GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: If the following five names which name will come  in the last in a telephone directory ? a) Mahinder  b) Mahender  c) Mahindra  d) Mahendra  e) Mohinder 5034 0

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    Mahinder
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    Mahindra
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    Mohinder
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    Mahender
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Answer : 3. "Mohinder"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Mohinder Explanation: The given names will be arranged in the alphabetical order as : Mahender, Mahendra, Mahinder, Mahindra, Mohinder. Clearly, 'Mohinder' comes last.

Q: Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on 5017 2

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    disk pack in disk surface
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    tracks per inch of surface
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    bits per inch of tracks
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    All of the above
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Answer : 4. "All of the above"
Explanation :

Answer: D) All of the above Explanation: Magnetic disk is a kind of data storage device. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on  1. tracks per inch of surface 2. bits per inch of tracks 3. disk pack in disk surface   It can be shown as ::

Q: CPU speed of a personal computer is 5014 2

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    1 MIPS
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    100 KIPS
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    32 KIPS
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    32 MIPS
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Answer : 3. "32 KIPS"
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Answer: C) 32 KIPS Explanation: Instructions per second (IPS) is a measure of a computer's processor speed. CPU speed of a personal computer is 32 KIPS (Kilo Instructions per second).

Q: The incomes of two persons A and B are in the ratio 3:4. If each saves Rs.100 per month, the ratio of their expenditures is 1:2. Find their incomes  ? 5008 0

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    200, 400
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    100, 300
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    100, 200
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    150, 200
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Answer : 4. "150, 200"
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Answer: D) 150, 200 Explanation: The incomes of A and B be 3P and 4P. Expenditures = Income - Savings (3P - 100) and (4P - 100) The ratio of their expenditure = 1:2 (3P - 100):(4P - 100) = 1:2 2P = 100 => P = 50 Their incomes = 150, 200

Q: Exhibit : display :: send : ? 4955 0

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    Stamp
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    Receive
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    Show
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    Emit
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Answer : 4. "Emit"
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Answer: D) Emit Explanation: Here the given words represent synonyms. Exhibit and Display are synonyms for each other. Similarly, Send and Emit are synonyms for each other.   Hence, Exhibit : display :: send : Emit.

Q: Rs.1200 divided among P, Q and R. P gets half of the total amount received by Q and R. Q gets one-third of the total amount received by P and R. Find the amount received by R ? 4932 0

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    Rs. 1100
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    Rs. 500
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    Rs. 1200
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    Rs. 700
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 500"
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Answer: B) Rs. 500 Explanation: Let the amounts to be received by P, Q and R be p, q and r.p + q + r = 1200p = 1/2 (q + r) => 2p = q + r Adding 'p' both sides, 3p = p + q + r = 1200=> p = Rs.400 q = 1/3 (p + r) => 3q = p + r Adding 'q' both sides, 4q = p + q + r = 1200=> q = Rs.300 r = 1200 - (p + q) => r = Rs.500.

Q: In a scheme, a pack of three soaps with MRP Rs.45 is available for Rs.42. If it still gives a profit of 5% to the shopkeeper, then the cost price of the pack is ? 4913 0

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    38
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    39
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    40
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    41
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Answer : 3. "40"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 40 Explanation: Given M.P=45,S.P=42, Profit = 0.05 Let C.P=x , Then Profit = (42-x)/x = 0.05=> x = 40.

Q: Correct underlined words if necessary in the following sentence ? Have you been more careful, the accident could have been averted. 4878 0

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    Have you been
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    If you have been
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    Had you been
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    If you could have been
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Answer : 3. "Had you been"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Had you been Explanation: As the sentence talks about the past it is apt to say. 'Had you been more careful ...'.

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