GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What can you catch but not throw? 2188 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

A cold or flu illness.

Q: Fossil : Extinction :: Puddle : ? 8674 0

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    Wet
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    Rain
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    Lake
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    Dry
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Answer : 2. "Rain"
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Answer: B) Rain Explanation: Here the relation between a fossil and extinction is that a fossil remains after an extinction. That is fossils are evidence of an extinction. Similarly, puddle remains after it is rained. That is puddles are evidence of rain.   Therefore, Fossil is to Extinction as Puddle is to Rain.

Q: A train covers 180 km distance in 5 hours. Another train covers the same distance in 1 hour less. What is the difference in the distances covered by these trains in one hour if they are moving in the same direction? 1864 0

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    15 kms
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    9 kms
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    6 kms
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    18 kms
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Answer : 2. "9 kms"
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Answer: B) 9 kms Explanation: The first train covers 180 kms in 5 hrs => Speed = 180/5 = 36 kmph Now the second train covers the same distance in 1 hour less than the first train => 4 hrs => Speed of the second train = 180/4 = 45 kmph Now, required difference in distance in 1 hour = 45 - 36 = 9 kms.

Q: Modern : Antiquated :: Weak : ? 9334 0

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    Strong
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    Fragile
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    Inadequate
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    Puny
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Answer : 1. "Strong"
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Answer: A) Strong Explanation: Modern is used to refer to something new whereas antiquated is used with respect to something old. In other words, both terms are the opposite of each other. From the above analysis, the missing word should be a word that represents the opposite of weak. Strong is used to with great influence. Therefore, the apt word is strong or any synonym of strong like potent, powerful, keen,...   Hence, Modern : Antiquated :: Weak : Strong.

Q: Which component of an IED creates an electrical charge? 2646 0

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    activator
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    fuse
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    explosive
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    power source
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Answer : 4. "power source"
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Answer: D) power source Explanation: The power source such as a Battery of an IED creates an electrical charge.   What are IED's :: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechanism. IEDs are commonly used as roadside bombs.

Q: Which structure is not part of the Endomembrane System? 1979 0

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    Chloroplast
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    Plasma membrane
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    Nuclear envelope
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    Golgi apparatus
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Answer : 1. "Chloroplast"
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Answer: A) Chloroplast Explanation: The endomembrane system is composed of the different membranes that are suspended in the cytoplasm within a eukaryotic cell. These membranes divide the cell into functional and structural compartments or organelles. In eukaryotes, the organelles of the endomembrane system include the nuclear membrane, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vesicles, endosomes and the cell membrane, among others.

Q: What state of matter is Jello? 1528 0

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    Liquid
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    Solid
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    Colloid
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    Gas
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Answer : 3. "Colloid"
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Answer: C) Colloid Explanation: Jello is a colloid, a semi-rigid structure i.e, semi-solid suspended in a liquid. When you Heat it up a bit and you'll break the protein bonds of the gelatin and it will liquefy completely and if you freeze, it becomes solid.

Q: The study of Heavenly bodies is called 3320 0

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    Astronomy
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    Astrology
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    Astrophysics
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    Astronautics
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Answer : 1. "Astronomy"
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Answer: A) Astronomy Explanation: Astronomy is the study of planets and heavenly bodies. Historically, astronomy has focused on observations of heavenly bodies. It is a close cousin to astrophysics. Succinctly put, astrophysics involves the study of the physics of astronomy and concentrates on the behavior, properties and motion of objects out there.

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