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CONTENTS
SSC Junior Mechanical Engineering Solved Paper-2014 2014-1 - 20
SECTION-A : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
1. Engineering Mechanics A-1 - A-20
2. Strength of Materials A-21 - A-42
3. Theory of Machines A-43 - A-60
4. Design A-61 - A-78
5. Fluid Mechanics A-79 - A-94
6. Heat Transfer A-95 - A-108
7. Thermodynamics A-109 - A-122
8. Power Engineering A-123 - A-138
9. Metal Casting A-139 - A-146
10. Machining and Machine Tool Operations A-147 - A-160
11. Metrology and Inspection A-161 - A-172
SECTION B : GENERAL INTELLIGENCE & REASONING
1. Analogy B-1 - B-9
2. Classification B-10 - B-14
3. Series B-15 - B-23
4. Coding-Decoding B-24 - B-33
5. Blood Relation B-34 - B-40
6. Direction & Distance B-41 - B-53
7. Time Sequence, Number & Ranking Test B-54 - B-59
8. Number Puzzle B-60 - B-67
9. Logical sequence of words B-68 - B-71
10. Clock & Calendar B-72 - B-78
11. Venn Diagrams B-79 - B-86
12. Syllogism B-87 - B-99
13. Mathematical Operation B-100 - B-103
14. Arithmetical Reasoning B-104 - B-107
15. Matrix Based Reasoning B-108 - B-111
16. Statement & Conclusions B-112 - B-116
17. Cube & Dice B-117 - B-125
18. Completion of Figure B-126 - B-133
19. Figure Formation & Analysis B-134 - B-139
20. Paper Cutting & Folding B-140 - B-145
21. Visual Reasoning B-146 - B-151
22. Mirror and Water Image B-152 - B-157
23. Embedded Figure B-158 - B-161
24. Non-Verbal Series B-162 - B-166
SECTION C : GENERAL AWARENESS
1. History C-1 - C-22
2. Geography C-23 - C-42
3. Polity C-43 - C-60
4. General Science C-61 - C-103
5. Economy C-104 - C-117
6. Miscellaneous C-118 - C-132
7. Current Affairs C-133 - C-140
SCHEME OF EXAMINATION
The examination will be conducted in two stages:
A. Written Test (500 marks)
B. Interview (100 marks)
Scheme of Written Test :
Papers Subject Maximum Duration &
Marks Timings
Paper-I (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning 50
Objective type (ii) General Awareness 50
(OMR Answer (iii) Part-A : General Engineering (Civil & Structural) 100
Sheets will be OR
provided for Part-B : General Engineering (Electrical) 2 Hours
this Paper) OR
Part-C : General Engineering (Mechanical)
Part -A : General Engineering (Civil & Structural)
Paper-II OR
Conventional Part - B : General Engineering (Electrical) 300 2 Hours
Type OR
Part-C : General Engineering (Mechanical)
Note-I : Paper-I and Paper-II for General Engineering, the candidate will be required to attempt only one
part i.e. Part-A or Part-B or Part-C as per option given in the application form by the candidate.
In other words, the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil), Junior Engineer
(Quantity Surveying & Contract) should attempt Part A (Civil & Structural) of Paper-I and
Paper-II and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Electrical) should attempt
Part-B (Electrical) and the candidates appearing for the post of Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
should attempt Part C (Mechanical) of Paper-I and Paper II failing which he/she would be
awarded zero marks.
Note-II : Candidates are allowed to bring their own Slide-Rule, Non Programmable Calculator, Logarithm
Tables and Steam Table for Paper-II only. They are not allowed to use such aids for Paper-I.
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Solved Paper-2014
Held on 25-05-2014
Time : 2 hours Max. Marks : 200
14. (a) GFI (b) VUX
General Intelligence and Reasoning
(c) POR (d) LKM
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1 to 10) : In questions, select the related 15. (a) vwqp (b) yxmn
word/letters/number from given alternatives. (c) gfkl (d) cbrs
16. (a) (324,18) (b) (441, 72)
1. Uttarakhand : Dehradun : : Mizoram : ?
(a) Aizawl (b) Kohima (c) (117, 81) (d) (186,14)
(c) Shillong (d) Darjeeling 17. (a) (11,121) (b) (25,625)
2. Crime : Court : : Disease : ? (c) (12. 141) (d) (15, 225)
(a) Doctor (b) Medicine 18. Find the smallest number which when divided by 25, 40 or 56
(c) Hospital (d) Treatment has in each case 13 as remainder.
