GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 36 km/hr and 26 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 sec. The length of each train is ? 1587 0

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    28 mts
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    54 mts
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    24 mts
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    50 mts
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Answer : 4. "50 mts"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 50 mts Explanation: Let the length of each train be x mts. Then, distance covered = 2x mts. Relative speed = 36 - 26 = 10 km/hr. = 10 x 5/18 = 25/9 m/sec. 2x/36 = 25/9 => x = 50 mts.

Q: If 2 men and 3 women can do a piece of work in 8 days and 3 men and 2 women in 7 days. In how many days can the work be done by 5 men and 4 women working together? 1585 0

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    3 days
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    6 days
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    4 days
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    2 days
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Answer : 3. "4 days"
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Answer: C) 4 days Explanation: From the given data, => (2 M + 3W) 8 = (3M + 2W)7 => 16M + 24W = 21M + 14 W => 10W = 5M => 2W = M => 14W × ? = 7W × 8 ? = 4 days

Q: Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ? 1585 0

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    son
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    nephew
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    grandson
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    son-in-law
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Answer : 3. "grandson"
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Answer: C) grandson Explanation: Man's son's sister---Man's daughter.So, the man's daughter is the mother of the woman's husband. Thus, the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph.

Q: What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series? 38, 195, ?, 4905, 24530, 122655 1584 0

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    980
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    885
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    824
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    1021
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Answer : 1. "980"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 980 Explanation: The given series follows the pattern that,   ×5+5,   ×5+5,   ×5+5,   ×5+5,   ×5+5   38 x 5 + 5  = 195   195 x 5 + 5 = 980   980 x 5 + 5 = 4905   4905 x 5 + 5 = 24530   24530 x 5 + 5 = 122655   So the missing number is 980 .

Q: Ratio between heights of two cylinder in the ratio 3:5. Their volumes are in the ratio 27:80. Find ratio between their radius ? 1583 0

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    1:3
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    2:1
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    3:4
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    4:7
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Answer : 3. "3:4"
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Answer: C) 3:4 Explanation:

Q: Who is the first richest person in India? 1582 0

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    Mukesh Ambani
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    Azim Premji
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    Dilip Shangvi
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    Lakshmi Mittal
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Answer : 1. "Mukesh Ambani"
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Answer: A) Mukesh Ambani Explanation: According to 2018 January reports, Mukesh Ambani is the first richest person in India being 18th in the world, followed by Azim Premji and S.P. Hinduja in second and third places.

Q: K men agree to donate a gift of Rs. L to trust. If three men drop out how much more will each have to contribute towards the purchase of the gift ? 1582 0

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    L / (k-3)
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    k / (L-3)
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    2K / 3L-K
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    3L / K(K-3)
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Answer : 4. "3L / K(K-3)"
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Answer: D) 3L / K(K-3) Explanation: Intial contribution = L/KAfter 3 men drop, then contribution =L/K-3The amount more to pay in contribution = LK-3 - LK   = 3LK(K-3)

Q: Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant? 1581 0

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    Acid rain
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    SO2
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    CO2
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    Dust particles
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Answer : 1. "Acid rain"
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Answer: A) Acid rain Explanation: Secondary pollutants include ozone, which is formed when hydrocarbons (HC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) combine in the presence of sunlight.   Whereas Primary pollutant are those pollutants that are directly emitted from their sources, like CO2, CO, SO2 as these gases are directly emitted form burning of fossil fuels.   Acid rain, which is formed when sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides react with water, sulfuric acid etc.   Hence, Acidrain is a secondary air pollutant.

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