A A A A A: Aerospace Engineering
A A A A A: Aerospace Engineering
A A A A A: Aerospace Engineering
A
SET
AS - 15
Aerospace Engineering
Duration of Test : 2 Hours
INSTRUCTIONS
1.
This Question Booklet consists of 120 multiple choice objective type questions to be answered
in 120 minutes.
2.
Every question in this booklet has 4 choices marked (A), (B), (C) and (D) for its answer.
3.
Each question carries one mark. There are no negative marks for wrong answers.
4.
This Booklet consists of 16 pages. Any discrepancy or any defect is found, the same may be
informed to the Invigilator for replacement of Booklet.
5.
Answer all the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet using Blue/Black ball point pen only.
6.
Before answering the questions on the OMR Answer Sheet, please read the instructions printed
on the OMR sheet carefully.
7.
OMR Answer Sheet should be handed over to the Invigilator before leaving the Examination
Hall.
8.
Calculators, Pagers, Mobile Phones, etc., are not allowed into the Examination Hall.
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10. The seal of the Booklet should be opened only after signal/bell is given.
AS-15-A
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
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3.
If r(A) is the rank then a set of linear equations in n variables will have infinite number
of solutions if
(A) r ( A) = r ( A : b) = n
(B) r ( A) < r ( A : b) = n
(C) r ( A) = r ( A : b) < n
(D) none
1
The largest eigen value of the matrix A = 0
4
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C)
If the function f ( x) =
1 0
2 0 is
0 3
(D) 0
1
satisfies Lagranges mean value theorem at the point c in the
x
c=0
(D) none
(D) (0, 1)
(B)
c =1
(C)
5.
The value of y2 dx x2 dy where c is the boundary of the triangle whose vertices are
c
(1, 0), (0, 1) and (1, 0) is
(A) 2/3
(B) 1/3
(C) 2
(D) 2/3
6.
7.
If F (s) and G( s) are Laplace transforms of f (t ) and g (t ) , then the inverse Laplace
transform of the product F (s) G( s) is
1
.
(A) . f(u)g(t u)du
(B)
(C)
8.
f (t ) g (t )
. f(u)g(t u)du
.
0
(D) None
| ( xn ) |> 1
(B)
| ( xn ) |= 0
(C)
(D)
| ( xn ) |< 1
Set - A
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9.
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If f ( x ) is given in the following table then, the value of . f(x)dx by trapezoidal rule is
0
2
x
f(x)
1
2
2
4
(A) 22
10.
3
8
(B)
4
14
44
y1 = 1 + x
64
(D) 18
dy
= x 2 + y subject to y (0) = 1 the next approximation with
dx
(C)
(B)
y1 = 1 x 2
(D)
x2
y1 = 1 + 2 x +
2
11.
Pressure Altitude
(A) Pressure differential with respect to Pressure at Sea Level
(B) Physical distance between aircraft and reference (e.g. Sea Level)
(C) Difference in density with International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) temperature
(D) Distance between Center of Earth and parallel surfaces around the spherical earth
Gravitational potential same on a surface
12.
Indicated Airspeed
(A) airspeed measurement from difference in pressures
(B) airspeed correcting for instrument errors
(C) airspeed corrected for Compressibility effects
(D) actual relative speed between aircraft and airmass, corrected for difference in
density at different altitudes
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15.
True Airspeed is
(A) airspeed measurement from difference in pressures
(B) airspeed correcting for instrument errors
(C) airspeed corrected for compressibility effects
(D) actual relative speed between aircraft and airmass, corrected for difference in
density at different altitudes
Set - A
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16.
If the ball oscillates about the equilibrium position and the oscillations never dampen out,
it Possess
(A) dynamic stability
(B) static stability
(C) neutral stability
(D) neutral dynamic stability
17.
If the ball oscillates and did not slow down, but continued to climb to a higher position
with each oscillation it would never return to its equilibrium position, the ball posses
(A) dynamic stability
(B) netural stability
(C) negative dynamic stability
(D) static stability
18.
19.
Which one of the following flight instruments is used on an aircraft to determine its
altitude in flight ?
(A) Vertical speed indicator
(B) Altimeter
(C) Artificial Horizon
(D) Turn-bank indicator
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22.
Set - A
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23.
