Download GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Last 10 Years 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 XE G Engineering Sciences Question Papers With Solutions And Answer Keys
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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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.
2/3
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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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.
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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 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211
870
+ 146
127
? 3
424
is _____.
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
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GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
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.
2/3
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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 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211
870
+ 146
127
? 3
424
is _____.
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Food Technology (XE-G)
XE-G 1/4
G: FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Bread staling is caused by _________.
(A) Caramelisation (B) Gelatinisation (C) Retrogradation (D) Aggregation
Q.2 Arrange the grades of tea in the increasing order of their leaf size _____, _______ and ______.
(A) Souchang, pekoe and orange pekoe
(B) Pekoe, souchang and orange pekoe
(C) Orange pekoe, souchang, and pekoe
(D) Orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchang
Q.3 Fruit juice is being pasteurized in a tubular heat exchanger. The retention time in holding tube of
0.2 m? cross sectional area is 3 seconds. If the flow rate of juice is 0.4 m
3
s
-1
, the length of the
holding tube in m, is _____.
Q.4 The oil, which experiences flavor reversion even at the lower peroxide value is _______.
(A) Mustard (B) Soybean
(C) Palm (D) Sesame
Q.5 80 kg of wheat containing 10 kg of moisture has been dried to a moisture content of 8% wet basis
in 3 hours under constant rate period of drying. The drying rate in kg h
-1
is _____
Q.6 The rate of cream separation in a disc bowl centrifuge can be increased by ______
(A) Increasing the size of the bowl (B) Lower viscosity of fluid
(C) Increasing RPM of the bowl (D) All of these
Q.7 Which one of the following is not used in mass transfer analysis?
(A) Biot number (B) Peclet number
(C) Schmidt number (D) Sherwood number
Q.8 Oxygen is permeating through an EVOH film of thickness ?t? and solubility coefficient ?S?. If
diffusivity of oxygen through the film is ?D?, then permeability of oxygen through the film will be
______.
(A) D/t (B) D/S (C) D ? S (D) S/D
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GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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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.
2/3
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3/3
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 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211
870
+ 146
127
? 3
424
is _____.
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Food Technology (XE-G)
XE-G 1/4
G: FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Bread staling is caused by _________.
(A) Caramelisation (B) Gelatinisation (C) Retrogradation (D) Aggregation
Q.2 Arrange the grades of tea in the increasing order of their leaf size _____, _______ and ______.
(A) Souchang, pekoe and orange pekoe
(B) Pekoe, souchang and orange pekoe
(C) Orange pekoe, souchang, and pekoe
(D) Orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchang
Q.3 Fruit juice is being pasteurized in a tubular heat exchanger. The retention time in holding tube of
0.2 m? cross sectional area is 3 seconds. If the flow rate of juice is 0.4 m
3
s
-1
, the length of the
holding tube in m, is _____.
Q.4 The oil, which experiences flavor reversion even at the lower peroxide value is _______.
(A) Mustard (B) Soybean
(C) Palm (D) Sesame
Q.5 80 kg of wheat containing 10 kg of moisture has been dried to a moisture content of 8% wet basis
in 3 hours under constant rate period of drying. The drying rate in kg h
-1
is _____
Q.6 The rate of cream separation in a disc bowl centrifuge can be increased by ______
(A) Increasing the size of the bowl (B) Lower viscosity of fluid
(C) Increasing RPM of the bowl (D) All of these
Q.7 Which one of the following is not used in mass transfer analysis?
(A) Biot number (B) Peclet number
(C) Schmidt number (D) Sherwood number
Q.8 Oxygen is permeating through an EVOH film of thickness ?t? and solubility coefficient ?S?. If
diffusivity of oxygen through the film is ?D?, then permeability of oxygen through the film will be
______.
(A) D/t (B) D/S (C) D ? S (D) S/D
GATE 2016 Food Technology (XE-G)
XE-G 2/4
Q.9 Condensing steam is used to heat vegetable oil in a double pipe co-current heat exchanger. If the
inlet and outlet temperature of steam are T
hi
and T
ho
, and for vegetable oil T
ci
and T
co
, respectively,
the log mean temperature difference (
LM
T ? ) will be _______
(A)
ln
hi co
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
(B)
? ? ? ?
ln
ho co hi co
ho ci
ho co
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(C)
? ? ? ?
ln
hi co ho ci
hi ci
co ci
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(D)
ln
co ci
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
Q. 10 ? Q. 22 carry two marks each.
Q.10 Match the food spoilage organisms given in Column I with the associated foods given in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Clostridium botulinum 1. Fish
Q. Salmonella spp. 2. Cooked starch foods
R. Vibrio parahaemolyticus 3. Meat, egg and poultry
S. Bacillus cereus 4. Canned foods
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
Q.11 Fluid is flowing inside a pipe of radius ?R? in fully developed laminar flow. If the velocity of the
fluid at the centre at a distance ?L? is ?v
max
?
