Campus recruitement of Tehri Hydro Corporation

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Tehri Hydro Corporation
Public Sector Undertaking(PSU)

Eligibility Criteria
10th 60%
12th 60%
CPI 6.5 (General)
CPI 6 (SC/ST)
Branches allowed - Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering, Electronics, Electrical
(they said they are going to come again to recruit Civil)

Selection Procedure
Interviewed all those who fulfill the eligibility criteria
Interview Questions (mostly from Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines
1.What is Turbine
2.What are the parts of turbine
3.Working of a turine
4.Basic difference between turbine and pump
5.What is spiral casing
6.Define Draft tube
7.Explain NPSH with the help of diagrams

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Campus Recruitement of Simplex Infrastructures

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Simplex Infrastructures
Eligibility criteria
10th - 60%
12th - 60%
CPI - greater than 5.5

Selection Procedure
Written Test
Interview

Written Test- Aptii and Technical -for 30mins
Aptii is mostly Genral Knowledge and verbal
Technical covered all the topics but the paper was easy

Interview Questions
HR..
1.Tell me about your self
2.Your background
3.What is your vision
4.What all subjects you have studied(for this they started asking one question from each subject)

Tech..(mainly hydraulics)
1.What are hydraulic machines
2.What are the different hydraulic turbines
3.Difference between turbine and a pump
4.One question from material science
5.What project you have done and its details

The interview is about 15-20 mins each
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More Interview Questions

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1.What are the assumptions in basic thermodynamic cycles
2.differences between air standard cycles and fuel air cycles
3.differences between supercharging and turbocharging
4.PV diagram for compressor
5.why isentropic compression is preferred
6.where pitting is maximum on gear tooth
7.what is mist lubrication
8.Gears of automobile are made of??
9.Which type of motor is used in traction
10.How friction power loss is measured in four wheeler
11.What is the purpose of a silencer
12.Hammer blow in pipe is due to bending and blockage or abrupt change in cross section area
13.What is the similarity in CAD and CAM
14.What are the processes used to increase the machinability of steel
15.In which type of fluid there is no shear stress
16.Purpose of Jigs and fixtures
17.In flange coupling, strength of bolt is tested on what basis
18.What is the system used in IC engines for smoothing the velocity
19.Purpose of supercharging
20.What is the material used for crank shaft
21.Formula for Degrees of Freedom
22.Which material has highest percentage of carbon
23.If petrol used in diesel engine (knocking, poor starting characteristics)
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Interview Questions

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Machine Design

1. Differentiate between service factor and factor of safety.
2. Draw a typical true stress versus strain curve .
3. What is wahl’s stress factor
4. Explain hydrodynamic theory of lubrication
5. Classify welded and riveted joints.
6. Explain the term virtual number of teeth in helical and bevel gears
7. How do you specify the life of an anti friction bearing?
8. Explain the term membrane stresses in vessels under pressure

Thermodynamics

1. What are various thermodynamic systems and their basic definitions?
2. What is meant by the triple point of water?
3. Which Law of Thermodynamics is relevant when you inflate a tyre?
4. Explain a perfect gas and its properties

Thermal Engineering

1. Why don’t CI engines require spark plug?
2. What is an indicator diagram? What are its advantages? How is it different from a P-V diagram?
3. What is the difference between turbocharging and supercharging?
4. What is knocking, detonation and pre-ignition? What are the preventive methods?
5. New trends in IC engines, CDI,Ball piston, Cam less engines, GDI and VTEC
6. Explain super saturated flow in steam nozzles
7. What is reheat factor?
8. What is meant by a pulsed detonation engine?
9. Is turbocharging possible in a petrol engine? Why?

Heat and Mass Transfer

1. State Fourier’s laws of conduction in one dimension
2. Explain LMTD and NTU methods
3. Explain the concept of black body
4. Differentiate between parallel and counter flow exchangers

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

1. Explain simple vapour compression cycle in a refrigerator
2. Which compressor is usually used in air conditioners?
3. What is ASHRAE?
4. Explain Joule-Thomson effect
5. Explain Sensible heating and cooling, superheating and Subcooling
6. What is the significance of multicompressor refrigerator system?
7. What is meant by 1 TR?
8. What is meant by sensible heat factor?
9. Differentiate between RSHF and GSHF
10. What is meant by effective temperature?

Automobile Engineering

1. During the starting of a vehicle, the exhaust smoke appears white. Why?
2. What is a differential and how does it work?
3. What are MPFI and TPFC systems?
4. Mention the common automobile specifications
5. What is SAE?
6. Certain vehicles can be started by keeping the gears engaged, while certain others cannot. Explain

Theory of Machines

1. How do you polish a ball bearing?
2. Which gear is used to obtain maximum speed ratio?
3. Explain the functions of Gyroscopes
4. What are the different types of clutches in use and their working?
5. Draw a Hooke’s joint and explain its function
6. What is the type of braking system in trains? Explain its function
7. Explain the function of a gearbox. What are the types of gearboxes?

Manufacturing Processes

1. Differentiate between a lathe and a milling machine
2. What are CNC and DNC machines?
3. How do you a machine a square cross section in a lathe?
4. What are satellites. Why cant single carbide be cut efficiently?
5. Differentiate between Upmilling and Downmilling
6. What is a self centering chuck?
7. What are the different indexing mechanisms used in conventional machining?
8. Why are EBM processes more widely used than LBM?
9. What are cutting fluids and their functions?

Material Science and Metallurgy

1. Draw the Fe-C equilibrium diagram
2. What is meant by fatigue and creep? Draw and explain the creep curve

Strength of Materials

1. What is the significance of a Bending Moment diagram
2. Can Poisson’s ratio be negative?
3. What is Euler’s theory?
4. What is Endurance limit?

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulic Machines

1. Differentiate between absolute and kinematic viscosity.
2. What is water hammer? What is the function of surge tank and penstock?
3. What is magnus effect? Explain Mach number.
4. What is Cavitation? Explain slip in reciprocating pumps.
5. Describe draft tube and its applications
6. Describe air vessel, hydraulic ram, accumulator and lift
7. Give classification of turbines and the difference between impulse and reaction turbine
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Mock paper for campus placement 7

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Mock campus paper for mechanical 7
1.. Effect of force on a body depends upon
a) magnitude b) direction c) position or line of action d) all of the above

2 Which of the following is not the unit of pressure
a) kg / cm^2 c) atmosphere d) mm of wcl d) Newton

3. The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called
a) resultant couple b) moment of forces c) resulting coule d) moment of the couple

4. If a suspended body is struck at the centre of percussion, then the pressure on the axis passing through the point of suspension will be
a) maximum b) minimum c) zero d) infinity

5. The coefficient of friction depends upon
a) area of contact b) shape of the surfaces c) strength of the surfaces d) all of the above

6. The center of gravity of a triangle lies at the point of
a) concurrence of medians b) intersection of its altitudes c) intersection of besector of angles
d) intersection of diagonals

7. Dynamic friction as compared to static friction is
a) same b) more c) less d) may be less or more depending on nature of surfaces and velocity

8. Tangent of angle of friction is equal to
a) kinetic friction b) limiting friction c) angle of repose d) coefficient of friction

9. If n = no. of members and j = no. of joints, then for a perfect frame, n equals to
a) j – 2 b) 2j – 1 c) 2j – 3 d) 3j – 2 e) 2j – 4

10. Tension in string is maximum at
a) left support b) right support c) mid way d) quarter span e) three quarter span

11. If a body is transmitting torque T kgm at angular speed of Q radian/sec, then h.p. transmitted will be
a) TQ b) T / Q c) TQ / 102 d) TQ / 75 e) 75 TQ

12. For a machine to be self locking, its efficiency should be
a) 100 % b) less than 100 % c) less than 50 % d) more than 50 % e) none of the above

