GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: 70000 a year is how much an hour? 1831 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b886
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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 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb8e
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Answer : 1. "4 years"
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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 05b5cc6d0e4d2b4197774e38a
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Answer : 2. "168"
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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 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b582
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b582- 1Colonial portstrue
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- 3tribal ritual centersfalse
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Answer : 1. "Colonial ports"
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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 05b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc55
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Answer : 2. "Gold"
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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 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ff
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ff- 1Jeff Bezostrue
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Answer : 1. "Jeff Bezos"
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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 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc75
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc75- 1NovaWurksfalse
- 2PlanetiQfalse
- 3Planet Labstrue
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Answer : 3. "Planet Labs"
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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 05b5cc61ee4d2b4197774b762
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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.

