GATE 2003 – Question Paper
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1. Which of the following is a multi-cellular fiber?
a. Cotton
b. Flex
c. Silk
d. Cuprammonium Rayon
2. Amongst the following fibres, the highest initial modulus is demonstrated by
a. cotton
b. wool
c. POY polyester
d. jute
3. Which of the following fibres swells in acetone but does not dissolve in it?
a. Polyester
b. Cotton
c. Acetate
d. Triacetate
4. Lyocel is a
a. protein fibre
b. cellulosic fibre
c. polyamide fibre
d. polyester fiber
5. The fully drawn textile grade PP filament yarn is crystalline to the extent of about
a. 20 %
b. 35 %
c. 50 %
d. 75 %
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6. The characteristics of fibre which cannot be measures using X-ray diffraction
technique is
a. amorphous content
b. crystallinity
c. dichroic ratio
d. size of crystallite
7. The area under the stress-strain curve of a fibre represents its
a. toughness
b. ductility
c. tenacity
d. elongation
8. The CV% of mass irregularity of yarn generally equals U% multiplied by
a. 1.00
b. 1.25
c. 1.44
d. 1.82
9. The weight in mg of 1000 average length cotton fibres is around
a. 1000
b. 100
c. 10
d. 5
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10. In textile testing for a certain property the sample size is proportional to
a. square of CV
b. CV
c. square root of CV
d. cube of CV
11. The sum of crease angles in the warp and weft direction of a 67:33 polyester-
viscose suiting cloth would be around
a. 437
b. 400
c. 250
d. 100
12. The F test is used for
a. significance testing of dispersion
b. significance testing of two means
c. testing whether the frequency distribution is Normal
d. testing whether the frequency distribution is Poisson
13. Which fibre is most difficult to be opened out?
a. Cotton
b. Viscose rayon
c. Polyester
d. Acrylic
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14. Drawing and doubling operations on draw frame are mainly used to
a. improve short and medium term variation in sliver
b. improve long term variation in sliver
c. improve sliver strength
d. make the sliver finer
15. The purpose of using autoleveller is to improve
a. fibre orientation in yarn
b. yarn count CV%
c. yarn strength
d. yarn faults
16. The sequence of three major operations in forward feed combing is
a. combing – detaching – feeding
b. combing – feeding – detaching
c. detaching – combing – feeding
d. feeding – detaching – combing
17. In which would the twist density be the highest in ring spinning
a. Spinning zone yarn
b. Balloon zone yarn
c. Winding zone yarn
d. Bobbin yarn
18. In rotor spinning, the yarn tension is maximum
a. at yarn formation point
b. at the navel
c. outside the doffing tube
d. in the radial portion of the yarn within the rotor
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19. Length of 20 tex polyester/cotton yarn in km on a 20 kg cone will be equal to
a. 50
b. 100
c. 150
d. 200
20. During production of a cone on a surface driven winder, the point of drive is
a. at the centre of the package
b. at the package base
c. near the package nose
d. near the package base
21. On a shuttle loom, the sley acceleration during the shuttle flight on the race board
is
a. towards the front of the loom
b. towards the back of the loom
c. first towards the front and then towards the back
d. first towards the back and then towards the front
22. Restarting the loom after stoppage overnight will give
a. higher pick spacing
b. lower pick spacing
c. sometime higher and sometime lower pick spacing
d. no change in pick spacing
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23. Plain weft knitted fabric will have more stretch along
a. length
b. width
c. bias direction
d. same stretch in all direction
24. Anisotropy is maximum in
a. parallel laid web
b. cross laid web
c. composite laid web
d. air laid web
25. During the degumming of silk, serecin is preferentially hydrolyzed compared to
fibroin because serecin is
a. amorphous and hydrophilic
b. crystalline and unoriented
c. hydrophobic
d. highly oriented
26. Which of the following mercerizing machines imparts maximum luster to cotton
fabrics on mercerization?
a. Pad-chain
b. Pad-chainless
c. Padless-chainless
d. None of the above
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27. Absorption of light in ultraviolet region and reflection in visible region is the
phenomenon associated with
a. Vat dyes
b. optical brightening agent
c. blueing agent
d. desizing agent
28. Which of the following equipment is suitable for continuous bleaching of cotton?
a. J-box
b. Kier
c. Pad-roll machine
d. Jumbo jigger
29. Despite weak dye fibre interaction, Vat dye shows extremely good wash fastness
on cotton because of
a. low molecular weight of dye
b. high dye solubility in water
c. water insolubility of dye and dye aggregation
d. high dyeing temperature
30. Most suitable pH for dyeing of cotton with indigo is
a. 13-14
b. 10.5-11.5
c. 8.5-9.5
d. 5.5-6.5
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31. Which of the following techniques can be best used to separate a mixture of white
PP and PET fibres of same dimentions?
a. Optical Microscopy
b. Infrared Spectroscopy
c. Gravimetric Analysis
d. Floatation
32.
