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Question Paper
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Index
1. Question Paper Analysis
2. Question Paper & Answer keys

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ANALYSIS OF GATE 2013

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering
Mechanics
3%
Industrial Engineering
General Aptitude
Engineering Mathematics Strength of
15%
6% 15% Materials
5%

Manufacturing Theory of Machines

Engineering 8%
15%
Machine Design
7%
Thermodynamics
10% Heat Transfer
10%

Fluid Mechanics
6%

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SUBJECT NO OF Topics Asked in Paper Total

QUESTION Marks
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Engineering 1M:5 Complex Variable
15
Mathematics 2M:5 Probability and Distribution
Numerical Method
Differential Equation
Engineering 1M:1
Dynamics 3
Mechanics 2M:2
Simple Stress & Strain
1M:3
Strength of Materials Strain energy method 5
2M:1
Shear Force & Bending Moment
Mechanism
1M:2 Vibration
Theory of Machines 8
2M:3 Gear Trains
Flywheel
Design for static Loading
1M:1
Design for dynamic Loading 7
Machine Design 2M:3
Design of joints
Flow Through pipes
1M:2 Hydraulic machine
Fluid Mechanics 6
2M:2 Fluid Statics
Fluid dynamic
1M:2 Radiation
Heat Transfer 10
2M:4 Conduction
Basic thermodynamics
1M:2
Thermodynamics Thermodynamic Cycle and property Relations 10
2M:4
Properties of gases and pure substances
Casting
Joining Process
Manufacturing 1M:5 Forming Process
15
Engineering 2M:5 Metrology and inspection
Metrology and Operations
Machining and Machine operation
Industrial 1M:2 Operational Research
6
Engineering 2M:2 Queueing
1M:5 Verbal Ability
General Aptitude 15
2M:5 Numerical Ability
Total 65 100

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GATE 2013 Examination

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Q.1 to Q. 25 carry one marks each.

∂u ∂u ∂2 u
1. The partial differential equation ∂t + u ∂x = ∂x2 is a
(A) linear equation of order 2 (C) linear equation of order 1
(B) non – linear equation of order 1 (D) non – linear equation of order 2
[Ans. D]

2. The Eigenvalues of a symmetric matrix are all

(A) Complex with non –zero positive imaginary part.
(B) Complex with non – zero negative imaginary part.
(C) Real
(D) Pure imaginary.
[Ans. C]

3. Match the correct pairs.

Numerical Integration Scheme Order of Fitting Polynomial
P. Simpson’s 3/8 Rule 1. First
Q. Trapezoidal Rule 2. Second
R. Simpson’s 1/3 Rule 3. Third
(A) P – 2 , Q – 1, R – 3 (C) P – 1, Q – 2 , R – 3
(B) P – 3, Q – 2 , R – 1 (D) P – 3, Q – 1 , R – 2
[Ans. D]

4. A rod of length L having uniform cross – sectional area A is subjected to a tensile force P as shown
in the figure below. If the Young’s modulus of the material varies linearly from E1 to E2 along the
length of the rod, the normal stress developed at the section – SS is
E1 S E2
P P
L/2 S

L
P PE2
(A) (C)
A AE1
P(E1 − E2 ) PE1
(B) (D)
A(E1 + E2 ) AE2
[Ans. A]

5. Two threaded bolts A and B of same material and length are subjected to identical tensile load. If
the elastic strain energy stored in bolt A is 4 times that of bolt B and the mean diameter of bolt A is
12 mm, the mean diameter of bolt B in mm is
(A) 16 (C) 36
(B) 24 (D) 48
[Ans. B]

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6. A link OB is rotating with a constant angular velocity of 2 rad/s in counter clockwise direction and
a block is sliding radially outward on it with an uniform velocity of 0.75 m/s respect to the rod, as
shown in the figure below. If OA = 1 m, the magnitude of the absolute acceleration of the block at
location A in m/s 2 is
B
A

(A) 3 (C) 5
(B) 4 (D) 6
[Ans. C]

7. For steady, fully developed flow inside a straight pipe of diameter D, neglecting gravity effects, the
pressure drop ∆p over a length L and the wall shear stress τw are related by
∆p D ∆p D
(A) τw = (C) τw =
4L 2L
∆p D2 4∆p L
(B) τw = (D) τw =
4L2 D
[Ans. A]

8. The pressure, dry bulb temperature and relative humidity of air in a room are 1 bar , 300C and
70% , respectively. If the saturated steam pressure at 30oC is 4.25kPa, the specific humidity of
the room air in kg water vapour /kg dry air is
(A) 0.0083 (C) 0.0191
(B) 0.0101 (D) 0.0232
[Ans. C]

