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A probability distribution with right skew is shown in the figure. The correct statement for the probability distribution is Mean is equal to mode Mean is greater than median but less than mode Mean is greater than median and mode Mode is greater than median

A probability distribution with right skew is shown in the figure.The correct statement for the probability distribution isMean is equal to modeMean is greater than media...

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All the members of the planar truss (see figure), have the same properties in terms of area of cross-section (A) and modulus of elasticity (E). For the loads shown on the truss, the statement that correctly represents the nature of forces in the members of the ... and $1$ members in compression, and $2$ zero-force member There are $2$ members in tension, and $3$ zero-force member

All the members of the planar truss (see figure), have the same properties in terms of area of cross-section (A) and modulus of elasticity (E).For the loads shown on the ...

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GATE2018 CE-2: 5
The setting time of cement is determined using Le Chatelier apparatus Briquette testing apparatus Vicat apparatus Casagrande's apparatus

The setting time of cement is determined usingLe Chatelier apparatusBriquette testing apparatusVicat apparatusCasagrande's apparatus

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GATE2018 CE-2: 6
A structural member subjected to compression, has both translation and rotation restrained at one end, while only translation is restrained at the other end. As per $\text{IS }456:2000$, the effective length factor recommended for design is $0.50$ $0.65$ $0.70$ $0.80$

A structural member subjected to compression, has both translation and rotation restrained at one end, while only translation is restrained at the other end. As per $\tex...

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A vertical load of $10$ kN acts on a hinge located at a distance of $L/4$ from the roller support Q of a beam of length $L$ (see figure). The vertical reaction at support Q is $0.0$ kN $2.5$ kN $7.5$ kN $10.0$ kN

A vertical load of $10$ kN acts on a hinge located at a distance of $L/4$ from the roller support Q of a beam of length $L$ (see figure).The vertical reaction at support ...

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A flownet below a dam consists of $24$ equipotential drops and $7$ flow channels. The difference between the upstream the upstream and downstream water levels is $6$ m. The length of the flow line adjacent to the toe of the dam at exit is $1$ m. The specific gravity and void ... dam are $2.70$ and $0.70$, respectively. The factor of safety against piping is $1.67$ $2.5$ $3.4$ $4$

A flownet below a dam consists of $24$ equipotential drops and $7$ flow channels. The difference between the upstream the upstream and downstream water levels is $6$ m. T...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 3
Hema's age is $5$ years more than twice Hari's age. Suresh's age is $13$ years less than Hari's age. If Suresh is $3$ times as old as Hema, then how old is Hema? $14$ $17$ $18$ $19$

Hema's age is $5$ years more than twice Hari's age. Suresh's age is $13$ years less than Hari's age. If Suresh is $3$ times as old as Hema, then how old is Hema?$14$$17$$...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 4
Tower A is $90$ m tall and tower B is $140$ m tall. They are 100 m apart. A horizontal skywalk connects the floors at $70$ m in both the towers. If a taut rope connects the top of tower A to the bottom tower B, at what distance (in meters) from tower A will the rope intersect the skywalk? $22.22$ $50$ $57.87$ $77.78$

Tower A is $90$ m tall and tower B is $140$ m tall. They are 100 m apart. A horizontal skywalk connects the floors at $70$ m in both the towers. If a taut rope connects t...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 5
The temperature $T$ in a room varies as a function of the outside temperature $T_0$ and the number of persons in the room $p$, according to the relation $T=K(\theta p +T_0)$, where $\theta$ and $K$ are constants. What would be the value of $\theta$ given the following ... $0.8$ $1.0$ $2.0$ $10.0$

The temperature $T$ in a room varies as a function of the outside temperature $T_0$ and the number of persons in the room $p$, according to the relation $T=K(\theta p +T_...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at $\text{12.5%}$ loss. Had he sold it for Rs. $108$ more, he would have made a $\text{10%}$ gain. What is the loss in Rupees incurred by the fruit seller? $48$ $52$ $60$ $108$

A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at $\text{12.5%}$ loss. Had he sold it for Rs. $108$ more, he would have made a $\text{10%}$ gain. What is the loss in Rupees incur...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 7
The price of a wire made of a super alloy material is proportional to the square of its length. The price of $10 m$ length of the wire is Rs. $1600$. What would be the total price (in Rs.) of two wires of length $4m$ and $6m$ ? $768$ $832$ $1440$ $1600$

