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GATE Aerospace 2017 - Mock Test 02

Results
22 of 65 questions answered correctly

You have scored 22.000000000000004 of 100 total marks, (22%)

Categories
Aerodynamics -4.17%
Engg. Mathematics 41.18%
Flight Mechanics 14.58%
General Aptitude 62.22%
Propulsion 6.67%
Space Dynamics -8.33%
Structures 19.61%

Marking Scheme
1. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks. Questions are of multiple choice type or
numerical answer type. A multiple choice type question will have four choices for the answer with only
one correct choice. For a numerical answer type questions, the answer is a number and no choices will
be given. A number as the answer should be entered using the virtual keyboard on the monitor.
2. Questions Q.1 – Q.25 carry 1 mark each. Questions Q.26 – Q.55 carry 2 marks each. The 2 marks
questions include pairs of common data questions also.
3. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA) section and carry a total of 15 marks.
Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1 mark each, and questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2 marks each.
4. Questions not attempted will result in zero mark. Wrong answers for multiple choice type questions will
result in NEGATIVE marks. For all 1 mark questions, ⅓ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
For all 2 marks questions, ⅔ mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
5. There is no negative marking for questions of numerical answer type.

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1. Question 1 Marks
Velocity Potential function for a ow is given by Φ=kθ, where k is an arbitrary constant. Which of the
following may represent a streamline of this ow?

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(k.logr)/r

k.logθ

kθ/r

k.logr

2. Question 1 Marks
Air ow at 0.7 Mach is slowed to 0.2 Mach isentropically.  What happens to its stagnation pressure?

increases by 6.44%

decreases by 6.44%

increases by 1.80%

Remains same

3. Question 1 Marks
At a point in incompressible ow the instantaneous velocity is found to be 1.62 times the free stream
velocity.  What is the pressure coef cient at this point?

+1.62

-1.62

+0.62

-0.62

4. Question 1 Marks
Flow across an isentropic expansion corner accelerates from Mach No. 1.85 to 2.22. If the upstream
Temperature of the ow was 14° C, what would be the temperature after the corner?

27°C

-29.6°C

-56.2°C

None of these

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5. Question 1 Marks
In which of the following cases, trimming of an aircraft is possible?

When CG is behind the stick xed neutral point

When CG is ahead of stick xed neutral point

When CG is ahead of wing-body aerodynamic center

When CG is behind the wing-body aerodynamic center

6. Question 1 Marks
An aircraft in straight and level ight starts cruising at 50% its normal cruise speed. What happens to its
induced drag?

becomes double

becomes four times

becomes one-fourth

becomes half

7. Question 1 Marks
A glider is taken to a altitude of 2km and released. If maximum L/D ratio of glider is 14, how much
horizontal distance, in km, it would cover before touching the ground? (Round-off answer correct to
nearest whole number)

28

8. Question 1 Marks
For a propeller driven airplane, the maximum excess power is available at which of the following
conditions?

Minimum drag

Maximum L/D

Maximum available power

Minimum power required

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9. Question 1 Marks
A solid rocket motor is operating at an Isp of 240s. What is the speed of exhaust gases at its nozzle exit?
(Take Acceleration due to gravity , g = 9.81 m/s2)

240 m/s

2354.4 m/s

24.46 m/s

Data is insuf cient

10. Question 1 Marks

Which of the following engines has maximum overall ef ciency at low supersonic speeds?

Turboprop

Turbofan

Ramjet

Scramjet

11. Question 1 Marks

A turbofan operates on which of the following cycles?

An open Rankine cycle

An open Otto cycle

An open Brayton cycle

An open Carnot cycle

12. Question 1 Marks

Entry and Exit pressures in one of the stages of a 14 stage axial compressor are 10.1 and 12.4 bar
respectively. If all the stages have same pressure ratio,  what is the total pressure ratio of this
compressor?

12.30

13.29

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15.62

17.78

13. Question 1 Marks

In a High bypass Turbofan engine, stagnation temperature ……………………. across a reaction turbine
stage.

increases

decreases

remains same

depends on pressure

14. Question 1 Marks

Solve

15. Question 1 Marks

Area bounded by the curve

      0 ≤ t ≤ π/2

and x-axis in rst quadrant is given by

πab/2

πab

2πab
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πab/4

16. Question 1 Marks

Which of the following is true for the given function?

Continuous and Differentiable for all real numbers

Continuous but not differentiable for all real numbers

Discontinuous but differentiable at (1,2)

Discontinuous and not differentiable at (1,2)

17. Question 1 Marks

Solution of a second order homogenous linear differential equation is (2+7x)e3x. What can be said about
the roots of its characteristic equation?

