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GATE Soil and Water Conservation Engineering: Fluid Mechanics – Previous Year Questions

13 GATE previous year questions on Fluid Mechanics (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 AG Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An economical trapezoidal channel has side slope1H:1V, full depth .40 m, slope1:2500,Manning n=.01. Find discharge in m³/s, to two decimals.
  2. GATE 2021 AG Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A rectangular tank orifice is 1.5 m wide and 1.2 m high. Water level is 3.5 m above its top. Cd=.62,g=9.81 m/s². Find discharge in m³/s, to two…
  3. GATE 2022 AG Q20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces is called .
  4. GATE 2022 AG Q29 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A wide rectangular earth channel carries 20 m³/s per metre width. Find critical depth in m, to two decimals. Use g=9.81 m/s².
  5. GATE 2022 AG Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A pipe constricts from .1 m to .05 m diameter. Pressure falls7.5 kPa. For ideal horizontal flow of density1000 kg/m³, find velocity in the .1 m…
  6. GATE 2022 AG Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A trapezoidal weir has side slope1H:4V, crest shorter than channel width, head .70 m and discharge .85 m³/s. Cd=.62,g=9.81 m/s². Find crest length in…
  7. GATE 2023 AG Q24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Match1 Tensiometer,2 Piezometer,3 Lysimeter,4 Elbow meter,5 Pitot tube with a Consumptive use, b Bernoulli equation, c Soil moisture, d Hydrostatic…
  8. GATE 2023 AG Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A best-hydraulic trapezoidal grassed waterway has side slope1H:1V, Q=1 m³/s, bed slope1% and Manning n=.04. Find design depth in metres, to two…
  9. GATE 2023 AG Q57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Two cylindrical reservoirs A(diameter 8 m) and B(diameter 10 m) connect through a 30 m pipe of 250 mm internal diameter and Darcy friction factor.025.…
  10. GATE 2024 AG Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A rectangular channel carries2 m³/s at 1 m/s. Depth is half the width. Manning n=.02. Find bed slope in percent, to two decimals.
  11. GATE 2025 AG Q46 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 90° V-notch has discharge coefficient .6 and water head .49 m. For g=9.81\,m/s2,find discharge in m³/s, to two decimals.
  12. GATE 2026 AG Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A trapezoidal channel carries 5\,m3/s uniformly. Bottom width is 2 m, side slope 2H:1V, bed slope 1%,and Manning roughness 0.03. Find channel…
  13. GATE 2026 AG Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Rectangular channels A and B join into rectangular channel C. All have the same lining material, bottom slope and flow depth 2 m. Bottom widths of A…