Group I Group II
P Linen 1 Unicellular fibre
Q Polyester 2 Dissolves in acetone
R Polyacrylonitrile 3 Dissolves in formic acid
S Nylon 4 Cationic dyes
5 DMT
6 Bast fibre
a. P6-Q5-R4-S3
b. P1-Q5-R4-S3
c. P1-Q2-R3-S4
d. P2-Q1-R4-S6
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Group I Group II
P Polyester 1 Addition polymerization
Q Polypropylene 2 Melt spun
R Polyacrylonitrile 3 Ziegler Natta
S Modacrylic 4 Condensation polymerization
5 Halogen containing co-polymer
6 Hydrophilic
a. P4-Q2-R1-S3
b. P2-Q6-R3-S1
c. P2-Q6-R4-S1
d. P4-Q3-R1-S5
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Group I Group II
P Pin texturing 1 Surging
Q Draw Texturing 2 Stretch yarn
R Friction spinning 3 Bulked yarn
S Air jet texturing 4 High speed
5 POY
6 More noise
a. P6-Q5-R3-S1
b. P1-Q2-R4-S6
c. P6-Q5-R1-S3
d. P2-Q5-R4-S1
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35. The repeat unit of Nylon 6,10 is
a. -[C(O)-(CH2)10-C(O)-NH-(CH2)6-NH-]n-
b. -[C(O)-(CH2)4-C(O)-NH-(CH2)10-NH-]n-
c. -[C(O)-(CH2)8-C(O)-NH-(CH2)6-NH-]n-
d. -[C(O)-(CH2)6-C(O)-NH-(CH2)10-NH-]n-
36. Water is added to caprolactam during the polymerization of nylon 6. Its primary
role is that of a
a. solvent
b. catalyst
c. heat sink
d. stabilizer
37. The monomer/s that actually polycondense/s during the polymerization of
polyethylene terephthalate is/are
a. ethylene glycol
b. ethylene glycol and dimethyl terephthalate
c. diethylene glycol terephthalate
d. ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid
38. As a result of tension annealing of thermoplastic fibres
a. crystalline orientation decreases
b. elongation at break does not change
c. sonic modulus increases
d. melting point decreases
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In the context of melt spinning, consider W as the mass output rate of the melt; n the
number of filaments; d the diameter of spinneret hole; dO the diameter of the
filament at extrusion point; dL the diameter of the filament at take up; ρO the density
of the melt; ρL the density of filament; VO the average extrusion velocity; and VL the
take up velocity
39. The expression for VO will be
a. 4W ÷ (nρOπd2)
b. W ÷ (n2ρOπd2)
c. 4W2 ÷ (n2ρOπd2)
d. 4W ÷ (nρLπd2)
40. The diameter (dL) of the single filament at the take up is equal to
a. 2[W2 ÷ (nπρOVO)]2
b. 2[W ÷ (nπρLVL)]½
c. [W ÷ (n2πρLVL)]2
d. 2[W ÷ (nπρOVO)] ½
41. Which of the following is the incorrect expression for the melt draw ratio?
a. VL ÷ VO
b. dO2 ÷ dL2
c. dL 2 ÷ dO2
d. πdO2 ÷ πdL2
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42. If ρa be the density of the amorphous region, ρC the density of crystalline phase
and ρ the density of fibre, the mass friction of crystalline phase (X) of the fibre will
be expressed by
a. [(ρ – ρa) ÷ (ρc – ρa)] (ρ ÷ ρc)
b. [(ρc – ρa) ÷ (ρ – ρa)] (ρc÷ ρ)
c. [(ρa – ρc) ÷ (ρ – ρc)] (ρc÷ ρ)
d. [(ρc – ρ) ÷ (ρc – ρa)] (ρc÷ ρ)
43. A ply yarn is made by twisting together two yarns of 20s Ne and 12 Ne. Neglecting
twist contraction, the resultant count (Ne) of the ply yarn would be
a. 32
b. 16
c. 15
d. 8
A yarn is produced by blending two fibres X and Y whose particulars are given below
X Y
Fineness 2 denier 21 microns
Blend% 50 50
44. The denier of fibre Y is (take density of fibre Y as 1.3 g/cm3)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
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45. The average denier of the blend is
a. 2.10
b. 2.66
c. 1.66
d. 3.00
46. The limit irregularity of a 200 denier yarn spun from this blend is
a. 10.55
b. 12.55
c. 11.55
d. 14.55
47. A blended yarn is produced by plying two yarns having the following
specifications
I II
Yarn Tex 20 10
Mass irregularity (CV%) 15 20
The CV% of the ply yarn is expected to be around
a. 10
b. 11
c. 12
d. 13
48. Amongst the following fibre properties, which one correlates the best with the
handle of the fabrics?
