CEA GATE Practice Series Test

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1.

Statement: All bags are cakes. All lamps are cakes. Conclusions: I. Some lamps are bags. II. No lamp is bag. Deduce which of the above conclusion logically follows statements
- A.
  
  Only conclusion I follows
- B.
  
  Only conclusion II follows
- C.
  
  Either I or II follows
- D.
  
  Neither I or II follows
2.

Man does not live by __________ alone.
- A.
  
  Food
- B.
  
  Bread
- C.
  
  Meals
- D.
  
  Diet
3.

Extreme focus on syllabus and studying for tests has become such a dominant concern of Indian students that they close their minds to anything ___________ to the requirements of the exam
- A.
  
  Related
- B.
  
  Extraneous
- C.
  
  Outside
- D.
  
  Useful
4.

Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: LIGHT : BLIND
- A.
  
  Speech : Dumb
- B.
  
  Language : Deaf
- C.
  
  Tongue : Sound
- D.
  
  Voice : Vibration
5.

If log a/b + log b/a = log(a+b), then:
- A.
  
  A+ b =1
- B.
  
  A – b = 1
- C.
  
  A = b
- D.
  
  None
6.

In an exam, the average was found to be 50 marks. After deducting computational errors the marks of the 100 candidates had to be changed from 90 to 60 each and average came down to 45 marks. Total number of candidates who took the exam
- A.
  
  150
- B.
  
  200
- C.
  
  300
- D.
  
  600
7.

A solid 4cm cube of wood is coated with red paint on all the six sides. Then the cube is cut into smaller 1cm cubes. How many of these 1cm cubes have no colour on any side?
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  12
- C.
  
  16
- D.
  
  24
8.

In deriving the equation for the hydraulic jump in a rectangular channel in terms of the conjugate depths and the initial Froude number
- A.
  
  Continuity equation and energy equation are used
- B.
  
  Continuity equation and momentum equation are used
- C.
  
  Equations of continuity, mementum and energy are used
- D.
  
  Gradually varied flow equation is used
9.

This paragraph states that warm weather affects the consumer’s inclination to spend the age of father is 4 times more than the age of his son Amit. After 8 years, he would be 3 times older than Amit. After further 8 years, how many times will he be older than Amit?
- A.
  
  2.33
- B.
  
  2.5
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  3.5
10.

Pipe A, B and C are kept open and together fill a tank in t minutes. Pipe A is kept open throughout, pipe B is kept open for the first 10 minutes and then closed. Two minutes after pipe B is closed, pipe C is opened and is kept open till the tank is full. Each pipe fills an equal share of the tank. Furthermore, it is known that if pipe A and B are kept open continuously, the tank would be filled completely in t minutes. Find t?
- A.
  
  18
- B.
  
  36
- C.
  
  27
- D.
  
  24
11.

The plastic modulus of a section is 4.8 x 10 m . The shape factor is 1.2. The plastic moment capacity of the section is 120 kN.m. The yield stress of the material is
- A.
  
  100 MPa
- B.
  
  240 MPa
- C.
  
  250 MPa
- D.
  
  300 MPa
12.

MPN index is a measure of one of the following
- A.
  
  Coliform bacteria
- B.
  
  BOD₅
- C.
  
  Dissolved Oxygen Content
- D.
  
  Hardness
13.

Consider the following statements 1) Strength of concrete cube is inversely proportional to water-cement ratio. 2) A rich concrete mix gives higher strength than a lean concrete mix since it has more cement content. 3) Shrinkage cracks on concrete surface are due to excess water in mix. Which of the following statements is correct?
- A.
  
  1,2 and 3
- B.
  
  1 and 2
- C.
  
  1 and 3
- D.
  
  1 only
14.

Which one do you like?Standard 5-day BOD of a waste water sample is nearly x% of the ultimate BOD, where x is
- A.
  
  48
- B.
  
  58
- C.
  
  68
- D.
  
  78
15.

The dimensions for the flexural rigidity of a beam element in mass (M), length (L) and time (T) is given by
- A.
  
  MT^-2
- B.
  
  ML³T^-2
- C.
  
  ML^-1T^-2
- D.
  
  M^-1T²
16.

The superelevation needed for a vehicle travelling at a speed of 60 kmph on a curve of radius 128 m on a surface with a coefficient of friction of 0.15 is :
- A.
  
  0.71
- B.
  
  0.81
- C.
  
  0.91
- D.
  
  0.61
17.

Which of the following raingauge gives a plot of the accumulated rainfall against the elapsed time?
- A.
  
  Tipping bucket type
- B.
  
  Weighing bucket type
- C.
  
  Float type
- D.
  
  None
18.

If the time period between centroid of the rainfall diagram and peak of the hydrograph is 5 hour, using Snyder’s equation the value of the base width of unit hydrograph in hours is?
- A.
  
  27.5 hour
- B.
  
  78 hour
- C.
  
  87 hour
- D.
  
  10 hour
19.

A river 5 m deep consists of a sand bed with saturated unit weight of 20 kN/m . v = 9.81 kN/m . The effective vertical stress at 5 m from the top of sand bed is
- A.
  
  41 kN/m^2
- B.
  
  51 kN/m^2
- C.
  
  55 kN/m^2
- D.
  
  53 kN/m^2
20.

A hydraulic model of a spillway is constructed with a scale 1:16. If the prototype discharge is 2048 cumecs, then the corresponding discharge for which the model should be tested is:
- A.
  
  1 cumecs
- B.
  
  2 cumecs
- C.
  
  4 cumecs
- D.
  
  8 cumecs
21.

A droplet of water at 20⁰c ( p (sigma) = 0.0728 N/m) has internal pressure 1 kPa greater than that outside it, its diameter is nearly:
- A.
  
  0.1 mm
- B.
  
  0.15 mm
- C.
  
  0.3 mm
- D.
  
  0.6 mm
22.

A reinforced concrete structure has to be constructed along a sea coast. The minimum grade of concrete to be used as per IS : 456-2000
- A.
  
  M 15
- B.
  
  M 20
- C.
  
  M 25
- D.
  
  M 30
23.

The order and degree of the differential equation given, is
- A.
  
  1, 1
- B.
  
  2, 1
- C.
  
  2, 3
- D.
  
  None
24.

The probability distribution taken to represent the completion time in PERT analysis is
- A.
  
  Gamma distribution
- B.
  
  Normal distribution
- C.
  
  Beta distribution
- D.
  
  Log – normal distribution
25.

Consider the following statements 1) Cambium layer is between sapwood and heartwood 2) Heartwood is otherwise termed as deadwood 3) Timber used for construction is obtained from heartwood Which of the following is/are correct statements?
- A.
  
  1, 2 and 3
- B.
  
  2 and 3 only
- C.
  
  1 and 3 only
- D.
  
  2 only