Distinct & Real

Complex conjugate

Real & equal

Complex but not conjugate

18. Question 1 Marks

The eigenvalues of inverse of the matrix,

, are

3.562, -0.562

-2.351, 1.351

0.248, 2.248

-1.781, 0.281

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19. Question 1 Marks

By pure bending of a beam, we mean that

shear force in the beam is constant over entire span

bending moment in the beam is constant over entire span

bending moment in the beam is zero

shear force in the beam varies linearly

20. Question 1 Marks

300Nm torque is applied to a square section of dimension 12cm×12cm having wall thickness 2mm.
What is the shear stress in the walls?

5.2 N/mm2

10.4 N/mm2

12.5 N/mm2

20.8 N/mm2

21. Question 1 Marks

The state of stress at a point in a stressed material is given by σx=25 MPa, σy=15 MPa and τxy=20MPa.
The inclination of principal planes from x-axis is

7.2°, 97.2°

38°, 128°

42.1°, 132.1°

Principal planes do not exist

22. Question 1 Marks

A cylindrical shell made of mild steel plate and 1m diameter is to be subjected to an internal pressure of
2MPa. How much thickness of the plate, in mm, is required if its yield stress is 200 MPa? (give answer
correct upto nearest whole number)

25

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23. Question 1 Marks

End conditions of a column are changed from both hinged to xed at both ends. How much more load
would be required to buckle it?

Same

√2 times

2 times

4 times

24. Question 1 Marks

For return journey of a spacecraft using Hohmann Transfer ellipse, from earth orbit to mars orbit and
back to earth orbit, how many velocity increments/decrements are required?

25. Question 1 Marks

Which of the following quantities are constant in elliptical orbit of a satellite?

Angular Momentum

Angular Velocity

Kinetic Energy

All of the above

26. Question 2 Marks

Flow with Mach No. 3.5 encounters a compression corner of angle 8°. What would be the shock wave
angle?

10.24°

13.54°

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16.34°

22.63°

27. Question 2 Marks

Angle of attack of a nite wing, being tested in a supersonic wind tunnel at Mach no. 2.2, was reduced
from 8° to 3°. Which of the following components of aerodynamic drag would reduce?

P. Skin Friction Drag

Q. Pressure drag
R. Induced drag
S. Wave drag

R only

R&S

Q, R & S

None of them

28. Question 2 Marks

Kutta-Joukowski Transformation from a z(x,y) plane to w(ξ,η) plane is given by w=z+1/z. It is used to
transform ow over a circle to ow over an airfoil.

A circle having unit radius and having its center at (-0.1,0) in z plane was transformed using Kutta-
Joukowski Transformation. What is the trailing edge angle of resulting airfoil?

15.1°

8.2°

2.6°

0.0°

29. Question 2 Marks

A wing being tested in a subsonic wind tunnel having 1m×1m test section has following geometric
details:

Span, b = 0.2m; Wing Reference area, S = 40cm2; Airfoil Section : NACA 0008; Reynolds No. 0.05 million

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Theoretical data for NACA 0008 airfoil section shows CL value of 0.1326 at 2° angle of attack at same
Reynolds No. What is expected CL value from this wing section in wind tunnel? (Take Oswalds Wing
ef ciency factor for this wing, e = 0.88)

0.1326

0.1323

0.1166

Data is insuf cient

30. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 30 & 31

Superposition of a freestream with velocity V∞ and three-dimensional doublet produce ow over a

sphere. The velocity components of nal ow in spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) are given as

What is the radius of resulting sphere?

2μ/πV∞

μ/2πV∞

(μ/2πV∞)1/2

(μ/2πV∞)1/3

31. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 30 & 31

Superposition of a freestream with velocity V∞ and three-dimensional doublet produce ow over a

sphere. The velocity components of nal ow in spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) are given as

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What is the ow velocity at sphere vertex?

V∞

1.5V∞

2V∞

2.5V∞

32. Question 2 Marks

Absolute ceiling of an aircraft is 21,000m above mean sea level (MSL). If rate of climb of the aircraft at
MSL is 300 m/s and is assumed to decrease linearly with altitude,  how much time would it take to climb
to its absolute ceiling from MSL?

52s

70s

106s

Can't be calculated

33. Question 2 Marks

In a design variation, the horizontal tail of an aircraft is moved back by half chord length. What would
happen to its static margin?

