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Textile Engineering Gate 2012 Questions with Answer

Ques 14 GATE 2012

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?
Pacify

A

Excite

B

Soothe

C

Deplete

D

Tire


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 15 GATE 2012

Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
The high level of ______ of the questions in the test was ______ by an increase in the period of time allotted for answering them.

A

difficulty, compensated

B

exactitude, magnified

C

aptitude, decreased

D

attitude, mitigated


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 16 GATE 2012

Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:

A

He laid in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

B

He layed in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

C

He lain in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

D

He lay in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 17 GATE 2012

Which one of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence contains an ERROR?
No sooner had the doctor seen the results of the blood test, than he suggested the patient to see the specialist.

A

no sooner had

B

results of the blood test

C

suggested the patient

D

see the specialist


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 18 GATE 2012

Ten teams participate in a tournament. Every team plays each of the other teams twice. The total number of matches to be played is

A

20

B

45

C

60

D

90


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 19 GATE 2012

Ravi is taller than Arun but shorter than Iqbal. Sam is shorter than Ravi. Mohan is shorter than Arun. Balu is taller than Mohan and Sam. The tallest person can be

A

Mohan

B

Ravi

C

Balu

D

Arun


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 20 GATE 2012

A smuggler has 10 capsules in which five are filled with narcotic drugs and the rest contain the original medicine. All the 10 capsules are mixed in a single box, from which the customs officials picked two capsules at random and tested for the presence of narcotic drugs. The probability that the smuggler will be caught is

A

0.50

B

0.67

C

0.78

D

0.82


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 21 GATE 2012

The documents expose the cynicism of the government officials - and yet as the media website reflects, not a single newspaper has reported on their existence. Which one of the following inferences may be drawn with the greatest accuracy from the above passage?

A

Nobody other than the government officials knew about the existence of the documents.

B

Newspapers did report about the documents but nobody cared.

C

Media reports did not show the existence of the documents.

D

The documents reveal the attitude of the government officials.


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 22 GATE 2012

Size add-on does not depend on

A

Roller hardness

B

Drying cylinder temperature

C

Size paste concentration

D

Machine speed


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 23 GATE 2012

Bleached cotton fabric was sent to a laboratory for determination of Copper Number, which is an estimate of the presence of

A

Hydroxyl groups

B

Carboxyl groups

C

Reducing groups

D

Oxidizing groups


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 24 GATE 2012

Malachite Green is an important dyestuff. The typical green colour is obtained when the dye molecule is

A

Nonionic

B

Cationic

C

Anionic

D

Made up of phenyl groups


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 25 GATE 2012

A typical curve between equilibrium dye uptake and dyeing temperature goes through a maximum. After the maximum, the dye uptake decreases because

A

Kinetic energy increases rapidly

B

Pressure in the dye bath increases

C

Saturation value is reached

D

Dyeing is an exothermic process


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 26 GATE 2012

The efficacy of the wash-n-wear treatment can be estimated by measuring its

A

Bending length

B

Tensile strength

C

Dye uptake

D

Crease recovery


(d) is the correct answer.

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