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(b) . az ‘he driver applied the. ‘as soon as she approached the hatel where she wanted to take a The words that best fil the blanks in the above sentence are (@) brake, break (b) break, break (©) brake, brake (0) break, brake Ans. (a) + Brake is a device which is used for stopping or moving @ vehicle + Break refers to a pause in work or during an activity Q.3_— Tower Ais 90 mtall and tower Bis 140 mtall. They are 100 m apart. A horizontal skywalk connects the floors at 70 m in both the towers. Ifa taut rope connects the top of tower Ato the bottom of tower 8, at what distance (in meters) from tower A will he rope intersect the skywalk? Ans, (22.22) AAME = AAPC AM ME AP” PC Ee Page 2a4 Ans. as Ans. a6 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 20 | ME > 90 ~ 100 3 ME = 72.22 It is no surprise that every society has had codes of behaviour; however, the nature of these codes is often . he word that best fils the blank in the above sentence is (@) unpredictable (b) simple (© expected (@) strict fa) Unpredictable - Contrary word required Hema's age is 6 years more than twice Harl's age. Suresh’s age is 13 years less than 10 times Haris age. If Suresh is 3 times as old as Hema, How old is Homa? f@ 1 () 17 © 18 @ 19 (a) Using options (a) and (c) cannot be answer. As Hema’s age is twice of a natural number +5. (6) and (d) remain Let us take Hema’s age as option (d) which is 19. Hari's age = 7, and suresh age = $7 Verifies all condition “answer (4) Hema = 2 Hari + 5 Suresh = 10 Hari ~ 13 = 3 Hema Solve: Hai = 7 Hema = 19 ‘Suresh = 57, . . 1 Consider a sequence of number a, a. «a where 4 =2-—7, for each integer n > 0. What is the sum of the frst 90 terms? \ 3) 1 1 1 @ (4-3 (3) @ (4 eon Page 3Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Ans. (c) Sum of series will be (HID EM ME All like terms will cancel out and we will be left with (+ Q7 A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at 12.5% loss. Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have made a 10% gain. Whats the loss in Rupees incurred by the fruit seller? ) (@) 48 (o) 52 © 6% (@) 108 Ans. (c) 12.5%x + 10%x = 108 108 ** 225 125 si 108x => = So loss a Q8 Each of the letters arranged as below represents a unique from 1 to 9. The letters are positioned in the figure such that (A x B x C), (B x G x ) and (D x E x F) are equal. Which integer among the following choices cannot be represented by the letters A, 8, ©, D, E, For G7 al fo BL ele et Le f@ 4 ©) 5 as @ 9 Ans. (b) Ax Bx C=BxGx E=DxExF=72 Bx9x1=9x2%4=3%4x6=72 Any of A. B,C, D, E, F, G cannot be 5 Q.9 The price of a wire made of a superalloy 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 lengths 4 m and 6 m? (a) 768 (b) 832 (© 1440 (@) 1600 cee Page 4G3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Ans. (b) cow c= KW > C= k (10)? = 100k = 1600 = k = 16 C, = ka)? = 16k k(@)? = 36k Now total cost = 52k = 52 x 16 = 832 . Q.10 What ofthe following function(s) in an accurate description of the graph for the rangets) indicated? (@) y= 2e+ 4for-3exs-1 ) y= |= for-tsxsz (© y=|)x|-1] for-1sxs2 (@) y=1forzexs3 (@) (9, (i) and (i) only (©) (9. (i) and (i) only (2) (and (i) only (@) (i) and (i) only ‘Ans. (b) Put value and verify @ y=2r+4istuein-3 fg (= 184.75 MP2) = f,= 173.21 MPa Thus, the weld is designed for an equivalent stress of 173.21 MPa, The percent reduction in the bearing capacity of a strip footing resting on sand under flooding condition (water level atthe base of the footing) when compared to the situation where the water level is at a depth much greater than the wiath of footing, is approximately f@ 0 o) 25 © 80 (@ 100 (b) For strip footing on sand (¢ = 0) 4g, = DINg + 0.58, In flooding condition water level rises to base of footing hence Ii term unit weight, of soil will change and 11"? term unit weight will be unaffected. 