GATE 2019 Chemical Question Paper Shift 1 PDF

GATE-19 CHEM – Morning (shift-1)
Section –I General Aptitude

1. Two cars start at the same time from the same location and go in the same direction. The speed of
the first car is 50 km/h and the speed of the second car is 60 km/h. The number of hours it takes for
the distance between the two cars to be 20 km is _____.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 6
Ans: (b)
Sol: Given,
Speed of 1st car = 50 km/h
Speed of 2nd car = 60 km/h
i.e, 2nd car travels 10km more in 1hr, than 1st car which means in one hour distance between 2 cars is
10km. so, for distance to be 20 km. It will take 2hr.
2. A court is to a judge as _____________ is to a teacher.

A. a student B. a punishment C. a syllabus D. a school
Answer : Option D
Sol: A court is to judge as a school is to a teacher.
workplace 
3. The expenditure on the project _______ as follows : equipment Rs 20 Lakhs , salaries Rs. 12 lakhs
and contingency Rs 3 Lakhs.
A. Break down B. break C. breaks down D. breaks
Answer:- Option C
Sol: The expenditure on the project breaks down as follows:
Equipment Rs 20 lakhs, salaries Rs 12 lakhs and contingency Rs. 3 lakhs.
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4. Ten friends planned to share equally the cost of buying a gift for their teacher. When two of them
decided not to contribute, each of the other friends had to pay Rs 150 more. The cost of the gift was
Rs. _________?
A. 666 B. 3000 C. 6000 D. 12000
Answer:- Option C
Sol: 10 Friends planned to buy any gift with equal shares.
2 of them decided not to con tribute
10 – 2 = 8 remaining friends.
Each one has to pay 150 more,
i.e, 8  150  Rs.1200 extra
i.e, 2 friends = 2P = 1200
10P = 6000
Cost =  Rs6000
5. The search engine’s business model ________ around the fulcrum of trust.
A. Revolves B. plays C. sinks D. bursts
Answer:- Option A
Sol: The search engines business model revolves around the fulcrum of thrust.
6. A recent high court judgement has sought to dispel the idea of begging as a disease --- which leads
to its stigmatization and criminalization – and to regret it is a symptom The underlying disease is the
failure of the state to protect citizens who fall through the social security net.
Which one of the following statement can be inferred from the given passage?
A. Beggars are lazy people who beg because they are willing to work
B. Beggars are created because of the lack of social welfare schemes
C. Begging is an offence that has to be dealt with family
D. Begging has to be banned because it adversely affects the welfare of the state
Answer:- Option B
Sol: Beggars are created because of the lakh of social welfare schemes.

7. In a college there are three student clubs, Sixty students are only in the Drama club 80 students are
only in the dance club 30 students are only I the maths club 40 students are in both drama and dance
clubs, 12 students are in both dance and maths clubs, 7 students are both drama and maths clubs and
2 students are in all clubs. If 75% of the students in the college are not in any of these clubs then the
total number of students in the college is_______.
A. 1000 B. 975 C. 900 D. 225
Answer:- Option C
Sol: As per given data.
Drama
Dance
60 38 80
2
5 10
30
Maths
Total no of students = 60+38+80+10+30+5+2
= 225
Given 75% of students are not in any of these clubs so remaining 25% students only in this clubs.
25%  225
100%  900
 Total no of students in college = 900
The police arrested four criminals – P,Q,R, and S. The criminals knew each other They made the
[
following statements :
P says Q committed crime

R says S committed the crime
R says What Q said about me is false
Assume only one of the four committed the crime and only one of the statements made above is
True. Who committed the crime?
(A) P (B) R (C) S (D) Q

Answer:- Option B
Sol: As per given statements:
P says Q committed the crime
Q says S committed the crime. (which means Q does not did the crime)
Statement given by P is wrong
S says what Q said about me is wrong.
(i.e, statement by Q is wrong)
 R committed the crime.
8. Three of the five students allocated to a hostel put in special requests to the warden Given the floor
plan of the vacant rooms select the allocation plan that will accommodate all their requests.
Request by X : Due to pollen allergy, I want to avoid to a wing next to the garden
Request by Y : I want to live as far from washrooms as possible since I am very sensitive to smell
Request by Z : I believe in Vaastu and so want to stay in the south-west wing .
The shaded rooms are already occupied. WR is washroom
Answer:- Option D
Sol: Option (d) satisfies all the conditions.
9. In the given diagram teachers are represented in the triangle, researchers in the circle and
administrators in the rectangle. Out of the total number of the people, the percentage of
administrators shall be in the range of _____________.

(A) 0 to 15 (B) 16 to 30 (C) 31 to 45 (D) 46 to 60

Answer:- Option C
Sol: 10+20+20 = 50
Value added with teachers and researchers
 Range satisfies 31 to 45
Section II – Chemical Engineering

1.) For a single component system, vapor (subscript g) and liquid (subscript f) coexist in mechanical,
thermal and phase equilibrium when
A. = (equality of specific internal energy)
B. h = ℎ (equality of specific enthalpy)
C. s = (equality of specific entropy)
D. g = (equality of specific Gibbs free energy)
Answer:- Option D
Sol: For a single component system, vapour and liquid coexist in mechanical, thermal and phase
equilibrium when gg = gf (equality of specific Gibbs free energy)
2.) For a fully developed turbulent hydrodynamic boundary layer for flow past a plate, the thickness of
the boundary layer increases with distance x from the leading edge of the plate, along the free-
stream flow direction , as
. . . .
A. x B. x C. x D. x
Answer:- Option D
Sol: As we know,
 x

