Production and Industrial Engineering
GATE PI discipline:mechanical-and-production-engineering PYQs
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Question 61
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The number of soldering defects that occur in a semiconductor device follows a discrete Poisson distribution with a probability mass function
. The average number of soldering defects per semiconductor device is 3. The probability that a randomly selected semiconductor device will have at least two soldering defects is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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A time study was carried out for a job broken into two elements. For each element, three iterations of task were observed, and observed time was recorded. The observed times (in seconds) and the rating factor for each element are given in the table.
Work element | Observed time (seconds) | Rating factor |
|---|---|---|
A | 20; 25; 21 | 105% |
B | 19; 17; 18 | 90% |
If a further 20% needs to be added for allowances, then the standard output of the worker is _____ units per hour (in integer).
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In a hole-shaft assembly, the following are the dimensions and tolerances (all in mm) provided for the hole and shaft:
Hole:
Shaft:
The magnitude of the clearance when the shaft is at the minimum material condition and hole is at the maximum material condition is _____ mm (to three decimal places).
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Consider an assembly line producing an item through a process involving three activities in the following order: cutting, welding, and polishing. There are three workers available: one is assigned only for cutting, one is assigned only for welding, and one is assigned only for polishing.
The activity time per item is given in the table.
Assuming that the process is running in steady state, the total number of items coming out of the assembly line in six hours is _____ (in integer).
Note: Assume that workers, items, and machines/tools are available as and when needed.
Activity name | Cutting | Welding | Polishing |
|---|---|---|---|
Activity time/item (in minutes) | 30 | 40 | 25 |
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In the composite filament winding process as shown in the figure, the mandrel diameter is 70 mm and is rotating at a speed,
rev/min.If a 45° helical wind angle is needed, the axial velocity,
, of the slider should be _____ m/s (rounded off to two decimal places).Assume
. Ignore the thickness of the composite layers already wound on the mandrel.
Note: Figure is not to scale.
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Courage : Bravery :: Yearning : __________
Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.
Your answerChoose one option.
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We __________ tennis in the lawn when it suddenly started to rain.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
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A 4 × 4 digital image has pixel intensities (
) as shown in the figure. The number of pixels with
is: 
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In the given figure, the numbers associated with the rectangle, triangle, and ellipse are 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Which one among the given options is the most appropriate combination of P, Q, and R?

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A rectangle has a length L and a width W, where L > W. If the width, W, is increased by 10%, which one of the following statements is correct for all values of L and W?
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