Branch: Civil Engineering

Time: 3 Hours GATE Full Length Mock Test – F Marks: 100

Read the following instructions carefully.

01. (i) Question Numbers 01 to 25 (25 questions) will carry one mark each.
(ii) Question numbers 26 to 55 (30 questions) will carry two marks each.
(iii) Question Numbers 56 to 60 (5 questions) will carry one mark each.
(iv) Question numbers 61 to 65 (5 questions) will carry two marks each.
02. Wrong answers carry 33% negative marks. (i.e., 0.33 marks for one mark & 0.66 marks for two marks)
However, there is no negative marking for Numerical Answer Type questions.

GROUP – I 03. In a flow net diagram, the length of the flow

Each question carries One mark line in the last square is 2 m. The total head
25  1 = 25 loss is 18 m and the number of potential
drops is 12. The value of exit gradient
01. A group of 9 piles, 10 m long is used as a
is__________.
foundation for a bridge pier. The piles used
are of 30 cm diameter with centre to centre
04. Piles used to anchor down structures
spacing of 0.9 m. The sub soil consists of
subjected to uplift due to hydrostatic pressure
clay with unconfined compressive strength of
or over turning moments are called
30 kN/m2. Take adhesive factor as 0.9 and
(a) Anchor piles (b) Fender piles
Nc =9. The total ultimate capacity based on
(c) Tension piles (d) Bearing piles
individual pile failure mode is___________
kN.
05. Consider the following statements.
(1) Consolidation time increases with
02. The no. of linearly independent eigen vectors
increasing compressibility
1 2 0 
of the matrix 0 1 3 is _______.
(2) Consolidation time decreases with
0 0 1 increasing permeability
(3) Consolidation time is dependent on the
magnitude of stress increase.

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Which of these statements are correct? 10. A vertical rectangular wall with a width of 20
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 & 2 only m and a height of 12 m is holding a 7 m deep
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 & 3 only water body. The line of action of the
resultant hydrostatic force on this wall from
06. The turbidity which can be seen easily by the free surface is
naked eye is of the order of (a) 8 m (b) 4.0 m
(a) 1 JTU (b) 2 JTU (c) 4.67 m (d) 2.33 m
(c) 3 JTU (d) 5 JTU
1 0 0 
07. The preferred range of carbon-nitrogen ratio 11. If A = 0 2 1 then determinant of
in a MSW for composting is 2 0 3

(a) 20 – 35 A2 – 3A + 6I is _____.
(b) 40 - 60
(c) 5 – 10 12. Match the following pairs.
(d) Varies from waste to waste Column – I
P. Francis turbine
08. Examples of impulse turbines Q. Kaplan turbine
(a) Pelton wheel R. Pelton wheel
(b) Turgo wheel S. Hydroelectric power plant
(c) Cross-flow wheel
(d) All of these Column – II
1. Penstock
09. An open, clean glass tube is inserted 2. Adjustable guide vanes
vertically into a pan of liquid (water) whose 3. Spear nozzle
surface tension is 0.08 N/m and specific 4. Adjustable runner vanes
weight is 104 kN/m3. What tube diameter is Codes:
needed if the liquid level in the tube is to rise P Q R S
two tube diameters due to surface tension? (a) 4 2 1 3
(a) 2.0 mm (b) 4 mm (b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 1 mm (d) 3 mm (c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

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13. If all the dimensions of a prismatic bar of 18. The general requirement in constructing a
square cross-section suspended freely from reinforced concrete road is to place a single
the ceiling of a roof are doubled then the total layer of reinforcement
elongation produced by its own weight will (a) Near the bottom of the slab
increase (b) Near the top of the slab
(a) eight times (b) four times (c) At the middle
(c) three times (d) two times (d) Equally distributed at the top and bottom

14. A cast iron pipe is 1.25 m in diameter and is 19. Eight rain gauge stations are installed over a
required to with stand 100 m head of water. catchment and they recorded rainfalls of
Assuming limiting tensile stress for the pipe certain magnitude. The mean value of the
material as 20 MPa, the thickness of metal is rain falls is 120 cm and standard deviation is
(in mm) _______. 35cm. The percentage accuracy associated in
the estimation of average rainfall over the
15. The equilibrium cant provided on a BG curve catchment will be ________.
of 3 degree is ________ (mm) if the speed of (in terms of percentage)
the train is 65 kmph.
20. A bag contains 5 Red, 7 Green balls another
16. If x, y are two independent random variables bag contains 4 Red, 8 Green Balls. If a Bag is
with variances 2 and 5, selected and from that Bag one ball is
then V (2x + 3y) = ____. selected, what is the probability of selected
ball is green ball?
17. In a locality of heavy rainfall, it is proposed 13 14
(a) (b)
to construct a single lane road of thin 24 24
bituminous surface using IRC 13 15
(c) (d)
recommendations for camber and 25 24
carriageway. What would be the height of
crown with respect to the edges? 21. Which of the following is a weakness of bar
(a) 37.50 mm chart?
(b) 45.00 mm (a) Interdependencies of activities
(c) 46.87 mm (b) Project progress
(d) 56.25 mm (c) Uncertainties
(d) All of these

