GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: 70000 a year is how much an hour? 1831 0

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    80
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    8
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    0.8
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    0.08
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Answer : 2. "8"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 8 Explanation: Given for year = 70000 => 365 days = 70000 => 365 x 24 hours = 70000 =>   1 hour = ? 70000/365x24 = 7.990 = 8

Q: How much time will take for an amount of Rs. 450 to yield Rs. 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest  ? 1831 0

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    4 years
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    2.5 years
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    3.5 years
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    2 years
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Answer : 1. "4 years"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 4 years Explanation: Time = (100 x 81) / (450 x 4.5) = 4 years.

Q: A class has 8 football players. A 5-member team and a captain will be selected out of these 8 players. How many different selections can be made ? 1831 0

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    210
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    168
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    1260
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    10!/6!
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Answer : 2. "168"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 168 Explanation: we can select the 5 member team out of the 8 in 8C5 ways = 56 ways. The captain can be selected from amongst the remaining 3 players in 3 ways. Therefore, total ways the selection of 5 players and a captain can be made = 56x3 = 168 ways.   (or)   Alternatively, A team of 6 members has to be selected from the 8 players. This can be done in 8C6 or 28 ways. Now, the captain can be selected from these 6 players in 6 ways. Therefore, total ways the selection can be made is 28x6 = 168 ways.

Q: In oceania, most towns began as 1831 0

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    Colonial ports
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    plantations
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    tribal ritual centers
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    capital cities
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Answer : 1. "Colonial ports"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Colonial ports Explanation: Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. In Oceani, most towns began as Colonial Ports.

Q: Which of the following is malleable? 1830 0

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    Ice
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    Gold
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    Stone
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    Pottery
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Answer : 2. "Gold"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Gold Explanation: Here in the given options, Gold is a malleable substance. Malleable substance means a metal or a material able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. i.e, tensile.

Q: Who is the richest person in the world 2018? 1830 0

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    Jeff Bezos
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    Bill Gates
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    Warren Buffets
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    Mark Zuckerberg
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Answer : 1. "Jeff Bezos"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Jeff Bezos Explanation: Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history. The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth broke $150 billion in New York on 16th July 2018 morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.       That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.

Q: Which startup acquired Google's satellite imaging business in 2017 ? 1829 0

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    NovaWurks
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    PlanetiQ
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    Planet Labs
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    UrtheCast
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Answer : 3. "Planet Labs"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Planet Labs Explanation: American startup Planet Labs, that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its acquisition of Google's 'Terra Bella' satellite business. As part of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million and that time it was known as Skybox Imaging.

Q: Plants are photoautotrophs. What does this mean? 1827 0

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Photoautotrophs are those organisms that can make their own food using sun light with the help of the process of photosynthesis. Plants can prepare their own food using sunlight. Hence they are Photoautotrophs.

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