GATE AE 2026 Paper 1 — page 7

Questions 19–21 of 65. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.

Paper practice 65 questionsPage 7 of 22

The velocity potential function (

) given below represents which one of the following?

Your answerChoose one option.

Doublet

Irrotational vortex

Source

Uniform flow

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The fundamental purpose of the Kutta condition in the thin airfoil theory is ________.

Your answerChoose one option.

to determine the total strength of the source distribution

to determine the speed of the uniform flow

to incorporate the essential effect of viscosity in the potential flow theory

to incorporate the concept of induced drag in the inviscid theory

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In the figure shown below, the flow at the nozzle exit is _______.

Your answerChoose one option.

overexpanded

underexpanded

ideally expanded

subsonic

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