13. Energy is defined as
a) rate of doing work b) capacity of doing work c) power of doing work d) all of the above

14. One Newton is equal to
a) 10^7 dyne b) 10^5 dyne c) 10^4 dyne d) 10^3 dyne e) 10^2 dyne

15 . Cp equal Cv at
a) 0 °C b) 0 K c) 0 °F d) 0 °R

16. The coordination number for FCC crystal structure is
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16

17. 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

18. Heating the hypo eutectoid steels to 30 degree Celsius above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at the temperature and the cooling slowly to room temperature to form a pearlite and ferrite structure, is known as
a) Hardening b) Normalising c) Tempering d) Annealing

19. Fusion curve on p-t diagram for all substances possesses the following slope
(a) zero (b) infinity (c) positive (d) variable

20. Stirling and Ericsson cycles are
(a) reversible cycles (b) irreversible cycles (c) quasi static cycles (d) semi reversible cycles

21. . The ratio of actual discharge to theoretical discharge through an orifice is equal to
a) Cc * Cv b) Cc * Cd c) Cv * Cd d) Cd / Cv

22. A dimensionless heat transfer coefficient which gives a measure of the ratio of the heat transfer rate to the rate at which heat would be conducted within the fluid under a temperature gradient is known as
a) Reynolds number b) Grashoff number c) Nusselt number d) Peclet number

23.. A liquid is boiling in air tight vessel. Using an exhaust tube, the vapour is pumped out at a faster rate. What happens to the liquid?
a) Temperature goes down, boiling continues b) Temperature goes up, boiling continues
c) Temperature goes down, boiling stops d) None of these

24.The most preferred process for casting gas turbine blades is
a) die moulding b)shell moulding c)investment moulding d)sand casting


25.Which one of the following lubricants is most suitable for drawing mild steel wires?
a) Sodium stearate b)Water c)Lime-water d) Kerosene

26.The gating ratio 2:8:1 for copper in gating system design refers to the ratio of areas of
a) Sprue: Runner :Ingate b) Runner: Ingate :Sprue c) Runner: Sprue : Ingate d) Ingate : Runner :Sprue

27. For an ideal fluid flowing through a horizontal pipe, Bernoulli’s equation states that the sum of the pressure and energy per unit volume along the pipe does which of the following? (Assume measurements are taken along the pipe in the direction of fluid flow.)
a.increases as the pipe diameter increases b. decreases as the pipe diameter increases
c .remains constant as the pipe diameter increases
d. increases, then decreases as the pipe diameter increases

28. A municipal water supply is provided by a tall water tower. Water from this tower flows to a building. How does the water flow out of a faucet on the ground floor of a building compare with the water flow out of an identical faucet on the second floor of the building?
a. Water flows more rapidly out of the ground-floor faucet.
b. Water flows more rapidly out of the second-floor faucet.
c. Water flows at the same speed out of both faucets.
d. The speed of the water flow cannot be determined unless the height of the water tower is known.


29. A person is standing near the edge of a railroad track when a high-speed train passes. The person tends to be
a. pushed away from the train. c. pushed upward into the air.
b. pulled toward the train. d. unaffected by the train.

30.An equipment has been purchased for Rs. 120 and is estimated to have 10 years life and a scrap value of Rs. 20 at the end of life. The book value of the equipment at the end of sixth year when the interest rate is 5%(using declining balance methods) will be
a) Rs. 40.95 b)Rs. 51.25 c) Rs. 55.00 d)Rs. 59.25

31. Work study is mainly aimed at
a) Determining the most efficient method of performing a job
b) Establishing the minimum time of completion of job
c) Developing the standard method and standard time of a job
d) Economizing the motions involved on the part of the worker while performing a job

32.. In manufacturing management, the term “ Dispatching” is used to describe
a) Dispatch of sales order b)Dispatch of factory mail c)Dispatch of finished product to the user
e) Dispatch of work orders through shop floor

33. . Minimum work in compressor is possible when the value of adiabatic index n is equal to
(a) 0.75 (b) 1 (c) 1.27 (d) 1.35

34. The critical path of a network is the path that
a) Takes the shortest time b) Takes the longest time c) Has the minimum variance
d) Has the maximum variance


35..It is given that the actual demand is 59 units, a previous forecast 64 units and smoothening factor 0.3. What will be the forecast for next period, using exponential smoothing?
a) 36.9 units b)57.5 units c) 60.5 units d)62.5 units

36. Maximum shear stress in Mohr’s circle is equal to
(a) radius of circle (b) diameter of circle (c) chord of circle (d) centre of circle from y-axis

37. The circumferential stress induced in a thin walled cylindrical vessel is
(a) pD/2t (b) pD/4t (c) pD/t (d) pD/6t

38. The moment diagram for a cantilever beam whose free end is subjected to a bending moment will be
(a) triangle (b) rectangle (c) parabola (d) cubic parabola

39. Zero bending moment in a fixed beam of length “L” carrying uniformly distributed load will occur at
(a)L/2 (b) L/3 (c) L/4 (d) L/6


40. . Sometimes ice is white in colour. It is due to
(a) cooling rapidly (b) sub cooling (c) blowing air during freezing process
(d) presence of dissolved air/gases and impurities
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Mock paper for campus placement 6

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Mock campus paper for mechanical 6
1. The efficiency of an inclined plane at α to the vertical is expressed ( for θ as the angle of friction) for horizontal direction applied force will be
a) tan (α + θ) / tan α b) tan α / tan (α + θ) c) tan (α - θ) / tan α d) tan α / tan (α - θ)

2. In a De Laval nozzle expanding superheated steam from 10 bar to 0.1 bar, the pressure at the minimum cross-section will be
a) 3.3 bar b)5.46 bar c)8.2 bar d)9.9 bar

3.In an ideal impulse turbine, the
a) absolute velocity at the inlet of moving is equal to that at the outlet
b) relative velocity at the inlet of the moving blade is equal to that at the outlet
c) axial velocity at the inlet is equal to that at outlet
d) whirl velocity at the inlet is equal to that at the outlet

4. The nature of flow of a fluid inside a tube i.e., whether it is turbulent or laminar, is ascertained by
a) Flow velocity b) Tube size c) Viscosity of fluid d) Reynold’s number

5. Stoke’s law is valid when the particle Reynolds number is
a) <1 b) >1 c) <5 d) none of these


6. Flow stress corresponds to
(a) fluids in motion (b) breaking point (c) rupture stress (d) plastic
deformation of solids

7 A steel wire hangs vertically under its own weight. If its density is 8000kg/m^3
and allowable stress is 2000 kg/cm^2 then how much length it can sustain
(a) no limit (b) 1250 m (c) 2500 m (d) 2000 m

8. An equipment has been purchased for Rs. 120 and is estimated to have 10 years life and a scrap value of Rs. 20 at the end of life. The book value of the equipment at the end of sixth year when the interest rate is 5%(using declining balance methods) will be
a) Rs. 40.95 b)Rs. 51.25 c)Rs. 55.00 d)Rs. 59.25

9.Process X has fixed cost of Rs. 40,000 and variable cost of Rs. 9 per unit whereas process Y has fixed cost of Rs. 16000 and variable cost of Rs. 24 per unit. At what production quantity, the total cost of X and Y are equal?
a) 1200 units b)1600 units c)2000 units d)2400 units

10. Two forces acting along the same line but in opposite directions are called
a) Concurrent b) coplanar c) collinear d) non concurrent


11 The total number of instantaneous centres for a mechanism of n links is
a) n b) n/2 c) n-1 d) n(n-1)/2

12. In an automobile the power is transmitted from gear box to differential through
a) Knuckle joint b) Universal joint c) Oldham’s coupling d) Hooke’s joint


13. The initial tension in a belt allowing for centrifugal tension Tc is
a) ( T1 + T2 + Tc)/2 b) ( T1 + T2) + Tc/2 c) ( T1 + T2) + Tc d) ( T1 + T2 – 2 Tc)/2

