Previous Year Question Paper

BT-203 (GS) – Basic Mechanical Engineering

June 2025COMMONSEMESTER-1
June 2025
Max Marks: 70
Duration: 3 Hours
Instructions:

Attempt any five questions.

All questions carry equal marks.

Q.1
a)Unit 1

Classify engineering materials. What do you mean by alloys? Write some applications of alloys.

b)Unit 1

Define the following Mechanical properties:

i) Toughness,

ii) Brittleness,

iii) Tensile strength,

iv) Ductility.

Q.2
a)Unit 2

Describe the construction and use of sine bar. How will you measure taper of a job with the help of a sine bar.

b)Unit 1

Describe the procedure of a tensile test. Explain the stress-strain curve for a ductile material.

Q.3
a)Unit 2

With a neat diagram explain the main parts of a drilling machine? Explain any two operations performed on drilling machine.

b)Unit 3

What is the basic principle of turbine? Classify various types of turbines according to type of energy, direction of flow head and specific speed.

Q.4
a)Unit 2

Explain working of a thermocouple and radiation pyrometer with neat sketches.

b)Unit 3

The water is flowing through a pipe having diameters 25cm and 10cm at section 1 and 2 respectively the rate of flow of water through the pipe is 30lit/sec. Section 1 is 10m above the ground and section 2 is 2m above the ground. If pressure at section 1 is 40N/cm², find the pressure at section 2.

Q.5
a)Unit 3

Describe the construction and working principle of the pelton wheel?

b)Unit 4

What is constant volume process? Derive expressions for the work done, change in internal energy heat transfer and change in enthalpy.

Q.6
a)Unit 4

Define internal energy and prove that energy is a property of a system?

b)Unit 4

State the first law of thermodynamics for a closed system undergoing a cyclic process and non-cyclic process.

Q.7
a)Unit 5

Explain the structure and working of two stroke diesel engine with a neat sketch?

b)Unit 5

With the help of a neat sketch describe the construction and working of a steam engine?

Q.8
Unit 3/4/2/5

Write short note on any three:

i) Newton's law of viscosity

ii) Zeroth law of thermodynamics

iii) Micrometer

iv) Centrifugal compressor