Electrical Engineering Gate 2016 Set-2 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 GATE 2016 SET-2


R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aeroplanes. No other robot can repair aeroplanes.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?

A

R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.

B

R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.

C

R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.

D

Only R2D2 is a robot.


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 41 GATE 2016 SET-2


If |9y-6|=3, then y2 - 4y/3 is

A

0

B

+1/3

C

-1/3

D

undefined


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 42 GATE 2016 SET-2


The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement production (in tonnes) and the actual production (in tonnes) of nine cement plants of a cement company. Capacity utilization of a plant is defined as ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity. A plant with installed capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called a large plant and a plant with lesser capacity is called a small plant. The difference between total production of large plants and small plants, in tonnes is ________.


(160) is the correct answer.

Ques 43 GATE 2016 SET-2


A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60% of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99% of such women were successful in their professions.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?

A

Many students have misconceptions regarding various engineering disciplines.

B

Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women are well suited to be mechanical engineers.

C

Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering.

D

The number of women pursuing higher degrees in mechanical engineering is small.


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 44 GATE 2016 SET-2


Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
Based on the proposal,
(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective.
(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT.
(iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.

A

(iii) and (iv) only.

B

(i) and (iv) only.

C

(ii) and (iv) only.

D

(ii) and (iii) only.


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 45 GATE 2016 SET-2


Shaquille O' Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attempts?

A

0.2508

B

0.2816

C

0.2934

D

0.6000


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 46 GATE 2016 SET-2


The numeral in the units position of 211870 + 146127 x 3424 is ________.


(7) is the correct answer.

Ques 47 GATE 2016 SET-2


A three-phase diode bridge rectifier is feeding a constant DC current of 100 A to a highly inductive load. If three-phase, 415 V, 50 Hz AC source is supplying to this bridge rectifier then the rms value of the current in each diode, in ampere, is ________.


(57.73) is the correct answer.

Ques 48 GATE 2016 SET-2


A buck-boost DC-DC converter, shown in the figure below, is used to convert 24 V battery voltage to 36 V DC voltage to feed a load of 72 W. It is operated at 20 kHz with an inductor of 2 mH and output capacitor of 1000 μF. All devices are considered to be ideal. The peak voltage across the solid-state switch (S), in volt, is ________.


(60) is the correct answer.

Ques 49 GATE 2016 SET-2


A full-bridge converter supplying an RLE load is shown in figure. The firing angle of the bridge converter is 120°. The supply voltage vm(t) = 200πsin(100πt) V, R=20Ω, E=800V. The inductor L is large enough to make the output current IL a smooth dc current. Switches are lossless. The real power fed back to the source, in kW, is ________.


(12.8) is the correct answer.

Ques 50 GATE 2016 SET-2


A three-phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) as shown in the figure is feeding a delta connected resistive load of 30 Ω/phase. If it is fed from a 600 V battery, with 180° conduction of solid-state devices, the power consumed by the load, in kW, is ________.


(24) is the correct answer.

Ques 51 GATE 2016 SET-2


A DC-DC boost converter, as shown in the figure below, is used to boost 360V to 400 V, at a power of 4 kW. All devices are ideal. Considering continuous inductor current, the rms current in the solid state switch (S), in ampere, is ________.


(10.54) is the correct answer.

Ques 52 GATE 2016 SET-2


A single-phase bi-directional voltage source converter (VSC) is shown in the figure below. All devices are ideal. It is used to charge a battery at 400 V with power of 5 kW from a source Vs=220 V (rms), 50 Hz sinusoidal AC mains at unity p.f. If its AC side interfacing inductor is 5 mH and the switches are operated at 20 kHz, then the phase shift (δ) between AC mains voltage (Vs) and fundamental AC rms VSC voltage (VC1), in degree, is ________.


(18.35) is the correct answer.

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