Civil Engineering
GATE CE topic:quantitative-aptitude PYQs
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Question 6
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In manufacturing industries, loss is usually taken to be proportional to the square of the deviation from a target. If the loss is Rs. 4900 for a deviation of 7 units, what would be the loss in Rupees for a deviation of 4 units from the target?
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The price of a wire made of a superalloy material is proportional to the square of its length. The price of 10 m length of the wire is Rs. 1600. What would be the total price (in Rs.) of two wires of lengths 4 m and 6m?
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A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes every 24 hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at 9 AM on 11ᵗʰ July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows 2 PM on 15ᵗʰ July?
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Which of the following function(s) is an accurate description of the graph for the range(s) indicated?
(i)
for
(ii)
for
(iii)
for
(iv)
for
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The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is 1000 mm. On a particular rainy day (24-hour period), the cumulative rainfall experienced by the city is shown in the graph. Over the 24-hour period, 50% of the rainfall falling on a rooftop, which had an obstruction-free area of 50 m², was harvested into a tank. What is the total volume of water collected in the tank in liters?
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Consider a sequence of numbers
where
, for each integer
. What is the sum of the first 50 terms?Your answerChoose one option.
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The contact pressure and settlement distribution for a footing are shown in the figure.
The figure corresponds to a
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A simply supported beam is subjected to a uniformly distributed load. Which one of the following statements is true?
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According to IS 456 – 2000, which one of the following statements about the depth of neutral axis
for a balanced reinforced concrete section is correct?Your answerChoose one option.
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The figure shows a two-hinged parabolic arch of span
subjected to a uniformly distributed load of intensity
per unit length. 
The maximum bending moment in the arch is equal to
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