4, = IN + O.SBYN, 1 fre Hence third term reduced and second term will be same thereby percentage reduction will nat be 50%. According to option approach answer should be 25% cee Page 7Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Note: If water table rises to ground level then both ywill reduce to 7 hence percer reduction would be approximately 50%, Q.4 The deformation in concrete due to sustained loading is (@) creep (b) hydration (@) segregation (@) shrinkage Ans. (a) Creep is inelastic deformation with time due to sustained loading, . Q.5 The speed-density relationship for a road section is shown in the figure Densty The shape of the low-density relationship is. (@) piecewise linear (b) parabolic (©) initially linear then parabolic (@) initially parabolic then linear Ans. (c) Speed Flow Density Q.6 A steel column of ISHB 350 @ 72.4 kgim 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 of concrete as 0.45 f.,, where f,,isthe characteristic strength of concrete. Using limit state method and neglecting the self weight of base plate and steel column, the length of a side of the base plate to be provided is f@) 39cm (b) 42cm (9) 45cm (€) 48cm Ee Page 8G3 MADE EASY Indl Boot Insticute for IES, GATE & PSUS Sarai Ans. (d) Factored load ‘Area required for base plate = = —— Sas Se _ Bearing capacity of concrete 2000x108 = SS = 222222.222 me 0.45% 20 So, side of base plate = Jarea =4T1.4mm = 47.14 cm Since, provided area must be more than required so answer should be 48 cm, Q.7_Forrouting of flood in a given channel using the Muskingum method, two of the routing coefficients are estimated as C, = -0.25 and C, = 0.55, The value of the third coefficient C, would be Ans. (0.7) In Muskingum flood routing method Cy + C, + C, = 1 > C, = 1 - (0.25) 0.55 = 0.7 QB Acolumn of height A with a rectangular cross-section of size a x 2a has a bucking load of P. Ifthe cross-section is changed to 0.54 x 3a and its height changed to 1.5h, the buckling load of the redesigned column will at we 2 ya 2 5 @ 5 @ > Ans. (a) For column, Po For new column, y2 eonIndias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Q.9 — Bemoull’s equation is applicable for {@) viscous and compressible fluid flow (b} inviscid and compressible fluid flow (©) inviscid and incompressible fluid flow (@) viscous and incompressible fluid flow Ans. (¢) Q.10 The frequency distribution of the compressive strength of 20 concrete cube specimen is given in the table, ‘Number of specimens with £0472) | compressive strength onal tof 2 4 28 2 2s 5 3 5 29 4 IF wis the mean strength of the specimens and o is the standard deviation, the number of specimens (out of 20) with compressive strength less than pt - 30 is Ans. (0) Average strength, (4x23) + (228) + (5%22.5)+ (5x31) + (4x29) 20 = 26.575 MPa [(26.575 ~23)' x 4+ (26.575 ~ 28) x2+ (26.575 ~22.5)' x5 +(26.575 ~ 31)’ x5 +(26.575 ~ 29)" x4 - 0-1) a7 Now, p= 36 = 26.575 - 3 x 3.7 = 15.48 Thus, no specimen is having compressive strength less than H ~ 30. Q.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 fa) (o) 1 © @ Page 10 eonG3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Ans. (c) Footing placed on surfac D,=0 For square footing CN, + ¥D,N, + O.4BYN, For circular footing, q, = CN, ~ 7D,N, + 0.38yN, For sandy sil C-0 patio letoxa 8 Wequae 4 Q.12__ Ina shrinkage limit test, the volume and mass of a dry soil pat are found to be 60 cm? and 88 g. respectively. The specific gravity of the soil solids is 2.71 and the density of water is 1 g/cc. The shrinkag ‘Ans. (19.90) @ limit (in % up to two decimal places) is Dry soil mass = 88 gm Volume of dry soil = 50 ce Dry density of soil mass, Shrinkage limit, Q.13Acore cutter of 130 mm height has inner and outer diameters of 100 mm and 106 mm. respectively. The area ratio of the core cutter (in %, up to two decimal places) is. Ans. (12.36) Area ratio ~ Aouas—Amer 5-199 F(v08)' —F(100)" 100 Fa > 2.36% (100) Q.14 Two rectangular underreinforced concrete beam sections X and Y are similar in all aspects except that the longitudinal compression reinforcementin section Yis 10% more. 