14.. In a radial cam with a roller on follower, the pitch circle can be defined as
a) The smallest circle tangent to the pitch curve b) The smallest circle tangent to the cam profile
c) A circle drawn with radius equal to the distance between the pitch point and the centre of base circle
d) None of these

15. A 3-stage Rateau turbine is designed in such a manner that the first two stages develop equal power with identical velocity diagram while the third one develops more power with higher blade speed. In such a multistage turbine the blade ring diameter
a) is the same for all the three stages
b) gradually increases from the first to third stage
c) of the third stage is greater than that of the first two stages
d) of the third stage is less than that of the first two stages

16.. In metals subjected to cold working, strain hardening effect is due to
a) slip mechanism b)twining mechanism c)dislocation mechanism d)fracture mechanism

17.. In a eutectic system, two elements are completely
a) Insoluble in solid and liquid state b) Soluble liquid state c) Soluble in solid state
d) Insoluble in liquid state

18. Cast iron is used for machine beds because of its high
a) Tensile Strength b) Endurance strength c) Damping capacity d) Compressive strength

19. 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

20. Atomic packing factor(APF) in the case of copper crystal is
a) 0.52 b) 0.68 c) 0.74 d) 1.633

21. Martensite is a super-saturated solution of carbon in
a) alpha iron b) beta iron c) gamma iron d) delta iron

22.The unit of Young’s modulus is
(a) mm/mm (b) kg/cm (c) kg (d) kg/cm^2

23. If the radius of wire stretched by a load is doubled, then its young’s modulus will
be
(a) doubled (b) halved (c) become four times (d) becomes one-fourth

24. If a material expands freely due to heating it will develop
(a) thermal stress (b) tensile stress (c) no stress (d) compressive stress
25. The loss of strength in compression due to overloading is known is
(a) hysteresis (b) resilience (c) bouschinger effect (d) creep
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Mock paper for campus placement 5

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Mock campus paper for mechanical 5

1. Superheated vapour behaves
(a) exactly as gas (b) as steam (c) as ordinary vapour (d) approximately as gas

2. No liquid can exist as liquid at
(a) vaccum (b) zero pressure (c) centre of earth (d) in space

3. The behaviour of gases can be fully determined by
(a) 1 law (b) 2 laws (c) 3 laws (d) 4 laws

4. Heat and work are
(a) point function (b) system properties (c) path function (d) intensive properties

5. Change in enthalpy of a system is the heat supplied at
(a) constant pressure (b) constant temperature (c) constant volume (d) constant
entropy

6. Which of the following parameters remains constant during ideal throttling process
(a) pressure (b) temperature (c) volume (d) enthalpy

7. In case of refrigeration machine, COP will be equal to
(a) Q2/(Q1-Q2) (b) Q1/(Q1-Q2) (c) (Q1-Q2)/Q1 (d) (Q2-Q1)/Q1

8. If hot water and cold water are mixed, then the entropy of the system will
(a) increase (b) decrease (c) remain same (d) attain negative value

9. A process occur spontaneously if its entropy
(a) increases (b) decreases (c) remain same (d) becomes zero

10. Triple point of a pure substance is a point at which
(a) liquid and vapour exist together (b) solid and liquid exist together
(c) solid and vapour exist together (d) solid. Liquid and vapour phases exist together

11.Small percentage of boron is added to steel to
a) increase hardenability (b)reduce machinability (c)increase wear resistance
d)increase endurance strength

12.. Killed steels
a) have minimum impurity level b) have almost zero percentage of phosphorous and sulphur
c) are produced by LD process d) are free from oxygen

13.. In low carbon steels, presence of small quantities sulphur improves
a) weldability (b)formability (c)machinability (d)hardenability

14.. Which one of the following sets of constituents is expected in equilibrium cooling of a hypereutectoid steel from austenitic steel?
a) Ferrite and pearlite b) Cementite and peralite c) Ferrite and bainite d) Cementite and martensite

15.. Guideways of Lathe bed are hardened by
a) carburizing b) cyaniding c) nitriding d) flame hardening

16.The main aim of compounding of steam turbine is to
a) improve efficiency b)reduce steam consumption c)reduce motor speed d)reduce turbine size

17. Heat conduction does not occur
a) If a physical body is impermeable to any kind of rays
b) If the parts of a body are not in motion relative to one another
c) If the bodies are kept in vacuum d) If the temperature difference between the bodies does not exist

18. Which is not the assumption of Fourier’s equation of heat conduction?
a) Homogeneous substance b) Steady heat flow c) Constant temperature difference
d) Uniform area of cross section

19. Three rods one made of glass, one of pure aluminium and one made of wrought iron are heated to 150˚ C. All the rods are 15 mm in diameter and 300 mm long. The lowest temperature at the free end of the rods will occur in case of
a) Aluminium rod b) Wrought iron c) Glass rod d) Temperature will be same for all the three rods at free end

20. Non dimensional number generally involved in case of heat transfer from horizontal cylinder by natural convection is
a) Grashof’s number b) Nusselt number c) Prandtl number d) All of these

21. A slab of ice has one – half covered with black cloth and the other half with white cloth. The slab is now placed in sunlight. It will be observed that
a) more ice will melt under black cloth b) more ice will melt under white cloth
c) equal amount of ice will melt under the two cloths d) ice will not melt

22. In heat exchanger design, one transfer unit means
a) One fluid exchanging with another fluid of the same chemical compostion
b) The section of heat exchanger which will cause temperature drop of one degree centigrade
c) The section of heat exchanger where heat exchanger where heat transfer surface area is one square metre
d) Condition when the change in temperature of 1˚ C numerically equals the average driving force

23. A liquid to liquid counterflow heat exchanger is used to heat cold fluid from 50˚ C to 150˚ C. Assuming that the hot fluid enters at 250˚ C and leaves at 200˚ C, the log mean temperature difference for the heat exchanger will be closer to
a) 100˚ C b) 128˚ C c) 133˚ C d) 137˚ C

24. A wall has two layers A and B, each made of a different material. Both the layers have the same thickness. The thermal conductivity of material of A is twice that of B. Under the thermal equilibrium the temperature difference across the wall is 30˚ C. The temperature drops in layers A and B will be respectively
a) 20˚ C and 10˚ C b) 10˚ C and 20˚ C c) 15˚ C and 15˚ C d) cannot be predicted

25. Which of the following is a lower pair?
a) Piston and cylinder b) Cam and follower c) Belt drive d) Gear
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Interview questions from Ashoka Leyland - 2008

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Some of the questions asked in the interview of Ashoka Leyland are
1.What happens when diesel is filled in a petrol engine and when petrol is filled in a Diesel engine
2.what are fuel cells
3.Describe the automatic suspension system
4.Why Diesel engines are preferred for large volumes
5.What are the differences between a petrol engine and a diesel engine


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NTPC interview questions -2008

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Some more questions asked in NTPC during campus recruitment

1.What are the laws of thermodynamics

2.Why is Zeroth law called so

3.What is the physical significance of Entropy

4.Relevance of entropy in practicals

5.What is a vapour compression cycle

6.What is 1 ton of refrigeration

7.What is the working of AC

8.Tell some ways to transfer power from one corner to another corner of a room.

