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GATE2016-2-GA-1
If I were you, I _______ that laptop. It's much too expensive. won't buy shan't buy wouldn't buy would buy
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GATE2016-2-GA-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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GATE2016-2-GA-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
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GATE2016-2-GA-4
$(x\% \text{ of }y)$ + $(y\% \text{ of }x)$ is equivalent to ______ . $2\% \text{ of } xy$ $2\% \text{ of } (xy/100)$ $xy\% \text{ of } 100$ $100\% \text{ of } xy$
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GATE2016-2-GA-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. $39$ $57$ $66$ $93$
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GATE2016-2-GA-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 provided below. If ... year as interests from companies $P$ and $Q$ would be in the ratio: $2:3$ $3:4$ $6:7$ $4:3$
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GATE2016-2-GA-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 following can ... Statues of kings are a reminder of their greatness. A king's greatness, as wee know him today, is interpreted by historians.
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GATE2016-2-GA-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
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GATE2016-2-GA-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? $x^{2}$ $0.75 \: x^{2}$ $0.50 \: x^{2}$ $0.25 \: x^{2}$
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GATE2016-2-GA-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. $1$ $2$ $3$ $4$
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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)
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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)
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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 $[- \pi, \pi ]$ ... $\Sigma_{n-1}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^{n+1}}{2n-1} = \frac{\pi}{4}$
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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 $P(X \cup Y)$? $0.7$ $0.5$ $0.4$ $0.3$
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GATE2016-2-5
What is the value of $\underset{x \rightarrow 0 \\ y \rightarrow 0}{\lim} \frac{xy}{x^2+y^2}$? $1$ $-1$ $0$ Limit does not exist
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GATE2016-2-6
The kinematic indeterminacy of the plane truss shown in the figure is $11$ $8$ $3$ $0$
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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
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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 ... tension developed in the rope is $\frac{3P}{\sqrt{2}}$ $\frac{P}{\sqrt{2}}$ $\frac{3P}{8}$ $\sqrt{2}P$
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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 $10.0 \text{ MPa}$ $7.5 \text{ MPa}$ $5.0 \text{ MPa}$ $3.5 \text{ MPa}$
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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 $0$
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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
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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 $G=0.7i+1$ $G=1.43i-1$ $G=1.43i+1$ $G=0.7i-1$
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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 $0.67$ $1.50$ $1.77$ $2.00$
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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
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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 ________
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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. ... $P-2, Q-5, R-4, S-1$ $P-2, Q-4, R-5, S-3$ $P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4$
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GATE2016-2-17
The atmospheric layer closest to the earth surface is the mesosphere the stratosphere the thermosphere the troposphere
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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 __________
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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 _________
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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 $0.2$ $2$ $20$ $55$
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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
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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 $15$ $20$ $25$ $30$
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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
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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 $10.00 \: m$ $8.66 \: m$ $7.52 \: m$ $5.00 \: m$
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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 $0.577 \: R$ $1.155 \: R$ $1.732 \:R$ $3.464 \: R$
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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 $7a-b-c=0$ $3a+b-c=0$ $3a-b+c=0$ $7a-b+c=0$
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GATE2016-2-27
If $f(x)$ and $g(x)$ are two probability density functions, $f(x) = \begin{cases} \frac{x}{a}+1 & :-a \leq x < 0 \\ -\frac{x}{a}+1 & : 0 \leq x \leq a \\ 0 & :\text{otherwise} \end{cases}$ ... 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
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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 $0^{\circ}$ $30^{\circ}$ $45^{\circ}$ $90^{\circ}$
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GATE2016-2-29
The area between the parabola $x^2=8y$ and the straight line $y=8$ is _______.
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GATE2016-2-30
The quadratic approximation of $f(x)=x^3 – 3x^2 -5$ at the point $x=0$ is $3x^2 -6x-5$ $-3x^2-5$ $-3x^2+6x-5$ $3x^2-5$
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