GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Eighteen years ago, a mother was three times as old as her daughter. Now the mother is only twice as old as her daughter. Then the sum of the present ages of daughter and the mother is ? 2080 0

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    84 yrs
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    96 yrs
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    116 yrs
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    108 yrs
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Answer : 4. "108 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 108 yrs Explanation: Let the present ages of the mother and daughter be 2x and x years respectively. Then, (2x - 18) = 3(x - 18) => x = 36 Required sum = (2x + x) = 108 years.

Q: Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ? 2080 0

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    Richard Rekhy
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    John Veihmeyer
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    Subir Moitra
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    Arun M Kumar
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Answer : 4. "Arun M Kumar"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Arun M Kumar Explanation: KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.

Q: If Theresa's daughter is my daughter's mother, what am I to Theresa? 2078 0

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    Son-in-law
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    Daughter-in-law
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    Grand mother
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    Grand Daughter
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Answer : 1. "Son-in-law"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Son-in-law Explanation: Given that If Theresa's daughter is my daughter's mother It has 2 ways of Answers such that it depends on the sex of me. That is Male or Female.   1) If I am a Male : My daughter's mother is my wife. My wife is Teresa's daughter => I am Teresa's Son-in-law.   2) If I am a Female : My daughter's mother is myself. Myself Teresa's daughter. => I am Teresa's Daughter.   But in the given options only Son-in-law is available and daughter is not given.   So, Son-in-law is correct.

Q: What should come next in the following number series? 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2078 0

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    9
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    8
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    7
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    6
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Answer : 4. "6"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 6 Explanation: Here the series is:   987654321, 87654321, 7654321, 65...

Q: Ammeter : Current :: Odometer : ? 2078 0

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    Blood Pressure
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    Haemoglobin
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    pressure
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    Speed
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Answer : 4. "Speed"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Speed Explanation: Here Ammeter is used for measuring Current whereas Odometer is used to measure Speed.

Q: Madhu started a business and he invested in 76000, After some month, Amar came to join with him and invest 57000.The end of the year the total profit was divided among them into ratio form 2 : 1.Find after how many months Amar join. 2078 0

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    7 months
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    8 months
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    3 months
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    4 months
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Answer : 4. "4 months"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 4 months Explanation: we can assume that Amar join into business after x months. So Amar money was invest into  (12 – x ) months.   76000×1257000×(12-x)=21   --> 912000 = 114000 ( 12 – x ) = 114 ( 12 – x ) = 912 --> x = 4 After 4 months amar join the business.

Q: Excluding stoppages, the average speed of a bus is 60 km/hr and including stoppages, the average speed of the bus is 40 km/hr. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour ? 2069 0

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    2 hrs
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    20 min
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    40 min
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    30 min
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Answer : 2. "20 min"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 20 min Explanation: In 1hr, the bus covers 60 km without stoppages and 40 km with stoppages. Stoppage time = time take to travel (60 - 40) km i.e 20 km at 60 km/hr. stoppage time = 20/60 hrs = 20 min.

Q: What has two hands but no arms or legs? 2069 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

A Clock has 3 hands i.e, an Hour hand, a Minute hand and a Seconds hand.

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