Bihar Polytechnic case studies
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DCECE - the Diploma Certificate Entrance Competitive Examination - is the Bihar state entrance examination administered by the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) for admission to diploma-level professional courses. On the official BCECEB site the examination appears in three variants: DCECE[PE], DCECE[PMM] and DCECE[PM], each with its own online application and counselling portal. The Bihar Polytechnic case studies are 5 cases and about 3,063 words.
1Sizing a Protective Device for a Coaching-Centre Load
A coaching centre in Kankarbagh, Patna, runs its only classroom from a single 240 V supply line protected by a 6 A MCB. The connected appliances are: four 40 W tube lights, three 75 W ceiling fans, one 0.5 HP (373 W) water pump for the rooftop tank, one 1500 W room heater and one 1000 W water boiler.
601 words, about 3 min2Mixing Ammonium Sulphate with Slaked Lime
Ramesh, a paddy farmer in Nalanda district, has 50 kg of ammonium sulphate and 20 kg of slaked lime in his store. To save labour he plans to mix the two thoroughly and broadcast the mixture over his one-hectare field just before transplanting.
653 words, about 3 min3Comparing Two Painting Quotes for a Community Hall
The gram panchayat of a village near Bhagalpur has sanctioned a community hall with internal dimensions 12 m × 9 m × 4 m (height). The walls and the ceiling are to be painted, and the floor is to be tiled with square tiles of side 0.6 m.
576 words, about 3 min4Allocating Hand Pumps and Toilets from a Block Survey
A block development office in Bihar compiled a baseline survey of four panchayats before sanctioning drinking-water and sanitation works. The recorded figures are: Panchayat Population Households Hand pumps Household toilets Literate persons --- --- --- --- --- --- A 4200 700 14 350 2730 B 3150 630 10 441 2205 C 5600 800 18 480 3360 D 2450 490 6 294 1470 The district officer will release funds for 20 new hand pumps to the panchayat that is worst served, and will keep releasing pumps until that panchayat reaches the block average of persons per hand pump.
589 words, about 3 min5Prescribing from Limited Spectacle Stock at an Eye Camp
At a free eye-screening camp in a block town, two cases are referred to the optician. P, a 42-year-old bus driver, can see clearly only up to 1.5 m; beyond that everything is blurred, and he cannot read the number plate of a truck 10 m away.
644 words, about 3 min