The price of a wire made of a super alloy material is proportional to the square of its length. The price of $10 m$ length of the wire is Rs. $1600$. What would be the to...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 8
Which of the following function(s) is an accurate description of the graph for the range(s) indicated? $y=2x+4 \text{ for } -3 \leq x \leq -1$ $y= \mid x-1 \mid \text{ for } -1 \leq x \leq 2$ $y= \mid\mid x \mid -1 \mid \text{ for } -1 \leq x \leq 2$ $y=1 \text{ for } 2 \leq x \leq 3$ i, ii and iii only i, ii and iv only i and iv only ii and iv only

Which of the following function(s) is an accurate description of the graph for the range(s) indicated?$y=2x+4 \text{ for } -3 \leq x \leq -1$$y= \mid x-1 \mid \text{ for ...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 9
Consider a sequence of numbers $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots , a_n$ where $a_n = \dfrac{1}{n}-\dfrac{1}{n+2}$, for each integer $n>0$. Whart is the sum of the first $50$ terms? $\bigg( 1+ \dfrac{1}{2} \bigg) - \dfrac{1}{50} \\$ ... $1 - \bigg( \dfrac{1}{51} + \dfrac{1}{52} \bigg)$

Consider a sequence of numbers $a_1, a_2, a_3, \dots , a_n$ where $a_n = \dfrac{1}{n}-\dfrac{1}{n+2}$, for each integer $n>0$. Whart is the sum of the first $50$ terms?$\...

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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA Question: 10
Each of the letters arranged as below represents a unique integer from $1$ to $9$. The letters are positioned in the figure such that $(A \times B \times C), (B \times G \times E)$ and $(D \times E \times F)$ are equal. Which integer among the following choices ... $4$ $5$ $6$ $9$

Each of the letters arranged as below represents a unique integer from $1$ to $9$. The letters are positioned in the figure such that $(A \times B \times C), (B \times G ...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 41
An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of $200$ kN at its critical section. Its width $b$ is $250$ mm and effective depth $d$ is $350$ mm. Assume design shear strength $\tau_c$ of concrete as $0.62 \: N/mm^2$ and maximum ... grade steel are used, then the required spacing (in cm, up to one decimal place) as per limit state method will be _____

An RCC beam of rectangular cross section has factored shear of $200$ kN at its critical section. Its width $b$ is $250$ mm and effective depth $d$ is $350$ mm. Assume des...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 44
At a construction site, a contractor plans to make an excavation as shown in the figure. The water level in the adjacent river is at an elevation of $+20.0$ m. Unit weight of water is $10 \: kn/m^3$. The factor of safety (up to two decimal places) against sand boiling for the proposed excavation is ___________

At a construction site, a contractor plans to make an excavation as shown in the figure.The water level in the adjacent river is at an elevation of $+20.0$ m. Unit weight...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 28
A cylinder of radius $250$ mm and weight, $W=10$ kN is rolled up an obstacle of height $50$ mm by applying a horizontal force $P$ at its centre as shown in the figure. All interfaces are assumed frictionless. The minimum value of P is $4.5$ kN $5.0$ kN $6.0$ kN $7.5$ kN

A cylinder of radius $250$ mm and weight, $W=10$ kN is rolled up an obstacle of height $50$ mm by applying a horizontal force $P$ at its centre as shown in the figure.All...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 29
A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude $\sigma_{xx} = 30 MPa$ and $\sigma_{yy} = 50 MPa$ as shown in the figure. The Young's modulus of the material is $2 \times 10^{11} \: N/m^2$ and the Poisson's ratio is $0.3$. If ... then the strain $\varepsilon_{zz}$ $-120 \times 10^{-6}$ $-60 \times 10^{-6}$ $0.0$ $120 \times 10^{-6}$

A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude $\sigma_{xx} = 30 MPa$ and $\sigma_{yy} = 50 MPa$ as shown in the figure.The Young'...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 30
The figure shows a simply supported beam PQ of uniform flexural rigidity EI carrying two moments $M$ and $2M$. The slope at P will be $0$ $\text{ML}/(9\text{EI})$ $\text{ML}/(6\text{EI})$ $\text{ML}/(3\text{EI})$

The figure shows a simply supported beam PQ of uniform flexural rigidity EI carrying two moments $M$ and $2M$.The slope at P will be$0$$\text{ML}/(9\text{EI})$$\text{ML}/...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 31
A $0.5 \: m \times 0.5 \: m$ square concrete pile is to be driven in a homogeneous clayey soil having undrained shear strength $c_u=50 \: kPa$ and unit weight, $\gamma = 18.0 \: kN/m^3$. The design capacity of the pile $500$ kN. The adhesion factor $\alpha$ is given as ... pile required for the above design load with a factor of safety of $2.0$ is $5.2$ m $5.8$ m $11.8$ m $12.5$ m