, velocity at radial distance of ? (R) will be __times v
max
(A) 9/16 (B) 7/16 (C) 16/9 (D) 16/7
Q.12 A meat ball with a radius of 25.4 mm at a temperature of 700 K, is suddenly plunged into a medium
whose temperature is held at 395 K. Assume a convective heat transfer coefficient of
11.5 W m
-
? K
-1
and take the average physical properties as: K = 44 W m
-1
K
-1
, ? = 7850 kg m
-3
and
cp = 0.4606 kJ kg
-1
K
-1
. The temperature (K) of the meat ball after one hour is _____
Q.13 a) Assertion: Acidulates are added in soft drinks to provide a buffering action.
r) Reason: Buffers tend to prevent changes in pH and prevent excessive tartness.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A) Both a) and r) are true but r) is not the correct reason
(B) Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
(C) a) is true but r) is false
(D) Both a) and r) are false
Q.14 The D
121
and Z values for C. botulinum spores in canned food are 0.2 min and 10
o
C respectively.
Total time required in min, to reduce the spores from 10
2
to 10
-6
at 111
o
C is _______ .
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GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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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.
2/3
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3/3
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 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211
870
+ 146
127
? 3
424
is _____.
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Food Technology (XE-G)
XE-G 1/4
G: FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Bread staling is caused by _________.
(A) Caramelisation (B) Gelatinisation (C) Retrogradation (D) Aggregation
Q.2 Arrange the grades of tea in the increasing order of their leaf size _____, _______ and ______.
(A) Souchang, pekoe and orange pekoe
(B) Pekoe, souchang and orange pekoe
(C) Orange pekoe, souchang, and pekoe
(D) Orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchang
Q.3 Fruit juice is being pasteurized in a tubular heat exchanger. The retention time in holding tube of
0.2 m? cross sectional area is 3 seconds. If the flow rate of juice is 0.4 m
3
s
-1
, the length of the
holding tube in m, is _____.
Q.4 The oil, which experiences flavor reversion even at the lower peroxide value is _______.
(A) Mustard (B) Soybean
(C) Palm (D) Sesame
Q.5 80 kg of wheat containing 10 kg of moisture has been dried to a moisture content of 8% wet basis
in 3 hours under constant rate period of drying. The drying rate in kg h
-1
is _____
Q.6 The rate of cream separation in a disc bowl centrifuge can be increased by ______
(A) Increasing the size of the bowl (B) Lower viscosity of fluid
(C) Increasing RPM of the bowl (D) All of these
Q.7 Which one of the following is not used in mass transfer analysis?
(A) Biot number (B) Peclet number
(C) Schmidt number (D) Sherwood number
Q.8 Oxygen is permeating through an EVOH film of thickness ?t? and solubility coefficient ?S?. If
diffusivity of oxygen through the film is ?D?, then permeability of oxygen through the film will be
______.
(A) D/t (B) D/S (C) D ? S (D) S/D
GATE 2016 Food Technology (XE-G)
XE-G 2/4
Q.9 Condensing steam is used to heat vegetable oil in a double pipe co-current heat exchanger. If the
inlet and outlet temperature of steam are T
hi
and T
ho
, and for vegetable oil T
ci
and T
co
, respectively,
the log mean temperature difference (
LM
T ? ) will be _______
(A)
ln
hi co
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
(B)
? ? ? ?
ln
ho co hi co
ho ci
ho co
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(C)
? ? ? ?
ln
hi co ho ci
hi ci
co ci
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(D)
ln
co ci
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
Q. 10 ? Q. 22 carry two marks each.
Q.10 Match the food spoilage organisms given in Column I with the associated foods given in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Clostridium botulinum 1. Fish
Q. Salmonella spp. 2. Cooked starch foods
R. Vibrio parahaemolyticus 3. Meat, egg and poultry
S. Bacillus cereus 4. Canned foods
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
Q.11 Fluid is flowing inside a pipe of radius ?R? in fully developed laminar flow. If the velocity of the
fluid at the centre at a distance ?L? is ?v
max
?
, velocity at radial distance of ? (R) will be __times v
max
(A) 9/16 (B) 7/16 (C) 16/9 (D) 16/7
Q.12 A meat ball with a radius of 25.4 mm at a temperature of 700 K, is suddenly plunged into a medium
whose temperature is held at 395 K. Assume a convective heat transfer coefficient of
11.5 W m
-
? K
-1
and take the average physical properties as: K = 44 W m
-1
K
-1
, ? = 7850 kg m
-3
and
cp = 0.4606 kJ kg
-1
K
-1
. The temperature (K) of the meat ball after one hour is _____
Q.13 a) Assertion: Acidulates are added in soft drinks to provide a buffering action.
r) Reason: Buffers tend to prevent changes in pH and prevent excessive tartness.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A) Both a) and r) are true but r) is not the correct reason
(B) Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
(C) a) is true but r) is false
(D) Both a) and r) are false
Q.14 The D
121
and Z values for C. botulinum spores in canned food are 0.2 min and 10
o
C respectively.