9.How Hydraulic coupling works

10.What is NPSH? (Ans:Net Positive Suction Head)

11.Tell different types of couplings employed

12.Plot Q vs h curve
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Campus recruitment of L&T construction - 2008

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eligibility criteria
CPI 6.00 and above
age limit
height 160cm
medical test will be held
eye sight +5/-5 not more than that

selection procedure
written
Interview

written is completely aptitude separate paper for B.Tech and M.Tech
Interview is completely Technical no HR

Interview questions
1.What is endurance limit
2.What is fatigue load
3.which instrument is used for measuring the toughness
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Campus Recruitment of BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited)

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selection procedure
written(objective and subjective) - total time is 1:30 hr
GD
Interview

The paper was tough
objective consists of around 75 questions which includes aptii tech verbal and General
knowledge

subjective questions (out of 5 three questions to be answered)
1.differentiate between turbocharging and supercharging
2.what are the differences between octane number and cetane number
3.question on grinding

Interview questions
1.types of lubrication?
2.what is differential and use?
3.what is fin and purpose?
4.ignition in si and ci engine?
5.turbocharger and supercharger?
6.cylinder firing order?
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Campus recruitment of Lanco

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selection procedure
written and interview

paper was easy
written consists of aptii tech and verbal
particularly verbal was easy
there are seven question on odd one out
there are some questions on synonyms ans antonyms
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Campus Recruitment of Tata Power

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selection procedure
written
interview

written
there are four papers
verbal
quantitative
logical
technical

verbal ( a bit easy)
there was a passage and some questions based n the passage
questions on articles(a an the)

quantitative
1.A buys an object for some price and sells to B at 10% profit, B sells to c at 10% loss , c sells to D at 10% profit, D sells to E at 10% loss . E bought the object for Rs200.For what price A bought the object.

2.problems on simple interest and compound interest

Technical
all are formula based
1.IF a container with water completely filled in it is rotating at a certain speed then how much amount of water is spilled out.
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campus recruitment Shaporji

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selection procedure
written (aptii +tech)
interview

paper was tough
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campus recruitment of NBC bearing

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NBC bearing recruitment and questions
written (75)
25 apti questions
25 technical questions
25 verbal and general knowledge questions

they visited with R&D profile

1.what is the full form of CFL
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Hero Honda Interview Questions -2008

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Some of the questions asked by Hero Honda in the interview
1.What is the technology of DTSI. i.e about Digital Twin Spark Ignition system
2.How hybrid vehicles work
3.what are Fuel cells
4.what is the functioning of a carburetor.
5.What is a Newtonian fluid
6.Define Reynolds number


more questions to be updated soon
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Mock paper for campus placement 4

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Mock campus paper for mechanical 4

1) in impulse reaction turbines, the pressure drops,
a) in fixed nozzles
b) in moving nozzles
c) in fixed blades
d) in both fixed & moving blades
e) none of the above

2) why a single stage turbine is not used in practice?
a) It can’t generate much power
b) The control is not possible
c) Heat energy is not utilized fully
d) The rotational speed becomes very high requiring
large reduction gearing
e) Its efficiency is very low

3) The back pressure of condensing steam turbines can be
improved by
a) decreasing steam flow
b) decreasing steam temperature
c) injecting water in last stages
d) using debris filter to clean circulating water &
cleaning condenser tubes by rubber ball cleaning
equipment
e) reducing bled steam

4) the maximum blade efficiency of a single stage
impulse turbine having nozzle angle a , under ideal
conditions is
a) cos(a)/2
b) ((cos a)^2)/2
c) cos(2a)/2
d) cos 2a
e) (cos a)^2

5) The time constant of a thermocouple is
a) the time taken to attain the final temperature to be measured
b) the time taken to attain 50% of the value of initial temperature difference
c) the time taken to attain 63.2 of the value of initial temperature difference
d) determined by the time taken to reach 100oC from 0oC
e) none of the above

6) in the heat flow equation
Q=(ka(t1-t2))/x is known as
a) thermal resistance
b) thermal coefficient
c) temperature gradient
d) thermal conductivity
e) heat transfer

7) A non-dimensional number generally associated with natural convection heat transfer is
a) Grashoff number
b) Nusselt number
c) Weber number
d) Prandtl number
e) Reynold number

8) In counter flow heat exchangers
a) both the fluids at inlet (of heat exchanger where hot fluid enters) are in their coldest state
b) both the fluids at inlet are in their hottest state
c) both the fluids at exit in their coldest state
d) one fluid is in hottest state & other in coldest state at inlet
e) any combination is possible depending on design of heat exchanger.

9) A steam pipe is to be insulated by two insulating materials put over each other. For best results
a) better insulation should be put over pipe & better one over it
b) inferior insulation should be put over pipe & better one over it
c) both may be put in any order
d) whether to put inferior one over pipe or the better one would depend on steam temperature
e) unpredictable

10) the concept of overall coefficient of heat transfer is used in case of heat transfer by
a) conduction
b) convection
c) radiation
d) conduction & convection
e) convection & radiation

11) a bucket of water is hanging from a spring balance. An iron piece is suspended into water without touching sides of bucket from another support. The spring balance reading will
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain same
d) increase/decrease depending on depth of immersion
e) unpredictable

12) the vapour pressure over the concave surface is
a) less than the vapour pressure over the planesurface
b) equal to tha vapour pressure over the plane surface
c) greater than the vapour pressure over the plane surface
d) zero
e) none of the above

13) which of the following instrument can be used for measuring speed of an aeroplane
a) Venturimeter
b) Orifice plate
c) Hot water anemometer
d) Rotameter
e) Pitot tube

14) Euller’s dimensionless number relates the following
a) inertial force & gravity
b) viscous force & inertial force
c) viscous force & buoyancy force
d) pressure force & inertial force
e) pressure force & viscous force

15) which of the manometer has highest sensitivity
a) U-tube with water
b) Inclined U-tube
c) U-tube with mercury
d) Micro-manometer with water
e) Displacement type

16) Centre of buoyancy is the
a) centroid of the volume of fluid vertically above the body
b) centre of the volume of floating body
c) centre of gravity of any submerged body
d) centroid of the displaced volume of fluid
e) none of the above

17) pitot tube is used for measurement of
a) pressure
b) flow
c) velocity
d) discharge
e) viscosity

18) principle of similitude forms the basis of
a) comparing two identical equipments
b) designing models so that the result can be converted to prototypes
c) comparing similarity between design & actual equipment
d) hydraulic designs
e) performing acceptance tests

19) separation of flow occurs when pressure gradient
a) tends to approach zero
b) becomes negative
c) changes abruptly
d) reduces to a value when vapour formation starts
e) does not follow continuity equation

20) weir in an opening
a) with closed perimeter & of regular form through which water flows
b) with prolonged sides having length of 2 to 3 diameters of opening in thick wall
c) with partially full flow
d) in hydraulic structure with regulation provision
e) none of the above

21) which is the false statement about true stress method
a) it does not exist
b) it is more sensitive to changes in both metallurgical & mechanical conditions
c) it gives a more accurate picture of the ductility
d) it can be correlated with stress-strain values in other tests like torsion, impact, combined stress tests etc.
e) it can be used for compression tests as well.

22) The buckling load for a given material depends on
a) slenderness ratio & area of cross-section
b) poisson’s ratio & modulus of elasticity
c) slenderness ratio & modulus of elasticity
d) senderness ratio, area of cross-section & modulus of elasticity
e) poisson’s ratio & slenderness ratio.

