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SESSION - 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013                                                                                                                           Question Booklet Code                                                         
 
ME-B 
 
1/16
 ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
 
Duration: Three Hours                                                                                                                          Maximum Marks: 100 
Read the following instructions carefully. 
 
1. Do not open the seal of the Question Booklet until you are asked to do so by the invigilator. 
2. Take out the Optical Response Sheet (ORS) from this Question Booklet without breaking the seal 
and read the instructions printed on the ORS carefully. If you find that either 
a. The Question Booklet Code printed at the right hand top corner of this page does not match with 
the Question Booklet Code at the right hand top corner of the ORS or 
b. The Question Paper Code preceding the Registration number on the ORS is not ME,  
            then exchange the booklet immediately with a new sealed Question Booklet.  
3. On the right hand side of the ORS, using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen, (i) darken the appropriate 
bubble under each digit of your registration number and (ii) write your registration number, your name 
and name of the examination centre and put your signature at the specified location. 
4. This Question Booklet contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. After you are 
permitted to open the seal, check all pages and report discrepancies, if any, to the invigilator.  
5. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. All these questions are of objective type. Each 
question has only one correct answer. Questions must be answered on the left hand side of the ORS 
by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen 
against the question number. For each question darken the bubble of the correct answer. More 
than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incorrect response. 
6. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ballpoint pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the 
bubbles in the ORS very carefully. 
7. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks 
questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The 
answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first 
question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted, 
then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. 
8. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks. 
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each. 
9. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark and wrong answers will result in NEGATIVE 
marks.  For all 1 mark questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks 
questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.  However, in the case of the linked 
answer question pair, there will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question and no 
negative marks for wrong answer to the second question.  
10. Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 
11. Rough work can be done on the Question Booklet itself. Blank pages are provided at the end of the 
Question Booklet for rough work. 
12. Before the start of the examination, write your name and registration number in the space provided 
below using a black ink ballpoint pen. 
 
Name 
 
 
Registration Number 
ME 
       
 
 
B 
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SESSION - 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013                                                                                                                           Question Booklet Code                                                         
 
ME-B 
 
1/16
 ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
 
Duration: Three Hours                                                                                                                          Maximum Marks: 100 
Read the following instructions carefully. 
 
1. Do not open the seal of the Question Booklet until you are asked to do so by the invigilator. 
2. Take out the Optical Response Sheet (ORS) from this Question Booklet without breaking the seal 
and read the instructions printed on the ORS carefully. If you find that either 
a. The Question Booklet Code printed at the right hand top corner of this page does not match with 
the Question Booklet Code at the right hand top corner of the ORS or 
b. The Question Paper Code preceding the Registration number on the ORS is not ME,  
            then exchange the booklet immediately with a new sealed Question Booklet.  
3. On the right hand side of the ORS, using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen, (i) darken the appropriate 
bubble under each digit of your registration number and (ii) write your registration number, your name 
and name of the examination centre and put your signature at the specified location. 
4. This Question Booklet contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. After you are 
permitted to open the seal, check all pages and report discrepancies, if any, to the invigilator.  
5. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. All these questions are of objective type. Each 
question has only one correct answer. Questions must be answered on the left hand side of the ORS 
by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen 
against the question number. For each question darken the bubble of the correct answer. More 
than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incorrect response. 
6. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ballpoint pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the 
bubbles in the ORS very carefully. 
7. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks 
questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The 
answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first 
question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted, 
then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. 
8. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks. 
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each. 
9. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark and wrong answers will result in NEGATIVE 
marks.  For all 1 mark questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks 
questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.  However, in the case of the linked 
answer question pair, there will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question and no 
negative marks for wrong answer to the second question.  
10. Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 
11. Rough work can be done on the Question Booklet itself. Blank pages are provided at the end of the 
Question Booklet for rough work. 
12. Before the start of the examination, write your name and registration number in the space provided 
below using a black ink ballpoint pen. 
 
Name 
 
 
Registration Number 
ME 
       
 
 
B 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 2/16
Q.1 to Q.25 carry one mark each. 
 
