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(a) 12 () 71 (e) 13 (9) T4 ) EE In the 4 x 4 array shown below, each coll of the first three columns has either a cross (0) or a number, as per the given rule. wx xl x[=le[s Rule: The number in a cell represents the count of crosses around its immediate neighboring cells (left, right, top, bottom, diagonals). As per this rule, the maximum number of crosses possible in the emply column is Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seera GATE 2024 Ans. as Ans. a4 Ans. MADE n co cis) | fe SE @3 (o) 0 1 (a2 (d) na ‘Three distinct sets of indistinguishable twins are to be seated at a circular table that has 8 identical chairs... Unique seating arrangements are defined by the relative positions of the people, How many unique seating arrangements are possible such that each person is sitting next to their twin? (a) 12 {b) 10 (©) 4 (9) 2 (a) IE e £ | For positive integers p and a, with et (2 =p7!. Then, (a) Yq=4p (eo) Ja= Jp (©) @ =p ( p= 0 (a) PB Given, p> 0,q>Oand —#1 ep q q Ean Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata SeerR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering QS Onagiven day, how many times will the second-hand and the minute-hand of a clock cross each other during the clock time 12:05:00 hours to 12:56:00 hours? (@) 5 ©) 4 (©) 50 () 55 Ans. (c) Botwoon 12:06:00 to 12:55:00 There are 50 interval of 1 minute in which a second hand and minute hand crosses one anather time, So during 12:05:00 to 12:55:00 minute and second hand crosses 50 times. Q.6 Inthe given text, the blanks are numbered (1}+(v). Select the best match forall the blanks. From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics__(i)__ the potential fora spectacle, The crowd (ii) _with bated breath as the Olympian artist ‘wists his body, stretching the javelin behind him. Twelve strides in, he begins to cross- step. Sx cross-steps __(iii)___in an abrupt stop on his left foot. As his body (w)__ tke a door turning on a hinge, the javelin is launched skyward at a precise angle. (@) (i) holds. (ji) wait (il) culminates (iv) pivot (b) (i) hold (i) wait (ii) culminate (iv) pivots. (©) (holds (i waits (ii) culminate (iv) pivots (a) () hold (i) Waits. (i) culminates (iv) pivot, Ans. (c) Q7 if’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer > seethe — smolder] is analogous to [break > raze > Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank? (@) obliterate (b) fissure (©) fracture (6) obfuscate Ans. (a) Q.8 — Which one of the given options is a possible value of x in the following sequence? 3, 7, 18, x, 68, 127, 255 (a) 95 (b) 31 (©) 45 (d) 40 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sara New Delhi- 110016 | Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | KolkataR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE on cis) | fe SE Ans. (b) Bx241 Tx2e4 15x 241= [Bt ix 241268 63x241 17x 244 Q.9 During a halt‘moon phase, the Earth-Moon-Sun form a right triangle. If the Moon-Earth- Sun angle at this hal: moon phase is measured to be 89.85", the ratio of the Earth-Sun and Earth-Moon distances is closest to (@) 283 (©) 382 (©) 328 (6) 238 Ans. (b) Q.10 In allocality, the houses are numbered in the following way: The house-numbers on one side of a road are consecutive odd integers starting from ‘301, while the house-numbers on the other side of the road are consecutive even numbers starting from 302, The total number of houses is the same on both sides of the road. Il the difference of the sum of the house-numbers between the two sides of the road is 27, then the number of houses on each side of the rood is (@ 82 (b) 54 © % (a) 27 Ans. (d) 301803305 302304305 Lot sum of 301 + 303 + 305 +... =A and 302 + 304 + 306 +... = B Given A-B=27 and 302 - 301 304 ~ 303 = 1 As difference of one pair is 1 and total difference is 27, Number of house in one side is 27. 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So, Zz z So 41406 = 16.75 kN/m® End of Solution Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | KolkataR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering Q.11_ Consider the statements P and Q P: Client's Preliminary Estimate is used for budgeting costs toward the end of planning and design phase. Q: Client's Detailed Estimate is used for controlling costs during the execution of the project Which one of the following options is CORRECT? (@) Both P and Q are TRUE (b) P is FALSE and Q is TRUE (©) Both P and Q are FALSE (a) P is TRUE and Q is FALSE Ans. (a) + During the planning and design phase of a construction project, the client's preliminary estimate is often used as a basis for