GATE Aerospace 2019 - Mock Test 10 - 2019 - Are You Gateing

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GATE Aerospace 2019 - Mock Test 10

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Marking Scheme
1. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Questions are of multiple choice type or
numerical answer type. A multiple choice type question will have four choices for the answer with
only one correct choice. For a numerical answer type questions, the answer is a number and no
choices will be given. A number as the answer should be entered using the virtual keyboard on the
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2. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks
questions include pairs of common data questions also.
3. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks.
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each.
4. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark. Wrong answers for multiple choice type questions
will result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, ⅓ mark will be deducted for each wrong
answer. For all 2 marks questions, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
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1. Question 1 Marks
Flow through a Prandtl-Meyer expansion wave is what kind of thermodynamic process?
isobaric
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isothermal
adiabatic
reversible adiabatic
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Flow through an oblique shock wave is what kind of thermodynamic process?
isochoric
isothermal
adiabatic
reversible adiabatic
3. Question 1 Marks
In adiabatic ow with friction, the stagnation pressure along a streamline
Increases
decreases
remains constant
depends on Strouhal Number
4. Question 1 Marks
At a point in incompressible ow the instantaneous velocity is found to be 1.25 times the free stream
velocity. What is the pressure coef cient at this point?
+1.62
-1.62
+0.56
-0.56
5. Question 1 Marks
Which of the following airfoils would have a delayed Drag Divergence?
NACA 4412
NACA 0012
NACA 0008
NACA 2314
6. Question 1 Marks
What effect does elevator de ection has on aircraft stability characteristics?
It changes the value of ∂CM/∂α
It changes the value of CM,0
Both of the above
None of the above
7. Question 1 Marks
Trim condition occurs when
coef cient of moment is positive
coef cient of moment is negative
coef cient of moment is zero
coef cient of moment is not changing with angle of attack
8. Question 1 Marks
Which of the following quantities do not vary during a phugoid oscillation?
Angle of attack
Aircraft pitch angle
Aircraft Altitude
Airspeed
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A ghter aircraft can achieve a load factor = +9 during ight. Flying at a speed of 240m/s, what is the
minimum distance it needs to cover to take a 180° turn?
8.248 km
6.186 km
4.124 km
2.062 km
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For maximum range in jet aircraft, the ratio
CL3/2/CD is maximum
CL/CD is maximum
CL1/2/CD is maximum
CL2/CD is maximum

The x and y velocity components of a two dimensional ow eld are, u = ay, v = -bx, where a & b are
constants. The streamlines are a family of
hyperbolas
parabolas
ellipses
circles

The eigenvalues of inverse of matrix are
0.2, ∞
5, 0
0.5,0.33
don't exist

Wronskian composed of two functions y1(x) and y2(x) gave e2 as result, where e is exponential
constant. If both the functions are de ned for all real numbers, What can be said about these
functions?
They are linearly independent of each other
They are linearly dependent on each other

y1(x) + y2(x) = e2
y'1(x) . y'2(x) = e2

In trapezoidal rule of numerical integration, if a step size ‘h’ is chosen, the error would be proportional
to
1/h
h2
h3

If ƒ is a scalar function, then div(gradƒ) is
Vector
Scalar
Tensor
Doesn't exist

The state of stress at a point in a stressed material is given by σx=25 MPa, σy=15 MPa and
τxy=20MPa. The inclination of principal planes from x-axis is
7.2°, 97.2°
38°, 128°
42.1°, 132.1°
Principal planes do not exist

A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. The
ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is
(Give answer correct to 1 decimal place)
2

By pure bending of a beam, we mean that
shear force in the beam is constant over entire span
bending moment in the beam is constant over entire span
bending moment in the beam is zero
shear force in the beam varies linearly

If failure in shear is to be avoided, then a material subjected to uniaxial tension should have its shear
strength equal to at least
tensile strength
compressive strength
half the difference between tensile & compressive strength
half the tensile strength