Q.1 Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent. 
(A) x sin , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(B)
  
cos x , x sin and x tan 
(C)
 
cos 2x , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(D)  cos 2x , x sin and x cos 
 
Q.2 Let  X  be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability  P{X < 0}  is 
(A) 0.5 (B) greater than zero and less than 0.5 
(C) greater than 0.5  and less than 1.0 (D) 1.0 
 
Q.3 A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links PQ = 2.0 m,  QR = 3.0 m,  RS = 2.5 m   
and  SP = 2.7 m with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a double rocker (rocker-
rocker) mechanism is 
(A) PQ (B) QR (C) RS (D) SP 
 
Q.4 If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long 
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is 
(A) 200 (B) 450 (C) 600 (D) 900 
 
Q.5 A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. 
The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential  stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is 
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 2.0 (D) 4.0 
 
Q.6 A cylinder contains 5 m
3
 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a 
reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this 
process is 
(A) 804.7 (B) 953.2 (C) 981.7 (D) 1012.2 
 
Q.7 Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction along x-axis (0 = x = L), through a plane 
wall with the boundary surfaces (x=0 and x=L) maintained at temperatures of 0°C and 100°C. Heat 
is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement. 
(A) The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100°C to the surface at 0°C. 
(B) The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100°C. 
(C) The temperature distribution is linear within the wall. 
(D) The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid-plane of the wall. 
 
Q.8 In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must be 
(A) equal to the jet speed. (B) equal to half of the jet speed. 
(C) equal to twice the jet speed. (D) independent of the jet speed. 
 
Q.9 For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of 
(A) resistance to scratching (B) ability to absorb energy up to fracture 
(C) ability to absorb energy till elastic limit (D) resistance to indentation 
 
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SESSION - 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013                                                                                                                           Question Booklet Code                                                         
 
ME-B 
 
1/16
 ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
 
Duration: Three Hours                                                                                                                          Maximum Marks: 100 
Read the following instructions carefully. 
 
1. Do not open the seal of the Question Booklet until you are asked to do so by the invigilator. 
2. Take out the Optical Response Sheet (ORS) from this Question Booklet without breaking the seal 
and read the instructions printed on the ORS carefully. If you find that either 
a. The Question Booklet Code printed at the right hand top corner of this page does not match with 
the Question Booklet Code at the right hand top corner of the ORS or 
b. The Question Paper Code preceding the Registration number on the ORS is not ME,  
            then exchange the booklet immediately with a new sealed Question Booklet.  
3. On the right hand side of the ORS, using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen, (i) darken the appropriate 
bubble under each digit of your registration number and (ii) write your registration number, your name 
and name of the examination centre and put your signature at the specified location. 
4. This Question Booklet contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. After you are 
permitted to open the seal, check all pages and report discrepancies, if any, to the invigilator.  
5. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. All these questions are of objective type. Each 
question has only one correct answer. Questions must be answered on the left hand side of the ORS 
by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen 
against the question number. For each question darken the bubble of the correct answer. More 
than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incorrect response. 
6. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ballpoint pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the 
bubbles in the ORS very carefully. 
7. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks 
questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The 
answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first 
question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted, 
then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. 
8. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks. 
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each. 
9. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark and wrong answers will result in NEGATIVE 
marks.  For all 1 mark questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks 
questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.  However, in the case of the linked 
answer question pair, there will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question and no 
negative marks for wrong answer to the second question.  
10. Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 
11. Rough work can be done on the Question Booklet itself. Blank pages are provided at the end of the 
Question Booklet for rough work. 
12. Before the start of the examination, write your name and registration number in the space provided 
below using a black ink ballpoint pen. 
 
Name 
 
 
Registration Number 
ME 
       
 
 
B 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 2/16
Q.1 to Q.25 carry one mark each. 
 