3. YQXP : JBIA : : OVNU : ? (a) 1413 (b) 1400
(a) FAGZ (b) HRIS (c) 1439 (d) 1426
(c) DKCJ (d) DNEO 19. Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary :
4. ADGJ : BEHK : : DGJM : ? 1. Emplane 2. Empower
(a) KPUB (b) GJMP 3. Embrace 4. Elocution
(c) KNQT (d) PSVY 5. Equable
5. ACE : BDF : : GIK : ? (a) 5, 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3, 5
(a) HJL (b) AXP
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2, 5 (d) 4, 5, 2, 3, 1
(c) CFG (d) GFC
20. Which one of the given responses would be a meaningful
6. CAT : BIG : : DDY : ?
order of the following words?
(a) CLL (b) CLM
1. Sowing 2. Tilling
(c) CML (d) CEP
3. Reaping 4. Weeding
7. 1 : 1 : : 10 : ?
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(a) 12 (b) 110
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 210 (d) 1000
21. Arrange the colours of the rainbow (in the reverse order)
8. 7 : 56 : : 5 : ?
(from the top edge):
(a) 25 (b) 26
1. Blue 2. Indigo
(c) 30 (d) 35
3. Yellow 4. Green
9. The following numbers fall in a group. Which one does not
5. Violet
belong to the group?
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5 (b) 4, 3, 1, 5, 2
53, 63, 83, 73
(c) 5, 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 2, 4, 3, 1, 5
(a) 53 (b) 63
(c) 83 (d) 73 DIRECTIONS (Qs. 22 to 24): In questions, a series is given, with
10. Which one is the same as Mumbai, Kolkata and Cochin? one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given
(a) Delhi (b) Kanpur ones that will complete the series.
(c) Chennai (d) Sholapur
22. CEG, JLN, QSU, ? .
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 11 to 17) : In questions, find the odd word/ (a) QOS (b) TVY
letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
(c) HJL (d) UVW
11. (a) Kolkata (b) Vishakhapatnam 23. B-1, D-2, F-4, H-8, J-16, ? .
(c) Bengaluru (d) Haldia (a) K-64 (b) L-32
12. (a) Cabbage (b) Carrot (c) M-32 (d) L-64
(c) Potato (d) Beetroot 24. CGJ, KOR, TXA, ? .
13. (a) HGFE (b) PONM (a) ACE (b) JDP
(c) DCBA (d) MSTU (c) FJM (d) UWY
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31. If A = 1, B = 2 and N = 14, then BEADING = ?
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 25 to 29) : In questions, find the missing number
from the given responses. (a) 2154 (14) 97 (b) 2514 (14) 79
(c) 25149 (14) 7 (d) 2154(14)79
25. ? 32. If A = l, AGE = 13, then CAR = ?
170 2 (a) 19 (b) 20
(c) 21 (d) 22
33. If an electric train runs in the direction from North to South
86 6 with a speed of 150 km/hr covering 2000 km, then in which
direction will the smoke of its engine go ?
(a) N®S (b) S®N
42 10
(c) E®W (d) No direction
22
34. If 1 = 1, 2 = 3,3 = 5 and 4 = 7, then 5 = ?
(a) 422 (b) 374 (a) 9 (b) 7
(c) 256 (d) 342 (c) 5 (d) 8
35. Find the answer of the following:
26.
7 + 3 = 421
? 9 11 + 7 = 477
9 + 5 = 445
6 + 2 = ?
22 13 (a) 444 (b) 412
(c) 475 (d) 487
36. Find the odd number out:
(a) 40 (b) 38
18, 34, 36, 54
(c) 39 (d) 44
(a) 34 (b) 54
27. 8 (c) 18 (d) 36
37. Introducing a girl, Ram said to his son-in-law. "Her brother
? 25 is the only son of my brother-in-law." Who is the girl of
7 3 Ram?
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Niece
43 13
(c) Daughter (d) Sister
38. Which of the following are the lines of symmetry?'
6 4
31 21
C
5 E H
(a) 56 (b) 57
(c) 58 (d) 59
A B
11 22 121
28.
3 28 4 5 57 3 6 ? 5
5 20 25
G F
(a) 176 (b) 115
(c) 157 (d) 131 D
(a) AB and CD
29. 63 (b) EE and GH
(c) All of the above
7 9 1 (d) None of the above
39. Murthy drove from town A to town B. In the first hour, he
3 1 7 ?
