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Visvesvaraya Technological University
Jnana Sangama,Belgaum – 590 014.
Dr. S. A. Kori Phone : (0831)2405461
Registrar (Evaluation) Fax : (0831)2405464


2002 SCHEME
Examination Schedule


All Semesters
Practical Examinations 01/12/2008 to 15/12/2008
Theory Examinations 17/12/2008 to 16/01/2009
Detailed Layout of Time Table for BE/B.Tech. Examinations, Dec-08/Jan-09


Date/Day I/II Sem 9.30 to 12.30 III Sem
9.30 to 12.30 IV Sem
2.00 to 5.00 V Sem
9.30 to 12.30 VI Sem
2.00 to 5.00 VII Sem
2.00 to 5.00 VIII Sem
9.30 to 12.30
17/12/08, Wednesday GRA24 CIP71/81 [2.00 to 5.00]
18/12/08, Thursday MAT11 51 61
19/12/08, Friday 71 81
20/12/08, Saturday MAT21 52 62
22/12/08, Monday 72 82
23/12/08, Tuesday PHY12/22 53 63
24/12/08, Wednesday 73 831-837
26/12/08, Friday CHE12/22 54 64
27/12/08, Saturday 74 841-847
29/12/08, Monday CIV13/23 55 65/651 to 653
30/12/08, Tuesday 751 to 757
31/12/08, Wednesday CCP13/23 56 661 to 668
01/01/09, Thursday 761-767
02/01/09, Friday ELE15/25
03/01/09, Saturday MATDIP301
05/01/09, Monday MATDIP401
06/01/09, Tuesday ELN15/25 EVR77
07/01/09, Wednesday EVR57
08/01/09, Thursday MES14
09/01/09, Friday 31 41
10/01/09, Saturday 32 42
12/01/09, Monday 33 43
13/01/09, Tuesday 34 44
15/01/09, Thursday 35 45
16/01/09, Friday 36 46


Note: As per the syllabi, some papers are of 4 hours duration & these are given in detailed Time –Table. Registrar (Evaluation)

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Jnana Sangama,Belgaum – 590 014.
Dr. S. A. Kori Phone : (0831)2405461
Registrar (Evaluation) Fax : (0831)2405464


2006 SCHEME
Examination Schedule


I/II Sem. B.E/B.Tech III, IV & V Sem. BE/B.Tech
Practical Examinations 22/12/2008 to 03/01/2009 01/12/2008 to 15/12/2008
Theory Examinations 05/01/2009 to 17/01/2009 17/12/2008 to 15/01/2009

Detailed Layout of Time Table for BE/B.Tech. Examinations, Dec-08/Jan-09



Date/Day I/II Sem 2.00 to 5.00 Date/Day III Sem
9.30 to 12.30 IV Sem
2.00 to 5.00 V Sem
9.30 to 12.30
05/01/09, Monday 06PHY12/22 18/12/08, Thursday 06**51
06/01/09, Tuesday 06CHE12/22 19/12/08, Friday 06**31 06**41
07/01/09, Wednesday 06CIV13/23 20/12/08, Saturday 06**52
08/01/09, Thursday 06CCP13/23 22/12/08, Monday 06**32 06**42
09/01/09, Friday 06ELE15/25 23/12/08, Tuesday 06**53
10/01/09, Saturday 06ELN15/25 24/12/08, Wednesday 06**33 06**43
12/01/09, Monday 06MAT21 26/12/08, Friday 06**54
13/01/09, Tuesday 06MAT11 27/12/08, Saturday 06**34 06**44
15/01/09, Thursday 06EME14/24 29/12/08, Monday 06**55
16/01/09, Friday 06CIV18/28
(2.00 – 4.00) 30/12/08, Tuesday 06**35 06**45
17/01/09, Saturday 06CIP18/28
(2.00 – 4.00) 31/12/08, Wednesday 06**56
01/01/09, Thursday #06**36 #06**46
03/01/09, Saturday MATDIP301
05/01/09, Monday MATDIP401







Registrar (Evaluation)

Note: As per the syllabi, some papers are of 4 hours duration & these are given in detailed Time –Table.
#Wherever 06**36 or 06**46 is a Computer Aided Drawing, the corresponding examination will be held batch wise, during 01/12/2008 to 16/12/2008.