Which one of the following is the most stable configuration of an airplane in roll ?
(A) Sweep back, anhedral and low wing
(B) Sweep forward, dihedral and low wing
(C) Sweep forward, anhedral and high wing
(D) Sweep back, dihedral and high wing
24.
A supersonic airplane is expected to fly at both subsonic and supersonic speeds during its
whole flight course. Which one of the following statements is TRUE ?
(A) Airplane will experience less stability in pitch at supersonic speeds than at subsonic
speeds.
(B) Airplane will feel no change in pitch stability.
(C) Airplane will experience more stability in pitch at supersonic speeds than at
subsonic speeds.
(D) Pitch stability cannot be inferred from the information given.
25.
When the airflow over the propeller blades of a failed engine keeps the propeller turning,
this is known as
(A) Wind milling
(B) Propeller braking
(C) Reverse thrust
(D) Contra rotating
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(D) Aileron
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31.
Which of the following pump is generally used to pump highly viscous fluid ?
(A) Air lift pump
(B) Reciprocating Pump
(C) Centrifugal Pump
(D) Screw Pump
Set - A
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32.
Which one of the following is TRUE with respect to Phugoid mode of an aircraft ?
(A) Long period and weak damping
(B) Long period and strong damping
(C) Short period and weak damping
(D) Short period and strong damping
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40.
Set - A
X1 X 2
. What are X1 and X2 ?
Mean Aerodynamic chord
AS
41.
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46.
The component of a transonic airplane for which transonic area rule applied is
(A) Nose
(B) Wing
(C) Tail
(D) Fuselage
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49.
Set - A
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50.
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54.
If the resultant wind over an aerofoil flying at 300 km/h is tilted by 1.2, determine the
downwash.
(A) 1.746 m/s (B) 100 m/s
(C) 100 m/s
(D) 1.746 m/s
55.
A wing of aspect ratio 4 and efficiency of 0.8 has a profile drag coefficient of 1.2. If the
total drag coefficient experienced by the wing is 0.5, the lift coefficient will be
(A) 1.95
(B) 3.82
(C) 1.396
(D) Given data is not sufficient to determine.
56.
The circulation at the mid-point of a flat plate at 2 to a free stream of speed 30 m/s is
(A) 3.75 m2/s
(B) 1.046 m2/s
(D) 0.2666 m2/s
(C) 2.094 m2/s
57.
An incompressible fluid flows over a flat plate with zero pressure gradient. The boundary
layer thickness is 1 mm at a location where the Reynolds number is 1000. If the velocity
of the fluid alone is increased by a factor of 4, then the boundary layer thickness at the
same location, in mm will be
(A) 4
(B) 2
(C) 0.5
(D) 0.25
58.
Set - A
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59.
60.
If the load passes through the shear center of the section of a beam, then there will be
(A) no bending of the beam
(B) only bending
(C) bending and twisting
(D) only twisting
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(D) Square
65.
The following equation is widely used for computation of steady transonic flows over
and airfoil using relaxation techniques :
(A) Sprieters equation
(B) Murman-Cole equation
(C) Poissons equation
(D) Prandtls equation
66.
Let the exact solution obtained using a computer with infinite accuracy be denoted by
D. Similarly, denote the numerical solution computed by using a real machine with
finite accuracy by N and analytical solution of the PDE by A, then we may write
discretization error as
(A) A D
(B) N D
(C) D N
(D) A N
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68.
Set - A
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69.
x y + x y = 0
(D)
x y x y = 0
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71.
(i)
72.
73.
A given column is constrained to bend in the x-y plane. Its cross-section should be
chosen such that
(A) the moment of inertia for bending in the x-y plane is large
(B) the moment of inertia for bending in the x-z plane is large
(C) the cross-section area is minimum for a given value of moment of inertia for
bending in the x-z plane
(D) (B) and (C) both are correct
74.
Set - A
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75.
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80.
A beam with boom areas resists varying bending moment. If the walls are ineffective in
bending then the shear flow variation between two boom areas is
(A) linear
(B) zero
(C) constant
(D) parabolic
81.
82.
For every ply above the laminate midplane, there is an identical ply (material and
orientation) an equal distance below the midplane is called
(A) Symmetric Laminate
(B) Unsymmetric laminate
(C) Balanced Laminate
(D) Unbalanced Laminate
83.
