Aerospace Engineering Gate 2013 Questions with Answer

Ques 53 GATE 2013


Which one of the following flight instruments is used on an aircraft to determine its attitude in flight?

A

Vertical speed indicator

B

Altimeter

C

Artificial Horizon

D

Turn-bank indicator


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 54 GATE 2013


Which one of the following is favorable for an airplane operation?

A

Tail wind in cruise and head wind in landing

B

Tail wind both in cruise and landing

C

Head wind both in cruise and landing

D

Head wind in cruise and tail wind in landing


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 55 GATE 2013


A glider is launched from a 500m high hilltop. Following data is available for the glider: Zero lift drag coefficient CD0=0.02, aspect ratio AR=10 and Oswald efficiency factor e=0.95 The maximum range of the glider in km is


(84.0 to 86.0) is the correct answer.

Ques 56 GATE 2013


Which one of the following criteria leads to maximum turn rate and minimum radius in a level turn flight?

A

Highest possible load factor and highest possible velocity

B

Lowest possible load factor and lowest possible velocity

C

Highest possible load factor and lowest possible velocity

D

Lowest possible load factor and highest possible velocity


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 57 GATE 2013


Data for an airplane are given as follows: weight W = 30 kN, thrust available at sea-level T0 = 4000 N, wing planform area S = 30 m2, maximum lift coefficient CL max = 1.4, and drag coefficient CD = 0.015 + 0.024CL2. Assume air density at sea-level ρ = 1.22 kg/m3.
Stall speed of the airplane in m/s is

A

17.36

B

34.22

C

45.52

D

119.46


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 58 GATE 2013


Data for an airplane are given as follows: weight W = 30 kN, thrust available at sea-level T0 = 4000 N, wing planform area S = 30 m2, maximum lift coefficient CL max = 1.4, and drag coefficient CD = 0.015 + 0.024CL2. Assume air density at sea-level ρ = 1.22 kg/m3.
Minimum and maximum speeds of the airplane in level flight condition at sea-level in m/s are respectively

A

17.36 and 180

B

17.36 and 34.22

C

34.22 and 119.46.

D

17.36 and 119.46


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 59 GATE 2013


Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair:
water: pipe::

A

cart: road

B

electricity: wire

C

sea: beach

D

music: instrument


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 60 GATE 2013


All professors are researchers
Some scientists are professors

Which of the given conclusions is logically valid and is inferred from the above arguments:

A

All scientists are researchers

B

All professors are scientists

C

Some researchers are scientists

D

No conclusion follows


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 61 GATE 2013


If 3≤X≤5 and 8≤Y≤11 then which of the following options is TRUE?

A

(3/5)≤X/Y≤8/5

B

(3/11)≤X/Y≤5/8

C

(3/11)≤X/Y≤8/5

D

(3/5)≤X/Y≤8/11


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 62 GATE 2013


Velocity of an object fired directly in upward direction is given by V=80-32 t. where t (time) is in seconds. When will the velocity be between 32 m/sec and 64 m/sec?

A

(1,3/2)

B

(1/2,1)

C

(1/2,3/2)

D

(1, 3)


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 63 GATE 2013


In a factory, two machines M1 and M2 manufacture 60% and 40% of the autocomponents respectively. Out of the total production, 2% of M1 and 3% of M2 are found to be defective. If a randomly drawn autocomponent from the combined lot is found defective, what is the probability that it was manufactured by M2?

A

0.35

B

0.45

C

0.5

D

0.4


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 64 GATE 2013


|-2X+9|=3 then the possible value of |-X|-X2 would be:

A

30

B

-30

C

-42

D

42


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 65 GATE 2013


Consider the low earth orbit (LEO) and the geo synchronous orbit (GSO). Then

A

ΔV requirement for launch to LEO is greater than that for GSO, and altitude of LEO is lower than that of GSO

B

ΔV requirement for launch to LEO is lower than that for GSO, and altitude of LEO is lower than that of GSO

C

ΔV requirement for launch to LEO is greater than that for GSO, and altitude of LEO is greater than that of GSO

D

ΔV requirement for launch to LEO is lower than that for GSO, and altitude of LEO is greater than that of GSO


(b) is the correct answer.

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