Mechanical Engineering Gate 2014 Set-2 Questions with Answer

Ques 1 GATE 2014 SET-2


Consider a flywheel whose mass M is distributed almost equally between a heavy, ring-like rim of radius R and a concentric disk-like feature of radius R/2. Other parts of the flywheel, such as spokes, etc, have negligible mass. The best approximation for α, if the moment of inertia of the flywheel about its axis of rotation is expressed as αMR2, is _______


(0.56) is the correct answer.

Ques 2 GATE 2014 SET-2


A rigid link PQ of length 2 m rotates about the pinned end Q with a constant angular acceleration of 12 rad/s2. When the angular velocity of the link is 4 rad/s, the magnitude of the resultant acceleration (in m/s2) of the end P is _______


(40) is the correct answer.

Ques 3 GATE 2014 SET-2


One of the eigenvectors of the matrix is

A

B

C

D


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 4 GATE 2014 SET-2


is equal to

A

0

B

0.5

C

1

D

2


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 5 GATE 2014 SET-2


Curl of vector F = x2z2 î - 2xy2z ĵ + 2 y2z3 is

A

-2y2zk̂ + 2x2z ĵ + (4yz3+2xy2) î

B

2z2k̂ − 2xz ĵ + (3y2−4y) î

C

2xz2 î - 4xyz ĵ + 6y2z2

D

2xz2 î + 4xzy ĵ + 6y2z2


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 6 GATE 2014 SET-2


An analytic function of a complex variable z = x + iy is expressed as f(z) = u(x,y) + iv(x,y), where i = √−1. If u(x,y) = 2xy, then v(x,y) must be

A

x2 + y2 + constant

B

x2 − y2 + constant

C

−x2 + y2 + constant

D

−x2 − y2 + constant


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 7 GATE 2014 SET-2


The general solution of the differential equation dy/dx = cos(x+y), with c as a constant, is

A

x+c = y + sin(x+y)

B

y + c= tan((x+y)/2)

C

x+ c= cos((x+y)/2)

D

x+c = tan((x+y)/2)


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 8 GATE 2014 SET-2


A two member truss ABC is shown in the figure. The force (in kN) transmitted in member AB is _______


(20) is the correct answer.

Ques 9 GATE 2014 SET-2


A truck accelerates up a 10° incline with a crate of 100 kg. Value of static coefficient of friction between the crate and the truck surface is 0.3. The maximum value of acceleration (in m/s2) of the truck such that the crate does not slide down is _______


(1.1) is the correct answer.

Ques 10 GATE 2014 SET-2


For an incompressible flow field, V⃗, which one of the following conditions must be satisfied?

A

∇·V⃗ = 0

B

∇×V⃗ = 0

C

V⃗ ·∇V⃗ = 0

D

∂V⃗/∂t + V⃗ ·∇V⃗ = 0


(∇·v⃗ = 0) is the correct answer.

Ques 11 GATE 2014 SET-2


The difference in pressure (in N/m2) across an air bubble of diameter 0.001 m immersed in water (surface tension = 0.072 N/m) is _______


(288) is the correct answer.

Ques 12 GATE 2014 SET-2


Water flows through a 10 mm diameter and 250 m long smooth pipe at an average velocity of 0.1 m/s. The density and the viscosity of water are 997 kg/m3 and 855×10−6 N·s/m2, respectively. Assuming fully-developed flow, the pressure drop (in Pa) in the pipe is _______


(6860) is the correct answer.

Ques 13 GATE 2014 SET-2


Consider laminar flow of water over a flat plate of length 1 m. If the boundary layer thickness at a distance of 0.25 m from the leading edge of the plate is 8 mm, the boundary layer thickness (in mm), at a distance of 0.75 m, is _______


(13.7) is the correct answer.

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