GATE Exam Questions problems
- 1. Which one of the following conditions, both elastic and plastic methods of analysis of indeterminate structures have to satisfy?
Options- A. yield condition
- B. mechanism condition
- C. equilibrium
- D. compatibility of deformation Discuss
Correct Answer: compatibility of deformation
- 2. At highway stretches where the required overtaking sight distance cannot be provided, it is necessary to incorporate in such sections the following :
Options- A. at least twice the stopping sight distance
- B. half of the required overtaking sight distance
- C. one third of the required overtaking sight distance
- D. three times the stopping sight distance. Discuss
Correct Answer: at least twice the stopping sight distance
- 3. The plastic modulus of a section is 4.8 x 10-4 m3. The shape factor is 1.2. The plastic moment capacity of the section is 120 kN.m. The yield stress of the material is
Options- A. 100 MPa
- B. 240 MPa
- C. 250 MPa
- D. 300 MPa Discuss
Correct Answer: 250 MPa
- 4. An isochrone is a line on the basin map
Options- A. Joining raingauge stations having equal rainfall-duration
- B. Joining points having equal rainfall depth in a given time interval
- C. Joining points having equal time of travel of surface runoff to the catchment outlet
- D. Joining points which are at equal distance from the catchment outlet Discuss
Correct Answer: Joining points having equal time of travel of surface runoff to the catchment outlet
- 5. Design rate of super elevation for horizontal highway curve of radius 450 m for a mixed traffic condition, having a speed of 125 km/hour is
Options- A. 1.0
- B. 0.05
- C. 0.07
- D. 0.154 Discuss
Correct Answer: 0.154
- 6. The superelevation needed for a vehicle travelling at a speed of 60 kmph on a curve of radius 128 m on a surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.15 is :
Options- A. 0.71
- B. 0.81
- C. 0.91
- D. 0.61 Discuss
Correct Answer: 0.71
- 7. Flocculation is a process
Options- A. that removes algae from stabilization pond effluent
- B. that promotes the aggregation of small particles into larger particles to enhance their removal by gravity
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: that promotes the aggregation of small particles into larger particles to enhance their removal by gravity
- 8. The focal length of the object glass of a tacheometer is 200 mm, the distance between the vertical axis of the tachometer and the optical centre of the object glass is 100 mm and the spacing between the upper and lower line of the diaphragm axis is 4 mm. With the line of collima-tion perfectly horizontal, the staff intercepts are 1 m (top), 2 m (middle), and 3 m (bottom). The horizontal distance (m) between the staff and the instrument station is
Options- A. 100.3
- B. 103.0
- C. 150.0
- D. 153.0 Discuss
Correct Answer: 100.3
- 9. Reaction at support b of the structure is
Options- A. P
- B. P2
- C.
- D.
Discuss
Correct Answer: P
- 10. Allowable average shear stress in an un-stiffened web for beams made of steel of grade 250 N/mm2 is :
Options- A. 250 N/mm2
- B. 165 N/mm2
- C. 150 N/mm2
- D. 100 N/mm2 Discuss
Correct Answer: 100 N/mm2
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