GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which value is equal to 5% of 1,500? 1981 0

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    35
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    55
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    75
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    45
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Answer : 3. "75"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 75 Explanation: In the question it is asked for 5% of 1500 5 x 1500/100 = 15 x 5 = 75.   Hence, 5% of 1,500 is equal to 75.

Q: Solve the Riddle? 1981 0

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    79 hrs
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    72 hrs
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    52 hrs
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    18 hrs
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Answer : 4. "18 hrs"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 18 hrs Explanation: From the given data, 18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs. => 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs => 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs.   Hence, 18 hrs.

Q: Find the odd man out of the following number series? 22, 26, 42, 78, 142, 244 1979 0

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    244
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    142
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    78
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    42
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Answer : 1. "244"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 244 Explanation: The given number series 22, 26, 42, 78, 142, 244 follows a pattern that, 2222 + 22 = 22 + 4 = 2626 + 42 = 26 + 16 = 4242 + 62 = 42 + 36 = 7878 + 82 = 78 + 64 = 142142 + 102 = 142 + 100 = 242    Hence, the odd one in the given number series is 244.

Q: Which structure is not part of the Endomembrane System? 1978 0

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    Chloroplast
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    Plasma membrane
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    Nuclear envelope
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    Golgi apparatus
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Answer : 1. "Chloroplast"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Chloroplast Explanation: The endomembrane system is composed of the different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a eukaryotic cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments or organelles. In eukaryotes, the organelles of the endomembrane system include the nuclear membrane, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vesicles, endosomes and the cell membrane, among others.

Q: Adam and Smith are working on a project. Adam takes 6 hrs to type 36 pages on a computer, while Smith takes 5 hrs to type 40 pages. How much time will they take, working together on two different computers to type a project of 120 pages? 1977 0

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    8 hrs 45 min
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    8 hrs 42 min
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    8 hrs
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    8 hrs 34 min
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Answer : 4. "8 hrs 34 min"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 8 hrs 34 min Explanation: Number of pages typed by Adam in 1 hour = 36/6 = 6 Number of pages typed by Smith in 1 hour = 40/5 = 8Number of pages typed by both in 1 hour = (6 + 8) = 14Time taken by both to type 110 pages = (120 * 1/14) = 847 = 8 hrs 34 min.

Q: Which is a characteristic of a Mixture? 1973 0

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    a pure substance
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    chemically comined
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    they can be mixed in some fixed ratio
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    it is either homogenous or heterogenous
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Answer : 4. "it is either homogenous or heterogenous"
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Answer: D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous Explanation: A mixture is the blending of two or more dissimilar substances.   Characteristics of a Mixture: 1. It has No formula. 2. It is an impure sustance 3. They can be mixed in any ratio. 4. The properties of the mixture are the properties of its constituents. 5. Constituents can e easily seperated by physical methods.eg: Heating, Drying, Crystallization, Distillation etc... 6. It is either homogenous or heterogenous.   A major characteristic of mixtures is that the materials do not chemically combine. Mixtures can be divided into those that are evenly distributed (homogeneous) and those that aren't (heterogeneous).

Q: Who wrote the social contract? 1972 0

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    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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    Immanuel Kant
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    John Locke
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    Voltaire
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Answer : 1. "Jean-Jacques Rousseau"
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Answer: A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau Explanation: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), in his influential 1762 treatise The Social Contract, outlined a different version of social contract theory, as the foundations of political rights based on unlimited popular sovereignty.

Q: Dronacharya Award Is Given To 1972 0

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    Sports Editors
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    Umpires
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    Sportsmen
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    Coaches
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Answer : 4. "Coaches"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Coaches Explanation: The Dronacharya Award, formally known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports training honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.

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