Agricultural Engineering Gate 2023 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 GATE 2023


The statement which is not correct for the porous medium is

A

Seepage velocity is always greater than the Darcy's velocity

B

Darcy's velocity is not exclusively controlled by soil porosity

C

Seepage velocity increases with increasing surface ponding of water

D

Darcy's velocity in unsaturated soil is always greater than that in saturated soil



Ques 41 GATE 2023


A sprinkler irrigation system has been designed for a crop with the water application rate of 1.17 cm h-1 and sprinkler discharge of 1.3 L s-1. The coefficient of discharge and uniformity coefficient are 0.9 and 0.8, respectively. If the sprinkler spacing along the lateral is 20 m, the lateral spacing in m is

A

14.4

B

16.0

C

18.0

D

20.0



Ques 42 GATE 2023


The average discharge, operating pressure and emitter constant of a drip emitter are 4 L h-1, 110 kPa and 0.3, respectively. The type of emitter is

A

orifice

B

long path

C

pressure compensating

D

disc



Ques 43 GATE 2023


If the departure and latitude of a line are 70 m and 130 m, respectively, then the whole circle bearing of the line in degrees is

A

28

B

62

C

152

D

208



Ques 44 GATE 2023


Match the Columns (I) and (II):
Column I
1. Tensiometer
2. Piezometer
3. Lysimeter
4. Elbow meter
5. Pitot tube
Column II
a. Consumptive use
b. Bernoulli's equation
c. Soil moisture
d. Hydrostatic pressure
e. Volumetric flow rate

A

1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-e, 5-d

B

1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-e, 5-b

C

1-d, 2-c, 3-e, 4-a, 5-b

D

1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b, 5-e



Ques 45 GATE 2023


The information needed for estimating the design flood using Rational formula is

A

cumulative infiltration

B

antecedent moisture condition of soil

C

shape factor of the catchment

D

time of concentration of the catchment



Ques 46 GATE 2023


The microbial death kinetics for a food suspension follows the equation N = N0 * 10-(t - tl)/D where N0 initial microbial load, N microbial load after time t, tl lag time and D decimal reduction time. The correct statement for this equation is

A

the time required to reduce 10% of the initial population is lag time.

B

the time required to reduce the initial 90% of population is lag time

C

time required to kill the first 90% population is lower than D value at the same temperature

D

lag time approaches D value as N0 becomes smaller and temperature decreases.



Ques 47 GATE 2023


If the diameter of fat globule in a cream separator is reduced to half and the rotational speed of the centrifuge increased to three times, the terminal settling velocity of fat globule is

A

decreased to 0.44 times

B

increased to 0.44 times

C

decreased to 2.25 times

D

increased to 2.25 times



Ques 48 GATE 2023


The log mean temperature difference LMTD correction factor is not required during heat transfer rate calculation in

A

plate heat exchanger

B

1 shell pass and 1 tube pass heat exchanger

C

1 shell pass and 2 tube pass heat exchanger

D

2 shell pass and 4 tube pass heat exchanger



Ques 49 GATE 2023


Identify the dimensionless parameters from the following

A

Cone index

B

Puddling index

C

Performance index

D

Reel index



Ques 50 GATE 2023


The probability that a storm event with a return period of 20 years will occur once in 5-year period is _______. (rounded off to 2 decimal places).


0.22 is the correct answer.


Ques 51 GATE 2023


Considering declining balance method, the constant rate of depreciation at which the value of the tractor will come down to 50% of its purchase price at the end of 4th year in per cent is _______. (rounded off to 2 decimal places)


17.57 is the correct answer.


Ques 52 GATE 2023


A trapezoidal grassed waterway with side slope H:V of 1:1 carries a design discharge of 1 m3 s-1. The bed slope and Manning's roughness coefficient of this channel are 1 in 1000 and 0.04, respectively. The design depth of the best hydraulic trapezoidal grassed waterway section in m is _______. (rounded off to 2 decimal places)


0.26 is the correct answer.


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