GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016 Question Paper & Solutions

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General Aptitude

Question 1

Marks: 1

The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.

  • A. bare with
  • B. bore with
  • C. bear with
  • D. bare

Answer: C. bear with

Question 2

Marks: 1

Identify the correct spelling out of the given options:

  • A. Managable
  • B. Manageable
  • C. Mangaeble
  • D. Managible

Answer: B. Manageable

Question 3

Marks: 1

Pick the odd one out in the following: 13, 23, 33, 43, 53

  • A. 23
  • B. 33
  • C. 43
  • D. 53

Answer: B. 33

Question 4

Marks: 1

R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aeroplanes. No other robot can repair aeroplanes. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?

  • A. R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.
  • B. R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.
  • C. R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.
  • D. Only R2D2 is a robot.

Answer: B. R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.

Question 5

Marks: 1

If |9y−6| =3, then y2 −4y/3 is .

  • A. 0
  • B. +1/3
  • C. −1/3
  • D. undefined

Answer: C. −1/3

Question 6

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement production (in tonnes) and the actual production (in tonnes) of nine cement plants of a cement company. Capacity utilization of a plant is defined as ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity. A plant with installed capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called a large plant and a plant with lesser capacity is called a small plant. The difference between total production of large plants and small plants, in tonnes is ____.

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Answer: 120.0

Question 7

Marks: 2

A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60 % of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99 % of such women were successful in their professions. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?

  • A. Many students have misconceptions regarding various engineering disciplines.
  • B. Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women are well suited to be mechanical engineers.
  • C. Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering.
  • D. The number of women pursuing higher degrees in mechanical engineering is small.

Answer: C. Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering.

Question 8

Marks: 2

Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence? Based on the proposal, (i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT. (ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective. (iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT. (iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.

  • A. (iii) and (iv) only.
  • B. (i) and (iv) only.
  • C. (ii) and (iv) only.
  • D. (ii) and (iii) only.

Answer: C. (ii) and (iv) only.

Question 9

Marks: 2

Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attempts?

  • A. 0.2508
  • B. 0.2816
  • C. 0.2934
  • D. 0.6000

Answer: A. 0.2508

Question 10

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

The numeral in the units position of 211870 + 146127 × 3424 is _____.

Answer: 7.0

Engineering Mathematics

Question 1

Marks: 1

A company records heights of all employees. Let X and Y denote the errors in the average height of male and female employees respectively. Assume that 𝑋𝑋 ~ 𝑁𝑁(0, 4) and 𝑌𝑌 ~ 𝑁𝑁(0, 9) and they are independent. Then the distribution of 𝑍𝑍= (𝑋𝑋+ 𝑌𝑌)/2 is

  • A. 𝑁𝑁(0, 6.5)
  • B. 𝑁𝑁(0, 3.25)
  • C. 𝑁𝑁(0, 2)
  • D. 𝑁𝑁(0, 1)

Answer: B. 𝑁𝑁(0, 3.25)

Question 2

Marks: 1

The volume of the solid obtained by revolving the curve 𝑦𝑦2 = 𝑥𝑥 , 0 ≤𝑥𝑥≤1 around 𝑦𝑦-axis is

  • A. 𝜋𝜋
  • B. 2
  • C. 𝜋𝜋 2
  • D. 𝜋𝜋 5

Answer: D. 𝜋𝜋 5

Question 3

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

Let 𝑦𝑦(𝑥𝑥) be the solution of the initial value problem 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑+ 2𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥= 𝑥𝑥; 𝑦𝑦(0) = 0. Find the value of lim𝑥𝑥 → ∞𝑦𝑦(𝑥𝑥).

Answer: 0.5

Question 4

Marks: 1

Which of the following is a quasi-linear partial differential equation?

  • A. 𝜕𝜕2𝑢𝑢 𝜕𝜕 𝑡𝑡2 + 𝑢𝑢2 = 0
  • B. ቀ 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 2 + 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕= 0
  • C. ቀ 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 2 − ቀ 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 2 = 0
  • D. ቀ 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 4 − ቀ 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 3 = 0

Answer: A. 𝜕𝜕2𝑢𝑢 𝜕𝜕 𝑡𝑡2 + 𝑢𝑢2 = 0

Question 5

Marks: 1

Let 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) and 𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥) be the polynomials of degree 5, generated by Lagrange and Newton interpolation methods respectively, both passing through given six distinct points on the 𝑥𝑥𝑥𝑥-plane. Which of the following is correct?