A $0.5 \: m \times 0.5 \: m$ square concrete pile is to be driven in a homogeneous clayey soil having undrained shear strength $c_u=50 \: kPa$ and unit weight, $\gamma = ...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 32
A closed tank contains $0.5$ m thick layer of mercury (specific gravity $=13.6$) at the bottom. A $2.0$ m thick layer of water lies above the mercury layer. A $3.0$ m thick layer of oil (specific gravity $=0.6$) lies above the water layer. The space above the oil layer contains air under ... air space is $92.214 \: kN/m^2$ $95.644 \: kN/m^2$ $98.922 \: kN/m^2$ $99.321 \: kN/m^2$

A closed tank contains $0.5$ m thick layer of mercury (specific gravity $=13.6$) at the bottom. A $2.0$ m thick layer of water lies above the mercury layer. A $3.0$ m thi...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 36
A square area (on the surface of the earth) with side $100$ m and uniform height, appears as $1 \: cm^2$ on a vertical aerial photograph. The topographic map shows that a contour of $650$ m passes through the area. If focal length of the camera lens is $150$ mm, the height from which the aerial photograph was taken, is $800$ m $1500$ m $2150$ m $3150$ m

A square area (on the surface of the earth) with side $100$ m and uniform height, appears as $1 \: cm^2$ on a vertical aerial photograph. The topographic map shows that a...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 19
In a fillet weld, the direct shear stress and bending tensile stress are $50$ MPa and $150$ MPa, respectively. As per $\text{IS }800:2007$, the equivalent stress (in MPa, up to two decimal places) will be ______

In a fillet weld, the direct shear stress and bending tensile stress are $50$ MPa and $150$ MPa, respectively. As per $\text{IS }800:2007$, the equivalent stress (in MPa,...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 24
For routing of flood in a given channel using the Muskingum method, two of the routing coefficients are estimated as $C_0=-0.25$ and $C_1=0.55$. The value of the third coefficient $C_2$ would be ____

For routing of flood in a given channel using the Muskingum method, two of the routing coefficients are estimated as $C_0=-0.25$ and $C_1=0.55$. The value of the third co...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 26
The value of the integral $\int_0^{\pi} x \cos^2 x \: dx$ is $\pi^2/8$ $\pi^2/4$ $\pi^2/2$ $\pi^2$

The value of the integral $\int_0^{\pi} x \cos^2 x \: dx$ is$\pi^2/8$$\pi^2/4$$\pi^2/2$$\pi^2$

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GATE2018 CE-1: 27
A cantilever beam of length $2$ m with a square section of side length $0.1$ m is loaded vertically at the free end. The vertical displacement at the free end is $5$ mm. The beam is made of steel with young's modulus of $2.0 \times 10^{11} N/m^2$. The maximum bending stress at the fixed end of the cantilever is $20.0$ MPa $37.5$ MPa $60.0$ MPa $75.0$ MPa

A cantilever beam of length $2$ m with a square section of side length $0.1$ m is loaded vertically at the free end. The vertical displacement at the free end is $5$ mm. ...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 9
Two rectangular under-reinforced concrete beam sections X and Y are similar in all aspects except that the longitudinal compression reinforcement in section Y is $10 \%$ more. Which one of the following is the correct statement? Section X has less ... Y Sections X and Y have equal flexural strength but different ductility Sections X and Y have equal flexural strength and ductility

Two rectangular under-reinforced concrete beam sections X and Y are similar in all aspects except that the longitudinal compression reinforcement in section Y is $10 \%$ ...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 10
The percent reduction in the bearing capacity of a strip footing resting on sand under flooding condition (water level at the base of the footing) when compared to the situation where the water level is at a depth much greater than the width of footing, is approximately $0$ $25$ $50$ $100$

The percent reduction in the bearing capacity of a strip footing resting on sand under flooding condition (water level at the base of the footing) when compared to the si...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 11
The width of a square footing and the diameter of a circular footing are equal. If both the footings are placed on the surface of sandy soil, the ratio of the ultimate bearing capacity of circular footing to that of square footing will be $4/3$ $1$ $3/4$ $2/3$

