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GATE 2017-2018 :: GATE Textile and Fibre

  1. Consider the following particulars for a spinning line producing 30 tex yarn from 150 militex polyester fibre.
    Mass CV of card sliver                           : 3%
    Mass CV added at draw-frame            : 2%
    Mass CV added at speed-frame          : 3%
    Mass CV added at ring-frame              : 7%
    Number of doubling at draw-frame   : 6
    Number of draw-frame passage         : 1
    Index of irregularity of yarn is approximately
  2. A.
    0.88
    B.
    1.13
    C.
    1.33
    D.
    1.53

  3. The angle subtended by the half-lap on the cylinder comb is 90o. The time taken by the half-lap to comb a fringe is 0.04 s.
    The speed of the comber in nips/min is
  4. A.
    325
    B.
    350
    C.
    375
    D.
    400

  5. The angle subtended by the half-lap on the cylinder comb is 90o. The time taken by the half-lap to comb a fringe is 0.04 s.
    From the following data, calculate approximate production rate in kg/hr
    Length of lap fed per nip   : 6 mm
    Lap linear density               : 60 ktex
    Noil                                       : 20%
    Efficiency                             : 80%
    Number of heads              : 6
  6. A.
    21
    B.
    26
    C.
    31
    D.
    36

  7. Viscose fabric is to be resin finished with DMDHEU by pad-dry-cure method. Assume that
    Mass of fabric per unit area          : 200 g/m2
    Width of fabric                                 : 100 cm
    Speed of the machine                    : 50 m/min
    Concentration of pad liquor         : 100 g/l
    Wet pick up                                      : 100%
    Specific gravity of padding liquor   : 1.0
    Molecular weight of anhydroglucose unit   : 162
    The resin add-on after padding in kg per kg of fabric will be
  8. A.
    0.1
    B.
    0.2
    C.
    0.3
    D.
    0.4

  9. Viscose fabric is to be resin finished with DMDHEU by pad-dry-cure method. Assume that
    Mass of fabric per unit area          : 200 g/m2
    Width of fabric                                 : 100 cm
    Speed of the machine                    : 50 m/min
    Concentration of pad liquor         : 100 g/l
    Wet pick up                                      : 100%
    Specific gravity of padding liquor   : 1.0
    Molecular weight of anhydroglucose unit   : 162
    Assuming that the reaction takes place in amorphous region only and that the fabric crystallinity is 33%, the number of cross links formed per anhydroglucose unit after curing would be approximately
  10. A.
    0.07
    B.
    0.14
    C.
    0.28
    D.
    0.35

  11. A number is as much greater than 75 as it is smaller than 117. The number is:
  12. A.
    91
    B.
    93
    C.
    89
    D.
    96

  13. The professor ordered to the students to go out of the class
                I                        II                           III                     IV 
    Which of the above underlined parts of the sentence is grammatically incorrect?
  14. A.
    I
    B.
    II
    C.
    III
    D.
    IV

  15. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below: 
    Primeval
  16. A.
    Modern
    B.
    Historic
    C.
    Primitive
    D.
    Antique

  17. Friendship, no matter how _________it is, has its limitations.
  18. A.
    cordial
    B.
    intimate
    C.
    secret
    D.
    pleasant

  19. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the pair: 
    Medicine: Health
  20. A.
    Science: Experiment
    B.
    Wealth: Peace
    C.
    Education: Knowledge
    D.
    Money: Happiness