2007

MN: Mining Engineering

Duration : Three Hours Maximum Marks : 150

Read the following instructions carefully.

1. This question paper contains 85 objective type questions. Q.l to Q.20 carry one mark
each and Q.21 to Q.85 carry two marks each.

2. Attempt all the questions.

3. Questions must be answered on Objective Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening the

appropriate bubble (marked A, B, C, D) using I lB pencil against the question number on
the left hand side of the ORS. Each question has only one correct answer. In case you
wish to change an answer, erase the old answer completely.

4. Wrong answers will carry NEGATIVE marks. In Q.I to Q.20, 0.25 mark ""ill be
deducted for each wrong answer. In Q.21 to Q.76, Q.78, Q.80, Q.82 and in Q.84, 0.5
mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. However, there is no negative marking in
Q.77, Q.79, Q.81, Q.83 and in Q.85. More than one answer bubbled against a question
will be taken as an incorrect response. Unattempted questiOns will not carry any marks.

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Q. 1 - Q. 20 carry one mark each.

Q.l If the slope of a diagonal of a rectangle is m the slope of the other diagonal is

(A) _I 1 1
2m
(B)-- (C) _!_ (D)--
2m m m
Q.2 If the rank of a matrix A is r, the rank of the matrix AT is

(A) r, if and only if AT= A (B) r, for all A

(C) p, where p ］ｾＺ＠ r (D) r-1, where ｲｾｬ＠

Q.3 Bulk modulus of rock is defined as

(A) shear ｾｴｲ･ｳ＠ . (B) hydrostatic ｰｲｾｳｵ･＠

volumetnc stram shear stram
(C) ｨｹ､ｲｯｳｴ｡ｩｾ＠ press.ure (D) shear ｳｴｲ･ｾ＠
volumetnc stratn shear stram

Q.4 The magnitude of the resultant moment about point 0 in Nm of the two forces acting
on the rod shown below is

2m lOON
ｾＭ＠

(A) 25 (B) 125 (C) 175 (D) 225

Q.5 Radial stress on the excavation boundary of a circular tunnel is

(A) always zero

(B) always positive
{C) always negative
(D) positive in some area and negative in some area

Q.6 The critical diameter of an explosive is defined as the diameter below which it

(A) develops the optimum velocity of detonation

(B) does not involve in chemical reactiOn
(C) develops the max1mum velocity of detonation
(D) deflagrates

Q.7 Which one ofthe following supports does NOT require a power pack for its operation

(A) chock shield support

(B) open circuit hydraulic prop
(C) close circuit hydraulic prop
(D) Alpine breaker line support

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Q.8 In a centrifugal flow fan the conve rsion of veloc ity pressu re to static
pressu re is
accom plishe d with the help of

(A) impel ler (B) curve d blade s (C) hub (D) casing
Q.9 A 3.3 kV, 3-pha se AC motor havin g a PF of0.8 5 draws curren
t at 95 A. The motor
input powe r in k W is

(A) 266.5 (B) 461.5 (C) 543.0 (D) 799.5

Q .1 0 The amou nt of total stone dust required in kg for a secon dary/h
eavy type stone dust
barrie r in a roadw ay of size 4.0 m x 3.0 m is

(A) 1320 (B) 4680 (C)52 00 (D) 6600

Q. ll In the Gauss ian plume model, the disper sion coeffi cients are
functi on of
(A) distan ce from sourc e and stabil ity class
(B) stack heigh t and distan ce from sourc e
(C) stabil ity class and sourc e coord inates
(D) sourc e coord inates and distan ce from sourc e

Q.12 The rache t-and- pawl arrang emen t in percu ssive drill mach ine
helps in
(A) provi ding requir ed rotatio nal speed
(B) index ing at the bit rock interf ace
(C) regula ting air flow in forward and return stroke s of the piston
(D) engag ing the bit with the rock betwe en the blows

Q.l3 The measu remen t of distan ces from a positi on on the earth
to artificial satelli tes is
know n as