Q.1 Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent. 
(A) x sin , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(B)
  
cos x , x sin and x tan 
(C)
 
cos 2x , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(D)  cos 2x , x sin and x cos 
 
Q.2 Let  X  be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability  P{X < 0}  is 
(A) 0.5 (B) greater than zero and less than 0.5 
(C) greater than 0.5  and less than 1.0 (D) 1.0 
 
Q.3 A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links PQ = 2.0 m,  QR = 3.0 m,  RS = 2.5 m   
and  SP = 2.7 m with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a double rocker (rocker-
rocker) mechanism is 
(A) PQ (B) QR (C) RS (D) SP 
 
Q.4 If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long 
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is 
(A) 200 (B) 450 (C) 600 (D) 900 
 
Q.5 A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. 
The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential  stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is 
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 2.0 (D) 4.0 
 
Q.6 A cylinder contains 5 m
3
 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a 
reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this 
process is 
(A) 804.7 (B) 953.2 (C) 981.7 (D) 1012.2 
 
Q.7 Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction along x-axis (0 = x = L), through a plane 
wall with the boundary surfaces (x=0 and x=L) maintained at temperatures of 0°C and 100°C. Heat 
is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement. 
(A) The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100°C to the surface at 0°C. 
(B) The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100°C. 
(C) The temperature distribution is linear within the wall. 
(D) The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid-plane of the wall. 
 
Q.8 In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must be 
(A) equal to the jet speed. (B) equal to half of the jet speed. 
(C) equal to twice the jet speed. (D) independent of the jet speed. 
 
Q.9 For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of 
(A) resistance to scratching (B) ability to absorb energy up to fracture 
(C) ability to absorb energy till elastic limit (D) resistance to indentation 
 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 3/16
Q.10 A cube shaped casting solidifies in 5 min. The solidification time in min for a cube of the same 
material, which is 8 times heavier than the original casting, will be 
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 40 
 
Q.11 A steel bar 200 mm in diameter is turned at a feed of 0.25 mm/rev with a depth of cut of 4 mm. The 
rotational speed of the workpiece is 160 rpm. The material removal rate in mm
3
/s is 
(A) 160 (B) 167.6 (C) 1600 (D) 1675.5 
 
Q.12 Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hr and tickets are issued in the order of their 
arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is 1 min. Assuming that customer arrivals form a 
Poisson process and service times are exponentially distributed, the average waiting time in queue 
in min is 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 
 
Q.13 In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand 
information, the smoothing constant must be close to 
(A)  - 1 (B) zero (C) 0.5 (D) 1.0 
 
Q.14 A metric thread of pitch 2 mm and thread angle 60° is inspected for its pitch diameter using 3-wire 
method. The diameter of the best size wire in mm is 
(A) 0.866 (B) 1.000 (C) 1.154 (D) 2.000 
 
Q.15 Match the CORRECT pairs. 
 
Processes Characteristics / Applications 
P. Friction Welding 1. Non-consumable electrode 
Q. Gas Metal Arc Welding 2. Joining of thick plates 
R. Tungsten Inert Gas Welding 3. Consumable electrode wire 
S. Electroslag Welding 4. Joining of cylindrical dissimilar materials 
 
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (B) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1 
(C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3 
 
Q.16 In a rolling process, the state of stress of the material undergoing deformation is 
(A) pure compression (B) pure shear 
(C) compression and shear (D) tension and shear 
 
 
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SESSION - 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013                                                                                                                           Question Booklet Code                                                         
 
ME-B 
 
1/16
 ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 
 
Duration: Three Hours                                                                                                                          Maximum Marks: 100 
Read the following instructions carefully. 
 
