GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: 640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water ? 2115 0

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    360 ml
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    320 ml
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    310 ml
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    330 ml
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Answer : 2. "320 ml"
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Answer: B) 320 ml Explanation: Here total parts of milk and water in the solution is 6+2 = 8 parts. 1part = 640/8 = 80   old mixture contains 6parts of milk and 2 parts of water(6:2).   To get new mixture containing half milk and half water, add 4parts of water to the old mixture then 6:(2+4) to make the ratio same. i.e, 4 x 80 = 320 ml.

Q: If 5 men and 2 boys working together, can do four times as much work per hour as a man and a boy together. Find the ratio of the work done by a man and that of a boy for a given time  ? 2115 0

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    1:2
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    1:3
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    3:1
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    2:1
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Answer : 4. "2:1"
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Answer: D) 2:1 Explanation: 5M + 2B = 4(1M + 1B) 5M + 2B = 4M + 4B 1M = 2B The required ratio of work done by a man and a boy = 2:1

Q: Laxmi and Prasanna set on a journey. Laxmi moves northwards at a speed of 20kmph and Prasanna moves southward at a speed of 30 kmph. How far will be Prasanna from Laxmi after 60 minutes ? 2114 0

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    24 km
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    50 km
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    42 km
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    30 km
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Answer : 2. "50 km"
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Answer: B) 50 km Explanation: We know 60 min = 1 hrTotal northward Laxmi's distance = 20kmph x 1hr = 20 kmTotal southward Prasanna's distance = 30kmph x 1hr = 30 kmTotal distance between Prasanna and Laxmi is = 20 + 30 = 50 km.

Q: Why are viruses considered to be nonliving? 2113 0

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    Viruses have no metabolic activity.
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    Viruses don't have any cells, like living organisms.
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    Viruses can't produce new proteins, DNA, or RNA.
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    All the above
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Viruses are responsible for some of the most dangerous and deadly diseases including influenza, ebola, rabies and smallpox. Despite their potential to kill, these potent pathogens are in fact considered to be non-living.   Reasons: 1. Viruses don't have any cells, like living organisms do. They have protein coats but no organelles or other cellular machinery. Just a little DNA packet. 2. Viruses can't produce new proteins, DNA, or RNA and therefore are unable to reproduce on their own. They need infected cells' machinery to make all of these and produce new virons. 3. Viruses have no metabolic activity. They don't use or convert energy and have no ongoing interior processes. They're basically just inert structures until they impact a potential host cell.

Q: The probability that a number selected at random from the first 100 natural numbers is a composite number is  ? 2112 0

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    3/2
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    2/3
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    1/2
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    34/7
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Answer : 1. "3/2"
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Answer: A) 3/2 Explanation: The number of exhaustive events = 100 C₁ = 100. We have 25 primes from 1 to 100. Number of favourable cases are 75. Required probability = 75/50 = 3/2.

Q: Organisms need Nutrients in order to 2112 0

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    Breaking down food
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    Utilize chemical compounds
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    recycling
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    None
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Answer : 1. "Breaking down food"
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Answer: A) Breaking down food Explanation: Nutrients are necessary for break down the food and supply energy to the organisms and to carry out essential life functions. Important nutrients are Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen.   Some more important nutrients for plants are : Potassium, Sulphur, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Calcium and Magnesium.

Q: Add is to multiply as subtract is to 2109 0

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    fraction
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    divide
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    decimal
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    None of the above
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Answer : 2. "divide"
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Answer: B) divide Explanation: Here if you observe, add and subtract are opposite in nature. Similarly, mutiply and divide are also opposite in nature.   Hence, Add : Multiply :: Subtract : Divide.

Q: Ravi, Anand and Pranay are running a business firm in partnership. What is Anand's share in the profit earned by them? a. Ravi, Anand and Pranay invested the amounts in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 7. b. Pranay's share in the profit is Rs. 8750. 2109 0

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    Only a is sufficient
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    Neither a nor b is sufficient
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    Only b is sufficient
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    Both a and b sufficient
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Answer : 4. "Both a and b sufficient"
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Answer: D) Both a and b sufficient Explanation: Given Pranay's profit in the share is Rs. 8750 But given that their investments are in the ratio 2:4:7 713×P = 8750 P = 16250 Now Anand's share = 413×16250 = Rs.5000 Thus both staements a and b are sufficient to answer this question.

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