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These batches will be conducted at Delhi centre enly Note1 These batches will be focusing on solving problems and doubt clearing sessions. Therefore if a student is. weakin basic concepts & fundamentals then he/she s recommended to join regular classroom course. Note2 _ GS&OnlineTestSeries areNOTincludedinthiscourse Perce irc) ADMISSION Snr eae re ate eto hide Se eeIndias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 {uctile than section Y (@) Section X has less flexural strength and is less (b)_ Section X has less flexural strength but is more ductile than section Y (@) Section X and Yhave equal flexural strength but different ductility (@) Sections Xand Y have equal flexural strength and duct Ans. (a) Section x Section ¥ Due to presence of more compression steel in section Y, NA of section of Yis above than as of X. It means Y is more under-reinforced than X so ductility of Y is more. Since compression steel of Yis more so flexure resistance of X is less than as of Y. Q.15 At the point x = 0, the function ffx) = x* has (@) local maximum {b) local minimum (©) both local maximum and minimum (d) neither local maximum nor local minimum, ‘Ans. (d) fy) = 8 atx = 0 Point of infexion Atx has neither minima nor maxima 0, the function y Q.16 A well-designed signalized intersection is one in which the (a) crossing conflicts are increased (b) total delay is minimized (0) cycle time is equal to the sum of red and fs in all phases (@) cycle time is equal to the sum of rec and yellow times in all phases. ‘Ans. (b) EeDSamADE EASY EEEZE] ingiele Bast institute for IES, GATE & PSUS eye ree Q.17 A flow field is given by w= y2, v= ~xy, w= 0. Value of the z-component of the angular velocity (in radians per unittime, up to two decimal places) atthe point (0,-1.1) is. Ans. (1.5) sil vam = hax ay afa aay) 1 ALy-2 qly-4l ae 2 At point (0, 1, 1) @, 1.50 rad/s Q.18 bitumen sample has been graded as VG30 as per IS : 73-2013. The '30' in the grade means that {@) penetration of bitumen at 25°C is between 20 and 40 (0) viscosity of bitumen at 60°C is between 2400 and 3600 Poise (@) ductility of bitumen at 27°C is more than 30 em (@) elastic recovery of bitumen at 15°C is more than 30% ‘Ans. (b) Q.19 The Le Chatelier apparatus is used to determine (a) compressive strength of cement —_(b) fineness of cement (©) setting time of cement (@) soundness of cement Ans. (d) Le Chatelier Apparatus is used to determine the soundness of cement as per IS code 4031 (part 3); this cement testing procedure is called Le Chatelier test for determining the unsoundness properties of cement due to presence of “tree lime’ EET Q.20 A city generates 40 x 10° kg of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, out of which only 10% is recoveredirecycled and the rest goes to landfill. The landfil has a single lift of 3 m height and is compacted to a density of 550 kgim?. If 80% of the landfil is assumed to be MSW, the landfill area (in m?, up to one decimal place) required would be Ee Page 13,Ans. Q21 Ans. Q2z Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 (27272.7) Total weight gen rated by cily = 40 x 10° kglyear Weight of MSW going into lanaifil = 09 x 40 x 10° kglyear = 36 x 10° kgiyear Compacted density kgim? Compacted volume of MSW 36x 10° kg/year nam e550 kgm? ~ 68454.5454 myear Total landfill volume = Volume of MSW + Volume of cover Given, Volume of MSW = 0.8 x Total landfill volume Volume of cover = 0.2 x Total landfill volume ht of landfill = 3 m 8181818175, ‘Area of landfill 27272.1 mYlyear There are 20,000 vehicles operating in a city with an average annual travel of 12,000 km per vehicle, The NO, emission rate is 2.0 g/km per vehicle, The total annual release of NO, will be (@) 4,80,000kg () 4,800 (©) 480kg (@) 48kg (a) Total no. of kms. travelled by all the vehicles 20000 x 12000 km = 24 x 10? kin Total NO, emission = 2 g/km x 24 x 107 km 48 x 10? g 48 x 104 kg For the given orthogonal matrix Q, eon Page 14MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 he inverse is Eee ae) 777 777 632 ,|6 3 2 @)a7 7 O17 77 ea 2 63 7777 777 aa 3.6 2 aa? T7077 rs » |_2 3 _6 OF 7 F @ |-$ -5 -3 G2 3 6 23 777 747 ‘Ans. (c) - 2 -)-2(B_4).2 18l= F\ 99-49) 749-49) * 749 pecan 49 49 palsies Ad. Q=|" 4g 49 ~49 pees a 49 42 ce 777 7 AgQ_|2 3 6 qr {7 7 7 cae 77 7 Q.23._A10mwide rectangular channel carries a discharge of 20 m?