GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Mg+O2=MgO Balance the above Chemical equation? 1757 0

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    2Mg + O2 ----> 2MgO
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    2Mg + O ----> 2MgO
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    2Mg + O ----> MgO2
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    2Mg + O2 ----> MgO2
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Answer : 1. "2Mg + O2 ----> 2MgO"
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Answer: A) 2Mg + O2 ----> 2MgO Explanation: Given Equation is  Mg + O2 → MgO Balancing the Chemical Equation is nothing but Conservation of Matter. As Matter is Neither created nor Destroyed, it must be conserved. Here we have 1 Mg and 2 O on the left side and 1 Mg and 1 O on the right side To balance that, add 1 Mg on the left side so that it becomes 2 Mg and 2 O on the left side i.e, 2 Mg + O2 → 2 MgO Here it has 2 Mg & 2 O on the left side and 2 Mg and 2 O on the right side and the Chemical equation is Balanced.

Q: Highest Bridge in the world 1757 0

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    Millau Viaduct
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    Sidu River Bridge
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    Bailey Bridge
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    None
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Answer : 3. "Bailey Bridge"
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Answer: C) Bailey Bridge Explanation: The Highest bridge in the world is Bailey bridge. It is located in the Ladakh valley between Dras and Suru rivers in the Himalayan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army in August 1982. It is 30 meters (98 ft) long and is at an altitude of 5,602 meters (18,379 ft) above sea level.

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 ? 1756 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"
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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

Q: First Bank to introduce ATM in India is ? 1756 0

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    ICICI Bank
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    HSBC Bank
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    HDFC Bank
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    YES Bank
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Answer : 2. "HSBC Bank"
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Answer: B) HSBC Bank Explanation: HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is the first bank to introduce ATM concept in India in the year 1987 in Mumbai.

Q: A watch which gains uniformly is 2 minutes low at noon on Tuesday and is 4 min 48 sec fast at 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday. When was it correct ? 1754 0

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    12 p.m. on Wednesday
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    2 p.m. on Thursday
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    3 p.m. on Thursday
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    2 p.m. on Wednesday
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Answer : 2. "2 p.m. on Thursday"
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Answer: B) 2 p.m. on Thursday Explanation: Time from 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 2 p.m. on the following Tuesday = 7 days 2 hours.= 170 hours.The watch gains = (2 + 4 x 4/5) min= 34/5 min. in 170 hrs.Now, 34/5 min are gained in 170 hrs.Then, 2 min are gained in (170 x 5/34 x 2) hrs.Watch is correct after 2 days 2 hrs after 12 p.m. on Tuesday, i.e., it will be correct at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

Q: 45 men working 9 hours per day dig 40 m deep. How many extra men should be put to dig to a depth of 56 m working 7 hours per day ? 1752 0

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    36
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    61
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    48
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    54
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Answer : 1. "36"
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Answer: A) 36 Explanation: (45 x 9)/40 = (M x 7)/56 => M = 81 => 81 – 45 = 36

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Answer : 3. "b only"
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Answer: C) b only Explanation: Since half of the four children are girls, two must be boys. It is not clear which children have blue or brown eyes. So only statement (b) follows.

Q: What is the smallest number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square ? 1752 0

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    2
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    3
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    4
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    5
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Answer : 4. "5"
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Answer: D) 5 Explanation: By trial and error method, we get2880/3 = 960 is not a perfect square2880/4 = 720 is not a perfect square2880/5 = 576 which is perfect square of 24Hence, 5 is the least number by which 2880 must be divided in order to make it into a perfect square.

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