Chemical Engineering Gate 2011 Questions with Answer

Ques 27 GATE 2011

In an orifice meter, if the pressure drop across the orifice is overestimated by 5%, then the PERCENTAGE error in the measured flow rate is

Ques 28 GATE 2011

Two liquids (P and Q) having same viscosity are flowing through a double pipe heat exchanger as shown in the schematic below.

Ques 29 GATE 2011

A liquid is flowing through the following piping network. The length of pipe sections P, Q, R and S shown in the schematic are equal. The diameters of the sections P and R are equal and the diameter of the section Q is twice that of S. The flow is steady and laminar. Neglecting curvature and entrance effects, the ratio of the volumetric flow rate in the pipe section Q to that in S is

Ques 30 GATE 2011

Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
I contemplated _______ Singapore for my vacation but decided against it.

Ques 31 GATE 2011

If Log(P)=(1/2)Log(Q)=(1/3)Log(R), then which of the following options is TRUE?

Ques 32 GATE 2011

Which of the following options is the closest in the meaning to the word below:
Inexplicable

Ques 33 GATE 2011

Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:
Amalgamate

Ques 34 GATE 2011

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative or _______

Ques 35 GATE 2011

The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation V=4q where q is the quantity produced. The fixed cost (F) of production of same product reduces with q according to the equation F=100/q. How many units should be produced to minimize the total cost (V+F)?

Ques 36 GATE 2011

P, Q, R and S are four types of dangerous microbes recently found in a human habitat. The area of each circle with its diameter printed in brackets represents the growth of a single microbe surviving human immunity system within 24 hours of entering the body. The danger to human beings varies proportionately with the toxicity, potency and growth attributed to a microbe shown in the figure below:

Ques 37 GATE 2011

Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all students at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting. Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit on bereavement?

Ques 38 GATE 2011

A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container 1 litre of spirit is replaced with 1 litre of water. Subsequently, 1 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 1 litre of water and this process is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container?

Ques 39 GATE 2011

A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container 1 litre of spirit is replaced with 1 litre of water. Subsequently, 1 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 1 litre of water and this process is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container?