Thickness of boundary layer  Length of plate
 0.385
For turbulent flow, 
x Re 0.2
0.2
x  0.2  vx  
  0.2  Re     
Re     
 x 0.8
3.) For a first order reaction in a porous spherical catalyst pellet, diffusional effect are most likely to
lower the observed rate of reaction for
A. Slow reaction in a pellet of small diameter
B. Slow reaction in a pellet of large diameter
C. Fast reaction in a pellet of small diameter
D. Fast reaction in a pellet of large diameter
Answer:- Option D
K
Sol:   Lc
De
For more diffusional effect   must be high, so Lc  k 
So, k  Fast reaction
Lc  Large pellet Diameter
4.) The most common catalyst used for oxidation of o – xylene to phthalic anhydride is
A. O B. Pd C. Pt D. Ag
Answer:- Option A
Sol: Sol:
O
CH3
V O
2 5 
3O 2 
480  600 C
O 3H2O
CH3
O- xylene Pthalic anhydrite
Catalyst  V2O5

5.) Consider a rigid, perfectly insulated partitioned into two unequal parts by a thin membrane (see
figure). One part contains one mole of au ideal gas at pressure P and temperature T while the
other parts is evacuated. The membrane ruptures the gas fills the entire volume and the equilibrium
pressure is P = P / 4. If C (molar specific heat capacity at constant pressure). C (molar specific
heat capacity at constant volume) and R (universal gas constant)have the same units as ,molar
entropy, the change in molar entropy (S - S ) is
A. C In2 + RIn4
B. - C In2 + RIn4
C. RIn4
D. C In2
Answer :- Option C
Pi
Sol: Given, Pf 
4
P 
As we know, S  R n  2 
 P1 
1
=  R n  
 4
S  R n 4
6.) The desired liquid – phase reaction
Is accompanied by an undesired side reaction

Four isothermal reactor schemes (CSTR : ideal Continuous –Stirred Tank Reactor ; PFR : ideal Plug
Flow Reactor ) for processing equal molar feed rates of D and E are shown in figure. Each scheme is
designed for the same conversion. The scheme that gives the most favorable product distribution is
Answer:- Option C
rf  k1.C D2 .C3E  rF k1 1.6 1.2

Sol:   CD   CE   for most favourable product
4 1.5  r
rG  k 2 .Cd .C E  G k 2
E
CD high 
 
CE Low 
D PFR
7.) Three distillation schemes for separating an equimolar , constant relative volatility ABC mixture
into nearly pure components are shown . The usual simplifying assumptions such designed for
minimum total reboiler duty. Given that the relative volatilities are in the ratio  A :  B :  C  8 : 2 :1 ,
the correct option that arranges the optimally – designed schemes in ascending order of total reboiler
duty is
(A) I , II , III (B) III , I , II (C) II , I , III (D) III , II , I

Answer :- Option C
Sol:  A :  B :  C  8 : 2 :1  On the basis of optionally designed
 II  I  III  Option  c 
If we follow this scheme then purity of (A) and reboiler duty both will be optimized.
 2 3
8.) The product of the given values of the matrix   is ___ (rounded off to one decimal place).
0 7
Answer :- 14
 2 3
Sol:  
0 7
Product of eigen values = Determinant of matrix
= 14 – 0
= 14
9.) A system of n homogeneous linear equations containing n unknowns will have non-trivial solutions
if and only if the determinant of the coefficient matrix is
A. 1 B. -1 C. 0 D. ∞
Answer :- Option C
Sol: A = Coefficient matrix
A  0  Trivial or (zero) solution
A  0  Non trivial (non zero) solution
10.) A thermocouple senses temperature based on the

A. Nernst Effect B. Maxwell Effect C. Seebeck Effect D. Peltier Effect
Answer :- Option C
Sol: Thermocouple senses temperature based on the seeback effect due to temperature difference at two
emf generates and on the basis of this thermocouple senses the temperature.
11.) In the drying of non-dissolving solids at constant drying conditions , the interval movement of
moisture in the solid has a dominant effect has a dominant on the drying rate during
A. The initial adjustment period only C. The falling rate period only
B. The constant rate period only D. Both the initial adjustments are constant rate periods
Answer:- Option C
Sol: The internal movement of moisture starts when the falling rate period starts, in constant rate there is
no internal movement of moisture.

12.) The combination that correctly matches the polymer in Group – 1 with the polymerization reaction
type in Group – 2 is
Group – 1 Group – 2
P) Nylon 6 I) Condensation polymerization
Q) Polypropylene II) Ring opening polymerization
R) Polyester III) Addition polymerization
A. P-II, Q-I, R-III C. P-III, Q-II, R-I
B. P-I, Q-III, R-II D. P-II, Q-III, R-I
Answer:- Option D
Sol: Nylon 6  Ring opening polymerization

Polypropylene  Addition polymerization
Polester  Condensation polymerization
13.) The correct expression for the Colburn j-factor for mass transfer that relates Sherwood number
(Sh), Reynolds number (Re) and Schmidt number (Sc) is
A. B. C. D.
( )( ) / ( ) ( ( ) / ( ) / ( )( )
)
Answer:- Option A
Sh
Sol: According to Colburn – J factor, the relation is ,
 Re  Sc 1/ 3
14.) Consider a cylinder (diameter D and length D) a sphere (diameter D) and a cube (side
length D). Which of the following statements concerning the sphericity ( ) of the above objects is
true:
Answer :- Option A
Sol: Sphere  cylinder  cube
15.) In Kraft process, the essential chemical reagents used in the digester are
A. Caustic soda , mercaptans and ethylene oxide
B. Caustic soda , sodium sulphide and soda ash

