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


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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 for campus placement

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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

more number of questions will be uploaded soon
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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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