9. Consider one – dimensional steady state heat conduction, without heat generation, in a plane wall;
with boundary conditions as shown in the figure below.
The conductivity of the wall is given by
k = k 0 + bT; where k 0 and b are positive constants , and T is temperature.

where T2 > T1
T2

T1 𝑥
As x increases, the temperature gradient (dT/dx) will
(A) Remain constant (C) Increase
(B) Be zero (D) Decrease
[Ans. D]

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10. In a rolling process, the state of stress of the material undergoing deformation is
(A) pure compression (C) compression and shear
(B) pure shear (D) tension and shear
[Ans. C]

11. Match the correct pairs.

Processes Characteristics / Applications
P. friction welding 1. non – consumable electrode
Q. gas metal arc welding 2. joining of thick plates
R. Tungsten inert gas welding 3. consumable electrode wire
S. electroslag welding 4. joining of cylindrical dissimilar materials
(A) P – 4, Q – 3, R – 1, S – 2 (C) P – 2, Q – 3, R – 4, S – 1
(B) P – 4, Q – 2, R – 3, S – 1 (D) P – 2, Q – 4, R – 1, S – 3
[Ans. A]

12. A metric thread of pitch 2 mm and thread angle 60o is inspected for its pitch diameter using 3 –
wire method. The diameter of the best size wire in mm is
(A) 0.866 (C) 1.154
(B) 1.000 (D) 2.000
[Ans. C]

13. Customers arrive at a ticket counter at a rate of 50 per hr and tickets are issued in the order of
their arrival. The average time taken for issuing a ticket is 1 min. Assuming that customer arrivals
form a poisson process and service times are exponential, the average waiting time in queue in
min is
(A) 3 (C) 5
(B) 4 (D) 6
[Ans. C]

14. In simple exponential smoothing forecasting, to give higher weightage to recent demand
information, the smoothing constant must be close to
(A) −1 (C) 0.5
(B) Zero (D) 1.0
[Ans. D]

15. A steel bar 200 mm in diameter is turned at a feed of 0.25 mm/ rev with a depth of cut of 4mm.
The rotational speed of the workpiece is 160 rpm. The material removal rate in mm3/s is
(A) 160 (C) 1600
(B) 167.6 (D) 1675.5
[Ans. D]

16. A cube shaped casting solidifies in 5 min. The solidification time in min for a cube of the same
material, which is 8 times heavier than the original casting , will be
(A) 10 (C) 24
(B) 20 (D) 40
[Ans. B]

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17. For a ductile material , toughness is a measure of

(A) Resistance to scratching (C) Ability to absorb energy till elastic limit
(B) Ability to absorb energy up to fracture (D) Resistance to indentation
[Ans. B]

18. In order to have maximum power from a pelton turbine , the bucket speed must be
(A) Equal to the jet speed (C) Equal to twice the jet speed
(B) Equal to half of the jet speed (D) Independent of the jet speed
[Ans. B]

19. Consider one – dimensional steady state heat conduction along x – axis (0≤ x ≤L), through a plane
wall with the boundary surface (x=0 and x = L) maintained at temperatures of 0o C and 100℃.
heat is generated uniformly throughout the wall. Choose the CORRECT statement.
(A) The direction of heat transfer will be from the surface at 100oC to the surface at 0oC.
(B) The maximum temperature inside the wall must be greater than 100oC.
(C) The temperature distribution is linear within the wall.
(D) The temperature distribution is symmetric about the mid – plane of the wall.
[Ans. B]

20. A cylinder contains 5 m3 of an ideal gas at a pressure of 1 bar. This gas is compressed in a
reversible isothermal process till its pressure increases to 5 bar. The work in kJ required for this
process is
(A) 804.7 (C) 981.7
(B) 953.2 (D) 1012.2
[Ans. A]

21. A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure.
The ratio of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is
(A) 0.5 (C) 2.0
(B) 1.0 (D) 4.0
[Ans. C]

22. If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a simply supported long
slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the shaft in rpm is
(A) 200 (C) 600
(B) 450 (D) 900
[Ans. A]

23. A planar closed kinematic chain is formed with rigid links PQ =2.0 m,
QR = 3.0 m, RS =2.5 m and SP =2.7 m with all revolute joints. The link to be fixed to obtain a
double rocker (rocker – rocker ) mechanism is
(A) PQ (C) RS
(B) QR (D) SP
[Ans. C]

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24. Let X be a normal random variable with mean 1 and variance 4. The probability P(X < 0) is
(A) 0.5 (C) Greater than 0.5 and less than 1.0
(B) Greater than zero and less than 0.5 (D) 1.0
[Ans. C]

25. Choose correct set of functions, which are linearly dependent.

(A) sin x, sin2 x and cos 2 x (C) cos 2x , sin2 x and cos2 x
(B) cos x , sin x and tan x (D) cos 2x , sin x and cos x
[Ans. C]

Q.26 to Q.55 carry two marks each.