budgeting costs. Hence statement P is true. + During the execution phase of a construction project, the clients detalied estimate which is a refined and updated version of the preliminary estimate is used for controling costs. Hence statement Q is true. Q.12 Concrete of characteristic strength 30 MPais required. I 40 specimens of conerete cubes are to be tested, the minimum number of specimens having at least 30 MPa strength should be @ 35 (&) 37 © 8 (a) 99 Ans. (c) As por 1S456:2000, atleast 95% of the specimen should have strength equal to more than the characteristics strength Minimum number of specimens = 0.95 x 40 = 38 Q.13 As per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the basic runway length is increased b x (%) for every y (m) raise in elevation from the Mean Sea Level (MSL) The values of x and y respectively, are (@) 10% and 1000 m (©) 4% and 500 m (©) 5% and 200 m (a) 7% and 300 m Ans. (d) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sara New Delhi- 110016 | Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkataa GATE 2024 usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering 14 Ans. ais Ans. For the following partial differential equation. a 1 af xr xpryHh ey ae Yar 2 Which of the following option(s) is/are CORRECT? (@) hyperbolic forx <0 andy > 0 — (b) parabolic for x > O and y > 0 (©) elliptic for x = 0 and y > 0 (A) elliptic for x > 0 and y > 0 (a, a) For elliptical Be 4AC <0 O-4axy<0 ie. for x>0 andy >0 Hence option (d) is correct For hyperbolic BP 4Ac>0 0 ~ axy> 0 i.e. for x<0 andy>0 Hence option (a) is correct. ‘A surveyor observes a zenith angle of 93° 00' 00" during a theodolite survey The corresponding verlical angle is (@ 87° 00°00" {b) +03° 00°00" (©) 87° 00°00" (¢) -08° 00 00" (a) Zenith = 93° 0” 00” Zenith 8" depression Nadir Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer ot)mS MADE st Gz0D Cn © GATE Exclusive @ GATE +ESE CS, EE, CE, ME, EC, IN CE, EE, ME, EC © GATE+SES-GS «© GATE + ESE + SES-GS S, EE, CE, ME, EC, IN CE, EE, ME, EC Ne Note: Printed study materials willbe sent to your door step. eT Es GLY wwwmadeeasyprime.com © GATE Exclusive ©& GATE +ESE CS, EE, CE, ME, EC, IN, CH CE, EE, ME, EC © GATE+SES-GS ©& GATE+ESE+SES-GS RECORDED CS, EE, CE, ME, EC, IN, CH CE, EE, ME, EC COURSE AEE Delhi Centre : 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph:9021300500 Pe ee eM © worn madeensyinLo TNT L Oy g Emicson He | fae Pe CCULr] Forenoon Session 16 Ans. a7 Ans. 18 Ans. a.19 Which one of the following statements related to bitumen is FALSE? (@) Softer grade bitumen possesses higher softening point than hard grade bitumen (b) Kinematic Viscosity is a measure of resistance to the flow of molten bitumen under gravity (©) Flash point of bitumen is the lowest temperature at which application of a test flame causes vapours of the bitumen to catch an instant fire in the form of flash under specified test conditions. (a) Ductity test is carried out on bitumen to test its adhesive property and ability to stretch (a) Softer grade bitumen has a lower softening point, while harder grade bitumen has a higher softening point. Hence statement A is false. ne The elements that DO NOT increase the strength of structural steel are (a) Carbon () Chiorine (c) Manganese (a) Sulphur (b, d) nem ‘The following table gives various components of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and a list of treatment/separation techniques. Component of MSW ‘Treatment/separation technique P. Ferrous metals i. Incineration @ Aluminum and copper Rapid composting R_ Food waste Eddy current separator S Cardboard iv. Magnetic separator Rail, $4 (a) ne Consider the data of f(x) given in the table. i |0 1 2 x iT 2 3 Aa) 0] 0.3010 | 0.4771 The value of (1.5) estimated using second-order Newton's interpolation formula is (rounded off to 2 decimal places) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 11Detailed Solutions Ee GATE 2024 Emre Par ba UCC] Forenoon Session Ans. (0.17)(0.16 - 0.18) itis based on 2°4 order interpolation fe) = yt Mea) ey Yo-Yo Yori on) BE =H ap) oh Here, Yr=0] yo=0.3010| yq=0.4771) f a2 | g=3 0.4771-0:3010_0.3010-0 [0:3010-0),, fo 8-2 Tg yy fo) = 0-| 2510-8} 94 = (-Me-2) fe) = osoroye— 94-2 Pie Mea fx) = 0.3010(1.5-1)4 2 a 5-115-2) {(1.5) = 0.1805 + 0.0156 = 0.1661 nan Q.20 The following figure shows the arrangement of formwork for casting a cantilever RC beam. Cantilever RC Beam RC Column 85 Si, $2, $9, 54, 85 ‘ate Shores/Props ‘Compacted Ground (@) S84 84 + $24 85 > $1 (b) $5 > $44 $3 > $2 > 81 (©) S14 82483484584 — (d) 3-4 $2 4 $4 4 S19 85 Ans. (b) Form work should be removed in such a way that the cantilever