Mock Test 04
Mock Test 04
Mock Test 04
Kapil Verma
Course: GATE+ESE
Civil Engineering (CE)
Q. 1
Select the word that is most SIMILAR in meaning to the bold word in capital letters
HOME VAPID
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
MY TEST
A Virtuous
BOOKMARKS
B Priceless
MY PROFILE
BUY PACKAGE
Solution :
(c)
ASK AN EXPERT
D Vital
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Q. 2
Select the word that is FARTHEST in meaning to the bold word in capital letters.
COVERT
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A Clandestine
Solution :
(b)
C Virtuous
D Wide
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Q. 3
A a
B b
C c Correct Option
Solution :
(c)
D d
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Q. 4
When the sum of digits of an even number is 36. Then that number is always divisible by
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 9
B 18
C 987
Solution :
(d)
The number whose sum is 36 will be divisible by 9 and the number is even so number will be divisible by 2, therefore the number is
always divisible by 18. So number is divisible by both 9 and 18.
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Q. 5
Albela, Bob and Chulbul have to read a document of seventy eight pages and make a presentation next day. They realize that the article is
difficult to understand and they would require team work to finish the assignment. Albela can read page in 2 mins, Bob in 3 mins and
Chulbul in 4 min. If they divide the article in 3 parts so that all three of them spend the equal amount of time on the article. The number of
pages that Bob should read is __________ .
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
24 Correct Option
Solution :
24
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Q. 6
It has been decided by the government to with draw 33% of the subsidy on cooking gas from the beginning of next month.
Conclusions:
I : People now no more desire of need of such subsidy from government as they can offered the increased price of cooking gas.
II : The price of cooking gas will increase attest by 33% from next month.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A Conclusion I follows
B Conclusion II follows
Solution :
(d)
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Q. 7
At a reputed engineering college in Delhi, total expanses of a semester are partly fixed and partly varying linearly with the number of
students. The average expense per student is when there are 20 students and 600 when there are 40 students. When there are 80
student, the average expanse per student is
b
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 4200
B 800
Solution :
(c)
D 4080
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Q. 8
A page contains 60 lines. A chapter contains 125 pages. A book contains 5 chapters. 20 such books form a bound. If there are totally 30
lakhs lines in number of bounds, then value of is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 0.25
B 4 Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
(b)
C 144
D 25
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Q. 9
A lad was asked his age by his friend. The lad said, the number you get when you subtract 25 times my age from twice the square of my age
will be thrice your age If the friends’s age is 14 years, then the age of the lad is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
B 28 years
C 32 years
D 42 years
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Q. 10
In the half yearly exam only 70% of the students were passed. Out of these (passed in half yearly) only 60% have passed the annual exam.
Out of those, who did not pass the half early exam, 80% passed in annual exam. The percentage of students passed the annual exam
_______ %.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
66 Correct Option
Solution :
66
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Q. 11
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 0 Correct Option
Solution :
(d)
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Q. 12
If a point load acting at the mid-span of a fixed beam of uniform section produces fixed end moments of 60 kNm, then the same load
spread uniformly over the entire span will produce fixed end moments equal to
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 20 kNm
B 30 kNm
Solution :
(c)
D 80 kNm
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Q. 13
A 0.6 to 8%
Solution :
(b)
C 0.15 to 8%
D 0.8 to 4%
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Q. 14
With the following given data, choose the most efficient section in bending.
Solution :
(a)
B H-section
C Diamond section
D Triangulation section
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Q. 15
Solution :
(a)
PCU value is dependent on dimensions, acceleration speed etc. Even IRC suggested PCU value for vehicles also varies at parking,
intersection etc. for a particular class of vehicle.