/s under critical condition Using g = 9.81 mis*, the specific energy (in m, up to two decimal places) is ‘Ans. (1.11) eon Page 15,Q24 Ans. Q2s Ans. Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 2 32) ean 2\981 . 41:50 model ofa spillway is to be tested in the laboratory. The discharge in the prototype spillway is 1000 mis, The corresponding discharge (in m'/s up to two decimal places) to be maintained in the model, neglecting variation in acceleration due to gravity, is (0.06) Froude law is valid Q= 125 Qn (1% 3, (a) Q, 1° iss ~ (x) Q,, = 0.0566 mils So, Q,,~ 0.06 m/s, Which one of the following matrices is singular? 25 32 O11 3 © | 3 24 43 O 3 6 @ le 2 () Option (a): Option (b) Option (c): Option (d): Hence matrix (c) is singular. cee Page 164 PS SAE TUES ELCs CeCe ata eT) aa MADE EASY Meas hy ats India's Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs Mains batches are exclusively designed for practice of conventional questions for ESE-2018. Although the syllabus of ESE pre & ‘mains is well covered in classroom course, but stil nterested candidates can enrol in these batches to develop additional skills in ‘order to excel in main examination. 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Documents Required ‘© 2 Photographs + Valid photo ID proof © o1r-4sz4612 “+ ExMADE EASY students shoud produce ea AT their MADE EASY ID card Ped een re cmenyG3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS Q26 Ans. Q27 eon 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 A waste activated sludge (WAS) is to be blended with green waste (GW). The carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) contents, per kg of WAS and GW on dry basis are given in the table. Parameter | WAS | GW Carbon (g) | 54 360 Nivogen(g)/ 10 | 6 The ratio of WAS to GW required (up to two decimal places) to achieved a blended C:N ratio of 20:1 on dry basis is (1.64) Let 20 kg of C and 1 kg of N is required Let x kg of WAS is taken Carbon in x kg = 0.054 x kg Nitrogen in x kg = 0.010 x kg Let y kg of GW is taken Carbon in y kg = 0.360 y kg Nitrogen in y kg = 0.006 y kg Total Carbon, 0.054x + 0.36 y = 20 kg @ Total Nitrogen, 0.01x + 0.006 y= 1 kg (i) x= 13.26 kg y= 44.566 kg x WAS yew 7 18438 = 154 Variation of water depth (y) in a gradually varied open channel flow is given by the first order differential equation gy 1-63 ax” 2504567707) Given initial conditions: y(x = 0) = 0.8 m. The depth (in m, up to three decimal places) of flow at a downstream section at x = 1 from one calculation step of Single Step Euler Method is Page 17Inc's Bast Isteute for IES, GATE & PSU Sarai Ans, (0.793) 19 =n dy te 3 dx 250-4565" z i bn ayttm n= tm 1 Ys = Yo + MK Yo) = = 08+)" ee i 250 — 456°" =1.1039 = 0841 311089 oe Zasos) = 0.193 m Q.28 A rapid sand filter comprising a number of fitter beds is required to produce 99 MLD of potable water. Consider water loss during backwashing as 5%, rate of fitration as 6.0 mih and length to width ratio of filter bed as 1.35. The width of each fier bed is to be kept equal to 5.2 m. One additional fiter bed is to be provided to take care of break-down repair and maintenance. The total number of fter beds required will be f@ 19 (&) 20 oa (a) 22 Ans. (c) Total water to be filtered= 99 x 7.05 MLD = 103.95 MLD. (Addition of 5% to be used for backwashing) £ a 135 where B = 5.2m L = 7.02 m Surface area of each filter = 36.504 m? Discharge through filter _ 103,95x10* tal surface area d= naa Rate of filtration 6x24 Page 18, eonDSamADE EASY EEEZE] ingiele Bast institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Total no. of working units required 721.875 36.504 1 