26. The following surface integral is to be evaluated over a sphere for the given steady velocity vector
field
F = xi + yj + zk defined with respect to a cartesian coordinate system having i, j and k as unit base
vectors.
1
∫ ∫S 4 (F. n)dA
Where S is the sphere, x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = 1 and n is the outward unit normal vector to the sphere. The
value of the surface integral is
(A) π (C) 3π⁄4
(B) 2π (D) 4π
[Ans. A]

d2 f
27. The function f(t) satisfies the differential equation dt2
+ f = 0 and the auxiliary conditions,
df
f(0) = 0, dt (0) = 4. The Laplace transform of f(t) is given by
2 4
(A) (C) 2
s+1 s +1
4 2
(B) (D) 4
s+1 s +1
[Ans. C]

28. Specific enthalpy and velocity of steam at inlet and exit of a steam turbine running under steady
state , are as given below :
Specific enthalpy (kJ/kg) Velocity(m/s)
Inlet steam condition 3250 180
Exit stean condition 2360 5
The rate of heat loss from the turbine per kg of steam flow rate is 5 kW. Neglecting changes in
potential energy of steam, the power developed in kW by the steam turbine per kg of steam flow
rate, is
(A) 901.2 (C) 17072.5
(B) 911.2 (D) 17082.5
[Ans. A]

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29. Water is coming out from a tap and falls vertically downwards. At the tap opening , the stream
diameter is 20mm with uniform velocity of 2 m/s. Acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s 2.
Assuming steady, inviscid flow, constant atmospheric pressure everywhere and neglecting
curvature and surface tension effects, the diameter in mm of the stream 0.5 m below the tap is
approximately
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
[Ans. B]

30. A steel ball of diameter 60mm is initially in thermal equilibrium at 1030oC in a furnace. It is
suddenly removed from the furnace and cooled in ambient air at 30oC , with convective heat
transfer coefficient h =20 W/m2 K.
The thermo-physical properties of steel are;density ρ = 7800 kg/m3 , conductivity k = 40 W/mK and
specific heat c = 600 J/kgK. The time required in seconds to cool the steel ball in air from
1030o C to 430o C is
(A) 519 (C) 1195
(B) 931 (D) 2144
[Ans. D]

31. A flywheel connected to a punching machine has to supply energy of 400 Nm while running at a
mean angular speed of 20 rad/s. if the total fluctuation of speed is not exceed to ± 2% , the mass
moment of inertia of the flywheel in kg – m2 is
(A) 25 (C) 100
(B) 50 (D) 125
[Ans. A]

32. A compound gear train with gears P, Q, R and S has number of teeth 20, 40 , 15, and 20,
respectively. Gears Q and Rare mounted on the same shaft as shown in the figure below. The
diameter of the gear Q is twice that of the gear R. If the module of the gear R is 2 mm, the center
distance in mm between gears P and S is
Q
P S

+ +

R
(A) 40 (B) 80 (C) 120 (D) 160
[Ans. B]

33. A pin jointed uniform rigid rod of weight W and length L is supported horizontally by an external
force F as shown in the figure below. The force F is suddenly removed. At the instant of force
removal, the magnitude of vertical reaction developed at the support is

F
L

(A) Zero (C) W/2

(B) W/4 (D) W
[Ans. B]
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34. Two cutting tools are being compared for a machining operation. The tool life equations are
Carbide tool : 𝐕𝐓 𝟏.𝟔 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎𝟎
HSS tool : 𝐕𝐓 𝟎.𝟔 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎
Where V is the cutting speed in m/min and T is the tool life in min. The carbide tool will provide
higher tool life if the cutting speed in m/min exceeds
(A) 15.0 (C) 49.3
(B) 39.4 (D) 60.0
[Ans. B]

35. In a CAD package, mirror image of a 2D point P(5,10) is to be obtained about a line which passes
through the origin and makes an angle of 450 counter clockwise with the X – axis. The coordinates
of the transformed point will be
(A) (7.5,5) (C) (7.5, - 5 )
(B) (10, 5) (D) (10, - 5)
[Ans. B]
36. A linear programming problem is shown below:
Maximize 3x + 7y
Subject to 3x + 7y ≤ 10
4x + 6y ≤ 8
x, y ≥ 0
It has
(A) An unbounded objective function (C) Exactly two optimal solutions
(B) Exactly one optimal solution (D) Infinitely many optimal solutions
[Ans. B]

