Recent questions tagged gate2018-ce-2

0 votes

0 answers

1

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 7
A faulty wall clock is known to gain $15$ minutes every $24$ hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at $9$ AM on $11$th July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows $2$ PM on $15$th July of the same year? $12:45$ PM $12:58$ PM $1:00$ PM $2:00$ PM

gatecse asked in Analytical Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

2

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 8
The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is $1000$ mm. On a particular rainy day ($24$-hour period), the cumulative rainfall experienced by the city is shown in the graph. Over the $24$-hour period, $50$% of the rainfall falling on a rooftop, ... tank. What is the total volume of water collected in the tank litters? $25,000$ $18, 750$ $7,500$ $3.125$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

3

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 6
In manufacturing industries, loss is usually taken to be proportional to the square of the deviation from a target. If the loss is Rs. $4900$ for a deviation of $7$ units, what would be the loss in Rupees for a deviation of $4$ units from the target? $400$ $1200$ $1600$ $2800$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

1 vote

0 answers

4

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 5
For non-negative integers, $a, b, c$, what would be the value of $a+b+c$ if $\log a + \log b + \log c = 0$? $3$ $1$ $0$ $-1$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

5

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 10
Each of the letters in the figure below represents a unique integer from $1$ to $9$. The letters are positioned in the figure such that each of $(A+B+C), (C+D+E), (E+F+G)$ and $(G+H+K)$ is equal to $13$. Which integer does $E$ represent? $1$ $4$ $6$ $7$

gatecse asked in Analytical Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

1 vote

0 answers

6

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 9
Given that $\dfrac{\log P}{y-z} = \dfrac{\log Q}{z-x} = \dfrac{\log R}{x-y} = 10$ for $x \neq y \neq z$, what is the value of the product $PQR$? $0$ $1$ $xyz$ $10^{xyz}$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

7

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 4
A three-member committee has to be formed from a group of $9$ people. How many such distinct committees can be formed? $27$ $72$ $81$ $84$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

8

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 3
$\underbrace{a+a+a+ \dots +a}_{\text{n times}}=a^2b$ and $\underbrace{b+b+b+ \dots +b}_{\text{m times}} = ab^2$, where $a, b, n, m$ are natural numbers. What is the value of $\Bigg( \underbrace{m+m+m+ \dots +m}_{\text{n times}} \Bigg) \Bigg( \underbrace{n+ n+ n+ \dots + n}_{\text{m times}} \Bigg)?$ $2a^{2}b^{2}$ $a^{4}b^{4}$ $ab(a+b)$ $a^{2}+b^{2}$

gatecse asked in Quantitative Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

9

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 2
"Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as _____." innovative simple dull boring

gatecse asked in Verbal Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

10

GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA Question: 1
"His face ____ with joy when the solution of the puzzle was ___ to him." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are shone, shown shone, shone shown, shone shown, shown

gatecse asked in Verbal Aptitude Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

11

GATE2018 CE-2: 55
An aerial photographer of a terrain having an average elevation of $1400$ m is taken at a scale of $1:7500$. The focal length of the camera is $15$ cm. The altitude of the flight above mean sea level (in m, up to one decimal place) is ______

gatecse asked in Geomatics Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

12

GATE2018 CE-2: 54
A $7.5$ m wide two-lane road on a plain terrain is to be laid along a horizontal curve of radius $510$ m. For a design speed of $100$ kmph, super elevation is provided as per $\text{IRC:}73-1980$. Consider acceleration due to gravity as $9.81 m/s^2$. The level difference between the inner and outer edges of the road (in m, upto three decimal places is ________

gatecse asked in Traffic Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

13

GATE2018 CE-2: 50
A coal containing $2 \%$ sulfur is burned completely to ash in a brick kiln at a rate of $30$ kg/min. The sulfur content in the ash was found to be $6 \%$ of the initial amount of sulfur present in the coal fed to the brick kiln. The ... /mole, respectively. The annual rate of sulfur dioxide $(SO_2)$ emission from the kiln (in tonnes/year, up to two decimal places) is ________

gatecse asked in Construction Materials and Management Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

14

GATE2018 CE-2: 52
A schematic flow diagram of a completely mixed biological reactor with provision for recycling of solids shown in the figure. $S_0$, $S$ = readily biodegradable soluble BOD, mg/L $Q, \: Q_r, \: Q_w$ = flow rates $m^3/d$ ... (mixed liquor soils volatile suspended solids or MLVSS ), mg/l The mean cell residence time (in days, up to one decimal place) is _____

gatecse asked in Municipal Solid Wastes Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