beam should remain cantilever. EEE Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 13R= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE La] CE | tsincering azt Ans. The plane frame shown in the figure has fixed support at joint A, hinge support at joint F, and roller support at joint 1. In the figure, A to | indicate joints of the frame. © bp 6 If the axial deformations are neglected, the degree of kinematic indeterminacy is (integer), (9)(9 - 9) c 6 Dent Dee? Det ost iE a , Be 2-0 cng > members "1 = a8 NOTE: A rigid jointed structure is kept on hinge support at F and on a roller support at | if axial deformations are neglected and bracing is done, only rotations are possible at the joints ee a.22 A car is traveling at a speed of 60 kmihr on a section of a National Highway having a downward gradient of 2%. The driver of the car suddenly observes a stopped vehicle on the car path at a distance 180 m ahead, and applies brake. If the brake efficiency is 60%, coefficient of friction is 0.7, driver's reaction time is 2.5 s. and acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s%, the distance (in meters) required by the driver to bring the car to a safe stop lies in the range (@) 41 to. 45 (b) 126 to 130 (©) 33 to 37 (d) 75 to 79 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 13R= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE on cis) | fe SE Ans. (d) Given V= 60 kmihr, fy = 2.5 sec Braking efficiency, n = 60% Costticient of friction, = 0.7% Down grace, s = 2% Stopping sight distance = Lag distance + Braking distance ve = 0.278 x Vx t+ po "" D5a(nf—s) $0278 x 60x25 + sae oom * 00% 29 * 954(0.6 (0.7) 0.02) = 417 + 354 =77.1m Q.28 A 2m wide strip footing is founded at a depth of 1.5 m below the ground level in a homey, pure clay bed. The clay bed has unit cohesion 40 kPa. Due to seasonal fluctuations of water table from peak summer to peak monsoon period, the net ultimate bearing capacity of the footing as per Terzaghi’s theory (@) decrease (©) become zero (©) remain the same (0) increase Ans. (c) srg ° Utimate bearing capacity, a, = oe yoryl+ 05 ay y= 5.70 + y0t qu = 5:7E fe gy = (= id Net ultimate bearing capacity, So, qn, does not depend on presence of water table nen .24 Consider a balanced doubly reinforced concrete section. If the material and other sectional properties remain unchanged, for which of the following cases will the section becomes underreinforced? (@) Area of compression reinforcement is increased. (b) Atea of tension reinforcement is increased, (6) Area of compression reinforcement is decreased. (d) Atea of tension reinforcement is decreased, Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer esMADE st ea 4 Taal ed aon las "COURSE Cou rse CS, CE, EE, ME, EC for GATE 2025 Teaching Hours : Course Validity : 300 to 350 hours Till GATE 2025 Exam @ Comprehensive problem-solving sessions by India's top faculties. @ Focus on improving accuracy & speed. @ Newly develop workbooks (e-copy) in line with recent trends in GATE. Download i Eee theApp eee Android ios ©9021 500 www.madeeasyprimeR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions mADE i co cis) | fe SE Ans. (4, a) For URS, By 0 (0) <0) to a = hence there will be one root in this interval which will be smallest root as per the given option. End of Solution Q.26 The figure presents the trajectories of six vehicles within a time-space domain, The number in the parentheses represents unique identification of each vehicle oO @ 7: ° 500 7: ) © © os 0 1 2 2 30 Time (seconds) (Figure NOT to scale) The mean speed (in kmihr) of the vehicles in the entire time-space domain is (rounded off to the nearest integer) Corps Ofer: 4/7 Sura New DeRL=T1006) | — eateenemeer el iclemer sites g of) Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | KolkataR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions mADE on ERSY CE | Exsincering Ans. (57)(54 - 58) Total distance Mean speed, v, = “7acisance, Dy+D; +, +Dy +05 4D, heh tthe th tty (600 - 400) + (500 - 250) + (500 - 100) + (400 -0}+-(350-0)+ (150-0) = G0-0) +150) + (G0-0) + G08) + (30-18) +(G0-20) = 18.71 mis = 15.71% 12min 5 = 86.556 kmph Em 27 A2mx 2m tank of 3 m height has inflow, outflow and stiring mechanisms. Initially, the tank was half filed with fresh water, AL {= 0, an inflow of salt a solution of concentration 5 gim® at the rato of 2 ltrs and an outflow of the well stired mixture at the rato of 1 tre/s are initiated, This process can be modelled using the following differential equation dm, om “at * 600044 °°" where mis the mass (grams) of salt atime f (seconds). The mass of the salt (in grams) in the tank at 75% of its