1. Do not open the seal of the Question Booklet until you are asked to do so by the invigilator. 
2. Take out the Optical Response Sheet (ORS) from this Question Booklet without breaking the seal 
and read the instructions printed on the ORS carefully. If you find that either 
a. The Question Booklet Code printed at the right hand top corner of this page does not match with 
the Question Booklet Code at the right hand top corner of the ORS or 
b. The Question Paper Code preceding the Registration number on the ORS is not ME,  
            then exchange the booklet immediately with a new sealed Question Booklet.  
3. On the right hand side of the ORS, using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen, (i) darken the appropriate 
bubble under each digit of your registration number and (ii) write your registration number, your name 
and name of the examination centre and put your signature at the specified location. 
4. This Question Booklet contains 16 pages including blank pages for rough work. After you are 
permitted to open the seal, check all pages and report discrepancies, if any, to the invigilator.  
5. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. All these questions are of objective type. Each 
question has only one correct answer. Questions must be answered on the left hand side of the ORS 
by darkening the appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using ONLY a black ink ballpoint pen 
against the question number. For each question darken the bubble of the correct answer. More 
than one answer bubbled against a question will be treated as an incorrect response. 
6. Since bubbles darkened by the black ink ballpoint pen cannot be erased, candidates should darken the 
bubbles in the ORS very carefully. 
7. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks 
questions include two pairs of common data questions and two pairs of linked answer questions. The 
answer to the second question of the linked answer questions depends on the answer to the first 
question of the pair. If the first question in the linked pair is wrongly answered or is not attempted, 
then the answer to the second question in the pair will not be evaluated. 
8. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks. 
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each. 
9. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark and wrong answers will result in NEGATIVE 
marks.  For all 1 mark questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For all 2 marks 
questions, ? mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.  However, in the case of the linked 
answer question pair, there will be negative marks only for wrong answer to the first question and no 
negative marks for wrong answer to the second question.  
10. Calculator is allowed whereas charts, graph sheets or tables are NOT allowed in the examination hall. 
11. Rough work can be done on the Question Booklet itself. Blank pages are provided at the end of the 
Question Booklet for rough work. 
12. Before the start of the examination, write your name and registration number in the space provided 
below using a black ink ballpoint pen. 
 
Name 
 
 
Registration Number 
ME 
       
 
 
B 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 2/16
Q.1 to Q.25 carry one mark each. 
 
Q.1 Choose the CORRECT set of functions, which are linearly dependent. 
(A) x sin , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(B)
  
cos x , x sin and x tan 
(C)
 
cos 2x , 
2
sin x and 
2
cos x 
(D)  cos 2x , x sin and x cos 
 
Q.2 Let  X  be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability  P{X < 0}  is 
(A) 0.5 (B) greater than zero and less than 0.5 
(C) greater than 0.5  and less than 1.0 (D) 1.0 
 
Q.3 A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links PQ = 2.0 m,  QR = 3.0 m,  RS = 2.5 m   
and  SP = 2.7 m with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a double rocker (rocker-
rocker) mechanism is 
(A) PQ (B) QR (C) RS (D) SP 
 
Q.4 If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long 
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is 
(A) 200 (B) 450 (C) 600 (D) 900 
 
Q.5 A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. 
The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential  stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is 
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0 (C) 2.0 (D) 4.0 
 
Q.6 A cylinder contains 5 m
3
 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a 
reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this 
process is 
(A) 804.7 (B) 953.2 (C) 981.7 (D) 1012.2 
 
Q.7 Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction along x-axis (0 = x = L), through a plane 
wall with the boundary surfaces (x=0 and x=L) maintained at temperatures of 0°C and 100°C. Heat 
is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement. 
(A) The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100°C to the surface at 0°C. 
(B) The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100°C. 
(C) The temperature distribution is linear within the wall. 
(D) The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid-plane of the wall. 
 
Q.8 In order to have maximum power from a Pelton turbine, the bucket speed must be 
(A) equal to the jet speed. (B) equal to half of the jet speed. 
(C) equal to twice the jet speed. (D) independent of the jet speed. 
 
Q.9 For a ductile material, toughness is a measure of 
(A) resistance to scratching (B) ability to absorb energy up to fracture 
(C) ability to absorb energy till elastic limit (D) resistance to indentation 
 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 3/16
Q.10 A cube shaped casting solidifies in 5 min. The solidification time in min for a cube of the same 
material, which is 8 times heavier than the original casting, will be 
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 24 (D) 40 
 
Q.11 A steel bar 200 mm in diameter is turned at a feed of 0.25 mm/rev with a depth of cut of 4 mm. The 
rotational speed of the workpiece is 160 rpm. The material removal rate in mm
3
/s is 
(A) 160 (B) 167.6 (C) 1600 (D) 1675.5 
 
