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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 1
If I were you, I _______ that laptop. It's much too expensive. won't buy shan't buy wouldn't buy would buy

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 2
He $\underline{\text{turned a deaf ear to}}$ my request What does the underlined phrasal verb mean? ignored appreciated twisted returned

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 3
Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence. ________ _________ is a will, ________ is a way. Wear, there, their Were, their, there Where, there, there Where, their, their

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 4
$(x\% \text{ of }y)$ + $(y\% \text{ of }x)$ is equivalent to ______ . $2\% \text{ of } xy$ $2\% \text{ of } (xy/100)$ $xy\% \text{ of } 100$ $100\% \text{ of } xy$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 5
The sum of the digits of a two digit number is $12$. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by $54$, find the original number. $39$ $57$ $66$ $93$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 6
Two finance companies, $P$ and $Q$, declared fixed annual rates of interest on the amounts invested with them. The rates of interest offered by these companies may differ from year to year. Year-wise annual rates offered by these companies are shown by the line graph ... interests from companies $P$ and $Q$ would be in the ratio: $2:3$ $3:4$ $6:7$ $4:3$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 7
Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler because of the copious evidence he left behind in the form of stone carved edicts. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a king at his time with the availability of evidence today. Which of the ... of kings are a reminder of their greatness. A king's greatness, as wee know him today, is interpreted by historians.

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 8
Fact $1:$ Humans are mammals. Fact $2:$ Some humans are engineers. Fact $3:$ Engineers build houses. If the above statement are facts, which of the following can be logically inferred? All mammals build houses. Engineers are mammals. Some humans are not engineers. II only. III only. I, II and III. I only

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Analytical Aptitude by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 9
A square pyramid has a base perimeter $x$, and the slant height is half of the perimeter. What is the lateral surface area of the pyramid? $x^{2}$ $0.75 \: x^{2}$ $0.50 \: x^{2}$ $0.25 \: x^{2}$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 10
Ananth takes $6$ hours and Bharath takes $4$ hours to read a book. Both started reading copies of the book at the same time. After how many hours is the number of pages to be read by Ananth, twice that to be read by Bharath? Assume Ananth and Bharath read all the pages with constant pace. $1$ $2$ $3$ $4$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Ability by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-1
The spot speeds (expressed in km/hr) observed at a road section are $66, 62, 45, 79, 32, 51, 56, 60, 53,$ and $49$. The median speed (expressed in km / hr) is ______ (Note: answer with one decimal accuracy)

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Probability and Statistics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-2
The optimum value of the function $f(x)=x^2-4x+2$ is $2$ (maximum) $2$ (minimum) $ – 2$ (maximum) $ – 2$ (minimum)

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Calculus by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-3
The Fourier series of the function, $\begin{array}{rll} f(x) & =0, & -\pi < x \leq 0 \\ {} & =\pi - x, & 0 < x < \pi \end{array}$ in the interval $[- \pi, \pi ]$ ... $\Sigma_{n-1}^{\infty} \dfrac{(-1)^{n+1}}{2n-1} = \dfrac{\pi}{4}$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Partial Differential Equation (PDE) by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-4
$X$ and $Y$ are two random independent events. It is known that $P(X)=0.40$ and $P(X \cup Y^C)=0.7$. Which one of the following is the value of $P(X \cup Y)$? $0.7$ $0.5$ $0.4$ $0.3$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Probability and Statistics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-5
What is the value of $\underset{x \rightarrow 0 \\ y \rightarrow 0}{\lim} \dfrac{xy}{x^2+y^2}$? $1$ $-1$ $0$ Limit does not exist

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Calculus by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-6
The kinematic indeterminacy of the plane truss shown in the figure is $11$ $8$ $3$ $0$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Engineering Mechanics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-7
As per $\text{IS } 456-2000$ for the design of reinforced concrete beam, the maximum allowable shear stress $(\tau_{\tau \text{max}})$ depends on the grade of concrete and grade of steel grade of concrete only grade of steel only grade of concrete and percentage of reinforcement

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Concrete Structures by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-8
An assembly made of a rigid arm $A-B-C$ hinged at end $A$ and supported by an elastic rope $C-D$ at end $C$ is shown in the figure. The members may be assumed to be weightless and the lengths of the respective members are shown in the figure. Under the action of a concentrated load $P$ at ... the rope is $\dfrac{3P}{\sqrt{2}} \\$ $\dfrac{P}{\sqrt{2}} \\$ $\dfrac{3P}{8} \\$ $\sqrt{2}P$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Engineering Mechanics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-9
As per Indian standards for bricks, minimum acceptable compressive strength of any class of burnt clay bricks in dry state is $10.0 \text{ MPa}$ $7.5 \text{ MPa}$ $5.0 \text{ MPa}$ $3.5 \text{ MPa}$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Construction Materials and Management by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-10
A construction project consists of twelve activities. The estimated duration (in days) required to complete each of the activities along with the corresponding network diagram is shown below. ... $11-12$ for the project are, respectively, $25$ and $1$ $1$ nd $1$ $0$ and $0$ $81$ and $0$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Construction Materials and Management by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-11
A strip footing is resting on the surface of a purely clayey soil deposit. If the width of the footing is doubled, the ultimate bearing capacity of the soil becomes double becomes half becomes four-times remains the same

