GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In a certain Business, the profit is 220% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ? 2092 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45- 161%true
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Answer : 1. "61%"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 61% Explanation: Let C.P.= Rs. 100. Then, Profit = Rs.220, S.P. = Rs.320. New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125 New S.P. = Rs.320. Profit = Rs. (320 - 125) = Rs. 195 Required percentage = 195320×100== 60.9 =~ 61%
Q: How many birthdays does the average person have? 2091 05b5cc670e4d2b4197774c05f
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Explanation :
Any person can have only 1 birthday i.e, the day he was born. And every year we celebrate it's anniversaries.
Q: What is the science of mapmaking called? 2091 05b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b8d7
5b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b8d7- 1Coriographyfalse
- 2Cartographytrue
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Answer : 2. "Cartography"
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Answer: B) Cartography Explanation: The art and science of map making is called Cartography.
Q: What is the distance around a shape called? 2090 05b5cc636e4d2b4197774ba2e
5b5cc636e4d2b4197774ba2e- 1Volumefalse
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Answer : 4. "Perimeter"
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Answer: D) Perimeter Explanation: The distance around a shape or figure I called Perimeter. A perimeter is a path that surrounds a two-dimensional shape.
Q: It takes one minute to fill 2/7 th of a vessel. What is the time taken in minutes to fill the whole of the vessel ? 2089 05b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e7fd
5b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e7fd- 11/7 minfalse
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Answer : 2. "7/2 min"
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Answer: B) 7/2 min Explanation: Time taken to fill 2/7 = 1Then to fill full 1 = ?? = 1/(2/7) = 7/2 minutes.
Q: If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ? 2088 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd80- 1100 mtsfalse
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Answer : 3. "98 mts"
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Answer: C) 98 mts Explanation: Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.Let actual time to reach be 't'.Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)Solving equation (1) and (2)=> x = 98 mts.
Q: Who is known as the Father of Geometry? 2087 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca4c
5b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca4c- 1Aryabhatafalse
- 2Thales of Miletusfalse
- 3Pythagoras of Samosfalse
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Answer : 4. "Euclid"
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Answer: D) Euclid Explanation: Euclid of Alexandria was a Greek mathematician, often referred to as the Father of Geometry.
Q: Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence meaningfully complete. The policy on foreign direct investment in multi- brand retail may be _______ in a political impasse, but big retail chains are using India as sourcing base and making an _________ on local businesses. 2085 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd55
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd55- 1Caught, impacttrue
- 2Caught, effectfalse
- 3Fetched, affectfalse
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Answer : 1. "Caught, impact"
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Answer: A) Caught, impact Explanation: Caught - according to the sentence given caught means to become involved in something, often without wanting to. Impasse - means a situation in which further development is impossible.