capacity is (rounded off to 2 decimal places). Ans. (26.5)(24.60 - 26.50) Total capacity of tank = 2 x 2.x 3 = 12 ms At 50% capacity, Volume (Veo) = 0.5 x 12 = 6 m> At 75% capacity, Volume (Vpg) = 0.75 x 12 m* = 9 m? Now, increase in volume AV = Vig ~ Veo = (9 - 6)m® = 3 m? Also, Inflow (1) = 2 U's Outflow (Q) = 1 Us Rate of change storage AS 27-Q=2-1=11s at = 3000 _ 2090 see Tis Now, am, M994 at * G0005t = am m 0.01 “at” 6000+3000 ~ Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | J ur | Pune | Kolkata Seer TS)a GATE 2024 MADE on a) (oq See oot 7 at * 9000 ~ 5 am b01 °°1 S000 integrating both sides ® er) = a at 0001-7 en " 000 . m infoot- flows 5 ; = (3000 ~ 0) - 1 m = -—-x3000 > w{o o1-5 5) “hoot 3000 * 3 = {oor} = 4998 3000 m = 0.01 a 87.465 x 10 ag = 7.165 x 10 = m= 255 9m EESTI 217 Q.28 What are the eigenvalues of the matrix }1 4 1/7 112 (@ 1,34 (©) 8.1.2 Ans. (b) dy + hy thy dy dghy = |Al=10 Only option (b) satisfied above condition. 14245 1x2x5=10 ind of Solution Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Seer W Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata‘ GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE La] CE | tsincering a.29 Ans. a.30 A soil sample was consolidated at a cell pressure of 20 kPa and a back pressure of 10 kPa for 24 hours during a consolidated undrained (CU) triaxial test. The cell pressure was increased to 30 kPa on the next day and it resulted in the development of pore water pressure of 1 kPa. The soil sample failed when the axial stress was gradually increased to 50 kPa. The pore water pressure at failure was recorded as 21 KPa. The value of skempton’s pore pressure parameter B for the soil sample is (rouna off to 2 decimal places). {0.1(0.09 - 0.11) or (0.55 to 0.65) Given: 6, = 20 kNim? Back pressure = 10 Kim? kPa % = 30 kNim? ‘ho, = (80 ~ 20) kNim? = 10 kNim? End of Solution The beam shown in the figure is subjected to a uniformly distributed downward load of intensity q between supports A and B. oO ~al Sql a Ay =-ale = Stn, = # (c) Ra =—ah:Ry 2 te > y! yf (@) a= Fike = abe =F Corporate Office: 4-4/1, Kal Saal New Delhi-110016_ | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer of}isle EASY Conventional Questions Practice Programme for ESE & State Exam OFFLINE & ONLINE COURSE Streams: CE, EE, ME, EC Course Duration: 100 days Teaching Hours: 300 to 350 hours a ath till4"M 024 \ Live-Online Course Fee: 814;000-+65F %12,000 +GST AY erm Offline Course Fee : $48,000-+6ST 716,000 +GST Ex. MADE EASY : $45,666-+657 713,000 +GST @ In-depth discussion on conventional questions. @ Helps to improve answer writing and presentation skills. @ Mains workbooks and Mains Test Series will be provided in this course. 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(99.55)(99 - 100) Alkalinity present in water = 4 mg/L Discharge of raw water = 25 MLD So,Alkalinity present in water (as CaCO,) = 4 x 10 x 25 x 108 = 100 kgidlay Now, requirement of Ca(HCO,), = 450 ka/day 450%50 at Now, additional alkalinity required as CaCO, = 277.78 - 100 = 177.78 kgiday 100 gm of CaCO, is equivalent to 56 gm of CaO. So, 177.78 kglday of CaCO, is equivalent to (56/100) x 177.78 i.e, 99.55 kg/day of Ca0. NOTE: In the given question,it is not clear whether we should subtract the initially present alkalinity or not Requirement of of Ca(HCO,), as Caco, = 277.78 kgiday End of Solution Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | J ur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 19i GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions CE | tsincering a.32 Ans. a.33 La] Astandard round bottom triangular canal section as shown in the figure has a bed slope of 1 in 200. Consider the Chezy's coefficient as 150%/s, (Figure NOT to scale) The normal depth of flow, y in meters) for carrying a discharge of 20 m*/sis__{rounded off to 2 decimal places). (1.10)(1.09 - 1.12) Discharge, @= Ax V Now, Cross-section area, A= ¥° (O,,gia, + COt0) = y” (0.588 + 1.5) = 2.088 Perimeter, P= 2y @ saan + COt®) A Hydraulic radius, R= 4 iydraulc radius, A= 5 F Caian + c0t8) _y = By(Ondan +eot0) ~ 2 vy), 1 - 30% N Velocity, V= CRS = -> on vom, vo ove = 1292) x = Sy Now, Q=AxVv 150% 20 = 2.088 y x = y=110m nn The total primary consolidation settlement (S,) of a building constructed on a 10 m thick saturated clay layer is estimated to be 50 mm, After 300 days of the construction of the building. primary consolidation settlement was reported as 10 mm. The additional time (in days) required to achieve 50% of S, will be (rounded off to the nearest integer) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 20as State-JE/AE FOUNDATION COURSES TECHNICAL & NON-TECHNICAL @ Classes by experienced and renowned faculties. @ Well-researched study material. @ Interaction facility for doubt removal. Download MADE EASY PRIME app. RECORDED CLASSES Admissions open GEV ww.madecasyprime.com ania Low Cost EMI Facility Available © 9021300500 &www.madeeasyprime.comR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE La] CE | tsincering Ans. (1875)(1550 - 1600) Ca As we know, (Tsp = where, C, is costticient of consolidation R 2 _ Gy 4 Rosy = Sex JOS? = Gexte o ¥ ah 10 - For 10 mm settlement, %U = Ax 100 = 22 x 100% = 20% c, (a= xe Zone . &e = (0.2) —x300 > 42) = Be (2) n Gc, S ae sexe Foo Se BO2) -Ge%300 = (28) 200 te aye 02, Additional number of days = (1875 ~ 300) days = 1575 days ey a.34 Ans. vertical smooth rigid retaining wall is supporting horizontal ground with dry cohesionless backfill having a friction angle of 30°. The inclinations of failure planes with respect to the major principal plane for Rankine'’s active and passive earth pressure condition, respectively are __. (@) 30° and 30° (b) 30° and 60° (6) 60° and 60° (@) 60° and 30° (c) For Rankine’s active pressure condition ‘5, (Major principle plane) of he — a, (Minor prince plane) 24 9 2 gge 4 SL 48°45 = 45° + = 60 For Rankine’s passive pressure condition where, Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer yalR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions iit e EASY (of |e «9, (Minor principe plane) oF be— 4 (Major principle plane) where, 6,= 45° + 2 = age 4 2° — go 2 2 Emm Q.35 An infinite slope is made up of cohesionless soil with seepage parallel to and upto the sloping surface. The angle of slope is 30° with respect to horizontal ground surface. The Unit weight of the saturated soil and water are 20 kNim? and 10 kN/m? respectivoly, ‘The minimum angle of shearing resistance of soil (in degrees) for the critically stable condition of the slope is (rounded off to the nearest integer), Ans. (49.10)(48.00 - 50.00) — Yan 008 FS ee tan Here, = 10 Nim? For critically stable condition, FOS = 1 _ 20-10, tang 20“ tango" = 9 49.10" ee Q.36 The number of trains and their corresponding speeds for a curved Broad Gauge section with 437 m radius are * 20 trains at a speed of 40 kmph * 15 trains at a speed of 50 kmph * 12 trains at a speed of 60 kmph * 8 trains at a speed of 70 kmph * 3 trains at a speed of 80 kmph Ifthe gauge (centre to centre distance between the rail heads) is taken as 1750 mm, the required equilibrium cant (in mm) will be (rounded off to the nearest integer) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Seer yy) Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkataa GATE 2024 MADE La] CE | tsincering Ans. 37 Ans. (88)(86 - 90) __ 20(40) + 15(50) + 12(60) + 8(70) + 3(80) wo = 204154124843 3070 ~ "58 = 52.93 kmph Gauge (G) = 1750 mm GVig _ 1750x(52.93) 127 RR 127 x 437 = 88,34 = 88 mm (to nearest integer) ‘Average speed of trains, V, Equilibrium cant, = EEO A vector field and a scalar field r are given by B = (2x? -3xy+ 2) + (2? -3yz4- 7) + (22 -3xz4 YK rs 6x2 + 4p — 2 - Sryz ~ xy + xz - yz Consider the statement P and Q P : Curl of the gradient of the scalar field ris a null vector. Q : Divergence of curl of the vector field 6 is zero. Which one of the following options is CORRECT? (@) Both P and Q are TRUE. (b) Both P and Q are FALSE (©) P is TRUE and Q FALSE. (d) P is FALSE and Q is TRUE. (a) r= Gx? + dy? — 2 — Qxyz — Oxy + Sxz- yz jar sar par gradi r= eR = i(12x-9yz ~2y +3z)+] (By -9xz-2x~z)4h(-2z-9xy +3x-y) So,curl(grad?) = Wxgrad 7 i i 2 2 a ae a az (2x-9yz-2y +82) (By-9xz~2x-2z) (-22-9xy +3x-y) = i(-9x-1+ 9x41) j(-By+3+9y-3)+k(-92-2+9242) P= 06 ie. P=curl(grad7)=6 Q = div (curl B)=0 (By vector identity) Hence both are true. Hence option (a). Erne Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer yx)= POSTAL wuisi= BOOK poo 4 PACKAGES ESE + GATE 1 UF * CSE SSC-JE + RRB-JE STATE SERVICES EXAMS Streams: CE, CS, EE, ME, EC, IN, Pl, CH _, ye ( o For online purchase, visit : ; / www.madeeasypublications.org MADEEASY Delhi Centre: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Pee id | Jaipur | Kolkata | pune GEESER= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering a.38 Ans. A5 mx 5 m closed tank of 10 m height contains water and oll, is connected to an overhead water reservoir as shown in the figure. Use y,, = 10 kNim* and specific gravity of oil = 0.8, 2 (Figure NOT to scale) ‘The total force (in KN) due to pressure on the side POR of the tank is (rounded off to the nearest integer) (6580)(5575 - 5585) 10% (10) (6) "(10 (10) (10) Kea = 1001ea p+ (800\(10)(4) = (1031010), where P, is pressure at P Pp + (82 x 10°) = (100 x 