B 2 only
C Both 1 and 2
D None of these
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Q. 16
A triaxial test was conducted on a sand specimen at a confining pressure of 80 kN/m2 under drained conditions. The sample failed under a
deviator stress of 160 kN/m2. The angle of shearing resistance of the soil is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
B 45°
C 60°
D 90°
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Q. 17
Suppose that 1-L graduated cylinder in the figure as shown below contains a sludge of 1 percent solids. Now suppose that all of the solids
are allowed to settle and that the liquid is decanted until the total volume is 500 ml. The new solid fraction is
A 0.04
Solution :
(b)
C 0.01
D None of these
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Q. 18
Solution :
(c)
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Q. 19
Find upto what vertical angle, sloping distance may be taken as horizontal distance in stadia work, so that the error may not exceed 1 in
400. Assume that the instrument is fitted with an anallactic lens and that the staff is held vertical
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 2° 18′ 56″
B 2° 29′ 14″
C 2° 38′ 32″
Solution :
(d)
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Q. 20
Which one of the following is conserved during inelastic collision of two particles?
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
During inelatic collision, only linear momentum is conserved.
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Q. 21
B it is related to the structure of hardened cement paste and gives the overall quality of concrete. Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
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Q. 22
The density of the atmosphere at a height of z meter above the sea level is given by where is the density at sea level. The
approximate increase in height corresponding to a fall of 1% in density is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 1m
B 8m Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
C 36.8 m
D 63.2 m
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Q. 23
Consider a function Which of the following statements is true about the function
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(c)
D is strictly decreasing for
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Q. 24
The engineering stress strain curve of a material is shown in figure. The ratio of modulus of resilience to the modulus of toughness is
__________ × 10–2.
Solution :
12.28 (12 - 13)
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Q. 25
A continuous beam is considered as a deep beam if the ratio of effective span to overall depth is less than or equal to _______________.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
2.5
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Q. 26
In a braking test, a vehicle travelling at a speed of 50 kmph was stopped by applying brakes fully and skid marks were 16 m in length.
Average skid resistance of pavement surface is ___________.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
0.61 (0.59 - 0.63)
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Q. 27
A plate bearing test was carried out on a subgrade using 30 cm diameter plate. A deflection of 1.25 mm was caused by pressure of 0.84
kg/cm2. The modulus of subgrade reaction is _____________ kg/cm3.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
2.69 (2.67 - 2.71)
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Q. 28
A triaxial compression test on a cohesive sample, cylindrical in shape, yielded the following data:
Major principal stress = 9 MN/m2
Minor principal stress = 3 MN/m2
Angle of inclination of rupture plane with horizontal = 60°.
The value of cohesion for the soil is ______________ MN/m2.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
0 Correct Option
Solution :
0
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Q. 29
The force in the member QR of the truss as shown in the figure below is _____________ kN.
Solution :
42.43 (42 - 43)
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Q. 30
The ultimate BOD of a surface water sample is 330 at 20°C. The value of the reaction constant is k = 0.2 day–1 with base ‘e’. The BOD5
of the sample is ________ .
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
208.52 (206 - 210)
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Q. 31
A 6-h storm had 6 cm of rainfall and the resulting runoff was 3 cm. If the index remains at the same value then the runoff due to 12 cm of
rainfall in 9 hour in the catchment is _____________ cm.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
7.5 (7.4 - 7.6)
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Q. 32
A stone weighs 392.4 N in air and 196.2 N in water. The volume of the stone is ___________ × 104 cm3.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
2 (1.9 - 2.1)
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Q. 33
Water is flowing over a thin smooth plate of length 6 m and width 3 m at a velocity of 1.0 m/s. In the boundary layer, flow changes from
laminar to turbulent at a Reynold number 5 × 105. The distance from the leading edge upto which boundary layer is laminar is _____________
mm.
[Assume dynamic viscosity of water as 9.81 × 10–4 N-s/m2]
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
490.5 (488 - 493)
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Q. 34
Solution :
5.33 (5.20 - 5.50)
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Q. 35
Solution :
0
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Q. 36
A rod of mass ‘m’ and length ‘L’ have a cross section area ‘A’. It is rotated in a horizontal plane, about one of its end with a constant angular
velocity then the maximum stress produced in the rod will be
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
B Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
C
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Q. 37
A beam ABC is supported at A, B and C and has a hinge at a distance of 3 m from A. If a uniformly distributed load of intensity 2 kN/m and
length 3 m travels from left to right, then the maximum values of reactions at B and C are respectively.
