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GATE 2023 Questions a Solutions ch TT] on11" Feb, 2023 PNT) PrCd) meter carat © SEL MC) TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session SS ey GENERAL APTITUDE Q.1 “Youare delaying the completion of the task. Send contributions at the earliest.” (@) you are (&) your (©) youte (a) yore Ans. (b) Q2 References Guidelines : Implement (By word meaning) (@) Sight (©) Site (©) Cite (A) Plagiarise Ans. (c) Q.3 In the given figure, PQRS is a parallelogram with PS = 7 cm, PT = 4 om and PV = 5 cm, What is the length of AS in cm? (The diagram is representative.) Tom fom Sw Looe if 20 28 as o> 9 35 Os @ > Ans. (b) Area of parallelogram = Base x Height $0, 4x7 = 5xx 28 Bom 5 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi-110016 | Ph:9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata Indie Beet rateute for ES GATE 6 PSUs TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session a4 Ans. as Ans. In 2022, June Huh was awarded the Fields medal, whichis the highest prize in Mathematics. When he was younger, he was also a poet. He did not win any medals in the International Mathematics Olympiads. He dropped out of college. Based only on the above information, which one of the following statements can be logically interred with certainty? (@) Every Fields medalist has won a medal in an International Mathematics Olympiad. (b) Everyone who has dropped out of college has won the Fields medal (©) All Fields medalists are parttime poets, (d) Some Fields medalists have dropped out of college. (a) A line of symmetry is defined as a line that divides a figure into two parts in a way such that each part is a mirror image of the other part about that line. The given figure consists of 16 unit squares arranged as shown. In addition to the three black squares, what is the minimum number of squares that must be coloured black, such that both PQ and MN form lines of symmetry? (The figure is representative) P iN ™ Q @ 3 (©) 4 @s (a6 (c) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q.6 Human beings are one among many creatures that inhabit an imagined world. In this imagined world, some creatures are cruel. It in this imagined world, itis given that the statement “Some human beings are not cruel creatures” is FALSE, then which of the following set of statement(s) can be logically inferred with certainty? (i) Allhuman beings are cruel creatures (i) Some human beings are crue! creatures. (i) Some creatures that are cruel are human beings (jv) No human beings are cruel creatures. (@) ony () (©) only (il) and (iv) (6) only (i) and (i) (@) (, (i) and (i) Ans. (a) Q7 To construct a wall, sand and cement ate mixed in the ratio of 3:1. The cost of sand and that of cement are in the ratio of 1:2 If the total cost of sand and cement to construct the wall is 1000 rupees, then what is the cost (in rupees) of cement used? (@) 400 (b) 600 (©) 800 (a) 200 Ans. (a) Q.8 The World Bank has declared that it does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, Which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, until the country has an adequate macroeconomic policy trameworkin place. In a statement, the World Bank said Sri Lanka needed to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle the root causes ofits crisis. The latter has starved it of foreign exchange and led to shortages of food, fuel, and medicines. The bank is repurposing resources under existing loans to help alleviate shortages of essential items such as medicine, cooking gas, fertiliser, meals for children, and cash for vulnerable households. Based only on the above passage, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty? (@) According to the World Bank, the root cause of Sri Lanka's economic crisis is that it does not have enough foreign exchange. (b) The World Bank has stated that it will advise the Sri Lankan government about how to tackle the rost causes of its economic crisis. (©) According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka doesnot yethave an adequate macroeconomic policy framework (d) The World Bank has stated that it will provide Sri Lanka with additional funds for essentials such as food, fuel, and medicines. Ans. (¢) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadecas Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn tele Bet tet for EB, SATE 6 PSUR Afternoon Session Q.9 The coefficient of x4 in the polynomial (x ~ 1)? (x ~ 2)* is equal to (@ 3 3 (©) % (@ 21 ‘Ans. (a) Q.10 Which one of the following shapes can be used to tile (completely cover by repeating) a flat plane, extending to infinity in all directions, without leaving any empty spaces in bbetween them? The copies of the shape used to tile are identical and are not allowed to overlap, (@) circle (b) regular octagon (6) regular pentagon (@) rhombus Ans. (d) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata ESE, GATE & PSUs 2024 PT a Lee At ESA) Last Date to Register (Online) : 21" Feb, 2023 Test Date (Online) : 27" Feb, 2023 & i DJ : ® i Seanto : L Register 9021300500 | nstamadeeasy.in / nst.madeeasy.in ‘3 SEC lye ie EN ares Delhi Centre : 44 -A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph:9021300500 MADEEASY Centres: Delhi | Hyderabad | Jaipur | Bhopal | Lucknow | Bhubaneswar | Pune | Kekate EXIEEAD Detailed