A satellite is rotating around earth in a circular orbit at a speed 3.435 km/s. What is the value of
escape velocity in this orbit?
8.196 km/s
10.536 km/s
4.857 km/s
Data provided is insuf cient

The angular momentum, about the centre of mass of earth, of an arti cial satellite in a highly elliptical
orbit is
Maximum when the satellite is farthest from earth
Constant
Proportional to the speed of satellite
Proportional to the square of speed of satellite


Which of the following is a correct de nition of Nusselt number?
Ratio of inertia forces and viscous forces in a ow
Ratio of energy transferred by convection to energy transferred by conduction
Ratio of energy absorbed by uid to energy released
Ratio of thermal boundary layer thickness and momentum boundary layer thickness

Which of the following engines has maximum overall ef ciency at low supersonic speeds?
Turboprop
Turbofan
Ramjet
Scramjet

A 3 stage compressors has different pressure ratios for each of its stage. First, second and third stage
have pressure ratio 1.62, 1.24, 1.05 respectively. What is the total pressure ratio of compressor?
(Give answer correct to 2 decimal places)
2.11

With increase in speed, power available (propulsive power) of a jet engine
Increases
decreases
remains same
can't be said

Flow with Mach No. 3.5 encounters a compression corner of angle 8°. What would be the shock wave
angle?
10.24°
13.54°
16.34°
22.63°

Which of the following equations is NOT VALID for modelling of Couette ow?
(B)
(C)
(D)
All are valid

An aircraft wing having 15m span produces 5000N Lift ying at a speed 150m/s at standard sea level
conditions. To study the wing performance, lift over the wing is modeled as elliptical circulation
distribution, in accordance with Prandtl’s lifting line theory. What is the peak value of circulation over
this wing?
27.211 m2/s
1.814 m2/s
0.725 m2/s
2.309 m2/s

An aircraft cruises at Mach number 0.45 at sea level conditions. It then starts cruising at an altitude
where atmospheric pressure and temperature are 27.059 kPa and 0.4209 kg/m3, respectively,
without changing any other parameter. What would be its cruise mach no. at this altitude? (Give
answer correct to 2 decimal places)
0.51

Assume that the boundary layer on an airfoil is attached and laminar. Which is most likely to be true:
The skin friction is largest at the leading-edge and decreases toward the trailing edge
The skin friction is smallest at the leading-edge and increases toward the trailing edge
The skin friction is largest near the location of maximum camber
The skin friction is largest near the location of maximum thickness

The maximum value of L/D for an airplane is 13.7. Zero-lift drag coef cient of this airplane is 0.025
and Oswald ef ciency factor is 0.82. What is the Aspect Ratio for its wings? (Give answer correct to 1
decimal place)
7.3

Absolute ceiling of an aircraft is 21,000m above mean sea level (MSL). If rate of climb of the aircraft at
MSL is 300 m/s and is assumed to decrease linearly with altitude, how much time would it take to
climb to its absolute ceiling from MSL?
52s
70s
106s
Can't be calculated

Following data is available for an aircraft model being characterised in a wind tunnel:
xac,wb = 0.048 m, xcg = 0.07m, lt = 0.34m, St/S = 0.2, c = 0.2m, (CLα)tail= 0.102, (CLα)wing= 0.078,
εα=0.342; where symbols have their usual aerodynamic meaning.
The static margin of this aircraft is
0.095
0.114
0.214
0.182

For a conventional turbojet engine, if ratio of exit velocity to inlet velocity is increased by 10% what is
the change in its propulsive ef ciency?.
decreases by approx 5%
decreases by approx 10%
increases by approx 5%
increases by approx 10%

The static de ection of the spring due to mass is 1cm. What would be the natural frequency of the
system?
5 hz
10 hz
15 hz
20 hz

A solid circular shaft needs to be designed to transmit 10 hp power rotating at a rate of 3000 rpm. If
the allowable shear stress of the material is 140 MPa, assuming a factor of safety of 2, the minimum
allowable design diameter is
9.5 mm
12mm
19 mm
7.5 mm