  • A. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) ≡𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥)
  • B. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) − 𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥) is a polynomial of degree 1
  • C. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) − 𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥) is a polynomial of degree 2
  • D. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) − 𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥) is a polynomial of degree 3

Answer: A. 𝑃𝑃(𝑥𝑥) ≡𝑄𝑄(𝑥𝑥)

Question 6

Marks: 1

The Laurent series of 𝑓𝑓(𝑧𝑧) = 1/(𝑧𝑧3 − 𝑧𝑧4) with center at 𝑧𝑧= 0 in the region |𝑧𝑧| > 1 is

  • A. ∑ 𝑧𝑧𝑛𝑛−3 ∞ 𝑛𝑛=0
  • B. −∑ 1 𝑧𝑧𝑛𝑛+4 ∞ 𝑛𝑛=0
  • C. ∑ 𝑧𝑧𝑛𝑛 ∞ 𝑛𝑛=0
  • D. ∑ 1 𝑧𝑧𝑛𝑛 ∞ 𝑛𝑛=0

Answer: B. −∑ 1 𝑧𝑧𝑛𝑛+4 ∞ 𝑛𝑛=0

Question 7

Marks: 1

The value of the surface integral F dS Γ ⋅ ∫∫ n υρ over the sphere Γ given by 𝑥𝑥2 + 𝑦𝑦2 + 𝑧𝑧2 = 1, where ˆ ˆ = 4 F x i - z k ρ , and ndenotes the outward unit normal, is

  • A. 𝜋𝜋
  • B. 2 𝜋𝜋
  • C. 3 𝜋𝜋
  • D. 4 𝜋𝜋

Answer: D. 4 𝜋𝜋

Question 8

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A diagnostic test for a certain disease is 90% accurate. That is, the probability of a person having (respectively, not having) the disease tested positive (respectively, negative) is 0.9. Fifty percent of the population has the disease. What is the probability that a randomly chosen person has the disease given that the person tested negative?

Answer: 0.099 to 0.101

Question 9

Marks: 2

Let 𝑀𝑀= ቀ1 1 0 1ቁ. Which of the following is correct?

  • A. Rank of 𝑀𝑀 is 1 and 𝑀𝑀 is not diagonalizable
  • B. Rank of 𝑀𝑀 is 2 and 𝑀𝑀 is diagonalizable
  • C. 1 is the only eigenvalue and 𝑀𝑀 is not diagonalizable
  • D. 1 is the only eigenvalue and 𝑀𝑀 is diagonalizable

Answer: C. 1 is the only eigenvalue and 𝑀𝑀 is not diagonalizable

Question 10

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Let 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) = 2 𝑥𝑥3 − 3𝑥𝑥2 + 69, −5 ≤𝑥𝑥≤5. Find the point at which 𝑓𝑓 attains the global maximum.

Answer: 5.0

Question 11

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Calculate 1 2 C C F dr F dr ⋅ − ⋅ ∫ ∫ ρ ρ ρ ρ, where 𝐶𝐶1:𝑟𝑟⃗(𝑡𝑡) = (𝑡𝑡, 𝑡𝑡2) and 𝐶𝐶2:𝑟𝑟⃗(𝑡𝑡) = ൫𝑡𝑡, √𝑡𝑡൯, 𝑡𝑡 varying from 0 to 1 and ˆ F = xy j ρ .

Answer: 0.149 to 0.151

Fluid Mechanics

Question 1

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

In the parallel-plate configuration shown, steady-flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid is established by moving the top plate with a constant speed, U0 = 1m/s. If the force required on the top plate to support this motion is 0.5 N per unit area (in m2) of the plate then the viscosity of the fluid between the plates is __________ N-s/m2

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Answer: 0.0049 to 0.0051

Question 2

Marks: 1

For a newly designed vehicle by some students, volume of fuel consumed per unit distance travelled (qf in m3/m) depends upon the viscosity (μ) and density (ρ) of the fuel and, speed (U) and size (L) of the vehicle as where C is a constant. The dimensions of the constant C are

Figure for question 2, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

  • A. M0L0T0
  • B. M2L-1T-1
  • C. M2L-5T-1
  • D. M-2L1T1

Answer: B. M2L-1T-1

Question 3

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

A semi-circular gate of radius 1m is placed at the bottom of a water reservoir as shown in figure below. The hydrostatic force per unit width of the cylindrical gate in y-direction is _______ kN. The gravitational acceleration, g = 9.8 m/s2 and density of water = 1000 kg/m3.