Solutions CPN EP lopa] Petal sta | om Afternoon Session an Ans. a1 Ans. aig SS) Which one of the following is the CORRECT value of y, as defined by the expression given below? (a) 1 0 (b) o Itis in © form so, using o tm aa The vector y is defined as U = zxi+2xyj+3yzk Which one of the following is point (x, yz) = (3, 2, 1)? (a) 0 (c) 14 (a) Given For divergence, we know a Vey = 74 e+ Syat [3,2 1] Viv = 142K 843x2=18 EEE Given that _ areal © lal+l2al where z, = 2 + 3i and z, TECHNICAL y= lim 2% mer (b) 2 () © L+Hospital’s rule Gs «(2-2 w(2)-3 the CORRECT value of divergence of 7, evaluated at the (b) 3 (6) 13 zxi + Quy] +3yzk a a a at aye +52) -2 + 3i with i= JO1 which one of the following options: is CORRECT? (@ F IZ+Z)<1Z)+1ZI Hence, Fei Q.14__Foratwo-dimensional plane, the unit vectors, (&,.84) of the polar coordinate system and (7,3) of the cartesian coordinate system, are related by the following two equations. 4, = cosoi+sinoy &, = -sinei+cosej Which one of the following is the CORRECT valve of 2 ee 2 @ 1 ©) & () 6 +8 (d) -6, +8 Ans, (d) Given: = cosei +sinej & = -sinel + cose 8, +8, = (cos6—sin)i +(sin8+cose)j = 2) an(z) rr Oe = -sine’ -cos? + cos0)— sino I= -(cos0i +sino}) I= ~sinoi +cosoj = & ated ao Fe Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session ais Ans. a6 Ans. aay Ans. Which one of the following statements related to octane number is NOT correct? (@) Linear alkanes with higher carbon number have higher octane number. (b) Branching in linear alkanes increases their octane number. (©) Catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons increases their octane number. (d) Gasoline quality is measured in terms of octane number (a) Which one of the following options represents the major components of oleum? (a) Sulfuric acid and nitric acia (b) Concentrated sulfuric acid and petroleum jelly (o) Sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid (d) Sulturic acid and sulfur trioxide (d) Oleum is a term referring to solutions of various compositions of SO, in H,SO, having chemical formula of H,S,0,, For a reversible endothermic chemical reaction with constant heat of reaction over the operating temperature range, Kis the thermodynamic equilibrium constant. Which one of the following figures shows the CORRECT dependence of K on temperature 7? t t g g @ = () = it to t t ) g g @ = id) = ‘i 1 (a) For reversible endothermic reactions, the value of equilibrium constant (k) increases as the value of operating temperature increases, thus K increases, as T increases K increases, as 1/T decreases Thus, option (a) is the correct one, Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadecas Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.18 Nitrile rubber is manufactured via polymerization process. Which one of the following options is the CORRECT pair of monomers used in this process? (@) Actylonittle and styrene (b) Actylonittile and butadiene (©) Butadiene and styrene (@) Butadiene and isoprene ‘Ans. (b) Nitrile rubber is manufactured via polymerization, the correct monomers are acrylonitrile and butadiene, Nitrile rubber also known as nitrile butadiene rubber i.e, (BUNA-N) which is composed of acrylonitrile and butadiene. @.19__ John and Jane independently performed a thermodynamic experiment, in which X and Y represent the initial and final thermodynamic states of the system, respectively. John performed the experiment under reversible conditions, for which the change in entropy of the system was AS,,. Jane performed the experiment under irreversible conditions, for which the change in entropy of the system was AS,,. Which ane of the following relationships is CORRECT?. (@) ASy, = ASy, (b) AS5, > AS (©) AS. < AS, (@) AS, = 285, Ans. (a) Since entropy is a point function so that is why, it only depends on the initial and final slate either performed by reversible path or irreversible path, Therefore the change in entropy in both the cases will be same. Q.20 For a packed-bed comprising of uniform-sized spherical particles of diameter D,, the pressure drop across the bed is given by the Kozeny-Carman equation when the particle Reynolds number Re, < 1. Under this condition, minimum fluidization velocity is proportional to D3. Which one of the following is the CORRECT value of exponent 1? (a) 2 (b) + (c) -2 (d) 1 Ans. (a) From Carman-Kozeny equation, we have AP _ 150u\o(t-el* C (ed, Vp = Fluidization velocity Under minimum fluidization condition, we have y = Soul = e (.a,¥ ie. Y, = (0,)? n=2 {when Re, < 1p Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.21 Match the quantities in Group 1 with their units in Group 2 listed in the table below. Group 1 Group-2 P._ Thermal conductivity 1 Wim? kt Q. Convective heat transfer coefficient WW? kt R._Stefan-Boltzmann constant ML Wt S. Heat capacity rate Wim? K+ @ P-I,Q-.R-N8-1l (0) P-1Q-1, RIL S-1V () P-IQ-MR-ILS- (@) P-MQ-1, R-II, S-V Ans. (a) Q.22 A slab of thickness L, as shown in the figure below, has cross-sectional area A and constant thermal conductivity k. T, and T, are the temperatures at x = 0 and x = L, respectively. Which one of the following options is the CORRECT expression of the thetmal resistance for steady-state one-dimensional heat conduction? n Th ot L k @ a © oy IAT -T) A () C Oi Ans. (a) k A x0 xeL From, conduction we have , where R = Resistance ‘Thermal conductivity