Visvesvaraya Technological University
Jnana Sangama,Belgaum – 590 014.
Dr. S. A. Kori Phone : (0831)2405461
Registrar (Evaluation) Fax : (0831)2405464


1998 SCHEME
Examination Schedule


Detailed Layout of Time Table for B.E./B.Tech. Examinations, Dec-08/Jan-09



Date/Day I/II Sem 2.00 to 5.00 III Sem
9.30 to 12.30 IV Sem
2.00 to 5.00 V Sem
9.30 to 12.30 VI Sem
2.00 to 5.00 VII Sem
2.00 to 5.00 VIII Sem
9.30 to 12.30
17/12/08, Wednesday SOM203
18/12/08, Thursday MES104/204 5T1 6T1
19/12/08, Friday 301 / CSI31 401 / CSI41 7T1 Ele-J
20/12/08, Saturday GRA206 5T2 6T2
22/12/08, Monday 302 / CSI32 402 / CSI42 7T2 Ele-K
23/12/08, Tuesday CHE102/202 5T3 6T3
24/12/08, Wednesday 303 / CSI33 403 / CSI43 7T3
26/12/08, Friday CCP104/204 5T4 6T4
27/12/08, Saturday 304 / CSI34 404 / CSI44 7T4
29/12/08, Monday ELN105/205 Ele-A Ele-D
30/12/08, Tuesday 305 / ECCSE35 405 / CSI45 Ele-G
31/12/08, Wednesday ELE105/205 Ele-B Ele-E
01/01/09, Thursday 306 406 Ele-H
02/01/09, Friday CIV103 Ele-C Ele-F
03/01/09, Saturday MATDIP301 Ele-I
05/01/09, Monday MAT101 MATDIP401
06/01/09, Tuesday PHY102/202 7R4
07/01/09, Wednesday 5T5 6R5
08/01/09, Thursday MAT201 PM407

CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE EXAM SCHEDULE

It is notified in the news papers on 16th December 2008 stating that, the examinations of Visvesvaraya Technological University will be conducted as per schedule.

However, the Examinations on 27th December 2008 stands postponed and scheduled as per the notification No. VTU/Exam/2008-2009/7576 issued on 10th December 2008. Sl. No. Scheduled dates Details of Exams Postponed Postponed and rescheduled dates
01. 27th December 2008
All Postgraduate Papers i.e. MCA/M.Arch. Wednesday, 31st December 2008
02. All Undergraduate Papers i.e. B.E. / B. Tech./ B.Arch. Monday, 19th January 2009

Engineering chemistry paper

VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, BELGAUM
I/II Semester BE Examination Jan 2009

Engineering Chemistry (06CHE12/22)
Model Question Paper

Duration: 3hours Max Marks: 100

Note: 1. Answer any five full question selecting atleast two questions from each part
2. Answer all objective types questions only in first and second writing pages.
3. Objective types questions should not be repeated.
1. a) i) Which of the following is not a secondary fuel
A) coal gas B) water gas C) producer gas D) natural gas

ii) The knocking tendency of hydrocarbon decreases in the following order
A) staight chain > cyclo alkanes > aromatic > branched chain
B) straight chain > branched chain > cyclo alkanes > aromatic
C) aromatic > cyclo alkanes > branched chain > straight chain
D) cyclo alkane > aromatic > branched chain > straight chain

iii) The catalyst employed in fluidized catalytic cracking is
A) Al2O3 + SiO2 B) Fe2O3 + SiO2 C) ZrO2 + SiO2 D) TiO2 + SiO2

iv) In photo voltaic cells solar energy is utilized to transform
A) solar energy into light & heat energy B) solar energy into electrical energy
C) solar energy into electrical & chemical energy D) all the above
b) Explain the experimental method of determining calorific value of a solid fuel using
Bomb calorimeter.
c) Calculate GCV and NCV using the following data . Mass of coke = 0.8Kg, mass of
water = 2.5Kg, water equivalent of calorimeter = 0.5Kg, specific heat of water =
4.187 KJ-1K-1, increase in temperature = 2.8 K, latent heat = 2457KJ/Kg.
d) Explain the construction and working of a photo-voltaic cell.
(4+6+4+6)

