Mathematics Mechanical previous year questions with answer


Ques 31 Gate 2020 Set-2


Let I be a 100 dimensional identity matrix and E be the set of its distinct (no value appears more than once in E) real eigenvalues. The number of elements in E is ______.


1 is the correct answer.


Ques 32 Gate 2020 Set-2


A fair coin is tossed 20 times. The probability that 'head' will appear exactly 4 times in the first ten tosses, and β€˜tail’ will appear exactly 4 times in the next ten tosses is ______ (round off to 3 decimal places).


0.042 is the correct answer.


Ques 33 Gate 2019 Set-2


The directional derivative of the function f(x, y) =x2+y2 along a line directed from (0,0) to (1,1), evaluated at the point x = 1, y = 1 is

A

√2

B

2

C

2√2

D

4√2



Ques 34 Gate 2019 Set-1


The lengths of a large stock of titanium rods follow a normal distribution with a mean (πœ‡) of 440 mm and a standard deviation (𝜎) of 1 mm. What is the percentage of rods whose lengths lie between 438 mm and 441 mm?

A

81.85%

B

68.4%

C

99.75%

D

86.64%



Ques 35 Gate 2018 Set-1


Four red balls, four green balls and four blue balls are put in a box. Three balls are pulled out of the box at random one after another without replacement. The probability that all the three balls are red is

A

1/72

B

1/55

C

1/36

D

1/27



Ques 36 GATE 2014 Set-1


Given that the determinant of the matrix is 12, the determinant of the matrix is

A

-96

B

-24

C

24

D

96



Ques 37 GATE 2014 Set-1


is

A

0

B

1

C

3

D

not defined



Ques 38 GATE 2014 Set-1


The argument of the complex number where i=√-1, is

A

B

-π/2

C

π/2

D

π



Ques 39 GATE 2014 Set-1


The matrix form of the linear system dx/dt=3x-5y and dy/dt=4x+8y is

A

B

C

D



Ques 40 GATE 2014 Set-1


The question asks to describe the relationship among the three given vectors: ?

A

The vectors are mutually perpendicular

B

The vectors are linearly dependent

C

The vectors are linearly independent

D

The vectors are unit vectors