It would increase by 0.5

It would increase by more than 0.5

It would increase by less than 0.5

Can't be ascertained using given data

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34. Question 2 Marks

Which of the following quantities do not vary during a phugoid oscillation?

Angle of attack

Aircraft pitch angle

Aircraft Altitude

Airspeed

35. Question 2 Marks

Lateral-Directional Characteristics equation of an airplane gave following set of roots.

λ1= -0.000479, λ2= -0.1178, λ3,4= -0.00723±0.0682i

What can be concluded about its Stability?

Spiral Mode : Convergence, Roll Damping : Convergence, Dutch roll : Convergence

Spiral Mode : Convergence, Roll Damping : Convergence, Dutch roll : Divergence

Spiral Mode : Divergence, Roll Damping : Divergence, Dutch roll : Convergence

Spiral Mode : Divergence, Roll Damping : Divergence, Dutch roll : Divergence

36. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 36 & 37

Data for a Jet-powered airplane is given as follows:

Weight, W =28kN; Wing planform area, S = 20m2; Maximum lift coef cient, CLmax= 2.2 and Drag
Coef cient, CD= 0.021 + 0.026CL2. (Assume Air density = 1.22 kg/m3)

At what velocity it should y to maximize its range?

32.3 m/s

45.8 m/s

50.8 m/s

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66.5 m/s

37. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 36 & 37

Data for a Jet-powered airplane is given as follows:

Weight, W =28kN; Wing planform area, S = 20m2; Maximum lift coef cient, CLmax= 2.2 and Drag
Coef cient, CD= 0.021 + 0.026CL2. (Assume Air density = 1.22 kg/m3)

What is the minimum speed at which this airplane can y??

32.3 m/s

45.8 m/s

50.8 m/s

66.5 m/s

38. Question 2 Marks

A communication satellite is orbiting earth in a 400km×1200km elliptical orbit. What is its velocity, in
km/s, at perigee? (Take Radius of Earth, Re = 6400km, Universal Gravitational Constant G=6.673×10-11
Nm2/kg2 and Mass of Earth, Me=5.98×1024 kg)
(Give answer correct to 1 decimal place)

39. Question 2 Marks

3 -1
A matrix A satis es the relation 2A =A. Which of the following is true for A ?

A-1 doesn't exist

A-1 = 2A

A-1 = A2

A-1 = A

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40. Question 2 Marks

For the following system of equations nd ‘λ’ so that the system has NO solution.

x + 2y – z = λ
2x + y + 3z = 2
4x + 5y + z = 3

3/2

1/2

None of the above

41. Question 2 Marks

Two functions are given by f(x)=excosx and g(x)=exsinx. What is the value of their Wronskian?

(e2xsin2x)/2

(e2xcos2x)/2

e2x

e2xsin2x

42. Question 2 Marks

2
Solve x y” – 3xy’ +4y = 0, y(1) = 1, y'(1) = 3

y = (logx)/x

y = x2.logx

y = x2

y = (1 + logx).x2

43. Question 2 Marks

Calculate , where L is a circle x2+y2 = R2.

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2πR2

πR2

2R2

2πR

44. Question 2 Marks

A is a square matrix of order 3×3. What is (A – AT)?

Symmetric

Skew-symmetric

Orthogonal

No special matrix

45. Question 2 Marks

Air enters compressor of a turbojet engine at 284 K temperature and 1.08 bar pressure. If the total
pressure ratio of this compressor is 24 and its adiabatic ef ciency is 0.88, what is the temperature of the
air at the exit of compressor? (Take Speci c Heat Ratio, γ = 1.37)

722.6K

438.6K

670.0K

None of the above

46. Question 2 Marks

Mass ow rate through an aircraft engine is 14.2 kg/s. The air temperature at inlet and exit of its
combustor are 400K and 1748K respectively, and its thermal ef ciency is 0.94. What is the rate at which
fuel is added in the combustor? (Take Heating Value of the fuel as 41.8 MJ/kg and speci c heat at
constant pressure for fuel-air mixutre as 1 kJ/kg-K)

1816 kg/hr

1753 kg/hr

1703 kg/hr

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1649 kg/hr

47. Question 2 Marks

Which of the following is true for a 50% reaction axial compressor stage?

P. Half of the enthalpy rise takes place in rotor and half in stator.
Q. Half of the pressure rise takes place in rotor and half in stator.
R. It has symmetrical blades in its rotor and stator.

