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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 1
Extreme focus on syllabus and studying for tests has become such a dominant concern of Indian students that they close their minds to anything_________ to the requirements of the exam. related extraneous outside useful

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 2
Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: Children $:$ Pediatrician Adult $:$ Orthopaedist Females $:$ Gynaecologist Kidney $:$ Nephrologist Skin $:$ Dermatologist

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 3
The Tamil version of ___________ John Abraham-starrer Madras Cafe __________ cleared by the Censor Board with no cuts last week, but the film’s distributors _________ no takers among the exhibitors for a release in Tamil Nadu _______ this Friday. Mr. , was, found, on a, was, found, at the, was, found, on a, being, find, at

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 4
If ROAD is written as URDG, then SWAN should be written as: VXDQ VZDQ VZDP UXDQ

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 5
A function $f(x)$ is linear and has a value of $29$ at $x=-2$ and $39$ at $x=3.$ Find its value at $x=5.$ $59$ $45$ $43$ $35$

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
Alexander turned his attention towards India, since he had conquered Persia. Which one of the statement below is logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentence? Alexander would not have turned his attention towards India had he not ... . Since Alexander's kingdom extended to Indian borders after the conquest of Persia, he was keen to move further.

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 7
Most experts feel that in spite of possessing all the technical skills required to be a batsman of the highest order he is unlikely to be so due to lack of requisite temperament. He was guilty of throwing away his wicket several times after working hard to lay a ... skills will guarantee success. (iii) and (iv) (ii) and (iii) (i),(ii) and (iii) (ii) only

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 8
The exports and imports (in crores of Rs.) of a country from the year $2000$ to $2007$ are given in the following bar chart. In which year is the combined percentage increase in imports and exports the highest?

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 9
Choose the most appropriate equation for the function drawn as a thick line, in the plot below. $x=y – \mid y \mid $ $x=-(y – \mid y \mid )$ $x=y+ \mid y \mid $ $x=-(y+\mid y \mid )$

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GATE Civil 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 10
The head of a newly formed government desires to appoint five of the six selected members $P, Q, R, S, T, $and $U$ to portfolios of Home, Power, Defense, Telecom, and Finance. $U$ does not want any portfolio if $S$ gets one of the five. $R$ wants either Home ... $S$ - Telecom, $U$ - Finance $Q$- Home, $U$ - Power, $T$ - Defense, $R$ - Telecom, $P$ - Finance

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GATE2015-1-1
For what value of $p$ the following set of equations will have no solution? $2x+3y=5$ $3x+py=10$

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GATE2015-1-2
The integral $\int_{x_{1}}^{x_{2}}x^{2}\:dx$ with $x_{2}>x_{1}>0$ is evaluated analytically as well as numerically using a single application of the trapezoidal rule. If $I$ is the exact value of the integral obtained analytically and ... , which of the following statement is correct about their relationship? $J>I$ $J<I$ $J=I$ Insufficient data to determine the relationship

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GATE2015-1-3
Consider the following probability mass function (p.m.f) of a random variable $X:$ $p(x,q) = \begin{cases} q & \text{ if } X=0 \\ 1 – q & \text{ if } X=1 \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases} $ If $q=0.4$, the variance of $X$ is _________

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GATE2015-1-4
Workability of concrete can be measured using slump, compaction factor and Vebe time. Consider the following statements for workability of concrete. As the slump increases, the Vebe time increases As the slump increases, the compaction factor increases Which of the following is TRUE? Both (i) and ( ... (i) and (ii) are False (i) is True and (ii) is False (i) is False and (ii) is True

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GATE2015-1-5
Consider the following statements for air-entrained concrete: Air-entrainment reduces the water demand for a given level of workability Use of air-entrained concrete is required in environments where cyclic freezing and thawing is expected Which of the following is TRUE? Both (i) and (ii) are True Both (i) and (ii) are False (i) is True and (ii) is False (i) is False and (ii) is True

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GATE2015-1-6
Consider the singly reinforced beam shown in the figure below: At cross-section $XX$, which of the following statements is TRUE at the limit state? The variation of stress is linear and that of strain is non-linear The variation of strain is linear and that of stress is non-linear The variation of both stress and strain is linear The variation of both stress and strain is non - linear

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GATE2015-1-7
For the beam shown below, the stiffness coefficient $K_{22}$ can be written as $\dfrac{6EI}{L^2} \\$ $\dfrac{12EI}{L^3} \\$ $\dfrac{3EI}{L} \\$ $\dfrac{EI}{6L^2}$

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GATE2015-1-8
The development length of a deformed reinforcement bar can be expressed as $(1/k) (\phi \sigma_s / \tau_{bd})$. From the $IS: 456 – 2000$, the value of $k$ can be calculated as _______

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GATE2015-1-9
For the beam shown below, the value of the support moment $M$ is _____ $kN-m$.

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GATE2015-1-10
Two triangular wedges are glued together as shown in the following figure. The stress acting normal to the interface, $\sigma_n$ is _______ MPa.

