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Mining Engineering Gate 2025 Questions with Answer

Ques 14 GATE 2025

In the context of the given figure, which one of the following options correctly represents the entries in the blocks labelled (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively?

A

Q, M, 12, and 8

B

K, L, 10 and 14

C

I, J, 10, and 8

D

L, K, 12 and 8


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 15 GATE 2025

A bag contains Violet (V), Yellow (Y), Red (R), and Green (G) balls. On counting them, the following results are obtained:
(i) The sum of Yellow balls and twice the number of Violet balls is 50.
(ii) The sum of Violet and Green balls is 50.
(iii) The sum of Yellow and Red balls is 50.
(iv) The sum of Violet and twice the number of Red balls is 50.
Which one of the following Pie charts correctly represents the balls in the bag?

A

B

C

D


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 16 GATE 2025

""His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to show; but such was his liberality that he was continually helping others, and fruits of his erudition are widely scattered, and have gone to increase many a comparative stranger's reputation.""
From E.V. Lucas's ""A Funeral"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The solitary man described in the passage is dead.

B

Strangers helped create a grand reputation for the solitary man described in the passage.

C

The solitary man described in the passage found joy in scattering fruits.

D

The solitary man worked in a court where he fell ill.


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 17 GATE 2025

For the clock shown in the figure, if O*=O Q S Z P R T, and X*=X Z P W Q, then which one among the given options is most appropriate for P*?

A

P U W R T V X

B

P R T O Q S U

C

P T V Q S U W

D

P T W V Q S U


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 18 GATE 2025

Consider a five-digit number PQRST that has distinct digits P, Q, R, S, and T, and satisfies the following conditions:
P<Q
S>P>T
R<T
If integers 1 through 5 are used to construct such a number, the value of P is:

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

4


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 19 GATE 2025

A business person buys potatoes of two different varieties P and Q, mixes them in a certain ratio and sells them at 192 per kg.
The cost of the variety P is 800 for 5 kg.
The cost of the variety Q is 800 for 4 kg.
If the person gets 8% profit, what is the P:Q ratio (by weight)?

A

5:4

B

3:4

C

3:2

D

1:1


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 20 GATE 2025

Three villages P, Q, and R are located in such a way that the distance PQ=13 km, QR=14 km, and RP=15 km as shown in the figure. A straight road joins Q and R. It is proposed to connect P to this road QR by constructing another road. What is the minimum possible length (in km) of this connecting road?
Note: The figure shown is representative.

A

10.5

B

11.0

C

12.0

D

12.5


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 21 GATE 2025

Match the type of deposit with the corresponding process of formation

Deposit typeProcess of formation
P. Hydrothermal depositI. Alteration arising in rocks due to hot igneous solutions
Q. Metasomatic depositII. Leaching away of soluble minerals leaving behind valuable minerals at or near the surface
R. Placer depositIII. Formed from highly fluid solution of magma
S. Lateritic depositIV. Transported and subsequent concentration of broken materials from parent rock

A

P-III, Q-I, R-IV, S-II

B

P-II, Q-IV, R-I, S-III

C

P-III, Q-II, R-I, S-IV

D

P-IV, Q-III, R-II, S-I


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 22 GATE 2025

The relevant information on metal extraction from a copper mine are given below:
Selling price of copper (Rs./kg)=900
Mining cost (Rs./tonne of ore)=500
Processing cost (Rs./tonne of ore)=2000
Overall recovery of copper metal (%)=70
Ignoring all other costs, the breakeven cutoff grade of copper, in %, is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(0.39) is the correct answer.

Ques 23 GATE 2025

The information of a mining project for a life of three years is given below:

Applicable tax rate =30%
Discount rate =10%
If straight line depreciation with zero salvage value is applicable, the NPV, in Crore Rupees, is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(19.99) is the correct answer.

Ques 24 GATE 2025

A mine void of dimension 100.0 m×2.0 m×1.2 m is to be filled in 3 hours by hydraulic stowing. The sand to slurry ratio is 0.4. If the hydraulic fill factor is 0.9, the hourly consumption of water for the operation, in m3, is ______ (rounded off to 2 decimal places)


(33.33) is the correct answer.

Ques 25 GATE 2025

As per CMR 2017, haulage ropes shall be recapped once at least in every

A

6 months

B

12 months

C

18 months

D

24 months


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 26 GATE 2025

In a shovel dumper combination, the loading time of a dumper is 3 minutes. The shovel serves 8 dumpers. If the cycle time of a dumper including its loading time is 22 minutes, the waiting time of a dumper, in minute, is ______ (in integer)


(0) is the correct answer.

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