(A) astron omica l rangin g (B) pseud o rangin g

(C) satellite rangin g (D) celest ial rangin g

Q.l4 In openc ast mining, the width which is extrac ted from the worki
ng bench IS termed as
(A) cut (B) bench width (C) bank width (D) bench face
Q .15 Zener barrie rs are assoc iated with

(A) increa sed safety appar atus

(B) statistically safe appar atus
(C) flame proof appar atus
(D) intrin sic safety appar atus

Q.l6 The most recen t mode l of self-c ontain ed comp ressed -oxyg en
breath ing appar atus is
(A) Proto -IV (B) BG-1 74 (C) BG-4 (D) BG-1 74A

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Q.l7 The measures of dispersion are

(A) range, variance, and standard deviation

(B) mean, median, and variance
(C) mean, mode, and skewness
(D) mean, range, and variance

Q .18 In a single server queueing model with constant arrival rate, which one of the
following probability distributions is followed by the inter-arrival times of the
customers at the service facility?

(A) binomial (B) Poisson (C) Weibull (D) exponential

Q.19 A company invested Rs. 4 lakh in a machine with an expected useful life of 12 years.
The net income expected from the operation of the machine is Rs. 80,000 per annum.
The payback period for the machine in years is

(A)4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

Q.20 The angular (horizontal/vertical) observation made by a transit theodolite with the
face of the vertical circle on the right of the observer is called

(A) face right observation (B) face left observation

(C) normal observation (D) reciprocal observation

Q. 21 to Q. 75 carry two marks each.

Q.21 Two sides of a triangle are represented by vectors a= i + j + k and b = -i- j + k.

The area (magnitude) of the triangle is

(A) ＱＯｾ＠ (B) 1 ＨｃＩｾ＠

Q.22
·The cost of diesel is Rs. ( 25 + :o) per km to drive a dump truck at a speed of x

kmlhour. The maintenance cost of the truck is Rs. 10 per hour. To minimize the cost
per km, the truck speed in km/hour is

(A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D)30

Q.23 The functionsj(x) and g(x) satisfy f(x = 0) = 3, f'(x = 0) = -5, g(x = 0) = 2 and

g'(x=0)=-10 . Thevalueof!!__(f(x)) is
dx g(x) x=O

(A) -35.0 (B) -5.0 (C) 0.5 (D) 5.0

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Q.24 A wooden block of 50 kg rests on the floor (shov.:n in figure below) for which the
coefficient of static friction is 0.5. The smallest magnitude of the force Pin kg that
wlll cause impending motion of the block is
p

ｾ＠
50 kg

(A) 50 (B) 40 (C) 30 (D) 25

Q. 25 The solution of yex dx + (4y + ex)dy = 0 for y(O) = -1 is

(A) yex + 2y 2 -1 = 0 (B) ex+ y 2x-2 = 0

(C) yex- y 2 =0 (D) xex + y 2 -1 = 0

Q .26 A point P ( 10, 3) MPa on the Mohr's circle represents normal and shear stresses. If
the centre of the Mohr's circle is C (6, 0) MPa, the normal and shear stresses in MPa
on the point diametrically opposite toP are

(A) 2,-3 (B) 4, -3 (C) 2, 3 (D) 4, 3

Q.27 A rock sample with a horizontal joint is subjected to 10 MPa of normal pressure as
shown in the figure. The elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio ofthe rock are 5.0 GPa
and 0 respectively. Ifthe normal stiffness (knn) ofthejoint is 50 GPa/m, normal
displacement at the top of the sample ( AA' line) in mm is
10 MPa

E = 5 GPa, v= 0

knn =50 GPa/m

E =5 GPa, v = 0

(A) 0.2 (B) 0.4 (C) 0.6 (D) 0.8

Q.28 The state of stress (CT..u•CT>Y' rxy) at a point below ground is found to be (5, 15, -3)
MPa. The angle measured in the counter clockwise direction between the x-axis and
the major principal axis in degree is

(A)9.52 (B) 15.48 (C) 150.48 (D) 164.52

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drica l rock sam ple is 90 MPa . The
Q.29 The unco nfine d com pres sive stren gth of a cylin
conf ining pres sure of 5 MPa is applied
angl e of internal friction of the rock is 30°. If a
sive stren gth in MPa is
radia lly to the rock samp le, the conf ined com pres