Total time required in min, to reduce the spores from 10
2
to 10
-6
at 111
o
C is _______ .
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Q.15 a) Assertion: Olestra is used as a zero calorie fat replacer
r) Reason: It is a sucrose polyester with 6-8 acyl group and is not absorbed in the human
digestive system.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A) Both a) and r) are false
(B) Both a) and r) are true, but r) is not the correct reason for a)
(C) a) is true but r) is false
(D) Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
Q.16 Match the enzymes in Column I with their functions in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Amylase 1. Conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose
Q. Invertase 2. Softening of dough
R. Phosphatase 3. Effectiveness of pasteurization
S. Protease 4. Conversion of starch to maltose
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2
(C) P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
Q.17 Match the terms in Column I with their most appropriate description in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Enrichment 1. Overcome the deficiency of nutrient by mixing of two plant sources
Q. Fortification 2. Overcome the deficiency of nutrient from a synthetic source
R. Supplementation 3. Restoration of nutrient which is lost during processing
S. Complementation 4. Addition of nutrient which may or may not originally present
(A) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (B) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(C) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (D) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
Q.18 Match the products in Column I with their Original Phase in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Milk 1. Colloidal
Q. Butter 2. Solution
R. Lactose 3. Water in oil emulsion
S. Casein 4. Oil in water emulsion
(A) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
Q.19 a) Assertion: Presence of low sulphur containing amino acids make casein in milk to boil, sterilize
and concentrate without coagulation even at higher temperature.
r) Reason: This is due to the restricted formation of di-sulphide bonds resulting in increased
stability.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A)Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
(B) Both a) and r) are true but r) is not the correct reason for a)
(C) Both a) and r) are false
(D) a) is true but r) is false
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GATE 2016 General Aptitude ? GA Set-8
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(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.5 If |9y ?6| =3, then y
2
?4y/3 is .
(A) 0 (B) +1/3 (C) ?1/3 (D) undefined
1/3
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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.
2/3
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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 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211
870
+ 146
127
? 3
424
is _____.
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
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XE-G 1/4
G: FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Q. 1 ? Q. 9 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Bread staling is caused by _________.
(A) Caramelisation (B) Gelatinisation (C) Retrogradation (D) Aggregation
Q.2 Arrange the grades of tea in the increasing order of their leaf size _____, _______ and ______.
(A) Souchang, pekoe and orange pekoe
(B) Pekoe, souchang and orange pekoe
(C) Orange pekoe, souchang, and pekoe
(D) Orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchang
Q.3 Fruit juice is being pasteurized in a tubular heat exchanger. The retention time in holding tube of
0.2 m? cross sectional area is 3 seconds. If the flow rate of juice is 0.4 m
3
s
-1
, the length of the
holding tube in m, is _____.
Q.4 The oil, which experiences flavor reversion even at the lower peroxide value is _______.
(A) Mustard (B) Soybean
(C) Palm (D) Sesame
Q.5 80 kg of wheat containing 10 kg of moisture has been dried to a moisture content of 8% wet basis
in 3 hours under constant rate period of drying. The drying rate in kg h
-1
is _____
Q.6 The rate of cream separation in a disc bowl centrifuge can be increased by ______
(A) Increasing the size of the bowl (B) Lower viscosity of fluid
(C) Increasing RPM of the bowl (D) All of these
Q.7 Which one of the following is not used in mass transfer analysis?
(A) Biot number (B) Peclet number
(C) Schmidt number (D) Sherwood number
Q.8 Oxygen is permeating through an EVOH film of thickness ?t? and solubility coefficient ?S?. If
diffusivity of oxygen through the film is ?D?, then permeability of oxygen through the film will be
______.
(A) D/t (B) D/S (C) D ? S (D) S/D
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XE-G 2/4
Q.9 Condensing steam is used to heat vegetable oil in a double pipe co-current heat exchanger. If the
inlet and outlet temperature of steam are T
hi
and T
ho
, and for vegetable oil T
ci
and T
co
, respectively,
the log mean temperature difference (
LM
T ? ) will be _______
(A)
ln
hi co
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
(B)
? ? ? ?
ln
ho co hi co
ho ci
ho co
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(C)
? ? ? ?
ln
hi co ho ci
hi ci
co ci
TT T T
TT
TT
?? ?
?
?
(D)
ln
co ci
hi ci
hi co
TT
TT
TT
?
