Agricultural Engineering Gate 2014 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 GATE 2014


Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. ____________ is the key to their happiness; they are satisfied with what they have.

A

Contentment

B

Ambition

C

Perseverance

D

Hunger



Ques 41 GATE 2014


Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below? “As a woman, I have no country.”

A

Women have no country.

B

Women are not citizens of any country.

C

Women’s solidarity knows no national boundaries.

D

Women of all countries have equal legal rights.



Ques 42 GATE 2014


In any given year, the probability of an earthquake greater than Magnitude 6 occurring in the Garhwal Himalayas is 0.04. The average time between successive occurrences of such earthquakes is ____ years.



Ques 43 GATE 2014


In a group of four children, Som is younger to Riaz. Shiv is elder to Ansu. Ansu is youngest in the group. Which of the following statements is/are required to find the eldest child in the group? Statements 1. Shiv is younger to Riaz. 2. Shiv is elder to Som.

A

Statement 1 by itself determines the eldest child.

B

Statement 2 by itself determines the eldest child.

C

Statements 1 and 2 are both required to determine the eldest child.

D

Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to determine the eldest child.



Ques 44 GATE 2014


The population of a new city is 5 million and is growing at 20% annually. How many years would it take to double at this growth rate?

A

3-4 years

B

4-5 years

C

5-6 years

D

6-7 years



Ques 45 GATE 2014


Moving into a world of big data will require us to change our thinking about the merits of exactitude. To apply the conventional mindset of measurement to the digital, connected world of the twenty-first century is to miss a crucial point. As mentioned earlier, the obsession with exactness is an artefact of the information-deprived analog era. When data was sparse, every data point was critical, and thus great care was taken to avoid letting any point bias the analysis. From “BIG DATA” Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier. The main point of the paragraph is:

A

The twenty-first century is a digital world

B

Big data is obsessed with exactness

C

Exactitude is not critical in dealing with big data

D

Sparse data leads to a bias in the analysis



Ques 46 GATE 2014


The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country are given in the two pie charts below. The pie chart for exports shows the quantity of each item as a percentage of the total quantity of exports. The pie chart for the revenues shows the percentage of the total revenue generated through export of each item. The total quantity of exports of all the items is 5 lakh tonnes and the total revenues are 250 crore rupees. What is the ratio of the revenue generated through export of Item 1 per kilogram to the revenue generated through export of Item 4 per kilogram?

A

1:2

B

2:1

C

1:4

D

4:1



Ques 47 GATE 2014


X is 1 km northeast of Y. Y is 1 km southeast of Z. W is 1 km west of Z. P is 1 km south of W. Q is 1 km east of P. What is the distance between X and Q in km?

A

1

B

√2

C

√3

D

2



Ques 48 GATE 2014


10% of the population in a town is HIV+. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available; this kit correctly identifies HIV+ individuals 95% of the time, and HIV− individuals 89% of the time. A particular patient is tested using this kit and is found to be positive. The probability that the individual is actually positive is _______



Ques 49 GATE 2014


For a fully developed laminar flow through a smooth pipe, the relationship between friction factor (f) and Reynolds number (Re) is

A

f ∝ (Re)

B

f ∝ (Re)^{-1}

C

f ∝ (Re)^2

D

f ∝ (Re)^{-2}



Ques 50 GATE 2014


An imaginary surface obtained by joining the water levels in several observation wells driven in a confined aquifer is known as

A

Phreatic surface

B

Piezometric surface

C

Capillary fringe

D

Water table



Ques 51 GATE 2014


Several identical sprinkler nozzles, each having discharge Q (litre per minute), are spaced in a grid of size L (metre) × S (metre). The application rate in mm h-1 is

A

60 Q / (L S)

B

3600 Q / (L S)

C

L S / (60 Q)

D

L S / (3600 Q)



Ques 52 GATE 2014


The brake power of a centrifugal pump having an impeller diameter of 200 mm is 1.86 kW. If the impeller is replaced with another impeller of 180 mm diameter, the brake power of the pump in kW will be _________.



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