+0.02
37. Cylindrical pins of 25+0.010 mm diameter are electroplated in a shop. Thickness of the plating is
30±2.0 micron. Neglecting gauge tolerances, the size of the GO gage in mm to inspect the plated
components is
(A) 25.042 (C) 25.074
(B) 25.052 (D) 25.084
[Ans. D]

38. During the electrochemical machining (ECM) of iron (atomic weight = 56, valency =2) at current
of 1000A with 90% current efficiency, the material removal rate was observed to be 0.26 gm/s. If
Titanium (atomic weight = 48, valency=3) is machined by the ECM precess at the current of 2000
A with 90% current efficiency , the expected material removal rate in gm/s will be
(A) 0.11 (C) 0.30
(B) 0.23 (D) 0.52
[Ans. C]

39. A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10 kN/m initially at rest is
subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for 10−4 seconds. The amplitude in mm of the
resulting free vibration is
(A) 0.5 (C) 5.0
(B) 1.0 (D) 10.0
[Ans. C]

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40. A bar is subjected to fluctuating tensile load from 20 kN to 100 kN. The material has yield strength
of 240 MPa and endurance limit in reversed bending is 160 MPa. According to the soderberg
principle , the area of cross – section in mm2 of the bar for a factor of safety of 2 is
(A) 400 (C) 750
(B) 600 (D) 1000
[Ans. D]

41. A simply supported beam of length L is subjected to a varying distributed load sin(3π x⁄L) Nm−1,
where the distance x is measured from the left support. The magnitude of the vertical reaction
force in N at the left support is
(A) Zero (C) L/π
(B) L/3π (D) 2L/π
[Ans. B]

42. Two large diffuse gray parallel plates separated by a small distance , have surface temperature of
400 K and 300 K. If the emissivities of the surfaces are 0.8 and the Stefan – Boltzmann constant is
5.67 × 10−8 W/m2 K 4 , the net radiation heat exchange rate in kW/m2 between the two plates is
(A) 0.66 (C) 0.99
(B) 0.79 (D) 3.96
[Ans. A]

43. A hinged gate of length 5 m, inclined at 300 with the horizontal and with water mass on its left, is
shown in the figure below. Density of water is 1000 kg/m3 . The minimum mass of the gate in kg
per unit width (perpendicular to the plane of paper ), required to keep it closed is

5m

(A) 5000 (C) 7546

(B) 6600 (D) 9623
[Ans. D]

44. The pressure, temperature and velocity of air flowing in a pipe are 5 bar , 500 K and 50 m/s ,
respectively. The specific heats of air at constant pressure and at constant volume are 1.005
kJ/kgK and 0.718 kJ/kgK, respectively. Neglect potential energy. If the pressure and temperature
of the surrounding are 1 bar 300 K, respectively, the available energy in kJ/kg of the air stream is
(A) 170 (B) 187 (C) 191 (D) 213
[Ans. B]

2
45. The probability that a student knows the correct answer to a multiple choice question is 3. If the
student dose not knows the answer, then the student guesses the answer. The probability of the
1
guessed answer being correct is 4. Given that the student has answered the questions correctly, the
conditional probability that the student knows the correct answer is
(A) 2⁄3 (C) 5⁄6
(B) 3⁄4 (D) 8⁄9
[Ans. D]

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d2 u du
46. The solution to the differential equation dx2 − k = 0 where k is a constant, subjected to the
dx
boundary conditions u(0) = 0 and u(L) = U, is
x 1−e−kx
(A) u = U (C) u = U ( −kL )
L 1−e
1−ekx 1+ekx
(B) u = U ( ) (D) u = U (1+ekL)
1−ekL

[Ans. B]

e
47. The value of the definite integral ∫1 √x ln (x)dx is
4 2 2 3 4
(A) √e3 + (C) √e +
9 9 9 9
2 3 4 4 3 2
(B) √e − (D) √e −
9 9 9 9
[Ans. C]

Common Data for Questions 48 and 49:

A single riveted lap joint of two similar plates as shown in the figure below has the following
geometrical and material details.

