GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Sound travels fastest in 2287 0

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    Vacuum
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    Air
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    Glass
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    Water
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Answer : 3. "Glass"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Glass Explanation: Sound is a mechanical vibration and needs a medium for propagation. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels. So, sound cannot travel through vacuum.   As the sound travels faster in solids than liquids and gases, sound travels faster in the glass than Air and water.

Q: A hybrid of a donkey and a horse 2287 0

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    Panthera and Mule
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    Mules and Hinnys
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    Liger and Hinnys
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    Wholphin and Mule
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Answer : 2. "Mules and Hinnys"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Mules and Hinnys Explanation: Donkeys and horses can be breed to make mules and hinnys. A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid that is the offspring of a male horse, a stallion, and a female donkey, a jenny. It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey, a jack, and a female horse, a mare.

Q: The Hardest substance available on Earth is 2286 0

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    Diamond
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    Wurtzite
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    Platinum
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    Gold
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Answer : 1. "Diamond"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Diamond Explanation: Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth. Diamond is the hardest substance available on Earth due to the giant molecular structure of diamond in which each carbon atom is covalently bonded to four other carbon atoms. A covalent bond is very strong and requires a large amount of energy to break itself, and diamond has many covalent bonds.

Q: If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain ? 2285 0

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    25%
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    30%
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    17%
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    19%
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Answer : 1. "25%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 25% Explanation: He has gain = 15 - 12 = 3,Gain% = (3/12) x 100 = (100/4) = 25.He has 25% gain.

Q: K and L start a business jointly. K invests Rs.16000 for 8 months and L remains in the business for 4 months. Out of the total profit L claims 2/7th share. How much money is contributed by L? 2282 0

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    Rs. 13,204
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    Rs. 14,521
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    Rs. 12,800
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    Rs. 15,000
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 12,800"
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Answer: C) Rs. 12,800 Explanation: Given share of L is 2/7 th of profit. Then, their profits are divided in to 5:2 ratio. Ratio of K and L is 16000×8x×4=52 x = Rs. 12,800.

Q: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What is that? 2282 0

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    Pictures
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    Hole
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    Clothes
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    Footsteps
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Answer : 4. "Footsteps"
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Answer: D) Footsteps Explanation: Yes, footsteps are what we take more, the more we leave behind.

Q: A word i know, six letters it contains, subtract just one and twelve remains. What is it? 2281 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

DOZENS. If we remove 'S' from it, it is DOZEN which tells that 12.

Q: If [P @ Q] means [P is wife of Q], [P+Q] means [P is father of Q] and [P - Q] means [P is sister of Q] then in [G+ H - R @ D], how is G related to D ? 2281 0

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    Son-in-law
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    Grand father
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    Father-in-law
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    Brother
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Answer : 3. "Father-in-law"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Father-in-law Explanation: "G is father in law of D"G+H means G is father of HH is either son or daughter of GH-R means H is sister of RR@D means R is wife of Dso H and R are sistersand daughters of Gso husband of R i.e. D is son in law of Gor G is father in law of D

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