Solution :
(a)
( )
C 3 kN, 1.5 kN
Q. 38
Match List-I (Prestressing System) with List-II (Type of Anchorage) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A a
B b Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
C c
D d
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Q. 39
A plate section 300 × 12 mm has four staggered holds as shown in the figure. If the diameter of bolt is 16 mm, then minimum net area (in
mm2) is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 295
Solution :
(b)
C 3142
D 3168
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Q. 40
Match List-I (Elements) with List-II (Functions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
A a
B b
C c
D d Correct Option
Solution :
(d)
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Q. 41
A strip footing of 2 m width is located at a depth of 2.0 m in a stiff clay of saturated unit weight 21 kN/m3 and For a factor of
safety of 3 with respect to shear failure, what load (in kN/m) could be carried by the footing per unit length? Use Terzaghi bearing capacity
equation. [Value of cu for purely clayey soil = 120 kN/m2]
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
B 452
C 324
D 180
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Q. 42
A soil stratum and its effective stress diagram are shown below. The effective stress diagram for the same soil stratum, when the water
table rises by 1 metre is represented by
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
B Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
C
D None of these
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Q. 43
The sludge from the aeration tank of the activated sludge process (ASP) has solids content (by weight) of 5%. This sludge is put in a sludge
thickener, where sludge volume is reduced to half. Assume that the amount of solids in the supernatant from the thickener is negligible, the
specific gravity of sludge solids is 2.3 and density of water is 1000 kg/m3. The density of the sludge (in kg/m3) removed from the aeration
tank and solid content (in percentage by weight) of the thickened sludge are respectively
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 1029 and 8
B 1016.56 and 8
Solution :
(c)
D 1016.56 and 4
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Q. 44
The population of a city at previous consecutive census years was 500000, 610000, 735000 and 11,47000. The anticipated population after
five consecutive census to the nearest 10000 will be
[Use incremental increase method]
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
B 507
C 676
D 1014
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Q. 45
In a reservoir in the month of June, the average rate of inflow is 15 m3/s and average rate of outflow is 25 m3/s, monthly rainfall is 10 cm,
monthly seepage loss is 1.8 cm, and storage change is 30 Mm3.
The average surface area of the reservoir is 20 km2. The evaporation in the month of June is
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
(a)
B 30.25 cm
C 32.45 cm
D 35. 78 cm
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Q. 46
A there is equilibrium between the forces causing the flow and those opposing it.
B the pressure forces and the change of momentum are different from each other.
C when the force causing the flow is not equal to the resistance force. Correct Option
Solution :
(c)
Gradually varied flow in open channels is a case of steady non-uniform flow.
Q. 47
An instrument was setup at P and angle of elevation to a vane 4 m above the foot of staff held at Q was 9°30′. The horizontal distance
between P and Q was known to be 2000 m. What is the R.L. (in m) of staff station Q ?
[Given that the R.L. of instrument axis was 2650.38 m and consider refraction and curvature corrections]
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
A 2571.10
B 2773.83
Solution :
(c)
D 3053.33
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Q. 48
Calculate the cost of transport of 1500 m3 of stone ballast from a distance of 20 km by a truck which can carry 3 m3 per trip. The
kil f i i l i f l di d l di
kilometre rate of carriage inclusive of loading and unloading are:
A 25500.00
Solution :
(b)
C 22550.00
D 21750.00
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Q. 49
C Correct Option
Solution :
(c)
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Q. 50
The value of where S is the surface of the sphere in first octant, is
A 4
B 6 Correct Option
Solution :
(b)
D
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Q. 51
The bending moment at A for the beam shown below is ___________ kNm.
