Civil Engg. (GATE) 2012

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The annual precipitation data of a city is normally distributed with mean and standard deviation as 1000 mm and 200 mm, respectively. The probability that the annual precipitation will be more than 1200 mm is

  1. < 50%

  2. 50%

  3. 75%

  4. 100%


Correct Option: A

If a small concrete cube is submerged deep in still water in such a way that the pressure exerted on all faces of the cube is p, then the maximum shear stress developed inside the cube is

  1. 0

  2. $\frac{P}{2}$

  3. p

  4. 2p


Correct Option: A

The infinite series 1 + x + $\frac{x^2}{2!} + \frac{x^3}{3!} + \frac{x^4}{4!} + ......$corresponds to

  1. sec x

  2. ex

  3. cos x

  4. 1 + sin2 x


Correct Option: B

The estimate of $\int\limits_{0.5}^{1.5} \frac{dx}{x}$ obtained using Simpson’s rule with three point function evaluation exceeds the exact value by

  1. 0.235

  2. 0.068

  3. 0.024

  4. 0.012


Correct Option: D

The following statements are related to bending of beams: I. The slope of bending moment diagram is equal to the shear force II. The slope of the shear force diagram is equal to the load intensity. III. The slope of curvature is equal to the flexural rotation. IV. The second derivative of the deflection is equal to the curvature. The only FALSE statement is

  1. I

  2. II

  3. III

  4. IV


Correct Option: C

The ratio of the theoretical critical buckling load for a column with fixed ends to that of another column with the same dimensions and material, but with pinned ends, is equal to

  1. 0.5

  2. 1.0

  3. 2.0

  4. 4.0


Correct Option: D

The effective stress friction angle of a saturated, cohesion soil is 380. The ratio of shear stress to normal effective stress on the failure plane is

  1. 0.781

  2. 0.616

  3. 0.488

  4. 0.438


Correct Option: A

As per IS 456 : 2000, in the Limit State Design of a flexural member, the strain in reinforcing bars under tension at ultimate state should not be less than

  1. $\frac{f_y}{E_x}$

  2. $\frac{f_y}{E_x}$+ 0.002

  3. $\frac{f_y}{1.15E_x}$

  4. $\frac{f_y}{1.15E_x}$+ 0.002


Correct Option: D

Two series of compaction tests were performed in the laboratory on an inorganic clayey soil employing two different levels of compaction energy per unit volume of soil. With regard to above tests, the following two statements are made. I. The optimum moisture content is expected to be more for the tests with higher energy. II. The maximum dry density is expected to be more for the tests with higher energy. The CORRECT option evaluating the above statements is

  1. Only I is true

  2. Only II is true

  3. Both I and II are true

  4. Neither I or II is true


Correct Option: B

A smooth rigid retaining wall moves as shown in the sketch causing the backfill material to fail. The backfill material is homogenous and isotropic and obeys the Mohr - Coulomb failure criterion. The major principal stress is

  1. parallel to the wall face and acting downwards

  2. normal to the wall face

  3. oblique to the wall face acting downwards

  4. oblique to the wall face acting upwards


Correct Option: B

A trapezoidal channel is 10.0 m wide at the base and has a side slope of 4 horizontal to 3 vertical. The bed slope is 0.002. The channel is lined with smooth concrete (Manning's n = 0.012). The hydraulic radius (in m) for a depth of flow of 3.0 m is

  1. 20.0

  2. 3.5

  3. 3.0

  4. 2.1


Correct Option: B

The embankment is to be constructed with a granular soil (bulk unit weight = 20 kN/m3) on a saturated clayey slit deposit (undrained shear strength = 25 k Pa). Assuming undrained general shear failure and bearing capacity factor of 5.7 the maximum height (in m) of the embankment at the point of failure is

  1. 7.1

  2. 5.0

  3. 4.5

  4. 2.5


Correct Option: A

The circular water pipes shown in the sketch are following full. The velocity of flow (in m/s) in the branch pipe “R” is

  1. 3

  2. 4

  3. 5

  4. 6


Correct Option: B

The ratio of actual evapo - transpiration to potential evapo - transpiration is in the range

  1. 0.0 to 0.04

  2. 0.6 to 0.9

  3. 0.0 to 1.0

  4. 1.0 to 2.0


Correct Option: C

A sample of domestic sewage is digested with silver sulphate, sulphuric acid, potassium dichromate and mercuric sulphate in chemical oxygen demand (COD) test. The digested sample is then titrated with standard ferrous ammonium sulphate (FAS) to determine the un - reacted amount of