?
?
Q. 10 ? Q. 22 carry two marks each.
Q.10 Match the food spoilage organisms given in Column I with the associated foods given in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Clostridium botulinum 1. Fish
Q. Salmonella spp. 2. Cooked starch foods
R. Vibrio parahaemolyticus 3. Meat, egg and poultry
S. Bacillus cereus 4. Canned foods
(A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
Q.11 Fluid is flowing inside a pipe of radius ?R? in fully developed laminar flow. If the velocity of the
fluid at the centre at a distance ?L? is ?v
max
?
, velocity at radial distance of ? (R) will be __times v
max
(A) 9/16 (B) 7/16 (C) 16/9 (D) 16/7
Q.12 A meat ball with a radius of 25.4 mm at a temperature of 700 K, is suddenly plunged into a medium
whose temperature is held at 395 K. Assume a convective heat transfer coefficient of
11.5 W m
-
? K
-1
and take the average physical properties as: K = 44 W m
-1
K
-1
, ? = 7850 kg m
-3
and
cp = 0.4606 kJ kg
-1
K
-1
. The temperature (K) of the meat ball after one hour is _____
Q.13 a) Assertion: Acidulates are added in soft drinks to provide a buffering action.
r) Reason: Buffers tend to prevent changes in pH and prevent excessive tartness.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A) Both a) and r) are true but r) is not the correct reason
(B) Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
(C) a) is true but r) is false
(D) Both a) and r) are false
Q.14 The D
121
and Z values for C. botulinum spores in canned food are 0.2 min and 10
o
C respectively.
Total time required in min, to reduce the spores from 10
2
to 10
-6
at 111
o
C is _______ .
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XE-G 3/4
Q.15 a) Assertion: Olestra is used as a zero calorie fat replacer
r) Reason: It is a sucrose polyester with 6-8 acyl group and is not absorbed in the human
digestive system.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A) Both a) and r) are false
(B) Both a) and r) are true, but r) is not the correct reason for a)
(C) a) is true but r) is false
(D) Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
Q.16 Match the enzymes in Column I with their functions in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Amylase 1. Conversion of sucrose to glucose and fructose
Q. Invertase 2. Softening of dough
R. Phosphatase 3. Effectiveness of pasteurization
S. Protease 4. Conversion of starch to maltose
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2
(C) P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3 (D) P-2, Q-4, R-3, S-1
Q.17 Match the terms in Column I with their most appropriate description in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Enrichment 1. Overcome the deficiency of nutrient by mixing of two plant sources
Q. Fortification 2. Overcome the deficiency of nutrient from a synthetic source
R. Supplementation 3. Restoration of nutrient which is lost during processing
S. Complementation 4. Addition of nutrient which may or may not originally present
(A) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (B) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(C) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4 (D) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4
Q.18 Match the products in Column I with their Original Phase in Column II
Column I Column II
P. Milk 1. Colloidal
Q. Butter 2. Solution
R. Lactose 3. Water in oil emulsion
S. Casein 4. Oil in water emulsion
(A) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
(C) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
Q.19 a) Assertion: Presence of low sulphur containing amino acids make casein in milk to boil, sterilize
and concentrate without coagulation even at higher temperature.
r) Reason: This is due to the restricted formation of di-sulphide bonds resulting in increased
stability.
Choose the correct answer from the following
(A)Both a) and r) are true and r) is the correct reason for a)
(B) Both a) and r) are true but r) is not the correct reason for a)
(C) Both a) and r) are false
(D) a) is true but r) is false
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XE-G 4/4
Q.20 In a typical Psychrometric Chart shown below, the processes OP, OQ and OR related to air water
vapor mixture are _____, _______ and __________.
Q
R
O
P
(A) Cooling & dehumidification, cooling & humidification, heating & humidification
(B) Cooling & dehumidification, heating & humidification, drying
(C) Heating & humidification, cooling & humidification, cooling & dehumidification
(D) Heating & humidification, cooling & dehumidification, drying
Q.21 A fruit juice with a negligible boiling point rise is being evaporated using saturated steam at
121.1 ?C in a triple effect evaporator having equal area in each effect. The pressure of the vapor in
the last effect is 25.6 kPa absolute and the corresponding saturation temperature is 65.7 ?C. The
heat transfer coefficients are U
1
= 2760, U
2
=1875 and U
3
= 1350 W m
-
? K
-1
. The boiling point (?C)
in the first effect is __ .
Q.22 In an aeration system, 520 kg of wheat grains having average size of 0.15 mm, shape factor of 0.88
and density of 1040 kg m
-3
are fluidized using air at 2 atm absolute and 25 ?C. If the cross section
of empty bed is 0.4 m?, the minimum height (m) of the fluidized bed, with voidage of 0.45 will be
_____ .
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
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