1
travelled of the journey. In the next one hour, he travelled
4
(a) 3 (b) 9
(c) 5 (d) 2 1
of the journey. In the last 30 minutes, he travelled 80 km.
30. Arrange the letters to form a word and suggest what is it. 2
NGDEALN Find the distance of the whole journey.
(a) State (b) Country (a) 240 km (b) 300 km
(c) River (d) Ocean (c) 320 km (d) 360 km
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40. Identify the answer figure from which the pieces given in
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 44 and 45): In questions, one or two statements
question figure have been cut.
are given, followed by three/four conclusions/Arguments, I, II,
Question figure : III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if
they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are
to decide which of the given Conclusions/ Arguments can
definitely be drawn from the given statement(s). Indicate your
answer.
44. Statements:
1. SAGE is a reputed publisher of both journals and books.
Answer figures: 2. All publishing of SAGE is highly qualitative.
Conclusions:
I. SAGE publishes qualitative articles.
II. SAGE did not publish lowest quality articles.
III. SAGE enriches its publications by high scrutinization.
(a) Only conclusion III
A B C D
(b) All conclusions .
41. Which of the answer figures is not made up only by the
(c) Only conclusions I and II
components of the question figure ?
(d) Only conclusions II and III
Question figure: 45. Statement:
Should little children be loaded with such heavy school
bags?
Arguments:
I. Yes, heavy bag means more knowledge.
II. No, heavy school bags spoil the posture of the
Answer figures: children.
III. Yes. children need to be adapted for earning knowledge.
IV. No, a heavy bag never ensures knowledge gathering.
(a) I and III appear to be strong arguments.
(b) I and III are poor arguments
(c) II and IV are strong arguments
A B C D
(d) I and IV are strong arguments
42. Which of the following numbers is present only in the square
DIRECTIONS (Qs. 46 and 47) : In questions, which answer figure
and the circle?
will complete the pattern in the question figure?
46. Question figure:
5
4
3
2
Answer Figures :
1
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 2
43. Which figure represents the relation among Computer,
A B C D
Internet and Information Communication Technology?
47. Question figure :
(a) (b) ?
Answer Figures :
(c) (d)
A B C D
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48. A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the 54. Rate of growth of an economy is measured in terms of (a) Per
question figures. From the given answer figures. indicate capita income
how it will appear when opened.
(b) Industrial development
Question figure:
(c) Number of people who have been lifted above the
poverty line
(d) National income
55. The basic characteristic of oligopoly is
Answer Figures : (a) A few sellers, a few buyers
(b) A few sellers, many buyers
(c) A few sellers, one buyer
(d) Many sellers, a few buyers
56. Governor will act on the advice of Council of Ministers while
49. If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then which of the answer
(a) Dissolving the Legislative Assembly
figures is the correct image of the question figure?
(b) Appointing the Chairman of the State Public Service
Question figure:
Commission
M (c) Recommending for President's Rule in the State
(d) Returning a bill for reconsideration
57. The Supreme Court of lndia was set up by the
(a) Regulating Act, 1773 (b) Pitts India Act, 1784
(c) Charter Act, 1313 (d) Charter Act, 1833
N 58. Which Constitutional Amendment provided Constitutional
status to Panchayat Raj Institutions?
Answer figures :
(a) 93rd Amendment (b) 44th Amendment
(c) 42nd Amendment (d) 73rd Amendment
59. Who has the power to pardon in case of capital punishment ?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
A B C D
(c) Chief Justice
50. In the following questions, a matrix of certain characters is
(d) Attorney General of India
given. These characters follow a certain trend. row-wise or
60. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been
cloumn-wise. Find out this trend and choose the missing
established under
character accordingly.
(a) Article 315 (b) Article 320
9 10 5 (c) Article 325 (d) Article 335
5 6 4 61. The Harappans worshipeed
(a) Shiva, Parvathi and Vishnu
4 6 4
(b) Mother Goddess and Pashupathi
536 660 ?
(c) Vishnu and Mother Goddess
(a) 450 (b) 550 (d) Pashupathi and Vishnu
(c) 320 (d) 420 62. Gandhiji started the Dandi March for
(a) Poorna Swaraj
General Awareness
(b) Home-rule
51. Classification of Economics into two branches (Macro (c) Protest against the imposition of Salt Tax
Economics and Micro Economics) was done by (d) Responsible Government
(a) J.M. Keynes (b) Milton Friedman 63. The famous court poet of Akbar was
(c) Ragnar Frisch (d) Adam Smith (a) Birbal (b) Tulsidas
52. 'Capital Goods' refers to goods which (c) Rahim Khan (d) Bairam Khan
(a) Serve as a source of raising further capital 64. Who established four great Mathas at the four corners of
(b) Help in the further production of goods India - Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Badrinath?