C. Quick lime , salt cake and dimethyle sulphide
D. Baking soda , sodium sulphide and mercaptans
Answer :- Option B
Sol: In Kraft process, the essential chemical reagents used in the digester are, Caustic soda (NaOH),
Sodium sulphide (Na2S), Soda Ash (Na2CO3).
16.) In petroleum refining operations , the process used for converting paraffins and naphthenes to
aromatics is
A. Alkylation B. Catalytic reforming C. Hydrocracking D. Isomerization
Answer:- Option B
Sol: In petroleum refining, operations the process used for converting paraffins and napthenes to
acromatics is catalytic reforming.
17.) Consider the two concurrent heat exchanger designs for heating a cold stream from t in tout as
shown in figure. The hot process stream is available at Tin .The inlet stream conditions and overall
heat transfer coefficients are identical in both the designs. The heat transfer area in design I and
design II are respectively A HX and A HX
If heat losses are neglected and if both the designs are feasible , which of the following statements
holds are true:-
A. A HX > A HX T OUT <T Out
B. A HX = A HX T OUT =T Out
C. A HX < A HX T OUT >T Out
D. A HX < A HX T OUT = T Out
Answer:- Option C

18.) For a binary non ideal A-B mixture exhibiting a minimum boiling azeotrope , the activity
coefficients , Yi (I = A,B), must satisfy
A. YA > 1 , YB > 1
B. YA < 1 , YB > 1
C. YA = 1 , YB = 1
D. YA < 1 , YB < 1
Answer :- Option A
Sol: For a binary non ideal A  B mixture exhibiting a minimum boiling azeotrope, the activity
coefficients must satisfy,
 A  1,  B  1
19.) Prandtl number signifies the ratio of

A. C.

B. D.

Answer :- Option A
momentum diffusivity
Sol: Prandtl number =
thermal diffisivity
20.) Consider a sealed rigid bottle containing CO2 and H2 O at 10 bar and ambient temperature. Assume
that the gas phase in the bottle is pure CO2 and follows the ideal solution. The Henry’s constant at
the system pressure and temperature is HCO2 = 1000 bar. The equilibrium mole fraction of CO2
dissolved in H2O is ______ (rounded off to three decimal places)
Answer :- 0.01
Sol:
CO2 P  1bar
y1  1
CO2 ,
x1  ?
H2 O
CO 2  1
H2 O  2
x1HCO2  y1  P T
1  10
x1 
1000
x1  0.01

21.) Pool boiling equipment operating above ambient temperature is usually designed to operate
A. Far above the critical heat flux C. far above the Leiden frost point
B. Near the critical heat flux D. near the Leiden frost point
Answer: (b)
Sol: Pool boiling equivalent operating above ambient temperature is usually designed to operate near the
critical heat flux.
tan x
22.) The value of the expression Lim is
x
 x
2
A. ∞ B. 0 C. 1 D. -1
Answer:- Option A
Sol: Right hand limit:
Lim
 tan x
x 
2 x
 
tan   h 
Lim
h 0 2 

h
2
Lim  cot h
h  0

h
2
Lim  cot h
h 0

h
2
cot  0 
=

2
=
Left Hand Limit:

Lim
 tan x
x 
2 x
 
tan   h 
Lim
h0 2 

h
2
Lim cot h
h 0

h
2
Lim cot h
h 0

h
2
cot  0 
=

2
=
Lim
 tan x
x  
2 x
23.) For a hydraulic lift with dimensions shown in figure, assuming g = 10 m/s2 , the maximum diameter
Dze (in m) that a vehicle of mass 1000 kg using a force of 100 N is _____ (rounded off to two
decimal places)

Answer :- 0.2
Sol: Given, g = 10 m/s2
F = 100N
M=1000 kg
D = 2m
As both the pistons are at same level, the intensity of the pressure is same at both the places.
So, P1 = P2
F1 F  force 
 2  As pressure 
A1 A 2  Area 
As,
F1  100N F2  mg  1000  10  10 4 N
 2 
A1  d1 A2   2 2 m 2
4 4
100 104

 2  2
d1 2
4 4
4 1
d12  
100 25
1
d1  m
25
d1 = 0.2m
24.) The liquid flow rate through an equal percentage control valve , when fully open is 150 gal / min
and the corresponding pressure drop is 50 psi . If the specific gravity of the liquid is 0.8 , then the
valve coefficient , CV in gal / (min psi 0.5)is ________ (rounded off to two decimal places)
Asnwer:- 18.987
Sol: Given, q = 150 gal/min
P  50psi
Pvalue
Now, q= CV .F  x  , CV = factor control value
Sg
Sg = Specific gravity
F(x) =1, for fully value

q
C V 
P
Sg
150
=
50
0.8
C V  18.98
25.) Producer gas is obtained by

A. Passing air through red hot coke C. passing steam through red hot coke
B. Thermal cracking of naphtha D. passing air and steam through red hot coke
Answer:- Option D
Sol: Producer gas is obtained by passing air and stream through red hot coke.
26.) Consider a vessel steam at 1800 C The initial steam quality is 0.5 and the initial volume of the vessel
is 1 m3 The vessel loses at a constant rate q under isobaric conditions so that the quality of steam
reduces to 0.1 after 10 hours The thermodynamic properties of water at 1800 C are (subscript g:
vapor phase ; subscript f : liquid phase ):
Specific volume : vg = 0.19405 m3 /kg, vf = 0.001127 m3 /kg
Specific internal energy: ug =2583.7kj/kg, uf = 762.08kj /kg
Specific enthalpy: hg =2778.2 kj/kg, hf = 763.21 kj /kg
The rate of heat loss q (in kj/kg) is ________(rounded off to the nearest integer)
Answer: 826
Sol: Given, quality xm = 0.5
xm = 0.1
at constant P,
Q P  H
= m.h
= m  h 2  h1 
V
 0.5  Vg  1  0.5  Vf 
m 
=  0.5  0.19405   0.5  0.001127 

