Mechanical Engineering
GATE ME year:2025 PYQs
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Question 21
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The welding process commonly used for fabricating tailor-welded blanks of dissimilar thickness for automotive applications is
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The yield stress of a metal in uniaxial tension is 200 MPa. According to von Mises yield criterion, the yield stress (in MPa) of the metal in pure shear is closest to
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In computer aided design (CAD), solid models can be constructed using
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Ceramics and glass are machined by
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When assembled, the hole
mm and shaft
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A rigid circular disc of radius
(in m) is rolling without slipping on a flat surface as shown in the figure below. The angular velocity of the disc is
(in rad s
). The velocities (in m s
) at points
and
, respectively, are 
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A truss structure is loaded as shown in the figure below. Among the options given, which member in the truss is a zero-force member?
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A metallic square plate is subjected to a uniform hydrostatic pressure (P). Choose the correct Mohr’s circle representing the state of stress at any point in the plate from the options given below.
For the Mohr’s circle, normal stress is positive towards right and shear stress is positive in the upward direction.
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In the context of balancing of rotating and reciprocating masses, which one of the following options is true?
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A shaft carries a helical spur gear. Which one of the following bearings can NOT be used to support it?
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