23) The materials which exhibit the same elastic properties in all directions are called
a) Homogeneous
b) Inelastic
c) Isotropic
d) Isentropic
e) Visco-elastic

24) The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called
a) Malleability
b) Ductility
c) Plasticity
d) Elasticity
e) Rollability

25) In a tensile test, near the elastic limit zone, the
a) Tensile strain increases more quickly
b) Tensile strain decreases more quickly
c) Tensile strain increases in proportion to the stress
d) Tensile strain decreases in proportion to the stress
e) Tensile strain remains constant
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Mock paper for campus placement 3

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Mock campus paper for mechanical 3

1) Rupture stress is
a) Breaking stress
b) Maximum load/original cross-sectional area(A)
c) Load at breaking point/A
d) Load at breaking point/neck area
e) Maximum stress


2) Flow stress corresponds to
a) Fluids in motion
b) Breaking point
c) Plastic deformation of solids
d) Rupture stress
e) None of the above

3) Resilience of a material is considered when it is subjected to
a) Frequent heat treatment
b) Fatigue
c) Creep
d) Shock loading
e) Resonant condition

4) The total strain energy stored in a body is termed as
a) Resilience
b) Proof resilience
c) Modulus of resilience
d) Toughness
e) Impact energy

5) The strain energy stored in a body due to suddenly applied load compared to when it is applied gradually is
a) Same
b) Twice
c) Four times
d) Eight times
e) Half

6) A beam is loaded as cantilever. If the load at the end is increased, the failure will occur
a) In the middle
b) At the tip below the load
c) At the support
d) Anywhere
e) None of the above

7) Moment of inertia of an area will be least w.r.t.
a) Horizontal axis
b) Vertical axis
c) Bottom most axis
d) Central axis
e) Point of suspension

58) If a material is loaded beyond yield point stress
a) It becomes elastic
b) It becomes ductile
c) Its resistance to failure increases
d) It loses its tendency to return to its original shape

9) If all the dimensions of a prismatic bar be increased in the ratio of k :1, then maximum stress produced in the bar due to its own weight will increase in the following ratio
a) k:1
b) k*k:1
c) k*k*k:1
d) 1:k
e) 1:k*k

10) The torsional rigidity of a shaft is expressed by the
a) Maximum torque it can transmit
b) Number of cycles it undergoes before failure
c) Elastic limit upto which it resists torsion, shear & bending stresses
d) Torque required to produce a twist of one radian per unit length of shaft
e) Maximum power it can transmit at highest possible speed.

11) Strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft is proportional to
a) GJ (torsional rigidity of shaft)
b) 1/GJ
c) GJ*GJ
d) 1/(GJ*GJ)
e) 1/sqrt(GJ)

12) Shear stress induced in a shaft subjected to tension will
be
a) Maximum at periphery & zero at centre
b) Maximum at centre
c) Uniform throughout
d) Average value in centre
e) None of the above

13) Which of the following is a lower joint
a) Ball & socket
b) Piston & cylinder
c) Cam & follower
d) a) & b) above
e) belt drive

14) The example of rolling pair is
a) Bolt and nut
b) Lead screw of a lathe
c) Ball & socket joint
d) Ball bearing & roller bearing
e) All the above

15) The Scott-Russell mechanism consists of
a) Sliding & turning pairs
b) Sliding & rotary pairs
c) Turning & rotary pairs
d) Sliding pairs only
e) Turning pairs only

16) Davis steering gear consists of
a) Sliding pairs
b) Turning pairs
c) Rolling pairs
d) Higher pairs
e) Lower pairs

17) Oldham’s coupling is the
a) Second inversion of double slider crank chain
b) Third conversion of double slider crank chain
c) Second conversion of single slider crank chain
d) Third conversion of single slider crank chain
e) Fourth conversion of double slider crank chain

18) Relationship between the number of links (L) &
number of pairs (P) is
a)P = 2 L – 4
b)P = 2 L + 4
c)P = 2 L + 2
d)P = 2 L -2
e)P = L - 4

19) In automobiles the power is transmitted from gear box to differential through
a) Bevel gear
b) Universal joint
c) Hooke’s joint
d) Knuckle joint
e) Oldham’s coupling.

20) Sprue in casting refers to
a) gate
b) runner
c) riser
d) horizontal passage
e) vertical passage

21) Which of the following casting methods utilizes wax patterns
a)Shell moulding
b)Plaster moulding
c)Slush casting
d)Investment casting
e)Semi-centrifugal casting

22) Pick up the incorrect statement about advantages of
vacuum die casting
a) It produces good quality castings
b) Porosity is reduced
c) Surface finish is improved
d) Less metal is used
e) Injection pressure is reduced

23) Ornamental objects, statues, toys etc. are cast by
a) Die casting
b) Pressed casting
c) Centrifugal casting
d) Slush casting
e) None of the above

24) Large and heavy castings are made by
a) Green sand moulding
b) Pit moulding
c) Dry sand moulding
d) Pressure moulding
e) Machine moulding

25) Sweep pattern is used for moulding parts having
a)Rectangular shape
b)Elliptical shape
c)Uniform symmetrical shape
d)Complicated shape having intricate details
e)None of the above
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Mock paper for campus placement

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Mock paper 2 for mechanical


1) The surface and sub-surface cracks in non-magnetic alloys can be easily located and detected by the following inspection method

a)X-ray testing

b)Ultrasonic testing

c)Magnetic particle inspection testing

d)Dye penetrant testing

e)Any one of the above


2) The sprue hole is

a) A casting defect

b) A hole made for riveting

c) A blind hole in jigs

d) An eccentric hole in dies for clamping

e) An opening in mould for pouring molten metal


3) Core print are used to

a) Strengthen core

b) Form seat to support and hold the core in place

c) Fabricate core

d) None of these.


4) Blow holes are casting defects

a) Which occur due to some sand shearing from the cope surface

b) Which take the surface of internal voids or surface depression due to excessive gaseous material not able to escape

c) Which occur due to discontinuity in metal casting resulting from hindered contraction

d) Caused by two streams of metals that are too cold to fuse properly

e) None of these


5) Molten iron is desulphurized by adding the following to the ladle

a)Carbon

b)Soda ash

c)Graphite

d)Ferro-silicon

e)Ferromaganese


6) Mechanical properties of the metal improve in hot working due to

a) Recovery of grains

b) Grain growth

c) Refinement of grain size

d) Reformation of columnar grains

e) Recrystallization


7) The following type of deformation of metals takes place in cold working and hot working

a)Elastic deformation

b)Plastic deformation

c)Viscous deformation

d)Isentropic deformation

e)Visco-elastic deformation


8) The increase in hardness due to cold working is called

a) Cold hardening

b) Hot hardening

c) Work hardening

d) Age hardening

e) Induction hardening


9) Hot working operation is carried at

a) Recrystallization temperature

b) Near plastic stage temperature

c) Below recrystallization temperature

d) Above recrystallization temperature

e) Below room temperature


10) Laser is produced by

a) Graphite

b) Ruby

c) Diamond

d) Aluminium

e) Emerald


11) In the drawing operation, metals flow due to

a) Ductility

b) Work hardening

c) Plasticity

d) Shearing

e) Yielding


12) In blanking operation, the angle of shear is provided on

a) Die

b) Punch

c) Both punch and die

d) Never provided at all

e) None of these


13) Laser beam machining process is used for machining

a) Very thick materials

b) Thin materials

c) Heavy sections

d) Is not used for machining

e) There is no such limitation


14) The compound die

a) Two or more cutting operations can be performed simultaneously

b) Cutting and formation operations are combined and carried out in single operation

c) Work piece moves from one station to other with separate operation performed at each station

d) All of above


15) If N.T.L. = specification limit, then

a) Process is in control, no action required

b) P-chart can replace Xbar & R chart

c) Small steps are taken to make N.T.L. > S.L.

d) Small steps are taken for centering of the process


16) For a new product, the desirable value of process capability ratio is

a) 1

b) 1
c) <1

d) 1.5


17) Principle of quality as a loss function has been given by

a) Kaizen

b) Taguchi

c) The Bell Lab

d) Phillip Crossby


18) There are seventeen successive points taken in between UCL and LCL for a process, then for an in-control process

a) At least 12 points must be on the same side of CL

b) At most 14 points can be on the same side of CL

c) At most 13 points can be on the same side of CL

d) At least 10 points must be on the same side of CL


19) A left hand tool on lathe is used for turning in the direction

a) From right to left

b) From left to right

c) Across the bed

d) In angular position on compound slide

e) Any direction


20) The different speeds on lathe are provided in

a) Arithmetical progression

b) Harmonical progression

c) Geometrical progression

d) Any one of above

e) None of above



21) Centering can be done most accurately on

a) Four jaw chuck

b) Three jaw chuck

c) Collet chuck

d) Magnetic chuck

e) All of the above


22) Counter sinking is the operation of

a) Enlarging the end of a hole cylindrically

b) Cone shaped enlargement of the end of a hole

c) Smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole

d) Sizing and finishing a hole

e) None of above


23) Machinability can be calculated and predicted by following factors:

a)Tensile strength

b)Brittle hardness

c)Shear angle

d)All of the above

e)None of the above


24) Machinability

a) Tends to increase with increase in hardness

b) Tends to decrease with increase in hardness

c) Remains unaffected with hardness

d) (b) is correct in general, but it can be drastically influenced by strain hardening and microstructure

e) None of the above


25) The advantage of vernier caliper over micrometer is that it

a) Is easier and quicker to use

b) Is more accurate

c) Can be used to make both inside and outside measurement over a range of size

d) All of above

e) None of above

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Mock paper 1 for mechanical

1) According to Gay-Lussac law for a perfect gas, the absolute pressure of given mass varies directly as
a) temperature
b) absolute
c) absolute temperature, if volume is kept constant.
d) volume, if temperature is kept constant.
e) remains constant, if volume & temperature are kept constant.