Only P

P&R

Only R

P, Q & R

48. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 48 & 49

In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is 8 and temperatures at the entrance of compressor and
turbine are 300 K and 1400 K, respectively. Both compressor and gas turbine have isentropic
ef ciencies equal to 0.8. For the gas, assume a constant value of cp (speci c heat at constant pressure)
equal to 1 kJ/kg-K and ratio of speci c heats as 1.4.

The power required by the compressor per kg of gas ow rate is

194.7 kW

243.4 kW

304.3 kW

378.5 kW

49. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 48 & 49

In a simple Brayton cycle, the pressure ratio is 8 and temperatures at the entrance of compressor and
turbine are 300 K and 1400 K, respectively. Both compressor and gas turbine have isentropic

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ef ciencies equal to 0.8. For the gas, assume a constant value of cp (speci c heat at constant pressure)
equal to 1 kJ/kg-K and ratio of speci c heats as 1.4.

The thermal ef ciency of the cycle in percentage is

24.8

38.6

44.8

53.1

50. Question 2 Marks

Two solid circular shafts having same length ‘L’ and material are joined rigidly at one end to form a
composite shaft of length ‘2L’. If the ratio of their diameters is 2 then the ratio of their shear stresses
under a uniform torque is

0.125

0.5

16

51. Question 2 Marks

A simply supported beam with overhanging ends carries a uniformly distributed load of intensity 1kN/m
between the supports; and two point loads each 10kN at the ends. What is the overhanging length (L) on
each side such that Bending Moment at the middle of the beam is zero?

0.44m

1.0m

1.25m
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1.77m

52. Question 2 Marks

A simply supported beam of length L is subjected to a varying distributed load sin (3πx/L) N/m, where
the distance x is measured from the left support. The magnitude of the vertical reaction force in N at the
left support is

Zero

L/3π

L/π

2L/π

53. Question 2 Marks

A long thin walled cylindrical shell, closed at both the ends, is subjected to an internal pressure. The ratio
of the hoop stress (circumferential stress) to longitudinal stress developed in the shell is

0.5

1.0

2.0

4.0

54. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 54 & 55

A mechanical system is represented as an equivalent spring mass damper system with m = 10kg, k = 2
N/m and c = 1 Ns/m.

What can be said about nature of this system?

underdamped

overdamped

critically-damped

Not enough data to comment

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55. Question 2 Marks

COMMON DATA FOR QUESTION NO. 54 & 55

A mechanical system is represented as an equivalent spring mass damper system with m = 10kg, k = 2
N/m and c = 1 Ns/m.

The system encountered a sudden bump of amplitude 1m, resulting into oscillations. What would be its
amplitude at t=1s

0.493 m

0.522 m

0.648 m

0.858 m

56. Question 1 Marks

Complete the sentence:

Universalism is to particularism as diffuseness is to _______________.

speci city

neutrality

generality

adaptation

57. Question 1 Marks

Were you a bird, you ___________________ in the sky.

would y

shall y

should y

shall have own

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58. Question 1 Marks

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?

Nadir

Highest

Lowest

Medium

Integration

59. Question 1 Marks

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

He is of Asian origin.

They belonged to Africa.

She is an European.

They migrated from India to Australia.

60. Question 1 Marks

What will be the maximum sum of series 44, 42, 40, …… ?

502

504

506

500

61. Question 2 Marks

Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected at random. What is
the probability that the selected number is not divisible by 7?

13/90

12/90

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78/90

77/90

62. Question 2 Marks

A tourist covers half of his journey by train at 60 km/h, half of the remainder by bus at 30 km/h and the
rest by cycle at 10 km/h. The average speed of the tourist in km/h during his entire journey is

36

30

24

18

63. Question 2 Marks

The current erection cost of a structure is Rs. 13,200. If the labour wages per day increase by 1/5 of the
current wages and the working hours decrease by 1/24 of the current period, then the new cost of
erection in Rs. is

16500

15180

11000

10120

64. Question 2 Marks

After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just before
committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time and again, the
spider failed but that did not deter it to refrain from making attempts. Such attempts by the spider made
Bruce curious. Thus, Bruce started observing the near-impossible goal of the spider to have the net.
Ultimately, the spider succeeded in having its net despite several failures. Such act of the spider
encouraged Bruce not to commit suicide. And then, Bruce went back again and won many a battle, and
the rest is history.

Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?

Failure is the pillar of success.

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Honesty is the best policy.

Life begins and ends with adventures.

No adversity justi es giving up hope.

65. Question 2 Marks

A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container 1 litre of spirit is replaced with
1 litre of water. Subsequently, 1 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 1 litre of water and this
process is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in container?

7.58 litres

7.84 litres

7.00 litres

7.29 litres

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