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Answer: 15.3 to 15.5

Question 4

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

Velocity vector in m/s for a 2-D flow is given in Cartesian coordinate as Symbols bear usual meaning. At a point in the flow field, the - and -components of the acceleration vector are given as m/s2 and -0.5 m/s2, respectively. The velocity magnitude at that point is ________ m/s.

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Answer: 1.4 to 1.42

Question 5

Marks: 1

If is velocity potential and is stream function for a 2-D, steady, incompressible and irrotational flow, which one of the followings is incorrect?

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  • A.
  • B. + = 0
  • C.
  • D. + = 0

Answer: C.

Question 6

Marks: 1

The flow field shown over a bluff body has considerably curved streamlines. A student measures pressures at points A, B, C, and D and denotes them as PA, PB, PC, and PD respectively. State which one of the following statements is true. The arrow indicates the freestream flow direction.

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  • A. PA = PB and PC > PD
  • B. PA > PB and PC > PD
  • C. PA = PB and PC < PD
  • D. PA > PB and PC < PD

Answer: D. PA > PB and PC < PD

Question 7

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

A 2-D incompressible flow is defined by its velocity components in m/s as and . If the value of the constant is equal to 0.1 m2/s, the numerical value of vorticity at the point m and m is ________ s-1.

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Answer: -0.00001 to 0.00001

Question 8

Marks: 1

Two flow configurations are shown below for flow of incompressible, viscous flow. The inlet velocity for the diverging nozzle (Fig (i)) and free-stream velocity for flow past the bluff body (Fig(ii)) is constant. Points A and B are separation points and flow is laminar. The relation regarding velocity gradients at point A and B is (y is the direction normal to the surface at the point of separation)

Figure for question 8, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D. )

Answer: A.

Question 9

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

Consider a fully developed, steady, incompressible, 2-D, viscous channel flow with uniform suction and blowing velocity , as shown in the figure given below. The centerline velocity of the channel is 10 m/s along the x-direction. If the value of at both the walls is 1 m/s, the value of the y- component of velocity inside the flow field is __________ m/s.

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Answer: 0.9 to 1.1

Question 10

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Exhaust from a kitchen goes into the atmosphere through a tapered chimney as shown. The area of cross-section of chimney at location-1 is twice of that at location-2. The flow can be assumed to be inviscid with constant exhaust density of 1 kg/m3 and acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2. If the steady, uniform exhaust velocity at location-1 is U = 1m/s, the pressure drop across the chimney is ________ Pa.

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Answer: 2.95 to 3.05

Question 11

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A jet of diameter 20 mm and velocity 6 m/s coming out of a water-tank standing on a frictionless cart hits a vane and gets deflected at an angle 45o as shown in the figure below. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3. Neglect all minor and viscous losses. If the cart remains stationary, the magnitude of tension in the supporting string connected to the wall is ________ N.

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Answer: 7.9 to 8.1

Question 12

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A block is floating at the oil-water interface as shown. The density of oil is two-thirds of that of water. Given that the density of the block is 800 kg/m3 and that of water is 1000 kg/m3, the fraction of the total height of block in oil is ________.

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Answer: 0.59 to 0.61

Question 13

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A horizontal pipe is feeding water into a reservoir from the top with a time-dependent volumetric flow-rate, Q (m3/h)= 1+0.1 where t is time in hours. The area of the base of the reservoir is 0.5 m2. Assuming that initially the reservoir was empty, the height of the water level in the reservoir after 60 minutes is __________ m.

Figure for question 13, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

Question 14

Marks: 2

Velocity field of a 2-D steady flow is provided as = . The equation of the streamlines of this flow is

Figure for question 14, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Answer: D.

Question 15

Marks: 2

Velocity potential and stream function in polar coordinates ( r, θ ) for a potential flow over a cylinder with radius is given as and , respectively. Here, denotes uniform freestream velocity, and θ is measured counter clockwise as shown in the figure. How does the velocity magnitude, , over the surface of the cylinder will vary?