A = Cross-sectional area L = Thickness of slab Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata Indie Beet rateute for ES GATE 6 PSUs TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q23 Ans. Q24 Ans. Q.25 Ans. Spray dryers have many advantages. Which one of the following is NOT an advantage of a typical spray dryer? (@) Has short drying time (b) Produces hollow spherical particles (©) Has high heat efficiency (d) Is suitable for heat sensitive materials (c) Which one of the following quantities of a tlowing fluid is measured using a rotameter? (@) Static pressure (b) Dynamic pressure (c) Volumetric flow rate (d) Viscosity (c) A liquid surge tank has F;, and F,,, a8 the inlet and outlet flow rates respectively, as shown in the figure below. F,,,i8 proportional to the square root of the liquid level h. ‘The cross-sectional area of the tank is 20 cm?, Density ofthe liquid is constant everywhere in the system. At steady stale, F, = Fy = 10 cm*s” and h = 16 em. The variation of hwith F, is approximated as a first order transfer function. Which one of the following is the CORRECT value of the time constant (in seconds) of this system? Fi (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 64 (a) 128 “a Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata CCP NEP Ley Ky oe ee Afternoon Session 9) sft) (ea) ah = eo Ota A Ae wi = OR Be ttle Wi = eae eh Wi = NRO oe fen eae At SS. A (Files = k= (S24) (iy (i) - Gli) k(h= hy - Fq~ (Faesl~ “ao = AMG As SS, At S.S, kt Fils) = aye AoHe) Fas) = ASS) + ae h Fs) = ma[ases I) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi-110016 | Ph: 9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata CPN EB Lop a] Praesens | nn Afternoon Session is) Fas) ~ As 20s +0.3125 0.3125s 20 = 6 Par Q.26 A packed distillation column, with vapor having an average molecular weight of 45 ka.kmol, density of 2 kgm? and a molar flow rate of 0.1 kmol.s, has a flooding velocity of 0.16 m.s"*. The column is designed to operate at 60% of the flooding velocity. Which one of the following is the CORRECT value for the column diameter (in m)? 5 @ (b) ov 10 (4x OF Ans. (d) Given Thy = 0.1 kmolls M = 45 kgikmol, 0.15 mis Py = 2 KgIM®, Vopersing = 60% Of Vicosing Diameter of column = ? Now, Dy = PAV geese - hy 4A DNopsina Since, rh, is in kmolfs, thus expression becomes ‘iy 4 Wapesna nye Oued 4% * 2<060%0.18 5.64 a= Vaqg 554m g- 2 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata sl | Announcing FOUNDATION COURSES The Foundation Batches are taught comprehensively which cover the requirements of all technical-syllabus based examinations. © Classes by experienced & renowned faculties. @ Exam oriented learning ecosystem. @ Systematic subject sequence & timely completion of syllabus. @ Result oriented teaching with comprehensive coverage. © Comprehensive & updated study material © Concept of problems solving through workbooks @ Regular performance assessment through class tests, © Similar teaching pedagogy in online and offline classes. fod eZ od LIVE-ONLINE veel LJuiel |S) Commencing from Commencing from © 14" Mar, 2023 » 11" April, 2023 * 15" Feb, 2023 » 14" Mar, 2023 + 4” May, 2023 + 25" May, 2023 +15" Apr, 2023 + 15" May, 2023 YQ ed) a) Admissions open Delhi Centre : 44- A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph:9021300500 MADEEASY Centres: Delhi | Hyderabad | Jaipur | Bhopal | Lucknow | Bhubaneswar | Pune | Kolkata CQUTEICIIEID TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.27 Anisothermal jacketed continous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) operating at 150°C is shown in the figure below. The cold feed entering the system at 30°C is preheated to a ‘temperature T(T < 150°C) using a heat exchanger HX,. This preheated feed is further heated to 150°C using the utility heater HX,, The mass flow rate and heat capacity are same forall the process streams, and the overall heat transfer coefficient is independent of temperature, Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT action to take if is desired to increase the value of 7? cols 20°C re 150° feed re 150°C (@) Increase both heat transfer area of HX, and heat duty of HX,. (b) Decrease both heat transfer area of HX, and heat duty of HX, (©) Increase the heat transfer area of HX, and decrease the heat duty of HX, (d) Decrease the heat transfer area of HX, and increase the heat duty of HX, Ans. (c) Q.28 Consider a system where a Carnot engine is operating between a source and a sink. Which of the following statements about this system is/are NOT correct? (a) This engine is reversible. (b) The engine efficiency is independent of the source and sink temperatures (©) This engine has the highest efficiency among all engines that operate between the same source and sink (A) The total entropy of this system increases at the completion of each cycle of the engine. Ans. (b, d) SS @.29 Fora fully developed turbulent flow of an incompressible Newtonian fluid through a pipe of constant diameter, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT? (@) Reynolds stress, averaged over a sufficiently long time, is zero everywhere inside the pipe. (b) Reynolds stress at the pipe wall is zero. (©) Average velocity of the fluid is half ofits center-ine velocity. (0) Average pressure gradient in the flow direction is constant Ans. (a, b, d) For