GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: A cowboy arrives in town on Friday. He stays for 3 days and then leaves on Friday. How is that possible? 1440 0

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You will get the answer in the riddle itself, if you read the riddle carefully. The riddle says "A cowboy arrives in town on Friday." So Friday is the name of the horse on which he comes. Hence, the only possibility is he arrives on the horse friday on Tuesday, stays for 3 days and leaves on the same horse on Friday.

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Answer : 4. "3"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 3 Explanation: Given teacher drinks 9 ltrLet number of boys be 'A'.Let number of girls be 'B'.Boy drinks 7 ltr and girl drinks 4 ltrAfter class total water consumed = 42 ltrThen,9 + 7A + 4B = 42=> 7A + 4B = 33By trial and error method,The only integers which satisfy the equation is A = 3 and B = 3Therefore, number of girls in the class = 3.

Q: If 25% of three-seventh of 26% of a number is 145.5, what is the number? 1439 0

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    4987
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    5784
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    5223
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    4741
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Answer : 3. "5223"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 5223 Explanation: Given,    25% of three-seventh of 26% of a number is 145.5   Let the required number be 'N'   i.e, 25100x37x26100xN = 145.5   N = 145.5x7x1000075x26   => N = 5223.07

Q: The price of a car is increased by 25%, by how much percent, must the new price of this car be decreased to restore its original price ? 1438 0

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    20%
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    24%
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    21%
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    25%
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Answer : 1. "20%"
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Answer: A) 20% Explanation: Suppose that the original price of the car = Rs. x  Then new price of the car => (x) + (x ×25/100) = Rs. 5x/4  To restore the original price, the new price must be decreased by 5x/4 − x = x/4 So required percentage =(x/4)/(5x/4) × 100% = 20%

Q: Why do you want to work in the service line to which you have applied ? 1436 0

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The interviewer is looking for similar things whether asking about company or position. The interviewer wants to : - Learn about your career goals and how this position fits into your plan. - Make sure that you are sincerely interested in the job and will be motivated to perform if hired. - Find out what you know about the company, industry, position. - Understand your priorities and preferences.

Q: What will come in place of the question mark (?) in the following question ? 52.5% of 800 + 30.5% of 2800 = ? + 87.30 1435 0

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    1096.30
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    1226.70
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    1124.20
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    1186.70
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Answer : 4. "1186.70"
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Answer: D) 1186.70 Explanation: 52.5% of 800 + 30.5% of 2800 = ? + 87.30 420 + 854 - 87.30 = ? 1274 - 87.30 = ? ? = 1186.70

Q: In which city the world's tallest sandcastle has been built  ? 1435 0

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    Duisburg
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    Berlin
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    Havana
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    Paris
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Answer : 1. "Duisburg"
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Answer: A) Duisburg Explanation:

Q: What is something you will never see again? 1435 0

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Yesterday, is what we will never see again as the time we come across will never be back.

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