Agricultural Engineering Gate 2016 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 GATE 2016


Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence. _________ ___________ is a will, _________ is a way.

A

Wear, there, their

B

Were, their, there

C

Where, there, there

D

Where, their, their



Ques 41 GATE 2016


(x % of y) + (y % of x) is equivalent to .

A

2 % of xy

B

2 % of (xy/100)

C

xy % of 100

D

100 % of xy



Ques 42 GATE 2016


The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by 54, find the original number.

A

39

B

57

C

66

D

93



Ques 43 GATE 2016


Two finance companies, P and Q, declared fixed annual rates of interest on the amounts invested with them. The rates of interest offered by these companies may differ from year to year. Year-wise annual rates of interest offered by these companies are shown by the line graph provided below.

If the amounts invested in the companies, P and Q, in 2006 are in the ratio 8:9, then the amounts received after one year as interests from companies P and Q would be in the ratio:

A

2:3

B

3:4

C

6:7

D

4:3



Ques 44 GATE 2016


Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler because of the copious evidence he left behind in the form of stone carved edicts. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a king at his time with the availability of evidence today. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentences?

A

Emperors who do not leave significant sculpted evidence are completely forgotten.

B

Ashoka produced stone carved edicts to ensure that later historians will respect him.

C

Statues of kings are a reminder of their greatness.

D

A king’s greatness, as we know him today, is interpreted by historians.



Ques 45 GATE 2016


Fact 1: Humans are mammals. Fact 2: Some humans are engineers. Fact 3: Engineers build houses. If the above statements are facts, which of the following can be logically inferred? I. All mammals build houses. II. Engineers are mammals. III. Some humans are not engineers.

A

II only.

B

III only.

C

I, II and III.

D

I only.



Ques 46 GATE 2016


A square pyramid has a base perimeter x, and the slant height is half of the perimeter. What is the lateral surface area of the pyramid?

A

x2

B

0.75 x2

C

0.50 x2

D

0.25 x2



Ques 47 GATE 2016


Ananth takes 6 hours and Bharath takes 4 hours to read a book. Both started reading copies of the book at the same time. After how many hours is the number of pages to be read by Ananth, twice that to be read by Bharath? Assume Ananth and Bharath read all the pages with constant pace.

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4



Ques 48 GATE 2016


The normal annual rainfall for 5 rain gauge stations A, B, C, D and E in a watershed were 112.7, 120.4, 118.3, 125.2 and 110.6 cm, respectively. In a particular year, the rain gauge installed at station C failed to record rainfall. In the same year the rain gauges at stations A, B, D and E recorded annual rainfall of 114.9, 118.3, 122.6 and 114.5 cm, respectively. The estimated rainfall at station C in that particular year in cm was



Ques 49 GATE 2016


In a cropped field, the following data are observed. Moisture content at field capacity (weight basis) = 36%, Current moisture content (weight basis) = 24%, Bulk density of soil = 1.5 Mg m-3, Effective root zone depth = 0.8 m, Conveyance efficiency = 80%, Application efficiency = 90%. To bring soil moisture content to field capacity, the depth of irrigation in mm will be



Ques 50 GATE 2016


The correct conditions for which the hydraulically efficient rectangular channel will deliver maximum discharge are P – depth of water is equal to half the breadth of channel, Q – depth of water is equal to breadth of channel, R – depth of water is equal to twice the breadth of channel, S – hydraulic radius is equal to half the depth of water

A

P and R

B

P and Q

C

P and S

D

R and S



Ques 51 GATE 2016


The most suitable hydraulic structure for conveying water from higher elevation to lower elevation across the earthen bund is

A

Drop structure

B

Pipe drop structure

C

Chute spillway

D

Gabion structure



Ques 52 GATE 2016


The maximum one day rainfall depth at 20 year return period of a city is 150 mm. The probability of one day rainfall equal to or greater than 150 mm in the same city occurring twice in 20 successive years is



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