(B) 95.0 0 (C) 105. 00 (D) 110. 0

(A) 92.8 8
und in hydr ostat ic stres s condition.
Q.30 A circu lar open ing of radiu s a is mad e unde rgro
ing, whe re the tangential stres s is twice
The radia l dista nce from the cent re of the open
the radial stress, is

(A) a (B) Jia (C) .fia (D) 2.fia

wf3, whe re S1= insitu stren gth of the

Q.3l Coal pilla r stren gth is represented by S = S 1ha
Two bord and pilla r pane ls are
p1llar, h =mi ning height, and w =pil lar widt h.
at dept hs D 1 and D 2 with mini ng
deve lope d in the simi lar geological cond ition s
h and the pilla r widt h in both the
heights h 1and h 2 respectively. If the galle ry widt
y factors, SF1/ SF2 is
pane ls rema in the same , the ratio of pilla r safet

{A} ( h,
hl
r ll
D2
(B) ( h,
hi
r
D,
Dl
(C) ( !1_
hz
rll
D2
(D) ( !1_
h2
r D,
Dl

Q.32 Match the follo wing

Belt conv eyor com pone nt Func tion

p Pull cord 1 Clea ning devi ce

Snub pulle y 2 Disc harg ing mate rial on the
Q
side of the conv eyor
R Trip per 3 Safe ty stop ping devi ce
s Rota ry brus h 4 Incre asing the angle of wrap

(B) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2

(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
(D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

Q.33 ｾ｡ｴ｣ｨ＠ the follo wing

Equi pme nt Acti on I Proc ess

p Drag line 1 Ream ing

Q Buck et wheel exca vato r 2 Key cut
R Tunn el bori ng mac hine 3 Puls ating impa ct
s Hydraulic mon itor 4 Terr acin g

(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3
(C) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1 tD) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1

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Q.34 Match the following

Mining method Face supporting system

p Mechanised longwall 1 Cable bolting

Q Blasting gallery 2 Shield type powered supports
R Steep seam mechanised longwall 3 Alpine breaker line supports
s Wangawilli 4 Troika shield supports

(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

Q.35 A 15 yd 3 dragline is deployed in an overburden bench of an opencast mine. It works

for 40 days at the rate of 6 hours per shift and 3 shifts a day. The cycle time, bucket
fill factor, and operating efficiency of the dragline are respectively 50s, 0.8, and 75%.
The total volume of overburden in m 3 handled by the dragline is
(1 yd 3 = 0.765 m 3 )

(A) 356918 (B) 634521 (C) 557685 (D) 991440

Q.36 The phenomenon of fretting (necking) of pillars in room-and-pillar stoping is

common in the pillars formed in

(A) massive rock with very high pillar height to width ratio
(B) regularly jointed rock with high pillar height to width ratio
(C) massive rock with low pillar height to width ratio
(D) transversely jointed rock with low pillar height to width ratio

Q.3 7 In an underground opening, the immediate roof strata consists of two rock layers with
the following properties:

Property Layer- I Layer-2

Modulus of elasticity (GPa) 60.0 40.0
Modulus of rupture (MPa) 20.0 10.0
Unit weight (kN/mJ) 25.0 20.0
- Thickness (m)
..
5.0 2.5

Considering a factor of safety of 4.0, the length of safe span in m is

(A) 27.82 (B) 34.06 (C) 36.54 (D) 39.34

Q.38 In an opencast mine, a centrifugal pump is required to lift water at the rate of 60 lis to
a height of 80 m above the pump level. The vertical suction head is 4 m. The total
friction head including shock and energy loss is 10 m. If the pump runs at an
efficiency of80%, the brake power of the motor in kW is