2) Superheated vapour behaves
a) exactly as gas.
b) as steam
c) as ordinary vapour
d) approximately as a gas
e) as average of gas and vapour

3) Intensive property of a system is one whose value
a) depends on the mass of the system, like volume
b) does not depend on the mass of the system, like
temperature, pressure, etc.
c) is not dependent on the path followed but on the state
d) is dependent on the path followed & not on the state
e) remains constant

4) The same volume of all gases would represent their
a) densities
b) specific weights
c) molecular weights
d) gas characteristic constants
e) specific gravities

5) properties of substances like pressure, temperature & density, in thermodynamic coordinates are
a) path functions
b) point functions
c) cyclic functions
d) real functions
e) thermodynamic functions

6) if a gas vapour is allowed to expand through a very minute aperture, then such a process is known as
a) free expansion
b) hyperbolic expansion
c) adiabatic expansion
d) parabolic expansion
e) throttling

7) first law of thermodynamics
a) enables to determine change in internal energy to the system
b) does not help to predict whether the system will or not undergo a change
c) does not enable to determine change in entropy
d) provides relation between heat, work & internal energy
e) all of the above

8) entropy is called the property of the system because
a) its derivative is zero for any process
b) it has same value at any two equilibrium state
c) it has a single value at each equilibrium state
d) it has a constant value at each equilibrium state
e) it depends upon the path followed by the system

9) if a steam sample is nearly in dry condition, then its dryness fraction can be accurately determined by
a) throttling calorimeter
b) separating calorimeter
c) combined separating & throttling calorimeter
d) bucket calorimeter
e) none of the above

10) on Mollier chart, flow through turbine is represented by
a) horizontal straight line
b) vertical straight line
c) straight inclined line
d) curved line
e) none of the above

11) In a throttling process
a) heat transfer takes place
b) work is done by the expanding steam
c) internal energy of steam changes
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

12) pick up the wrong statement about critical condition of steam
a) latent heat is zero
b) liquid directly becomes steam
c) specific volume of steam & liquid is same
d) this is the maximum pressure limit
e) all properties of liquid & steam are same

13) during polytropic process
a) heat transfer takes place across cylinder walls
b) work is done
c) steam may be wet, dry or superheated after expansion
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

14) the fusible plug in small boilers is located
a) in the drum
b) in the fire tubes
c) above steam dome
d) over the combustion chamber
e) at the inlet of chimney

15) steam in water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler
a) can be raised rapidly
b) is raised at slower rate
c) is raised at same rate
d) could be raised at fast/slow rate depending on design
e) none of the above

16) the overall efficiency of thermal power plant is
a) boiler efficiency, turbine efficiency, generator efficiency
b) all the three above plus gas cycle efficiency
c) carnot cycle efficiency
d) regenerative cycle efficiency
e) rankine cycle efficiency

17) size of boiler tubes is specified by
a) mean diameter & thickness
b) inside diameter & thickness
c) outside diameter & thickness
d) outside diameter & inside diameter
e) outside diameter alone

18) The temperature of flue gases at air heater outlet should be
a) 100o C
b) above dew-point temperature of flue gases
c) below dew-point temperature of flue gases
d) less than wet bulb temperature of flue gases
e) above wet bulb temperature of flue gases

19) tertiary air is the air used to
a) provide air around burners for obtaining optimum combustion
b) transport & dry the coal
c) cool the scanners
d) supply air for ignitors
e) convert CO (formed in lower zone of furnace) into CO2 at higher zone

20) boiler parameters are expressed by
a) tones/hr. of steam
b) pressure of steam produced
c) temperature of steam in oC
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

21) the condition of steam in boiler drum is always
a) dry
b) wet
c) saturated
d) supersaturated
e) superheated

22) film boiling occurs at
a) very low pressure
b) atmospheric pressures
c) medium pressures
d) very high pressures
e) none of the above

23) a thermal power plant designed to operate in cold climate is operated in hot climate; it will develop
a) more power
b) less power
c) same power
d) more or less depending on the size
e) unpredictable

24) which statement is not true for steam turbine in comparison to steam engines
a) there is no boiler-water contamination from lubricating oil as in a steam engine
b) turbine delivers smooth uninterrupted power at high rotating speeds
c) turbines have less weight per horse-power &
power wearing parts compared to steam engines
d) heat energy of steam is better utilized in steam
engines than in turbines
e) all of the above

25) velocity compounding involves
a) expansion of steam in stages
b) recovery of kinetic energy of steam leaving first
set of blades in subsequent rows of blades
c) velocity & pressure equalization at different stages
d) increased velocity after each stage due to
expansion of steam
e) none of the above
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Hero Honda Campus Recruitment-2008

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Selection procedure

written test(100 questions)

psychometric test(not an elimination round)

interview

out of 100 nearly 60 questions from technical 40 are general and verbal

some of the questions are

1.author of a book "" Jawaharlal Nehru

2.Delhi was the captial of India since

3.The highest two awards in India (four combinations are given)

4.Interferrometer and tachometer are used for measuring

5.dQ-dW=1 which of the following law is obeyed by the equation

6.load is controlled by using - governor , flywheel

7.question on entropy

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Maruti Suzuki Campus Recruitment - 2008

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Maruti selection procedure
written test(20 question only technical for 10 minutes)
Interview(15-30 minutes)

Written test
what is the unit to measure the exhaust in automobile.

2.what is the gear ratio in over drive
>1

3.in SI engine knocking occurs

)end of combustion

4.in milling process for smooth surface we give

low feed ,high speed

5.in heat exchanger what will u do to increase the heat transfer..

6.which instrument is used to measure the finished surface.......
a) vernier b)

macrometer...C).......

7.in automobile which type of belt is used..........
ans:flat type.........

8.what is the thickness of sheet metal used in automobile chasis..
a) 1mm .........b)2 mm

9.what will happen if we will increase the pressure angle of gear..
lesser power transmission & more pressure on bearings

10.what is the effect of supercharging..
a)efficiency increases b)effficiecy decreases....

11.why the exhaust temp in CI engine is less as compared with SI
engine.
ans.because of large quantity of air inside the cylinder.

12..why u use multi stage pumps??
ans high head

13.who has the highest vol.efficiency of all given pumps?
ans 1st gear pump

14.which is not a positive displacement type of pump??
Ans centrifugal pump

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BPCL Campus Recruitment

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The students are shortlisted for the interview on the basis of CPI

BPCL
1.Draw the diagram of the crank shaft
2.Draw the diagram of leaf spring
3.Show the load distribution on the leaf spring and where it is placed in the automobile.
4.Draw Shear force and bending moment diagram for the leaf spring and where the maximum bending moment is present.


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IOCL campus recruitment -2008

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The students are shortlisted for the interview on the basis of CPI

Interview questions from IOCL
1.Differentiate pumps and compressors
2.classification of pump
3.By using centrifugal pump how the pressure can be increased
4.How the refining process can be done
5.What are the mechanical components present in a refinery
6.Design a pipe which carries a liquid flowing through it.
7.Questions from the project done.


