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Civil Engineering GATE 2024 Set-I Questions with Answer

Ques 14 Environmental Engineering

An organic waste is represented as C240O200H180N5S. (Atomic weights: S-32, H-1, C-12, O-16, N-14). Assume complete conversion of S to SO2 while burning. SO2 generated (in grams) per kg of this waste is _______. (rounded off to 1 decimal place).


68.6 is the correct answer.


Ques 15 Fluid Mechanics

The following figure shows a plot between shear stress and velocity gradient for materials/fluids P, Q, R, S, and T. Which one of the following options is CORRECT?

A

P → Ideal Fluid; Q → Ideal Bingham plastic; R → Non-Newtonian fluid; S → Newtonian fluid

B

P → Real solid; Q → Ideal Bingham plastic; S → Newtonian fluid; T → Ideal Fluid

C

P → Ideal Fluid; Q → Ideal Bingham plastic; R → Non-Newtonian fluid; T → Real solid

D

P → Real solid; Q → Newtonian fluid; R → Ideal Bingham plastic; T → Ideal Fluid



Ques 16 General Aptitude

If →' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [ _______ → quarrel → feud]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

A

bicker

B

bog

C

dither

D

dodge



Ques 17 General Aptitude

Statements:
1. All heroes are winners.
2. All winners are lucky people.
Inferences:
I. All lucky people are heroes.
II. Some lucky people are heroes.
III. Some winners are heroes.
Which of the above inferences can be logically deduced from statements 1 and 2?

A

Only I and II

B

Only II and III

C

Only I and III

D

Only III



Ques 18 General Aptitude

A student was supposed to multiply a positive real number p with another positive real number q. Instead, the student divided p by q. If the percentage error in the student's answer is 80%, the value of q is _______.

A

5

B

√2

C

2

D

√5



Ques 19 General Aptitude

If the sum of the first 20 consecutive positive odd numbers is divided by 202, the result is _______.

A

1

B

2

C

1⁄20

D

1⁄2



Ques 20 General Aptitude

The ratio of the number of girls to boys in class VIII is the same as the ratio of the number of boys to girls in class IX. The total number of students (boys and girls) in classes VIII and IX is 450 and 360, respectively. If the number of girls in classes VIII and IX is the same, then the number of girls in each class is _______.

A

150

B

200

C

250

D

175



Ques 21 General Aptitude

In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)-(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.
Yoko Roi stands ___(i) ___ as an author for standing _____(ii) _____ the freedom of speech. She stood ____(iii) ____ as an honorary fellow, after she stood ____(iv) _____ her writings that stand _______.

A

(i) out (ii) down (iii) in (iv) for

B

(i) down (ii) out (iii) for (iv) by

C

(i) down (ii) out (iii) for (iv) in

D

(i) out (ii) down (iv) by (iv) in



Ques 22 General Aptitude

Seven identical cylindrical chalk-sticks are fitted tightly in a cylindrical container. The figure below shows the arrangement of the chalk-sticks inside the cylinder.

The length of the container is equal to the length of the chalk-sticks. The ratio of the occupied space to the empty space of the container is _______.

A

5⁄2

B

7⁄2

C

9⁄2

D

3



Ques 23 General Aptitude

The plot below shows the relationship between the mortality risk of cardiovascular disease and the number of steps a person walks per day. Based on the data, which one of the following options is true?

A

The risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 0 to 10000 is less than the risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 10000 to 20000.

B

The risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 0 to 5000 is less than the risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 15000 to 20000.

C

For any 5000 increment in steps/day the largest risk reduction occurs on going from 0 to 5000.

D

For any 5000 increment in steps/day the largest risk reduction occurs on going from 15000 to 20000.



Ques 24 General Aptitude

Five cubes of identical size and another smaller cube are assembled as shown in Figure A. If viewed from direction X, the planar image of the assembly appears as Figure B.
If viewed from direction Y, the planar image of the assembly (Figure A) will appear as _______.

A

B

C

D



Ques 25 General Aptitude

Visualize a cube that is held with one of the four body diagonals aligned to the vertical axis. Rotate the cube about this axis such that its view remains unchanged. The magnitude of the minimum angle of rotation is _______.

A

120o

B

60o

C

90o

D

180o



Ques 26 Geotechnical Engineering

The contact pressure distribution shown in the figure belongs to a _______.

A

rigid footing resting on a cohesionless soil.

B

rigid footing resting on a cohesive soil.

C

flexible footing resting on a cohesionless soil.

D

flexible footing resting on a cohesive soil.



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