a. Initial modulus
b. Yield stress
c. Tenacity at break
d. Elongation at break
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49. With an increase in pick density, the tensile strength of a fabric in warp direction
a. increases
b. decreases
c. first increases and then decreases
d. first decreases and then increases
50. The tear strength of 3/1 twill fabric having the same yarns in warp and weft and
the same sett as a plain woven fabric will be
a. higher
b. lower
c. same
d. sometimes higher and sometimes lower
51. If the moisture regain of cotton is 8.5%, then the weight in Kg in 100 kg of cotton
will be
a. 7.83
b. 8.50
c. 8.83
d. 9.50
52. The units of bending rigidity of a fabric are
a. mN/mm
b. mN/mm2
c. mN.mm
d. mN.mm2
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53. The hairiness of a ring yarn increases as
a. fibre length increases
b. heavier traveller is used
c. yarn is made finer
d. ring frame draft increases
54. The drape of a fabric is influenced the most by its
a. bending rigidity
b. tensile strength
c. elongation at break
d. bursting strength
55. The trash content in cotton fed to a beater is 4%. The waste extracted by the
beater is 2%. If the waste contains 60% trash, what is the cleaning efficiency of the
beater?
a. 25%
b. 30%
c. 35%
d. 20%
56. If the ratio of winding-on diameter to ring diameter is 0.86, what is the angle of
yarn pull?
a. 300
b. 600
c. 370
d. 270
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57. An eight head comber is running at 200 nips/min. The lap feed is 60 ktex and noil
level is 20%. If the lap feed/nip is 7mm, the production in kg/hr at 90% machine
efficiency will be
a. 25
b. 29
c. 33
d. 40
58. If the actual draft in a card is 90 and the mechanical draft 85, the waste % extracted
by the card will be
a. 5.0%
b. 5.5%
c. 6.0%
d. 7.0%
59. The index of irregularity is the highest in the
a. sliver
b. roving
c. single yarn
d. plied yarn
60. A ring frame running at 14000 rpm is producing yarn at 15m/min. The difference in
yarn twist (turns/cm) in the yarn when the package diameter changes from 20 mm
to 36 mm will be
a. 8.0
b. 9.2
c. 7.1
d. 10.1
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61. Which of the following statements is correct in regard to the processing of micro
denier fibre vis-à-vis normal fibre?
a. Card production rate must be decreased
b. Higher yarn twist is required on ring frame
c. Less roller pressure is required on ring frame
d. Drafting speed on draw frame must be increase
62. A single yarn of 30 tex is converted into two ply yarn. If the ratio of tenacities of
the plied and single yarn is 1.2, the ratio of their breaking strengths will be
a. 2.0
b. 3.0
c. 2.4
d. 4.0
63. A yarn of 16 Ne is spun on a 46mm diameter rotor spinning machine at 100 m/min.
The measured TM in the yarn is 4.4. Considering the loss in machine twist as 10%,
the number of fibre layers within the rotor at the yarn formation point will be
a. 100
b. 111
c. 120
d. 130
64. In case of polyester – cotton blended yarn which one of the following statement is
true
a. Polyester fibre predominates on yarn surface
b. The blended yarn id stronger than 100% polyester yarn
c. Cotton fibre predominates on yarn surface
d. The yarn is less extensible than 100% cotton yarn
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65.
Group I Group II
P High drafting force 1 Low roller pressure
Q Periodic variation 2 Long and fine fibres
R Drafting wave 3 Eccentric roller
S Roller slip 4 Thick and thin places
5 Short fibres
6 Spin finish
a. P2-Q3-R4-S1
b. P4-Q1-R3-S2
c. P6-Q5-R2-S3
d. P6-Q1-R3-S5
66.