2. a) i) The chemical change that occurs when electric current is passed through an
electrolyte is
A) conduction B) dissociation C) ionization D) electrolysis

ii) Daniel cell is a combination of standard electrode of
A) Cu & Ag B) Zn & Cd C) Zn & Cu D) Cu & Cd

iii) The reference electrode used in the measurement of standard reduction
potential is
A) saturated calomel electrode B) hydrogen electrode
C) silver-silverchloride electrode D) standard hydrogen electrode

iv) Calomel is the commercial name of
A) mercuric chloride B) mercurous chloride
C) mercuric sulphate D) mercurous sulphate
b) Derive Nernst equation for single electrode potential.
c) An electrochemical cell consists of copper electrode dipped in 0.5M CuSO4 and
silver electrode dipped in 0.25M AgNO3. Write the cell scheme, half-cell & netcell
reactions. Also, calculate the emf given that standard reduction potentials of
Cu & Ag electrodes are +0.34 & +0.80v respectively.
d) What are ion selective electrodes? Explain the experimental method of determining
pH using glass electrode. (4+5+5+6)

3. a) i) Which of the following is not a rechargeable battery
A) Ni - Cd B) Ni – metal hydride C) Zn – Ag2O D) Zn – MnO2

ii) In methanol – oxygen fuel cell, which of the following electrolyte is preferable
A) KOH B) H2SO4 C) NH4OH D) CH3COOH

iii) The concentration of sulphuric acid to be maintained in lead – acid battery
A) 5M B) 10M C)15M D)2M

iv) Which of the following is a reserve battery
A) Zn – air B) Ni – metal hydride C) Zn –Ag2O D) Li – MnO2
b) What are primary, secondary and reserve batteries? Explain the construction &
working of nickel – metal hydride battery.
c) Explain the construction and working of methanol–oxygen fuel cell.
d) Give the advantages of fuel cells over batteries. (4+8+5+3)

4. a) i) Rusting of iron is an example for
A) dry corrosion B) electrochemical corrosion
C) acid corrosion D) none of the above

ii) Differential metal corrosion is
A) galvanic corrosion B) differential aeration corrosion
C) stress corrosion D) water line corrosion

iii) Pitting corrosion can be explained on the basis of
A) relative areas of anode & cathode B) differential aeration
C) centralized corrosion D) all the above

iv) Which of the following acts as cathodic inhibitor
A) Na2SO3 B) Na2SO4 C) ZnSO4 D) NiSO4
b) Explain electrochemical theory of corrosion taking iron as an example.
c) Discuss the effect of the following on the rate of corrosion
(i)nature of corrosion product (ii) hydrogen over - voltage (iii) polarization
d) Write a note on anodic protection. (4+6+6+4)


PART B
5. a) i) For an electrolytic mixture containing Cu2+, Zn2+ & Cd2+, the order of electrode
deposition is
A) Cu, Cd, Zn B) Cu, Zn, Cd C) Zn, Cd, Cu D) Cd, Cu, Zn

ii) Addition of complexing agent to the plating bath is to
A) increase the metal ion concentration B) decrease the metal ion concentration
C) to maintain the metal ion concentration D) none of the above

iii) When the object to be plated is irregular, the process employed is
A) electroplating B) electrolessplating C) electro polishing D) none of the above

iv) In electroplating of chromium inert anode is used in place of chromium because
A) wide difference between the anode and cathode efficiencies
B) imbalance of the bath composition with respect to Cr(III) and Cr(VI)
C) to avoid poor quality deposition
D) all the above

b) Explain decomposition potential and over – voltage.

c) Discuss the effect of the following on the nature of electro deposit
(i) metal ion concentration (ii) current density

d) Indicate the advantages of electroless plating over electroplating and explain
electroless plating of Nickel. (4+6+4+6)

