2014 Gate Question (Textile)
2014 Gate Question (Textile)
2014 Gate Question (Textile)
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GATE 2014 Examination
TF: Textile Engineering & Fibre Science
Duration: 180 minutes Maximum Marks: 100
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GATE 2014 SET- 2 General Aptitude -GA
Q.2 Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.
____________ is the key to their happiness; they are satisfied with what they have.
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(A) Contentment (B) Ambition (C) Perseverance (D) Hunger
Q.3 Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
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“As a woman, I have no country.”
(A) Women have no country.
(B) Women are not citizens of any country.
(C) Women’s solidarity knows no national boundaries.
(D) Women of all countries have equal legal rights.
Q.4
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In any given year, the probability of an earthquake greater than Magnitude 6 occurring in the
Garhwal Himalayas is 0.04. The average time between successive occurrences of such earthquakes
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is ____ years.
Q.5 The population of a new city is 5 million and is growing at 20% annually. How many years would
it take to double at this growth rate?
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(A) 3-4 years (B) 4-5 years (C) 5-6 years (D) 6-7 years
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Q.6 In a group of four children, Som is younger to Riaz. Shiv is elder to Ansu. Ansu is youngest in the
group. Which of the following statements is/are required to find the eldest child in the group?
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Statements
1. Shiv is younger to Riaz.
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Q.7 Moving into a world of big data will require us to change our thinking about the merits of
exactitude. To apply the conventional mindset of measurement to the digital, connected world of
the twenty-first century is to miss a crucial point. As mentioned earlier, the obsession with
exactness is an artefact of the information-deprived analog era. When data was sparse, every data
point was critical, and thus great care was taken to avoid letting any point bias the analysis.
From “BIG DATA” Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier
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Q.8 The total exports and revenues from the exports of a country are given in the two pie charts below.
The pie chart for exports shows the quantity of each item as a percentage of the total quantity of
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exports. The pie chart for the revenues shows the percentage of the total revenue generated through
export of each item. The total quantity of exports of all the items is 5 lakh tonnes and the total
revenues are 250 crore rupees. What is the ratio of the revenue generated through export of Item 1
per kilogram to the revenue generated through export of Item 4 per kilogram?
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Exports Revenues
Item 6
16%
Item 1
11%
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19%
Item 1
12%
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Item 5 Item 2
12% 20% Item 2
Item 5 20%
20%
Item 3
Item 4 19%
Item 4 Item 3
22%
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6% 23%
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10% of the population in a town is HIV+. A new diagnostic kit for HIV detection is available; this
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kit correctly identifies HIV+ individuals 95% of the time, and HIV− individuals 89% of the time. A
particular patient is tested using this kit and is found to be positive. The probability that the
individual is actually positive is _______
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(A) x < 0 (B) 0 < x < 1 (C) 1 < x < 2 (D) cannot be determined
Q.2 A very large tank contains 10 liters of pure water. Salt solution (20 g/l) is pumped into the tank at 2
liter per minute. The salt concentration in g/l in the tank after a very long time will be
(A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40
Q.3 2 s
The inverse Laplace transform of + 2 is
s + 2s s + 4s + 4
2
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−2t −2t −2t
(A) 1 − 2te (B) 1 − e + 2te
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−2t −2t −2 t −2t
(C) 1 − 2e + 2te (D) e + 2te
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6 9 12 18
(C) High DP
(D) High inter-molecular interaction
Q.8 A synthetic yarn is stretched by 5% and kept in the extended condition. With time, the registered
stress will
(A) Increase linearly
(B) Decrease linearly
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Q.10 In a drawframe with 3 over 3 drafting system, the roller most prone to slip is
(A) Middle top roller
(B) Front top roller
(C) Back top roller
(D) Front bottom roller
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Q.13 Pirn winding is an essential preparatory process for weaving on
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(A) Air-jet loom
(B) Water-jet loom
(C) Rapier loom
(D) Drop-box loom
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Q.14 Double acting dobby is driven from