(A) 70.50 (B) 67.50 (C) 63.00 (D) 57.55

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Q.39 Match the follow ing

Suppo rt system Suppo rt princi ple

p Shotcr ete 1 reinforces rock mass by bindin g them

togeth er

Q Backfill 2 acts as link betwe en two layers of rock to

transfe r load betwe en them

R Bolt 3 impos es kinem atic constr aints

on key pieces in a stope bound ary

s Prop 4 preven ts spatial ly progre ssive disinte gration

of near field rock mass

(A) P-3. Q-4, R-2, S-1 (B) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-2
(C) P-4. Q-3, R-1, S-2 (D) P-3, Q-4, R-1. S-2

Q.40 Match the follow ing

Stope Drill machi ne Metho d of drillin g

p Shrink age I Drill jumbo Fan drillin g

Q Room-and-pillar J Down-the-hole hamm er 2 Overh and drillin g

R Sublevel K Hand held stoppe r 3 Paralle l drillin g

s Sublev el caving L Mechanised fan dri 11 4 Frontal /vertic al/downward

bench ing

(A) P-I-2, Q-K-4 , R-L-3 , S-J-1 (B) P-K-4 , Q-I-3. R-J-2. S-L-1
(C) P-K-2 . Q-I-4, R-J-3, S-L-1 (D) P-1-3. Q-K-4 . R-J-1, S-L-2

A coal seam of 12m thickn ess is worke d out by mecha nized top
coal caving system.
Q.41
is 120m and the
The thickn ess of the bottom slice is 3m, length ofthe solid coal face 3
coal is 1300 kg/m
averag e depth of cut by the sheare r (web) is 70 em. The densit y of
at 70. The
with the percen tage of extrac tion in the slice at 95 and in the top coal
produc tion of coal per cycle in tonne is

(B) 999 (C) 688 (D) 311

(A) 1008
with diameters d
Q.42 Tv.·o reservoirs are conne cted by two equal length paralle l pipelin es
throug h the smaller
and 2d. Assum ing simila r resista nce coefficients. if the discha rge 3
3 pipelin e in m /s is
diame ter pipelin e is 0.04 m /s, the discharge through the other

(A) 0.226 (B) 0.426 (C) 1.130 (D) 1.280

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Q.43 The shear force diagram for the shaft shown below resembles which one of the
following graphs?

10 kN

lm

Graph- I

Span (m)

Graph-ill

Span (m)

(A) Graph-I (B) Graph-Il

Q.44 A 12 tonne diesel locomotive of60 kW is plying in an underground haulage roadway.

The coefficient of adhesion is 0.25 and the maximum gear efficiency is 80%. The
speed in m/s at which it will haul a train at its full power is

(A) 2.548 (B) 2.448 (C) 2.038 (D) 1.630

3
Q.45 An air receiver of volume 0.2 m has an initial temperature of27°C and pressure 1800
kPa. After use, the air pressure falls to 1200 kPa at a temperature of l7°C. The
3
vo I ume of air consumed in m corresponding to an air pressure of 101.3 kPa and
temperature of 0°C is

(A) 0.693 (B) 0.895 (C) 1.002 (D) 1.251

Q.46 Four benches are being worked by the opencast mining system. Height, width and
face angle for each bench are 15m, 50 m and 70° respectively. The overall slope
angle of the benches in degrees is

(A) 15.45 (B) 19.25 (C) 32.65 (D) 36.25

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Q.47 Match the following

Rock mass condition Limiting

Shaft sinking method
depth (m)

p Water bearing strata of I Freezing 40

loose sand or gravel

Q Competent rock with J Depression of ground 2 150

fissures and cracks filled water level
with water

R Highly perrreable coarse K Cement grouting 3 1000

solid or gravel with heavy
water flow

s All types of water bearing L Caissan 4 > 600

rocks

(A) P-L-4, Q-K-1, R-J-2, S-I-3 (B) P-L-1, Q-K-4, R-J-2, S-1-3
(C) P-L-2. Q-K-4, R-J-3, S-l-1 (D) P-L-4, Q-K-3, R-J-2, S-I-1

Q.48 Match the following

System Device/ Safety device

p Drum winding 1 Taper guide

Q Koepe winding 2 Detaching safety hook
R Inclined Haulage 3 Rider
s Winding in sinking shaft 4 Back catch

(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4 (D) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3

