Production and Industrial Engineering
GATE PI year:2024 PYQs
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Questions 11–20 of 65. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 11
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In the Taylor series expansion of
around
, the coefficient of the term
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A vector field is given as
, where
and
are the unit vectors along the x and y axes in the Cartesian frame, respectively. Then the value of
where
is an elemental path taken over an anticlockwise circular contour
of radius
is

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A uniform cantilever beam of length
and flexural rigidity
is loaded by a force
as shown in the figure. Assuming that the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is applicable here, the magnitude of the static deflection at the free end of the beam is

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A thin copper wire carries electric current and is insulated by putting a sleeve of thickness
, over it. In steady state conditions, the rate of heat loss from the insulated wire per unit length is
. Which of the following is TRUE?Your answerChoose one option.
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The solidification time of a cube and a cylinder of the same material, produced through the same sand casting process, is found to be equal. Each side of the cube is
, and the radius and the length of the cylinder are
and
, respectively. If the solidification time is governed by Chvorinov’s equation, then the ratio
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Match each of the listed defects in deep drawing cup with the corresponding reason in the table.
Defect in deep drawing cup | Reason |
|---|---|
P: Orange peel on the surface of cup | 1: No blank holding force |
Q: Wrinkling at the flange of cup | 2: Very small corner radius of the punch |
R: Tearing at the bottom corner of cup | 3: Large grain size in the blank material |
S: Earing at the top edge of the cup | 4: Anisotropy of the blank material |
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Which one of the following pure metals has the hexagonal close packed (HCP) crystal structure at room temperature?
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To create 12 divisions on a disc by using simple indexing and dividing head on a horizontal milling machine, choose the correct option for the rotation of the crank pin.
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The following layout of four departments P, Q, R and S is provided as input to CRAFT (Computerized Relative Allocation of Facilities Technique). Which one of the following department pairs cannot be considered for exchange in CRAFT?

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Which of the following concepts is not closely inter-related with INTERCHANGEABILITY in the context of product design?
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