The width of a square footing and the diameter of a circular footing are equal. If both the footings are placed on the surface of sandy soil, the ratio of the ultimate be...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 12
Bernoulli's equation is applicable for viscous and compressible fluid flow inviscid and compressible fluid flow inviscid and incompressible fluid flow viscous and incompressible fluid flow

Bernoulli's equation is applicable forviscous and compressible fluid flowinviscid and compressible fluid flowinviscid and incompressible fluid flowviscous and incompressi...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 13
There are $20,000$ vehicles operating in a city with an average annual travel of $12,000$ km per vehicle. The NOx emission rate is $2.0$ g/km per vehicle. The total annual release of NOx will be $4,80,000$ kg $4,800$ kg $480$ kg $48$ kg

There are $20,000$ vehicles operating in a city with an average annual travel of $12,000$ km per vehicle. The NOx emission rate is $2.0$ g/km per vehicle. The total annua...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 15
The speed-density relationship for a road section is shown in the figure. The shape of the flow-density relationship is piecewise linear parabolic initially linear than parabolic initially parabolic than linear

The speed-density relationship for a road section is shown in the figure.The shape of the flow-density relationship ispiecewise linearparabolicinitially linear than parab...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 16
A well-designed signalized intersection is one in which the crossing conflicts are increased total delay is minimized cycle time is equal to the sum of red and green times in all phases cycle time is equal to the sum of red and yellow times in all phases

A well-designed signalized intersection is one in which thecrossing conflicts are increasedtotal delay is minimizedcycle time is equal to the sum of red and green times i...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 17
A flow field is given by $u=y^2, \: v=-xy, \: w=0$. Value of the z-component of the angular velocity (in radians per unit time, up to two decimal places) at the point $(0, -1, 1)$ is ____

A flow field is given by $u=y^2, \: v=-xy, \: w=0$. Value of the z-component of the angular velocity (in radians per unit time, up to two decimal places) at the point $(0...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 18
The frequency distribution of the compressive strength of $20$ ... $20$) with compressive strength less than $\mu - 3 \sigma$ is ____

The frequency distribution of the compressive strength of $20$ concrete cube specimen is given in the table.$$\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline f \text{ (MPa)} & \text{Number o...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 2
For the given orthogonal matrix Q, $Q = \begin{bmatrix} 3/7 & 2/7 & 6/7 \\ -6/7 & 3/7 & 2/7 \\ 2/7 & 6/7 & -3/7 \end{bmatrix}$ ... $\begin{bmatrix} -3/7 & 6/7 & -2/7 \\ -2/7 & -3/7 & -6/7 \\ -6/7 & -2/7 & 3/7 \end{bmatrix}$

For the given orthogonal matrix Q, $Q = \begin{bmatrix} 3/7 & 2/7 & 6/7 \\ -6/7 & 3/7 & 2/7 \\ 2/7 & 6/7 & -3/7 \end{bmatrix}$ The inverse is$\begin{bmatrix} 3/7 & 2/7 &...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 3
At the point $x= 0$, the function $f(x) = x^3$ has local maximum local minimum both local maximum and minimum neither local maximum nor local minimum

At the point $x= 0$, the function $f(x) = x^3$ haslocal maximumlocal minimumboth local maximum and minimumneither local maximum nor local minimum

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GATE2018 CE-1: 5
A steel column of ISHB $350$ @$72.4$ kg/m is subjected to a factored axial compressive load of $2000$ kN. The load is transferred to a concrete pedestal of grade $M20$ through a square base plate. Consider bearing strength of concrete as $0.45f_{ck}$, where $f_{ck}$ ... plate and steel column, the length of a side of the base plate to be provided is $39$ cm $42$ cm $45$ cm $48$ cm

A steel column of ISHB $350$ @$72.4$ kg/m is subjected to a factored axial compressive load of $2000$ kN. The load is transferred to a concrete pedestal of grade $M20$ th...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 8
A solid circular beam with radius of $0.25$ m and length of $2$ m is subjected to a twisting moment of $20$ kNm about the z-axis at the free end, which is the only load acting as shown in the figure. The shear stress component $\tau_{xy}$ at point 'M' in the cross-section of the beam at a distance of $1$ m from the fixed end is $0.0$ MPa $0.51$ MPa $0.815$ MPa $2.0$ MPa

A solid circular beam with radius of $0.25$ m and length of $2$ m is subjected to a twisting moment of $20$ kNm about the z-axis at the free end, which is the only load a...

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