P w w P

t
t

Width of the plate w =200 mm, thickness of the plate t = 5 mm, number of rivets n =3,
diameter of the rivet dr = 10mm, diameter of the rivet hole dh= 11mm, allowable tensile stress of
the plate σt = 200 MPa, allowable shear stress of the rivet σS = 100 MPa and allowable bearing
stress of the rivet σC = 150 MPa.
48. If the rivets are to be designed to avoid crushing failure, the maximum permissible load P in kN is
(A) 7.50 (C) 22.50
(B) 15.00 (D) 30.00
[Ans. C]

49. If the plates are to be designed to avoid tearing failure , the maximum permissible load P in kN is
(A) 83 (C) 167
(B) 125 (D) 501
[Ans. C]

Common Data for Questions 50 and 51:

Water (specific heat , cp=4.18 kJ/kg K)enters a pipe at a rate of 0.01 kg/s and a temperature of
20oC. the pipe , of diameter 50 mm and length 3m, is subjected to a wall heat flux qw in W/m2.
50. If qw=2500x, where x is in m and in the direction of flow (x=0 at the inlet ), the bulk mean
temperature of the water leaving the pipe in °𝐶 is
(A) 42 (C) 74
(B) 62 (D) 104
[Ans. B]

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51. If qw=5000 and the convection heat transfer coefficient at the pipe outlet is 1000 W/m2K, the
temperature in ℃ at the inner surface of the pipe at the outlet is
(A) 71 (C) 79
(B) 76 (D) 81
[Ans. D]

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53:

In orthogonal turning of a bar of 100 mm diameter with a feed of 0.25 mm/rev, depth of cut of
4mm and cutting velocity of 90 m/min, it is observed that the main (tangential) cutting force is
perpendicular to the friction force acting at the chip – tool interface. The main (tangential) cutting
force is 1500 N.
52. The orthogonal rake angle of the cutting tool in degree is
(A) Zero (C) 5
(B) 3.58 (D) 7.16
[Ans. A]

53. The normal force acting at the chip – tool interface in N is

(A) 1000 (C) 2000
(B) 1500 (D) 2500
[Ans. B]

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55:

In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is 8 and temperature at the entrance of compressor
and turbine are 300 K and 1400 K, respectively. Both compressor and gas turbine isentropic
efficiencies equal to 0.8 for the gas , assume a constant value of 𝐶𝑃 (specific heat at constant
pressure) equal to 1 kJ/kg K and ratio of specific heat as 1.4. Neglect changes in kinetic and
potential energies.
54. The power required by the compressor in kW/kg of gas flow rate is
(A) 194.7 (C) 304.3
(B) 243.4 (D) 378.5
[Ans. C]

55. The thermal efficiency of the cycle in percentage (%) is

(A) 24.8 (C) 44.8
(B) 38.6 (D) 53.1
[Ans. A]

General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Q.56 to Q.60 carry one mark each.

56. Which one of the following options is the closest meaning to the word given below?
Nadir
(A) Highest (C) Medium
(B) Lowest (D) Integration
[Ans. B]

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57. Complete the sentence:

Universalism is to particularism as diffuseness is to __________
(A) Specificity (C) Generality
(B) Neutrality (D) Adaptation
[Ans. A]

58. What will be the maximum sum of 44, 42, 40…?

(A) 502 (C) 506
(B) 504 (D) 500
[Ans. C]

59. Were you a bird, you ___________ in the sky.

(A) Would fly (C) Should fly
(B) Shall fly (D) Shall have flown
[Ans. A]

60. Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

(A) He is of Asian origin
(B) They belonged to Africa
(C) She is a European
(D) They migrated from India to Australia
[Ans. C]

Q. 61 to Q. 65 carry two marks each.

61. Find the sum of the expression
1 1 1 1
+ + + ⋯+
√1 + √2 √2 + √3 √3 + √4 √80 + √81
(A) 7 (C) 9
(B) 8 (D) 10
[Ans. B]

62. Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected at random.
What is the probability that the selected number is not divisible by 7?
(A) 13/90 (C) 78/90
(B) 12/90 (D) 77/90
[Ans. D]

63. After several defeats in war, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just before
committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time and again
the spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such attempts by the
spider made Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the near – impossible goal of the spider
to have the net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite several failures. Such act
of the spider encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide. And then, Bruce went back again and won
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Which one of the assertion is best supported by the above information?

(A) Failure is the pillar of success (C) Life begins and ends with adventures
(B) Honesty is the best policy (D) No adversity justifies giving up hope
[Ans. D]

64. A tourist covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/h. Half of the remainder by bus at 30 km/h
and the rest by cycle at 10 km/h. The average speed of the tourist in km/h during his entire
journey is
(A) 36 (C) 24
(B) 30 (D) 18
[Ans. C]

65. The current erection cost of a structure is ₹ 13,200. If the labour wages per day increases by 1/5 of
the current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24 of the current period, then the new
cost of erection in ₹ is
(A) 16,500 (C) 11,000
(B) 15,180 (D) 10,120
[Ans. B]

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