bar. Its diameter after fracture will
(a) remain same
(b) increase
(c) decrease
(d) depend upon rate of loading
Q12. In an interchangeable assembly, shafts of size 25.000±0.040mm mate with holes of size 25.000±0.020 mm. The maximum possible clearance in the assembly will be
(a) 10 microns
(b) 20 microns
(c) 30 microns
(d) 60 microns
Q13. The neutral axis of a beam is subjected to  ___ stress.
(a) zero
(b) maximum tensile
(c) minimum tensile
(d) maximum compressive
Q14. When a load on the free end of a cantilever beam is increased, failure will occur
(a) at the free end
(b) at the fixed end
(c) in the middle of the beam
(d) at a distance 2/3 from free end
Q15 In PERT analysis a critical activity has
(a) maximum float
(b) Zero float
(c) maximum cost
(d) minimum cost
Q16. The capacity of a strained body for doing work on the removal of the straining force, is called
(a) strain energy
(b) resilience
(c) Proof resilience
(d) impact energy
Q17. The hoop stress in a thin cylindrical shell is
(a) longitudinal stress
(b) compressive stress
(c) radial stress
(d) circumferential tensile stress
Q18. The ratio of specific weight of a liquid to the specific weight of pure water at a standard temperature is called
(a) density of liquid
(b) specific gravity of liquid
(c) compressibility of liquid
(d) surface tension of liquid
Q19. The purpose of a surge tank is
(a) to control the pressure variations due to rapid changes in the pipe line flow
(b) to eliminate water hammer possibilities
(c) to regulate flow of water to turbines by providing necessary retarding head of water
(d) all of the above
Q20. The S-N curve for steel becomes asymptotic nearly at
(a) 103 cycles
(b) 104 cycles
(c) 106 cycles
(d) 109 cycles
Q21. The divergent portion of a venturimeter is made longer than convergent portion in order to
(a) avoid the tendency of breaking away the stream of liquid
(b) to minimise frictional losses
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
Q22. Silicon in cast iron
(a) makes the iron soft and easily machinable
(b) increases hardness and brittleness
(c) makes the iron white and hard
(d) aids fusibility and fluidity on.
Q23. The process which improves the machinabihty of steels, but lowers the hardness and tensile strength, is
(a) normalising
(b) full annealing
(c) process annealing
(d) spheroidising
Q24. The malleability is the property of a material by virtue of which a material
(a) regains its shape and size after the removal of external forces
(b) retains the deformation produced under load permanently
(c) can be drawn into wires with the application of a tensile force
(d) can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets
Q25. A ladder is resting on a rough ground and leaning against a smooth vertical wail. The force of friction will act
(a) downward at its upper end
(b) upward at its upper end
(c) zero at its upper end
(d) perpendicular to the wall at its upper end
Q26. Water at 42 0C is sprayed into a stream, of air at atmospheric pressure, dry bulb temperature of 40 0C and a wet bulb temperature of 20 0C. The air leaving the spray humidifier is not saturated. Which of the following statements is true?
- a) Air gets cooled and humidified
(b) Air gets heated and humidified
(c) Air gets heated and dehumidified
(d) Air gets cooled and dehumidified
Q27. The efficiency of a lifting machine is the ratio of
(a) Output to the input
(b) Work done by the machine to the work done on the machine
(c) mechanical advantage to the velocity ratio
(d) all of the above
Q28. A lot has 10% defective items. Ten items are chosen randomly from this lot. The probability that exactly 2 of the chosen items are defective is
- a) 0.0036
(b) 0.1937
(d) 0.2234
(d) 0.3874
Q29. The gas in cooling chamber of a closed cycle gas turbine is cooled at
(a) Constant volume
(b) constant temperature
(c) constant pressure
(d) none of these
Q30. Which of the following is the correct statement?
(a) For a given compression ratio, both Otto and Diesel cycles have the same efficiency.
(b) For a given compression ratio, Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle.
(c) For a given compression ratio, Diesel cycle is more effective than Otto cycle
(d) The efficiency of Otto or Diesel cycle has nothing to do with compression ratio
