Free Online Practice mock Test 2 for GATE 2016 Civil Engineering. GATE syllabus and Previous Year Question Papers with Answers Free Download.
1. There is no value of x that can simultaneously satisfy both the given equations.Therefore, find the ‘least squares error’ solution to the two equations, i.e., find the value of x that minimizes the sum of squares of the errors in the two equations. __________
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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2. What is the minimum number of multiplications involved in computing the matrix product PQR? Matrix P has 4 rows and 2 columns, matrix Q has 2 rows and 4 columns, and matrix R has 4 rows and 1 column. __________
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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3. A 1-h rainfall of 10 cm magnitude at a station has a return period of 50 years. The probability that a 1-h rainfall of magnitude 10 cm or more will occur in each of two successive years is:
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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4. Maximum possible value of Compacting Factor for fresh (green) concrete is:
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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5. As per IS 800:2007, the cross-section in which the extreme fiber can reach the yield stress, but cannot develop the plastic moment of resistance due to failure by local buckling is classified as
- A. plastic section
- B. compact section
- C. semi-compact section
- D. slender section
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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