the case of fully developed turbulent flow, Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session ‘aig i8 found to be 0.817 times of the centre line velocity. Q.30 Given that E (in W.m_) s the total hemispherical emissive power of a surface maintained at a certain temperature, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT? (@) E does not depend on the direction of the emission. (b) E depends on the viewfactor. (©) E depends on the wavelength of the emission (d) E does not depend on the frequency of the emission Ans. (a, d) Q.31 The position x(f) of a particle, at constant w, is described by the equation ax yp Fea y's a? The intial conditions aro x(t= 0) = 1 and SF] = 0 thon positon of particle at is {in integer). " ‘Ans. (-1) 2 Trews 20 ae (02+ wy = 0 D= ewi i = C, cos wt + C, cos wt ax = -c, wees wt + C, w cos wt “ G, A Using Boundary conditions, we get x= tatt=0 =a] dx and & -oatt= at =a) Therefore, x = cos wt Now, at te (=) w 3n x = cosw St w Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.32 Burning of methane in a combustor yields carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and water vapor, Methane is fed to the combustor at 100 mol.hr~, of which 50% reacts. The theoretical oxygen requirement (in molhr) is {rounded off to one decimal place) ‘Ans. (200) CH, + 260, + CO, + 2H,0 3 CH, + 50,» CO + 2,0 Given CH, supply = 100 molhr For theoretical oxygen requirement, complete combustion is only considered, ie For 100 mole CH, -> 200 mole O, is require 7 517) Q.33 The viscosity of an incompressible Newtonian uid is measured using a capillary tube of diameter 0.5 mm and length 1.5 m. The fluid flow is laminar, steady and fully developed. For a flow rate of 1 cms’, the pressure drop across the length of the tube is 1 MPa. If the viscosity of the fluid is k x 10-* Pa.s, the value of kis _ (rounded off to two decimal places). Ans. (1.02) Given d= 05mm, L=15m AP = 1 MPa, Q=1 cms w= kx 10% Pas Given the flow is laminar, steady and fully developed, thus we have AP _ 128u@ Lc” nat Prot 428xQxL Putting values, we get < = 10° x3.14x(0.5x10")" _ 5 999 40-3 pas Thus, the value of k is 1.02. Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.34 A liquid L containing a dissolved gas Sis stripped in a countercurrent operation using a pure carrier gas V. The liquid phase inlet and outlet mole fractions of S are 0.1 and 0.01, respectively. The equilibrium distribution of S between V and L is governed by Vq= xq. where y, and x, are the mole fractions of Sin Vand L, respectively, The molar feed rate of the carrier gas stream is twice as that of the liquid stream. Under dilute solution concitions, the minimum number of ideal stages required is (in integer) Ans, (3) Lx=04 1 Iv Xy=001 v =o (pureges), t= Y= Yous O(oure gas, b= nay Now, for stripping, we have Yous Xo ay inf 2m [fs 2) 44 x, ata s)*s m Ng e Ins here = Stripping factor = 2 Putting values, we get of( ei )e-o9+08 ne hoot - Ind Np = 2.46 = 8 stage ss IIIILTJTT Be Q.35 Ina binary gas-liquid system, Ny nq 8 the molar flux of a gas A for equimolar counter diffusion with a liquid B. Nj, yygy iS the molar flux of A for steady one-component diffusion through stagnant B. Using the mole fraction of A in the bulk of the gas phase as 0.2 and that at the gas-liquid interface as 0.1 for both the modes of diffusion, the ratio of Namo 72 Naeyo iS equal to (rounded off to two decimal places). Ans. (1.17) DaaPr(Ya,~Yas)RrOZ Now (Nidan eaP (Yay ~ Vas) Rr (Naleco — BrAZYaim“DaaPr(¥a,—¥a,) (Waans - (Nalewco Yam Yas ~ Ye, \Ye,| Ye Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn India's Beet Inetieure for ES, GATE & PSUs Afternoon Session Ya, = Ve = Youn = (idee (Nademeo Q.36 An exhibition was held in a hall on 15 August 2022 between 3 PM and 4 PM during which any person was allowed to enter only once, Visitors who entered before 3:40 PM exited the hall exactly after 20 minutes from their time of entry. Visitors who entered at or after 3:40 PM, exited exactly at 4 PM. The probability distribution of the arrival time of any visitor is uniform between 3 PM and 4 PM. Two persons X and Y entered the exhibition hall independent of each other. Which one of the following values is the probability that their visits to the exhibition overlapped with each other? 5 4 @s © 5 2 z 5 Os ‘Ans. (b) y ‘o.e0) (49,80) _| (6,80) 0,40) (0, 20) a ‘ : Ge | «0 2 (0,0) | 20 (20,0) 40 * (60,0) A= bk-yis20 Area of rectangle A P= “prea of square 40V2 x 20/2 _ 800x2 _ 16 60x60 3600 36 4 9 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata Conventional Questions ea d(M geese ely for ESE & State Services Exams OFFLINE & ONLINE Commencing from | TeachingHours: | Course Duration: COURSE Cra Plyed 300 to 350 hours eRe Streams: CE, ME, EE, EC j \n-depth discussion on conventional questions. Beneficial to develop numerical question-solving techniques. Helps to improve answer writing & presentation skills. Discussion on probable questions. j Updated Mains workbook with wide range of practice questions. ESE Mains test series will be conducted on every Sunday in synchronization with the subjects. Offline classes will be conducted at Delhi Centre. Delhi Centre : 44- A/1, Kalu Sarai, Near Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi-110016 | Ph: 902 MADEEASY Centres: Delhi | Hyderabad | Jaipur | Bhopal | Lucknow | Bhubaneswar | Pune | K TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q.37 Simpson's one-third rule is used to estimate the definite integral 1 1= [Nt 2)de with an interval length of 0.5. Which one of the following is the CORRECT estimate of J obtained using this rule? wa » tek Oss © 3° 44 o 12 8 O38 Ans. (b) 4 fx) = fina, = 08 1 From Simpson's 3" rule, we have: ffayde = Sh + Yq +2[even terms] + 4 (odd terms)] x |-1/-05]0| 05 [1 fx)| 0 [0.87 [1/087 [0 Yo Yi Ya Ya Va 1 Jroyas = s [2x +4[0.87 +0.87]] = 149215 @.38 Match the products in Group 1 with the manufacturing processes in Group 2 listed in the table below. Group 1 Group 2 P. Acetaldehyde I. Sulfate process Q. Sulfuric acid I Electric furnace process R. Pulp Il, Wacker process S. Phosphorous IV. Contact process Codes: fa) P-Il,Q-MR-LS-1 (b) P- tl, Q-1,R-MS-1 () P-NQ-1,R-1,S- il (@) P-NQ-1,R-1,S- i ‘Ans. (a) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi-110016 | Ph: 9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata Indie Beet rateute for ES GATE 6 PSUs TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q39 Ans. Q.40 Ans. Qat Ans. Match the reactions in Group 1 with the catalysts in Group 2 listed in the table below. Group 1 Group 1 P. C,H, + Cl, > Chiorabenzene + HCI |. Mixed oxide of Mo and Fe 1 Q. H.C =CH, + 50, ~ Ethylone oxide W. V,0, R. CH,OH + $02 > Formaldehyde +H,0 IL. FeCl, 8 S. Naphthalene + 5.0,-> Phthalic anhydride IM. Ag,O 42H,0+ 200, Codes: @P-LQ-MR-I,S-2 () P-LQ-MR-1S-1 ( P-MQ-iR-1S-i (@P-MQ-,R-LS-t (b) Water in a container al 290 K is exposed to air containing 3 % CO? by volume. Air behaves like an ideal gas and is maintained at 100 kPa pressure. The liquid phase comprising of dissolved CO, in water behaves like an ideal solution. Use Henry's constant of CO, dissolved in water at 290 K as 12 MPa. Under equilibrium conditions, which one of the following is the CORRECT value of the mole fraction of CO, dissolved in water? (@) 29x 104 (b) 09 x 104 () 25x 104 (d) 05 x 104 (c) The enthalpy (H. in J.mol."t) of a binary liquid system at constant tomporature and pressure is given as H= 40x, + 60x, + xag(de, + 2x,), where x, and x, represent the mole fractions of species 1 and 2 in the liquid, respectively. Which one of the following is the CORRECT value of the partial molar enthalpy of species 1 at infinite dilution, Ff (in J.mot") ? (@) 100 (©) 42 (6) 64 (@) 40 () For Hy, wo have Fi = Ho Ke H = 40X, + 60X, + X,X, [4X + 2X] Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session H = ~20X, + 60 + 2X, ~ 2x8 {in terms of X,) Now, Th = 40%, + 60%, + XX (4X, + 2%) +X SE 7 dH HH oy 2 -6X 2 = 18 - 6x? TR, ~ 20+ 2- OXF = -18 - 6X} FR = 60-18-42 %90,X%> 1) Hy = 42 Q.42 Which one of the following represents the CORRECT etfects of concentration polarization in a reverse osmosis process? (a) Reduced water flux and reduced solute rejection (b) Increased water flux and increased solute rejection (c) Reduced water flux and increased solute rejection (d) Increased water flux and reduced solute rejection, Ans. (a) Concentration polarization reduces the flux of water because the inerease in osmotic pressure reduces the driving force for water transport and the solute rejection decreases because of lower water flux. @.43. CO and, participate in a catalytic reaction. The partial pressures (in atm) of the reacting species CO and H, in the feed stream are gq and p., tespectively. While CO undergoes molecular adsorption, H, adsorbs via dissociative adsorption, thatis, as hydrogen atoms. The equilibrium constants (in atm’) corresponding to adsorption of CO and H, to the catalyst sites are Keo and Ky, tespectively. Total molar concentration of active sites per unit mass of the catalyst is C, (in mol.(g cat)-"). Both the adsorption steps are at equilibrium. Which one of the following expressions is the CORRECT ratio of the concentration of catalyst sites occupied by CO to that by hydrogen atoms? Keobeo Keo @ ene ©) Fin Poo. Keob © ‘Pe © Kapa. Ans. (a) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q.44. Acascade control strategy is shown in the figure below. The transfer function between the output (y) and the secondary disturbance (y,) is defined as ys) Gel®) = a (s) Which one of the following is the CORRECT expression for the transfer function G,a(s)? a9) a9) | ft Bei Hb You) 1 @) Tea ) wee (s+) (s+ © Geayors+7) © BNEI8 Ans. (a) [Vae-2)(0-a]ordy(s)— = = a ) des af +40g5ry 0 (Vsp-y10-10 44 a9) = 2 (Yoo Y)104 FO ay g (O.1s+9) eMart raoneed = * et 3) [ven nemo Tgp = y We Mareen" Teeier* Hgeey = ¥ Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session d,s) WOAts+Hjisr) = ¥ d,(s) 10 1 MO.ts+ ss = YY SD d,(s) 10 1 TiGis+ Nerd yon =) d(s) 11(s4+0+10 Tiets+ iss yo( Hes | a,(s) Gisey ~ M9) [11s +11 + 10) (8) Disey = M9 [18+ 211 a8) Gis+) = 49) [M18 +21] vis) 1 ays) ~ (ts+i(1s+29) Q.45 Level (h) in a steam boiler is controlled by manipulating the flow rate (F) of the make- Up (fresh) water using a proportional (F} controller. The transfer function between the output and the manipulated input is As) 0.25(1-8) Fis) ~ “s(@s=1) The measurement and vaive transfer functions are both equal to 1. A process engineer wants to tune the controller so that the closed-loop response gives decaying oscillations under servo mode. Which one of the following is the CORRECT value of the controller gain to be