Two solid circular shafts having same length ‘L’ and material are joined rigidly at one end to form a
composite shaft of length ‘2L’. If the ratio of maximum shear stresses under a uniform torque is 8 then
the ratio of their diameters is (give answer correct to 1 decimal place)
0.5

A mass M was dropped in the middle of a simply supported beam of length L. What is the frequency
with which the beam would vibrate?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

A laminated wooden beam 10cm wide, 15cm deep is made of three 5cm×10cm planks glued together
to resist longitudinal shear. The beam is simply supported over a span of 2m. If the allowable shearing
stress in the glued joints is 400 kPa, what is the safe concentrated load that the beam can carry at its
center? (Young’s modulus of wood is 10 GPa)
9 kN
12 kN
15 kN
18kN

A uniform round bar 1.5m long is simply supported at the ends. It de ects 1.25cm under a central
point load of 250N. What is the buckling load for this bar when it is used as a strut with pin jointed
ends?
6.2 kN
4.8 kN
5.4 kN
8.4 kN

2 x
The maximum value of f(x) = (1 – x )e occurs at
1 - √2
1 + √2
-1 + √2
-1 - √2

2
While solving the equation x – 3x + 1 = 0 using Newton-Raphson method with the initial guess of a
root as 1, the value of the root after one iteration is (give answer correct to 2 decimal places)

If y be the solution of the initial value problem
y” + y = 6cos2x, y(0) = 3, y'(0) = 1
Let the Laplace transform of y be F(s). Then the value of F(1) is
17/5
13/5
11/5
9/5

Consider the matrix
What is the rank of this matrix?

Consider the matrix
What is the product of eigenvalues of this matrix?

The on-board rocket motor of a satellite of initial mass 3000 kg provides a speci c impulse of 280
seconds. If this motor is red to give a speed increment of 500 m/s along the direction of motion, the
mass of propellant consumed is
333 kg
500 kg
685 kg
1000 kg

A C-D nozzle having throat diameter 38mm is connected to a solid rocket motor having cigarette
burning grain con guration. The motor achieves an equilibrium chamber pressure of 80 bar at the
end of ignition transition. If the propellant density is 2000 kg/m3 and burning area of propellant is 0.4
m2; the burn rate of propellant required to achieve a characteristic velocity of 1450 m/s is
4.5 mm/s
6.8 mm/s
7.8 mm/s
10.0 mm/s
COMMON DATA FOR QUESTIONS NO. 48 & 49
Hot gases exit from the stator blades of an impulse turbine at an absolute angle of 72º. The inlet blade
angle for the rotor blades is 22º and blade velocity is 180 m/s. All the angles are measured with axis of
the turbine and at mean blade height.
What is the exit blade angle?
38º
22º
50º
data is insuf cient

Hot gases exit from the stator blades of an impulse turbine at an absolute angle of 72º. The inlet blade
angle for the rotor blades is 22º and blade velocity is 180 m/s. All the angles are measured with axis of
the turbine and at mean blade height.
What is the absolute axial velocity component of air?
50.8 m/s
27.2 m/s
67.3 m/s
33.8 m/s

The stagnation temperatures at the inlet and exit of a combustion chamber are 627 K and 1500 K,
respectively. If the heating value of the fuel is 45 MJ/kg and speci c heat at constant pressure for air
and hot gases are 1.005 kJ/kg.K and 1.147 kJ/kg.K respectively, the fuel-to-air ratio is
0.042
0.056
0.022
0.069

An axial turbine has an inlet and outlet temperature 1400K & 948K. Assuming turbine ef ciency 0.90
and average speci c heat ratio in the turbine, γ = 1.33, its stagnation pressure ratio is 1/n.
What is the value of n?