m  10.247 kg
h1  0.5  hg  1  0.5  h f  1770.705 kJ / kg
Similarly, h 2  964.704 kJ / kg
Q P  10.247   964.709  1770.705 
= –8259.041
Q P 8259.041
For Mohr,   826
10 10
QP  826 kJ / hr
27.) A disk turbine is used to stir a liquid in a baffled tank. To design the agitator , experiments are
performed in a lab-scale model with a turbine diameter of 0.05 m and a turbine impeller speed of
600 rpm. The liquid viscosity is 0.001 Pa s while the liquid density 1000 kg/mJ . The actual
application has a turbine diameter of 0.5 m and impeller speed of 600 rpm , a liquid viscosity of 0.1
Pa s and a liquid density of 1000 kg/m The effect of gravity is negligible application is P 2 , then the
ratio P2 / P1 is
A. 103 B. 104 C. 105 D. 106
Answer :- Option C
Sol: Lab model, rpm = 600
Density    = 1000 kg/m3
D1 = 0.05 m
  0.001N.sec/ m 2
Actual model,
Rpm = 600
3
 = 1000 kg/m
D2 = 0.5m
For very high value of Reynolds no,
P  N p N3D5  constant

3 5
Actual model P2 N p  2 N 2 D 2
, 
Lab mod el P1 N p 1N13D15
5
 0.5 
= 
 0.05 
= 105
28.) Consider two non interacting tanks-in-series as shown in figure. Water enters TANK 1 at g cm3 and
drains down to TANK 2 by gravity at a rate of k h (cm3/S).Similarly water drains from TANK 2
by gravity at a rate of k h (cm3/S) where h1 and h2 represent levels of TANK 1 and TANK 2
respectively (see figure).Drain valve constant k = 4 cm2.5 / s and cross – sectional areas of the two
tanks are A1 and A2 = 28 CM2
At steady state operation the water inlet flow rate is qn = 16 cm3 /s. The transfer function relationship
the derivation variables h2 (cm) to flow rate q (cm3/s) is,
A. B. C. D.
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
Answer:- Option A
Sol:
q t
h1 1
k h1
h2 2
k h2

Given
Area: A1 = A2 = 20 m2
Water flow rate: Fis = 16 cm3/s
16  4 h1s
2 16
R1  2
4
Now,
F1  s  1 1
      1
Fi  s   28  2  s  1 56s  1
And
H 2 s  R2 1
       2
Fi  s   28  R 2s  1 56s  1
F1  s  H 2  s 
Hence, transfer function = 
Fi  s  F1  s 
H2  s 
=
Fi  s 
1 2
= 
 56s  1  56s  1
2
=
 56s  12
29.) A counter current absorption tower is designed to remove 95% of component. A form an incoming
binary gas mixture using pure solvent B. The mole ratio of A in the inlet gas is 0.02. The carrier gas
flow rate is 50 kmol/h The equilibrium relation is given by Y – 2x, where Y and X are mole ratios of
A in the gas and liquid phases respectively if the tower is operated at twice the minimum solvent
flow rate the mole ratio of A in the exit liquid stream is ___(rounded off to 3 decimal places)
Answer:- 0.005

Sol:
Y2  0.02 1  0.95 
 0.02  0.05
Pure solvent B
X2  0
X
0.02 moles of C
Y1 
moles of A N
Given, equilibrium relation is y =2x
Gas flow rate, GS = 50 kmol/sec.

0

Now, G s  Y1  Ye   Ls X1  X 2 
For minimum solvent condition, ( Y1 & X1 will be in equilibrium)
 0.02 
50  0.02  0.05  0.02   Ls min   0
 2 
50  2  0.1  Ls min
Ls min  50  1.9  95 mole / sec
Hence, Ls operating  2  95  190 mol / sec
50  0.02  0.02  0.05 190  X1  0 
moles of C
X1  0.005
moles of B
30.) A solid sphere of radius 1 cm and initial temperature of 250 C is exposed to a gas stream at 1000 C.
For the solid sphere the density is 104 kg/m3 and its specific heat capacity is 103 j/(kg K).The solid
sphere is approximated as a lumped system (Biot number << 1)and all specific heats are constant If
the heat transfer coefficient between the solid and gas is 50 W (m2 K) the time (in seconds) needed
for the sphere to reach 950 C is ______ (rounded off to the nearest integer)

Answer:- 903
Sol: Given, T  100C, T0  25C, T  95C
Now,   0 e t /   same for heating and cooling

T  T
 e t / 
T  T0
 T  T0 
t    n   
 T  T 
mc  T  T0 
t  n   
hA  T  T 
Vc  T  T0   V R
t  n    m  V &  
hA  T  T   A 3
104  0.01 500  100  25 

t n  
50  3  100  95 
t  903sec
31.) A 20 cm diameter cylindrical solid pellet of a nuclear fuel density 6000 kg/m3 and conductivity of
300 W / (m K) generates heat by nuclear fission at a spatially uniform rate of 104 W/kg. The heat
from the fuel pellet is transferred to the surrounding coolant by convection such that the pellet wall
temperature remains constant at 3000 C. Neglecting the axial and azimuthal dependence the
maximum temperature (in 0C)in the pellet at steady state is _____ (round of to nearest integer)
Answer :- 800
Sol: Given, d= 20 cm, r= 10cm = 1m
Tw  300C
  6000 kg / m3
q '  104 W / kg
qR 2
Now, Tmax  Tw 
4k
q  q '   104  6000
104  6000  0.1 0.1
So, Tmax   300
4  300
Tmax  800C