10°) P, = 68 x 10° Pa P= 68 KPa Now, force on POR, F = [Jee 1004+ 21100 1696s = (836 + 780)5 580 KN End of Solution Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer yaR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE La] CE | tsincering Ans. a.40 For assessing the compliance with the emissions standards of incineration plants, correction needs to be applied to the measured concentrations of air pollutants. The emission standard (based on 11% Oxygen) for HCI is 50 mg/Nm® and the measured concentrations of HCI and Oxygen in flue gas are 42 mg/Nm? and 13%, respectively. ‘Assuming 21% Oxygen in ait, the CORRECT statement is (@ Compliance is there, as there is no need to apply the correction since Oxygen is greater than 11% and HCI emission is lesser than the emission standard, (0) Compliance is thete, as the corrected HCI emission is lesser than the emission standard (©) No compliance, as the Oxygen is greater than 11% in the flue gas. (d) No compliance, as the corrected HCl emission is greater than the emission standard, (a) ‘As per CPCB, oxygen correction factor is calculated as shown below (21-05)En 21 Om 0 Where E, = Calculated emission concentration in % at the standard percentage oxygen concentration in % a Measured emission concentration in % 0, = Standard oxygen concentration in % 0,, = Measured oxygen concentration in % Note: This correction is done only when measured % oxygen concentration is higher than standard % oxygen (ie. 11%) 21-11 2-13 Hence, no compliance, the corrected HC! emission is greater than emission standard i.e. 50 mgiNm®. So, x42 = 62.5 MgiNm? End of Solution A flow velocity field 7: V(x,y) for a fluid is represented by 38+ (6x) In the context of the fluid and the flow, which one of the following statements is CORRECT? (a) The fluid is incompressible and the flow is irrotational. (b) The fiuid is compressible and the flow is rotational (c) The fluid is incompressible and the flow is rotational, (d) The fiuid is compressible and the flow is irrotational. Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 25a GATE 2024 mADE on ERSY CE | Exsincering Ans. () Continuity equation for incompressible flow : au av ax” oy 0 89,26, - FOG) =o = 0 (Incompressible Flow) Afdv au ita a {z-%) - i[200-Zo = 36) = 2.5 #0 (Flow is rotational) CEES Q.41_Aspiliway has unit discharge of 7.5 m®/s/m. The flow depth at the downstream horizontal apron is 0.5 m, The tail water depth (in meters) required to form a hydraulic jump is (rounded off to 2 decimal places) Ans. (4.64)(4.40 - 4.70) Unit discharge(q) = 7.5 m*sim E _ Yyls+ V0) 9 2 78? (2) 18 _ 05, gat le ‘al water depth, y, = 458 m 2.42 Ahomogeneous shaft POR with fixed supports at both ends is subjected to a torsional moment T at point Q, as shown in the figure. The polar moments of inertia of the portions PQ and QR of the shaft with circular cross-sections are J, and J, respectively. The torsional moment reactions at the supports P and R are T, and T,, respectively. 4, P (Figure NOT to scale) It TT = 4 and J, Nl, = 2. The ratio of the lengths L/L, is (@ 400 (©) 2.00 (©) 050 (0) 0.25 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer yA3)= POSTAL wuisi= BOOK poo 4 PACKAGES ESE + GATE 1 UF * CSE SSC-JE + RRB-JE STATE SERVICES EXAMS Streams: CE, CS, EE, ME, EC, IN, Pl, CH _, ye ( o For online purchase, visit : ; / www.madeeasypublications.org MADEEASY Delhi Centre: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Pee id | Jaipur | Kolkata | pune GEESER= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions mADE on EASY (of |e Ans. (c) Let Tp and Ty be the resistive torques at support P and A respectively From equilbeum. Condition, o Tye T T= 4 Ta T 4T = Tas and Tp = 8 pq + Pap = 0 Toby, Tale 9 GJ,” Gl, Thu, Y, Ab Vole 4 se 41 For J, = 2 L => Q.43° Abird is resting on a point Pat a height of 8 m above the Mean Sea Level (MSL). Upon hearing a loud noise, the bird flies parallel to the ground surface and reaches a point Quwhich is located at a height of 3m above MSL. The ground surface has a falling gradient of 1 in 2. Ignoring the effects of curvature and refraction, the horizontal distance (in meters) between points P and Q is (in integer). Ans. (10)(10.0 - 10.0) For a falling gradient of 1 in 2, For vertical distance of 5 m between P and Q, Horizontal distance between P and Q =5x2 = 10m Ere Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer yaR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering 4g Ans. 45, ‘The free mean speed is 60 knvhr on a given road. The average space headway at jam density on the road is 8 m. For a linear speed density relationship the maximum flow (in vehfniflane) expected