  1. mercuric sulphate

  2. potassium dichromate

  3. silver sulphate

  4. sulphuric acid


Correct Option: B

A rectangular open channel of width 5.0 m is carrying a discharge of 100/m3/s. The froude number of the flow is 0.8. The depth of flow (in m) in the channel is

  1. 4

  2. 5

  3. 16

  4. 20


Correct Option: A

Two major roads with two lanes each are crossing in an urban area to form an un - controlled intersection. The number of conflict points when both roads are one-way is “X” and when both roads are two- way is “Y”. The ratio of X to Y is

  1. 0.25

  2. 0.33

  3. 0.50

  4. 0.75


Correct Option: A

Assertion (a): At a manhole, the crown of the outgoing sewer should not be higher then the crown of the incoming sewer. Reason (r) Transition from a larger diameter incoming sewer to a smaller diameter outgoing sewer at a manhole should be made The CORRECT option evaluating the above statements is

  1. Both I and II are TRUE

  2. I is FALSE and II is TRUE

  3. Both I and II are FALSE

  4. I is TRUE and II is FALSE


Correct Option: D

Two bitumen samples “X” and “Y” have softening points 450C and 600C, respectively. Consider the following statements: I Viscosity of “X” will be higher than that of “Y” at the same temperature II Penetration value of “X” will be lasser than that of “Y” under standard conditions The correct option evaluating the above statements is

  1. Both I and II are True

  2. I is False and II is True

  3. Both I and II are False

  4. I is True and II is False


Correct Option: C

The error in $\frac{d}{dx}f(x) |_{x - x_0} = \frac{f(x_0 + h) - f(x_0 - h)}{2h}$, is 2 x 10 -3. The values of x0 and f (x0) are 19.78 and 500.01, respectively. The corresponding error in the central difference estimate for h = 0.02 is approximately.

  1. 1.3 x 10-4

  2. 3.0 x 10-4

  3. 4.5 x 10-4

  4. 9.0 x 10-4


Correct Option: A

The eigen values of matrix $\begin{bmatrix} \ 9 & 5 \ \ 5 & 8 \ \end{bmatrix}$ are

    • 2.42 and 6.86
  1. 3.48 and 13.53

  2. 4.70 and 6.86

  3. 6.86 and 9.50


Correct Option: B

In an experiment, positive and negative values are equally likely to occur. The probability of obtaining at most on negative value in five trails is

  1. $\frac{1}{32}$

  2. $\frac{2}{32}$

  3. $\frac{3}{32}$

  4. $\frac{6}{32}$


Correct Option: D

For the parallelogram OPQR shown in the sketch, $\bar{OP} = a \hat{i} + b \hat{j}\hspace{0.2cm} \text{and} \hspace{0.2cm} \bar{OR} = c \hat{i} + D \hat{j}$. The area of the parallelogram is

  1. ad - bc

  2. ac + bd

  3. ad + bc

  4. ab - cd


Correct Option: A

The solution of the ordinary differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx} + 2y$= 0 for the boundary condition, y = 5 at x = 1 is

  1. y = e - 2x

  2. y = 2e - 2x

  3. y = 10.95 e - 2x

  4. y = 36.95 e - 2x


Correct Option: D

A simply supported beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load of intensity w per unit length, on half of the span from one end. The length of the spam and the flexural stiffness are denoted as l and El, respectively. The deflection at mid span of the beam is

  1. $\frac{5}{6144} \frac{WI^4}{EI}$

  2. $\frac{5}{768} \frac{WI^4}{EI}$

  3. $\frac{5}{384} \frac{WI^4}{EI}$

  4. $\frac{5}{192} \frac{WI^4}{EI}$


Correct Option: B

The sketch shows a column with a pin at base and rollers at the top. It is subjected to an axial force P and a moment M at mid height. The reaction (s) at R is/are

  1. a vertical force equal to P

  2. a vertical force equal to P/2

  3. a vertical force equal to P and a horizontal force equal to M/h

  4. a vertical force equal to P/2 and a horizontal force equal to M/h


Correct Option: C

A concrete beam presented with a parabolic tendon is shown in the sketch. The eccentricity of the tendon is measured from the centroid of the cross - section. The applied prestressing force at service is 1620 kN. The uniformly distributed load of 45 kN/m includes the self weight. The stress in (N/mm2) in the bottom fibre at mid - span is

  1. tensile 2.90

  2. compressive 2.90

  3. tensile 4.32

  4. compressive 4.32


Correct Option: B

A symmetric frame PQR consists of two inclined members PQ and QR, connected at 'Q' connected with a rigid joint and hinged at 'P' and 'R'. The horizontal length PR is l. If a weight W is suspended at 'Q' the bending moment of 'Q' is