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Answer: D.

Question 16

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Consider a laminar flow over a flat plate of length = 1m. The boundary layer thickness at the end of the plate is for water, and for air for the same freestream velocity. If the kinematic viscosities of water and air are 1 and 1 , respectively, the numerical value of the ratio, is _________.

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Question 17

Marks: 2

Prototype of a dam spillway ( a structure used for controlled release of water from the dam) has characteristic length of 20m and characteristic velocity of 2 m/s. A small model is constructed by keeping Froude number same for dynamic similarity between the prototype and the model. What is the minimum length-scale ratio between prototype and the model such that the minimum Reynolds' number for the model is 100? The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and viscosity is 10-3 Pa-s.

Figure for question 17, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

  • A. 1.8 10-4
  • B. 1 10-4
  • C. 1.8 10-3
  • D. 9.1 10-4

Answer: A. 1.8 10-4

Question 18

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

An orifice meter, having orifice diameter of d is placed in a water pipeline having flow rate, . The ratio of orifice diameter to pipe diameter is 0.6. The contraction coefficient is also 0.6. The density of water is 1000 kg/m3. If the pressure drop across the orifice plate is 43.5kPa, the discharge co-efficient of the orifice meter at this flow Reynolds number is _________.

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Answer: 0.29 to 0.33

Question 19

Marks: 2

Consider the following figures shown below. The objects are marked as A1, A2, B1, B2 and C1, C2 and the flow directions over these objects are shown by the respective arrow placed to the left of the object. Freestream velocities are same for all the cases. Amongst these objects, A1, A2, B1 and C1 are having smooth surfaces while B2 and C2 are having rough surfaces. Reynolds number is such that flow over rough surfaces become turbulent and flow over smooth surfaces can be considered laminar. All the airfoils can be considered as thin slender airfoil. Among the statements (i) to (vi) made about the drag of these objects which is/are correct? (i) Drag of object A1 is less than drag of object A2. (ii) Drag of Object A1 and A2 are same. (iii) Drag of Object B1 is more than drag of object B2. (iv) Drag of object B2 is more than drag of object B1. (v) Drag of Object C1 is more than drag of object C2. (vi) Drag of object C2 is more than drag of object C1.

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  • A. (i),(iii) & (vi)
  • B. (ii),(iii) & (vi)
  • C. (i),(iii) & (v)
  • D. (i),(iv) & (vi)

Answer: A. (i),(iii) & (vi)

Question 20

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Consider 2-D, steady, incompressible, fully developed flow of viscous, Newtonian fluid through two stationary parallel plates, in Cartesian co-ordinate (x,y,z) system. Assume plates are very long in x-direction, wide in z-direction (also there is no variation of velocity in z direction) and distance between them is 2h. The velocity in such a channel is given as The origin y = 0 is located at the center between the plates. If h = 48 mm and , difference between values of stream functions passing through y = 0 and y = h/2 is __________ mm2/s.

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Question 21

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A pump is used to deliver water to an overhead tank at a flow rate of . The pump adds1.6 kW to water. If the density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/s2, the pump head added to the flow is _________ m.

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Answer: 39 to 41

Question 22

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Water is discharged at atmospheric pressure from a large reservoir through a long pipe of diameter d and length L. The height of the free surface of the reservoir from the discharge point is h meters. The Darcy's friction factor of the pipe is 0.002. Neglect the velocity inside the reservoir as the reservoir is very large. Given, L = 20m, d = 40mm, density of water = 1000kg/m3 and flow rate is . Assume gravitational acceleration, g = 10 m/s2. The value of h is _______m.

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Answer: 9.7 to 10.3

Solid Mechanics

Question 1

Marks: 1

A single degree of freedom vibrating system has mass of 5 kg, stiffness of 500 N/m and damping coefficient of 100 N-s/m. To make the system critically damped

  • A. only the mass is to be increased by 1.2 times.
  • B. only the stiffness is to be reduced to half.
  • C. only the damping coefficient is to be doubled.
  • D. no change in any of the system parameters is required.

Answer: D. no change in any of the system parameters is required.

