GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In how many different ways can the letters of the word 'POVERTY' be arranged ? 1804 05b5cc6b4e4d2b4197774d4bb
5b5cc6b4e4d2b4197774d4bb- 12520false
- 25040true
- 31260false
- 4Nonefalse
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Answer : 2. "5040"
Explanation :
Answer: B) 5040 Explanation: The 7 letters word 'POVERTY' be arranged in 7P7 ways = 7! = 5040 ways.
Q: Number Challenge Puzzle ? 1803 05b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4be
5b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4be- 11true
- 24false
- 35false
- 40false
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Answer : 1. "1"
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Answer: A) 1 Explanation: In each row, Sum of 1st two digit number + last two digit number = Middle two digit number i.e., 1st row 15 + 40 = 55 2nd row 46 + 47 = 93 Similarly, 7x + 16 = 87 => x = 1.
Q: What do you do to improve your knowledge? 1801 05b5cc6a5e4d2b4197774ccc5
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When an interviewer asks "What do you do to improve your knowledge", because it reflects the major thought process of a person and the way a person gains knowledge and the level to which one is accustomed to the current happenings in the world. In my sense knowledge is not very much obtained through books or any websites. We can give some exercise to the brain so that we can gain knowledge. It is essential to update oneself in order to cope up with this competitive world. First of all you should keep yourself updated with the new technological developments so that if the interviewer asks something concerning the current affairs, you can answer them.You can say that you visit various forums, blogs to keep yourself updated and improve your knowledge. It will be helpful if you have experience of such forums or blogs from before so that you can create a better impression in the minds of the interviewers. It is said that interacting with people of different ages, different communities and different education levels a person can fetch huge knowledge.
Q: Which of the following team has won the 37th and final edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy at Breda, the Netherlands? 1800 05b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b8b8
5b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b8b8- 1Indiafalse
- 2Australiatrue
- 3Brazilfalse
- 4The Netherlandsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Australia"
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Answer: B) Australia Explanation: In the summit clash of the 37th and final edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy at Breda, the Netherlands, India lost to defending champions Australia via penalty shoot-off. The match went into the shoot-off after both the teams were locked at 1-1 in regulation time.
Q: If a 36 cm thread is used to wrap a book, lengthwise twice and breadth wise once, what is the size of the book ? 1800 05b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3dc
5b5cc711e4d2b4197774f3dc- 1288 sq.cmtrue
- 2188 sq.cmfalse
- 3144 sq.cmfalse
- 4244 sq.cmfalse
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Answer : 1. "288 sq.cm"
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Answer: A) 288 sq.cm Explanation: Length of the thread is 36 cms. length wise twice breath wise once then totally thrice.so 36/3 = 12.so length is 12 x 2 = 24 cmsbreath is 12 cmsArea of the book = length x breath = 24 x 12 = 288 sq.cm
Q: Which one of the following elements is a transition element? 1800 05b5cc632e4d2b4197774b9cb
5b5cc632e4d2b4197774b9cb- 1Hfalse
- 2Asfalse
- 3Fetrue
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Answer : 3. "Fe"
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Answer: C) Fe Explanation: In chemistry, the term transition metal has three possible meanings: The IUPAC definition defines a transition metal as "an element whose atom has a partially filled d sub-shell, or which can give rise to cations with an incomplete d sub-shell". Any of the set of metallic elements occupying a central block (Groups IVB–VIII, IB, and IIB, or 4–12) in the periodic table, e.g. iron, manganese, chromium, and copper. Chemically they show variable valency and a strong tendency to form coordination compounds, and many of their compounds are coloured. Here in the given options, only iron (Fe) is a transition metal since Strontium is an alkaline earth, arsenic is a metalloid, hydrogen is (normally) a diatomic gas.
Q: A,B,C,D,E,F,G and H are sitting around a circular table facing the centre but not necessarily in the same order. G sits third to the right of C. E is second to the right of G and 4th to the right of H. B is fourth to the right of C. D is not an immediate neighbour of E. A and C are immediate neighbours. Which of the following is/are correct ? 1798 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd46
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd46- 1F is third to the left of Bfalse
- 2F is second to the right of Btrue
- 3B is an immediate neighbour of Dfalse
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Answer : 2. "F is second to the right of B"
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Answer: B) F is second to the right of B Explanation: From the given information, the circular arrangement is Here F is second to the right of B and the remaning all are wrong.
Q: What lives in the winter dies in the summer? 1798 05b5cc672e4d2b4197774c077
5b5cc672e4d2b4197774c077- 1Plantsfalse
- 2Animalsfalse
- 3Icycletrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Icycle"
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Answer: C) Icycle Explanation: An icycle, a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water forms due to cool in winter and dies in summer due to hot.