In the following equations, u and v are the velocities in the x and y directions respectively and t is
time. Which of the ow elds is incompressible?
u = xy3, v = yx2
u = ylog(x), v = ylog(x)
u=(y/k)2, v = (x/k)2 (k = constant)
u = sinx, v = siny

In the following equations, u and v are the velocities in the x and y directions respectively and t is
time. What is the stream function for ow which is incompressible in previous question?
(x3- y3)/k2
(yx2- xy2)/xy
(yx2- xy2)/xyk2)
None of these

For an aircraft in ight following data is available:
Weight = 5000 kgf, Vcruise = 220 m/s, CL,cruise = 0.3658, Angle of attack αcruise = 4.2°, Lift curve slope
CLα = 0.1 per deg, Atmospheric density at ying altitude 0.3034 kg/m3
During a level ight if angle of attack is increased to 5.0°, how much correction in speed is required?
-20.7m/s
-15.2 m/s
-31.8 m/s
None of the above

For an aircraft in ight following data is available:
Weight = 5000 kgf, Vcruise = 220 m/s, CL,cruise = 0.3658, Angle of attack αcruise = 4.2°, Lift curve slope
CLα = 0.1 per deg, Atmospheric density at ying altitude 0.3034 kg/m3
While cruising at new velocity (at 5° angle of attack), what does a U-tube mercury manometer read
which is connected to pitot and static probes on the aircraft? (Density of mercury 13,600 kg/m3)
3.6 cm
4.0 cm
4.5 cm
4.8 cm

What is the missing number in following sequence?
16, 33, 65, 131, 261 , …
533
The sum of ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the
youngest child, in years?
14

In following sentence nd the part which is grammatically incorrect:
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Looking forward
to seeing
you
soon.

Select the word or phrase which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase.
Harish displays enthusiasm whenever he is posed with a problem.
eagerness
weakness
indifference
softness

Pick out the most effective wordfrom the given words to ll in the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete.
Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ……
off
out
apart
away

In question, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives of underlined part
which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.
Though he has lot of money, yet all his plans are built upon sand.
established on insecure foundations
based on inexperience
resting on cheap material
resting on immature ideas

In the following questions choose the word which is the exact OPPOSITE of the given words.
NIGGARDLY
Frugal
Thrifty
Stingy
Generous

Careful is to cautious as boastful is to
arrogant
humble
joyful
suspicious

In each of the following questions, a statement/group of statements is given followed by some
conclusions. Without resolving anything yourself choose the conclusion which logically follows from
the given statements).
“Television convinces viewers that the likelihood of their becoming the victim of a violent crime is
extremely high; at the same time by its very nature, TV persuades viewers to passively accept
whatever happens to them.”
TV viewing promotes criminal behaviour.
TV viewers are most likely to be victimized than others.
People should not watch TV.
TV promotes a feeling of helpless vulnerability in viewers.

A fair coin is tossed three times. What is the probability of obtaining one Head and two Tails?
1/4
1/3
3/8
5/8

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depends on Strouhal Number

It changes the value of ∂CM/∂α

It changes the value of CM,0

Both of the above

None of the above

coef cient of moment is positive

coef cient of moment is negative

coef cient of moment is zero

coef cient of moment is not changing with angle of attack

Aircraft pitch angle

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They are linearly independent of each other

They are linearly dependent on each other

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Principal planes do not exist

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shear force in the beam is constant over entire span

bending moment in the beam is constant over entire span

bending moment in the beam is zero

shear force in the beam varies linearly

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half the difference between tensile & compressive strength

half the tensile strength

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Data provided is insuf cient

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Maximum when the satellite is farthest from earth

Proportional to the speed of satellite

Proportional to the square of speed of satellite

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Ratio of inertia forces and viscous forces in a ow

Ratio of energy transferred by convection to energy transferred by conduction

Ratio of energy absorbed by uid to energy released

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All are valid

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The skin friction is largest near the location of maximum camber

The skin friction is largest near the location of maximum thickness

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The static margin of this aircraft is

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decreases by approx 10%

increases by approx 10%

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