GATE Textile Engineering Solved 2011
GATE Textile Engineering Solved 2011
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7. Questions Q.56 – Q.65 belong to General Aptitude (GA). Questions Q.56 – Q.60 carry 1-mark each, and
questions Q.61 – Q.65 carry 2-marks each.
8. Unattempted questions will result in zero mark. There is no negative marking for questions of numerical
answer type, i.e., for Q.26 – Q.30. For questions of multiple choice type, wrong answers will result in
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marks. For Q.1 – Q.25 and Q.56 – Q.60, mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
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For Q.31 – Q.51 and Q.61 – Q.65, mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. The question pairs
(Q.52, Q.53), and (Q.54, Q.55) are questions with linked answers. There will be negative marks only for
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wrong answer to the first question of the linked answer question pair, i.e. for Q.52 and Q.54, mark will
be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no negative marking for Q.53 and Q.55.
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Q.2 The byproduct obtained from polycondensation of diethylene glycol terephthalate (DGT) is
(A) Glycolic acid
(B) Water
(C) Diethylene glycol
(D) Ethylene glycol
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(A) C-shaped
(B) Rectangular
(C) Annular concentric
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Q.5 For a given yarn count made from the same fibre, rotor spun yarn is bulkier than ring spun yarn,
because
(A) Rotor spun yarn is more even than ring spun yarn
(B) Navel tube peels off the fibres from rotor spun yarn surface
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Q.6 Consider the statement, ‘off-setting the front top drafting roller towards the front is beneficial in a
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ring spinning machine’. Which one of the following ✶✏✏✎✷ be the reason for the same?
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Q.7 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s Ne cotton yarns have the same twist per cm. The yarn having maximum fibre
obliquity is
(A) 20s Ne (B) 30s Ne (C) 40s Ne (D) 50s Ne
Q.8 During roller drafting, better fibre control is achieved by flexing the fibre strand over the bottom
roller. The reason for this is
(A) Enhanced fibre to fibre coefficient of friction
(B) Enhanced fiber to fibre friction
(C) Reduced slippage of top roller
(D) Reduced fibre to metal friction
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Q.9 For 2/2 twill weave, the heald shaft movement over one complete repeat will be the least in
(A) Bottom closed shed
(B) Semi open shed
(C) Centre closed shed
(D) Open shed
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(A) Weave of the fabric (B) Number of heald shafts
(C) Reed width (D) Number of picking cams
Q.17 If the 50 % span length of a cotton fibre is 13.5 mm and the uniformity ratio is 45 %, then 2.5 %
span length of this fibre in mm would be
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 30 (D) 35
Q.18 The nep setting on an evenness tester which will give the highest nep count is
(A) +400 % (B) +280 % (C) +200 % (D) +140 %
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Q.19 Fabrics with the same sett but different weaves are woven on a loom. The tear strength will be
minimum in a fabric having
(A) Plain weave (B) 3/1 twill weave (C) 5-end satin weave (D) 2/2 matt weave
Q.21 Probability of occurrence of two events E1 and E2 is 0.25 and 0.5, respectively. The probability of
their simultaneous occurrence is 0.14. The probability that neither E1 nor E2 occurs is
(A) 0.11 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.39 (D) 0.86
Q.22
(1 ✁ x) n ✂ 1
The value of lim is
x 0 x
(A) 0 (B) n (C) ✄ (D) 1/n
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Q.23 The area of an ellipse with ‘a’ and ‘b’ as the length of major and minor axis, respectively, is
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(A) ab (B) ✝ (a ✆2 b) ra (C) ✝ ab4 (D) ✝ ab2
Q.24 The order and degree of the following differential equation are
✌ dy ✡✟ ✍ 2 ✞ y
x☛ 2
☞ dx ✠ ✌☛ dy ✡✟
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☞ dx ✠
(A) order 1, degree 1 (B) order 1, degree 2 (C) order 2, degree 1 (D) order 2, degree 2
Q.25 X and Y are two matrices such that XY and X+Y are both defined. The ✏✎✎✎✓✏✷ statement
from amongst the following is
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Q.27 The delivery rate of a roving machine is 20 m/min. Assuming the flyer speed as 1000 rpm, inner
diameter of the flyer top as 1 cm, diameter of roving as 2.5 mm, and the slippage between the flyer
top and roving as 50 %, the false twist (turns/m) in the roving above the flyer is
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Q.28 For a sizing process, the target add-on (%) and the size paste concentration (%) is 10 and 20,
respectively. If the oven dry mass of the supply warp sheet is 100 kg, the mass of water in kg to be
evaporated from the warp sheet during drying is
Q.29 A garment factory manufactures shirts. From the past history, it is known that 8 out of 100 collars
and 5 out of 100 sleeves are defective. The probability that the assembled shirt will ✏✎✷ have
either of these defects is
Q.30 A yarn has mean strength of 10 N with a standard deviation of 1 N. The number of tests which must
be conducted, so that at 95 % confidence level, maximum error in the estimated mean strength is
1.96 %, is
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✆ ✕✝ Fabrics made from these two yarns, with the same weave and sett, will have the same resistance
to high impact.
