Textile Engineering Gate 2018 Questions with Answer
Ques 14 GATE 2018
A shuttle loom having 1.75 m reed width is running at 180 rpm. The shuttle enters and leaves the shed at 120° and 240° angular positions of crankshaft, respectively. If length of the shuttle is 0.25 m, then the mean velocity (in m/s) of the shuttle within the shed is
Ques 15 GATE 2018
The diameter and length of torsion rod used in a projectile loom are increased by 5% and 20%, respectively. If the torque required to twist the rod increases by X%, then the value of X, accurate to two decimal places, is
Ques 16 GATE 2018
Cloth cover factor of a square plain jammed cotton fabric, accurate to one decimal place, is
Ques 17 GATE 2018
"When she fell down the ______, she received many ______ but little help."
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
Ques 18 GATE 2018
"In spite of being warned repeatedly, he failed to correct his ______ behaviour."
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
Ques 19 GATE 2018
The area of an equilateral triangle is √3. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
Ques 20 GATE 2018
Arrange the following three-dimensional objects in the descending order of their volumes:
(i) A cuboid with dimensions 10 cm, 8 cm and 6 cm
(ii) A cube of side 8 cm
(iii) A cylinder with base radius 7 cm and height 7 cm
(iv) A sphere of radius 7 cm
Ques 21 GATE 2018
An automobile travels from city A to city B and returns to city A by the same route. The speed of the vehicle during the onward and return journeys were constant at 60 km/h and 90 km/h, respectively. What is the average speed in km/h for the entire journey?
Ques 22 GATE 2018
A set of 4 parallel lines intersect with another set of 5 parallel lines. How many parallelograms are formed?
Ques 23 GATE 2018
To pass a test, a candidate needs to answer at least 2 out of 3 questions correctly. A total of 6,30,000 candidates appeared for the test. Question A was correctly answered by 3,30,000 candidates. Question B was answered correctly by 2,50,000 candidates. Question C was answered correctly by 2,60,000 candidates. Both questions A and B were answered correctly by 1,00,000 candidates. Both questions B and C were answered correctly by 90,000 candidates. Both questions A and C were answered correctly by 80,000 candidates. If the number of students answering all questions correctly is the same as the number answering none, how many candidates failed to clear the test?
Ques 24 GATE 2018
In a detailed study of annual crow births in India, it was found that there was relatively no growth during the period 2002 to 2004 and a sudden spike from 2004 to 2005. In another unrelated study, it was found that the revenue from cracker sales in India which remained fairly flat from 2002 to 2004, saw a sudden spike in 2005 before declining again in 2006. The solid line in the graph below refers to annual sale of crackers and the dashed line refers to the annual crow births in India. Choose the most appropriate inference from the above data.

Ques 25 GATE 2018
Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and the Reason [r].
[a]: As the concentration of a surfactant in water increases, the surface tension of water initially decreases and then becomes constant.
[r]: After reaching the Critical Micelle Concentration, additional surfactant molecules do not further reduce the surface tension.
Ques 26 GATE 2018
A dye is applied to a fiber using Na2S2O4 as an auxiliary. The washing fastness of the dye on the fiber is good. Which of the following is the correct combination of dye and fiber?
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