Mechanical Engineering
GATE ME format:nat PYQs
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Questions 361–370 of 418. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 2
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The divergence of the vector
is ________.Log in to check the answer
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The determinant of a 2×2 matrix is 50. If one eigenvalue of the matrix is 10, the other eigenvalue is __________.
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A six-face fair dice is rolled a large number of times. The mean value of the outcomes is ________
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The state of stress at a point is
and
. The maximum normal stress (in MPa) at that point is __________Log in to check the answer
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Water (density = 1000 kg/m
) at ambient temperature flows through a horizontal pipe of uniform cross section at the rate of 1 kg/s. If the pressure drop across the pipe is 100 kPa, the minimum power required to pump the water across the pipe, in watts, is ______Log in to check the answer
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For a loaded cantilever beam of uniform cross-section, the bending moment (in N·mm) along the length is
, where
is the distance (in mm) measured from the free end of the beam. The magnitude of shear force (in N) in the cross-section at
is __________Log in to check the answer
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Saturated steam at 100°C condenses on the outside of a tube. Cold fluid enters the tube at 20 °C and exits at 50 °C. The value of the Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) is ______ °C.
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A steel bar is held by two fixed supports as shown in the figure

and is subjected to an increase of temperature
. If the coefficient of thermal expansion and Young’s modulus of elasticity of steel are
and
, respectively, the magnitude of thermal stress (in MPa) induced in the bar is __________Log in to check the answer
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The molar specific heat at constant volume of an ideal gas is equal to 2.5 times the universal gas constant (8.314 J/mol·K). When the temperature increases by 100 K, the change in molar specific enthalpy is __________ J/mol.
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A machine component made of a ductile material is subjected to a variable loading with
and
. If the corrected endurance limit and the yield strength for the material are
and
, respectively, the factor of safety is __________Log in to check the answer
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