  1. $\frac{WI}{2}$

  2. $\frac{WI}{4}$

  3. $\frac{WI}{8}$

  4. zero


Correct Option: D

Two plates are connected by fillet welds of size 10 mm and subjected o tension, as shown in the sketch. The thickness of each plate is 12 mm. The yield stress and ultimate tensile stress of steel are 250 MPa and 410 MPa, respectively. The welding is done in the workshop ($y_{mw}$= 1.25). As per the Limit State Method of IS 800 : 2007, the minimum length (rounded off to the nearest higher multiple of 5 mm) of each weld to transmit a force P equal to 270 kN is

  1. 100 mm

  2. 105 mm

  3. 110 mm

  4. 115 mm


Correct Option: B

Two soil specimens with identical geometric dimensions were subjected to falling head permeability tests in the laboratory under identical conditions. The fall of water head was measured after an identical time interval. The ratio of initial to final water heads for the test involving the first specimen was 1.25. If the coefficient of permeability of the second specimen is 5 times that of the first, the ratio of initial to final water heads in the test involving the second specimen is

  1. 3.05

  2. 3.80

  3. 4.00

  4. 6.25


Correct Option: A

A layer of normally consolidated saturated silty clay of 1 m thickness is subjected to one dimensional consolidated under a pressure increment of 20 kPa. The properties of the soil are: specific gravity = 2.7, natural moisture content = 45%, compression index = 0.45, and recompression index = 0.05. The initial average effective stress within the layer is 100 KPa. Assuming Terzaghi's theory to be applicable, the primary consolidation settlement (rounded off to the nearest mm) is

  1. 2 mm

  2. 9 mm

  3. 14 mm

  4. 16 mm


Correct Option: D

The top width and the depth of flow in a triangular channel were measured as 4 m and 1 m, respectively. The measured velocities on the centre line at the water surface, 0.2 m and 0.8 m below the surface area 0.7 m/s, 0.6 m/s and 0.4 m/s respectively. Using two point method of velocity measurement, the discharge (in m3/s) in the channel is

  1. 1.4

  2. 1.2

  3. 1.0

  4. 0.8


Correct Option: C

Steady state seepage is taking place through a soil element at Q, 2 m below the ground surface immediately downstream of the toe of an earthen dam as shown in the sketch. The water level in a piezometer installed at P, 500 mm above Q, is 100 mm above the ground surface. The bulk saturated unit weight of the soil is 18 kN/m3 and the unit weight of water is 9.81 k N/m3. The vertical effective stress (in KPa) at Q is

  1. 14.42

  2. 15.89

  3. 16.38

  4. 18.34


Correct Option: B

A town is required to treat 4.2 m3/mm of raw water for daily domestic supply. Flocculating particles are to be produced by chemical coagulation. A column analysis indicated that an overflow rate of 0.2 mm/s will produce satisfactory particle removal in a setting basin at a depth of 3.5 m. The required surface area (in m2) for settling is

  1. 210

  2. 350

  3. 1728

  4. 21000


Correct Option: B

A payment designer has arrived at a design traffic of 100 million standard axles or a newly developing National highway as per IRC: 37 guidelines using the following data: design life = 15 years, commercial vehicles count before pavement construction = 4500 vehicles/day, annual traffic growth rate = 8%. The vehicle damage factor used in the calculation was

  1. 1.53

  2. 2.24

  3. 3.66

  4. 4.14


Correct Option: B

A two lane urban road with one way traffic has a maximum capacity of 1800 vehicles/hour. Under the jam condition, the average length occupied by the vehicles is 5.0 m. The speed versus density relationship is linear. For a traffic volume of 1000 vehicles/hour, the density (in vehicles/km) is

  1. 52

  2. 58

  3. 67

  4. 75


Correct Option: B

A water sample has a pH of 9.25. The concentration of hydroxyl ions in the water sample is

  1. 10-9.25 moles/L

  2. 10-47.5 m moles/L

  3. 0.302 mg/L

  4. 3.020 mg/L


Correct Option: C

The flow net around a sheet pile wall is shown in the sketch. The properties of the soil are: permeability coefficient = 0.09 m/day (isotropic), specific gravity = 2.70 and void ratio = 0.85. The sheet pile wall and the bottom of the soil are impermeable. The factor of safety against the occurrence of piping failure is

  1. 3.55

  2. 2.93

  3. 2.60

  4. 0.39


Correct Option: C

The horizontal distance between two stations P and Q is 100 m. The vertical angles from P and Q to the top of a vertical tower at T are 30 and 50 above horizontal, respectively. The vertical angles from P and Q to the base of the tower are 0.10 and 0.50 below horizontal, respectively. Station P, Q and the tower are in the same vertical plane with P and Q being on the same side of T. Neglecting earth's curvature and atmospheric refraction, the height (in m) of the tower is

  1. 6.972

  2. 12.387

  3. 12.540

  4. 128.745


Correct Option: A

An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Waste water related data: flow rate = 500 m3/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD = 10 mg/L, Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean - cell - residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m3, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L. The food to bio mass (F/M) ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass per day) for the aeration tank is

  1. 0.015

  2. 0.210

  3. 0.255

  4. 0.240


Correct Option: C

The cross section at mid span of a beam at the edge of a slab is shown in the sketch. A portion of the slab is considered as the effective flange width for the beam. The grades of concrete and reinforcing steel are M25 and Fe 415, respectively. the total area of reinforcing bars (As) is 4000 mm2. At the ultimate limit state, xu denotes the depth of the neutral axis from the top fibre. Treat the section as under reinforced and flanged (xu > 100 mm) The value of xu (in mm) computed as per the Limit State Method of IS 456.2000 is

  1. 200.0

  2. 223.3

  3. 236.3

  4. 273.6


Correct Option: C

Group I contains parameters and Group II lists methods/instruments.

 
Group I Group II
Stream flow velocity Anemometer
Evapotranspiration Penman method
Infiltration rate Horton’s method
Wind velocity Current meter

The CORRECT match of Group I with Group II is

  1. P - 1, Q - 2, R - 3, S - 4

  2. P - 4, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 1

  3. P - 4, Q - 2, R - 3, S - 1

  4. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4


Correct Option: C

The cost function for a product in a firm is given by 5q2, where q is the amount of production. The firm can sell the product at a market price of Rs. 50 per unit. The number of units to be produced by the firm such that the profit is maximized is

  1. 5

  2. 10

  3. 15

  4. 25


Correct Option: A

An activated sludge system (sketched below) is operating at equilibrium with the following information. Waste water related data: flow rate = 500 m3/hour, influent BOD = 150 mg/L, effluent BOD = 10 mg/L, Aeration tank related data: hydraulic retention time = 8 hours, mean - cell - residence time = 240 hours, volume = 4000 m3, mixed liquor suspended solids = 2000 mg/L.

The mass (in kg/day) of solids wasted from the system is

  1. 24000

  2. 1000

  3. 800

  4. 33


Correct Option: C

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

  1. They gave us the money back less the service charges of three hundred rupees.

  2. This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.

  3. The committee initially asked for a funding of fifty lakhs rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.

  4. This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less.


Correct Option: A

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Mitigate

  1. Diminish

  2. Divulge

  3. Dedicate

  4. Denote


Correct Option: A

A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation y = 2x - 0.0x2 where y is the height of the arch in metres. The maximum possible height of the arch is

  1. 8 metres

  2. 10 metres

  3. 12 metres

  4. 14 metres


Correct Option: B

The drainage area of a watershed is 50 km2. The $\phi$index is 0.5 cm/hr and the base flow at the outlet is 10 m3/s. One hour unit hydrograph (unit depth = 1 cm) of the water shed is triangular in shape with a time base of 15 hours. The peak ordinate occurs at 5 hours.

For a storm of depth of 5.5 cm and duration of 1 hour, the peak ordinate (in m3/s) of the hydrograph is

  1. 55.00

  2. 82.60

  3. 92.60

  4. 102.60


Correct Option: D

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Suresh's dog is the one _____ was hurt in the stampede.

  1. that

  2. which

  3. who

  4. whom


Correct Option: A

The cross section at mid span of a beam at the edge of a slab is shown in the sketch. A portion of the slab is considered as the effective flange width for the beam. The grades of concrete and reinforcing steel are M25 and Fe 415, respectively. the total area of reinforcing bars (As) is 4000 mm2. At the ultimate limit state, xu denotes the depth of the neutral axis from the top fibre. Treat the section as under reinforced and flanged (xu > 100 mm)

The ultimate moment capacity (in kNm) of the section, as per the Limit State Method of IS 456 : 2000 is:

  1. 475.2

  2. 717.0

  3. 756.4

  4. 762.5


Correct Option: B

Wheat crop requires 55 cm of water during 120 days of base period. The total rainfall during this period is 100 mm. Assume the irrigation efficiency to be 60%. The area (in ha) of the land which can be irrigated with a canal flow of 0.01 m3/s is

  1. 13.82

  2. 18.85

  3. 23.04

  4. 230.40


Correct Option: A

Wanted temporary, part time persons for the post of Field Investigator to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School - pass, must be available for day, Evening and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?