A cantilever beam of length L is subjected to a bending moment M at its free end. The
shear force at its midpoint is
(A) M/(2L)
(B) M/L
(C) 0
(D) M/(4L)
Set - A
11
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84.
A cantilever 6 m long carries a point load of 100 kN at its free end and another load P at
the middle of its length. If the maximum bending moment is 900 kN-m the value of P is
(A) 200 kN
(B)
150 kN
(C)
100 kN
(D)
50 kN.
85.
A circular rod of length L and torsional rigidity GJ is fixed at one end and free at the
other end. If a twisting moment T is applied at a distance L/2 from fixed end, the angle of
twist at free end will be
(A) TL/(2GJ)
(B) TL/(GJ)
(C) 2TL/(GJ)
(D) 4TL/(GJ)
86.
If the vorticity vector is zero at every point in a flow, the flow is said to be
(A) rotational
(B) irrotational (C) circular
(D) turbulent
87.
88.
89.
The underbody can be used to create ________ of the car's down force.
(A) 30%
(B) 40%
(C) 50%
(D) 60%
90.
x = 2y and xy 0
91.
A coil is cut into two halves. The stiffness of cut coils will be
(A) double
(B) half
(C) same
(D) quadrupled
92.
The effective length of a column with one end fixed and the other end is free
(A) its own length
(B) twice its length
(C) half its length
(D) two and half its length
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94.
(B) Truss
(D) Linear structure
If the load passes through the shear center of the section of a beam, then there will be
(A) no bending of the beam
(B) only bending
(C) bending with twisting
(D) only twisting
Set - A
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95.
96.
97.
Which of the following action induce torsional stresses on the fuselage structure ?
(A) Rudder deflection
(B) Landing gear actuation
(C) Elevator deflection
(D) Aileron deflection
98.
(D) hyperbolic
99.
100.
If a convergent divergent nozzle is under choked flow condition then mass flow
through the nozzle
(A) is zero
(B) remains constant with reduction in exit pressure
(C) decreases with reduction in exit pressure
(D) increases with reduction in exit pressure
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103.
1 + cos
in the following range :
2
(C) 0.5 to 0.55 (D) 1 to 1.33
(B)
0.8 to 0.88
Set - A
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105.
106.
Direct fuel injection is often used in aero piston engines, in preference to float chamber
carburetors. Which of these statements applies to the direct fuel injection system ?
(A) The fuel does not have to be vaporized
(B) It cannot operate inverted
(C) A throttle butterfly is unnecessary
(D) There is no choke in the intake
107.
108.
The following type of engine is widely used for civil transportation by airplanes :
(A) turbojet
(B) turboprop
(C) turbofan
(D) piston type
109.
The aircraft powered by the following engine requires the longest runway :
(A) ramjet
(B) turbojet
(C) turboprop (D) turbofan
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111.
112.
For a simply supported beam with central load, at the location of the load
(A) Deflection is maximum with zero slope
(B) Deflection is maximum with maximum slope
(C) Deflection and slope are zero
(D) Deflection is zero with maximum slope
Set - A
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113.
114.
The order of pressure ratio that can be achieved in a single sided centrifugal
compressor is
(A) 24
(B) 6
(C) 42
(D) 2
115.
For turbine blade cooling, the coolant air is tapped from the following range of stages of
a multistage axial flow compressor :
(A) 10 to 12
(B) 4 to 6
(C) 18 to 20
(D) 1st & 2nd stages
116.
In an optimally expanded jet engine nozzle, the nozzle exist pressure is equal to
(A) half of ambient pressure
(B) ambient pressure
(C) one-fourth of combustion chamber pressure
(D) pressure at inlet section of the intake of the engine
117.
The typical value of temperature in gas turbine engine combustion chamber primary zone
is about
(A) 2600 K
(B) 4000 K
(C) 1200 K
(D) 600 K
118.
119.
120.
The type of compression that a working medium undergoes in a ramjet engine inlet is in
the following order :
(A) shock compression, subsonic ram compression and mechanical compression
(B) shock compression, mechanical compression and subsonic ram compression
(C) subsonic ram compression and shock compression
(D) shock compression, subsonic ram compression
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Set - A
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Set - A
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