Question 2

Marks: 1

A “L” shaped robotic arm AB is connected to a motor at end A and a magnetic gripper at B as shown in the figure. If the arm is rotating with an angular velocity of 2 rad/s and an angular acceleration of 3 rad/s2, the magnitude of the acceleration (in m/s2) of the end B is

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  • A. 2.0
  • B. 2.5
  • C. 5.0
  • D. 6.0

Answer: B. 2.5

Question 3

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

A block of weight 100 N is in static equilibrium on an inclined plane which makes an angle 15º with the horizontal. The coefficient of friction between the inclined plane and the block is 0.3. The magnitude of friction force (in N) acting on the block is __________ 0.3 m 0.4 m A B 900 2 rad/s 3 rad/s2 15º 100 N

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Answer: 25.5 to 26.0

Question 4

Marks: 1

The lower end A of the rigid bar AB is moving horizontally on the floor towards right with a constant velocity of 5 m/s and the point B is sliding down the wall. The magnitude of the velocity of point B at the instant θ=30º is

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  • A. zero
  • B. 4.34 m/s
  • C. 7.25 m/s
  • D. 8.66 m/s

Answer: D. 8.66 m/s

Question 5

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

The state of plane stress at a point in a body is shown in the figure. The allowable shear stress of the material of the body is 200 MPa. According to the maximum shear stress theory of failure the maximum permissible value of σ (in MPa) is __________

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Answer: 200

Question 6

Marks: 1

For a slender steel column of circular cross-section the critical buckling load is cr P . If the diameter of the column is doubled (keeping other material and geometrical parameters same), then the critical buckling load of the column is

  • A. cr P /16
  • B. 8 cr P
  • C. 2 cr P
  • D. 16 cr P

Answer: D. 16 cr P

Question 7

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

A closed thin cylindrical pressure vessel having an internal diameter of 1000 mm and a thickness of 10 mm is subjected to an internal pressure of 4 MPa. The maximum shear stress (in MPa) induced in the cylinder is __________ (neglect the radial stress).

Answer: 100

Question 8

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

A solid circular shaft subjected to pure torsion develops a maximum torsional shear stress of 120MPa. Keeping the torsional moment same, if the diameter of the shaft is doubled then the maximum shear stress (in MPa) induced in the shaft is __________ A B θ Floor Wall

Answer: 15

Question 9

Type: NAT | Marks: 1

On a single straight track, a vehicle of mass 500 kg moving with a velocity of 25 m/s strikes another vehicle of mass 250 kg moving with a velocity 10 m/s in the same direction. After the impact, if both the vehicles stick together, the common velocity (in m/s) with which both the vehicles will move together is __________

Answer: 20

Question 10

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A system with three forces and a concentrated moment at A is shown in the figure. The system is replaced by an equivalent force system with a single force and a single couple at point ‘O’. The magnitude (in N-m) of the equivalent couple at ‘O’ is __________

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Answer: 150

Question 11

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A block A on a smooth inclined plane is connected to block B as shown in the figure using an inextensible cord which pass over a mass-less and friction-less pulley. Initially, the block B is constrained to be at rest. If the constraint on block B is released, the magnitude of velocity (in m/s) of the block ‘B’ after 2 seconds from its release is __________ (assume g =10 m/s2). 200 N 30o O 100 N 50 N-m 2 m 2 m 50 N 4 m A 1 m A B 30º 10 kg 5 kg

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Answer: 10

Question 12

Marks: 2

The vibrating system shown in the figure carries a mass of 10 kg at the free end, where the static deflection is 1 mm. This system is to be replaced by an equivalent vibrating spring mass system having equivalent mass of 2 kg (assume g =10 m/s2). The natural frequency (in rad/s) and the stiffness (in kN/m) of the equivalent system respectively are

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  • A. 10 and 20
  • B. 20 and 100
  • C. 100 and 20
  • D. 1000 and 20

Answer: C. 100 and 20

Question 13

Marks: 2

A beam having flexural rigidity EI and length L is subjected to a concentrated end moment 0 M as shown in the figure. For 3 2 4 10 N-m EI =× , 1m L = and 0 8kN-m M = , the strain energy stored (in kN-m) in the beam and the rotation (in rad) at the free end respectively are

