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GATE 1999 Mechanical Engineering

19 questions across 1 session

PYQ 1

What is the approximate $$\% $$ change in the life, $$t,$$ of the tool with zero rake angle used in orthogonal cutting when its clearance angle, $$\alpha ,$$ is changed from $$10$$...

Production Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 2

If $$'P'$$ is the gauge pressure within a spherical droplet, then gauge pressure within a bubble of the same fluid and of same size will be:

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 3

It is proposed to coat a $$1mm$$ diameter wire with enamel paint $$\left( {k\,\,\,\, = 0.1W/m} \right.$$ - $$\left. K \right)$$ to increase heat transfer with air. If the air side...

Heat Transfer·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 4

In a particular mold design, the down sprue has an area of Cross section of $$6.45\,\,c{m^2}$$ where the pouring basin leads into the sprue. The sprue is $$20$$ $$cm$$ long. The re...

Production Engineering·NAT·medium
PYQ 5

At a production machine, parts arrive according to a Poisson process at the rate of $$0.35$$ parts per minute. Processing time for parts have exponential distribution with mean of...

Industrial Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 6

The lives of two tools $$A$$ & $$B$$, governed by the equation $$V{T^{0.125}} = 2.5$$ and $$V{T^{0.25}} = 7$$ respectively in certain machining operation where $$V$$ is the cutting...

Production Engineering·OTHER·medium
PYQ 7

Laplace transform of $${\left( {a + bt} \right)^2}$$ where $$'a'$$ and $$'b'$$ are constants is given by:

Engineering Mathematics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 8

In computing Wilson’s economic lot size for an item, by mistake the demand rate estimate used was $$40\% $$ higher than the tree demand rate. Due to this error in the lot size comp...

Industrial Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 9

A steel ball of mass $$1$$ $$kg$$ and specific heat $$0.4$$ $$kJ/kg$$ is at temperature of $${60^ \circ }C.$$ It is dropped into $$1$$ $$kg$$ water at $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The final...

Thermodynamics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 10

An isolated thermodynamic system executes a process. Choose the correct statement $$(s)$$ from the following:

Thermodynamics·MSQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 11

For butt welding $$40mm$$ thick steel plates, when the expected quantity of such jobs is $$5000$$ per month over a period of $$10$$ years, choose the best suitable welding process...

Production Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 12

The equation $$\,\,\,{{{d^2}u} \over {d{x^2}}} + \left( {{x^2} + 4x} \right){{dy} \over {dx}} + y = {x^8} - 8\,\,{u \over {{x^2}}} = 8.\,\,\,$$ is a

Engineering Mathematics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 13

In an orthogonal cutting experiment with a tool of rake angle $$7$$$$deg$$, the chip thickness was found to be $$2.5mm$$ when the uncut chip thickness was set to $$1mm,$$ find the...

Production Engineering·NAT·medium
PYQ 14

Value of the function $$\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to a} \,{\left( {x - a} \right)^{x - a}}$$ is _______.

Engineering Mathematics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 15

Which of the following materials requires the largest shrinkage allowance, while making a pattern for casting?

Production Engineering·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 16

Four arbitrary points $$\,\,\,\left( {{x_1},{y_1}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_2},{y_2}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_3},{y_3}} \right),\,\,\left( {{x_4},{y_4}} \right),\,\,\,\,$$ are given i...

Engineering Mathematics·MCQ·easy·✓ keyed
PYQ 17

Identify the stress strain in the flange portion of a partially drawn cylindrical cup when deep drawing without a blank holder

Production Engineering·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed
PYQ 18

Two fluids, $$A$$ and $$B$$ exchange heat in a counter-current heat exchanger. Fluid $$A$$ enters at $${420^ \circ }C$$ and has a mass flow rate of $$1$$ $$kg/s.$$ Fluid $$B$$ ente...

Heat Transfer·NAT·medium
PYQ 19

Kinematic viscosity of air at $${20^0}C$$ is given to be $$1.6 \times {10^{ - 5}}\,\,\,{m^2}s.$$ Its kinematic viscosity at $${70^0}C$$ will be varying approximately :

Fluid Mechanics·MCQ·medium·✓ keyed