2004 All Subject Gate Exam Paper
2004 All Subject Gate Exam Paper
1. Rated pressures for constant flow, variable pressure hydraulic systems on tractors are ----------------.
(A) 5 – 7 MPa (B) 15 – 20 MPa (C) 8 to 14 MPa (D) 30 – 35 MPa
2. In hydraulic power transmission system, energy transmission takes place at relatively high fluid
----------------- & low ------------.
(A) pressure, velocity (B) velocity, pressure (C) pressure, viscosity (D) viscosity, velocity
3. The collectors are always inclined at an angle equal to either -------- of the place or -------- more or
less that the ------------ facing due --------- in the ------------ hemisphere.
A) longitude, 10 to 150, latitude, north, southern B) latitude, 10 to 150, latitude, north, northern
C) longitude, 10 to 150, longitude, south, northern D) latitude, 10 to 150, latitude, south, northern
4. If the droplet size ---------------, drift ---------------.
(A) increases, decreases (B) decreases, decreases
(C) increases, increases (D) none of the above
5. Disc of disc harrow are made of steel with carbon content ranging from ---------
(A) 0.80 to 0.90 (B) 0.65 to 0.75 (C) 0.20 to 0.30 (D) 0.40 to 0.50
6. If a 50 HP tractor is required to pull a 4 bottom 35 cm m.b. plough through a depth of 12 cm at a
speed of 4.5 km/hr, then the resistance offered by soil is ---------kg/cm2
A) 0.49 B) 1.78 C) 0.029 D) 0.59
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7. For m.b. plough if line of pull makes an angle of 20 with horizontal and lies in vertical plane
which is at angle of 15 0 with the direction of motion and pull is 2500 kg, side draft will be-----------
kg
(A) 608.02 (B) 2269.18 (C) 825.91 (D) 545.25
8. The firing order of eight cylinder four stroke engines is -----------------------------and that of six
cylinder is-------------------------------
A) 1-4-2-5-3-6-26 and 1-5-2-4-3.6
B) 1-5-4-2-6.3-7-8 and 1-4-2-5-3-6
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C) 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 and 1-4-3-6-2-4
D) 1-5-4-2-6-3-7-8 and 1-4-2-5-3-6
9. Dynamic traction ratio is given by (Where p= pull, Rr & Rf=reaction at front & rear wheels, W=
weight of tractor)
A) DTP = P/ (Rr + ∆ Rr) B) DTP = P/(Rr + Rf)
C) DTP = P/ W D) DTP = P/(W + Rr)
10. A tractor weighing 3000 kg produces power of 30 HP. If working speed is 4.5 km/hr, Calculate pull
A) 1850 kg B) 1800 kg C) 1650 kg D) 1795 kg
11. Formula for competition of drain spacing in unsteady state ground water flow-----.
A) Throughout and Glover – Dumm equation. B) Only Hooghoudt equation.
C) Only Glover -Dumm equation. D)None of the above.
12. Darcy's law is valid for ___________ flow in a ___________ soil
A) Laminar, saturated B) Turbulent, Saturated
C) Laminar, unsaturated D) Turbulent, unsaturated
13. Bernauli's expression is principle of conservation of ---------------.
(A) mass (B) energy (C) momentum (D) none of above
14. A 10 cm diameter well penetrates 10 m thick confined aquifer. The draw downs were found to be
2.5m and 0.05 m at distances of 10 m and 40m, respectively. The well discharge is 125 lpm for 12
hrs. The transmissivity of aquifer is ----------- m2/min
A) 0.015 B) 0.15 C) 0.0113 D) 0.013
15. Hooghout's equation of drain spacing is an equation of ellipse having semi-major and semi-minor
as ------------- respectively.
A) S/2 and S/2 B) S/2 and S/2
C) S/3 and S/3 D) S/3 and S/3
16. Calculate the length of crest of rectangular weir has capacity to pass discharge of 0.5 m 3 / Sec. as
the head o.6 m and net fall of 2.5 m.