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Geotechnical Engineering by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-12
The relationship between the specific gravity of sand $(G)$ and the hydraulic gradient $(i)$ to initiate quick condition in the sand layer having porosity of $30 \%$ is $G=0.7i+1$ $G=1.43i-1$ $G=1.43i+1$ $G=0.7i-1$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Foundation Engineering by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-13
The results of a consolidation test on an undisturbed soil, sampled at a depth of $10 \: m$ ... weight of water as $10 \: kN/m^3$, the over-consolidation ratio of the soil is $0.67$ $1.50$ $1.77$ $2.00$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Soil Mechanics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-14
Profile of a weir on permeable foundation is shown in the figure I and an elementary profile of upstream pile only case' according to Khosla's theory is shown in the figure II. The uplift pressure heads at key points $Q, R$ and $S$ are $3.14 \: m$, $2.75 \: m$ ... (junction of floor and pile as shown in the figure I)? $2.75 \: m$ $1.25 \: m$ $0.8 \: m$ Data not sufficient

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Irrigation by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-15
Water table of an aquifer drops by $100$ cm over an area of $1000 \: km^2$. The porosity and specific retention of the aquifer material are $25 \%$ and $5\%$ respectively. The amount of water (expressed in $km^3$) drained out from the area is ________

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Hydrology by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-16
Group I contains the types of fluids while group II contains the shear stress - rate of shear relationship of different types of fluids, as shown in the figure. ... $P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-1$ $P-2, Q-4, R-5, S-3$ $P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Fluid Mechanics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-17
The atmospheric layer closest to the earth surface is the mesosphere the stratosphere the thermosphere the troposphere

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Soil Mechanics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-18
A water supply board is responsible for treating $1500 \:m^3/day$ of water. A settling column analysis indicates that an overflow rate of $20 \: m/day$ will produce satisfactory removal for a depth of $3.1 \: m$. It is decided to have two circular settling tanks in parallel. The required diameter (expressed in $m$) of the settling tank is __________

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-19
The hardness of a ground water sample was found to be $420 \: mg/L$ as $CaCO_3$. A softener containing ion exchange resins was installed to reduce the total hardness to $75 \: mg/L$ as $CaCO_3$ before supplying to $4$ households. Each household gets treated water at ... $100\%$, the bypass flow rate (expressed in $L/day$) is _________

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-20
The sound pressure (expressed in $\mu P a$) of the faintest sound that a normal healthy individual can hear is $0.2$ $2$ $20$ $55$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Noise Pollution by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-21
In the context of the $IRC \: 58-2011$ guidelines for rigid pavement design, consider the following pair of statements. Radius of relative stiffness is directly related to modulus of elasticity of concrete and inversely related to Poisson's ratio Radius of relative stiffness is directly ... is correct? I. True; II: True I. False; II: False I. True; II: False I. False; II: True

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Highway Pavements by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-22
If the total number of commercial vehicles per day ranges from $3000$ to $6000$, the minimum percentage of commercial traffic to be surveyed for axle load is $15$ $20$ $25$ $30$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Traffic Engineering by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-23
Optimal flight planning for a photogrammetric survey should be carried out considering only side-lap only end-lap either side-lap or end-lap both side-lap as well as end-lap

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Geomatics Engineering by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-24
The reduced bearing of a $10 \: m$ long line is $N 30^{\circ}E$. The departure of the line is $10.00 \: m$ $8.66 \: m$ $7.52 \: m$ $5.00 \: m$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Geomatics Engineering by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-25
A circular curve of radius R connects two straights with a deflection angle of $60^{\circ}$. The tangent length is $0.577 \: R$ $1.155 \: R$ $1.732 \:R$ $3.464 \: R$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Calculus by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-26
Consider the following linear system. $x+2y-3z=a$ $2x+3y+3z=b$ $5x +9y-6z=c$ This system is consistent if $a, b$ and $c$ satisfy the equation $7a-b-c=0$ $3a+b-c=0$ $3a-b+c=0$ $7a-b+c=0$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Linear Algebra by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-27
If $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are two probability density functions, $f(x) = \begin{cases} \dfrac{x}{a}+1 & :-a \leq x < 0 \\ -\dfrac{x}{a}+1 & : 0 \leq x \leq a \\ 0 & :\text{otherwise} \end{cases}$ ... different; Variance of $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are same Mean of $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are different; Variance of $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are different

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Probability and Statistics by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-28
The angle of intersection of the curves $x^{2}=4y$ and $y^{2} = 4x$ at point $(0,0)$ is $0^{\circ}$ $30^{\circ}$ $45^{\circ}$ $90^{\circ}$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Calculus by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-29
The area between the parabola $x^2=8y$ and the straight line $y=8$ is _______.

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Calculus by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)

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GATE2016-2-30
The quadratic approximation of $f(x)=x^3 – 3x^2 -5$ at the point $x=0$ is $3x^2 -6x-5$ $-3x^2-5$ $-3x^2+6x-5$ $3x^2-5$

asked Mar 28, 2018 in Numerical Methods by Milicevic3306 (11.9k points)