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GATE2015-1-11
A fine-grained soil has $60 \%$ (by weight) slit content. The soil behaves as $\textit{semi-solid}$ when water content is between $15 \%$ and $28 \%$. The soil behaves $\textit{fluid-like}$ when the water content is more than $40 \%$. The $’\textit{Activity}\:’$ of the soil is $3.33$ $0.42$ $0.30$ $0.20$

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GATE2015-1-12
Which of the following statements is TRUE for the relation between discharge velocity and seepage velocity? Seepage velocity is always smaller than discharge velocity Seepage velocity can never be smaller than discharge velocity Seepage velocity is equal to the discharge velocity No relation between Seepage velocity and discharge velocity can be established

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GATE2015-1-13
Which of the following statements is TRUE for degree of disturbance of collected soil sample? Thinner the sampler wall, lower the degree of disturbance of collected soil sample Thicker the sampler wall, lower the degree of disturbance of collected soil ... sample are unrelated The degree of disturbance of collected soil sample is proportional to the inner diameter of the sampling tube

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GATE2015-1-14
In an unconsolidated undrained triaxial test, it is observed that an increase in cell pressure from $150$ kPa to $250$ kPa leads to a pore pressure increase $80$ kPa. It is further observed that, an increase of $50$ kPa in deviatoric stress results in an increase of $25$ kPa in the pore pressure. The value of $\textit{Skempton’s pore pressure parameter B}$ is $0.5$ $0.625$ $0.8$ $1.0$

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GATE2015-1-15
Which of the following statements is NOT correct? Loose sand exhibits contractive behavior upon shearing Dense sand when sheared under undrained condition, may lead to generation of negative pore pressure Black cotton sild exhibits expansive behavior Liquefaction is ... soil near the downstream side of dams or sheet-piles loses its shear strength due to high upward hydraulic gradient

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GATE2015-1-16
In a two-dimensional steady flow field, in a certain region of the $x-y$ plane, the velocity component in the $x$-direction is given by $v_x=x^2$ and the density varies as $\rho = \dfrac{1}{x}$. Which of the following is a valid expression for the velocity component in the $y$ – direction, $v_y$? $v_y= \:– x/y$ $v_y = x/y$ $v_y = \:-xy$ $v_y = xy$

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GATE2015-1-17
For steady incompressible flow through a closed-conduit of uniform cross-section, the direction of flow will always be: from higher to lower elevation from higher to lower pressure from higher to lower velocity from higher to lower piezometric head

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GATE2015-1-18
A circular pipe has a diameter of $1$ m, bed slope of $1$ in $1000$, and Manning's roughness coefficient equal to $0.01$. It may be treated as an open channel flow when it is flowing just full, i.e., the water level just touches the crest. The discharge in this condition is denoted ... by $Q_{\text{half}}$. The ratio $Q_{\text{full}} / Q_{\text{half}}$ is $1$ $\sqrt{2}$ $2$ $4$

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GATE2015-1-19
The two columns below show some parameters and their possible values. ... $P - I, Q - V, R - VI, S - II$ $P - III, Q - II, R - V, S - IV$

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GATE2015-1-20
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) concentration (mg/L as N) in domestic sewage is the sum of the concentrations of organic and inorganic nitrogen in sewage organic nitrogen and nitrate in sewage organic nitrogen and ammonia in sewage ammnia and nitrate in sewage

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GATE2015-1-21
Solid waste generated from an industry contains only two components, X and Y as shown in the table below. ... $100(c_1 \rho_1 +c_2 \rho_2) \\$ $100 \bigg( \dfrac{\rho_1 \rho_2}{c_1 \rho_1 + c_2 \rho_2} \bigg)$

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GATE2015-1-22
The penetration value of a bitumen sample tested at $25^{\circ}C$ is $80$. When this sample is heated to $60^{\circ}C$ and tested again, the needle of the penetration test apparatus penetrates the bitumen sample by $d$ mm. The value of $d$ CANNOT be less than ______ mm.

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GATE2015-1-23
Which of the following statements CANNOT be used to describe free flow speed $(u_f)$ of a traffic stream? $(u_f)$ is the speed when flow is negligible $(u_f)$ is the speed when density is negligible $(u_f)$ is affected by geometry and surface conditions of the road $(u_f)$ is the speed at which flow is maximum and density is optimum

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GATE2015-1-24
Which of the following statements is FALSE? Plumb line is along the direction of gravity Mean Sea Level (MSL) is used as a reference surface for establishing the horizontal control Mean Sea Level (MSL) is a simplification of the Geoid Geoid is an equi-potential surface of gravity

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GATE2015-1-25
In a closed loop traverse of $1$ km total length, the closing errors in departure and latitude are $0.3$ m and $0.4$ m, respectively. The relative precision of this traverse will be: $1:5000$ $1:4000$ $1:3000$ $1:2000$

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GATE2015-1-26
The smallest and largest Eigen values of the following matrix are: $\begin{bmatrix} 3 & -2 & 2 \\ 4 & -4 & 6 \\ 2 & -3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$ $1.5$ and $2.5$ $0.5$ and $2.5$ $1.0$ and $3.0$ $1.0$ and $2.0$

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GATE2015-1-27
The quadratic equation $x^2 – 4x +4 =0$ is to be solved numerically, starting with the initial guess $x_0=3$. The Newton-Raphson method is applied once to get a new estimate and then the Secant method is applied once using the initial guess and this new estimate. The estimated value of the root after the application of the Secant method is _________.

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GATE2015-1-28
Consider the following differential equation: $x(y\:dx +x\:dy) \cos \dfrac{y}{x}=y(x\:dy-y\:dx) \sin \dfrac{y}{x}$ Which of the following is the solution of the above equation ($c$ is an arbitrary constant)? $\dfrac{x}{y} \cos \dfrac{y}{x} = c \\$ $\dfrac{x}{y} \sin \dfrac{y}{x} = c \\$ $xy \cos \dfrac{y}{x} = c \\$ $xy \sin \dfrac{y}{x} = c$

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GATE2015-1-33
Consider the singly reinforced beam section given below (left figure). The stress block parameters for the cross-section from $IS:456-2000$ are also given below (right figure). The moment of resistance for the given section by the limit state method is _______ kN-m

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GATE2015-1-34
For formation of $\textit{collapse mechanism}$ in the following figure, the minimum value of $P_u$ is $cM_p/L$. $M_p$ and $3M_p$ denote the plastic moment capacities of beam sections as shown in this figure. The value of $c$ is ________.

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