(A) Bottom shaft
(B) Crank shaft
(C) Tappet shaft
(D) Rocking shaft
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Q.15 In air-jet loom
(A) All the relay nozzles start jetting at the same time
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Q.16 If the diameter of a torsion rod used in projectile loom is doubled then the torque required to twist it
would increase by
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Q.17 In a sizing process, if add-on is 12.8% and paste concentration is 16%, the value of wet pick-up (%)
would be
(A) 16 (B) 50 (C) 80 (D) 200
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Q.18 The fibre parameter that CANNOT be obtained from Baer sorter diagram is
(A) Mean length (B) Effective length
(C) Span length (D) Modal length
Q.19 A 25 tex cotton yarn has a twist factor of 30. The yarn twist, in turns per cm, is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7
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Q.20 With an increase in gauge length, the tenacity of a spun yarn would
(A) Increase (B) Decrease
(C) Remain the same (D) First increase and then decrease
Q.21 Sodium chlorite bleaching of cotton is carried out in the temperature range of
(A) 95-110 oC (B) 80-85 oC (C) 50-60 oC (D) 30-40 oC
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(A) Colourant (B) Thickener
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(C) Dispersing agent (D) Carrier
Q.24 In the Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) test, the sample is kept in
(A) Horizontal position and burnt from the left side
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(B) Inclined position and burnt from the bottom
(C) Vertical position and burnt from the top
(D) Vertical position and burnt from the bottom
Q.25 A fabric was dyed in acidic medium. If the dye could be stripped out in strong aqueous alkaline
solution at room temperature, the dye-fibre combination is
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(A) Direct dye - Cotton (B) Acid dye - Wool
(C) Vat dye - Cotton (D) Disperse dye - Polyester
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Q.26 ⎡1 2 ⎤
Of the two eigen values of the matrix ⎢ ⎥
⎣4 3⎦
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Q.27 The 51st common term of the two arithmetic sequences 15, 19, 23 ...... and 14, 19, 24 ......, is ......
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Q.28 dy
The integrating factor for solving the differential equation cos( x) + y sin( x) = 2 cos3 ( x) is
dx
(A) sin(x) (B) cos(x) (C) tan(x) (D) sec(x)
Q.30 2
∫0
e x dx is evaluated both by Trapezoidal rule and Simpson's 1 rule by taking two subintervals.
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The difference between the results, accurate to the second decimal place, is ......
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Q.31 Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate answer.
[a] The apparent blend ratio of polyester / viscose fabric would increase as a result of drying
[r] The moisture content of viscose is significantly higher than that of polyester
(A) [a] is right [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is right [r] is right
(C) [a] is wrong [r] is wrong
(D) [a] is wrong [r] is right
Q.32 Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate answer.
[a] In the case of condensation polymerization of PET, diethylene glycol terephthalate (DGT) is
prepared first
[r] In condensation polymerization, it is important to have a correct stoichiometric balance of
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comonomers
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(A) [a] is right [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is right [r] is right
(C) [a] is wrong [r] is wrong
(D) [a] is wrong [r] is right
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Q.33 A polypropylene yarn, melt spun at a throughput rate of W (g/s) and winding speed of S (m/min),
was drawn to a draw ratio of D. The denier of this yarn is a function of W, S, D and a constant K.
The value of K, accurate to the nearest integer, is............
Q.34 Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate answer.
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[a] Cut and crush method for tow to top conversion uses cutting roller with embedded helical blade
[r] This helps to impart crimp in the cut fibres
(A) [a] is right [r] is wrong
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Q.35 Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate answer.
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[a] Before SEM analysis of carbon fibre, it is sputter coated with gold or silver
[r] This is done because the carbon fibre is electrically insulating
(A) [a] is right [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is right [r] is right
(C) [a] is wrong [r] is wrong
(D) [a] is wrong [r] is right
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Q.36 A cleaning unit in a blowroom is processing cotton at 600 kg/h. The waste generated is 2%. The lint
to trash ratio is 60:40. The lint (in kg) accumulated in 8 hours, accurate to one decimal place, will
be ......
Q.37 The twist contraction factor of a filament yarn is 1.06. For producing 5 ton twisted yarn of 50 tex,
the untwisted yarn length required, in km, accurate to the nearest integer, is ......
