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GATE ME 2024
A ram in the form of a rectangular body of size $l = 9 \text{ m}$ and $b = 2 \text{ m}$ is suspended by two parallel ropes of lengths $7 \text{ m}$. A...
GATE ME 2024
A rigid massless tetrahedron is placed such that vertex O is at the origin and the other three vertices A, B, and C lie on the coordinate axes as show...
GATE ME 2023
The options show frames consisting of rigid bars connected by pin joints. Which one of the frames is non-rigid? 
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A massive uniform rigid circular disc is mounted on a frictionless bearing at the end E of a massive uniform rigid shaft AE which is suspended horizon...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
Match the additive manufacturing technique in Column I with its corresponding input material in Column II. Additive manufacturing techni...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A square plate is supported in four different ways (configurations (P) to (S) as shown in the figure). A couple moment C is applied on the plate. Assu...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A rope with two mass-less platforms at its two ends passes over a fixed pulley as shown in the figure. Discs with narrow slots and having equal weight...
GATE ME 2022 Set 1
The plane of the figure represents a horizontal plane. A thin rigid rod at rest is pivoted without friction about a fixed vertical axis passing t...
GATE ME 2017 Set 1
A Particle of unit mass is moving on a plane. Its trajectory, in polar coordinates, is given by $$r\left( t \right) = {t^2},\theta \left( t \right) = ...
GATE ME 2017 Set 1
The following figure shows the velocity- time plot for a particle traveling along a straight line. The distance covered by the particle from $$t = 0$$...
GATE ME 2016 Set 2
A point mass having mass $$M$$ is moving with a velocity $$V$$ at an angle $$\mathop \theta \limits^ \cdot $$ to the wall as shown in the figure. The...
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
A force $$F$$ is acting on a bent bar which is clamped at one end as shown in the figure. The CORRECT free body diagram is ...
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
A rigid ball of weight $$100$$ $$N$$ is suspended with the help of a string. The ball is pulled by a horizontal force $$F$$ such that the string makes...
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
A point mass $$M$$ is released from rest and slides down a spherical bowl (of radius $$R$$) from a height $$H$$ as shown in the figure below. The surf...
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
A small ball of mass 1 kg moving with a velocity of 12 m/s undergoes a direct central impact with a stationary ball of mass 2 kg. The impact is perfec...
GATE ME 2015 Set 1
Two identical trusses support a load of 100 N as shown in the figure. The length of each truss is 1.0m; cross-sectional area is 200 mm2 ; Young’s modu...
GATE ME 2015 Set 3
A weight of 500N is supported by two metallic ropes as shown in the figure. The values of tensions T1 and T2 are respectively. ...
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
In a statically determinate plane truss, the number of joints $$(j)$$ and the number of members $$(m)$$ are related by
GATE ME 2014 Set 2
A two member truss ABC is shown in the figure. The force (in kN) transmitted in member AB is ________ ...
GATE ME 2014 Set 1
A circular object of radius r rolls without slipping on a horizontal level floor with the center having velocity $$V$. The velocity at the point of co...
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
A mass m1 of 100kg travelling with a uniform velocity of 5 m/s along a line collides with a stationary mass m2 of 1000kg. After the collision, both th...
GATE ME 2011
The coefficient of restitution of a perfectly plastic impact is
GATE ME 2011
A stone with mass of $$0.1$$kg is catapulted as shown in the figure. The total force $${F_x}$$ (in N) exerted by the rubber band as a function of dist...
GATE ME 2009
A block weighing 981 $$N$$ is resting on a horizontal surface. The coefficient of friction between the block and the horizontal surface is $$\mu = 0....
GATE ME 2008
A straight rod length $$L(t),$$ hinged at one end freely extensible at the other end, roates through an angle $$\theta \left( t \right)$$ about the hi...
GATE ME 2007
During inelastic collision of two particles, which one of the following is conserved?
GATE ME 2005
A simple pendulum of length 5m, with a bob of mass 1 kg, is in simple harmonic motion. As it passes through its mean position, the bob has a speed of ...
GATE ME 2005
The time variation of the position of a particle in rectilinear motion is given by $$x = 2{t^3} + {t^2} + 2t$$. If 'V' is the velocity and 'a' acceler...
GATE ME 2004
The figure shows a pin-jointed plane truss loaded at the point M by hanging a mass of 100 kg. The member LN of the truss is subjected to a load of v...
GATE ME 2003
A truss consists of horizontal members (AC, CD, DB and EF) and vertical members (CE and DE) having length 1 each. The members AE, DE and BF are inclin...
GATE ME 2003
A bullet of mass ‘m’ travels at a very high velocity v (as shown in the figure) and gets embedded inside the block of mass ‘M’ initially at rest on a ...
GATE ME 2000
A steel wheel of 600 mm diameter rolls on a horizontal steel rail. It carries a load of 500 N. The coefficient of rolling resistance is 0.3 mm. The fo...
GATE ME 2000
The ratio of tension on the tight side to that on the slack side in a flat belt drive is
GATE ME 1998
A car moving with uniform acceleration covers 450 m in a 5 second interval, and covers 700 m in the next 5 second interval. The acceleration of the ca...
