Mining Engineering Gate 2019 Questions with Answer

Ques 14 GATE 2019


A worker noticed that the hour hand on the factory clock had moved by 225 degrees during her stay at the factory. For how long did she stay in the factory?

A

3.75 hours

B

4 hours and 15 mins

C

8.5 hours

D

7.5 hours


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 15 GATE 2019


The sum and product of two integers are 26 and 165 respectively. The difference between these two integers is _________.

A

2

B

3

C

4

D

6


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 16 GATE 2019


The minister avoided any mention of the issue of women's reservation in the private sector. He was accused of __________ the issue.

A

collaring

B

skirting

C

tying

D

belting


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 17 GATE 2019


Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge had no option but to set him free. Which one of the following could be that statement?

A

I did not commit the crime.

B

I committed the crime.

C

I will be shot.

D

You committed the crime.


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 18 GATE 2019


A person divided an amount of Rs. 100,000 into two parts and invested in two different schemes. In one he got 10% profit and in the other he got 12%. If the profit percentages are interchanged with these investments he would have got Rs.120 less. Find the ratio between his investments in the two schemes.

A

9:16

B

11:14

C

37:63

D

47:53


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 19 GATE 2019


Congo was named by Europeans. Congo's dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the country and the river to Zaire with the objective of Africanising names of persons and spaces. However, the name Zaire was a Portuguese alteration of Nzadi o Nzere, a local African term meaning 'River that swallows Rivers'. Zaire was the Portuguese name for the Congo river in the 16th and 17th centuries. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the paragraph above?

A

Mobuto was not entirely successful in Africanising the name of his country.

B

The term Nzadi o Nzere was of Portuguese origin.

C

Mobuto's desire to Africanise names was prevented by the Portuguese.

D

As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire.


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 20 GATE 2019


A firm hires employees at five different skill levels P, Q, R, S, T. The shares of employment at these skill levels of total employment in 2010 is given in the pie chart as shown. There were a total of 600 employees in 2010 and the total employment increased by 15% from 2010 to 2016. The total employment at skill levels P, Q and R remained unchanged during this period. If the employment at skill level S increased by 40% from 2010 to 2016, how many employees were there at skill level T in 2016?

A

30

B

35

C

60

D

72


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 21 GATE 2019


M and N had four children P, Q, R and S. Of them, only P and R were married. They had children X and Y respectively. If Y is a legitimate child of W, which one of the following statements is necessarily FALSE?

A

M is the grandmother of Y.

B

R is the father of Y.

C

W is the wife of R.

D

W is the wife of P.


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 22 GATE 2019


In project planning, the activity durations are calculated by PERT and CPM techniques assuming

A

PERT: probabilistic, CPM: deterministic

B

PERT: probabilistic, CPM: probabilistic

C

PERT: deterministic, CPM: probabilistic

D

PERT: deterministic, CPM: deterministic


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 23 GATE 2019


Shear strength of rock joint is NOT dependent on

A

applied normal stress

B

applied shear stress

C

friction angle of the joint plane

D

cohesion of the joint plane


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 24 GATE 2019


A flat longwall panel is mined out at an area having subsidence factor a. The measured maximum subsidence on the surface is S for a mining height of m. The subsidence is subcritical if

A

S=am

B

S=m/a

C

S>am

D

S


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 25 GATE 2019


The PV diagram of four explosives is given below. The preferred explosive for adequate fragmentation in hard and brittle rock is

A

Explosive A

B

Explosive B

C

Explosive C

D

Explosive D


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 26 GATE 2019


As per classification of mineral resources "reserve" means

A

Identified resources

B

Identified and techno-economically viable resources

C

Hypothetical resources

D

Inferred resources


(b) is the correct answer.

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