6. a) i) Para Azoxy Anisole is an example for
A) Nematic B) Smectic C) Chiral nematic D) Cholestric

ii) The indicator electrode used in the estimation of FAS potentiometrically is
A) calomel electrode B) silver – silver chloride electrode
C) platinum electrode D) glass electrode

iii) Flame photometry is suitable for the detection of
A) Li B) Cu C) Fe D) Zn

iv) Colorimetry involves measurement of absorbance using monochromatic light in
the
A) visible range B) IR range C) UV range D) all the above
b) Distinguish between thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals. Give examples.
c) What is homologues series? Explain liquid crystalline behaviour of homologues of
PAA.
d) State Lambert’s law and Beer’s law. Explain colorimetric estimation of copper
using NH3 as the complexing reagent.
(4+4+6+6)

7. a) i) Which of the following alkalinity is not present in water is
A) CO3
2- & HCO3
- B) CO3
2- & OH- C) OH- only D) HCO3
- & OHii)
Permanent hardness of water is caused due to the presence of
A) Ca(HCO3)2 B) CaCO3 C) CaCl2 D) all the three

iii) The method used for desalination of water is
A) ion exchange process B) lime-soda process
C) permutit process D) reverse osmosis

iv) The secondary treatment of sewage involves
A) biological treatment B) physical treatment
C) chemical treatment D) all the three
b) When a water sample was analyzed to determine alkalinity, 100ml of the water
sample consumed 22.5ml of N/50 H2SO4 till phenolphthalein end point and
another 10.5ml till methyl orange end-point. Determine the type and extent of
alkalinity present.

c) Explain Winkler method of determining dissolved oxygen. Give the reactions
involved.

d) Give the requisites of potable water and explain desalination of water by reverse
osmosis process.
(4+4+6+6)

8. a) i) Neoprene is obtained by the polymerization of
A) styrene B) propylene C) chloroprene D) isoprene

ii) The monomer phenol is
A) monofuntional B) bifunctional C) trifunctional D) polyfunctional

iii) Which of the following polymer is used as a substitute for glass
A) Teflon B) Polyurethane C) PMMA D) PVC

iv) The polymer having highest Tg is
A) Polypropylene B) Polyethylene C) PVC D) Polystyrene
b) Explain free radical mechanism of addition polymerization taking ethene as an
example.
c) Give the synthesis and application of the following
(i) PMMA (ii) Butyl rubber (iii) Epoxy resin
d) Give the structure and applications of conducting polyaniline.
(4+4+9+3)

VTU Sample paper for first sem chemistry cycle - CCP

06CCP13/23
First/Second Semester B.E. Degree Examination
Computer Concepts and ‘C’ Programming
Time: 3 hrs MODEL QUESTION PAPER Max. Marks: 100


Note: 1. Answer any five full question selecting atleast two questions from each part
2. Answer all objective types questions only in first and second writing pages.
3. Objective types questions should not be repeated.
only


PART - A
1 a.

i) Any computer is controlled by
(A) Hardware (B) Information (C) User (D) Instruction

ii) Which of these is a powerful type of personal computer?
(A) Workstation (B) Notebook (C) Mainframes (D) Supercomputer

iii) The term dots per inch (dpi) refers to the printer’s
(A) Resolution (B) Speed (C) Output (D) Colors

iv) Which printer’s speed is not measured in pages per minute?
(A). Inkjet (B) Dot Matrix (C) Laser (D) Plotter
(04 Marks)

b. With the help of a block diagram explain the different functional units of a digital computer.
(08 Marks)

c. What is an assembler? How does it differ from a compiler?
(04 Marks)

d. Differentiate between primary memory and secondary memory (04 Marks)

2. a

i) The process of mapping magnetic disk surface is called
(A) Polarizing (B) Charging (C) Formatting (D) Accessing

ii) Magnetic disk tracks are divided into smaller parts called
(A) Clusters (B) Sectors (C) Slices (D) Bytes

iii) An example for magnetic storage device is
(A). Flash Memory (B) CD ROM (C) Hard Disk (D) Optical

iv) Each side of a standard DVD ROM disc can hold up to_____
(A) 4.7GB (B) 9.4GB (C) 17GB (D) 140GB
(04 Marks)

b. Explain the following storage devices with figures?
i) Magnetic tape ii) Magnetic disk (08 Marks)

c. Discuss the factors that affect the processing speed of a computer? (08 Marks)