32.) A taxi car is bought for Rs. 10 Lakhs Its salvage value is zero. The expected yearly income after
paying all expenses and applicable taxes is Rs. 3 Lakhs The compound interest rate is 9% per
annum. The discounted payback period (in years)is _____ (rounded of to the next higher integer)
Answer: 5
n
R 1  i   1
Sol: P  1  i 
n
  
i
n
3 105  1.09   1
3
10 10  1.09 
n
  
0.09
n  4.13
n  5 years
33.) For a given binary system constant temperature and pressure the molar volume (in m3 / mol)is given
by : u = 30xA + 20xB + xA + xB (15xA - 7xB )where xA and xB are the mole fractions of components
A and B , respectively. The volume change of mixing ∆Umix (in m3 /mol ) at xA = 0.5 is
________________ (rounded off to one decimal place)
Answer :- 1
Sol: Given, V  30x A  20x B  x A x B 15x A  7x B 
V1 @ x A  1  30 m 3 / mol
V2 @ x B  1  20 m 3 / mol
Now, Vmi x  V  x i Vi
 V @ x A  0.5is  26
x i Vi  0.5  30  0.5  20
= 15+10
= 25
Vmix  26  25
=1

34.) The combination that correctly matches the process in Group -1 with the entries in Group-2 is
Group -1 Group-2
P) Wulff process I) Sulfur mining
Q) Sulfite process II) Soda ash production
R) Solvary process III) Acetylene production
S) Frasch Process IV) Pulp Production
A. P-II, Q-IV, R-III, S-I C. P-IV,Q-I,R-II,S-III
B. P-III, Q-IV, R-II, S-I D. P-II,Q-I,R-IV,S-III
Answer:- Option B
Sol: Wulff process  Acetylene production
Sulfite process  Pulp production
Solvay process  Soda ash production
Frasch process  Sulfer mining
35.) Consider the reactor – separator – recycle process operating under steady state conditions as shown
in the figure. The reactor is an ideal continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR),where the reaction A +
B C occurs Assume that is no impurity in the product and recycle streams Other relevant
information are provided in the figure The mole fraction of B(XB) in the reactor that minimizes the
recycle rate is ________(rounded off to two decimal places)
Answer : 0.46

36.) The solution of the ordinary differential equation + 3y = 1, subject to the initial condition y = 1
at x = 0, is
/ /
A. (1 + 2 ) B. (5 - 2 ) C. (5 - 2 ) D. (1 + 2 )
Answer :- Option D
Sol: Given:
Ordinary differential equation,
dy
 3y  1 , y =1 & x =0
dx
I.F  e 
3.dx
 e3x
Now, y  I.F     I.F  dx  C
y.e3x   e3x dx  C
e3x
y.e3x  C
3
1
 When x  0, x   C
3
2
C
3
1 2 3x
y   e
3 3
1
y
3

1  2e 3x 
37.) If x,y and z are directions in a certain coordinate system and I,j and k are the respective unit vectors
the directed derivative of the function u(x,y,z) = x2 – 3yz at the point (2,0,-4) in the direction (i + j –
2k)/√6 is ______________ (rounded off to two decimal places)
Answer:- 6.54
Sol: U  x, y, z   x 2  3yz

U  2xiˆ  3zjˆ   3y  kˆ
At (2,0, –4)
U  4iˆ  12ˆj
Directional derivative = .Q.aˆ    1
i  j  2k
As, â  given in unit vector 
6
1 
 i  j  2k 
  4i  12j .
6
4  12
=
6
= 6.54
38.) An incompressible Newtonian fluid flows in a pipe of diameter D1 = D1 / 2 at the same flow rate Q.
Fluid with same properties flows in another pipe of diameter D2 = D1 / 2 at the same flow rate Q.
The transition length required for achieving fully-developed flow is l1 for the tube of diameter D1
while it is l2 for the tube of diameter D2 . Assuming steady laminar flow in both cases, the ratio l1 /l2
is :
A. 1/4 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4
Answer :- Option B
Sol: D1 = D2/2, same fluid,

1  2 , 1  2  Q1  Q2  given,
For laminar flow,

  0.05 Re D
1 V1d1
1  0.05   d1
1
 
 Q  Q Q 
1  0.05  1  d1  1 V    
1  A
d12  d12 
4  4 

0.05  4 1
1    Q1
 1
Similarly,
0.05  4  2  Q 2
2  
 2
1
 1
2
39.) A first order irreversible liquid phase reaction A B (k = 0.1 min -1)is carried out under isothermal
steady conditions in the following reactor arrangement comprising an ideal steady state conditions
in the following reactor arrangement comprising an ideal CSTR (Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor)
and two ideal PFRs (Plug Flow Reactors)From information in the figure, the volume of the CSTR
(in litres) is ________(rounded off to the nearest integer)
Answer : 856
Sol:
CA  0.5mol / lit
CSTR
CAO  1mol / lit
100 lit / min
PFR  1  40lit  PFR  2  60 lit 

CA  0.5mol / lit
Given, k=0.1 min-1, volume of CSTR=?
Now, for PFR
0.5
V V dx
FAO 2

C AO .VO2  0.1CAO A1  x A 
0

0.5
40  60 100 dx
FAO2

VO2
  0.1CAO 1A  x A 
0
V2 = 14.42 lit/min
For CSTR,
VO1  100  14.42  85.57 lit / min
VCSTR VCSTR 0.5