Q.49 A closed container with 10 kg of air at ambient pressure and specific heat
1020 kJ/kg°C is cooled from 35°C. If the removal of200 kJ of heat resulted in the
saturation of air, the corresponding dew point temperature in °C is

(A) 33.0 (B) 27.3 (C) 15.4 (D) 12.9

Q.50 Identify the INCORRECT statement

(A) Evasee is meant to minimise exit shock losses

(B) Evasee efficiency is primarily a function of divergence angle and area ratio
(C) Evasee produces an inevitable increase in friction losses
(D) E\asee installation leads to reduction in the fan total pressure

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Q.Sl A single lamp placed centra lly at the roof provid es 40 lux illumi
nation vertic ally
below , at the floor of an under groun d works hop. The works
hop is of dimen sions
20.0 m x 20.0 m with heigh t 4.0 m. Assum ing unifo rm spher
ical disper sion of
lumin ous intensity, the floor level illumi nation in lux at any
corne r of the works hop is

(A) 23.2 (B) l 0.9 (C) 3.0 (D) 0.8

Q.52 An efflue nt sampl e IS dilute d with fresh water to make up a
soluti on of300 mi. The
DO of the soluti on imtial ly is 8.0 mg/1 and the value falls to
3.0 mg/1 after 5 days. If
the 5-day BOD of the ongin al efflue nt is know n to be 50 mg/1,
the amou nt of fresh
water added m ml to the soluti on is

(A) 270 (B) 160 (C) 54 (D) 30

Q.53 With respec t to stack emiss ion the pheno meno n of fumig ation
ts notice d in case of
(A) atmos pheric lapse rate being lower than the adiab atic lapse
rate
(B) atmos pheric lapse rate being highe r than the adiab atic lapse
rate
(C) tempe rature invers ion in the atmos phere above the stack
heigh t
(D) tempe rature invers ion in the atmos phere below the stack
heigh t
Q 54 A jackh amme r opera tes at a corne r of a squar e field of side
50 m. At the diago nally
oppos ite corne r, the SPL sense d is 82.3 dB. The SPLa t any
of the other two corne rs
of the field in dB is

(A) 86.3 (B) 85.3 (C) 83.6 (D) 8 1.2

Q 55 At a fan drifi pressu re of 450 Pa, 50 m 3/s of air flo\VS throug
h a mine. \Vhen the fan
stops, 10 m 3/s of air still flows in the same direction. The mine
resist ance in Ns 2 m 8 is
(A) 0. 1731 (B) 0.180 0 (C) 0.1875 (D) 0. 2372
Q.56 In an exper iment to determ ine rock therm al conduct1v1ty a
dtsc of rock specim en is
placed betwe en t\\.'0 solid brass cylind ers and one dimen sional
heat flow 1s create d as
show n. The readin gs of the thern1ocouple senso rs \'-lth respec
t to zero potential arc
show n in the figure . Br!iSS thermal condu cti\ity is 90 W/m
°C, and the thern1ocouple
consta nt is 40 fJ. V/"C. The rock thcrn1al conducttv1ty in W
m "C and the heat flu x in
W/m 2 respec tively arc

2000 J.1V 1920 J.1 V 1520 J.IV

( BrJSS

ｾｉＮ＠
r
_ _ _ _ _ _ __
10 em
,_H Roel.:

I em

(A) I .8, 1800 (B) 0.6. 1020 (C) 3.2, 5-lO (D}2 . 1, o70

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Q.57 Consider the following data for the grade of iron ore from a working bench over past
5 weeks

Week 2 3 4 5
Grade(% Fe) 62.1 61.0 60.5 62.5 62.0

The 3-week moving average forecast for the grade, in % Fe, in the 6th week is

(A) 61.66 (B) 61.90 (C) 62.20 (D) 62.50

Q. 58 The random variable X has the following probability mass function

1 1 1 1
?(4)= . P(8) ?(12)= , P(l6) = .
4 4 4 4
The expected value of X is

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 10 (D) 12

Q 59 'I he time bet\\een successive failures (in hours) of a side discharge loader operating
in a mechanised underground coal mine arc as follows:

62.58,54.50,52.60, 58.57.50.53

1fthe failure data follow an exponential distribution. then rdiability of the equipment
for a period of 50 hours is

(A) 0.25 (B) 0.40 (C) 0.60 (D) 1.00

Q.60 Three jobs A, B, and C are to be assigned to three machines X. Y and Z. The
processing costs are g1ven below:
- Machine
-
X y z
A 19 28 31

B II 17 16
Job
,--
I
c 12 15 13

1 he minimum total cost or assigning the jobs to the machines is

(A) 60 (B) 54 (C) 51 (D) 49

Q.61 An underground coal mine cmp1o) ing 1200 persons experienced 12 roof fall injuries
during the year 2005. 1 he roof fall injul)' rate per 1000 persons employed during the
period 2005. as per the DGI\1S norms. is

(A) 6 (B)8 (C) 10 (D) 12

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Q.62 Consider the following linear programming problem:

Maximize Z =6X1 +4X2

Subject to
2X1 ｾＸ＠
2X2 ｾＱＲ＠
3X1 +2X2 ｾＱＸ＠

ｸ Ｑ ｾｯＮｸ Ｒ ｾｯ＠

The multiple optimal solutions lie on the line joining the comer points

(A) (0, 0), (0, 6) (B) (0, 6), (2, 6) (C) (2, 6), (4, 3) (D) (4, 3), (4, 0)

Q.63 Match the following

Problem Technique

p Queueing 1 Time series models

Q Project scheduling and monitoring 2 Linear programming models
R Transportation 3 Waiting line models
s Forecasting of production 4 PERT andCPM

{A) P-3 , Q-4, R-2, S-1 (B) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1

Q .64 The net present value in Rs. of a 3 -year annuity ofRs. 10,000 discounted at 10% is

(A) 9,091 (B) 17,355 (C) 24,869 (D) 26,446

Q.65 For a track gauge of 1.05 m and a speed of 10 km/hour, the super-elevation in em
from the following figure is
y

(A) 1.65 (B) 2.76

(C) 5.54 (D) 6.64

Q.66 In the bubble tube of a dumpy level, the bubble moves 5 mm for a change of
inclination of 40•. The sensitivity in mm and the radius of the bubble tube in mare
( 1 radian = 206265n )

(A) 0.125, 12.89 (B) 0.063, 26.78 (C) 0.125, 25.78 (D) 0.063, 12.89

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Q.67
The value of A•B , if A+ B =[: -1] O and A-B = l [] I]
4 . IS

(A) ＭＴ｛ｾ＠ :] ＨｂＩＭＲ｛ｾ＠ :]

'cc)
｛ｾ＠ :] (D) --
2 0
TI] 3

Q.68 Thev alue sof f(x) at x ,x andx are9 .0.12 .0an

0 1 2 d 15.0 respc ctive ly. Using the

Simp son's ± rule, the value of ·'J.r (x). considering an interval of 0.1 is
.t.

(A) 1.2 (B) 2.4 (C) 1.6 (D) 1.8

Q.69 from the following page of a levelling field book.
the miss ing value s in F.S. and B.S.
respectively are

Station B.S. l.S. F.S. Rise Fall Remarks

1 4.550 I Starting Point
2 2.125 ? 0.750 Change point
3 2.225
4 ? 1.975 Change point
5 2.445 1.500

(A) 3.804, 0.945 (B) 3.804, 3.945

(C) 5.300, 0.945 (D) 5.300. 3.945
Q.70 The magnetic bearing and declination of a line were
recorded in the year 1906 as
S 43°30' E and 2°00 ' E respectively. If the declination in
the year 2006 is 3°00 'W , the
magnetic beari ng of the line is

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Common Data Questions

Common Data for Questions 71,72,73: In a straight duct of length 200m a fan operates
50 m away from the inlet such that the mean air velocity in the duct is 8.0 m/s at a density of
1.1 kg/m3 . The friction pressure loss perm length of the duct is 3.0 Pa and the entry shock
factor is 1.2. Answer the follov.:ing in terms of guage pressure values in Pa.