GATE ME 1996
A ball A of mass m falls under gravity from a height h and strikes another ball B of mass m which supported at rest on a spring of stiffness k. Assume...
GATE ME 1996
A wheel of mass m and radius r is in accelerated rolling motion without slip under a steady axial torque $$T$$. If the coefficient of kinetic friction...
GATE ME 1994
A stone of mass m at the end of a string of length l is whirled in a vertical circle at a constant speed. The tension in the string will be maximum wh...
GATE ME 1993
The cylinder shown below rolls without slipping. In which direction does the friction force act? Towards which of the following points is the acceler...
GATE ME 1992
Instantaneous centre of a body rolling with sliding on a stationary curved surface lies.
GATE ME 1990
A and B are the end -points of a diameter of a disc rolling along a straight line with a counter Clock-wise angular velocity as shown in the figure. R...

Marks 2

GATE ME 2024
A three-hinge arch ABC in the form of a semi-circle is shown in the figure. The arch is in static equilibrium under vertical loads of $P = 100$ kN and...
GATE ME 2023
A spherical ball weighing 2 kg is dropped from a height of 4.9 m onto an immovable rigid block as shown in the figure. If the collision is perfectly e...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A rigid homogeneous uniform block of mass 1 kg, height h = 0.4 m and width b = 0.3 m is pinned at one corner and placed upright in a uniform gravitati...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A rigid body in the X-Y plane consists of two point masses (1 kg each) attached to the ends of two massless rods, each of 1 cm length, as shown in the...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
A rigid beam AD of length 3a = 6 m is hinged at frictionless pin joint A and supported by two strings as shown in the figure. String BC passes over tw...
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
The lengths of members BC and CE in the frame shown in the figure are equal. All the members are rigid and lightweight, and the friction at the joints...
GATE ME 2022 Set 1
A structure, along with the loads applied on it, is shown in the figure. Self-weight of all the members is negligible and all the pin joints are frict...
GATE ME 2022 Set 1
Two rigid massless rods PR and RQ are joined at frictionless pin-joint R and are resting on ground at P and Q, respectively, as shown in the figure. A...
GATE ME 2022 Set 1
A cylindrical disc of mass m = 1 kg and radius r = 0.15 m was spinning at 𝜔 = 5 rad/s when it was placed on a flat horizontal surface and releas...
GATE ME 2017 Set 1
Two disks A and B with identical mass (m) and radius (R) are initially at rest. They roll down from the top of identical inclined planes without slipp...
GATE ME 2017 Set 2
The rod PQ of length L = 2 m, and uniformly distributed mass of M = 10 kg, is released from rest at the position shown in the figure. The ends slide a...
GATE ME 2016 Set 2
A system of particles in motion has mass center $$G$$ as shown in the figure. The particle $$i$$ has mass $${m_i}$$ and its position with respect to a...
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
A circular disc of radius 100 mm and mass 1 kg, initially at rest at position A, rolls without slipping down a curved path as shown in figure. The spe...
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
An inextensible massless string goes over a frictionless pulley. Two weights of 100 N and 200 N are attached to the two ends of the string. The weight...
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
A rigid rod $$(AB)$$ of length $$L = \sqrt 2 $$ m is undergoing translational as well as rotational motion in the $$ x-y$$ plane (see the figure). Th...
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
A block of mass m rests on an inclined plane and is attached by a string to the wall as shown in the figure. The coefficient of static friction betwee...
GATE ME 2016 Set 1
A two-member truss $$PQR$$ is supporting a load W. The axial forces in members $$PQ$$ and $$QR$$ are respectively ...
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
The initial velocity of an object is $$40$$ $$m/s.$$ The acceleration a of the object is given by the following expression: a$$=-0.1v$$ Where v is ...
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
For the truss shown in the figure, the magnitude of the force (in kN) in the member SR is ...
GATE ME 2015 Set 1
A ball of mass 0.1 kg, initially at rest, is dropped from height of 1m. Ball hits the ground and bounces off the ground. Upon impact with the ground, ...
GATE ME 2015 Set 1
For the truss shown in figure, the magnitude of the force in member PR and the support reaction at R are respectively ...
GATE ME 2015 Set 3
A bullet spins as the shot is fired from a gun. For this purpose, two helical slots as shown in the figure are cut in the barrel. Projections A and B ...
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
For the truss shown in the figure, the forces F1 and F2 are 9 kN and 3 kN, respectively. The force (in kN) in the member QS is ...
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
A uniform slender rod (8 m length and 3 kg mass) rotates in a vertical plane about a horizontal axis 1m from its end as shown in the figure. The magni...
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
A wardrobe (mass 100 kg, height 4 m, width 2 m, depth 1 m), symmetric about the Y-Y axis, stands on a rough level floor as shown in the figure. A forc...
GATE ME 2014 Set 4
A ladder AB of length 5 m and weight (W) 600 N is resting against a wall. Assuming frictionless contact at the floor (B) and the wall (A), the magnitu...