A) 7.36 m B) 6.36 m C) 5.65 m D) 5.00 m
17. If the intensity of rain fall is greater than 76 mm/hr the kinetic energy of rainfall will be
_____MJ/ha mm
A) 0.119 B) 0.0873 C) 0.283 D) 0.400
18. In a certain year total rainfall of station A is 85 cm and for the neighboring station B has no record.
If the annual average rainfall at station A and B are 90 and 100 cm, respectively. Calculate the
missing rainfall at station B.
A) 94.44 cm B) 90 cm C) 95 cm D) 100 cm
19. Theory of consolidation is given by ___________.
A) Mohr B)Terzaghi C) Weaver D) Proctor
20. If ew and ea are the saturated vapour pressure of the water surface and air respectively, the Dalton’s
law for evaporation EL in unit time is given by EL = --------
A) (ew – ea) B) k ew - ea C) k (ew –ea) D) k (ew+ea)
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26. The relationship between H.U.F. and C.O.P. of grain dryer is given by --------------.
A) H.U.F. – C.O.P. = 1 B) H.U.F. + C.O.P. = 1 C) H.U.F. x C.O.P. = 1 D)
27. Critical speed of a ball mill of 1200 mm diameter filled with 75 mm balls is ----------------.
(A) 28 rev/min (B) 38 rev/min (C) 48 rev/min (D) 58 rev/min
28. A fruit juice is to be concentrated from 10 to 25% in a single effect evaporator. The feed rate to the
evaporator is 2000 kg/hr. The rate at which product is coming out --------------.
(A) 1800 kg/hr (B) 600 kg/hr (C) 1200 kg/hr (D) 800 kg/hr
29. A screw conveyor is mounted on 4 cm diameter shaft. It has pitch and diameter both equal to 30
cm. If its operating speed is 150 RPM, Then its theoretical capacity is ------------- m 3/min.
(A) 10.4 (B) 3.12 (C) 2500 (D) 3.978
30. Find the equilibrium moisture content of wheat at RH = 10% and t = 60 0C. The value of 'C' and 'n'
are taken as 3.11 x 10-7 and 2.31 respectively using Henderson's equation.
(A) 10.04 (B) 20.04 (C) 30.04 (D) 40.04
31. Determine the collector area to supply 200 liters day, hot water at a temperature of 65 0C, for a
family at a location, where average radiation intensity available is 6 kwh/m 2. The temperature of
supply water to the bottom of storage tank is 15 0C. Collection efficiency may be assumed to be
30%.
(A) 6 m2 (B) 6.5 m2 (C) 7 m2 (D) 7.5 m2
32. What is the max theoretical drawbar pull of track type tractor weighing 3000 kg with 35 m wide x
1.65 m/ track. Soil parameters can be assumed as follows :
i)Cohesion = 0.15 kg/cm2 ii) f = 30 iii) Cohesion modulus of del = Kc = 3
iv) Friction modulus Kf = 0.5 v) Coefficient of wheel sinkage n = 0.2
The lugs of tractor shear off soil in plane area of end of lugs.
(A) 3000 kg (B) 3300 kg (C) 3812 kg (D) 2812 kg
33. What is drawbar power required to move implement at 5km/hr when pull of 2500kg is required
which makes 250 angle with horizontal and line of pull lies in vertical plane which at an 15 0 with
direction of motion.
(A) 30.5 hr (B) 40.5 hp (C) 45.5 hp (D) 50.5 hp
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34. The seed tube on plate type corn planter is angled 30 rearward from vertical & seed plate is 580
mm above the furrow bottom. What would be the horizontal velocity of seed with respect to the
ground, if the planter speed is 7 km/hr? Neglect the effects of friction & seed bouncing in tube.
(A) 1.76 m/sec (B) 1.8 m/s (C) 1.58 m/sec (D) 1.94 m/s
35. An airblast sprayer is to be operated at 4 kmph and desired application rate is 15 lit per tree. The
tree spacing is 9 x 9 m and each nozzle delivers 2 lit/min at the operating pressure of 400 kPa. If
one half row is sprayed from each side having 14 nozzles on each side. How may hectares can be
covered with 2000 lit tank full of spray?
(A) 1.08 ha (B) 1.88 ha (C) 1.80 ha (D) 0.88 ha
36. An Otto cycle I..C. engine has number of cylinders 2, number of explosions is 2000 per minute,
stroke bore ratio is 1.5, average power is 7 kg/cm2 and Ihp = 25. It's diameter should be ______ .