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NTPC campus recuritment-2008

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The students are shortlisted for the interview on the basis of CPI

Interview questions asked in NTPC
1.Bending moment diagram of simply supported beam
2.Wooden log is floating on a river - draw shear force diagram and bending moment diagram
3.what are the three T's in combustion process.
4.when the pressure is raised from 1 to 15 bar and when the pressure is raised from 15 to 115 bar in which case the work done is more
5.what was the efficiency of a Rankine cycle
6.why we use PIPOT TUBE
7.the installed capacity of ntpc plant and of India
8.types of boiler
9.types of draft used
10.types of chimney
11.how do chimneys worked
12.how do brick making factories work
13.what r condensers


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John Deere Campus Recrutiment -2008

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The position of John Deere in Fortune 500 is 98.
Their eligibility criteria is 6 spi in all the semesters and 60% in 10th and 12th.


The written test consists of Tech(25 qs) and aptitude(20 qs)
aptitude was easy and the tech paper consists of mainly manufacturing science, heat and mass transfer, quality control.

a question on 6 sigma

As the job is R&D they are mainly concentrating on strength of materials, machine design, CAD.

Some of the interview questions:
1.Draw the manufacturing process flow chart
2.By seeing an engine how one can distinguish whether it is an SI engine or CI engine.


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Questions from BAJAJ

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1.For the same size which one is more efficient;
Engine working on Otto cycle
Engine working on diesel cycle
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2.After saturation state the gas above the liquid can be called as

a. Perfect gas

b. Vapor

c. –-

3.Material of crank Shaft


4.Formula of degree of freedom related to 4 bar link


5.classius(second law of thermodynamics)


6.What happen if we put petrol in the diesel engine?
a. Knocking

b. Will not start

7.F force is acting on a rectangular bar of cross section A and the young modulus of

elasticity is E, then find the elongation in the bar.


8.Normal time=
Standard time + allowances
Standard time – allowances




9. One question on pipe flow, have to find out weather it is turbulent or laminar.

10.One question on heat treatment of materials

11.Which material has high % of carbon

Four alloy steels were given.

12.One question on the assumptions of Bernoulli equation.


13. One question on Tool angle Ans. back rack angle.

Few question based on the materials.
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General questions related to different topics asked in the campus

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melting pt of iron
steam turbine feed heater
drill mat composition
Ach welding
WEIR used Ans in flow measurement
possions ratio
gear strength
pig iron mfg process
gear materials
gear mech which is used to hold the gear
RATCHET MEch is ans
babbit metal composition
seamless tubing prep
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Some questions from Ashoka Leyland

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1.two bodies of same volume are submerged in kerosene and water respectively. one is more submerged than other , whose weight is more?
2.three problem on turning , as which wheel will move faster and other slower
3. what is the use of overdrive-increasing speed in driven shaft to that of driving shaft
4. pure water is formed by what process-distillation, addition of chlorine, or kmno4
5.to choose which bottle is just brought from refrigerator (one having water droplets on the surface)
6.straddle milling
10.what is the use condenser.
12.a car is pulled by two different ropes one straight and one inclined then which will be easier.
15. 1f cost of 12 dozen orange is rs. 18, , of which 2 dozen are wasted . how to sell so that he will get profit of 1/3 on his cost .
16. on a circular track of dia. 1000m, two man start from the top point at the speed of 77m/s & 80m/s , after what time will they meet each other.
17. if cost of 3 lemons is 10 paise, then cost of 1 and half dozen
18. does the words it's &its have similar meaning, contradictory meaning or none of these
19. does word canvas ,& canvass have similar, contradictory meanings or none of these.
20. two, or three proverbs were given .
21.2 or 3 qs. jumbled words to make meaningful sentences eg. find the last word of the sentence all sentences has a verb.
22. two or three logical reasonings q's. ram is of same age as sham , rita is younger than ram , then it
follows sham is older than rita, true or false , or , can't be certain.
24. choose odd one out companion, colony, company, etc.
25. 5 words were given in two columns , u had to tell how many of them were duplicates.
26. at what temp water boils at sea level- 212f
27. common value of c and f :-40c
28. in rack pinion arrangement if the rack moves 2 ft. then how much pinion will move.(>2ft,<2ft,2ft)
29. if a truck is loaded with same weight of wool, and other withstone , in which chances of overturning will be more.
30. if a vehicle is moving in a curved path then chance of skidding will be more( radially inwards or radially outwards )
31. diamond pin function (held the workpiece rigidly,easy disengagement,etc....)
32. distribution function(to distribute the spark time in a multi cylinder engine)
33. diesel cycle-cycles drawn(include auto,dual etc)
34. if pitch diameter. is given 180mm., then what is distance b/w two holes out of 6 holes drawn at an angle of 60.
35. double helical gear when used- no side thrust
36. drill bit angle-118
37. usual point angle-60
38. which type of drill bit generally used
39. stability of dam , one in convex, other in concave shape
40. easiness of pulling in case of 3 pulley or 4 pulley arrangements
41. a car is pulled by two methods , which will be easier. these were all figurative , it is not possible to draw these qs here
42. a rope is carrying a load and is wrapped at two ends on shafts of unequal diameter, whether load will go down or up.
43. same type., in which case effort will be more
44.single view and 3d views- see r.s . aggrawal
45. process in which we heat the metal , and then keeping the metal at that temp. for two minutes  ---(annealing. tempering, normalizing)
46. two glasses with unequal thickness filled with hot liquid , which one will break first.
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Some more questions from GE (previous papers)

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Directions (Q.1-5): Given below are five sentences, ie A), B), C), D), and E). Arrange them in proper order so as to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the following questions.
A) The pulse polio programme has diverted resources away from routine immunisation efforts.
B) While there can be no argument against a controlled, rationally-administered polio initiative, data on polio incidence does point to disproportionate emphasis on the disease.
C) There can be no one-shot solution to controlling disease.
D) The latter, along with an improved physical environment, might have worked better at keeping polio in check.
E) In the case of polio, vaccination is unlikely to work in isolation of improvement in sanitation and nutritional profile of affected populations.
1. Which will be the 'third' sentence in the paragraph?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
2. Which will be the 'second' sentence in the paragraph?
1) E 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) A
3. Which will be the 'first' sentence in the paragraph?
1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E
4. Which will be the 'last' sentence in the paragraph?
1) E 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) A
5. Which will be the 'fourth' sentence in the paragraph?
1) E 2) D 3) A 4) B 5) C
Directions (Q. 6-10): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 5). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)
6. 1) No major project in India /2) could have been expected /3) to take on without the /4) support of private sector banks./5 No error
7. 1) something needs to be done /2) to reduce treatment costs /3) in general and /4) medicine prices particularly. /5) No error
8. 1) The government is divided /2) on whether price control /3) is the best means /4) to achieve this end. /5) No error
9. Had we provided better /2) infrastructure in our rural areas /3) the condition of our /4) villages would be different. /5) No error
10. 1) The problem of Muslim backwardness /2) and under representation /3) in their public services /4) goes back to colonial times. /5 No error

Directions (Q.11-15): In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers 1), 2), 3), 4), and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
11. The government should strike a balance between its _________ of maximizing tax revenues from property and making housing __________ to all.
1) objective, affordable 2) policy, comfortable 3) manifesto, feasible
4) Fundamental, adorable 5) ordeal, viable
12. Unless the proposed law_________ with issues of unregulated transfers, it will fail to ____________ in a transparent property regime.
1) manages, respond 2) addresses, convert
3) confront, result 4) grapples, usher
5) tackles, indulge
13. Power of attorney________ boost tax revenues, even as they ____________ a greater share of black money.
1) dealings, focus 2) transactions, generate
3) proceedings, produce 4) cases, forward
5) holdings, propel
14. Muslims are _________ as backward and thus benefit of reservation is __________ to them as one community.
1) based, passed 2) adhered, approved
3) responded, divulged 4) voted, surpassed
5) recognized, extended
15. Any genuine plan to help the homeless should __________ their livelihood ________.
1) negotiate, preference 2) weigh, system
3) incorporate, concerns 4) incur, expense
5) bear, responsibility

Answer
1.(1)
2.(1)
3.(3)
4.(4)
5.(2)
6.(3)
7.(4)
8.(5)
9.(4)
10.(3)
11.(1)
12.(4)
13.(2)
14.(5)
15.(3)
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Some of the questions asked by the BAJAJ during previous years

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1.What is the material of Crank Shaft?
2.Standard time=
a. normal time minus allowance b. reliability time

3. Energy stored in the spring when it is fully compressed without any deformation is -------- ans. Resilience or proof resilience

4. Question on the relation ΔL=PL/AE. What is ε (strain)? Ans. P/AE

5.Lower spindle speed is necessary for?
if diameter of w/p is large
when depth of cut is high
6. For which of the following material machinability is high? Ans. Aluminium

7. 24 & 2 in M24X2 represent which of the following two parameters respectively?

