ME GATE2016 30th Jan16 Forenoon Session

ME-GATE-2016
GATE 2016 A Brief Analysis

(Based on student test experiences in the stream of ME on 30th
January, 2016 (Forenoon Session)
Section wise analysis of the paper
Section Classification
1 Mark
Engineering Mathematics
Engineering Mechanics
Strength of Materials
Design of Machine Elements
Theory of Machines
Vibrations
Fluid Mechanics
Thermal Science
Heat Transfer
Manufacturing Science
Industrial Engineering
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability
5
2
4
0
1
1
3
2
2
4
1
3
2
30
2 Marks
5
2
4
1
2
1
4
3
2
4
2
0
5
35
Total No of
Questions
10
4
8
1
3
2
7
5
4
8
3
3
7
65
Type of Questions asked from each section

Engineering Mechanics
Strength of materials
Machine design
Theory of machines
Vibrations
Fluid mechanics
Thermal Science
Heat transfer
Manufacturing Science
Industrial Engineering
Questions came from friction, equilibrium equations,

trusses.
Questions came from simple stress and strain, stress
strain graph, deflection of beam, Hardness test, Torsion of
circular shaft, Bending stress, Helical spring, Moment of
Inertia.
Questions came from failure theory
Questions came from Gear train, Gyroscope, fly wheel,
rotating masses.
Questions came from Resonance, single degree of
freedom of free vibration.
Questions came from boundary layer, flow through pipe,
turbulent flow, stability of floating bodies, turbine,
manometry,
Questions came from work done in non flow process,
thermodynamic relation, and thermodynamic system,
Vapour compression cycle, regeneration vapour cycle.
Questions came from radiation, unsteady heat conduction.
Questions came from riser design, rolling, casting,
welding, non traditional machining process, cutting tool.
Questions came from LPP, Inventory
Disclaimer This paper analysis and questions have been collated based on the memory of some students who appeared in the
paper and should be considered only as guidelines. GATEFORUM does not take any responsibility for the correctness of the
same.
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Questions from the Paper

General Aptitude
1.
Key:
2.
Despite the new medicines ________ in treating diabetes, it is not ________ widely.
(A) effectiveness prescribed
(B) availability used
(C) prescription available
(D) acceptance proscribed
(A)
1
1
1
If q a , r b and s c , then the value of a.b.c is ________.
q
r
s
(A) rqs
(B) 0
Key:
(C)
Exp:
1
1
1
q a , r b , sc
r
s
q
(C) 1
(D) r + q + s
q a r, r b s, s c q
r q a sc sac
a
s r b s ac s abc abc 1
b
3.
Key:
4.
Key:
5.
Key:
6.
Key:
Leela is older than her cousin Pavithra, Pavithras brother shiva is older than Leela when Pavithra
& Shiva are visiting Leela, all the three like to play chess together, Pavithra wins more often than
Leela does.
Which is true on the basis of above statement?
(A) When Shiva plays chess with Leela and Pavithra, he often loses
(B) Leela is oldest of the three
(C) Shiva is better chess player than Pavithra
(D) Pavithra is the youngest of the three.
(D)
Michel lives 10 km away from where I live, Ahmed lives 5 km and Susan lives 7 km away from
where I live. Arun is farther away then Ahmed, but closer than Susan from where I live. From the
information provided, what is one possible distance (in km) at which of I live from Arun
(A) 3.1
(B) 4.99
(C) 6.02
(D) 7.01
(C)
Mount Everest is
(A) the highest peak in the world.
(C) one of highest peak in the world
(A)
(B) highest peak in the world

(D) one of the highest peak in the world.
Policemen asked the victim of a theft, What did you _______?

(A) loose
(B) lose
(C) loss
(B)
(D) louse
same.
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Technical
1.
Key:
Exp:
An ideal gas undergoes a reversible process in which the pressure varies linearly with volume.
The condition at the start (subscript 1) and at the end (subscript 2) of the process with usual
notations are P1 = 100 kPa, V1 = 0.2 m3 and P2 = 200 kPa, V2 = 0.1 m3 and the gas constant R =
0.275 kJ/kg-K. The magnitude of work required for the process (in kJ) is ________.
22.5
Pressure varies linearly with volume.
P = a + bv.
P1 a bv
100 a b 0.2
(1)
P2 a bv2
200 a b 0.1
(2)
Solving (1) & (2)
100 0.1b b
100
1000
0.1
b 1000
Substituting in any of the equations to get a.
100 a 1000 0.2
a 300
2
W pdv a bv dv
v 2 v12
300 1000v dv 300 v 2 v1 1000 2
2
1
0.12 0.2 2
30 7.5 22.5kJ
300 0.1 0.2 500
Magnitude of work required is 22.5 kJ.

