Textile Engineering Gate 2012 Questions with Answer

Ques 40 GATE 2012


The chemical that is used to convert soda cellulose to sodium cellulose xanthate in the manufacture of viscose rayon is

A

Carbon disulphide

B

Sodium xanthate

C

Sodium sulphide

D

Sodium hydroxide


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 41 GATE 2012


The fibre that will float on water is

A

Nylon

B

Polyester

C

Acrylic

D

Polypropylene


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 42 GATE 2012


The range of spinning speed (m/min) used in the manufacture of partially oriented polyester yarn is

A

1000-1200

B

2000-2500

C

2800-3500

D

4000-6000


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 43 GATE 2012


Drawing of synthetic filament does not lead to an increase in

A

Crystallinity

B

Tenacity

C

Tensile modulus

D

Elongation at break


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 44 GATE 2012


A 51 mm long fibre has 6% crimp. The crimped length of the fibre in mm is approximately

A

44

B

46

C

48

D

50


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 45 GATE 2012


On a mass based evenness tester, thin place in a yarn at -40% setting is counted if mass per unit length is

A

40% of the mean mass per unit length

B

60% of the mean mass per unit length

C

40% of the mean mass per unit length or less

D

60% of the mean mass per unit length or less


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 46 GATE 2012


Ratio of grab strength to strip strength is the highest when fabric extension (%) is

A

0

B

5

C

10

D

15


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 47 GATE 2012


Bursting strength of a woven fabric with the same warp and weft yarns is the highest when the ratio of ends/cm and picks/cm is

A

1.1

B

1.0

C

0.9

D

0.8


(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 48 GATE 2012


Fabric abrasion resistance cannot be assessed by the loss in

A

Strength

B

Thickness

C

Weight

D

Air permeability


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 49 GATE 2012


A 225 denier viscose yarn has a breaking strength of 7.5 N. The yarn tenacity in cN/dtex is


(3) is the correct answer.

Ques 50 GATE 2012


Match the property from Group I with the characterization technique from Group II.
Group I

Group I Group II
P. Spherulite size 1. Optical microscopy
Q. Degradation temperature 4. Thermogravimetric analysis
R. Crystalline orientation 2. X-ray diffraction
S. Melting temperature 3. Differential scanning calorimetry

A

P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4

B

P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1

C

P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3

D

P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 51 GATE 2012


Yarns Y₁ and Y₂ have the same strength when tested at 200 mm gauge length. If mass unevenness CV (%) of yarns Y₁ and Y₂ are 10 and 20 respectively, the ratio of the strength of yarns Y₁ and Y₂ when tested at 500 mm gauge length is

A

More than 1.0

B

Less than 1.0

C

Equal to 1.0

D

Either more or less than 1.0


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 52 GATE 2012


The thermal conductivity of a nonwoven fabric is given by
λ=0.03+0.00005ρ+0.15/ρ
where λ is the thermal conductivity of the fabric in W/(m.K), ρ is the bulk density of the fabric in kg/m³, and ρ ∈[10,200].
Thermal conductivity is minimum when the bulk density is approximately

A

10

B

20

C

55

D

200


(c) is the correct answer.

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