Q.38 For producing a coarse count yarn from short staple trashy cotton sliver, the most suitable rotor is
(A) Large diameter rotor with narrow groove
(B) Large diameter rotor with wide groove
(C) Small diameter rotor with narrow groove
(D) Small diameter rotor with wide groove
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Q.39 Consider the following figures. Choose the alternative that represents the correct relation
(A) (B)
spindle hour
Yarn strength CV %
Yarn strength CV %
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(C) (D)
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End breaks/ 100
spindle hour
Traveller running time (h)
Q.41 Higher value of stitch cam setting in a weft knitting machine would
(A) Increase the loop length and decrease the fabric areal density
(B) Increase the loop length and increase the fabric areal density
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(C) Decrease the loop length and decrease the fabric areal density
(D) Decrease the loop length and increase the fabric areal density
Q.42 A shuttle loom producing 3 up 1 down twill fabric is running at 180 picks per minute. The angular
velocity of the tappet (cam) shaft in radian per second, accurate to two decimal places,
would be ......
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Q.43 A yarn is passing over a multiplicative tensioner with an angle of wrap of 90°. If the input yarn
tension is 100 cN and coefficient of friction between yarn and tensioner is 0.2, then the output yarn
tension in N, accurate to two decimal place, would be ......
Q.45 A needle-punched nonwoven fabric has 2 mm thickness and 400 g/m2 areal density. If the fibre
density is 0.9 g/cm3, the volume porosity (%) of the fabric, accurate to the nearest integer,
will be ......
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Q.46 For a square plain fabric, crimp in one set of yarns would be completely removed without jamming,
if the ratio of modular length (l) to the sum of the yarn diameters (D) is
(A) Between π/8 and π/6
(B) Between π/6 and π/4
(C) Between π/4 and π/2
(D) Greater than π/2
Q.47 The breaking load of a 300 mtex fibre is 110 mN. If the density of the fibre is 1.24 g/cm3, breaking
stress in kN/cm2, accurate to one decimal place, will be ......
Q.48 A 60.5 tex yarn with an unevenness CV of 10% is produced from 0.5 tex polyester fibre. The index
of irregularity of the yarn, accurate to one decimal place, will be ......
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Q.49 The vibroscope method for determination of fibre fineness does NOT take into account
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(A) Length of specimen (B) Natural frequency of specimen
(C) Tension in specimen (D) Tensile strength of specimen
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Q.50 In the context of Kawabata Evaluation System, match the fabric properties from Group I with the
units from Group II.
Group I Group II
P Tensile energy 1 gf . cm2 / cm
Q Linearity of load-elongation curve 2 percentage
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R Bending rigidity 3 gf . cm / cm2
S Compressional resilience 4 dimensionless
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(A) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
(C) P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3 (D) P-1, Q-4, R-3, S-2
Q.51 The Barium Activity Number (BAN) was determined using the standard procedure. For this, 30 ml
of 0.25N Ba(OH)2 solution was used, in each of the three titrations, i.e. (a) blank titration, (b) back
titration where mercerized fabric sample was immersed and (c) back titration where unmercerized
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fabric sample was immersed in Ba(OH)2 solution. If the volume (ml) of 0.1N HCl consumed was
10, 1 and 4.5 respectively, the BAN of the mercerized sample, accurate to one decimal place, is
.......
Q.52 Scoured and bleached cotton fabric was dyed with reactive dye under the following conditions:
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Temperature of dyeing: 40 oC
Shade: 3%
Fixation efficiency: 65%
If the rate of hydrolysis of dye is known to be 5% more for every 10 oC rise in dyeing temperature,
the amount of dye fixed on cotton (g of dye / kg of fibre), if dyed at 50 oC, accurate to one decimal
place, would be......
Q.53 Consider the following assertion [a] and reason [r] and choose the most appropriate answer.
[a] In a roller printing machine, the doctor blade is closely set over the printing roller
[r] This is to remove the lint collected on the roller
(A) [a] is right, [r] is wrong
(B) [a] is right, [r] is right
(C) [a] is wrong, [r] is wrong
(D) [a] is wrong, [r] is right
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