Textile Engineering Gate 2023 Questions with Answer

Ques 27 GATE 2023


In a guarded hot plate, the dimension of the square test plate is 15 cm × 15 cm. Keeping the temperatures of the test plate and the air at 35oC and 20oC respectively, the power losses from the test plate with and without fabric specimen are 16 W and 40 W, respectively. The intrinsic transmittance [W/(m²K)] of the fabric (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is _______.


(10.67) is the correct answer.

Ques 28 GATE 2023


The amide linkage is NOT present in _______.

A

Wool

B

Aramid

C

Lyocell

D

Nylon 66


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 29 GATE 2023


In the amorphous phase, polymer chains prefer to be in a random coil conformation to _______.

A

Maximize entropy

B

Maximize enthalpy

C

Minimize entropy

D

Minimize enthalpy


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 30 GATE 2023


Copolymers are present in _______.

A

Nylon 6 fibre

B

Nylon 66 fibre

C

Acrylic fibre

D

PET fibre


(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 31 GATE 2023


Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion [a] and Reason [r].
[a]: In boiling water, polyester POY shows higher shrinkage than polyester FDY
[r]: Molecular chain orientation is higher in polyester FDY than in polyester POY

A

Both [a] and [r] are true and [r] is the correct reason for [a]

B

Both [a] and [r] are true but [r] is not the correct reason for [a]

C

Both [a] and [r] are false

D

[a] is true but [r] is false


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 32 GATE 2023


Amongst the following weft knitted structures, double jersey structure(s) is/are _______.

A

Rib

B

Interlock

C

Single cross tuck

D

Eight lock


(b,d) is the correct answer.

Ques 33 GATE 2023


In warp knitting, the lapping movement having only under-lap is _______.

A

Closed lap

B

Open lap

C

Laying-in

D

Miss-lapping


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 34 GATE 2023


A circular knitting machine of 26 inch diameter and 20 gauge with 120 feeders is running at 30 rpm to produce a plain knitted fabric by using 30 tex yarn. If the loop length is 3 mm, then the rate of production (kg/h) of the machine (rounded off to 1 decimal place) is _______.


(61.2) is the correct answer.

Ques 35 GATE 2023


A PET sample with 40% crystallinity shows only a melting endotherm in the first heating cycle of DSC with a melting enthalpy of 50 J/g. The degree of crystallinity (%) of another PET sample which also shows only a melting endotherm but with a melting enthalpy of 80 J/g is _______ (in integer).


(64) is the correct answer.

Ques 36 GATE 2023


During the measurement of cotton fibre fineness (micronaire) by air flow method, a higher quantity of cotton fibre is taken by mistake than specified. The reading of micronaire value from the instrument will be _______.

A

Higher for any fibre fineness

B

Lower for any fibre fineness

C

Lower for only coarser fibres

D

Lower for only finer fibres


(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 37 GATE 2023


The bonding process followed for production of highloft nonwoven is _______.

A

Needle punching

B

Hydroentanglement

C

Calendar bonding

D

Through-air bonding


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 38 GATE 2023


Consider the following statements regarding Nylon 6 production from caprolactam using water as a catalyst.
P. The first reaction involving ring-opening of caprolactam with water is an endothermic reaction
Q. Increase in water concentration during the polycondensation results in a higher molecular weight polymer
R. The polycondensation is an irreversible reaction
S. Increase in temperature during the polycondensation results in a lower molecular weight polymer
The correct combination of TRUE statements is

A

P and Q

B

Q and R

C

R and S

D

S and P


(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 39 GATE 2023


Three monodisperse Nylon 6 samples with molar masses 10000 g/mol, 30000 g/mol and 60000 g/mol are mixed in a proportion of 1:1:2 by number of chains. The polydispersity index of the resulting sample (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is _______.


(1.44) is the correct answer.

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