GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A group of 10 representatives is to be selected out of 12 seniors and 10 juniors. In how many different ways can the group be selected if it should have at least one senior ? 5795 05b5cc6eee4d2b4197774eed7
5b5cc6eee4d2b4197774eed7- 1²²C₁₀ + 1false
- 2²²C₉ + ¹⁰C₁false
- 3²²C₁₀false
- 4²²C₁₀ - 1true
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Answer : 4. "²²C₁₀ - 1"
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Answer: D) ²²C₁₀ - 1 Explanation: The total number of ways of forming the group of ten representatives is ²²C₁₀. The total number of ways of forming the group that consists of no seniors is ¹⁰C₁₀ = 1 way The required number of ways = ²²C₁₀ - 1
Q: There are seven persons P, Q, R, S, T, U and V up on a ladder(not in this order).P is further up than T but is lower than R. Q is in the middle. V is between P and Q. T is between Q and U. If U is between T and S, the person on the bottom step of the ladder will be ? 5774 05b5cc777e4d2b419777500c0
5b5cc777e4d2b419777500c0- 1Strue
- 2Rfalse
- 3Ufalse
- 4Tfalse
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Answer : 1. "S"
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Answer: A) S Explanation: Here as given Q is in the middle and it satisfies all other conditions given in the question.
Q: If today is Saturday, what will be the day 350 days from now ? 5771 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e8eb
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e8eb- 1Saturdaytrue
- 2Fridayfalse
- 3Sundayfalse
- 4Mondayfalse
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Answer : 1. "Saturday"
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Answer: A) Saturday Explanation: 350 days, 350/7 = 50, no odd days, so it will be a Saturday.
Q: Which is the gas used for making vegetables and vanaspathi from vegetable oils? 5757 05b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d346
5b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d346- 1Hydrogentrue
- 2Nitrogenfalse
- 3Argonfalse
- 4Heliumfalse
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Answer : 1. "Hydrogen"
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Answer: A) Hydrogen Explanation: Hydrogen gas is used for making vegetables and vanaspathi from vegetable oils. As it is colourless, odourless, tasteless, flammable gaseous substance, it is added to oils to make them more solid or spreadable. The use of hydrogenation helps to prolong the shelf life of the food and maintain flavour stability.
Q: Lichens are the best indicator of 5736 15b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0ff
5b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0ff- 1Air pollutiontrue
- 2Sound pollutionfalse
- 3Noise pollutionfalse
- 4Water pollutionfalse
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Answer : 1. "Air pollution"
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Answer: A) Air pollution Explanation: 1. Lichens are plants that grow in exposed places such as rocks or tree bark. 2. Lichens are widely used as environmental indicators or bio-indicators. They can be used as air pollution indicators, especially of the concentration of sulfur-di-oxide in the atmosphere. 3. They need to be very good at absorbing water and nutrients to grow there.
Q: Which of these relationships is true of an uncharged atom? 5725 05b5cc688e4d2b4197774c35a
5b5cc688e4d2b4197774c35a- 1The atomic mass is equal to the atomic number.false
- 2The number of electrons is equal to the number of neutrons.false
- 3The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons.true
- 4The atomic mass is equal to the number of electrons.false
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Answer : 3. "The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons."
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Answer: C) The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. Explanation: The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. That is the number of positive charges is equal to the number of negative charges.
Q: Two trains are moving in the same direction at 72 kmph and 36 kmph. The faster train crosses a girl sitting at window seat in the slower train in 32 seconds. Find the length of the faster train ? 5670 05b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e769
5b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e769- 1170 mfalse
- 2100 mfalse
- 3270 mfalse
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Answer : 4. "320 m"
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Answer: D) 320 m Explanation: Relative speed = (72 - 36) x 5/18 = 2 x 5 = 10 mps.Distance covered in 32 sec = 32 x 10 = 320 m. The length of the faster train = 320 m.
Q: Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers? 5665 05b5cc645e4d2b4197774bbb4
5b5cc645e4d2b4197774bbb4- 1Fourth generationtrue
- 2Third generationfalse
- 3Second generationfalse
- 4First generationfalse
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Answer : 1. "Fourth generation"
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Answer: A) Fourth generation Explanation: Microprocessors are used in the computers of fourth generation computers. Personal microcomputers were possible due to the microprocessors. Microprocessors further revolutionized the development of computers. The first microprocessor called Intel 4004 was developed by American Intel Corporation in 1971.