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  • A. 8.00 and 0.02
  • B. 8.00 and 2.00
  • C. 8.00 and 0.04
  • D. 0.80 and 2.00 2 m 1 m L M0

Answer: B. 8.00 and 2.00

Question 14

Marks: 2

At a point ‘O’ on a metal sheet a square OABC of a unit side length is drawn. The square undergoes a small uniform elastic deformation and deforms to OA*B*C* (dashed lines) as shown in the figure. All dimensions are in mm and the figure is not to scale. The normal strains xε, y ε and shear strain xy γ developed in the square respectively are

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  • A. 0.0020, 0.0025 and 0.0020 −
  • B. 0.0020, 0.0025 and 0.0020 − −
  • C. 0.0025, 0.0020 and 0.0020 −
  • D. 0.0020, 0.0025 and 0.0020 − −

Answer: D. 0.0020, 0.0025 and 0.0020 − −

Question 15

Marks: 2

Mohr’s circle for the state of plane stress at a point is shown in the figure. Unit of stress is MPa and the circle is drawn not to scale. Which one of the following options (stress values in MPa) is true? (normal stress) (shear stress) A B C O O – Origin of – axis C – Center of Mohr’s circle 20 30 40 ( A, A) ( , ) ( , 0) ( , 0)

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  • A. 1 2 50, 10, 30, 70 A B σ σ σ σ =− = = =−
  • B. 1 2 50, 20, 30, 50 A B σ σ σ σ =− = = =−
  • C. 1 2 30, 30, 30, 10 A B σ σ σ σ =− = = =−
  • D. 1 2 20, 10, 50, 30 A B σ σ σ σ =− = = =−

Answer: A. 1 2 50, 10, 30, 70 A B σ σ σ σ =− = = =−

Question 16

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

As shown in the figure, links AB and CD support the rigid member BD. Links AB and CD are made of aluminum alloy( ) 100GPa E = and each has a cross-sectional area of 2 100mm . All the members are pin connected and all the dimensions are in mm. Neglecting the weights of the members, the elongation (in mm) of the link AB is __________ A B C D 6 kN 400 400 100 200

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Answer: 0.16

Question 17

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Figure shows an elastic beam of constant flexural rigidity EI and length . L The transverse deflection ( ) v x for the beam is represented by the equation ( ) 3 2 0 ( ) (4 ), v x M x x L EI L = − where 0 M is the applied couple. If 100mm L = and 0 100 N-mm M = , then the magnitude of the shear force (in N) at the middle of the beam (at / 2) x L = is __________

Figure for question 17, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

Answer: 1.5

Question 18

Marks: 2

Which one of the following represents the correct bending moment diagram of the beam PQR loaded as shown in the figure?

Figure for question 18, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

Answer: B.

Question 19

Marks: 2

A point in a body is subjected to plane state of stress in XY plane. If 140MPa, x σ= 60MPa y σ = and the major principal stress is 150 MPa, the magnitude of the in-plane shear stress xy τ (in MPa) is

  • A. 75
  • B. 30
  • C. 40
  • D. 70

Answer: B. 30

Question 20

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A 40 mm diameter rotor shaft of a helicopter transmits a torque T = 0.16 π kN-m and a tensile force P = 24 π kN. The maximum tensile stress (in MPa) induced in the shaft is __________. Use the value of π = 3.1416. T T P P

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Answer: 80

Question 21

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A wooden block of length 400 mm, width 50 mm and depth 100 mm is subjected to uniaxial load as shown in the figure. An inclined plane ABCD is shown which makes an angle θ with the XZ plane and the line CD is parallel to the Z-axis. The normal stress on the plane ABCD is 1 n σ when o θ 30 = and the normal stress on the plane ABCD is 2 n σ when o 120 θ= . The value of 2 1 n n σ σ is __________ 10 kN X 10 kN θ A C D B Y Z 400 mm

Figure for question 21, GATE XE (Engineering Sciences) 2016

Answer: 3

Question 22

Marks: 2

For the truss shown in the figure, which one of the following statements is true?

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  • A. AG is the only zero force member.
  • B. AG and BH are the only two zero force members.
  • C. AG, BH and HF are zero force members.
  • D. AG, BH, HF and GC are zero force members. 9 k N 12 k N D F E 3 m 4 m 4 m 4 m A B C G H

Answer: C. AG, BH and HF are zero force members.