(c) Directly go into the satisfaction of human wants (a) Shankara (b) Ramanuja
(d) Find multiple uses (c) Madhva (d) Ramananda
53. NNP is equal to 65. The local name of Mohenjodaro is
(a) GNP + Depreciation (b) GNP – Depreciation (a) Mound of the living (b) Mound of the great
(c) GNP + Exports (d) GNP – Exports (c) Mound of the dead (d) Mound of bones
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66. Which is the longest dam in India? 81. USB stands for
(a) Bhakra-Nangal (b) Rihand (a) Unique Serial Bus
(c) Hirakud (d) Nagarjuna Sagar (b) Universal Serial Bus
67. The Thermal Power Plant in Tamil Nadu is (c) Unary Serial Bus
(a) Kundah (b) Ramagundam (d) Universal Secondary Bus
(c) Pykara (d) Neyveli 82. In computer network terminology. WAN stands for
(a) World area network (b) Wide area network
68. Which one of the following regions does not come under
the Mediterranean type of climate ? (c) Wide array net (d) Wireless area network
83. Which element produces hydrogen on reaction with strong
(a) Iberian Peninsula
alkali?
(b) California coast
(a) Si (b) C
(c) Chilean coast
(c) P (d) S
(d) Eastern coast of South Africa
84. Which metal does not react with dilute H SO ?
69. The main cause of faulting is 2 4
(a) Pb (b) Fe
(a) Tension (b) Wind
(c) Zn (d) Mg
(c) Tidal activity (d) Gravitational force
85. The unit of rate of reaction is
70. 'Pan American' refers to
(a) Mol lit-1 sec-1 (b) Sec mol-1
(a) North America (b) South America
(c) Moles sec-1 (d) Joules sec -1
(c) Central America (d) All the above
86. Salt that dissolves in aqueous ammonia solution is
71. Most primitive living vascular plants are
(a) HgCl (b) PbCl
2 2
(a) Brown algae (b) Cycas
(c) Cu (OH) (d) Al (OH)
2 3
(c) Ferns (d) Sphagnum
87. Residence time of water molecule in the ocean is
72. Temporary wilting occurs in plants due to
(a) 3.5 years (b) 3.5 million years
(a) Respiration (b) Transpiration
(c) 35 years (d) 35000 years
(c) Photosynthesis (d) Absorption of water
88. Biotic environment includes
73. Lichens are a symbiotic association of
(a) Producers (b) Consumers
(a) Algae and Fungi
(c) Decomposers (d) All the above
(b) Bacteria and Fungi
89. A natural phenomenon that becomes harmful due to
(c) Bacteria and Algae
pollution is
(d) Fungi and Higher plants
(a) Global warming (b) Ecological balance
74. Photophobia is caused by the deficiency of
(c) Greenhouse effect (d) Desertification
(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin B
1 2 90. Decomposers include
(c) Vitamin B (d) Vitamin B
4 6 (a) Bacteria
75. Which of the following is present only in plant cell?
(b) Fungi
(a) Cell membrane (b) Mitochondria
(c) Both Bacteria and Fungi
(c) Cell wall (d) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Animals
76. The yellow colour of mangoes is due to the presence of
91. Who said about religion that "it is the opium of the masses"?
(a) Chlorophyll (b) Anthocyanin
(a) Hitler (b) Stalin
(c) Anthoxanthin (d) Carotene
(c) Lenin (d) Marx
77. Lunar eclipse is caused by shadow of the
92. The first woman in the world to have climbed Mt. Everest
(a) Earth on the Moon
twice is
(b) Moon on the Sun
(a) Bachendri Pal (b) Molly Chacko
(c) Earth on the Sun
(c) Santosh Yadav (d) Theresia Kiesl
(d) Earth and the Moon on other stars
93. What is the basic foundation of Gandhian thought?
78. The largest planet in the solar system is
(a) Political campaigns
(a) Venus (b) Mars
(b) Social movements
(c) Jupiter (d) Earth
(c) Religion and morality
79. Asteroid belt is a region in the solar system that exists
(d) Freedom of the individual
between the orbits of
94. Amir Khusrow was a famous poet in the court of
(a) Venus and Mars (b) Mars and Jupiter
(a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan
(c) Mercury and Earth (d) Jupiter and Uranus
(c) Ibrahim Lodhi (d) Alauddin Khilji
80. Electrocardiograph (ECG) is used to measure
95. In the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the
(a) Blood Count (b) Heart Beat
(a) Servants of India Society (b) Asiatic Society
(c) Temperature (d) Electricity
(c) Brohmo Samaj (d) Bharat Sewak Samaj
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96. Gandhiji believed that Satyagraha is a weapon of 106. Bevel gears are used to transmit rotary motion between
(a) the poor (b) the weak two shafts whose axes are.
