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GATE 2017-2018 :: GATE Textile and Fibre

  1. The thermal conductivity of a nonwoven fabric is given by 
    λ = 0.03 + 0.00005ρ + 0.15/ρ 
    where λ is the thermal conductivity of the fabric in W/(m⋅K), ρ is the bulk density of the fabric in kg/m3, and ρ∈[10,200].
    The minimum value of thermal conductivity, in mW/(mâ‹…K), is approximately
  2. A.
    36
    B.
    39
    C.
    41
    D.
    46

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  3. A cotton fibre of 180 millitex has a density of 1.5 g/cm3 and an average perimeter of 40 μm. 
    The average area of the cell wall (μm2) is
  4. A.
    80
    B.
    100
    C.
    120
    D.
    140

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  5. A cotton fibre of 180 millitex has a density of 1.5 g/cm3 and an average perimeter of 40 μm.
    The average degree of thickening of cell wall is approximately
  6. A.
    0.84
    B.
    0.89
    C.
    0.94
    D.
    0.99

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  7. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? 
    Pacify
  8. A.
    Excite
    B.
    Soothe
    C.
    Deplete
    D.
    Tire

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  9. Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence: 
    The high level of ___ of the questions in the test was ___ by an increase in the period of time allotted for answering them.
  10. A.
    difficulty, compensated
    B.
    exactitude, magnified
    C.
    aptitude, decreased
    D.
    attitude, mitigated

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  11. Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
  12. A.
    He laid in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
    B.
    He layed in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
    C.
    He lain in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.
    D.
    He lay in bed till 8 o'clock in the morning.

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  13. Which one of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence contains an ERROR
    No sooner had the doctor seen the results of the blood test, than he suggested the patient to see the specialist.
  14. A.
    no sooner had
    B.
    results of the blood test
    C.
    suggested the patient
    D.
    see the specialist

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  15. Ten teams participate in a tournament. Every team plays each of the other teams twice. The total number of matches to be played is
  16. A.
    20
    B.
    45
    C.
    60
    D.
    90

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  17. A value of x that satisfies the equation log x + log (x “ 7) = log (x + 11) + log 2 is
  18. A.
    1
    B.
    2
    C.
    7
    D.
    11

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  19. Let f(x) = x “ [x], where x ≥ 0 and [x] is the greatest integer not larger than x. Then f(x) is a
  20. A.
    monotonically increasing function
    B.
    monotonically decreasing function
    C.
    linearly increasing function between two integers
    D.
    linearly decreasing function between two integers

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