unit is to added as standby, thus total no. of units required = 21 19.77 fiers = 20 fiters EET Q.29 Consider the deformable pin-jointed truss with loading, geometry and section properties as shown in figure, Fa int C ee <—_1 + Given that E = 2x 10" Nim, A= 10 mm, L = 1 mand P = 1 KN. the horizontal displacement of Joint C (in mm, up to one decimal place) is Ans. (3.4) Force is each member due to applied loading Po poe BL, L 2 P Pr ‘P 14 P (Comp) P (Comp,) Fac = ¥2P (Tension) Force in each member due to unit load. Ee Page 19Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 4 fw 4 I A e, : + Fag = 1 (Comp) Fae = 1 (Comp) 2 (Tension) PRL Member | P k AE x PL AB -P “1 AE = c > 1 Bae Bc 3P AE “ cA 2P WE 2b 2AE 22Pt 2AE SA14PL z AE Total donecton =, = PAL. $414x(1000H) (100MM) ym "AE ~ Prommé)x(2x10" Nimm?) o> ERCEEE .30 Rainfall depth over a watershed is monitored through six numberof well distributed rain gauges. Gauged data are given below: Rain Gauge Number T[2]3]4]5]6 Rainfall Depth (mm) 470 | 465 | 435 | 525 | 480 | 510 ‘Area of Thiessen Polygon (x10'm’) | 95 |100| 98 | 80 | 85 | 92 he Thiessen mean value (in mm, up to one decimal place) of the rainfall is, eon Page 20MADE EASY Indl Boot Insticute for IES, GATE & PSUS Sarai Ans, (479.1) Thiessen mean value: Pog 5 p__ _ 410X965 +465%100 + 435% 98 4.525% 80+ 480x854 510x92 co 954100 +98 +80+85+92 = 479.03 mm . Q.31_ The infitration rate fin a basin under ponding condition is given by f= 30 + 10. where, fis in mmih and tis time in hour. Total depth of inftration (in mm, up to one decimal place) during the last 20 minutes of a storm of 30 minutes duration is, Ans, (11.7) Infitration rate 0 = 30 + 106 Total infitration depth in time 10 min, to 30 min, i.e., 0.166 hour to 0.5 hour 05 a fs nog(30+ 106 =11.74mm Q.32 _Arigid smooth retaining wall of height 7 m with vertical backface retains saturated clay as backiil. The saturated unt weight and undrained cohesion ofthe backfill are 17.2 kNim? and 20 kPa, respectively. The difference in the active lateral forces on the wall {in kN per meter length of wall, up to two decimal places), before and after the occurrence of tension cracks Is ‘Ans. (46.72) ene kyyH—2elk= 804 Page 21India’s Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs thereby asisting them in accomplishing their dreams. 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Sune ese usr tthe ets whe eveyone mg ‘Taselashpsopeeabi lr ATER CAE-SC be CU SCP CLC OaLyIndias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 For clay o=0 Earth pressure when tension cracks are not developed, P, = 440+ 80.4) «2.349 = 141.4098 26 [k= 40 kPa 2.249 m KyH~ 20fK= 80.4 kPa Earth pressure when tension cracks are developed I 232m 498m kath =2cl R= 80.4 88,136 p,= xBox a 2 Difference = 188.136 ~ 141.4098 46.7262 Nim? Erne Q.33 An aircraft approaches the threshold of a runway strip at a speed of 200 km/h, The pil decelerates the aircraft at a rate of 1.697 m/s? and takes 18 s to exit the runway strip. Ifthe deceleration after exiting the runway is 1 m/s?, then the distance (in m, up to one decimal place) of the gate position from the location of exit on the runway is Ans, (312.8) Speed of aircr u, = 200 km/hr 2001000 AO = 55.56 mi Fog = 8558 mis Page 22 EeQ34 Ans. Q.35 Ans. MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Deceleration of aircraft on the runway = 1.697 m/s? Aircraft takes 18 sec to exit the runway strip Speed of the aircraft at the exit of the runway 4 u,+ at = 55.56 ~ 1.697 x 18 = 25.014 mis Alter runway aircraft decelerate with 1 mis? Total distance travelled by the aircraft from the location of exit on the runway Paws 205 = 25.0182 x1%S S=3128m 0.5 m x 0.5 m square concrete pile is to be driven in a homogeneous clayey soil having undrained shear strength, c, = 50 kPa and unit weight, y= 18.0 kN/m?, The design capacity of the pile is 500 KN. The adhesion factor « is given 0.75. The length of the pile required for the above design load with a factor of safety of 2.0 is @ 52m (0) 5.8m © 1.8m (@ 125m () lo 50 kPa, y = 18 kNim?, FOS = 2 Qy = 9CxB* +aC(4BL) = 1000 kN 1000 = 9 x 50 x 05 x 05 + 0.75 x 50 (4x 05 4) b= 11.83 m ‘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 ¢, of concrete as 0.62 N/mm? and maximum allowable shear stress 1, may iN concrete as 2.8 Nimm?. If two legged 10 mm diameter vertical stirrups of Fe250 grade steel are used, then the required spacing (in cm, up to one decimal place) as per limit state method will be (8.2) M, _ 200x10% bd 250x350 Nominal shear stress 2.286 Nimm?