GATE 2022 CE (CE1) – Previous Year Questions with Solutions
All 65 questions of GATE 2022 CE (CE1) with answers and explanations. Read each question, then practise it by topic or as a full paper.
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- Question 1 – You should when to say .
- Question 2 – Two straight lines pass through the origin (0,0). One passes through (1,3) and the other through (1,2). What is the area enclosed between the straight…
- Question 3 – If p:q=1:2, q:r=4:3, r:s=4:5, and u is 50% more than s, what is the ratio p:u?
- Question 4 – Given the statements: • P is the sister of Q. • Q is the husband of R. • R is the mother of S. • T is the husband of P. Based on the above…
- Question 5 – In the following diagram, the point R is the center of the circle. The lines PQ and ZV are tangential to the circle. The relation among the areas of…
- Question 6 – Healthy eating is a critical component of healthy aging. When should one start eating healthy? It turns out that it is never too early. For example,…
- Question 7 – P invested ₹5000 per month for 6 months of a year and Q invested ₹x per month for 8 months in a partnership. Profit is shared in proportion to total…
- Question 8 – The above frequency chart shows the frequency distribution of marks obtained by a set of students in an exam. From the data presented above, which one…
- Question 9 – In the square grid shown on the left, a person standing at P2 position is required to move to P5 position. The only movement allowed for a step…
- Question 10 – Consider a cube made by folding a single sheet of paper of appropriate shape. The interior faces of the cube are all blank. However, the exterior…
- Question 11 – Consider z=(y+it)+(y-it), where z,y,t are variables and i=-1. The partial differential equation derived from this expression is
- Question 12 – For the equation d3ydx3+x(dydx)3/2+x2y=0, the correct description is
- Question 13 – The hoop stress at a point on the surface of a thin cylindrical pressure vessel is computed to be 30.0 MPa. The value of maximum shear stress at this…
- Question 14 – In the context of elastic theory of reinforced concrete, the modular ratio is defined as the ratio of
- Question 15 – Which of the following equations is correct for the Pozzolanic reaction?
- Question 16 – Consider the cross-section of a beam made up of thin uniform elements having thickness t(t≪a) shown in the figure. The (x, y) coordinates of the…
- Question 17 – Four different soils are classified as CH, ML, SP, and SW, as per the Unified Soil Classification System. Which one of the following options correctly…
- Question 18 – Let v and h denote effective vertical and horizontal stress. Which condition must be satisfied at Rankine passive failure?
- Question 19 – With respect to fluid flow, match Column X with Column Y. Column X Column Y --- --- P: Viscosity I: Mach number Q: Gravity II: Reynolds number R:…
- Question 20 – Let represent soil suction head and K hydraulic conductivity. If moisture content increases, which statement is TRUE?
- Question 21 – A rectangular channel with Gradually Varied Flow (GVF) has a changing bed slope. If the change is from a steeper slope to a steep slope, the resulting…
- Question 22 – The total hardness in raw water is 500 milligram per liter as CaCO3. The total hardness of this raw water, expressed in milligram equivalent per…
- Question 23 – An aerial photograph is taken from a flight at a height of 3.5 km above mean sea level, using a camera of focal length 152 mm. If the average ground…
- Question 24 – A line between stations P and Q laid on a slope of 1 in 5 was measured as 350 m using a 50 m tape. The tape is known to be short by 0.1 m. The…
- Question 25 – M=bmatrix1&3\\4&2bmatrix has eigenvalues 5 and −2. For Q=M3-4M2-2M, which are eigenvalues of Q?
- Question 26 – For wastewater coming from a wood pulping industry, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) were determined. For this…
- Question 27 – Which of the following process(es) can be used for conversion of salt water into fresh water?
- Question 28 – A horizontal curve is to be designed in a region with limited space. Which of the following measure(s) can be used to decrease the radius of…
- Question 29 – For initial guess x 1=1, use x n+1=12(x n+P/x n). For P=2 and P=3, x₅ rounds to 1.414 and 1.732. If P=10, what is x₅ (three decimals)?
- Question 30 – For f(x)= n=0f n nx=4x, find f 4+f 5 (three decimals).
- Question 31 – An uncompacted heap of soil has a volume of 10000 m3 and void ratio of 1. If the soil is compacted to a volume of 7500 m3, then the corresponding void…
- Question 32 – A concentrated vertical load of 3000 kN is applied on a horizontal ground surface. Points P and Q are at depths 1 m and 2 m below the ground,…
- Question 33 – At a site, Static Cone Penetration Test was carried out. The measured point (tip) resistance qc was 1000 kPa at a certain depth. The friction ratio…
- Question 34 – During a particular stage of the growth of a crop, the consumptive use of water is 2.8 mm/day. The amount of water available in the soil is 50 % of…
- Question 35 – The bearing of a survey line is N31°17′W. Its azimuth observed from north is degrees (two decimals).
- Question 36 – The Cartesian coordinates of a point P in a right-handed coordinate system are (1, 1, 1). The transformed coordinates of P due to a 45° clockwise…
- Question 37 – A semi-circular bar of radius R m, in a vertical plane, is fixed at the end G, as shown in the figure. A horizontal load of magnitude P kN is applied…
- Question 38 – A weld is used for joining an angle section ISA 100 mm × 100 mm × 10 mm to a gusset plate of thickness 15 mm to transmit a tensile load. The…
- Question 39 – The activities are: Activity Duration (days) Depends on --- --- --- P 10 — Q 12 — R 5 P S 10 Q T 10 P, Q Which combination is correct?
- Question 40 – Match the states and conditions: Group I Group II --- --- 1: Normally consolidated soil P: Sensitivity >16 2: Quick clay Q: Dilation angle =0 3: Sand…
- Question 41 – As per Rankine’s theory, failure planes are inclined at 45+/2 to the minor-principal-stress direction. For which state is this correct?
- Question 42 – Henry’s law constant for transferring O2 from air into water, at room temperature, is 1.3 mmol liter-atm . Given that the partial pressure of O2 in…
- Question 43 – In a water sample, the concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+ and HCO3- are 100 mg/L, 36 mg/L and 122 mg/L, respectively. The atomic masses of various elements…
- Question 44 – Consider the four points P, Q, R, and S shown in the Greenshields fundamental speed-flow diagram. Denote their corresponding traffic densities by kP,…
- Question 45 – Let f(x)=\3-x,x-1\. Which statements are TRUE?
- Question 46 – A horizontal force of P kN is applied to a homogeneous body of weight 25 kN, as shown in the figure. The coefficient of friction between the body and…
- Question 47 – In the context of cross-drainage structures, the correct statement(s) regarding the relative positions of a natural drain (stream/river) and an…
- Question 48 – For dy/dx=4(x+2)-y, with y(1)=3, find y(1.4) by Euler’s method with step 0.2 (one decimal).
- Question 49 – For observations x=(5,2,4,3), y=(16,10,13,12), the fitted model is y=a+bx with a=6.1. Find b (one decimal).
- Question 50 – The plane truss shown in the figure is subjected to an external force P. It is given that P = 70 kN, a = 2 m, and b = 3 m. The magnitude (absolute…
- Question 51 – Consider the linearly elastic plane frame shown in the figure. Members HF, FK and FG are welded together at joint F. Joints K, G and H are fixed…
- Question 52 – Consider a simply supported beam PQ as shown in the figure. A truck having 100 kN on the front axle and 200 kN on the rear axle, moves from left to…
- Question 53 – A reinforced concrete beam with rectangular cross section (width = 300 mm, effective depth = 580 mm) is made of M30 grade concrete. It has 1%…
- Question 54 – A square concrete pile of 10 m length is driven into a deep layer of uniform homogeneous clay. Average unconfined compressive strength of the clay,…
- Question 55 – A raft foundation of 30 m × 25 m is proposed to be constructed at a depth of 8 m in a sand layer. A 25 m thick saturated clay layer exists 2 m below…
- Question 56 – A two-hour storm gives 3 cm uniform excess rainfall. At times 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 h, streamflows are 10,16,34,40,31,25,16,10 m³/s. With baseflow 10 m³/s,…
- Question 57 – Two reservoirs are connected by two parallel pipes of equal length and of diameters 20 cm and 10 cm, as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). When…
- Question 58 – Depth of water flowing in a 3 m wide rectangular channel is 2 m. The channel carries a discharge of 12 m3/s. Take g = 9.8 m/s2. The bed width (in m)…
- Question 59 – A wastewater sample contains ammonia at 34 mg NH₃/L and nitrate at 6.2 mg NO₃⁻/L. Atomic weights: N=14, H=1, O=16 g/mol. Find total nitrogen (mg N/L,…
- Question 60 – A 2 % sewage sample (in distilled water) was incubated for 3 days at 27 °C temperature. After incubation, a dissolved oxygen depletion of 10 mg/L was…
- Question 61 – A water treatment plant has a sedimentation basin of depth 3 m, width 5 m, and length 40 m. The water inflow rate is 500 m3/h. The removal fraction of…
- Question 62 – A two-phase signalized intersection is designed with a cycle time of 100 s. The amber and red times for each phase are 4 s and 50 s, respectively. If…
- Question 63 – At a traffic intersection, cars and buses arrive randomly according to independent Poisson processes at an average rate of 4 vehicles per hour and 2…
- Question 64 – The vehicle counts in six successive 10-minute intervals are 10,11,12,15,13,11. Find the peak-hour factor for 10-minute subintervals (one decimal).
- Question 65 – For the dual-wheel carrying assembly shown in the figure, P is the load on each wheel, a is the radius of the contact area of the wheel, s is the…