Group I Group II
P Air jet spun yarn 1 Highest bending rigidity
Q Rotor spun yarn 2 Strongest
R Dref-2 friction spun yarn 3 Most uniform
S Ring yarn 4 Weakest
5 Bulkiest
6 Core-strength
a. P3-Q2-R6-S1
b. P6-Q2-R1-S3
c. P1-Q3-R4-S2
d. P2-Q6-R1-S3
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67. Increase in the taper angle on a sectional warping machine will require
a. increase in the traverse speed
b. decrease in the traverse speed
c. no change in the traverse speed
d. increase in the warping speed
68. Size pick up increases with increase in
a. speed of the sizing machine
b. nip pressure
c. cylinder temperature
d. yarn stretch
69. Sley velocity in m/s at the front centre of the loom is
a. 0
b. 10
c. 30
d. 50
70. A loom is designed to run at 500 picks per minute. If the fabric width is 2.5 m and
weft crimp on the loom is 8%, the weft insertion rate in m/min on the loom will be
a. 1000
b. 1250
c. 1350
d. 1450
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71. In shuttleless weaving, weft waste is minimum on
a. air-jet loom
b. water-jet loom
c. rapier loom
d. multi-phase loom
72. A design repeating on 45 cm along the length and 30 cm along the width of the
fabric having 40 ends and 35 picks per cm will require a jacquard capacity of
a. 1050
b. 1200
c. 1400
d. 1600
73. Fraction of the area covered in a square plain fabric having maximum sett and
circular cross-section yarns will be
a. 0.62
b. 0.72
c. 0.82
d. 0.92
A plain woven cotton fabric is made from 30s Ne warp and 35s Ne weft yarns. In the
processed fabric, there are 35 ends and 20 picks per cm and 6.5% warp and 13% weft
crimp. Take cotton fibre density as 1.52
74. Weight of the fabric in GSM will be approximately
a. 90
b. 100
c. 107
d. 112
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75. Percentage cover will be about
a. 60
b. 69
c. 73
d. 80
76. Fabric thickness in mm will be nearly
a. 0.22
b. 0.33
c. 0.44
d. 0.55
In a plain knitted fabric, stitch density is proportional to the inverse of the square of
stitch length with a proportionality constant of 21.6. A fabric with 0.39 cm stitch
length has been made from 30 tex cotton yarn
77. Tightness factor of the fabric will be
a. 12
b. 13
c. 14
d. 15
78. Weight in GSM will be approximately
a. 150
b. 156
c. 166
d. 200
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79. The relationship between dye concentration in fibre (mole/kg) and dye
concentration in solution (mole/l) at equilibrium at a given temperature is used for
the determination of
a. dye affinity
b. diffusion coefficient
c. heat of dyeing
d. entropy of dyeing
80. Which of the following enzyme is used for biopolishing of cotton
a. Lipase
b. Proteinase
c. Maltase
d. Cellulase
81. Treatment of polyester with 3-5% caustic soda at boil is carried out to impart
a. water repellency
b. crease resistance
c. antistat property
d. stiffness
82. Vapour phase mechanism of protection is valid in the case of
a. fire retardant based on borax
b. fire retardant based on nitrogenous compounds
c. fire retardant based on phodphorus compounds
d. fire retardant based on halogen compounds
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83. Bi-functional reactive dyes are characterized by
a. high affinity, high reactivity
b. low affinity, high reactivity
c. high affinity, low reactivity
d. low affinity, low reactivity
84. Dye sublimation property is associated with
a. low molecular weight on non ionic dyes
b. dyes having large number of polar groups
c. dyes having reactive groups
d. dyes having ionic groups
85. The increase in viscosity on neutralization of synthetic thickener is due to
a. conversion of coiled polymeric structure into linear structure
b. aggregation of polymeric molecules
c. cross linking of polymeric molecules
d. breaking of inter molecular cross link
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86.
Group I Group II
P Limiting oxygen index 1 Water repellency
Q Spray test 2 Flame retardancy
R Molecular orientation 3 Pollution load
S BOD/COD 4 Heat setting
5 Abrasion resistance
6 Crease recovery
a. P1-Q4-R3-S2
b. P2-Q1-R4-S3
c. P2-Q1-R4-S5
d. P4-Q3-R2-S1
87.
Group I Group II
P Sodium alginate 1 Levelling
Q Discharge printing 2 Dye destruction
R Dye movement from high conc. to low conc. Region 3 Resist printing
S Dye movement from wet to dry region 4 Reactive dye printing
5 Migration
6 Non ionic thickener
a. P6-Q3-R1-S4
b. P4-Q1-R2-S6
c. P4-Q2-R1-S5
d. P1-Q6-R2-S5
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88. If he wet pick-up of the cotton fabric is reduced from 100% to 30%, the energy
required to evaporate 1 kg water will
a. reduced by 30%
b. reduced by 70%
c. remain the same
d. Increase
Consider the following data in respect of the heat exchanger of a continuous
washing range in a state of dynamic equilibrium at equal mass flow rates of both the
thermic fluid and water (Assume that the exchange is circulating the fluid at its
maximum capacity)
Specific heat of the thermic fluid used 2500 J/Kg oC
Specific heat of water being heated 4200 J/Kg oC
Intel temperaure of thermic fluid 200oC
Outlet temperature of thermic fluid 75oC
Inlet temperature of water 30oC
Outlet temperature of water 95oC
89. The efficiency of the heat exchanger is
a. 0.47
b. 0.67
c. 0.87
d. 0.97
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90. If the maximum fluid circulating capacity of the above heat exchanger is 104 kg/hr
and the required temperature of water at the outlet is 75oC, the maximum flow rate
of water (kg/hr) at the outlet will be
a. 0.85 x 104
b. 1.28 x 104
c. 1.44 x 104
d. 1.67 x 104
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