3. a

i) The operating system is the intermediary between programs and
(A) User (B) Utilities (C) Firmware (D) Hardware

ii) In a GUI, the window that is currently in use is called
(A) Top (B) Active (C) Biggest (D) Framed

iii) A nibble is
(A) 4 bits (B) 8 bits (C) 10 bits (D) 32 bits

iv) The following is one of the benefits of using a network.
(A) File security (B) Peripherals sharing (C) Protection from virus (D) All of the above
(04 Marks)

b. What is an operating system? What are the functions of an operating system? List any two
operating systems. (06 Marks)

c. What is a Network? Discuss the different network topologies (06 Marks)

d. Define the following terms: i) Hub ii) Router (04 Marks)

4. a.

i) What is graphical representation of a solution to a given problem, called?
(A) Algorithm (B) Flowchart (C) Icon (D) Wizard

ii) What kind of language C is?
(A) Machine (B) Procedural (C) Assembly (D) Object Oriented

iii) The hexa constant is preceded by
(A) OX (B) O (C) HX (D) H

iv) The operator % yields
(A) Quotient (B) Reminder (C) Percentage (D) Fractional part
(04 Marks)

b. What is an algorithm? Write an algorithm and flowchart to find the largest of three numbers.
(08 Marks)

c. Explain with examples.
i) Relational operators ii) Bitwise operators (08 Marks)

PART – B

5. a

i) Identify formatted console input function.
(A) getchar( ) (B) gets( ) (C) scanf( ) (D) fgets( )

ii) What is the output of the following code?
main( )
{
printf(“%d”,’A’);
}
(A) 65 (B) A (C) 65.0 (D) error

iii) Each case statement in switch is separated by
(A) break (B) continue (C) exit( ) (D) goto

iv) In C, “x?y : z” is equivalent to
(A) if(x==0) y; else z (B) if(x==1) z; else y (C) if(x==0) y; z (D) if(x==1) y; else z;
(04 Marks)

b. Write the syntax of formatted output statement and Explain with an example? (06 Marks)

c. Write a C program to find the roots of a quadratic equation using switch statement.
(10 Marks)

6. a

i) Consider the following program segment:
for(i=0; i!=10;i+=2)
printf(“…….”);
How many times the printf( ) will be executed?
(A) 10 (B) 1 (C) 5 (D) Not even once

ii) Which of the following commands will place the program control at the end of the
loop, when it gets executed?
(A) continue (B) break (C) end (D) all the above

iii)The minimum number of times the do..while loop is executed
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) both a & b

iv) The keyword else can be used with
(A) if statement (B) switch( ) (C) do-while (D) while
(04 Marks)

b. Differentiate between while and do-while statement? Write a C program to print from 5 to
50 in steps of 5 using these loops. (10 Marks)

c. Using do-while write a C program to generate N prime numbers. (06 Marks)

7. a

i) How many elements will be there in a[10][5] array?
(A) 15 (B) 5 (C) 50 (D) 20

ii) The array elements are represented by
(A) Index value (B) Subscripted variables (C) Array name (D) Size of an array.

iii) An array subscript may be
(A) integer constant (B) integer variable (C) integer expression (D) all of these

iv) Identify the correct declaration
(A) int a[10][10]; (B) int a[10,10] (C) int (10)(10) (D) int a(10,10)
(04 Marks)

b. How do you declare and initialize one dimension array? Explain with an example
(04 Marks)

c. Write a C program to accept two matrices A(mxn) and B(pxq) and find the product matrix C
(08 Marks)

d. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Binary search (04 Marks)

8. a.

i) The default return type of function is
(A) int (B) float (C) void (D) long int

ii) Which is the user defined function
(A) main (B) sqrt (C) clrscr( ) (D) gets( )

iii) A function that calls itself is known as ________ function
(A) recursive (B) iterative (C) main (D) none of the above

iv) A variable declared inside a function by default assumes the following storage class.
(A) extern (B) static (C) register (D) auto
(04 Marks)

b. What is a user-defined function? What are its advantages (04 Marks)

c. Discuss the different methods of passing parameters to the function (06 Marks)

d. Write a C function to find the factorial of a given integer number. Using the above function
write a C program to compute the Binomial coefficient. (06 Marks)
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