Q.7l Thl! total pressure at the outlet of the duct is

(A) -35.2 (B) 35.2 (C) 192.2 (D) 635.2

Q. 72 The total pressure at the inlet side of the fan is

(f;\) -192.2 (B) -150.0 (C) 150.0 (D) 192.2

Q. 73 The total pressure generated by the fan is

(A) 600.0 (B) 635.2 (C) 677.4 (D) 682.2

Common Data for Questions 74, 75: A bauxite deposit has been intersected by 5 drill holes.
The values of alumina(% by weight) and silica(% by weight) in these drill holes are as
follows:

Drill hole Alumina Silica

number (%) (%)
I 46 1
2 42 5
3 45 2
4 43 4
5 44 3

Q.74 The relationship between alumina and silica is

(A) positive linear (B) exponential

(C) negative linear (D) random
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Q. 75 The unbiased estimate of variances of alumina and silica in (%) respectively are

(A) 2.5, 2.5 (B) 2.0, 2.5 (C) 2.5, 2.0 (D) 2.0, 2.0

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Linked Answer Questions: Q.76 to Q.SS carry two marks each.

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 76 & 77: Porosity of a coarse grain sandstone
sample is 15%. The specific gravity of sandstone is 2.8.

Q.76 What is the void ratio in the sandstone sample?

(A) 0.150 (B) 0.176 (C) 0.850 (D) 1.176

Q.77 If the sandstone sample is fully saturated in water, the saturated density of the sample
in kglm3 is

(A)1590 (B) 2234 (C) 2438 (D) 2531

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 78 & 79: A double outboard chain stranded
conveyor is installed in an underground coal mine to transport coal. The mass of the chain
and associated flight is 40 kglm, the coefficients of kinematic friction are 0.33 between chain
and the pan and 0.5 between conveyed coal and the pan. The motor efficiency is 80%. Coal
is to be conveyed at the rate of 120 tlhour over a length of 120m at a chain speed of0.9 rn/s.
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The bulk density of coal is 900 kg!m .

Q.78 The power requirement of the motor of the chain conveyor in kW is

(A) 33.16 (B) 37.53 (C) 42.00 (D) 45.94

Q.79 The power requirement of the motor ofthe chain conveyor in kW, if it moves in the
uphill direction at a gradient of 1 in 10, is

(A) 46.91 (B) 42.00 (C) 38.53 (D) 30.16

Statement for Linked Answer Question.s 80 & 81: The observed total time of drilling a
face in an underground coal mine is 18 min. The rating ofthe drill crew performance,
expressed in percentage, is 90. Following allowances are recommended by the mine
management
i) personal needs allowance: 5% of the basic time
ii) fatigue allowance: 4% ofbasic time
iii) contingency delay allowance: 1% of basic time

Q.80 The basic time required for the drilling job by the crew in min is

(A) 16.2 (B) 17.4 (C) 18.0 (D) 20.0

Q.81 The standard time required for the same drilling job by the crew in min is

(A) 15.50 (B) 17.01 (C) 17.82 (D) 18.90

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Statement for Linked Answer Questions 82 & 83: The results of a theodolite survey are
given below
Points North Coordinate. in m I East Coordinate, in m
A 400.5 I 620.2
B 750.5 I 320.5

Q.82 The length of the line AB in m is

(A) 460.78 (B) 349.70 (C) 106.60 (D) 50.30

Q.83 The bearing of the line AB in degrees is

(A) -23.17NE (B) 23.17NW (C)40.57NW (0) 40.57NE

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 84 & 85: The following figure provides the grade
information.
% Cu=0.56
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Q.84 The grade of copper(%) at point A using the inverse distance weighting method is

(A) 0.47 (B) 0.58 (C) 0.61 (D) 1.20

Q.85 Assume the grade at A to be the average grade of copper, mill recovery to be 85% and
the smelting & refining losses to be 1.0 kg of copper per tonne of ore. The amount of
saleable copper in kg/tonne of ore is

(A) 2.93 (B) 3.93 (C) 4.93 · (D) 5.93

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

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