GATE PI 2012
GATE PI
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A mold having dimensions $$100 \times 90 \times 20$$ (all in $$mm$$) is filled with molten metal througgh a gate with height $$'h'$$ and $$C.S$$ area $$A,$$ the mould filling time is $${t_1}$$. The height is now quadrupled and the cross sectional area is halved. The corresponding filling time is $${t_2}$$. The ratio $${t_2}/{t_1}$$ is
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The inverse Laplace transform of the function $$F\left( s \right) = {1 \over {s\left( {s + 1} \right)}}$$ is given by
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For the matrix $$A = \left[ {\matrix{
5 & 3 \cr
1 & 3 \cr
} } \right],$$ ONE of the normalized eigen vectors is given as
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Consider the differential equation $$\,\,{x^2}{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} + x{{dy} \over {dx}} - 4y = 0\,\,\,$$ with the boundary conditions of $$\,\,y\left( 0 \right) = 0\,\,\,$$ and $$\,\,y\left( 1 \right) = 1.\,\,\,$$ The complete solution of the differential equation is
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An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers $$X$$ and $$Y$$. $$X$$ supplies $$60$$% and $$Y$$ supplies $$40$$% of the shock absorbers. All shock absorbers are subjected to a quality test. The ones that pass the quality test are considered reliable. Of $$X'$$ s shock absorbers, $$96$$% are reliable. Of $$Y'$$ s shock absorbers, $$72$$% are reliable. The probability that a randomly choosen shock absorber, which is found to reliable, is made by $$Y$$ is
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A box contains $$4$$ red balls and $$6$$ black balls. Three balls are selected randomly from the box one after another, without replacement. The probability that the selected set contains one red ball and two black balls is
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For the spherical surface $${x^2} + {y^2} + {z^2} = 1,$$ the unit outward normal vector at the point $$\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},0} \right)$$ is given by
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A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation $$y = 2x\,\,\, - 0.1{x^2}$$ where $$y$$ is the height of the arch in meters. The maximum possible height of the arch is
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At $$x=0,$$ the function $$f\left( x \right) = {x^3} + 1$$ has
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$$\,\mathop {Lim}\limits_{x \to 0} \left( {{{1 - \cos x} \over {{x^2}}}} \right)$$ is
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The area enclosed between the straight line $$y=x$$ and the parabola $$y = {x^2}$$ in the $$x-y$$ plane is
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Consider the function $$f\left( x \right) = \left| x \right|$$ in the interval $$\,\, - 1 \le x \le 1.\,\,\,$$ At the point $$x=0, f(x)$$ is
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$$x+2y+z=4, 2x+y+2z=5, x-y+z=1$$
The system of algebraic equations given above has
The system of algebraic equations given above has
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Consider two infinitely long thin concentric tubes of circular cross section as shown in the figure. If $${D_1}$$ and $${D_2}$$ are the diameters of the inner and outer tubes respectively, then the view factor $${F_{22}}$$ is given by

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For an opaque surface, the absorptivity $$\left( \alpha \right),$$ transmissivity $$\left( \tau \right)$$ and reflectivity $$\left( \rho \right)$$ are related by the equation:
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Which one of the following configurations has the highest fin effectiveness?
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In a $$DC$$ $$arc$$ welding operating, the length characteristic was obtained as $${V_{arc}} = 20 + 5l$$ where the $$arc$$ length $$l$$ was varied between $$5mm$$ and $$7mm.$$ Here $${V_{arc}}$$ denotes the arc voltage in volts. The $$arc$$ current was varied from $$400A$$ to $$500A.$$ Assuming linear power source characteristic, the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current for the welding operation are
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A $$CNC$$ vertical milling machine has to cut a straight slot of $$10$$ $$mm$$ width and $$2$$ $$mm$$ depth by a cutter of $$10$$ $$mm$$ diameter between points $$(0, 0)$$ and $$(100, 100)$$ on the $$XY$$ plane (dimensions in $$mm$$). The feed rate used for milling is $$50$$ $$mm/min.$$ Milling time for the slot (in seconds) is
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In a single pass drilling operation, a through hole of $$15$$ $$mm$$ diameter is to be drilled in a steel plate of $$50mm$$ thickness. Drill spindle speed is $$500epm,$$ feed is $$0.2mm/rev$$ and drill point angle is $${118^ \circ }.$$ Assuming $$2mm$$ clearance at approach and exit, the total drill time (in seconds) is
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In a shaping process, the number of double strokes per minute is $$30$$ and the quick return ratio is $$0.6,$$ If the length of the stroke is $$250mm,$$ the average cutting velocity in $$m/min$$ is
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Calculate the punch size in $$mm,$$ for a circular blanking operation for which details are given below.
Size of the blank $$25$$ $$mm$$
Thickness of the sheet $$2$$ $$mm$$
Radial clearance between punch and die $$0.06$$ $$mm,$$ Die allowance $$0.05$$ $$mm$$
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Match the following metal forming processes with their associated stresses in the Work-piece

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In a single pass rolling process using $$410mm$$ diameter steel rollers, a strip of width $$140mm$$ and thickness $$8mm$$ undergoes $$10\% $$ reduction of thickness. The angle of bite in radians is
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A solid cylinder of diameter $$100$$ $$mm$$ and height $$50$$ $$mm$$ is forged between two frictionless flat dies to a height of $$25$$ $$mm.$$ The percentage change in diameter is
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A Sine bar has a length of $$250mm.$$ Each roller has a diameter of $$20mm.$$ During taper angle measurement of a component, the height from the surface plate to the center of a roller is $$100mm.$$ The calculated taper angle (in degrees) is
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In an interchangeable assembly, shafts of size $${25.000^{\matrix{
{ + 0.040} \cr
{ - 0.010} \cr
} }}\,\,mm$$ mate with holes of size $${25.000^{\matrix{
{ + 0.030} \cr
{ + 0.020} \cr
} }}\,\,mm.$$
The maximum interference (in microns) in the assembly is