GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which technology is used in compact disks? 2213 15b5cc690e4d2b4197774c427
5b5cc690e4d2b4197774c427- 1Lasertrue
- 2Mechanicalfalse
- 3Electricalfalse
- 4Electro magneticfalse
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Answer : 1. "Laser"
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Answer: A) Laser Explanation: Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982. These are actually made to replace floppy disks that were used to store files and programs from the computer. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM). These CD's uses Laser technology.
Q: Statement: Air export volumes have increased substantially over the past decade causing backlogs and difficulties for air cargo agents because of increased demand for space and service.Courses of action:a. Airlines and air cargo agents should jointly work out a solution to combat the problem.b. The reasons for the increase in the volume of air exports should be found out. 2212 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd94
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fd94- 1Only a followstrue
- 2Both a and b followsfalse
- 3Only b followsfalse
- 4Neither a nor b followsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only a follows"
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Answer: A) Only a follows Explanation: The problem faced, by the airlines and cargo agents is the non availability of cargo space. Therefore, right course of action is to combat the problem.
Q: Find the Missing Number Puzzle for the Given 2211 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1d3
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1d3- 18false
- 216false
- 39true
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Answer : 3. "9"
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Answer: C) 9 Explanation: Given 6 = 3 => Number of letters in SIX = 3 12 = 6 => Number of letters in TWELVE = 6 14 = 8 => Number of letters in FOURTEEN = 8 Similarly, 22 = 9 => Number of letters in TWENTY TWO = 9 Therefore, 22 = 9.
Q: A flagstaff 17.5 m high casts a shadow of length 40.25 m. What will be the height of a building, which casts a shadow of length 28.75 m under similar conditions ? 2210 15b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774f013
5b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774f013- 114 cmfalse
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Answer : 3. "12.5 cm"
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Answer: C) 12.5 cm Explanation: Let the required height of the building be x meter More shadow length, More height(direct proportion) Hence we can write as (shadow length) 40.25 : 28.75 :: 17.5 : x⇒ 40.25 × x = 28.75 × 17.5⇒ x = 28.75 × 17.5/40.25= 2875 × 175/40250= 2875 × 7/1610= 2875/230= 575/46= 12.5 cm
Q: The more you take the more you leave behind. What is it? 2209 05b5cc6ace4d2b4197774d0ab
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Footsteps. Yes, as you walk forward, you will leave the footstep behind you.
Q: which is a best way to measure Ground Distance? 2208 05b5cc6b2e4d2b4197774d373
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Pace Count is a way to measure to Ground Distance. Pace Count is nothing but regular single natural step of about 30 inches long.
Q: From the given series of numbers, if half of the second highest number is subtracted from the third highest number, what will be the value ? 519 328 746 495 837 2207 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8a6
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8a6- 1146true
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Answer : 1. "146"
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Answer: A) 146 Explanation: From the given series of numbers, if half of the second highest number is subtracted from the third highest number, what will be the value ? Now arranging the given numbers in descending order.837 746 519 495 328 519 - 746/2 = 519 - 373 = 146.
Q: Multiplicative inverse of 0 2207 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bce5
5b5cc651e4d2b4197774bce5- 10false
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- 3infinityfalse
- 4None of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "None of the above"
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Answer: D) None of the above Explanation: In the real numbers, zero does not have a reciprocal because no real number multiplied by 0 produces 1 (the product of any number with zero is zero). Hence, 0 doesn't have any multiplicative inverse.