Thermodynamics

Question 1

Marks: 1

Which of the following thermodynamic properties is NOT an intensive property of a thermodynamic system:

  • A. Pressure
  • B. Temperature
  • C. Density
  • D. Volume

Answer: D. Volume

Question 2

Marks: 1

An U-tube manometer shows a height difference of z1 between the two columns for a known gauge pressure P1 (both z1 and P1 in appropriate units). If the height difference between the two columns is 2z1, then the corresponding gauge pressure will be:

  • A. P1/2
  • B. 2P1
  • C. P1
  • D. 4P1

Answer: B. 2P1

Question 3

Marks: 1

Water vapour can be treated as an ideal gas,

  • A. for all temperature and pressure
  • B. for sufficiently low pressure, regardless of its temperature
  • C. for very high pressure only
  • D. for sufficiently low temperature, regardless of its pressure

Answer: B. for sufficiently low pressure, regardless of its temperature

Question 4

Marks: 1

The thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is 0.5. If the temperature of the cold reservoir is 300 K, then the temperature of the hot reservoir is:

  • A. 600 K
  • B. 1200 K
  • C. 900 K
  • D. 450 K

Answer: A. 600 K

Question 5

Marks: 1

In a reversible, constant-pressure, non-flow process, heat input is given by

  • A. change in internal energy
  • B. change in enthalpy
  • C. change in entropy
  • D. work output

Answer: B. change in enthalpy

Question 6

Marks: 1

Moist air undergoes an adiabatic saturation process such that the relative humidity of air increases. For this process,

  • A. Dry bulb temperature increases, specific humidity increases
  • B. Dry bulb temperature increases, specific humidity decreases
  • C. Dry bulb temperature decreases, specific humidity increases
  • D. Dry bulb temperature decreases, specific humidity decreases

Answer: C. Dry bulb temperature decreases, specific humidity increases

Question 7

Marks: 1

A steadily flowing ideal gas undergoes adiabatic throttling, where T1: temperature before throttling T2: temperature after throttling Assuming no change in kinetic and potential energy due to throttling, which of the following is correct:

  • A. T1 = T2
  • B. T1 > T2
  • C. T1 < T2
  • D. T1 = γ T2, γ: specific heat ratio

Answer: A. T1 = T2

Question 8

Marks: 1

For irreversible heat transfer from a hot body to a cold body, if Δ denotes the property change of both hot and cold bodies (i.e. difference between its final and initial values), then

  • A. ΔS = 0
  • B. ΔU > 0
  • C. ΔS < 0
  • D. ΔS > 0

Answer: D. ΔS > 0

Question 9

Marks: 1

A closed system undergoes a cyclic process. For the net work done by the system on the surroundings, which of the following statements is FALSE:

  • A. Net work is always zero
  • B. Net work is ∮𝑃𝑃 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 if the process is reversible
  • C. Net work can be negative
  • D. Net work can be positive

Answer: A. Net work is always zero

Question 10

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Consider the following statements related to the second law of thermodynamics: P. A cyclic heat engine cannot produce net work by exchanging heat only with one reservoir. Q. The efficiency of a reversible heat engine is dependent on the nature and amount of working substance undergoing the cycle. R. It is impossible to have a cyclic device which will produce no effect other than the transfer of heat from a cold body to a hot body. S. It is impossible to have heat engines operating between a heat source and sink to have a lower efficiency than that of a reversible heat engine operating between the same source and sink. For which of the following options, BOTH the statements are inconsistent with the second law of

Question 11

Marks: 2

Consider the following statements related to air-standard Otto, Diesel, and Brayton cycles: P. Brayton cycle has at least one isentropic and one isobaric process. Q. Otto cycle has at least one isentropic and one isochoric process. R. Diesel cycle has at least one isentropic and one isothermal process. S. At least one of the cycles has an isothermal process. For which of the following options, BOTH the statements are consistent with the operation of the above cycles:

  • A. P and R
  • B. P and Q
  • C. R and S
  • D. P and S

Answer: B. P and Q

Question 12

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Volumetric analysis of a hydrocarbon combustion product shows 8% CO2, 15% H2O (vapour), 5.5% O2 and 71.5% N2. The combustion product flows steadily through a heat exchanger at 200 kPa pressure. Assume each component in the mixture to be an ideal gas. In order to avoid the condensation of H2O in the heat exchanger, the minimum allowable temperature (in oC) is ______. Saturated H2O Table: P (kPa) 10 20 30 40 50 T (oC) 45.83 60.09 69.12 75.82 81.35