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22. As per IS 456: 2000, what is the value of GROUP – II

maximum allowable final deflection in a Each question carries Two marks
beam of span 8m is (in mm) 30  2 = 60
(a) 10.66 mm (b) 16 mm
26. A relative density test conducted on a sandy
(c) 32 mm (d) 40 mm
soil showed that the soil has maximum and
minimum void ratios 0.95 and 0.4
23. In a slab with 4 edges discontinuous, if a
respectively and the relative density found
positive reinforcement of 603mm2, is
out to be 45%. If a 5 m thick soil stratum of
provided at midspan, then the torsion
this soil is densified to a relative density of
reinforcement required at each edge is
70% then the reduction in thickness of
(a) 850.5mm2 (b) 226.125mm2
stratum will be ____________ (mm)
(c) 452.25mm2 (d) 1809mm2

27. An unsupported slope is shown below. Take

24. A built up column of unsupported length 6.8
C = 50 kN/m2, and  = 0. The weight of the
m consists of double channels are placed
wedge ABD is 2518 kN and acts at a
back to back adequately laced. The built up
horizontal distance 11 m from the vertical so
column is hinged at base and continuous at
the factor of safety against sliding for the
top. The effective slenderness ratio of laced
trial slip surface is
built column as per IS800:2007 if the
O R=24 m
minimum radius of gyration of laced built up 65
column is 136mm. D B

(a) 26 (b) 42
11 m
(c) 53 (d) 105 14 m
W
A
25. A web splice in plate girder is used to
(a) 1.42 (b) 0.92
(a) increase cross sectional area of web plate
(c) 1.18 (d) 1.29
(b) rigidity of web plate
(c) strengthen the web plate

 x x dx
2
(d) increase the length of web plate 28. The value 2 3
= _______.
0

28 26
(a) (b)
3 3
29 25
(c) (d)
3 3
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29. Match List –I and List –II and select the above the existing soil to provide a factor of
correct answer using the codes given below safety of 2 against piping? Assume that
the lists: coarse sand has the same porosity and
List –I specific gravity as the soil and there is
(Condition under which foundation is negligible head loss in sand.
suited) (a) 1.25 m (b) 2.20 m
P. When structural load is uniform and soil (c) 2.70 m (d) 4.4 m
is soft clay, made up of marshy land
Q. When structural load is heavy and/or soil 31. Two clay samples A and B have initial void
having low bearing capacity for a ratio of 0.5 and 0.65 respectively under a
considerable depth pressure of 1 kg/cm2. When pressure is
R. When soil is having good bearing increases to 1.5 kg/cm2 and void ratio is
capacity at shallow depth and structural decreases to 0.47 and 0.625 respectively. The
load is within permissible limit. time for clay sample 'A' to achieve 50%
S. When structural load of bridge is to be consolidation is one third of that required for
transferred through sandy soil to bed sample 'B'. if the initial thickness of sample
rock A and B were 45 mm and 30 mm
List –II respectively, the ratio of coefficient of
(Type of foundation) permeability of two samples would be
1. Footings (a) 7.6 (b) 8.9
2. Piles (c) 9.5 (d) 3.2
3. Raft
32. For a water sample the total alkalinity is 350
4. Wells or pier
mg/lit as CaCO3. The concentration of Mg++
Codes:
and Ca++ is 45 mg/lit and 90 mg/lit
P Q R S
respectively. The non-carbonate hardness is
(a) 1 2 3 4
(a) 562.5 mg/lit (b) 350 mg/lit
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 212.5 mg/lit (d) 0 mg/lit
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 3 2 1 4 

 xe  x dx
2
33. The improper definite integral
30. A 1.25 m layer of soil having the porosity 

