Agricultural Engineering Gate 2025 Questions with Answer

Ques 53 GATE 2025


To protect a wheat field from wind erosion, windbreaks of 2.7 m height are provided. The actual wind velocity at 15 m height perpendicular to the wind barrier is 9 m.s-1 and the minimum wind velocity at 15 m height required to move the most erodible soil fraction is 9.6 m.s-1. The distance of full protection from this windbreak is ______ m. (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(80.00) is the correct answer.

Ques 54 GATE 2025


The median of the following set of numbers: 154, 130, 144, 137, 156, 146, 138, 149, 160, 138 is:

A

145.0

B

145.2

C

151.0

D

146.0


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 55 GATE 2025


Identify the correct statement related to tape correction in chain surveying:

A

Wrong alignment correction is always positive.

B

Sag correction is always negative.

C

Slope of tape correction is always positive.

D

Temperature correction is always negative.


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 56 GATE 2025


Which of the following method is used for the geophysical exploration of groundwater:

A

Electric Resistivity method

B

Boring method

C

Test method

D

Tracer method


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 57 GATE 2025


Match the terms in Column I with the suitable hydrometeorological variables in Column II.

Column IColumn II
P Isopleth1 Rainfall
Q Isobath2 Pressure
R Isohyet3 Evapotranspiration
S Isochrone4 Groundwater
T Isobar5 Surface runoff

A

P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-5, T-2

B

P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-3, T-2

C

P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-5, T-2

D

P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-5, T-1


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 58 GATE 2025


Identify correct statement(s) for sprinkler irrigation:

A

Excessive topsoil erosion is involved.

B

Fertilizer can be applied with water.

C

No excess cost of land preparation is involved.

D

Evapotranspiration loss is minimum.


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 59 GATE 2025


An unconfined aquifer having a hydraulic conductivity of 12 m.day-1 covers an area of 1.0 ha. When this aquifer is pumped, it releases 6000 m3 of water and the water table drops from 3 m to 7 m below the ground level. The specific yield of the aquifer is ______ %. (Answer in integer)


(15) is the correct answer.

Ques 60 GATE 2025


Steady flow condition in a confined aquifer occurs when:

A

the rate of recharge is more than the rate of groundwater discharge.

B

the rate of recharge is equal to the rate of groundwater discharge.

C

the rate of recharge is less than the rate of groundwater discharge.

D

the pumping rate is more than the safe yield of the aquifer.


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 61 GATE 2025


Lysimeter is an instrument used to measure the following process(es):

A

Evaporation

B

Infiltration

C

Evapotranspiration

D

Deep percolation


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 62 GATE 2025


Water flows through a 90° V-notch weir having a discharge coefficient of 0.6. If the depth of water above the notch is 49 cm and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m.s-2, the discharge over the notch is ______ m3.s-1. (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(0.12) is the correct answer.

Ques 63 GATE 2025


A 10 ha watershed experiences a rainfall of 15 mm, evapotranspiration of 5 mm, infiltration of 4.5 mm, deep percolation of 2.2 mm, detention storage of 0.5 mm, and other abstraction losses of 0.3 mm during the storm event. Neglecting other surface storages, the total overland flow generated from the watershed due to this storm event is ______ m3. (Answer in integer)


(250) is the correct answer.

Ques 64 GATE 2025


A stable drop structure is designed with a base length of 5.7 m. The sum of vertical forces excluding uplift is 92.5 kN, sum of uplift forces is 72.5 kN, and sum of moments of all the horizontal and vertical forces about an axis passing through mid-section of base length is 60 kN.m. The eccentricity denoting the longitudinal distance between the centroid of base area and the point of application of resultant m. (Rounded off to 2 decimal places) vertical load is


(0.33) is the correct answer.

Ques 65 GATE 2025


An 8 ha watershed receives rainfall intensities of 2.5, 3.6, 5.4, 3.3, 2.6 and 1.2 cm.h-1 at the successive interval of 30 minutes. The corresponding surface runoff volume is estimated to be 4800 m3. Neglecting initial abstraction losses, the W-index for this watershed is ______ cm.h-1. (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(1.45) is the correct answer.

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