 
FAO1 CAO  85.57  k 1  0.5 
VCSTR  856 lit
/
40.) The value of the complex number i (where i = √−1 ) is
A. (1 - i) B. - I C. I D. (1 + i)
√ √ √ √
Answer: (A)
1/ 2
Sol: The value of  i 
i  e / 2
1/ 2 1/ 2
i  
 e / 2   e  / 2
     
= cos    i.sin  
 4   4 
1  1 
=  i. 
2  2
1
= 1  i 
2
41.) Two unbiased dice are thrown. Each dice can show any number between 1 and 6. The probability
that the sum of the outcomes of the two dice is divisible by 4 is_________ (rounded off to two
decimal places).
Answer: 0.25
Sol: Two dice are thrown,

n(s) = 36
Event is sum of the outcomes of two dice is divisible by 4.
n(event) = {(1,3), (3,1), (2,2), (3,5), (5,3), (6,2), (2,6), (4,4), (6,6)}
=9
n  event 
P
n s 
9
=
36
1
=
4
= 0.25
42.) The elementary irreversible gas-phase reaction A  B + C is carried out adiabatically is an ideal
CSTR (Continuous- Stirred Tank Reactor ) operating at 10 atm. Pure A enters the CSTR at a flow
rate of 10 mol/s and a temperature of 450 K. Assume A B and C to be ideal gases. The specific heat
capacity at constant pressure (Cp1) and heat of formation
(Hi 0),component I (I = A,B,C), are:
CPA = 30 J /(mol K) CPB = 10 J (mol K) CPC = 20 J(mol K)
0 0
H A = -90 kJ/mol H B = -54 KJ /mol H0C = -45 kJ/mol
The reaction rate constant k (per second) =0.133exp { ( − )}, where E=31.4 KJ/mol and
universal gas constant R=0.082 L atm/ (mol K) = 8.314 J/(mol K). The shaft work may be neglected
in the analysis, and specific heat capacities do not vary with temperature. All heats of formation of
referenced to 273 K. The reactor volume (in liters) for 75% conversation is _________( rounded off
to the nearest integer).
Answer: 89 to 91
Sol: A  B  C
yA  1
A  y A   A  1
 2  1
1

A  1
Now, H 0r  H B  H C  H A    45  54    90   9 kJ / mol
For energy balance,

FAO  C PA   450  273  9  103  FAO  x A
= FA  C PA  T  273  FB  C PB   T  273  + FC  CPC  T  273
Now, FAO  10
FA = FAO  FAO x A  10  10  0.75  = 2.5
FAO .x A  10  0.75  7.5
FB  FC  FAO .x A  7.5
10  30   450  273  9  103  7.5   T  273  2.5  30    7.5  10    7.5  20  
T  675 K
K  2.181sec 1
For CSTR,
V x x 1   A x A 
 A  A
FAO KCA K.C AO 1  x A 
PAO 10 mol
And, CAO    0.2710
RT 0.082  450 lit
V 0.75 1  1 0.75  


10 2.181 0.2710  1  0.75 
V  88.86 lit
V  89 lit
43.) A centrifugal pump is used to pump water (density 1000 kg/m3) from an inlet pressure of 105Pa to
an exit pressure of 2x105 Pa. The exit is at an elevation of 10 m above the pump. The average
velocity of the fluid is 10 m/s. The cross-sectional area of the pipes at the pump inlet and outlet is
10-3 m2 and acceleration due to gravity is g= 10 m/s2Neglecting losses in the system, the power (in
watts) delivered by the pump is_______ (rounded off to the nearest integer).
Answer :- 2000

Sol: Given,
  1000 kg / m 3 , inlet pressure = 105Pa
= P1
g  10m / s 2 , exit pressure  2 105 Pa  p 2
A1 = A2 = 10-3 m2
Velocity of fluid = 10 m/s
Now,
P1 P2 1
  Z1   .Wp
g 2g
P2 V22
   Z2
g 2g
Now, V1  V2 , Z1  0,   1
105 2 105
 Hp  3  10
1000 10 10 10
H P  20m

Power = m.g.H P  .V.g.H P
= 1000  10  20  102
= 2000 watt
44.) Carbon monoxide (CO) reacts with hydrogen sulphide (H2S) at the constant temperature of 800 K
ans a constant pressure of 2 bars as:
CO + H2S COS + H2
The Gibbs free energy of the reaction ∆ g0 rxn =22972.3 J/mol and universal gas constant
R=8.314 J(mol K). Both the reactants and product can be assumed to be ideal gases. If initially only
4 mol of H2S and 1 mol of CO are present, the extent of the reaction (in mol) at equilibrium is
______ (rounded off two decimal places).
Answer: 0.29

Sol: CO  H 2S  COS  H 2
1 4 0 0
n 0  1  4  5,   22  0
Now, K  K  .K y .K p
 U 
P
K  K y .K p K   1 for ideal gases   K P   P  K p  1

  0 
K  K y
y cos .y H 2
Now, K y 
y CO .y H 2S
We know, G  RT n K
 

eG  / RT  5 5
1      4   
5 5
2
 e G  / RT  0.0316
1    4   
  0.29
45.) Stream A with specific heat capacity CPA = 2000 J (kg K) is cooled from 90 0C to 450 C in a
concentric double pipe counter current heat exchanger having a heat transfer area 8 m2 .The cold
stream B of specific heat capacity CPB = 1000 J/(kg K)enters the exchanger at a flow rate 1 kg/s and
40 0C. The overall heat transfer coefficient U =250 W / (M2 K). Assume that the mean driving force
is based on the arithmetic mean temperature difference, that is,
, , , ,
[∆T]AMTD = ( )–( ) where Ti,in and TI,out refer to the temperature of the Ith
stream (i= A, B) at the inlet and exit, respectively. The mass flow rate of stream A (in kg/s), is
_________(rounded off to two decimal places).
Answer: 0.31
Sol: Given,

o
Thi = 90 C
Tho = 45oC
Tci= 40oC
CPA = 2000j/kg.K
CPB = 1000 J/kg.K, A = 8m2
U = 250 W/m2.K,  c  1kg / s

m
Now, TAMTD 
 Thi  Tho    Tci  Tco 
2
And, Q  UATAMTD
 P  T  40    mC
 mC  P hot  90  45    1
  90  45    40  T  
= 2000   
 2 
2 1 1000  T  40    2000 135  40T 