8.What is the equation governing kinematic links and pairs?
a. L=2p-3 b. L=2p-4 c. L=3p-5]

Pick out the wrong statement
Joule cycle consists of 2 constant volume processes and 2 adiabatic processes
Otto cycle consists of 2 constant volume processes and 2 adiabatic processes
Ericsson cycle consists of 2 constant volume processes and 2 adiabatic processes
None of the above
For same compression ratio which of the following cycles is more efficient?
a. otto b. diesel

The angle between face of the tool and plane parallel to the base of the tool is
a. rake angle b. clearance angle c. cutting edge angle d. lip angle

Bevel gears are used for transmitting torque between
Intersecting & coplanar shafts
Non-intersecting & non-coplanar shafts
Non-parallel & non-coplanar shafts
None of the above
Expansion process in Otto cycle lasts
from TDC to BDC
30 degrees before TDC till 50 degrees before BDC
30 degrees after TDC till 50 degrees afterBDC
none of the above
Which type of thread is more effectve for power transmission in one direction?
a. square b. acme c. buttress

The state of a liquid during evaporation is
a. vapour b. steam c. water vapour

Throttle valve is used in steam engines to
control pressure of steam
control volume of steam
control temperature of steam
none of the above
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Some of the questions from previous year papers of Tata Motors

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TML conducts test for thermal mechanical and electrical people. some of the mechanical questions were here.
1. when boiler bursts, whom u would inform?
2. modular ratio?
3. envelope of damped free vibration?
4. a ball with a mass M is falling on to the ground with some velocity V1 and raising with velocity V2 . find the impulse?
5. Contd.. for 5th problem. When time of contact is given then force exerted on the ground.
6. two masses are connecting with string on to pulley coefficient of friction of mass m1 is given and also m1 and m2 are given. Find the relation b/n m1 and m2 , to make m2 move downwards
7. In a damped free excitation system maximum amplitude occurs
a. before resonance b. after resonance
8. Questions on set screws?
9. A four bar link mechanism is given with moment m acting on crank and also a force given at crank end. Find the reaction at hinged end of crank.
10. Deflection due to self weight of a uniform rod of diameter D and unit density and length is given .
11. The type of key used in wrist watch?
12. Bending stress is proportional to….? Ans). Section modulus
13. The hypoid gears are …. Ans). Non intersecting non parallel gears.
14. Hollow cylinder of outer D0 is given find the diameter of solid cylinder for the same material and same torsional strength. ?
15. principle plane is ?
16. Two masses are resting on a inclined plane with 30 degree angle and the two masses are welded with weightless rod and coefficients of friction is given. Find the common acceleration of a two masses.
17. two masses are of different weights smaller one is placed on the bigger mass. If the force is force is acting on bigger mass given find the acceleration of smaller mass.
18. Stress on minor diameter of bolt when bolt is subjected to longitudinal force.
19. no of independent elastic constants required for isotropic material?
20. pitch of the bolt of 30 mm metric thread dia meter is?
21. the ratio of natural frequency on earth to moon?
22. upper portion of set screw is given fig shown and asked which type of set screw is ?
23. Efficiency of screw jack formula?
24. which of the parts given is harder one? Ans a). inner case b)outer case like that?
25. Max efficiency of screw jack formula?
26. Given some c/s of diffirent types which is having more torsional strength ?
27. Max principle stress theory is valid for which material?
28. efficiency of reveted joints of different types has given which is having max efficiency ?
29. if the roots are real then which type of vibrations will occur in damped systems ?
30. problem on transmissibility ?
31. when the disc is rotating on which on man is standing at the edge then what is the possibility of increase in speed of the disc? A).man moves towards centre b)out ward? Like that
32. what is the principle behind the collisions of ball ?which is related to Q.7 ? ans constant linear momentum.
33. Find the elongation of the bar due to self weight
34. Problem on the cantilever deflection
35. Problem on the two blocks connected by string one is on table and on is hanging from the pulley…mechanics’ problem
36. Ratio of the tension of the band block breaks
37. max and normal efficiency of the power scew
38. what is monel metal
39. for which material max normal stress theory is used
40. efficiency of the riveted joints
41. coefficient of friction for the greased ball bearing
42. which key is used in wrist watch
43. bending stress is proportional to 1. directly/inversely proportional to section modulus
44. find the width of the strongest beam that can be cut of cylindrical log of wood whose dia is ‘d’
45. if the phi is friction angle then which of the following can not be the value of the tan(phi) a) 0 b) 1.5 mu etc. ans is 0
46. problem on the transmissibility …to calculate dynamic amplitude
47. what is the poison’s ratio?
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GE previous year papers

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GE PAPER

First section consisted of 10 aptitude questions

1. pipes and cistern problem

2. ratio and proportion problem

3.to find the angle ( triangles, circles)(2 questions)

4.non verbal reasoning

5.2^x = 7^y = 14^z ,then express z in terms of x and y

6.men and work

7.boat and stream

8. a simple coding problem

technical-mechanical-stress analysis-10 questions

1.shear force diagram simply supported beam with an eccentric moment

2. failure theory for ductile materials

3.stress due to temperature change in free bar

4.where is the stress accurate in a finite element? ( options: node, interior, gauss point ,centroid)

5.hoop stress problem

6. mohr circle representation

BY,

Remya

GE PAPER - JULY 2006 - NIT CALICUT



There are total 4 rounds




1. Test


2. Tech interview round1

3. Tech interview round2

4. HR


Test (30mins)

1.what is the probabilty of person not sharing the same birth day (ignoring leap year)

a. 90% B.97.3% c.93% d.96% ans b.


2. What is the probality of getting same nos in two dies

a 1/6 b.1/3 c.1/4 d.1/2 ans .a


3. What is the angle

if



Ans :160


4.if 2x=7y=14z write z in terms of x and y

A. (X-y)/xy b.(x+y)/ xy c.(y-x)/xy d. Xy /.(x+y) ans d


5. There r some ingreients for a perfume like m,n,o,p,q

a. If m is there n shoud be there

b. If q is ther when o is there

c. P should more then the others.

4 Choices r given.......


6. A question on coding like if xhji= ferf then komj=?(not same)


7. There are 2 parallel chords ab & cd wer ab & cd r on opposite side of the center, where ab=2(cd) the distance from these chord ab=a & cd=b if cd=x then write x interms of ab,cd

ans: 2sqrt( (b2-a2)/3)


8. Can u dived 1000 in to 2 parts where one part is a multiple of 47 and other part multiple of 19

1.____________________ 2.________________________


9. A question on seating arranement with 5 people. some conditions r given


10 A problem on trains to find out length and bridge



Interviews

they mainly asked questions from the Mechanical and Civil subjects like strength of materials, heat transfer, thermodynamics etc.,

mainly on BTech and MTech project works. HR is some wat difficult
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