used by the engineer? (@) 025 (b) 2 () 4 (6 Ans. (b) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata PRIME LIVE-ONLINE COURSE Streams : CE, ME, EE, EC, CS Comprehensive problem-solving sessions by India’s top faculties. Focus on improving accuracy & speed. j Practice all types of questions to brush up on your concepts Newly develop workbooks (e-copy) in line with recent trends in GATE. Highly useful for repeaters candidates. Download the App Android ios TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.46 Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT? (@) Bond number includes surface tension (b) Jakob number includes latent heat. (©) Prandtl number includes liquid-vapor density difference. (d) Biot number includes gravity Ans. (a, b) 10 6 Q.47_ It amatrix Mis defined as M= [S ol the sum of all the eigenvalues of M* is equal to (in integer). ‘Ans. (4160) 10 6 A= [° se For eigen values, we have |A-a] = 0 Ho-a 6 =0 [O° son (10 -2)?-36 = 0 100 + 4? - 20-36 = 0 2? - 20h + 64 = 0 a Mt he 16.4 2 = (16)° and (4)* Sum of eigen values (16)8 + (4)8 = 4160 Q.48 The first derivative of the function wel] evaluated at r= 1 is (in imeger) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Indl Beet race for 8 GATE & PSUS Afternoon Session Ans. (-24) Given 12 ye ay? fa = 4i(4) -(2 wn 0) du & = ster +6r7 AL ra du Ge a2 + 6) = -24 2 i _ SE Q.49Wetair containing 10 mole percent water vapor is dried by continuously passing it through a column of CaCl, pellets. The pellets remove 50 petcent of water from wet air entering the column. The mole percent of water vapor in the product stream exiting the column is (rounded off to two decimal places) Ans. (5.26%) Basis 100 mole of wet air Thus, 10 mol = H,0 90 mol = Dry air After 50% H,O removal, at exit we have 5 mol HO 90 mol dry air 5 = 2-0083=5.3% Xeon = sa i EE Q.50 Orsat analysis showing the composition (in mol %, on a dry basis) of a stack gas is given in the table below. The humidity measurement reveals that the mole fraction of H,0 iin the stack gas is 0.07. The mole fraction of N, calculated on a wet basis is (rounded off to two decimal places) Spacies [Ny | CO, [COTO> mol% [65) 15 [10 | 10 Ans, (0.61) Let 100 65% 10% 18% CO = 10% Moles of Ny = 65 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata CPN EB Lop a] Praesens | nn Afternoon Session CO, = 15 co = 10 0, = 10 Let m = moles of HO = 007 m = 7.827 moles N, = on wet bases 65 400+7.527 = 0.6045 = 0.61 Q.51__ A pump draws water (density =1000 kg.) at a steady rate of 10 kg.s~’. The pressures atthe suction and discharge sides of the pump are ~20 kPa (gauge) and 350 kPa (gauge), respectively. The pipe diameters at the suction and discharge side are 70 mm and 50 mm, respectively. The suction and discharge lines are at the same elevation, and the pump operates at an efficiency of 80 %, Neglecting frictional losses in the system, the power (in kW) required to drive the pump is _ (rounded off to two decimal places). Ans. (4.74) Given: rh = 10 kals, py = 1000 kg/m? P, = -20 kPa (gauge), P, = 350 kPa (gauge) Z, = Z (same), g = 9.81 mis? dz = 70mm, dy= 50mm, n = 80% Now, from continuity, we have th = PAV, AV, = AV, 10 108 7 Foog = 001 mis a- 001 = F(ao7)v, +¥, = 26mis 0.01 = F (0.087 Vp Vp = 5.1 mis Now, applying Bernoullis theorem between suction and discharge, we get Paz ny 29 0 (given) Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Indie Beet rateute for ES GATE 6 PSUs Afternoon Session Putting values, we get H2OxIP (267 4 35x10? 6.1? “xg | 2xg” ~ TOxg * axg 2 2 20428) + ahp = 9604.0 Mp = 383.005 - 257 - 379.605 pgHp-Q _ 1000%379.625%0.01 Power = - 7 1000x08 Pe 474 KW QS2_ Acylindrical tank with a diameter of 500 mm contains water (density =1 g.cmr*) upto a height h. A'S mm diameter round nozzle, whose center is 1 cm above the base of the tank, has its exit open to the atmosphere as shown in the schematic below. The pressure above the water level in the tank is maintained at 2 bar (absolute). Neglect all frictional and entryfexit losses, Use acceleration due to gravity as 10 ms? and oh atmospheric pressure as 1 bar. The absolute value of intial (in mm.) when h = 51 cm is equal to (rounded off to two decimal places). 2 bar (abs) hem Not to scale Ans, (1.45) From mass balance, we get aim PAW = Ge Avy, = oh (% Mu at dh _ (dy) sh [duh y, “ at ~ La, where dy = Nozzle diameter, d = Tank diameter Nozzle velocity Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Applying Bernoulli's between tank water surface and nozzle exit, we get = Putting Vy in equation (i), we get ah 5\ Si-T F (FS) foro S| dh Gq 7 V5 x 10 mis = 1.45 mmisec Q.53 A large tank is filled with water (density =1 g.cm-*) upto a height of 5 m. A 100 f£m diameter solid spherical particle (density = 0.8 g.om) is released at the bottom of the tank, The particle attains its terminal velocity (v) after traveling to a certain height in the tank. Use acceleration due to gravity as 10 m.s-? and water viscosity as 10.3 Pass. Neglect wall effects on the particle. If Stokes law is applicable, the absolute value of y, (in mms) is (rounded off to two decimal places). Ans. (1.11) Given: p,= 1 giem* p, = 0.8 glom* Roy < 1 (Stokes regime) 100 wm 10% Pas v=? From Stokes regime, we have 5p ~ OD 18h (100 x 10"*)?