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GATE 1988 Mechanical Engineering

19 questions across 1 session

PYQ 1

The ideal cutting fluid for low speed machining of metals should be one which

Production Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 2

Cutting speed in grinding is set to a high value to

Production Engineering·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 3

A $$0.20$$ $$m$$ diameter pipe $$20$$ $$km$$ long transport oil at a flow rate of $$0.01{m^3}/s.$$ Calculate the power required to maintain the flow if the dynamic viscosity and de...

Fluid Mechanics·NAT·medium
PYQ 4

The contraction allowance provided on the pattern and core boxes compensates for the following type of contraction.

Production Engineering·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 5

The standard specification of a grinding wheel is $$A-46-M-6-V-21.$$ It means a wheel of

Production Engineering·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 6

A circular plate $$1$$ $$m$$ in diameter is submerged vertically in water such that its upper edge is $$8m$$ below the free surface of water. The total hydrostatic pressure force o...

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 7

In an engineering drawing one finds the designation of $$20G7F8.$$ The position of tolerance of the hole is indicated by

Production Engineering·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 8

The discharge in $${m^3}/s$$ for laminar flow through a pipe of diameter $$0.04$$ $$m$$ having a centre line velocity of $$1.5$$ $$m/s$$ is:

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 9

For the fluid flowing over a flat plate with Prandtle number greater than unity, the thermal boundary layer for laminar forced convection

Heat Transfer·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 10

In twist drills ......... (small/large) point angle and ........ (small/large) helix angle are provided for drilling soft, low strength steel.

Production Engineering·OTHER·medium
PYQ 11

A shell and tube heat exchanger is to be designed for heating pressurized water by means of hot gasses which get cooled the data are as follows Temp of water at the inlet $$ = \,80...

Heat Transfer·OTHER·medium
PYQ 12

For a glass plate transitivity and reflectivity are specified as $$0.86$$ and $$0.08$$ respectively, the absorptivity of the glass plate is

Heat Transfer·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 13

Pure metal pose machinability problem in turning operations. The reason is the

Production Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 14

A Newtonian fluid has the following velocity field : $$$\overrightarrow V = {x^2}y\widehat i + 2x{y^2}z\widehat j - y{z^3}\widehat k$$$ The rate of shear deformation $${\varepsilon...

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 15

If the load on a ball bearing is reduced to half, the life of the ball bearing will

Machine Design·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 16

The parameters which determines the friction factor for turbulent flow in a rough pipe are:

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 17

In the design of shafts made of ductile materials subjected to twisting moment and bending moment, the recommended theory of failure is

Machine Design·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 18

For full depth of involute spur gears, minimum number of teeth of pinion to avoid interference depends upon

Machine Design·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 19

If the length of a column is doubled, the critical load becomes:

Strength of Materials·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed