Q. Which one of the following statements is correct for a superheated vapour? A. Its pressure is less than the saturation pressure at a given temperature. B. Its temperature is less than the saturation temperature at a given pressure. C. Its volume is less than the volume of the saturated ...

Q. For an Oldham coupling used between two shafts, which among the following statements are correct? Torsional load is transferred along shaft axis. A velocity ratio of 1:2 between shafts is obtained without using gears. Bending load is transferred transverse to shaft axis. Rotation ...

Q. The equation of motion for a spring-mass system excited by a harmonic force is where M is the mass, K is the spring stiffness, F is the force amplitude and w is the angular frequency of excitation. Resonance occurs when w is equal to Ans: Option D

Q. A bar of uniform cross section and weighing 100 N is held horizontally using two massless and inextensible strings S1 and S2 as shown in the figure. The tensions in the strings are Ans: T1 = 0 N and T2 = 100 N

Q. Four red balls, four green balls and four blue balls are put in a box. Three balls are pulled out of the box at random one after another without replacement. The probability that all the three balls are red is (A) 1/72                      (B) 1/55                      (C)  ...

Q. A multi-mode optical fiber with a large core diameter has a core refractive index 𝑛1 = 1.5 and cladding refractive index 𝑛2 = 1.4142. The maximum value of 𝜃𝐴 (in degrees) for which the incident light from air will be guided in the optical fiber is ±                  . Ans: 29-31

Q. A Michelson Interferometer using a laser source of wavelength 𝜆0 = 500 nm, with both the mirrors (𝑀1& 𝑀2) fixed and positioned equidistant from the splitter/combiner is shown in the figure. When a dielectric plate of refractive index 𝑛 = 1.5, of thickness 𝒕 , is placed in front of the ...

Q. The sampling rate for Compact Discs (CDs) is 44,000 samples/s. If the samples are quantized to 256 levels and binary coded, the corresponding bit rate (in bits per second) is . Ans: 352000

Q. Assuming ideal opamp, the RMS voltage (in mV) in the output Vo only due to the 230 V, 50 Hz interference is (up to one decimal place) _. Ans: 10.6-11

Q. A 1000 W strain gage (Rg) has a gage factor of 2.5. It is connected in the bridge as shown in figure. The strain gage is subjected with a positive strain of 400 mm/m. The output Vo (in mV) of the bridge is (up to two decimal places) . Ans: 0.48-0.51

Q. The average velocity v of flow of clear water in a 100 cm (inner) diameter tube is measured using the ultrasonic flow meter as shown in the figure. The angle q is 45°. The measured transit times are t1 = 0.9950 ms and t2 = 1.0000 ms. The velocity v (in m/s) in the pipe is (up to one decimal ...

Q. The inductance of a coil is measured using the bridge shown in the figure. Balance (D = 0) is obtained with C1 = 1 nF, R1 = 2.2 MΩ, R2 = 22.2 kΩ, R4 = 10 kΩ. The value of the inductance Lx (in mH) is Ans: 221 - 223