GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: I will disappear every time you say my name. What am I? 1759 0

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    Thief
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    Silence
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    Shadow
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    None
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Answer : 2. "Silence"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Silence Explanation:

Q: The average age of 80 boys in a class is 15. The average age of group of 15 boys in the class is 16 and the average of another 25 boys in the class is 14. What is the average age of the remaining boys in the class ? 1759 0

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    12.24 yrs
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    13.25 yrs
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    16 yrs
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    15.25 yrs
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Answer : 4. "15.25 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 15.25 yrs Explanation: Total ages of 80 boys = 15 x 80 = 1200 yrs.Total age of 16 boys = 15 x 16 = 240 yrsTotal age of 25 boys = 14 x 25 = 350 yrs.Average age of remaining boys = 1200 - (240+350) / 80 - (25+15) = 610/41 = 15.25 yrs.

Q: A take twice as much time as B or thrice as much time to finish a piece of work. Working together, they can finish the work in 2 days. B can do the work alone in  ? 1759 0

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    8 hrs
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    12 hrs
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    6 hrs
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    4 hrs
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Answer : 3. "6 hrs"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 6 hrs Explanation: Suppose A, B and C take x, x/2 and x/3 respectively to finish the work.  Then, (1/x + 2/x + 3/x) = 1/2  => 6/x = 1/2      => x = 12  So, B takes 6 hours to finish the work.

Q: Which is the largest coal producing country in the World? 1758 0

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    India
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    China
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    Russia
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    New-zealand
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Answer : 2. "China"
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Answer: B) China Explanation: China has been by far the biggest coal producing country over the last three decades. The country produced about 3.6 billion tonnes (Bt) of coal in 2012 accounting for over 47% of the world's total coal output.

Q: What will come in the place of the (?) in the following number series ? 5 14 45 130 (?) 1182 1757 0

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    222
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    397
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    404
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    415
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Answer : 2. "397"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 397 Explanation: The pattern of given series is : 5 14 = (5x3) - 1 45 = (14x3) + 3 130 = (45x3) - 5 (?) = (130x3) + 7 => (?) = 397 1182 = (397x3) - 9 Thus, the missing number is 397.

Q: What is a Common Multiple? 1757 0

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If the Multiples for two or more numbers which are Common, then those Multiples are said to be Common Multiples.    For Example : Multiples of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30,... Multiples of 5 are 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,... Here common multiples of 3 & 5 upto 30 are 15, 30.

Q: The length of a rectangular plot is increased by 50%, to keep its area unchanged, the width of the plot should be decreased by ______? 1756 0

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    29.87%
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    33.33%
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    22.22%
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    19.5%
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Answer : 2. "33.33%"
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Answer: B) 33.33% Explanation: % Decrease in Width = 50150x100   = 33.33%

Q: Orkut’s creator Buyukkokten has launched a new social network called ________, which is available on mobile only. 1753 0

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    Caller
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    Hello
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    Hi
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    Hay
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Answer : 2. "Hello"
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Answer: B) Hello Explanation: Orkut’s creator Buyukkokten has launched a new social network called Hello, which is available on mobile only. The Hello.com app is available on Android and iOS in the following countries: US, Canada, Britain, France, Australia, Brazil, Ireland. Germany, Mexico and India are next on the list and the app should be available this month.

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