A) 0.7 cm2 B) 70 mm2 C) 70 m2 D) 7 cm2
37. A 4-wheel tractor having a weight of 28.5 KN is resting on a horizontal surface. If its wheel base is
2.08 m and the reaction at front wheel is 9.00 kN, what is the location of center of gravity?
a) 1.65 m b) 0.65 m c) 6.5 m d) None of above.
38. An Otto cycle I..C. engine has number of cylinders 2, number of explosions is 2000 per minute,
stroke bore ratio is 1.5, average power is 7 kg/cm2 and Ihp = 25. It's diameter should be ________ .
A) 0.7 cm2 B) 70 mm2 C) 70 m2 D) 7 cm2
39. A 4-wheel tractor having a weight of 28.5 KN is resting on a horizontal surface. If its wheel base is
2.08 m and the reaction at front wheel is 9.00 kN, what is the location of center of gravity?
a) 1.65 m b) 0.65 m c) 6.5 m d) None of above.
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40. What will be the power transmitted by belt drive of running over a pulley of 600 mm diameter at
200 rpm with tension on belt are 1244N and 2500N
(A) 7.89 kW (B) 8.79 kW (C) 9.78 kW (D) 6.79 kW
41. A adjoining milk house structure is to be built on a certain farm. The electrical service to this
building is to be located in the enclosed passage way between two building. There will be only one
service entrance. It is planned to began operation with 24 cows and there is sufficient space for 40
cows. What will be the value of combined electrical load for these building if
For dairy – 200 watt/Cow for 1st 20 Cows & 60 watt/Cow for excess Cow after 20.
For milk house – 250 watt/Cow for 1st 20 cows & 100 watt/Cow for excess cow after 20
(A) 12000 W (B) 12200 Watt C) 10,000 W (D) None of the above
42. The maximum torque that can be transmitted by a single plate clutch having 200 mm ID and 250
mm OD (assuming coefficient of friction as 0.4 and clamping force as 100 N).
a) 14.3 KN/m2 b) 20.5 KN/m2 c) 14.3 N/mm2 d) None of above.
43. The peak rate of runoff expected from the catchments area of a tank is 4 cu.m per second.
Assuming no temporary storage, length of the surplus weir is ---------------- m using Francis
formula, if depth of flow over is not to exceed 0.75 m.
(A) 3.2 (B) 3.0 (C) 3.8 (D) 3.5
44. Determine the width of cavity tube well when radius of cavity is 5.5 m and depth of cavity is 30 cm
(A) 4.5 m (B) 1.35 m (C) 1.79 m (D) 2.5 m
45. Length of waste weir for a depth of flow of 0.6 m of catchments over 30 ha, for intensity of rainfall
6 cm/hr and coefficient of runoff 0.4 is ----------------.
(A) 3.05 (B) 3.00 (C) 2.43 (D) 2.51
46. A sprinkler irrigation system has 12 sprinklers spaced at 10 m interval on each of two laterals
spaced at 15m apart. Application rate of water is 1.50 cm/hr. The capacity of system is ----------.
(A) 5 lit/sec (B) 10 lit/sec (C) 15 lit/sec (D) 20 lit/sec
47. A fully penetrating confined well of 300 mm diameter, if the thickness of aquifer is 20m,
drawdown is 5 m, hydraulic conductivity of aquifer is 0.4 mm/sec and radius of influence is 500m.
---------------- is the discharge from this well.
(A) 31m3/sec (B) 31 lit/sec (C) 31 Cusec (D) 3.1 Cumec
48. A soil is capacity of 30%. Before applying an irrigation, the moisture content is 20% on dry basis.
The apparent specific gravity of the soil is 1.70. Assuming an effective root zone depth of the crop
is 90 cm. The depth of irrigation required is -----------.