GATE ME 2014 Set 2
A truck accelerates up a 10° incline with a crate of 100 kg. Value of static coefficient of friction between the crate and the truck surface is 0.3. T...
GATE ME 2014 Set 1
A rigid link PQ of length 2 m rotates about the pinned end Q with a constant angular acceleration of 12 rad/s2 . When the angular velocity of the link...
GATE ME 2014 Set 1
A block R of mass 100 kg is placed on a block S of mass 150 kg as shown in the figure. Block R is tied to the wall by a massless and inextensible stri...
GATE ME 2014 Set 1
A block weighing 200N is in contact with a level plane whose coefficients of static and kinetic friction are 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. The block is a...
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
A four-wheel vehicle of mass 1000kg moves uniformly in a straight line with the wheels revolving at 10 rad/s. The wheel are identical, each with a rad...
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
An annular disc has a mass m, inner radius R and outer radius $$2R$$. The disc rolls on a flat surface without slipping. If the velocity of the center...
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
A body of mass (m) 10kg is initially stationary on a 45° inclined plane as shown in figure. The coefficient of dynamic friction between the body and t...
GATE ME 2013
A pin jointed uniform rigid rod of weight W and length is supported horizontally by an external force F as shown in the figure below. The force F is s...
GATE ME 2012
Two steel truss members, AC and BC, each having cross sectional area of 100 mm2, are subjected to a horizontal force F as shown in figure. All the joi...
GATE ME 2012
Two steel truss members, AC and BC, each having cross sectional area of 100 mm2, are subjected to a horizontal force F as shown in figure. All the joi...
GATE ME 2011
A 1 kg block is resting on a surface with coefficient of friction $$\mu $$ $$=0.1.$$ A force of $$0.8$$ $$N$$ is applied to the block as shown in the ...
GATE ME 2009
A uniform rigid rod of mass $$M$$ and length $$L$$ is hinged at one end as shown in theadjacent figure. A force P is applied at a distance of $$2L/3$$...
GATE ME 2008
A circular disk of radius $$'R'$$ rolls without slipping at a velocity $$v$$. The magnitude of the velocity at point $$'P'$$ (see figure) is ...
GATE ME 2008
Consider a truss $$PQR$$ loaded at $$P$$ with a force $$F$$ as shown in the figure. The tension in the member $$QR$$ is ...
GATE ME 2007
A block of mass $$M$$ is related from point $$P$$ on a rough inclined plane with inclination angle $$\theta $$, shown in the figure below. The coeffic...
GATE ME 2006
If point A is in equilibrium under the action of the applied forces, the values of tensions and T AB and TAC are respectively. ...
GATE ME 2005
A shell is fired from a cannon. At the instant the shell is just about to leave the barrel, its velocity relative to the barrel is 3m/s, while the bar...
GATE ME 2005
An elevator (lift) consists of the elevator cage and a counter weight, of mass m each. The cage and the counterweight are connected by a chain that pa...
GATE ME 2005
Two books of mass 1 kg each are kept on a table, one over the other. The coefficient of friction on every pair of contacting surfaces is 0.3. the lowe...
GATE ME 2005
A 1 kg mass of clay, moving with a velocity of 10 m/s, strikes a stationary wheel and sticks to it. The solid wheel has a mass of 20 kg and a radius o...
GATE ME 2004
The figure below shown a pair of pin jointed gripper tongs holding an object weighing $$2000N$$. The coefficient of friction (µ) at the gripping surfa...
GATE ME 2004
A rigid body shown in the fig.(a) has a mass of 10kg. It rotates with a uniform angular velocity $$'\omega '$$ A balancing mass of 20 kg is attached...
GATE ME 2004
An ejector mechanism consists of a helical compression spring having a spring constant of k = 981 × 103 N/m. It is pre-compressed by 100mm from its fr...
GATE ME 2003
A reel of mass $$'‘m'’$$ and radius of gyration $$'‘'k’$$ is rolling down smoothly from rest with one end of the thread wound on it held in the ceilin...
GATE ME 2003
A reel of mass $$'‘m'’$$ and radius of gyration $$'‘'k’$$ is rolling down smoothly from rest with one end of the thread wound on it held in the ceilin...
GATE ME 1999
A shown in Figure, a person A is standing at he centre of a rotating platform facing person B who is riding a bicycle, heading East. The relevant spee...
GATE ME 1997
A mass of 35 kg is suspended from a weightless bar AB which is supported by a cable CB and a pin at A as shown in. The pin reactions at A on the bar A...
GATE ME 1996
Match 4 correct pairs between List $$I$$ and List $$II$$. No credit will be given for partially correct matching List $$I$$ (a) Collision of particle...
GATE ME 1996
A rod of length 1m is sliding in a corner as shown in. At an instant when the rod makes an angle of 60 degrees with the horizontal plane, the velocity...
GATE ME 1996
AB and CD tow uniform and identical bars of mass 10kg each, as shown. The hinges at A and B are frictionless. The assembly is released from rest and m...
GATE ME 1995
A spring scale indicates a tension $$T$$ in the right hand cable of the pulley system shown in figure below. Neglecting the mass of the pulleys and ig...
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