0.35 and specific gravity 2.65 is subjected to (a) converges to 1 (b) converges to 0
an upward seepage head of 1.85 m what (c) converges to 2 (d) diverges
depth of coarse sand would be required
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34. A sludge with 2% solids contains 65% 37. The discharge from a spillway on a
volatile solids with S = 2.1 and remaining horizontal floor is 16 m3/s per width. If the
non-volatile solids with S = 2.8. The mass depth before the jump is 0.25 cm, the depth
density of sludge is after jump will be ______meters
(a) 1000 kg/m3 (b) 1011 kg/m3 (Rounded off to 2 decimal places)
3 3
(c) 2300 kg/m (d) 2800 kg/m
38. The fourier series of f(x) = x2 ; –  < x < 
35. The composition of a certain MSW sample is
and specific weight of its various  2  cos x cos 2x cos 3x 
f(x) =   4 2    ...... 
components are given below  3  1 2 2
32

Specific
Percent by 1 1 1
Component weight gives the series    ...........
weight 12 22 32
(kg/m3) The series equal to
Food waste 50 300
2 
Dirt and Ash 30 500 (a) (b)
2 12
Plastics 10 65 2 
(c) (d)
Wood and 10 124 12 8
yard waste
39. A stream function is given by (x2–y2).
Specific weight (kg/m3) of the MSW sample The potential function of the flow will be
is (a) 2xy+f(x) (b) –2xy+constant
(a) 319 (b) 217 (c) 2(x2–y2) (d) 2xy+f(y)
(c) 209 (d) 199
40. The velocity along the center line of the
36. An average water consumption of a city is
Hagen –Poiseuille flow in a 100 mm
observed as 200 L.p.c.d. to serve its total
diameter pipe is 120 m/min. The viscosity of
population of 6,00,000. If the fire demand in
the fluid is 70 mPa –sec and its relative
the city is 50 lpcd then the maximum daily
density is 0.92.
water demand and total demand respectively
Consider the following statements.
will be
(1) The volume flow rate is 471 l.p.m.
(a) 216 MLD & 266 MLD
(2) The shear stress of the fluid at the pipe
(b) 216 MLD & 324 MLD
wall surface is 5.6 N/m2
(c) 324 MLD & 216 MLD
(3) The Darcy friction coefficient is 0.048
(d) 266 MLD & 216 MLD
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(4) The Reynolds number of the flow is 657 y=200MPa

Identify correct statements from the given (a) 2.39 m
options below: (b) 5.25 m x=150MPa
200mm
(a) 1, 2 & 3 only (b) 1, 2, 3 & 4 (c) 7.12 m
(c) 2, 3 & 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) 9.16 m

41. A simply supported beam of span L is 100mm

subjected to a concentrated load P at mid 44. A car is moving on a highway and it’s weight
span. The cross-section of the beam is is 1300 kg and at a speed of 80 kmph. When
rectangular. The ratio of the shear stress at it is suddenly braked by locking the wheels,
1/4 the depth of the beam to the shear stress the average vehicle comes to a stop in a
at the centre of the cross-section is distance of 50 m. Skid resistance force is
3 1 ______(N)
(a) (b)
8 2
3
(c) (d) 2 45. The general solution of y  + 3y  + 2y = cos
4
(x) is
42. A stepped circular shaft, fixed at one end, is (a) cos (x) + 3 sin (x)
cos(x) 3
subjected to two axial forces as shown (b) c1e x  c2e 2 x   sin( x)
below. The maximum tensile stress in the 10 10
cos(x) 3
shaft is (c) c1e x  c2e2 x   sin( x)
10 10
100kN
200kN
sin x 3
(d) c1e x  c2e2 x   cos(x)
Dia=50mm 10 10
Dia=100mm

(a) 140 MPa (b) 102 MPa

46. The average normal flow of traffic on cross
(c) 38 MPa (d) 114 MPa
roads I and II during design period are 300
& 400 vehicles per hour. The saturation flow
43. A 10mm thick steel rectangular plate of size
values on these roads are estimated as 1200
100 mm x 200mm is subjected to biaxial
& 1400 vehicles per hour. Total lost time per
stresses of x = 150 MPa , y = 200 MPa as
cycle is 20 sec. The optimum signal cycle by
shown below. The Young’s modulus and
Webster’s method is,
Poisson’s ratio are 200 GPa and 0.3
(a) 23.46 sec (b) 53.23 sec
respectively then the change in the thickness
(c) 62.8 sec (d) 75.38 sec
of the plate is.
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47. What is the deflection at the surface of a 50. Determine the horizontal thrust in the cable
flexible pavement due to a wheel load of 40 suspended from different levels as shown in
2
kN and tyre pressure of 0.5 MN/m ? (The figure
value of E of the pavement and subgrade
may be assumed to be uniformly equal to 20 A
2
MN/m )
(a) 0.6 cm (b) 0.7 cm 15 m B
(c) 0.8 cm (d) 1 cm 10 kN/m 10 m