Question 13

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

An equimolar mixture of two ideal gases (A, B) expands isentropically in a nozzle. The gas mixture enters the nozzle at 300 kPa, 400 K and exits at 100 kPa. Assuming the mixture to be an ideal gas, the exit temperature of the gas mixture (in K) is _________. Molar mass (kg/kmol) Cp (kJ/kg-K) Gas A 28.013 1.04 Gas B 2.016 14.21

Answer: 286 to 297

Question 14

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A rigid vessel of volume 10 m3 is filled with hydrogen at 25oC and 500 kPa. Due to leakage, some gas has escaped from the vessel until the pressure in the vessel drops down to 200 kPa, and the corresponding temperature of the gas inside the vessel is found to be 15oC. The amount of gas leaked (in kg) from the vessel is _________.

Answer: 2.30 to 2.40

Question 15

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A hot ideal gas (Cp = 1.2 kJ/(kg.K)) steadily flows through a turbine with inlet and exit temperatures of 1500 K and 500 K respectively. The minimum mass flow rate (in kg/s) of the hot gas to achieve a power output of 12 MW is ____________.

Answer: 9.5 to 10.5

Question 16

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Air pressure inside a spherical balloon is proportional to its diameter. The balloon undergoes a reversible, isothermal, non-flow process. During the process, the balloon maintains its spherical shape, and the air inside the balloon consumes 2 kJ of heat. Initial air pressure inside the balloon was 120 kPa, while the initial balloon diameter was 20 cm. Assuming air to be an ideal gas, the final diameter of the balloon (in cm) is _____________.

Answer: 28 to 36

Question 17

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

An air-standard diesel engine has a compression ratio of 18 (the ratio of the volume at the beginning of the compression process to that at the end of the compression process), and a cut-off ratio of 2 (the ratio of the volume at the end of the heat addition process to that at the beginning of the heat addition process). The thermal efficiency (in %) of the engine is ____________________.

Answer: 62.0 to 64.0

Question 18

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

Compressed air, at 1 MPa pressure, 400 K temperature flows through a large pipe. An evacuated, insulated rigid tank of 0.5 m3 volume is connected to the pipe through a valve. The valve is opened to fill the tank and the valve closes automatically when the tank pressure reaches 1 MPa. Assuming ideal gas behaviour, the final air temperature in the tank (in K) is __________.

Answer: 555 to 565

Question 19

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A 40 kg metal block (Cp = 0.5 kJ/(kg.K)) at T = 450oC is quenched in 150 kg oil (Cp = 2.5 kJ/(kg. K)) at T = 25oC. If the combined (metal block and oil) system is fully isolated from its surroundings, then the net change in the entropy (in kJ/K) of the combined system is ________________.

Answer: 9.7 to 9.9

Question 20

Marks: 2

For phase change from solid (sol) to liquid (liq) state, if the slope of the solid-liquid coexistence line in the P-T diagram is negative, then:

  • A. vliq < vsol
  • B. vliq > vsol
  • C. sliq < ssol
  • D. hliq < hsol

Answer: A. vliq < vsol

Question 21

Type: NAT | Marks: 2

A house-hold refrigerator operates under steady state condition between an evaporator temperature of 263 K and a condenser temperature of 323 K. The heat load to the refrigerator is 3 kW. The actual COP of the refrigerator is half of that of a Carnot refrigerator operating between the same condenser and evaporator temperatures. The power required (in kW) to run the refrigerator is ___________.

Answer: 1.34 to 1.40

Question 22

Marks: 2

The Maxwell relation that results from the expression for the Helmholtz free energy 𝐴𝐴= 𝑈𝑈−𝑇𝑇𝑇𝑇, is:

  • A. 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑠𝑠= − 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑣𝑣
  • B. 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑠𝑠= 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑃𝑃
  • C. 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑣𝑣= 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑇𝑇
  • D. 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑃𝑃= − 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑇𝑇

Answer: C. 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑣𝑣= 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕 𝜕𝜕𝜕𝜕ቁ 𝑇𝑇