2
2.
For water 25C, dPs dTs 0.189kPa K (ps is the saturation pressure in kPa and T is the
saturation temperature in K) and the specific volume of dry saturated vapour is 43.38 m3/kg.
Assume that the specific volume of liquid is negligible in comparison with that of vapour. Using
the Clausius-Clapeyron equation, estimate the enthalpy of evaporation of water at
25 Cin kJ kg is_____.
Key:
Exp:
2443.24
h fg
h fg
dPs
0.189
dTs Ts g f
25 273 43.38 0
h fg 2443.248kJ kg
same.
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3.
Oil (Kinematic Viscosity, oil 1105 m2 s flows through a pipe of 0.5m diameter with a
velocity of 10 m/s kinematic viscosity, w 0.89 106 m2 s is flowing through a model pipe of
Key:
Exp:
diameter 20 mm. For satisfying the dynamic similarity, the velocity of water (in m/s) is _____.
22.25
Dynamic similarity
Re oil Re water
ud
ud

oil water
0.5 10 0.02 u water
1 1015 0.89 106

u water 22.25 m s
4.
Key:
Exp:
A 300 mm thick slab is being cold rolled using roll of diameter 600 mm. If co-efficient of friction
is 0.08, the maximum possible reduction (in mm) is _______.
1.92
h max 2 R
0.08 300
1.92 mm
2
5.
A hypothetical engineering stress-strain curve shown in the figure has 3 straight lines PQ, QR, RS
with co-ordinate P (0,0), Q(0.2, 100), R(0.6, 140) and S (0.8, 130). Q is the yield point, R is UTS
point and S is fracture point.
R 0.6,140
160
140
Q 0.2,100
S 0.8,130
Stress in MPa
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
P 0,0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Strainin%
3
Key:
The toughness of the material. (in MJ/m ) is _______.

0.85
same.
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Exp:
Toughness of material
Total area [Area of 1 + Area of 2 + Area of 3 + Area of 4]
0.8 1
0.2
0.2
1
0.4
1
0.2
140
40
40
10
100
100 2
100
100
2
100
2
100
1.12 0.1 0.08 0.08 0.01
0.85MJ m3
R 0.6,140
160
140
Stress in MPa
120
100
80
S 0.8,130
Q 0.2,100
60
40
20
0
P 0,0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Strainin%
6.
Key:
Exp:
A steel ball of 10 mm diameter at 1000 K is required to be cooled to 350 K by immersing it in a

water environment at 300 K. The convective heat transfer coefficient is 1000 W/m2-K. Thermal
conductivity of steel is 40 W/m-K. The time constant for the cooling process is 16s. The time
required (in-sec) to reach the final temperature is ______.
42.22
Given
d = 10 mm = 0.01 m
W
W
;h 1000 2 ; th 16s
t i 1000K;t 350K;t 300K; k 40
mK
mK
t t
e th
ti t
t t
ln
th
ti t
350 300
ln
16
1000 300
42.22s
same.
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7.
Key:
Exp:
A cylindrical job with diameter of 200 mm and height of 100 mm is to be cast using modulus
method of riser design. Assume that the bottom surface of cylindrical riser does not contribute as
cooling surface. If the diameter of the riser is equal to its height, then the height of the riser (in
mm) is
(A) 150
(B) 200
(C) 100
(D) 125.
(A)
dc 200 mm
dr h r
C Casting
R Rises
hr ?
h c 100 mm
M r 1.2 MC
V
V
1.2
S r
S C
2
2
d r hr
dc h c
4
4
1.2
d r h r d r2
d c h c d c2 x 2
4
4
1.2d c2 h c
dr 2 h r
4d r h r d r2 4d c h c 2d c2
2
h 3r
1.2 200 100
4h 2r h 2r 4 200 100 2 2002
hr
200 10
1.2
5
4 100 2 200
200 100
h r 1.2 5
125 1.2 150
4 200
8.
A block of mass m rests on an inclined plane and is attached by a string to the wall as shown in
the figure. The coefficient of static friction between plane and the block is 0.25. The string can
withstand a maximum force of 20 N. The maximum value of mass (m) for which the string will
not break and the block will be in static equilibrium is _______ kg.
Take cos 0.8 and sin 0.6