  1. Gender - discriminatory

  2. Xenophobic

  3. Not designed to make the post attractive

  4. Not gender - discriminatory


Correct Option: D

In the sequence of the terms AD CG FK JP, the next term is

  1. OV

  2. OW

  3. PV

  4. PW


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Observe the first letters: A, C, F, J; the difference between each consecutive letter is incrementing by one letter. Or if we number the letters, the sequence is 1, 3, 6, 10 and the difference of the consecutive numbers in order is 2, 3, 4. Hence, the next difference is 5 and so the next number is 10 + 5 = 15, i.e. letter ‘O’. Observe the second letters: D, G, K, P; if we number these letters, they are 4, 7, 11, 16 and the difference of the consecutive numbers in order is 3, 4, 5. Hence, the next difference is 6 and so the next number is 16 + 6 = 22, i.e. letter ‘V’. Hence, the next term is ‘OV’.

Which of the following assertions are CORRECT? P: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the mean of the list Q: Adding 7 to each entry in a list adds 7 to the standard deviation of the list R: Doubling each entry in a list doubles the mean of the list S: Doubling each entry in a list leaves the standard deviation of the list unchanged

  1. P, Q

  2. Q, R

  3. P, R

  4. R, S


Correct Option: C

An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers X and Y. x supplies 60% and Y supplies 40% of the shock absorbers. All shock absorbers are subjected to a quality test. the ones that pass the quality test are considered reliable. Of X' shock absorbers, 96% are reliable, of Y's shock absorbers, 72% are reliable. The probability that a randomly chosen shock absorber, which is found to be reliable, is made by Y is

  1. 0.288

  2. 0.334

  3. 0.667

  4. 0.720


Correct Option: B

The following data are related to a horizontal curved portion of a two lane highway: length of curve = 200 m, radius of curve = 300 m and width of pavement = 7.5 m. In order to provide a stopping sight distance (SSD) of 80 m, the set back distance (in m) required from the centre line of the inner lane of the pavement is

  1. 2.54

  2. 4.55

  3. 7.10

  4. 7.96


Correct Option: B

The flow net around a sheet pile wall is shown in the sketch. The properties of the soil are: permeability coefficient = 0.09 m/day (isotropic), specific gravity = 2.70 and void ratio = 0.85. The sheet pile wall and the bottom of the soil are impermeable. The seepage loss (in m3 per day per unit length of the wall) of water is

  1. 0.33

  2. 0.38

  3. 0.43

  4. 0.54


Correct Option: B

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Despite several ___________ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.

  1. attempts

  2. setbacks

  3. meetings

  4. delegations


Correct Option: B

The drainage area of a watershed is 50 km2. The $\phi$index is 0.5 cm/hr and the base flow at the outlet is 10 m3/s. One hour unit hydrograph (unit depth = 1 cm) of the water shed is triangular in shape with a time base of 15 hours. The peak ordinate occurs at 5 hours.

The peak ordinate (in m3/s/cm) of the unit hydrograph is

  1. 10.00

  2. 18.52

  3. 37.03

  4. 185.20


Correct Option: B

In a steel plate with bolted connections, the rupture of the net section is a mode of failure under

  1. tension

  2. compression

  3. flexure

  4. shear


Correct Option: A

Road roughness is measured using

  1. Benkelman beam

  2. Bump integrator

  3. Dynamic cone penetrometer

  4. Falling weight deflectometer


Correct Option: B

Poisson’s ratio is defined as

  1. $\Big|\frac{\text{axial stress}}{\text{lateral stress}}\Big|$

  2. $\Big|\frac{\text{lateral strain}}{\text{axial strain}}\Big|$

  3. $\Big|\frac{\text{lateral stress}}{\text{axial stress}}\Big|$

  4. $\Big|\frac{\text{axial strain}}{\text{lateral strain}}\Big|$


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is categorised as a long-term loss of prestress in a prestressed concrete member?

  1. Loss due to elastic shortening

  2. Loss due to friction

  3. Loss due to relaxation of strands

  4. Loss due to anchorage slip


Correct Option: C

As per the Indian Standard Soil Classification System, a sample of silty clay with liquid limit of 40% and plasticity index of 28% is classified as

  1. CH

  2. CI

  3. CL

  4. CL-ML


Correct Option: B

Which of the following errors can be eliminated by reciprocal measurements in differential levelling? I. Error due to earth’s curvature II. Error due to atmospheric refraction

  1. Both I and II

  2. I only

  3. II only

  4. Neither I nor II


Correct Option: B
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