2000T   2000  40   2000  95  T 
T  67.5 C
Hence, from equation (1)
m h  2000  90  45  11000  67.5  40 
 h  0.3055 kg / s ec
m
 h  0.31kg / sec
m
46.) 100 kg of a feed containing 50wt. % of a solute C is contacted with 80kg of a solvent containing 0 5
wt % of c in a mixer –settler unit. From this operation, the resultant extract and raffinate phases
contain 40wt% and 20 wt % of C, respectively. IF E and R denote the mass of the extract and
raffinate phases, respectively the ratio E/R is
(A) 1/4 (B)1/2 (C)2/3 (D)1
Answer :- Option C
Sol: Given F=100, S=80, Xf =0.5, XR =0.2, YE = 0.4 and XS =0.005
F  S  E  R  E  R  100    1

FX F  S.XS  E.YE  R.X R
100  0.5  80  0.005  E  0.4  R  0.2

2E  R  252      2 
From equation 1 and 2

E 2

R 3
47.) The Newton-Raphson method is used to determine the root of the equation f (x)= e-x -x.
If the initial guess for the for the root is 0, the estimate of the root after two iterations is
___________ (rounded off to three decimal places).
Answer: 0.566
Sol: Given, f  x   e  x  x, x 0  0
f '  x    e x  1
f x
x n 1  x n 
f 'x
f  x0  1
x1  x 0  x1  0 
f '  x0   1  1
x1  0.5
f  x1   e0.5  0.5  0.1065
f '  x1   e 0.5  1  1.6065
0.1065
x 2  0.5 
1.6065
x 2  0.566
48.) For the closed loop system shown in figure, the phase margin (in degrees)is _______
(rounded off to one decimal place).

Answer: 45.4
5e 0.15
Sol: GOL 
 5S  1
5 1
AR 
0.25w 2  1
w= 9.797 rad/sec
 9.797  180 
now,   tan 1  0.5w    0.1  
  
= 78.46   56.1 
= 134.59 
Hence, phase margin = 180  
= 180   134.59
= 45.4
49) A binary mixture with components A and B is to be separated in a distillation column to obtain 95
mol% A as the top product. The binary mixture has a constant relative volatility = 2. The column
feed is saturated liquid containing 50 mol%A. Under the usual simplifying assumptions such as
constant molal overflow, negligible heat loss, ideal trays, the minimum reflux ratio for this
separation is _______________ (rounded off to one decimal place).
Answer :- 1.7
Sol: Given,
  2 , x=0.2
x D  0.95, y  ?
 0.5, y  X  x D  0.95
0.5
x
Now, y 
1     1 x

2  0.5
=
1  0.5
= 0.667
So,
Rm

 0.95  0.667 
R m 1  0.95  0.5
Rm = 1.7
50) Two spherical camphor particles of radii 20 cm and 5 cm far away, from each other are undergoing
sublimation in a stream of air. The mass transfer coefficient is proportional to
1/ ( ) , where r (t) is the radius of the sphere at time t. Assume that the particle pressure of
camphor far away from the surface of the particle is zero Also assume quasi steady state identical
ambient conditions and negligible heat effects If t 1 and t2 are the times required for complete
sublimation of the 20 cm and 5 cm camphor particles respectively, the ratio t 1 / t2 is _______.
Answer:- 8
Sol: t  r 3/ 2
3/ 2
t  20 
 1  
t2  5 
t1
8
t2
51) The elementary, irreversible liquid – phase parallel reactions, 2A  D and 2A  U , take place in an
isothermal non-ideal reactor The C- curve measured in a tracer experiment is shown in figure where
C(t) is the concentration of the tracer experiment is shown if figure where C(t) is the concentration
of the tracer in g/m3 at the reactor exit at time t (in min).

The rate constant are k1 = 0.2 Liter / (mol min) and k2 = 0.3 Liter /(mol min). Pure A is fed to the
reactor at a concentration of 2 mol/Liter. Using the segregate model the percentage conversion in the
reactor is _____________ (rounded off to the nearest integer)
Answer: 65%
Sol: Given,
2A  D
2A  U  rA   k1CA2  k 2CA2
= 0.2C2A  0.3C2A
= 0.5C2A

Now, x A   x  t  .E  t  dt
0
Ct
And Et  
 C  t  .dt
0
 0,5 1,5
 0,0  1, 0   6,0 


1 1
 C  t  dt  2 1 5  2  5  5
0
= 15
Ct
E  t  
15
For, 0  t  1  C  t   5t
kC AO t
For conversion of 2nd order batch, x A 
1  k A C AO t
For 1  t  6
C  t     t  6

0.5C AO
rA  0.5CA2  x A 
1  0.5C AO t
t
xA t 
1 t

t Ct
Now, x A    .dt
0
1  t 15
By putting the values, x A  65%
52) The elementary liquid- phase irreversible reactions