Key:
Acceleration due to gravity g = 10 m/s2

5
same.
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Exp:
F R mg cos
0.25 m 10 0.8
2m
For equilibrium,
T F mgsin
mgsin
20 2m m 10 0.6 m 5kg
mg
9.
mgsin
A fluid (Prandtl No. Pr = 1) at 500 K flow over a flat plate of 1.5 m length maintained at 300K
and the velocity of the fluid is 10 m/s. Assuming kinetic viscosity 30 106 m2 s, the
Key:
Exp:
thermal boundary layer thickness (in mm) at 0.5m from the leading edge is ____.
6.124
Pr = 1
ux 10 0.5
Re x
30 106
166666.67
1.67 105
Hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness
5x
5 0.5
h x
Re x
1.67 105
6.124 103 m
If Pr = 1
h x Tx 6.124 103 m
6.124 mm
Thermal boundary layer thickness = 6.124 mm.

10.
A horizontal bar with a constant cross section is subjected to a loading as shown in the figure.
The Youngs modulus for the section AB and BC are 3E and E respectively.
A
3E
For the deflection C to be zero, the ratio of P/F is _____.

same.
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Key:
Exp:
3
Since deflection of C is zero
AB BC
P
F
3E A E A
P 3
F
11.
An infinitely long furnace of 0.5m 0.4 m cross-section is shown in the figure below. Consider
all surfaces of the furnace to be black. The top and bottom walls are maintained at temperatures
T1 T3 927 o C and the side walls are at temperature T2 T4 527 o C. The view factor F12 is
0.26. The net radiation heat loss or gain on side 1 is _______ W m
side3
side 4
side 2 0.4 m
side1
0.5m
Key:
Exp:
12265.34
8
5.67 10 W
m2 K4
T1 927 273 1200K
T2 527 273 800K
Q1 2 A1F1 2 T T
4
1
4
2
5.67 10 0.5 1 0.26 1200 800

12265.344 W
m
8
12.
0.4m
2
1
0.5m
A simply supported beam of length 3L is subjected to the loading shown in the Figure. It is given
that P = 1N, L= 1 m and Youngs modulus = 200 GPa, The cross-sectional is a square with
dimension 10 mm10mm. The bending stress in (Pa) at the point A located at the top surface of
the beam at a distance of 1.5 L, from the left end is___.
P
L
P
L
A
Key:
same.
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Exp:
P
L
RA
RB
Taking moment about B

M B 0 R A 3L P 2L PL 0 R A P 3
Fy 0 R B R A 0 R B P 3
Taking moment about A
M A 0
Assuming MA anticlockwise
R A 1.5L 0.5PL M A
P
1.5 0.5PL M A
3
MA 0
we know,
13.
M b
b
I
y
Bendingstress 0
since, M A 0
A two member truss PQR is supporting a load W. The axial forces in member PQ and QR are
respectively.
Q
(A) 2W tensileand 3Wcompressive
(B)
3W tensileand 2Wcompressive
(C)
3 Wcompressive and 2W tensile
30
60
(D) 2W compressive and 3W tensile

Key:
Exp:
(B)
F.B.D of point Q
Fx 0
FPQ FQR sin 60 0 ...... 1

Fy 0
R
FQR sin 60
FPQ
30
FQR cos60 W 0 .... 2

W
FQR
FQR 2W compressive
cos60
From equation (1)
FPQ 2Wsin 60 0
FPQ 2W
60
FQR cos 60
FQR
3
3W Tensile
2
same.
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14.
Key:
Exp:
In an orthogonal cutting process the tool used has rake angle of zero degree. The measured
cutting force and thrust force are 500 N & 250 N, respectively. The coefficient of friction
between tool and chip is___.
0.5
F
Tan t
FC
Tan 0
250
500
Tan 1 0.5
2
15.
Key:
For a floating body, buoyant force acts at the