✆✞✝ The work of rupture of the two fabrics is the same.
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Q.32 Consider the following assertion ✆ ✕] and reason ✆✞✝ in the case of high bulk yarn.
✆ ✕✝ Acrylic high bulk yarn is a commercial success but not the polypropylene high bulk yarn.
✆✞✝ Amorphous orientation can be easily frozen in acrylic fibres but not in polypropylene fibres.
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✵✞ ✚ ✁ ✒ ✵✞✚ ✁ ✒✒
✂ Crystallinity ✄ Sonic modulus tester
☎ Surface features ✆ Infrared spectrophotometer
✎ Orientation ✝ Scanning electron microscope
✞ Functional groups ✟ Differential scanning calorimeter
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
(B) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
(D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
Q.34 Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following assertion ✆ ✕✝ and reason ✆✞✝✟
✆ ✕✝When the bales are highly compressed, photo cells near the inclined spiked lattice of a Hopper
bale opener are set at a lower height.
✆✞✝ Position of photo cells controls the mass flow rate of tufts within the Hopper bale opener
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Q.35 The ring rail moves up and down in a cyclic manner during formation of a cop. The combination of
events occurring during upward traverse of the ring rail is
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✂ Ring spinning ✄ Real twist, mechanical twisting, low fibre
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(A) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1
(C) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2 (D) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
Q.37 For a 5/3 twill weave, if the rotational speeds of the crank shaft, bottom shaft and tappet shaft are
X, Y and Z respectively, then X:Y:Z would be
(A) 1:4:8 (B) 8:4:1 (C) 2:1:1 (D) 2:1:8
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Q.38 In air-jet weaving, the acceleration of the weft yarn will be maximum when the yarn is
(A) Coarser and more hairy
(B) Coarser and less hairy
(C) Finer and less hairy
(D) Finer and more hairy
Q.39 For a plain woven fabric, the diameters of warp and weft yarns are 0.2 mm and 0.3 mm,
respectively. The crimp in warp yarn is 9 % and pick spacing is 0.4 mm. The fabric thickness in
mm is
(A) 0.32 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.64 (D) 0.75
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(A) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-4 (B) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1 (D) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
Q.41
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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following assertion ✆ ✕✝ and the reason ✆✞✝✟
Phosphorus and nitrogen based agents act as vapour phase flame retardants for cotton.
✆✞✝ Phosphorus yields phosphoric acid and hinders formation of levoglucosan while nitrogen has a
synergistic effect.
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✵✞ ✚ ✁ ✒ ✵✞ ✚ ✁ ✒✒
✂ Crabbing ✄ Cut and remove projecting fibres
☎ Decatising ✆ Moisture, heat, mechanical action
✎ Milling ✝ Perforated drum with saturated steam
✞ Cropping ✟ Winding, treatment with hot water
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Q.44 Two cotton fibre varieties X and Y having linear density of 3.1 and 3.9 (micrograms/25.4 mm),
respectively, are tested on an airflow instrument. The highest flow rate is obtained in the case of
(A) Fibre X with maturity ratio 0.9
(B) Fibre X with maturity ratio 1.0
(C) Fibre Y with maturity ratio 0.9
(D) Fibre Y with maturity ratio 1.0
Q.45 Warp and weft yarns with diameters of 0.4 mm and 0.6 mm, respectively, are used to produce plain
woven fabric with end spacing of 0.8 mm and pick spacing of 1.2 mm. Assuming the degree of
flattening to be 0.8 in both warp and weft yarns, the approximate fabric cover would be
(A) 0.56 (B) 0.66 (C) 0.76 (D) 0.86
Q.46 If the error in the measurement of the diameter of a yarn is 0.5 %, the error in the estimated cross-
sectional area of this yarn would be
(A) 0.25 % (B) 1.0 % (C) 2.5 % (D) 5.0 %
Q.47 The acceleration (a) of a cotton tuft flowing through a duct in a straight line follows the relationship
t
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where acceleration (a) is in cm/s2 and time (t) is in s. The velocity (cm/s) of the tuft when
acceleration is zero is
(A) 160 (B) 180 (C) 200 (D) 220
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✏✚✖✖✚✘ ✄✕✙✕ ☎✚✞ ☎ ✆✝✙✗✚✘✝ ✟✞ ✕✘✟ ✟✠✡
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Q.49 Density of the above fibre increased by 2.2 % when drawn. The corresponding change (%) in
crystallinity is approximately
(A) 50 (B) 100 (C) 150 (D) 200
Q.51 If the doffer speed is 50 rpm, the approximate production rate of the card in kg/h would be
(A) 6 (B) 22 (C) 31 (D) 88
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Q.53 The ratio of sley acceleration at the front centre and back centre of the loom is
(A) 0.25 (B) – 0.60 (C) – 1.67 (D) 4.0
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Q.55 Finish consumed in kg/min is
(A) 2.16 (B) 2.70 ra (C) 5.00 (D) 5.40
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Q.57 Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given
word:
Polemical
(A) imitative
(B) conciliatory
(C) truthful
(D) ideological
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Q.58 Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.
Despite the mixture’s ______ nature, we found that by lowering its temperature in the
laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize.
(A) acerbic
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(B) resilient
(C) volatile
(D) heterogeneous
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Q.59 If m students require a total of m pages of stationery in m days, then 100 students will require 100
pages of stationery in
(A) 100 days (B) m/100 days (C) 100/m days (D) m days
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Q.60 Choose the most appropriate words from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.
Because she had a reputation for _________ we were surprised and pleased when she greeted
us so _______.
(A) insolence …… irately
(B) insouciance …… curtly
(C) graciousness …… amiably
(D) querulousness …… affably
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X1+ X2 ✁ 10
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Q.62 In a class of 300 students in an M.Tech programme, each student is required to take at least one
subject from the following three:
The registration data for the M.Tech class shows that 100 students have taken M600, 200 students
have taken C600, and 60 students have taken E600. What is the maximum possible number of
students in the class who have taken all the above three subjects?
(A) 20 (B) 30 (C) 40 (D) 50
Q.63 Three sisters (R, S, and T) received a total of 24 toys during Christmas. The toys were initially
divided among them in a certain proportion. Subsequently, R gave some toys to S which doubled
the share of S. Then S in turn gave some of her toys to T, which doubled T’s share. Next, some of
T’s toys were given to R, which doubled the number of toys that R currently had. As a result of all
such exchanges, the three sisters were left with equal number of toys. How many toys did R have
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(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 12
Q.64 The quality of services delivered by a company consists of six factors as shown below in the radar
diagram. The dots in the figure indicate the score for each factor on a scale of 0 to 10. The
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standardized coefficient for each factor is given in the parentheses. The contribution of each factor
to the overall service quality is directly proportional to the factor score and its standardized
coefficient.
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Outcome (0.8)
10
8
6
Assurance (0.5) Tangibles (0.4)
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Responsiveness (0.6)
The lowest contribution among all the above factors to the overall quality of services delivered by
the company is
(A) 10% (B) 20% (C) 24% (D) 40%
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Q.65 In order to develop to full potential, a baby needs to be physically able to respond to the
environment.
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GATE 2011 - Answer Key - Paper : TF
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TF 16 C TF 56 C
TF 17 C TF 57 B
TF 18 D TF 58 C
TF 19 A TF 59 D
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TF 22 B TF 62 B
TF 23 C TF 63 C
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TF 24 B TF 64 A
TF 25 A TF 65 B
TF 26 24.9to25.1
TF 27 99.9to100.1
TF 28 39.9to40.1
TF 29 0.87to0.88
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TF 30 99.9to100.1
TF 31 D
TF 32 C
TF 33 C
TF 34 C
TF 35 D
TF 36 C
TF 37 B
TF 38 D
TF 39 C
TF 40 D
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