GATE Exam 2022 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NM) Question Paper With Answer Key

GATE-2022

NM: Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

General Aptitude

Q.1 – Q.5 Carry ONE mark each.

1. X speaks _________ Japanese _________ Chinese.

(A) neither / or

(B) either / nor

(C) neither / nor

(D) also / but

Answer: (C)

2. A sum of money is to be distributed among P, Q, R, and S in the proportion 5 : 2 : 4 : 3, respectively.

If R gets Rs 1000 more than S, what is the share of Q (in Rs)?

(A)  500

(B)  1000

(C)  1500

(D)  2000

Answer: (D)

3. A trapezium has vertices marked as P, Q, R and S (in that order anticlockwise). The side PQ is parallel to side SR.

Further, it is given that, PQ = 11 cm, QR = 4 cm, RS = 6 cm and SP = 3 cm.

What is the shortest distance between PQ and SR (in cm)?

(A)  1.80

(B)  2.40

(C)  4.20

(D)  5.76

Answer: (B)

4. The figure shows a grid formed by a collection of unit squares. The unshaded unit square in the grid represents a hole.

What is the maximum number of squares without a “hole in the interior” that can be formed within the 4 × 4 grid using the unit squares as building blocks?

(A)  15

(B)  20

(C)  21

(D)  26

Answer: (B)

5. An art gallery engages a security guard to ensure that the items displayed are protected. The diagram below represents the plan of the gallery where the boundary walls are opaque. The location the security guard posted is identified such that all the inner space (shaded region in the plan) of the gallery is within the line of sight of the security guard.

If the security guard does not move around the posted location and has a 360o view, which one of the following correctly represents the set of ALL possible locations among the locations P, Q, R and S, where the security guard can be posted to watch over the entire inner space of the gallery.

(A) P and Q

(B) Q

(C) Q and S

(D) R and S

Answer: (C)

Q.6 – Q.10 Carry TWO marks each.

6. Mosquitoes pose a threat to human health. Controlling mosquitoes using chemicals may have undesired consequences. In Florida, authorities have used genetically modified mosquitoes to control the overall mosquito population. It remains to be seen if this novel approach has unforeseen consequences.

Which one of the following is the correct logical inference based on the information in the above passage?

(A)  Using chemicals to kill mosquitoes is better than using genetically modified mosquitoes because genetic engineering is dangerous

(B) Using genetically modified mosquitoes is better than using chemicals to kill mosquitoes because they do not have any side effects

(C)  Both using genetically modified mosquitoes and chemicals have undesired consequences and can be dangerous

(D)  Using chemicals to kill mosquitoes may have undesired consequences but it is not clear if using genetically modified mosquitoes has any negative consequence

Answer: (D)

7. Consider the following inequalities.

(i) 2x − 1 > 7

(ii) 2x − 9 < 1

Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two inequalities?

(A) x ≤ −4

(B) −4 <x ≤ 4

(C) 4 <x< 5

(D) x ≥ 5

Answer: (C)

8. Four points P(0, 1), Q(0, −3), R(−2, −1), and S(2, −1) represent the vertices of a quadrilateral.

What is the area enclosed by the quadrilateral?

(A)  4

(B)  4√2

(C)  8

(D)  8√2

Answer: (C)

9. In a class of five students P, Q, R, S and T, only one student is known to have copied in the exam. The disciplinary committee has investigated the situation and recorded the statements from the students as given below.

Statement of P: R has copied in the exam.

Statement of Q: S has copied in the exam.

Statement of R: P did not copy in the exam.

Statement of S: Only one of us is telling the truth.

Statement of T: R is telling the truth.

The investigating team had authentic information that S never lies.

Based on the information given above, the person who has copied in the exam is

(A)  R

(B)  P

(C)  Q

(D)  T

Answer: (B)

10. Consider the following square with the four corners and the center marked as P, Q, R, S and T respectively.

Let X, Y and Z represent the following operations:

X: rotation of the square by 180 degree with respect to the

S-Q axis.

Y: rotation of the square by 180 degree with respect to the P-R axis.

Z: rotation of the square by 90 degree clockwise with respect to the axis perpendicular, going into the screen and passing through the point T.

Consider the following three distinct sequences of operation (which are applied

in the left to right order).

(1) XYZZ

(2) XY

(3) ZZZZ

Which one of the following statements is correct as per the information provided above?

(A) The sequence of operations (1) and (2) are equivalent

(B) The sequence of operations (1) and (3) are equivalent

(C) The sequence of operations (2) and (3) are equivalent

(D) The sequence of operations (1), (2) and (3) are equivalent

Answer: (B)

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Q.11 – Q.35 Carry One mark Each

11. Let A be a real non-zero square matrix of order n. If the homogeneous system of linear equations Ax = 0 has only trivial solution, then

(A) the matrix A is singular

(B) the determinant of A is zero

(C) λ = 0 is an eigenvalue of A

(D) for any n-vector 𝑏, the system of linear equations Ax = b has a unique solution

Answer: (D)

12. Let z = x + iy, where x and y are real numbers. Consider the complex functions:

f(z) = (x2 – y2) + i2xy

and

g(z) = 2xy + i (x2 – y2).

Then on the complex plane,

(A) f(z) is analytic and g(z) is not analytic

(B) both f(z) and g(z) are analytic

(C) both f(z) and g(z) are not analytic

(D) f(z) is not analytic and g(z) is analytic

Answer: (A)

13. If a population has exponential distribution with mean 1, then its median is

(A) e

(B) 1

(C) log­e 2

(D) log­e 3

Answer: (C)

14. Let ωf be the excitation frequency of a sinusoidal load and ωn be the natural frequency of a single degree of freedom system. Then the dynamic response of the system is highly affected by the stiffness of the system when

(A) ωf = ωn

(B) 0 <ωfn

(C) 0 <ωnf

(D) ωf = 0

Answer: (B)

15. A truck loaded with a half-filled water tank is moving at a constant horizontal acceleration a. The acceleration due to gravity is g. At steady state, the angle θ made by the free surface with the horizontal plane is

(A) sin1 (a/g)

(B) tan1 (g/a)

(C) tan1 (a/g)

(D) sin1 (g/a)

Answer: (C)

16. Which one of the following combinations of elementary flows will lead to an ideal flow past a deeply submerged circular cylinder with circulation?

(A) Source, sink and uniform flow

(B) Doublet, uniform flow and vortex

(C) Doublet and vortex

(D) Source and uniform flow

Answer: (B)

17. A 10000 tonne displacement container ship’s main propulsion engine has a brake power equal to 46 MW and its service speed is 25 knots. Considering the engine brake power as double the effective power of the ship, then the ship resistance at the service speed lies in between ________ kN.

(A) 3285 and 3315

(B) 6785 and 6815

(C) 885 and 915

(D) 1785 and 1815

Answer: (D)

18. The margin line used for the floodable length calculation of a ship is

(A) 76 mm above the ship’s baseline

(B) 76 mm inside the zero-buttock line in the profile view of the ship’s lines plan

(C) a line drawn 76 mm parallel to and below the watertight main deck at side

(D) a line drawn 76 mm parallel to and below the watertight main deck along the ship’s center line if the ship has camber

Answer: (C)

19. Consider a rectangular box barge of length 80 m, breadth 20 m and depth 15 m floating at an even draught of 10 m. Assume that the heave added mass of the vessel is equal to its mass displacement and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2. The heave natural period of the vessel lies in between ________ s.

(A) 1 and 5

(B) 6 and 10

(C) 11 and 15

(D) 16 and 20

Answer: (B)

20. A 1:20 scaled model of a surface ship is tested in a towing tank. The model is towed at 3 m/s and drag force measured is 10 N. The velocity of the prototype and the drag force acting on the prototype, respectively, are ______ m/s and _______ kN.

(A) 60.4 and 80

(B) 13.4 and 80

(C) 13.4 and 4

(D) 60.4 and 4

Answer: (B)

21. In a diesel engine, the ignition is initiated by the

(A) spark

(B) preheating of the fuel

(C) heating due to the compression of intake air

(D) preheating of the intake air

Answer: (C)

22. In an internal combustion engine, supercharging is the process of supplying intake air at a pressure

(A) higher than that of the ambient

(B) lower than that of the fuel

(C) higher than that of the fuel

(D) lower than that of the ambient

Answer: (A)

23. The most desirable property amongst the following for a lubricating oil is

(A) high density

(B) high dynamic viscosity

(C) low density

(D) low dynamic viscosity

Answer: (B)

24. If  is the Fourier cosine series of the function

f(x) = sin x,          0 < x <π,

then which of the following are TRUE?

(A) a0 + a1 = 4/π

(B) a0 = 4/π

(C) a0 + a1 = 2/π

(D) a1 = 2/π

Answer: (A, B)

25. A simply supported beam is loaded with a uniformly distributed load (UDL) acting vertically downwards. Which of the following statements are TRUE with regard to strain energy?

(A) It increases with increase in UDL

(B) It increases with increase in cross-sectional area of the beam

(C) It is independent of the length of the beam

(D) It is dependent on Young’s modulus of elasticity

Answer: (A, D)

26. Which of the following flows are represented by the velocity field, 

(A) Incompressible flow

(B) Compressible flow

(C) Irrotational flow

(D) Rotational flow

Answer: (A, C)

27. If a ship enters shallow water from deep water, maintaining the same speed, then which of the following are TRUE?

(A) Resistance increases

(B) Trim changes

(C) Resistance decreases

(D) Draught increases

Answer: (A, B, D)

28. For a rigid vessel at sea, which of the following statements are TRUE?

(A) Static and dynamic environmental loads are dependent on the structural strength of the vessel

(B) Static and dynamic environmental loads are NOT dependent on the structural strength of the vessel

(C) Static and dynamic environmental loads are dependent on the geometry of the vessel

(D) Static and dynamic environmental loads are NOT dependent on the geometry of the vessel

Answer: (B, C)

29. Which of the following are TRUE for pressure, temperature and density of a thermodynamic system?

(A) path functions

(B) point functions

(C) inexact differentials

(D) exact differentials

Answer: (B, D)

30. Let f(x, y, z) = xy + yz + xz. If a point (0, 0, λ) lies on the tangent plane to the surface f(x, y, z) = 3 at the point (1, 1, 1) then the value of λ is _____.

Answer: (3 to 3)

31. The beam fixed at end A and simply supported at C with a roller is shown in the figure. If B is an internal hinge and a concentrated load of 10 kN is acting at D and a uniformly distributed load (UDL) of 10 kN/m is acting on member AB, then the magnitude of bending moment at the fixed end A is ________ kNm.

Answer: (15 to 15)

32. The laminar and turbulent boundary layer thickness of a flat plate are given by  respectively, where x is the distance from the leading edge and Rex is the Reynolds number at x-location.

The kinematic viscosity of the fluid is 106 m2/s. A 100 m long plate is moving at a speed of 10 m/s. The boundary layer thickness at the rear end of the plate is ________ m (rounded off to two decimal places).

Answer: (0.58 to 0.59)

33. The diameter and rotating speed of a cargo ship propeller are 7.5 m and 120 RPM, respectively. An open water test is to be performed in a towing tank with a propeller model of 300 mm diameter. The corresponding propeller model speed is ________ RPM.

Answer: (600 to 600)

34. Assume that a ship has length L = 200 m and operates at a design speed U = 12 m/s. If in a turning circle maneuver, the ship exhibits a steady turning diameter of 6L, then the yaw rate of the ship is ______ rad/s (correct to two decimal places).

Answer: (0.02 to 0.02)

35. If the maximum static deflection of a shaft is 5 mm, then the estimated critical speed using Rayleigh-Ritz method is ______ RPM (rounded off to nearest integer).

Answer: (422 to 424)

Q.36 – Q.65 Carry TWO marks Each

36. The value of the line integral 

along the circle C: x2 + y2 = 1, z = 1 oriented in the clockwise sense as seen from the origin, is

(A) 2π

(B) 4π

(C) 6π

(D) 8π

Answer: (C)

37. A column of height 20 m is fixed at both ends. If Young’s modulus of elasticity is 17 × 109 N/m2 and moment of inertia is 3.255 × 104 m4, then the first critical load of buckling of the column lies between __________ kN.

(A) 501 and 520

(B) 521 and 540

(C) 541 and 560

(D) 561 and 580

Answer: (C)

38. In a potential flow field, if the stream function ψ = xy2, then the velocity potential ϕ is

Answer: (D)

39. For a container ship, the propeller open water efficiency, thrust deduction fraction and wake fraction are 0.60, 0.19 and 0.25, respectively. If the relative rotative efficiency of the propeller is 1.0, then the hull efficiency and quasi-propulsive efficiency of the propeller, respectively, are

(A) 1.080 and 0.648

(B) 0.608 and 0.556

(C) 0.926 and 0.648

(D) 0.926 and 0.556

Answer: (A)

40. Consider the wave elevation spectrum Sηη(ω) as shown in the figure. Then, the significant wave height is ______ m.

(A) 2

(B) 4

(C) 6

(D) 8

Answer: (D)

41. If ∆hm and ∆hf are the enthalpy drops across the moving and fixed blades of a turbine stage, then the degree of reaction is

Answer: (C)

42. Let 

Which of the following are TRUE?

(A) M is singular

(B) where I is the identity matrix of order 3

(C) M has three distinct eigenvalues

(D) M has three linearly independent eigenvectors

Answer: (B, D)

43. Which of the following statements are TRUE about the assumptions adopted in Euler’s column theory?

(A) Length of the column is very large in comparison to its cross-sectional dimensions

(B) Effect of the axial compressive stress is smaller than the effect of bending stress on column buckling

(C) Column fails only by transverse loads

(D) Column fails only by buckling

Answer: (A, B, D)

44. An autonomous underwater vehicle is made of a long cylinder with a semi-ellipsoid at the forward end and a hemisphere at the aft end as shown in the figure. The origin of the reference frame is located at the centroid of the cylinder.

The positive x, y and z axes, respectively, are pointing towards forward, port and upward directions. The surge, sway and heave motions are represented by indices 1-2-3 and roll, pitch and yaw motions are represented by indices 4-5-6, respectively.

If A = [Aij] is the added mass matrix, then which of the following are NOT zero?

(A) A15

(B) A35

(C) A46

(D) A26

Answer: (B, D)

45. If a ship hull is subdivided into different watertight compartments, which of the following statements are TRUE?

(A) It improves the ship stability in damaged conditions

(B) It increases the ship hull strength

(C) It reduces the ship intact stability

(D) It provides more options to carry different types of cargo

Answer: (A, B, D)

46. Consider the midship section of a vessel with the centerline (CL) and neutral axis (NA) as shown in the figure. Assume that the cross-section is symmetric about the centerline, the plate thickness is uniform throughout the section and h1< h2.

When the vessel is subjected to a vertical bending moment in its upright condition,which of the following statements are TRUE?

(A) Magnitude of shear stress is maximum at points P and S

(B) Magnitude of shear stress is minimum at points Q and U

(C) Magnitude of bending stress is maximum at points S and T

(D) Magnitude of bending stress is minimum at points Q and U

Answer: (C, D)

47. For a simple vapour compression refrigeration, which of the following thermodynamic cycles (1-2-3-4) are possible? Here, T, P, s and h indicate temperature, pressure, specific entropy and specific enthalpy, respectively.

Answer: (A, B)

48. Which of the following statements are TRUE for a fluid flow over a deeply

submerged body?

(A) D’Alembert’s paradox states that a deeply submerged body in a real fluid flow experiences no drag force

(B) D’Alembert’s paradox states that a deeply submerged body in an ideal fluid flow experiences no drag force

(C) The wall shear stress at the point of flow separation on the body is zero

(D) Dimples/dentures on a body surface facilitate earlier transition to turbulent flow which delays the boundary layer separation

Answer: (B, C, D)

49. An Otto cycle has states 1 and 2 at the beginning and the end of the compression stroke, respectively. The states 3 and 4 are at the beginning and the end of the expansion stroke, respectively.

Let the compression ratio of the cycle be r, specific heat ratio of air beγ, specific heat of air at constant volume beCv and P, v and T be pressure, specific volume and temperature of the air, respectively. Then, which of the following expressions represent the thermal efficiency of the cycle?

Answer: (A, C)

50. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

yʹʹ – 4yʹ – 12y = 3e5x

Then y(1) is ______ (rounded off to nearest integer).

Answer: (339 to 341)

51. We have two coins. One is biased with the probability for head being 1.0 and the other is a fair coin. One coin is chosen at random and is tossed twice. If we obtain head both times, then the probability of the chosen coin being a fair coin is ______ (correct to one decimal place).

Answer: (0.2 to 0.2)

52. An element, as shown in the figure, is subjected to stresses σx = 500 N/m2, σy = 300 N/m2 and τ = 120 N/m2.

If σ1 and σ2 are the principal stresses, then the absolute value of the angleφ is ______ degree (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (24.5 to 25.5)

53. An under-damped single degree of freedom system is freely oscillating with an initial amplitude A. The initial velocity of the system is zero. After five cycles of oscillation, the amplitude reduces to A/2.

Then the damping ratio of the system is ______ % (rounded off to one decimal place) of critical damping.

Answer: (2.1 to 2.3)

54. A system with two degrees of freedom, as shown in the figure, has masses m1 = 200 kg and m2 = 100 kg and stiffness coefficients k1 = k2 = 200 N/m. Then the lowest natural frequency of the system is ____ rad⁄s (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (0.7 to 0.8)

55. A horizontal cylinder of 1.0 m diameter is placed transversely at the aft of a ship and is completely immersed in water. The cylinder rotates at 100 RPM and inflow velocity is 10 m/s. Water density is 1000 kg/m3. Assuming an ideal planar flow, the lift force/unit length acting on the cylinder is _______ kN/m (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (163.3 to 165.5)

56. Consider a steady flow through a horizontal nozzle. The nozzle inlet area is 1 m2 and the outlet area is 0.05 m2. At the outlet, the flow discharges to atmosphere. Assuming the flow to be incompressible and frictionless, and the density of the fluid as 1 kg/m3, the gauge pressure required at the nozzle inlet to produce an outlet speed of 100 m/s is ______ N/m2 (rounded off to nearest integer).

Answer: (4987 to 4988)

57. A rectangular barge has length (L) of 100 m, breadth (B) of 18 m and depth (D) of 10 m. It is subdivided transversely into four equal compartments of equal length with the end compartments loaded fully with oil of density = 0.9 tonne/m3. The barge floats in water having a density of 1000 kg/m3. If the hull structural weight is ignored, then the transverse metacentric height of the barge is _______ m (correct to two decimal places).

Answer: (3.25 to 3.25)

58. A propeller rotating at a speed of 108 RPM behind the ship produces a thrust of 720 kN with a torque of 700 kNm, when it travels at a speed of 15 knots. In open water, this propeller rotating at the same speed, produces the same thrust at an advance speed of 12 knots, and develops the same torque at an advance speed of 12.3 knots. Then, the average of the wake fractions is _______ (correct to two decimal places).

Answer: (0.19 to 0.19)

59. Consider a point source in a uniform flow of velocity U = 4 m/s along the positive x-axis as shown in the figure. Assume a two-dimensional steady potential flow. The potential due to the point source is given by loge(r), where r2 = x2 + y2.

Then the magnitude of the distance d between the point source and the stagnation point is _________ m (rounded off to two decimal places).

Answer: (0.24 to 0.26)

60. Consider a ship with one half of its midship cross-section, as shown in the figure, with moulded breadth B of 30 m and moulded depth D of 9 m.

Assume the following:

  • The deck, side shell and bottom plate have the same thickness
  • The yield stress of the material is 240 MPa
  • The section is subjected to a vertical bending moment of 712.8 MNm

Ignore the self-moment of inertia of the deck and bottom plating in calculations.The distance of the fiber farthest from the neutral axis can be considered excluding the plate thickness.

If the maximum bending stress is equal to the yield stress, then the plate thickness is ________ mm (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (9.5 to 10.5)

61. Consider a ship with a forward speed U (A) of 9.81 m/s moving in deep waters. A wave is incident at an angle β = 120° to the longitudinal axis of the ship as shown in figure. Assume acceleration due to gravity g = 9.81 m/s2. If a person onboard the ship observes the encounter period of the incident wave to be 4.187 s, then the actual period of the wave is ______ s (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (6.2 to 6.4)

62. An air standard Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 6 and a mean effective pressure of 1000 kPa. Assume that the specific heat ratioγas 1.4 and specific gas constant R as 0.287 kJ/kgK for the air. If the pressure and temperature at the beginning of the compression stroke are 100 kPa and 300 K, respectively, then the specific work output of the cycle is _____kJ/kg (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (716.5 to 718.5)

63. If methane (CH4) gas reacts with air at a stoichiometric proportion, then the air fuel ratio of the combustion process is _________ (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (16.7 to 17.7)

64. In a vapour compression refrigeration cycle using R134 as the refrigerant, the enthalpies are (i) 240 kJ/kg at the beginning of the compression, (ii) 275 kJ/kg at the end of the compression and (iii) 96 kJ/kg at the beginning of the throttling.

Then the coefficient of performance of the cycle is ________ (rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: (4.0 to 4.2)

65. Consider a steady incompressible laminar flow between two parallel long plates separated by a distance h = 1 m as shown in the figure. The bottom plate is fixed, and the flow is driven by the motion of the upper plate alone. No externally imposed pressure exists.

If the upper plate has a velocity of U = 10 m/s, the kinematic viscosity of the fluid is 106 m2/s and the density of the fluid is 103 kg/m3, then the shear stress at the bottom plate is _______ N/m2 (correct to two decimal places).

Answer: (0.01 to 0.01)

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