< tema (OK) SF taken by stirups = (4, - 4.) bo = (2,286 ~ 0.62) x 250 x 350 = 145.75 KN O8Th AA eon Page 23,Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 0.81290 %350%25 10? 145,75x10° 82 mm = 82 cm Q.36 A priority intersection has a single-lane one-way traffic road crossing an undivided two: lane two-way traffic road. The traffic stream speed on the single-lane road is 20 kmph and the speed on the two-lane road is 50 kmph. The perception-reaction time is 2.5 s, coefficient of longitudinal friction is 0.38 and acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s? A clear sight triangle has to be ensured at this intersection. The minimum lengths of the sides of the sighttriangle along the two-lane road and the single-lane road, respectively will be (@) 50mand 20m (b) 61 mand 18m (© 111mand 15m (@) 122mand 36m ‘Ans. (b) @ —20 kph = SSD, = 0.278% Vtg + a 25af 50? = 0218x50x25+ 557 aay < OI 207 $8D, = 0278%20%2.5+ pep ag 18M Q.37_ ANRC short column (with lateral ties) of rectangular cross-section of 260mm x 300 mm in reinforced with four members of 16 mm diameter longitudinal bars. The grades of stee! and concrete are Fe415 and M20, respectively. Neglect eccentricity effect. Considering limit state of collapse in compression (IS 456 : 2000), the axial load carrying capacity of the column (in KN, up to one decimal place) is eon Page 24G3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Ans, (918.1) Since eccenti loaded Ultimate axial load carrying capacity of column. P,= 0.45 fA, + (0.75 f, ~ 0.45 f) A, ly effect is being neglected so column can be considered as concentrically = 0145 x 20 x 250 x 300 + (0.75 x 415 -0.45 x 20) 4x7 x16" 918.1 kN. Q.38 The ukimate BOD (L,) a wastewater sample is estimated as 87% of COD. The COD of this wastewater is 300 mg/L. Considering first order 8OD reaction rate constant k (use natural log) = 0.23 per day and temperature coefficient @ = 1.047, the BOD value (in agi. up to one decimal place) after three days of incubation at 27°C for the wastewater will be ‘Ans. (160.2) Unimate BOD = 0.87 COD = 0.87 x 300 = 261 malt BOD, = Ly (1 - 27 *9) Koy = Kyo (1.047)T~ 20 0.23 (1.047)27 -20 = 0.317 days BOD, = 261 (1 - €°917*9) = 160.226 mail Q.39 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 50 All interfaces are assumed frictionless. The minimum value of P is (2) 4.5KN (b) 50kN (© 6.0KN () 7.5kN Ans. (d) cee Page 25India's Best Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Given: r= 250 mm, W = 10 kN Note: 1. When the cylinder will be about to move out of the cylinder, it will loose its contact at point A, only contact will be at point B, 2, Considering equation of cylinder of that instant under P, Wand R,, (contact force at B) EM, = 0 Px OC- Wx BC=0 In aoce OC? + CBP = OBF CB = 250? — 2007 = 150 _ 10x10° 150 e 200 2.53 KN = 7.5 KN Q.40 Ata construction site, @ contractor plans to make an excavation as shown in the figure. Elevation: +20 m River Clay, Unit woight, y= 20 kN? Elevation (in m) Highly Pervious Sand 10-4 The water level in the adjacent river is at an elevation of +20.0 m, Unit weight of water is 10 kNim*. The factor of safety (up to two decimal places) against sand boiling for the proposed excavation is Ans. (1) 10% Yea: _ 1020 20%, 20x10 FOS = Q.41_ The solution (up to three decimal places) at x = 1 of the differential equation hee y=0 subject to boundary conditions y(0) = 1 and x eonGeneral Studies & Engineering Aptitude Batches for India's Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs Syllabus Covered Batch Details Batch Type Commencing from Venue 20" Feb, 2018 25th Feb, 2018 Timing Regular Batch Ghitorni Centre (Delhi) | 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, Weekend Batch Ghitorni Centre (Dethi) 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Ex. 