1 1
k1 0.4 min k 2 0.1min
A   B  C
Take place in an isothermal ideal CSTR (Continuous Stirred Tank Reactor)Pure A is fed to the
reactor at a concentration of 2 mol/Liter. For the residence time that maximizes the exit

concentration of B the percentage yield of B defined as ( x 100), is______

Answer:- 67%
1 1
k1 0.4 min k 2 0.1min
Sol: Given elementary liquid phase irreversible reaction is A   B  C
Takes place in CSTR
CA0 = 2 mol/lit
Moles of B produced
% yield of B at optimum residence time =  100
total moles of A consumed
1 1
opt    5 min
K1K 2  0.4  0.1
CA0  C A
For Component A,  
K1CA
2  CA
5
0.4C A
2
C A  mol / lit
3
CB  C B0
Component B,   CB0  0
K1C A  K 2 CB

CB  0
5
 2
 0.4     0.1 C B 
 3
8
C B  mol / lit
9
2 8
0.4   0.1 
r V
Hence, percent yield = B 3 9 100

 rA  V 0.4 
2
3
= 67%
53) Choose the option that correctly matches the step response curves on the left with the approximate
transfer functions on the right .The step input change occurs at time t = 0
Step response Transfer Function
(ξ )
(I) K > 0, ξ > 0, > 0
(τ )
(ξ )
(II) K > 0, ξ > 0, > 0
(τ )
(III) (τ K > 0, > 0

)
(ξ )
(IV) (τ )(τ
K > 0, ξ < 0, > 0, >0
)

(A) P- III, Q-IV, R-II, S-I (C) P-IV, Q-III, R-II, S-I
(B) P-III, Q-I, R-IV, S-II (D) P-III, Q-II, R-IV, S-I
Answer :- Option B
Sol:
y
k
 , k  0,   0
 s  1
(i) 0 t
y
k  s  1
 , k  0,   0,   0
s  s  1
(ii) 0 t
By applying F.V.T response will be unbound

y
k  s  1
 , k  0,   0, 1  0, 2  0
s  s  1
0
(iii) t
y
k  s  1
 , k  0,     0
 s  1
(iv) 0 t
54) Consider two competing equipment A and B For a compound interest rate of 10% per annum in
order for equipment B to be economically cheaper option its minimum life (in years) is _____
(rounded off to the next higher integer).
Equipment Capital Cost(Rs) Yearly Operating Cost(Rs) Equipment Life(Years)
A 80,000 20,000 4
B 1,60,000 15,000 ?
Answer: 11

Sol: K A  K B
 CR   CR 
So,  C V     C  
 1  i  n
 1   V 1  i n  1 
   B
80000 160000
8000  4
 160000  n
1  0.1  1 1.1  1
n  10.54
n  11years
55) A fractionators recovers 95 mol % n-propane as the distillate from an equimolar mixture of n-
propane and n-butane. The condensates is a saturated liquid at 550 C. The Antoine equation is of the
form, In (Psat [in bar])= A - [ ]
and the constants are provided below :
A B C
n-propane 9.1058 1872.46 -25.16
n-butane 9.0580 2154.90 -34.42
Assuming Raoult’s law the condenser pressure (in bar)is ____________ (round off to one decimal place)
Answer:- 17.94
B
Sol: Given  P sat  A  as, T  273  55
TC
= 328K
1872.46
For n-propane, n P sat  9.1058   2.9227
328  25.16
Psat  18.59 bar
2154.90
For n- butane, n P sat  9.0580   1.7179
328  34.42
Psat  5.57 bar
As, condensate = saturated liquid
x1  0.95, x 2  0.05
So, y1PT  x1P1sat & y 2 PT  x 2 P2sat
PT  y1  y 2   x1P1sat  x 2 P2sat

As y 1  y2  1
PT   0.95  18.59    0.05  5.57 
PT  17.94
PT  17.94 bar

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GATE-19 CHEM – Morning (shift-1)

Section –I General Aptitude

Speed of 1st car = 50 km/h

Speed of 2nd car = 60 km/h

2. A court is to a judge as _____________ is to a teacher.

Sol: A court is to judge as a school is to a teacher.

Sol: The expenditure on the project breaks down as follows:

Equipment Rs 20 lakhs, salaries Rs 12 lakhs and contingency Rs. 3 lakhs.

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Sol: 10 Friends planned to buy any gift with equal shares.

2 of them decided not to con tribute

Each one has to pay 150 more,

i.e, 8  150  Rs.1200 extra

i.e, 2 friends = 2P = 1200

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Total no of students = 60+38+80+10+30+5+2

 Total no of students in college = 900

P says Q committed crime

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Statement given by P is wrong

S says what Q said about me is wrong.

(i.e, statement by Q is wrong)

 R committed the crime.

Sol: Option (d) satisfies all the conditions.

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(A) 0 to 15 (B) 16 to 30 (C) 31 to 45 (D) 46 to 60

Value added with teachers and researchers

Section II – Chemical Engineering

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O- xylene Pthalic anhydrite

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6.) The desired liquid – phase reaction

Is accompanied by an undesired side reaction

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rf  k1.C D2 .C3E  rF k1 1.6 1.2

(A) I , II , III (B) III , I , II (C) II , I , III (D) III , II , I

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A  0  Trivial or (zero) solution

A  0  Non trivial (non zero) solution

10.) A thermocouple senses temperature based on the

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Sol: Nylon 6  Ring opening polymerization

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A. A HX > A HX T OUT <T Out

C. A HX < A HX T OUT >T Out

D. A HX < A HX T OUT = T Out

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19.) Prandtl number signifies the ratio of

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Sol: Right hand limit:

Left Hand Limit:

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Sol: Given, g = 10 m/s2

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25.) Producer gas is obtained by

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h1  0.5  hg  1  0.5  h f  1770.705 kJ / kg

Q P  10.247   964.709  1770.705 

For very high value of Reynolds no,

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