48. Consider a histogram shown below . 25 m C 25 m

8.5
7.8
Rainfall 6.5 (a) 100 kN (b) 2125 kN
6.4 6.0
intensity (c) 250 kN (d) 3125 kN
(cm/hr) 4.0
3.5
-index=4.5cm/hr
51. The particular integral of y  + 4y  + 4y =
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 x4 e–2x is
duration e 2 x x 6 e 2 x x 6
(a) y p  (b) y p 
30 38
The total rainfall excess is ________ mm.
e 2 x x 6 e 2 x x 5
(c) y p  (d) y p 
25 30
49. A field test for permeability consists in
observing the time required for a tracer to
52. For the structure shown with loading
travel between two observation wells. A
symbolized as and what is the stiffness
tracer was found to take 18 hrs to travel
matrix.
between two wells 75 m apart when the 8m 4m
difference in the water surface elevation in 1
B C 2
them was 0.6 m. The mean particle size of
the aquifer was 2 mm and the porosity of the
medium is 0.4. If  = 0.01 cm2/sec, the 5m
7m
intrinsic permeability of the aquifer is
_______ × 10–5 cm2

EI is constant

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 1.3EI 0.25EI General Aptitude

(a)  
0.25EI 2.07 EI GROUP – III
 1.8EI 0.25EI Each question carries One mark
(b)  
0.25EI 2.07 EI 51=5
 1.3EI  0.25EI 56. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the
(c)  
 0.25EI 2.07 EI  appropriate word.
 1.3EI  0.25EI I feel you are cut ________ for a career in
(d) 
 0.25EI 2.7EI  sales.
(a) up (b) down
53. A tower was photographed from an elevation (c) off (d) out
of 800 m above from the principal point are
112.2 mm and 81.6 mm. If the bottom of the 57. In the following question a word is followed
tower has an elevation of 250 m, The height by four other. Choose the one closest in
of the tower is (in m) ______. meaning to the given word.
Effluent
54. If the line of sight between two stations A (a) rich (b) worthy
and B, on sea, and 80 km apart, makes (c) liquid waste (d) foul smelling
tangent at point A, then the minimum
elevation of the signal required at B 58. The question given below consists of a pair
(considering the coefficient of refraction “m” of related words followed by four pairs of
= 0.08 and the mean radius of earth as 6400 words. Select the pair that best expresses
km) will be the relation in the original pair.
(a) 42 m (b) 210 m BOVINE : CATTLE : :
(c) 420 m (d) 840 m (a) porcine : pig
(b) canine : cat
55. A simply supported beam of span 6m and (c) feline : dog
(d) vulpine : donkey
size 200mm  450mm is subjected to a live
load of 8kN/m. Grade of concrete is M20
59. At what percent of Simple interest per annum
and of steel is Fe415. It is reinforced with 6
will a sum of money become three times in
Nos of 12mm dia bars with an effective
10 years?
cover of 50mm. The flexural bond stress
(a) 5% (b) 10%
developed at support of the beam is (in MPa)
(c) 25% (d) 20%
_______.
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60. The smallest number which when divided by (a) 4400 (b) 4350
20, 25, 35 and 40 leaves a remainder of 14, (c) 4150 (d) 4200
19, 29 and 34 respectively is
(a) 1994 (b) 1494 64. What will be the maximum cost (in Rs) of
(c) 1394 (d) 1496 travelling from Delhi to the four towns?

GROUP – IV
Each question carries Two marks
5  2 = 10
61. In a ABC, O is its circumcentre and BAC
(a) 23600 (b) 22700
= 500. The measure of OBC is
(c) 24500 (d) 21900
(a) 600 (b) 300
(c) 400 (d) 500
65. Experienced car drivers seem to have more
trouble than novice drives in learning to
62. Find the angle between the hour hand and the
drive the recently developed ultra-light cars.
minute hand of a clock when the time is 4:10.
As the experienced car drivers are
(a) 650 (b) 350
accustomed to heavier cars, they seem to be
(c) 1250 (d) 600
troubled whenever the wind speed is higher
than normal.
63. The table given below cost of journey (in Rs)
The passage implies that heavier cars are
from Delhi to 4 different towns on 4 different
(a) not as safe as the ultra-light cars
trains.
(b) not as popular with drivers as the ultra-
light cars
(c) harder to control than ultra
(d) easier to handle in windy conditions than
ultra-light cars

What is average cost (in Rs) of journey to

Town A?

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