(A) 1.53 cm (B) 1.53 mm (C) 1.53 m (D) none of these
49. If the depth of flow over a 900 V-notch is 10 cm. The flow rate is ---------------- .
(A) 3 Cusec (B) 3 Cumec (C) 3 lit/sec (D) none of these
50. A small watershed consists of 2 km of cultivated area (C = 0.25), 2.5 km 2 of forest area (C = 0.73)
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and 1.0 km2 of grass cover (C = 0.35). There is fall of 25 m in a watercourse of length 2.5 m. The
I-D-F relation for the area is given by ,
I in cm/hr, T-yr, & t- min. Estimate the peak rate of runoff for 25 year frequency
(A) 46.5 cumec (B) 64.46 cumec (C) 46.64 cumec (D) data is insufficient
51. Field studies have shown deep percolation from irrigation is 25% & field losses 12%, then what
would be the drainage coefficient when 10 cm of water is applied at an interval of 20 days
(A) 0.07 cm/hr (B) 0.007 cm/hr (C) 0.7 mm/hr (D) none of the above
52. A centrifugal pump is used to lift water against 20m total head. The discharged the pump is 900
lit/min. The plant efficiency is 80%. The size of electric motor to run this pump is ----------.
(A) 5 hp (B) 7 hp (C) 10 hp (D) 15 hp
53. Soil sample was collected from a field with the help of a core sampler whose inside diameter and
length was 10 and 15 cm respectively. The total weight of the soil collected was 1444 gm and after
oven dryer the weight reduced to 1133 gm. Calculate the dry density of soil
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(A) 0.97 gm/cm3 (B) 1.97 gm/cm3 (C) 0.87 gm/cm3 (D) 0.78 gm/cm3
54. Calculate head loss due to friction if water flows through a 10 cm diameter pipe, 65 m long with a
velocity of 3 m/s. Assume the value of friction coefficient as 0.005
(A) 2 m (B) 1.5 m (C) 30 m (D) 3.0 m
55. Osmotic pressure of salt solution made of one liter and 10 gm sodium chloride at 300C is --------.
(A) 4.31 bar (B) 202.62 kla (C) 2 bar (D) 15 m bar
56. A thin walled pipe of stainless steel with K s = 19 w/m0k with 2 cm ID and 4 cm OD is covered
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with a 3 cm layer of asbestos insulation K a = 0.2 w/m k. If inside wall temperature of pipe is
maintained at 1200C & outside insulation at 900C. The heat loss per meter pipe length is ------.
(A) 10.80 w/m (B) 20.80 w/m (C) 30.80 w/m (D) 40.80 w/m
57. In sieve analysis 40% material retained on 28 mesh sieve and remaining on 100mesh sieve. If the
volume of material is 0.01m3, the total surface area of material is --------.
(A) 65.04m2 (B) 165.19m2 (C) 27.50m2 (D) 1.652m2
58. Calculate the specific gravity of apple from the data as follows :
i) Weight of apple in air = 136 gm ii)Weight density of water = 1 gm/cc
iii) Weight of container + Water = 1025 gm
iv) Weight of container + Apple + Water = 1205 gm
(A) 1 (B) 0.755 (C) 1.32 (D) 1.755
Data for Q. 59-60 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
In a bucket elevator for lifting paddy, each bucket is 25 cm long & has a cross section, which is a
section of a circle having a radius at 15 cm and subtending an angle of 81 0 at the center. The bucket
are spaced 45 cm apart, the lift is 25 m and the head wheel has a diameter of 60 cm.
59. Calculate the belt speed so that the discharge is centrifugal
A) 1.52 m/sec B) 1.72 m/sec C) 1.92 m/sec D) 1.42 m/sec
60. Calculate the volume of one bucket.
A) 1.94 x 10-3 m3 B) 3.98 x 10-3 m3 C) 2.74 x 10-3 m3 D) 4.21 x 10-3 m3
Data for Q. 61-62 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
If whole milk is flowing into a centrifuge through a full 5 cm dia pipe at a velocity of 0.22 m/sec. &
if in the centrifuge it is separated into cream of special gravity 1.01 and skim milk of special
gravity 1.04. The specific gravity of whole milk is 1.035. The cream & skim milk discharges
through equal diameter pipe of 2 cm diameter.