(A) Centroid of floating body,
(B) C.G of body
(C) Centroid of fluid vertically below the body
(D) Centroid of displaced fluid
(D)
16.
Consider two Hydraulic turbines having identical specific speed and effective head at inlet. If the
speed ratio N1 / N2 of the two turbines is 2, then the ratio of respective power (P1 / P2 )is ___.
Key:
Exp:
P1 N1
23 8
P2 N2
17.
Key:
Exp:
The spring constant of a helical compression spring doesnt depend on

(A) Coil diameter
(B) Material strength
(C) Number of active turns
(D) Wire diameter
(B)
For Helical compression spring.
Deflection,
64 R 3n
Gd4
W
W
Gd 4
3
64 WR n 64R 3 n
Gd 4
From the above formula we can say that spring constant depends on coil diameter (D), wire
diameter (d), No. of active turns (n) and modulus of rigidity (G) and is independent of material
strength.
Stiffness, or spring constant
18.
A single degree of freedom spring mass system with viscous damping has a spring constant of 10
kN/m. The system is excited by a sinusoidal force of amplitude 100 N. If the damping factor
(ratio) is 0.25, the amplitude of steady state oscillation at resonance is ___mm.
same.
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Key:
20
Exp:
k 10 103 N
A 100 N
0.25
1
M.F
A
1
1
Fo
2
2
2 2
1
2
n n
2
2 2
1 2.
n n
100
100
A
20mm
10 103 2 0.25 5000
2
19.
Max z 15x1 20x 2

Subject to
12x1 4x 2 36
12x1 6x 2 24
x1 , x 2 0
Key:
Exp:
The above LPP has

(A) Infeasible solution,
(C) Alternative optimum solution
(B)
Max z 15x1 20x 2
(B) Unbounded solution

(D) Degenerate solution
x2
Subject to
12x1 4x 2 36
(0,9)
12x1 6x 2 24
x1 , x 2 0
(2,0)
Since, there is no limitation of boundary for the

feasible region therefore, the LPP has unbounded
solution.
20.
x1
(3,0)
(0, 4)
The figure shows Cross-section of a beam subjected to bending. The are moment of inertia (in
mm4 ) of this cross-section about its base is ____.
R4
R4
10
All dimensions are in mm
10
same.
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Key:
Exp:
1875.63
By using parallel axis theorem
Area moment of inertia about its base
10 103

4
2
2
10 10 52 8 4 5
64
12

4
3333.33 1457.69 1875.63 mm
21.
Key:
Exp:
The annual demand for an item is 10,000 units. The unit cost is Rs.100 and inventory carrying
charges is 14.4 % of unit cost per annum. The cost of one procurement is Rs 2000.
The time between two consecutive orders to meet the above demand is ___ month(s).
2
D= 10,000, Cu = Rs 100, Ch= 0.144Cu, Co=Rs 2,000.
Q*
Q*
2DC0
2 10,000 2000
1666.67 units
Ch
0.144 100
Q * 1666.67
0.1667 years = 2 months

D
10,000
The Non traditional machining process that essentially, requires vacuum is
(A) Electron beam machining
(B) Electro-chemical machining
(C) Electro chemical discharge machining
(D) Electrical discharge machining.
(A)
We know T
22.
Key:
23.
Key:
Exp:
A rigid ball of weight 100 N is suspended with the help of a

string. The ball is pulled by a horizontal force F such that the
string makes and angle 30o with the vertical. The magnitude of
force F (in N) is __.
T
57.735
30o
Applying Lamis theorem
T
100
F
sin90 sin 90 30 sin 180 30

F 57.735 N
30o
F
100N
100N
24.
Key:
Which of the following statement are true regarding Heat and work?
(i) Boundary phenomena (ii) Exact differential (iii) Path function
(A) Both (i) & (ii),
(B) Both (i) & (iii),
(C) Both (ii) & (iii)
(D) Only (iii).
(B)
same.
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25.
Key:
26.
Jominy test is used to find