15

GATE2018 CE-2: 53
The space mean speed (kmph) and density (vehicles/km) of a traffic stream are linearly related. The free flow speed and jam density are $80$ kmph and $100$ vehicles/km respectively. The traffic flow (in vehicles/h, up to one decimal place) corresponding to a speed of $40$ kmph is ____

gatecse asked in Traffic Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

16

GATE2018 CE-2: 49
A flocculation tank contain $1800 \: m^3$ of water, which is mixed using paddles at an average velocity gradient $G$ of $100/s$. The water temperature and the corresponding dynamic viscosity are $30^{\circ}C$ and $0.798 \times 10^{-3} \: Ns/m^2$, respectively. The theoretical power required to achieve the stated value of $G$ (in kW, up to two decimal places) is _____

gatecse asked in Fluid Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

17

GATE2018 CE-2: 51
At a small water treatment plant which has $4$ filters, the rates of filteration and backwashing are $200 \: m^3/d/m^2$ and $1000 m^3/d/m^2$, respectively. Backwashing is done for $15$ min per day. The maturation, which ... the water being wasted during backwashing and maturation. The percentage increase in the filtered water produced (up to two decimal places) would be ______

gatecse asked in Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

18

GATE2018 CE-2: 46
A three-fluid system (immiscible) is connected to a vacuum pump. The specific gravity values of the fluids ($S_1, \: S_2$) are given in the figure. The gauge pressure value (in $kN/m^2$, up to two decimal places), of $p_1$ is _______

gatecse asked in Fluid Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

19

GATE2018 CE-2: 47
The total rainfall in a catchment of area $1000 \: km^2$, during a $6$ h storm, is $19$ cm. The surface runoff due to this storm computed from triangular direct runoff hydrograph is $ 1 \times 10^8 \: m^3$. The $\phi_{\text{index}}$ for this storm (in cm/h, up to one decimal place) is ____

gatecse asked in Hydrology Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

20

GATE2018 CE-2: 48
A rough pipe of $0.5$ m diameter, $300$ m length and roughness height of $0.25$ mm, carries water (kinematic viscosity $= 0.9 \times 10^{-6} \: m^2/s$) with velocity of $3$ m/s. Friction factor $(f)$ for laminar flow is given by $f=64/R_e$, and for ... k=roughness height and $g=9.81 \: m/s^2$. The head loss (in m, up to three decimal places) in the pipe due to friction is _______

gatecse asked in Fluid Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

21

GATE2018 CE-2: 42
A cable PQ of length $25$ m is supported at two ends at the same level as shown in the figure. The horizontal distance between the supports is $20$ m. A point load of $150$ kN is applied at point R which divides into two equal parts. Neglecting the self-weight of the cable, the tension (in kN, in integer value) in the cable due to the applied load will be _______

gatecse asked in Structural Analysis Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

22

GATE2018 CE-2: 40
A prismatic propped cantilever beam of span $L$ and plastic moment capacity $M_p$ is subjected to a concentrated load at its mid-span. If the collapse load of the beam is $\alpha \dfrac{M_p}{L}$, the value of $\alpha$ is ______

gatecse asked in Structural Analysis Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

2 answers

23

GATE2018 CE-2: 38
An $8$ m long simply-supported elastic beam of rectangular cross-section ($100$ mm $\times 200 $mm) is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of $10$ kN/m over its entire span. The maximum principal stress (in MPa, up to two decimal places) at a point located at the extreme compression edge of a cross-section and at $2$ m from the support is _______

gatecse asked in Structural Analysis Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

24

GATE2018 CE-2: 39
A prismatic beam P-Q-R of flexural rigidity $EI = 1 \times 10^4 kNm^2$ is subjected to a momemnt of $180 kNm$ at Q as shown in the figure The rotation at Q (in rad. up to two decimal places is_____

gatecse asked in Structural Analysis Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

25

GATE2018 CE-2: 37
The value (up to two decimal places) of a line integral $\int_C \overrightarrow{F}(\overrightarrow{r}) . d\overrightarrow{r}$, for $ \overrightarrow{F}(\overrightarrow{r}) = x^2 \hat{i} + y^2 \hat{j} $ along $C$ which is a straight line joining $(0, 0)$ to $(1, 1)$ is _________

gatecse asked in Calculus Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

26

GATE2018 CE-2: 41
A $6$ m long simply-supported beam is prestressed as shown in the figure. The beam carries a uniformly distributed load of $6$ kN/m over its entire span. If the effective flexural rigidity $EI=2 \times 10^4 \: kNm^2$ and the effective prestressing force is $200$ kN, the net increase in length of the prestressing cable (in mm, up to two decimal places) is _____

gatecse asked in Concrete Structures Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