Solution :
200 (199.99 - 200.01)
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Q. 52
The degree of kinematic indeterminacy of the portal frame as shown in figure below is . The members of the given frame are
e deg ee o e at c dete acy o t e po ta a e as s o gu e be o s __________. e e be s o t e g e a ea e
inextensible.
12 Correct Option
Solution :
12
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Q. 53
For a pre-tensioned beam, Young’s modulus of steel and concrete are 200 GPa and 36 GPa respectively. If the ultimate shrinkage strain and
ultimate creep coefficient are 200 microns and 1.6 respectively. The loss due to creep is three times the loss due to shrinkage. The level of
sustained stress in concrete at the level of steel is ____________ MPa.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
13.5 (13.4 - 13.6)
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Q. 54
Solution :
91.25 (90 - 93)
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Q. 55
On a B.G. 3° curve, the equilibrium cant is required for speed of 70 kmph is ___________ cm.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
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Q. 56
A retaining wall 10 m high retains a cohesionless soil with an angle of internal friction 30°. The surface of the soil is level with the top of the
wall. The unit weight of the top 3 m of the soil is 16 kN/m3 while that of the remaining 7 m of the soil is 20 kN/m3.
The application of the resultant active thrust (above base) will be at ____________ m.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
3.22 (3.1 - 3.3)
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Q. 57
A 10 m long concrete pile of square cross section 400 mm × 400 mm is driven into a homogeneous clay layer. The ultimate load capacity of
pile is 650 kN. [Nc = 9]
Assume undrained cohesion value of clay to be 40 kPa. If the cross section of the pile is reduced to 250 mm × 250 mm and the length of the
pile is increased to 20 m, the ultimate load capacity will be ________________ kN.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
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Q. 58
A group of 16 piles of 50 cm diameter is arranged with a centre to centre spacing of 1.0 m in square pattern. The piles are 9 m long and are
embedded in soft clay with cohesion 30 kN/m2. If we neglect bearing resistance for the piles, then the ultimate load carrying capacity of the
pile group will be _______ kN.
[Adhesion factor for piles is 0.6]
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
3780 (3775 - 3785)
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Q. 59
There are two water samples A and B having pH values of 4.4 and 5.4 respectively. Sample ‘A’ is __________ times acidic than sample ‘B’.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
10 Correct Option
Solution :
10
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Q. 60
There is a 3 hours storm event in which it was observed that apart from infiltration all the losses are negligible. The rainfall was idealised as
3 hours storms of intensity 20 mm/hr, 15 mm/hr and 10 mm/hr respectively and the infiltration was idealised as Horton’s curve, f = 9.7 + 8
exp (–t) (f in mm/hr and t in hr) then effective rainfall is _____________ mm.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
8.68 (8.0 - 9.6)
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Q. 61
A rectangular channel is 10 m wide and 2 m deep. The water is flowing with a velocity of 1 m/s. The flow of water through the channel of
bed slope 1 in 4000, is regulated in such a way that energy line is having a slope of 0.00004. The rate of change of depth of water in the
channel is __________ × 10–4.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
2.21 (2.17 - 2.25)
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Q 62
Q. 62
A smooth pipe of diameter 400 mm and length 800 m carries water at the rate of 0.04 m3/s. The center-line velocity is ____________ m/s.
Assume the kinematic viscosity of water and coeffcient of friction as 0.018 stokes and 0.00485 respectively.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
0.38 (0.35 - 0.40)
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Q. 63
A block of 5 kg falls freely from a height of 2 m on the top of a spring of stiffness 10 N/mm. If the spring is compressed by 0.1 m, then the
velocity of the block is _____________ m/s.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
4.6 (4.4 - 4.8)
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Q. 64
4 Correct Option
Solution :
4
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Q. 65
If the probability that an individual suffers a bad reaction from certain injection is 0.001. The probability that out of 2000 individuals more
than one individual will suffer a bad reaction is ________.
FAQ Have any Doubt ?
Solution :
0.595 (0.55 - 0.65)
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