GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which element is a member of the halogen family? 1886 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b816
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b816- 1Chlorinefalse
- 2Brominefalse
- 3Iodinefalse
- 4All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All of the above"
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Answer: D) All of the above Explanation: The halogens make up group 17 in the periodic table. They are five elements: Chlorine (Cl) Fluorine (F) Bromine (B) Iodine (I) Astatine (At). But astatine is not purely halogen as it is radioactive.
Q: What type of macromolecule is DNA? 1783 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b81b
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b81b- 1Proteinsfalse
- 2Carbohydratesfalse
- 3Nucleic acidstrue
- 4All of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Nucleic acids"
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Answer: C) Nucleic acids Explanation: DNA stands for Deoxyribo nucleic acid. It is a nucleic acid made up of monomeric unit called Nucleotide. A nucleotide consist of - a) Sugar - Deoxyribose in DNA ( ribose in RNA) b) An organic base- Adenine, cytosine, guanine.
Q: An object at rest may have 1875 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b802
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b802- 1Momentumfalse
- 2Potential energytrue
- 3Velocityfalse
- 4Kinetic energyfalse
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Answer : 2. "Potential energy"
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Answer: B) Potential energy Explanation: An object at rest may have Potential energy.
Q: In which layer is the temperature the lowest? 1658 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7ee
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7ee- 1Tropospherefalse
- 2Ionospherefalse
- 3Mesospheretrue
- 4Stratospherefalse
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Answer : 3. "Mesosphere"
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Answer: C) Mesosphere Explanation: The mesosphere lies above the stratosphere and extends to an altitude of about 85 km. This is layer is often referred to as the cold layer, as the lowest readings in the atmosphere are found here. Temperature decreases with height, reaching a minimum average value of -90 ºC at the top of the layer.
Q: 5 + 2 x 10 = 1529 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7e9
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7e9- 170false
- 220false
- 325true
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Answer : 3. "25"
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Answer: C) 25 Explanation: According to BODMAS rule, After multiplication only, addition is done. Hence, 5 + 2 x 10 = 5 + 20 = 25.
Q: 12% of 70,000 is 1778 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7df
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7df- 18400true
- 27200false
- 36000false
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Answer : 1. "8400"
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Answer: A) 8400 Explanation: 12% of 70,000 => 12 x 70,000/100 => 8400 Hence, 12% of 70,000 = 8,400
Q: I have keys but no locks, I have space but no room. You can enter but can't go outside. What am I? 1167 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7d9
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Explanation :
I am Keyboard. A Keyboard has keys of letters, space button and enter button.
Q: Which of the following elements is a metalloid? 1524 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7ce
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7ce- 1arsenicfalse
- 2boronfalse
- 3antimonyfalse
- 4All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All of the above"
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Answer: D) All of the above Explanation: A metalloid is any chemical element which has properties in between those of metals and nonmetals, or that has a mixture of them. The six commonly recognised metalloids are boron, silicon, germanium, arsenic, antimony, and tellurium.