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In order to reduce the void ratio to 0.4, an increase in the magnitude of effective normal stress (in KPa, up to one decimal place) should be Ans. (417.3) Hyde | HeCo ~ Tee, Teen 4 (OH 40) _Hyx0.25, (140+ 40 Hy( 258-040) _ Ho x025, wt (aso) toe (ao) 05 (eat 0.25 140 Ao = 417.35 kPa Q.43 A water sample analysis data Is given below: Ton_[ Concentration, mg/L | Atomic Weight Ca? 60 40 Mgt 30 24,31 HCO, 400, 61 The carbonate hardness (expressed as mg/L of CaCO,, up to one decimal place) for the water sample is Page 27 eonIndias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Ans, (273.4) Carbonate hardness = min. (Total hardness, alkalinity) 60, 30 150 + 123.406 273.406 mgil as CaCO, atin» ($258) moras cao, 327.868 mgil as CaCO, CH = 273.4 mgil as CacO3 Q.44 The dimensionless of a symmetrical welded |-section are shown in the figure. — bees i 8 —L) 40 (Al dimension ae in men) he plastic section modulus about the weaker axis (in cm, up to one decimal place) is Ans, (89.9) 35 = =) te! es tees Ll 140 — {All dimension are in mn) cee Page 28G3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 1409 (0-188, (505 35 438) cz «| 200=18)%5.1], (3.08 [es yee] z 8, 88200 + 1693.05 = 89893.055 mm? = 89.9 cm . Q.45 The figure shows a simply supported beam PQ of uniform flexural rigidity El carrying two moments M and 2M M. 2M a a Ks —a¥e — 3 te — 3 The slope at P will be f@ 0 fb) MU () MU(6EN) (@) MUSED Ans. (c) R, { ” m p 2 @ Mer Mer Conjugate Beam Now eon Page 29Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 2My=0 ein dckeM (Beat) ts 5 23"Ela to} 4M. ML R= Saer” SET ZTEI GET Slope at P, @, = R, = ME ope at Ps Op = Ri = Ger Q.46 Aconventional drained triaxial compression test was conducted on a normally consolidated clay sample under an effective confining pressure of 200 KPa, The deviator stress at failure was found to be 400 kPa, An identical specimen of the same clay sample is isotropically consolidated to @ confining pressure of 200 kPa and subjected to standard undrained triaxial compression test. if the deviator stress at failure is 150 kPa, the pore pressure developed (in kPa, up to one decimal place) is, Ans. (128) Specimen : Drained condition 3, =200 kPa : 4 = 400 kPa; 3, = 600 kPa lI" Specimen : Undrained condition 6, = 200 kPa : oy = 150 kPa: 6, = 6, + Let pore pressure developed is u 3, = (200- u) &, = (350-y) From stress relationship 350 kPa a, - Brats $) acim are$) For clay under drained condition = - 6,tant{ase4® a-Si (1+8) 600 = 200tan? (19° o= 30 For second specimen, z, a tan'(45°+2) 2 30° (80-o = oo tna 2") eonG3 MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Q.47__ Given the following data: design life n = 15 years, lane distribution factor D = 0.75, annual rate of growth of commercial vehicles r= 6%, vehicle damage factor F = 4 and initial traffic in the year of completion of construction = 3000 Commercial Vehicles Per Day (CVPD). As per IRC : 37-2072, the design traffic in terms of cumulative number of standard axles (in milion standard axles, up to two decimal places) is Ans. (76.45) y seal f prrsuo 100 366% 3000[1,061° -t] 40.75 76.45 msa Q.48 A plate in equilibrium is subjected to uniform stresses along its edges with magnitude 6, 30 MPa and oy = 50 MPa as shown in the figure 0 MPa : = 30 MPA ttt ttt “THY hit The Young's modulus of the material is 2 x 101! Nim? and the Poisson's ratio is 0.3, Ig, Is negligibly small and assumed to be zero, then the strain e,, is fa) -120 x 10° {b) -60 x 10% (9 00 () 120% 108 ‘Ans. (a) 6, = 30 MPa, oy, = 50 MPa, 6,, = 0 = - 25, (30+50)=-120x104 2x10 eon Page 31Indias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Q.49__ Ina laboratory, a flow experiment is performed over a hydraulic structure. The measured values of discharge and velocity are 0.05 mY/s and 0.25 mis, respectively. If the full scale structure (30 times bigger) is subjected to a discharge of 270 m*/s, then the time scale (model to full scale) value (up to two decimal places) is Ans, (0.18) Froude Law Fly = Fp EET Q.50._ The following details refer to a closed traverse Consecutive coordinate Hine [Northing im) | southing im) | Easting (m) | Westing(m) Pa = 37 173 = aR 701 = 368 = RS 419 = = 36 se = @ = a4 he length and direction (whole circle bearing) of closure, respectively are f@) 1mand 90° {b) 2mand90° (9 Imand270 () 2mand270 ‘Ans. (a) BL = 101 + 419 - 437 - 83 = 0 BD = 173 + 558 - 96 - 634 = 1 efore departure of closure is 1 m and WCB is 90° ght, appears Q.51 Asquere area (on the surface of the earth) with side 100 m and uniform as 1 cm? 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 f@) 800m (b) 1500 m (©) 2150m (@) 3150m Ee Page 32NEXT IAS BIG LEARNINGS MADE EASY AN INITIATIVE OF MADE ERSU GROUP + UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF Wr. 8, SINGH (6MD, MADE EASY GROUP] © QualityTeaching * WellPlannedCurriculum — + Professionally Managed > General > Regular Batches: Regular Batch 29 May / 18” June, 2018 Commencing from , 15" Feb, 2018 Weekend Batches 23" June, 2018 Peetu Ine ke Se) Deere Wee ECan eigen Features: © Classes to be taken by renowned faculty group. ADEE Geert) Targeted, focused and current based approach. Cres Inclusive of Test Series and detailed study material Provision of regular interaction with faculty, through NEXT IAS online learning platform, Well framed modules with systematic subject sequence. Timely completion of syllabus giving ample time for revision. Daily news & editorial updates (with analysis) of important newspapers. Weekly test for self appraisal for both Pre and Main exam. Facility of course fee payment in installments. PANT) CIES er ere erat Seer eI hearer Creer a Pee eer eer ner oc esr nized eer eee ete ea oe See Deer eer Ree at ree eer tr ) info@nextias.com cee Naa atelyG3 MADE EASY Indl Boot Insticute for IES, GATE & PSUS Sarai Ans. (c) A= 100 x 100 m? ‘Area on photo, a= 1 cm® Scale Vem = 100m f= 150 mm = 650m 1 1 1 See ~ F00~ 700%70* ~ 70005 > 1 _ 150x10% 70000 ~ “A= 650 = H=2150m . du _ yg du Q.52 The solution at x= 1, ¢= 1 of the partial diferential equation 57= 255 7 subject to ini conditions of uo} = 3x and 24(0)=3 is @1 (o) 2 4 @ 6 Ans. Data Insufficient ET Q.53 The value of the integral [f.xcos? xdx is a x , @ = o = 2 oF @r Ans. (b) The value of [xcos? xox a(x , x00s2e (GE). 2 (cai sos) ra 22 4 Page 33 eonIndias Boot Institute for ES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 Q.54 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 § mm. The beam is made of steel with Young's modulus of 2.0 x 10" Nim2. The maximum bending stress at the fixed end of the cantilever is (2) 20.0MPa (b) 37.5MPa (© 60.0MPa (@ 75.0MPa ‘Ans. (b) p tm tm (0. 2 vloce Pe Deflection 3-5 = 510% m= —P@)_ 7 axaxt0" x22) 12 = P= 3125N Now, M = PI = 3125 x 2 = 6250 Nm A Ms ° Ty = s, 4 £250 _ 37.510 Nim? = 37.5 MPa cee Page 34Q55 Ans. MADE EASY Indie Boot Institute for IES, GATE & PSUS 11-02-2018 | Shift-1 A closed tank contains 0.5 mthick layer of mercury (specific gravity = 13.6) at the bottom A2.0 mthick layer of water lies above the mercury layer. A 3.0 m thick layer of ol (specific gravity = 0.6) lies above the water layer. The space above the ail layer contains air under pressure. The gauge pressure at the bottom of the tank is 196.2 kN/m?. The density of water is 1000 kgim? and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s®. The value of pressure in the air space is (@) 92.214 kNim? (b) 95.644 kNim? (© 98.922 kNim*? (@) 99.321 kNim? (a) Air any of sc=08 2m Ho. 05m Ha SG=136 P,, is in gauge pressure. Pr + (0.6 x 108) (9.81) (3) + (10%) (9.81) (2) + (13.6 x 10%) (9.81) (0.5) = 196.2 x 10° Pry, = 92.214 kNim? cee Page 35,