(A) Youngs Modulus
(C) Yield stress
(B)
(B) Hardenability
(D) Thermal conductivity
The cross-section of two hollow bars

made of same material and concentric
circles are shown in the figure. It is given
that r3 r1 and r4 r2 and that of area of
cross-section are same.
J1 and J 2
are
r4
r2
r3
r1
torsional rigidity of the bars left and right

respectively. The ratio of J 2 / J1 is
Key:
Exp:
(A) >1
(B) <0.5
(C) =1
(A)
Torsionalrigidity J shear modulus polar moment of inertia
G1 r44 r34 r 4 r 4
J2
2
44 34
J1 G r 4 r 4
r2 r1
2
2
1
2
Area of C/S is same
G1 G 2
(D) between 0.5&1.
_____(i)
r22 r12 r42 r32

r22 r12 r42 r32
______ ii
From equation (1)
2
2
2
2
2
2
J 2 r4 r3 r4 r3 r4 r3
J1 r22 r12 r22 r12 r22 r12
but r42 r32 r22 r12
27.
Key:
28.
Key:
since,r3 r1 and r4 r2
J2
1
J1
The part of a gating system which regulates the rate of pouring of molten metal is___.
(A) Pouring basin
(B) Runner
(C) Choke
(D) Ingate
(C)
A Cantilever beam having square cross-section of side a is subjected to an end load. If a is
increased by 19%, the tip deflection decreased approximately by
(A) 19%
(B) 29%
(C) 41%
(D) 50%
(D)
same.
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Exp:
p3
1
1
4
3EI
I
a
4
1 a 2
where, a 2 1.19a,
2 a14
1
1
4
1.19 2
0.51
2
1.19 4
So, deflection decrease by 50%
29.
The instantaneous stream wise velocity of a turbulent flow is given as follows
u x, y,z,t U(x, y,z) U x, y,z,t .

The time average of fluctuating velocity v(x, y, z, t) is
(A)
Key:
Exp:
U
2
(B)
U
2
(C) 0
(D)
U
2
(C)
Instantaneous velocity u x, y,z, t U x, y,z u x, y,z, t
Time average of fluctuating velocity should be zero.
30.
Under optimal condition of the process the temperature experienced by a copper work piece in
fusion welding, brazing and soldering are such that
(A) Twelding Tsoldering Tbrazing
(B) TSoldering TWelding TBrazing
(C) Tbrazing Twelding Tsoldering
Key:
(D) Twelding Tbrazing Tsoldering
same.
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GATE 2016 A Brief Analysis

Type of Questions asked from each section

Questions came from friction, equilibrium equations,

Questions from the Paper

(B) highest peak in the world

Policemen asked the victim of a theft, What did you _______?

Solving (1) & (2)

Magnitude of work required is 22.5 kJ.

1 1015 0.89 106

The toughness of the material. (in MJ/m ) is _______.

A steel ball of 10 mm diameter at 1000 K is required to be cooled to 350 K by immersing it in a

4h 2r h 2r 4 200 100 2 2002

Take cos 0.8 and sin 0.6

Acceleration due to gravity g = 10 m/s2

Thermal boundary layer thickness = 6.124 mm.

For the deflection C to be zero, the ratio of P/F is _____.

5.67 10 0.5 1 0.26 1200 800

Taking moment about B

3 Wcompressive and 2W tensile

(D) 2W compressive and 3W tensile

FPQ FQR sin 60 0 ...... 1

FQR cos60 W 0 .... 2

For a floating body, buoyant force acts at the

The spring constant of a helical compression spring doesnt depend on

Max z 15x1 20x 2

The above LPP has

(B) Unbounded solution

Since, there is no limitation of boundary for the

All dimensions are in mm

0.1667 years = 2 months

A rigid ball of weight 100 N is suspended with the help of a

sin90 sin 90 30 sin 180 30

Jominy test is used to find

The cross-section of two hollow bars

torsional rigidity of the bars left and right

(D) between 0.5&1.

r22 r12 r42 r32

From equation (1)

J1 r22 r12 r22 r12 r22 r12

but r42 r32 r22 r12

The instantaneous stream wise velocity of a turbulent flow is given as follows

u x, y,z,t U(x, y,z) U x, y,z,t .

(D) Twelding Tbrazing Tsoldering

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