(1000 - 800) x9.81 18x 107 10° x200x9.81 Seto? 7 109 mms = 1.1 mms Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata PRIME Live-Online Classes for SSC-JE 2023 vccumieana Pra ato SYLLABUS Validity: Till 31” July, 2023 Streams: CE, ME, EE Course Details cE ME EE Non-Tech Only Technical Only Technical ‘Only Technical (RA+GS) Teaching Hrs:650Hrs | Teaching Hrs:450Hrs | Teaching Hrs:300Hrs | Teaching Hrs :260 Hrs Total No.of Books:16 | TotalNo.of Books: 15 | Total No.of Books:10 | Total No. of Books : 03. Live Classes by experienced and renowned faculties having experience in SSCJE field. Systematic subject sequence for Paper-| and Paper Comprehensive coverage of Technical & Non-technical syllabus for Prelims & Mains. Well-researched study materials. Facility of watching video thrice, i.e, 1 Live session + 2 Recorded sessions. © 9021300500 @ Www.madeeasyprime.com TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.54 A fluid is flowing steadily under laminar conditions over a thin rectangular plate at temperature T, a8 shown in the figure below. The velocity and temperature of the tree stream are u and T., respectively. When the fluid flow is oniy in the x-direction, h, is the local heat transfer coefficient. Similarly, when the fiuid flow is only in the y-direction, hy is the corresponding local heat transfer coefficient. Use the correlation Nu = 0.332 (Re)"? (Pr )*® for the local heat transfer coefficient, where, Nu, Re, and Pr, respectively are the appropriate Nusselt, Reynolds and Prandli numbers, The average heal transfer 1 5 tf 5 lpm coefficients are defined as Fy => [hd and hy = 7 [hy ay. Itw = 4 and |= 4m, the value of the ratio of A is ___ (in integer) 1 4 Ans. (2) pe % 1 Steady flow Laminar ow Nu, = 0.882 Re," Pri 12 P< o.gaa{Y=*) prs Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata Detailed Solutions CPE Ploy e] Peaed st | nn Afternoon Session Q.85 A perfectly insulated, concentric tube countercurrent heat exchanger is used to coo! Ans. lubricating oil using water as a coolant (see figure below). Oil enters the outer annulus at amass flow rate of 2 kg.s” with a temperature of 100 °C and leaves at 40 °C. Water enters the inner tube at a mass flow rate of 1 kg.s" with a temperature of 20 °C and leaves at 80 °C. Use specific heats of all and water as 2089 J kgr'K"! and 4178 Jikg 1K, respectively. There is no phase change in both the streams. Under steady-state conditions, the number of transfer units (NTU) is (in integer) aoc 100°C a ol Water —_ we (3) 100°C (oH) aoc orc 20°C (wate) Given: Ty = 1 kal Cou = 4178 dik. For NTU, we have, U-A NU = TiC Ino From energy balance, (tip), -«[100-40] = (rp), [80-20] (Cae = (Po) Again, 1x 4178 x (80 = 20) = Us A ATs Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn India's Beet Inetieure for ES, GATE & PSUs Afternoon Session ATiyg = 20°C {AT, = AT, = 20°C} 4178x60 VAs 20 uA___4178x60 (Ty) = (MC,)nin 20% 1% 4178 Q.56 Partially saturated air at 1 bar and 50 °C is contacted with water in an adiabatic saturator. The air is cooled and humidified to saturation, and exits at 25 °C with an absolute humidity of 0.02 kg water per kg dry air. Use latent heat of vaporization of water as 2450 ki kg }, and average specific heat capacity for dry air and water, respectively as 1.01 kJ.kg™ 11 and 4.18 kJ.kg™K™. If the absolute humidity of air entering the adiabatic saturator is Hx 10 water per kg dry air, the value of His {rounded off to two decimal places), Ans. (9.3) Given: Tog = 50°C Ty = 250 L = 2450 kilkg Gay = 4.18 Kiko (Cy = 1.01 kslkak ty = 0.02 kg H,O1kg dry air For the humid heat, we have 5= Up WP yao C= 1014 4.18 y wo From the energy balance, we have Aw’ Os 2450[0.02 - y'] (60 ~ 25) = “Tote at8y” Solving, we gel y= 9.29 x 109 ‘Thus, H= 929 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.57__Distilation of a non-reactive binary mixture with components A and B is cartied out in a batch stil as shown in the figure below. The initial charge of the mixture in the: stil is 1 kmol. The initial and final amounts of A in the stil are 0.1 kmol and 0.01 kmol,, respectively. Use a constant relative volatility of 4.5. The mole fraction of B remaining in the vessel is {rounded off to three decimal places). ‘Batch sti Ans. (0.982) Given F= 1 kmol 0.4 kmol 0.01 kmole yy = 45 From batch distillation, we have w- 0.01 = 0.539 w= 0.549) 0.0182 0.982 End of So Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.58 Fresh catalyst is loaded into a reactor before the start of the following catalytic reaction, A> products The catalyst gets deactivated over time. The instantaneous activity a({), at time t, is defined as the ratio of the rate of reaction -r,/(8|(mol(g cat)" hr~*) to the rate of reaction with fresh catalyst, Controlled experimental measurements led to an empirical correlation =r == 0.8t + 10 where {is in hours. The activity of the catalyst at ¢ = 10 hr is one decimal place). {rounded off to Ans, (0.5) Given: A - DP /=- 05 t+ 10 mol.