1 answer

27

GATE2018 CE-2: 43
The compression curve (void ratio $e$ vs. effective stress, $\sigma_v^{\text{'}}$ for a certain clayey soil is a straight line in a semi-logarithmic plot and it passes through the points ($e = 1.2; \: \sigma_v=50 \: kPa$) and ($e = 0.6; \sigma_v = 800 \: kPa$). The compression index (up to two decimal places) of the soil is ______

gatecse asked in Soil Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

28

GATE2018 CE-2: 44
The total horizontal and vertical stresses at a point X in a saturated sandy medium are $170$ kPa and $300$ kPa, respectively. The static pore-water pressure is $30$ kPa. At failure, the excess pore-water pressure is measured to be $94.50$ kPa, and the shear ... angle of internal friction is $36^{\circ}$. The shear strength (in kPa, up to two decimal places) at point X is _____

gatecse asked in Solid Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

29

GATE2018 CE-2: 45
A group of nine piles in a $ 3 \times 3$ square pattern is embedded in a soil strata comprising dense sand underlying recently filled clay layer, as shown in the figure. The perimeter of a individual pile is $126$ cm. The size of pile group is $240$ ... of $16 \: kN/m^3$. The negative frictional load (in kN, up to two decimal places) acting on the pile group is _____

gatecse asked in Foundation Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

30

GATE2018 CE-2: 34
In a $5$ m wide rectangular channel, the velocity $u$ distribution in the vertical direction $y$ is given by $u=1.25 y^{\frac{1}{6}}$. The distance $y$ is measured from the channel bed. If the flow depth is $2$ m, the discharge per unit width of the channel is $2.40 \: m^3/s/m$ $2.80 \: m^3/s/m$ $3.27 \: m^3/s/m$ $12.02 \: m^3/s/m$

gatecse asked in Hydraulics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

31

GATE2018 CE-2: 32
A $3$ m high vertical earth retaining wall retains a dry granular backfill with angle of internal friction of $30^{\circ}$ and unit weight of $20 \: kN/m^3$. If the wall is prevented from yielding (no movement), the total horizontal thrust (in kN per unit length) on the wall is $0$ $30$ $45$ $270$

gatecse asked in Foundation Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

32

GATE2018 CE-2: 30
Four bolts P, Q, R and S of equal diameter are used for a bracket subjected to a load of $130$ kN as shown in the figure. The force in bolt P is $32.50$ kN $69.32$ kN $82.50$ kN $119.32$ kN

gatecse asked in Steel Structures Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

33

GATE2018 CE-2: 28
The rank of the following matrix is $\\ \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & -2 \\ 2 & 0 & 2 & 2 \\ 4 & 1 & 3 & 1 \end{pmatrix}$ $1$ $2$ $3$ $4$

gatecse asked in Linear Algebra Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

34

GATE2018 CE-2: 29
Two rigid bodies of mass $5$ kg and $4$ kg are at rest on a frictionless surface until acted upon by a force of $36$ N as shown in the figure. The contact force generated between the two bodies is $4.0$ N $7.2$ N $9.0$ N $16.0$ N

gatecse asked in Engineering Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

35

GATE2018 CE-2: 31
A singly-reinforced rectangular concrete beam of width $30$ mm and effective depth $400$ mm is to be designed using $M25$ grade concrete and $Fe500$ grade reinforcing steel. For the beam to be under-reinforced, the maximum number of $16$ mm diameter reinforcing bars that can be provided is, $3$ $4$ $5$ $6$

gatecse asked in Concrete Structures Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

36

GATE2018 CE-2: 33
Three soil specimens (Soil $1$, Soil $2$ and Soil $3$), each $150$ mm long and $100$ mm diameter, are placed in series in a instant head flow set-up as shown in the figure. Suitable screens are provided at the boundaries of the specimens to keep them intact. The values of ... and $0.03$ cm/s, respectively. The value of $h$ in the set-up is $0$ mm $40$ mm $255$ mm $560$ mm

gatecse asked in Soil Mechanics Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

37

GATE2018 CE-2: 35
A car follows a slow moving truck (travelling at a speed of $10$ m/s) on a two-lane two-way highway. The car reduces its speed to $10$ m/s and follows the truck maintaining a distance of $16$m from the truck. On fining a clear gap in the opposite traffic ... ( from the time it leaves its lane and subsequently returns to its lane after overtaking) is $64$ m $72$ m $128$ m $144$ m

gatecse asked in Traffic Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

38

GATE2018 CE-2: 36
A level instrument at a height of $1.320$ m has been placed at a station having a Reduced Level (RL) of $112.565$ m. The instrument reads $-2.835$ m on a levelling staff held at the bottom of a bridge deck. The RL (in m) of the bottom of the bridge deck is $116.720$ $116.080$ $114.080$ $111.050$

gatecse asked in Geomatics Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

39

GATE2018 CE-2: 18
The initial concavity in the load-penetration curve of a CBR test is NOT due to uneven top surface high impact at start of loading inclined penetration plunger soft top layer of soaked soil

gatecse asked in Foundation Engineering Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points

0 votes

0 answers

40

GATE2018 CE-2: 27
The Laplace transform $F(s)$ of the exponential function, $f(t) = e^{at}$ when $t \geq 0$, where $a$ is a constant and $(s-a) >0$, is $\dfrac{1}{s+a} \\$ $\dfrac{1}{s-a} \\$ $\dfrac{1}{a-s} \\$ $\infty$

gatecse asked in Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) Feb 17, 2018

by gatecse

4.0k points