61. The velocity of the flow of the skim milk is----- m/s
(A) 1.14 (B) 1.25 (C) 0.23 (D) 2.14
62. The velocity of the flow of the cream is--------- m/s
(A) 0.23 (B) 1.14 (C) 0.22 (D) 2.22
Data for Q. 63-64 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
In a certain alluvial basin of 116 km 2, 111 M.M3 of ground water was pumped out in a year and the
ground water table dropped by about 6 m during year. If there is no replenishment and if the
specific retention is 12%
63. Estimate the specific yield of the aquifer
(A) 0.16 (B) 0.18 (C) 0.28 (D) 0.30
64. Estimate the porosity
(A) 28% (B) 30% (C) 16% (D) 18%
Data for Q. 65-66 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
A stream of 0.085 m3/s was delivered to a field for 2h. The run-off losses at the tail end of the field
was 0.0475 m3/s for 1h only. The depth of entry of water varied linearly from 1.68 m at the upper
end to 1.07 m at the lower end. The root zone depth id 1.68m.
65. The water application efficiency is----
(A) 82% (B) 72% (C) 85% (D) 75%
66. The Storage efficiency is-------
(A) 72% (B) 82% (C) 75% (D) 85%
Data for Q. 67-68 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
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A flywheel type chaff cutter has two cutting blades and the flywheel rotates at 600 rpm. The width
and height of throat are 300 mm and 100 mm respectively. The power from the flywheel to the feed
rolls is transmitted via a worm and worm gear mechanism, which provides a speed reduction of
25:1. The density of forage in the throat is 100 kg m -3. The desired theoretical length of cut of the
chaff is 10 mm.
67. The diameter of the feed rolls required to get the desired length of cut is
A) 191.0 mm B) 159.2 mm C) 114.6 mm D) 79.6 mm
68. The theoretical capacity of the machine is
A) 360 kgh-1 B) 1080 kgh-1 C) 2160 kgh-1 D) 3390 kgh-1
Data for Q. 69-70 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
A rear wheel drive tractor weighing 18 kN has the static weight divided in such a way that 12 kN
is on the rear wheels and 6 kN on the front wheels. The tractor is pulling a plough at a forward
speed of 5 kmh-1. the plough exerts an inclined drawbar pull of 10 kN with the line of pull making
an angle α= 150 with the horizontal in the vertical plane (see the figure below). The axle power
required is 20 kW. The wheelbase of the tractor L is 2100 mm and distance Y is 500 mm.
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P-6 P-1 P-6 P-4
Q-3 Q-3 Q-5 Q-4
R-4 R-4 R-3 R-5
S-1 S-2 S-4 S-6
87. Group 1 Group 2
P Aqueduct, Syphon aqueduct 1 To cross canal & natural drain
Q Super passage, syphon 2 Passing drain through canal
R Level crossing 3 Parent channel
S Cross Drainage work 4 Passing the canal over drainage
5 Passing the canal below drainage
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P-4 P-4 P-5 P-5
Q-5 Q-5 Q-4 Q-4
R-2 R-1 R-1 R-2
S-1 S-2 S-2 S-1
88. Group 1 Group 2
P Engineering soil conversation measure. 1 Rainfall 75 mm/year
Q Agricultural practices 2 10 to 30 %
R Contour bunding 3 2 to 6 %
S Terracing 4 Slope Greater than 2 %
5 Slope less than 2 %
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P-4 P-2 P-4 P-5
Q-5 Q-3 Q-5 Q-4
R-1 R-5 R-3 R-3
S-3 S-1 S-2 S-2
89. Group 1 Group 2
P Molecular transport of mass 1 Grashof number
Q Molecular transport of heat 2 Froude number
R Ratio of inertia force to viscous force 3 Reynold number
S Ratio of buoyancy force to viscous force 4 Fourier Law
5 Fick’s Law
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P - 4 P - 5 P - 5 P - 4
Q - 5 Q - 4 Q - 4 Q - 5
R - 2 R - 3 R - 3 R - 1
S - 3 S - 2 S - 1 S - 3
90. Group 1 Group 2
P Killing of vegetative microorganism 1 Sterilization
Q Killing of heat resistant pores 2 Water activity
R Thermal Death Time (TDT) curve 3 Temperature Vs log (time)
S Raults law 4 Time Vs temperature
5 Pasteurization
(A) (B) (C) (D)
P-5 P-1 P-5 P-2
Q-1 Q-5 Q-1 Q-3
R-4 R-4 R-3 R-4
S-2 S-2 S-2 S-5