on the road is (a) 2075 (o) 1875 () 938 (d) 1038 (b) Given, Free mean speed, V,= 60 kmph Speed headway, s = 8 m ‘At jam density, k= k; 125 venvkm For linear speed density relationship, Maximum flow, nae = Ge 60%125 74 875 vehnr End of Solution ‘The plane truss shown in the figure has 13 joints and 22 members. The truss is made of a homogeneous, prismatic, linearly elastic material. All members have identical axial rigidity. A to M indicate the joints of the truss, The truss has pin supports at joints A and L and roller support at joint K. The truss is subjected to a 10 kN vertically downward force at joint H and a 10 kN horizontal force in the rightward direction at joint B as shown yy 10KN Soa am im im im tm 2m (Figure NOT to scale) ‘The magnitude of the reaction (in kN) at the pin support L is 1 decimal place) (rounded off to Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer v3)i GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions CE | tsincering La] Ans. (7.5)(7 - 8) Considering left portion of section 1-1 2M, = 0 = Vax 2-H,x2=0 = Va = He 00 Considering right portion of section 2 - 2 EM, = 0 =H, x2 = H, x2 Considering left portion of section 2 - 2 EM, = 0-9 V,x6-H,x-10x1=0 = 6V,~ 2H, = 1 = Vy = 2.5 KN be Hy = Val Now, EF, =0 = Va V,~10 = 5 KN Exe Q.46 Activated carbon is used to remove a pollution from wastewater in a mixed batch reactor, which follows first-order reaction kinetics. At a reaction rate of 0.38/day, the time (in days) required to remove the pollutant by 95% is (rounded off to 1 decimal place). Ans. (7.9(7.8 - 8.0) For first order kinetics, N,= Nye w-(oash ‘ 100, 0.05 = @ 928 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Seer 29 Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | KolkataR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering a7 Ans. 48 Ans. Taking In on both sides, in 0.08 = -0.38t x Ine = t= 7.9 days End of Solution ‘Amap is prepared with a scale of 1: 1000 and a contour interval of 1 m. ifthe distance between two adjacent contours on the map is 10 mm, the slope of the ground between the adjacent contours is (@) 40% (b) 35% (©) 10% (a) 30% (c) Given, contour Interval = 1m Distance between contour in map = 10 mm. 1 Map scale = 55 Distance between contour = 10 x 1000 = 10,000 mm Contour interval Distance between contour 1000 mm 40,000m™m 1 1 2d 2 Ly 100= 10 10. 10 " = Gradient = End of Solution ‘The return period of a large earthquake for a given region is 200 years. Assuming that earthquake occurrence follows Poisson's distribution, the probability that it will be exceeded at least once in 50 years is %, (rounded off to the nearest integer), (22)(21 - 23) yee = Risk = 7 [Pr] 1 np = 50x-1 0.25 P 200 a Now, Risk = 1 -[e°?] = 0.2211 or 22.11% Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sara New Delhi- 110016 | Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 30i GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions CE | tsincering 49 Ans. La] Aslab panel with an effective depth of 250 mm is reinforced with 0.2% main reinforcement Using 8 mm diameter steel bars. The uniform centerto-center spacing (in mm) at which the 8 mm diameter bars are placed in the siab panel is (rounded off to the nearest integer) (100,(99 - 102) Effective depth, d = 250 mm Reinforcement, A,, = 0.2% Diameter of bar, ¢ = 8 mm S=? Aw Agi %) = Fx 100 ~ yoo = Bx250 where S is spacing Bx . gene t00 0.2x 250 $= 100.58 mm Provide spacing 100 mm. $e ‘An inverted T-shaped concrete beam (B1) in the figure, with centroidal axis X-x is subjected to an effective prestressing force of 1000 kN acting at the bottom Kern point of the beam cross-section. Also consider an identical concrete beam (B2) with the same grade of concrete but without any prestressing force. a Jou eo Kem Point (Figure NOT to scale) The additional cracking moment (in KNm) that can be carried by beam B1 m comparison to beam 82 is {rounded off to the nearest integer). Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | J ur | Pune | Kolkata Seer cBi GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions CE | tsincering La] Ans. ast (300)(299 - 301) At bottom fibre, Py PeYy Mer Ato 7% = (i) where P = Prestressing force e = Eccentricity of P-force M,, = cracking moment for beam B1 y, and y,, are distance of top and bottom fibre from neutral axis respectively, AL top fibre [P-force is at kern point] = =o, Ai Putting (il) in (i) Pe(2H/3) (His) 17 100 = 3Pe=3x1000% 10 _ F000 = 200 KNm nem ‘The ordinates of @1-hour unit hycrograph (UH) are given below. Time (hours) oj ij2};3}4]5 Ordinates of 1-hour UH(m'/s) 0] 13| 50] 80] 95] 85 Time(hours) [6 [7] 8] 910] 11 Ordinales of t-hour 86/35/15 |10] 3 | 0 Utm*is) ‘These ordinates are used to derive a S-hour UH. The peak discharge (in m*/s) for the derived 3-hour UH is (rounded off to the nearest integer). Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi-110016 | Ph Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 32Ns CPN EPL concen mADE tery ae] Pas cm ‘orenoon Session Ans. (87)(86.0 - 88.0) © an ay ayy sive ‘Time | Ordinate | Lagged by | Lagged by | Ordinate of| Ordinate of (or) | mis) | tees || 2Hrs || StHrsDRH | 3HUH a 0 = = 0 0 1 cy 0 = 1s 235 2 50 13 0 es 2 3 80 50 ce 143 a787 4 95. 80 50 225 75 5 85, 95 20 260 3667 6 55 35 95 235 7833 T 35 55 85 175 58.35 3 15 35 55, 705 35 a 10 16 35 60 20 10 3 70 15 28 9.33 a1 o 3 10 13 433 2 0 3 3 1 13 ° o o 1 ‘Maximum ordinate of 3H UH is 86.67 mils Maximum ordinate is 87 m*Js (to nearest integer) EERE Q.52 Which of the following statement(s) is/are CORRECT? Ans. (@) (b) ©) (a) (a, 0 (i) (iil) ‘Swell potential of soil decreases with an increase in the shrinkage limi. In electrical resistivity tomography, the depth of current penetration is half of the spacing between the electrodes. Among the several corrections to be applied to the SPTN value, the dilatancy correction is applied before all other corrections. Both loose and dense sands with different initial void ratios can attain similar void ratio at large strain during shearing a) Lower is the shrinkage -> Higher is the swelling and shrinkage aytae Loose sand ‘Shear strain Dense sand anae = Caitical void ratio Fig. Shear strain vs Void ratio curve Over burden correction is applied before dilatancy correction ey Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer KyMADE EASY Group LAUNCHES MENUT MENIIT is a new addition to the MADE EASY Group, which provides coaching for the prestigious NEET and IIT-JEE. As a part of the esteemed MADE EASY Group, MENIIT upholds the same values of academic excellence, integrity and student centricity. 50% DISCOUNT on tuition fee to first 100 students © Corporate Office :44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, @ 8448815580 Seer etd a aban © www.meniit.comR= GATE 2024 Detailed Solutions MADE La] CE | tsincering 53 Ans. 54 The following data is obtained from an axle load survey at a site Average rear axle load - 12000 kg. Number of commercial vehicles = 800 per day The pavement at this site would be reconstructed over a period of 5 years from the date of survey, The design life of the reconstructed pavement is 15 years. Use the standard axle load as 8160 kg and the annual average vehicle growth rate as 4.0% Assume that Equivalent Whee! Load Factor (EWLF) and Vehicle Drainage Factor (VDF) are equal ‘The cumulative standard axle (in msa) for the pavement design is (rounded off to 2 decimal places) (83.22)(33.10 - 33.30) Number of commercial vehicles = 800 vehicles per day For vehicle growth rate of 4%, Number of commercial vehicles after construction period A= 800 x [1 + 0.04)° = 973.32 veh 4 m 1," _(12000 Vehicle damage factor, F= | 7°] =[ 7°) = 467 eae (f= Cumulative standard axle (in msa) S65ADF (1+ 1)" -1) 365%973.32x 14.67% 1,041 -1] =x LSF 33.22 msa x10 0.04 10% NOTE: As per GATE answer key, anwer is given as 40.60 which is incorrect EI Find the correct match between the plane stress states and the Mohr's circles. Oa 0 19 = ° @ of fro ay |. 0 bio 4 ® (uy p- 10 10 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | PI Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer |a GATE 2024 usta . co ERSY CE | Exsincering Ans. as Ans. (a) (PHN): (Q)(1V); (R)-(1); (S)-(i) (bo) (P)-CIN); (Q)(N): (R)-(): (SIV) (©) (P(N: (Q)41V): (R)-{M). (S)-(11) (2) (PC) (Q)-(11). (RYAN; (S)-CIV) (a) En ‘The initial cost of an equipmentis Rs. 100,000. Its salvage value at the end of accounting life of 5 years is Rs. 10,000. The ditterence in depreciation (in Rs.) computed using ‘double-declining balance method’ and ‘straight line method’ of depreciation in Year-2 is {in positive integer) (6000)(6000 - 6000) Given initial cost G,= Rs. 1,00.000 Salvage value C,= Rs. 10,000 Useful ite n= 5 years Straight line method, Depreciation, D 10-10" 5 Rs. 18,000 As per double declining method, Fixed factor, roo = 2-2 ns D, = FODB x C, = 0.4 x 1,00,000 = 40,000 Rs Book value, 8, = Rs. 1,00,000 ~ Rs. 40,000 = Rs.60,000 Now, D, = FDDB x 8, = 04 x 60,000 = Rs.24,000 Difference in depreciation = Rs.24,000 ~ Rs. 18,000 = Rs. 6000 Em Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Saral, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Ba infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasy.in Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Pune | Kolkata Seer 35