(c) the untouchables (d) the brave (a) Perpendicular (b) Parallel
97. Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma is an exponent of (c) Non-intersecting (d) Non-coplanar
(a) Mandolin (b) Santoor 107. A differential gear in an automobile is a
(c) Sitar (d) Veena (a) simple gear train (b) epicyclic gear train
98. Patanjali is well-known for the compilation of (c) compound gear train (d) speed reducer
(a) Yogasutra (b) Panchatantra 108. Creep in belt drive is due to
(c) Brahmasutra (d) Ayurveda (a) weak material of the belt
99. Which of the following Presidents of America abolished (b) weak material of the pulley
Slavery? (c) uneven extensions and contractions of the belt when
(a) Abraham Lincoln (b) Thomas Jefferson it passes from tight to slack side.
(c) George Washington (d) Stanley Jackson (d) expansion of the belt.
100. Who is the first woman cosmonaut of the world? - 109. The crank shaft turning in a journal bearing forms a
(a) Valentina Tereshkova (b) Maria Estela Peron (a) turning pair (b) sliding pair
(c) Svetlana Savitskaya (d) Kay Cottee (c) rolling pair (d) helical pair
110. What type of contact occurs during meshing of helical
Mechanical Engineering gears?
101. The twining moment (T) delivered by a flywheel with respect (a) Point (b) Line
to its angular displacement is given by the following (c) Area (d) Volume
expression: 111. Which one of the following drives is used for transmitting
T = 14000 + 7000 sin q power without slip?
The values of q for which delivered torque is equal to (a) Belt drives (b) Rope drives
mean to toque for a single cycle are . (c) Cone pulleys (d) Chain drives
(a) 0(cid:176), 180°, 360° (b) 90°, 270°, 360° 112. The contact between cam and follower is to form a
(c) 90°, 270°, 180° (d) 0°, 270°, 360° (a) lower pair (b) higher pair
102. The shearing strength of a rivet is 50 N/mm2. If the diameter (c) sliding pair (d) rolling pair
of the rivet is doubled, then its shearing strength will be
113. Which of the following is antifriction bearing?
(a) 100 N/mm2 (b) 200 N/mm2
(a) Needle bearing
(c) 50 N/mm2 (d) 300 N/mm2
(b) Pedestal bearing
103. Figure shows a four bar chain and the number indicates the
(c) Collar bearing
respective link lengths in cm. The type of the mechanism is
(d) Hydrostatic bearing
know as
114. Helical gears have their teeth
(a) inclined to wheel rim
10 (b) straight over the wheel rim
(c) curved over the wheel rim
(d) cut on the surfaces of the frusta of cones
9 115. When the speed of governor increases, then
8 (a) height of governor and radius of rotation increase
(b) height of governor and radius of rotation decrease
5
(c) height of governor decreases but radius of rotation
increases
(a) slider crank (b) double crank (c) height of governor increases but radius of rotation
(c) crank rocker (d) double rocker decreases.
104. A slider sliding at 10 cm/s on a link which is rotating at 60 116. A body of weight 30 N rests on a horizontal floor. A gradually
rpm, is subjected to Coriolis acceleration of magnitude, in increasing horizontal force is applied to the body which
cm2/s, just starts moving when the force is 9 N. The coefficient of
(a) 20p (b) 10p friction between the body and the floor will be
(c) 40p (d) 80p (a) 10/3 (b) 3/10
105. Name the mechanism in which the coriolis component of (c) 1/3 (d) 1/9
acceleration is to be considered. 117. A body of weight W is placed on a rough inclined plane.
(a) Quick return motion mechanism. The inclination of the plane with the horizontal is less than
(b) Four-bar mechanism. the angle of friction. The body will
(c) Slider crank mechanism. (a) be in equilibrium (b) move downwards
(d) Beam engine (c) move upwards (d) none of the above