(g cat)" hr?) +-0.5t+10 10 (f= 10 {at f= 0) Thus activity of catalyst at time t= 10 hr ~0.5x10+10_ 5 = tO 799 7 85 Q.59 Aunimoleculay, irreversible liquid-phase reaction AP was carried out in an ideal batch reactor at temperature T. The rate of the reaction (-r,) measured al different conversions X,. is given in the table below. This reaction is also carried out in an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) at the same temperature Twith a feed concentration of 1 mol.m®, under steady-state conditions. For a conversion of 0.8, the space time (in s) of the CSTR is {in integer) Xa 0 [01] 02] 04 [06] 08 =talmolm ss”) [0.45 [0.35 | 0.31] 0.18 [0.11 0.05 Ans. (16) For CSTR we have, Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.60 Anitreversible liquid-phase second-order reaction AB with rate constant k = 0.2 liter: mot-Imin", is carried out in an isothermal non-ideal reactor. A tracer experiment conducted on this reactor resulted in a residence time distribution (E-curve) as shown in the figure below. The areas of the rectangles (i), (i), and (ii) are equal. Pure A at a concentration of 1.5 mol.iter” is fed to the reactor. The segregated model mimics the nonideaity of this reactor. The percentage conversion of A at the exit of the reactor is (rounded off to the nearest integer), (0 (oie) ° Ans. (72) cy (oi) min) ee ‘Area under E-curve = 1 3x (10-5) xx,=1 BxSxx=1 oo mee For second-order, = KC pot o Xq= (1 X,) KC got Xp = KC got — Xz kCagt Xp + XqkCyol = KCaot XA + KC yo!) = KCagt Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata GATE 202 Detailed Solutions Exam held on: Afternoon Session o.3t 1+0.3t Krol __O.2x1.5t TEAC at THO2KTEXE x= [XE ° 1, 03t Toa [ie 45038 “Ted, tr 0.3t (yaa) ell aoa) 15 X= ag Linea] + a ee yi. 2 1 X = 7gl5.38-1,045]+ --[9.52-5.38] X = 0.7206 2% Corporate Offi A infoamadeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin -A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi-110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata PRIME FULL FLEDGED COURSE FOR GENERAL STUDIES Subject Covered : History, General Science, Polity, Environment, Geography, General Knowledge, Economy & Current Affairs Duration : 3 Months Validity : 6 Months Batches commencing from 250 Hrs of quality teaching by renowned teachers of MADE EASY. Printed study material will be dispatched to your address. j Comprehensive coverage as per latest syllabus and trends of various competitive exams. TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | en Indle'e Beat Ineticute for ES GATE & PEs Afternoon Session Q.61_ The outlet concentration C, of a plug flow reactor (PFR) is controlled by manipulating the inlet concentration C,,. The following transfer function describes the dynamics of ‘this PFR. no (Ze s)] In the above equation, V= 1 m®, F= 0.1 m®mint and k = 0.5 min”, The measurement and valve transfer functions are both equal to 1. The ultimate gain, defined as the proportional controller gain that produces sustained oscillations, for this system is. (rounded off to one decimal place) Cals) Caols) Ans. (148.4) EEE @.62 Tho transfor function of a measuring instrument is 08 Gas) = EF oxpt-s) At time ¢ = 0, a step change of +1 unit is introduced in the input of this instrument. The time taken by the instrument to show an increase of 1 unit in its output is (rounded off to two decimal places) Ans. (7.1) Kae") 1.05 Gf8) = 5g jXPC-8) WS) 1.08 yo, x5) * Beep PO) = 1.1 oxot-s) KS) = Sse it) = kALT ~ ete 05) T= 105 x 1x [1 = oth0ig} 1 (ay Tos 1-9" o.g62 = 1 = ete et = 0.048 xt-9) = In 0.048 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Q.63 _Adesign engineer needs to purchase a membrane module (M) for a plant. Details about the two available options, M1 and M2, are given in the table below. The overall plant has an expected life of 7 years. If the interest rate is 8% per annum, compounded annually, the difference in the net present value (NPV) of these two options, in lakhs of rupees, is (rounded off to one decimal place). Mi[ M2 Purchase cost (in lakhs of rupees) | 10 | 5 Expected ie (years) 5/3 Ans. (2) Q.64 The purchase cost of a new distillation column is Rs.10 lakhs with an installation factor of 5.8, The cost of the capital is to be annualized over a period of 6 years at a fixed rate of interest of 5 % per annum, compounded annually. The annual cost (in lakhs of rupees) of the installed capital is (rounded off to one decimal place) Ans. (2) @.65 Pumps A and B are being considered for purchase in a chemical plant. Cost details for these two pumps are given in the table below. The interest rate is 10% per annum, compounded annually. For both the pumps to have the same capitalized cost, the salvage value (in Rs.) of pump 8 should be (rounded off to the nearest integer). iter Pump A | Pump B Installed cost (RS) +6000 | 32000 Uniform end af year maintenance (Re) | 2400 | 1600 Savage value (RS) 100 |? Seni Ife (years) 1 2 Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 Bl info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata TNL -P Ley a] raed stton | nn Afternoon Session Ans, (2180) A B Installed cost_| 16000 As. | 32000 Rs. Maintenance | 2400 Rs. | 7600 Rs. Salvage value | 1000 Rs. 7 Service life i 2 Salvage of instrument (B) i = 10% per year Now, given [both the instrument have equal capitalized cost], therefore Y Ys Ye-e_Vs vyjet® Min Vy ton Yn [nate], = [erate 46000-1000 , 2400 32000-V, | 1600 6000+ SOOT ES = 20004 S2000—%e , 1600 (ayer oF Gar-1 of 442009 = 32000-¥, (art V, = 2180 Rs | End of Solution = Corporate Office: 44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, New Delhi- 110016 | Ph: 9021300500 [ info@madeeasyin | wwwmadeeasyin Delhi | Hyderabad | Bhopal | Jaipur | Lucknow | Pune | Bhubaneswar | Kolkata

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