IITR Aerospace Engineering GATE Exam Sample Question Papers 2016 : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Organisation : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – IITR
Exam : GATE Exam
Paper : Aerospace Engineering
Year : 2016
Document Type : Sample Question Papers
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GATE Exam Aerospace Engineering Sample Question Paper
Q. 1 – Q. 5 carry one mark each :
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
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(A) bare with
(B) bore with
(C) bear with
(D) bare
Q.2 Identify the correct spelling out of the given options
(A) Managable
(B) Manageable
(C) Mangaeble
(D) Managible
Q.3 Pick the odd one out in the following 13, 23, 33, 43, 53
(A) 23
(B) 33
(C) 43
(D) 53
Q.4 R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aeroplanes. No other robot can repair aeroplanes. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?
(A) R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.
(B) R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.
(C) R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.
(D) Only R2D2 is a robot.
Q. 6 – Q. 10 carry two marks each :
Q.6 The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement production (in tonnes) and the actual production (in tonnes) of nine cement plants of a cement company. Capacity utilization of a plant is defined as ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity.A plant with installed capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called a large plant and a plant with lesser capacity is called a small plant. The difference between total production of large plants and small plants, in tonnes is
Q.7 A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60 % of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99 % of such women were successful in their professions. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
(A) Many students have misconceptions regarding various engineering disciplines.
(B) Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women are well suited to be mechanical engineers.
(C) Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering.
(D) The number of women pursuing higher degrees in mechanical engineering is small.
Q.8 Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
Based on the proposal,
(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective.
(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT.
(iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.
(A) (iii) and (iv) only.
(B) (i) and (iv) only.
(C) (ii) and (iv) only.
(D) (ii) and (iii) only.
Q.9 Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attem
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816
(C) 0.2934
(D) 0.6000
Q. 1 – Q. 25 carry one mark each :
Q.1 With increase in airfoil thickness, the critical Mach number for an airfoil is likely to
(A) decrease.
(B) increase.
(C) remain unchanged.
(D) be undefined.
Q.2 Due to a body in potential flow, the velocity at a point A in the flow field is 20 m/s while the free stream velocity is only 10 m/s. The value of coefficient of pressure (Cp) at the point A is _________.
Q.3 Which of the following airfoil will have location of the maximum camber at half chord length from the leading edge?
(A) NACA 5212
(B) NACA 1225
(C) NACA 2215
(D) NACA 2512
Q.5 Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE across an oblique shock wave?
(A) Static temperature increases, total temperature remains constant.
(B) Static pressure increases, static temperature increases.
(C) Static temperature increases, total pressure decreases.
(D) Static pressure increases, total temperature decreases.
Q.6 For a completely subsonic isentropic flow through a convergent nozzle, which of the following statement is TRUE?
(A) Pressure at the nozzle exit > back pressure.
(B) Pressure at the nozzle exit < back pressure.
(C) Pressure at the nozzle exit = back pressure.
(D) Pressure at the nozzle exit = total pressure.
Q.7 Which of the following aircraft engines has the highest propulsive efficiency at a cruising Mach number of less than 0.5?
(A) Turbofan engine
(B) Turbojet engine
(C) Turboprop engine
(D) Ramjet engine
Q.8 Air, with a Prandtl number of 0.7, flows over a flat plate at a high Reynolds number. Which of the following statement is TRUE?
(A) Thermal boundary layer is thicker than the velocity boundary layer.
(B) Thermal boundary layer is thinner than the velocity boundary layer.
(C) Thermal boundary layer is as thick as the velocity boundary layer.
(D) There is no relationship between the thicknesses of thermal and velocity boundary layers.