Q.12 Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hr and tickets are issued in the order of their 
arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is 1 min. Assuming that customer arrivals form a 
Poisson process and service times are exponentially distributed, the average waiting time in queue 
in min is 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 
 
Q.13 In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand 
information, the smoothing constant must be close to 
(A)  - 1 (B) zero (C) 0.5 (D) 1.0 
 
Q.14 A metric thread of pitch 2 mm and thread angle 60° is inspected for its pitch diameter using 3-wire 
method. The diameter of the best size wire in mm is 
(A) 0.866 (B) 1.000 (C) 1.154 (D) 2.000 
 
Q.15 Match the CORRECT pairs. 
 
Processes Characteristics / Applications 
P. Friction Welding 1. Non-consumable electrode 
Q. Gas Metal Arc Welding 2. Joining of thick plates 
R. Tungsten Inert Gas Welding 3. Consumable electrode wire 
S. Electroslag Welding 4. Joining of cylindrical dissimilar materials 
 
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (B) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1 
(C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3 
 
Q.16 In a rolling process, the state of stress of the material undergoing deformation is 
(A) pure compression (B) pure shear 
(C) compression and shear (D) tension and shear 
 
 
2013                                                                                                                                    MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - ME                                                                                                                     
 
ME-B 4/16
Q.17 Consider one-dimensional steady state heat conduction, without heat generation, in a plane wall; 
with boundary conditions as shown in the figure below. The conductivity of the wall is given by 
bT k k + =
0
; where k
0
 and b are positive constants, and T is temperature. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As x increases, the temperature gradient ( dx dT ) will 
(A) remain constant (B) be zero (C) increase (D) decrease 
 
Q.18 The pressure, dry bulb temperature and relative humidity of air in a room are 1 bar, 30°C and 70%, 
respectively. If the saturated steam pressure at 30°C is 4.25 kPa, the specific humidity of the room 
air in kg water vapour/kg dry air is 
(A) 0.0083 (B) 0.0101 (C) 0.0191 (D) 0.0232 
 
Q.19 For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter D, neglecting gravity effects, the 
pressure drop p ? over a length L and the wall shear stress 
w
t are related by   
(A) 
L
D p
w
4
?
= t 
(B) 
2
2
4L
D p
w
?
= t 
(C) 
L
D p
w
2
?
= t (D) 
D
pL
w
?
=
4
t 
 
Q.20 A link OB is rotating with a constant angular velocity of  2 rad/s in counter clockwise direction and 
a block is sliding radially outward on it with an uniform velocity of  0.75 m/s with respect to the 
rod, as shown in the figure below. If OA = 1 m, the magnitude of the absolute acceleration of  the 
block at location A in m/s
2
 is 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6 
 
1
T
2
T 
x
1 2
where T T > 
B 
A 
O 
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FAQs on Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2013 GATE Paper (Set B) without solution - GATE Past Year Papers for Practice (All Branches)

1. What is the eligibility criteria for appearing in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam?
Ans. To appear in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam, candidates must have completed their Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related fields. There is no specific minimum percentage requirement for eligibility.
2. How can I apply for the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam?
Ans. Candidates can apply for the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam through the official GATE website. The application process involves filling out an online application form, uploading the required documents, and paying the application fee online.
3. What is the syllabus for the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam?
Ans. The syllabus for the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam covers various topics such as Engineering Mathematics, Applied Mechanics and Design, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, Materials, Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, and more. A detailed syllabus can be found on the official GATE website.
4. Are calculators allowed in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam?
Ans. No, calculators or any other electronic devices are not allowed in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam. However, a virtual calculator will be provided on the computer screen during the exam.
5. How is the Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam scored and what is the validity of the GATE score?
Ans. The Mechanical Engineering (ME) GATE exam is scored on a scale of 0 to 1000. The score is calculated based on the normalized marks obtained by the candidate. The GATE score is valid for three years from the date of announcement of the results and can be used for admissions to postgraduate programs or for recruitment in various public sector companies.
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