GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A boatman can row 96 km downstream in 8 hr. If the speed of the current is 4 km/hr, then find in what time he will be able to cover 8 km upstream ? 4392 05b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774ede3
5b5cc6e9e4d2b4197774ede3- 11.5 hrsfalse
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Answer : 4. "2 hrs"
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Answer: D) 2 hrs Explanation: Speed in downstream = 96/8 = 12 kmph Speed of current = 4 km/hr Speed of the boatman in still water = 12 – 4 = 8 kmph Speed in upstream = 8 – 4 = 4 kmph Time taken to cover 8 km upstream = 8/4 = 2 hours.
Q: In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ % ? 4383 05b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e909
5b5cc6dbe4d2b4197774e909- 15.2 yrsfalse
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Answer : 4. "6.3 yrs"
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Answer: D) 6.3 yrs Explanation: P = Rs. 900, R = 3 ½ % = 7/2 %, T = 2 years. Therefore, S.I. = PTR/100 S.I. = Rs. (900 x 7/2 x 2/100) = Rs. 63 Now, P = Rs. 200, S.I. = Rs. 63, R = 5 % Time = ((100 x 63) / (200 x 5) ) years = 6.3 years.
Q: The present average age of a family of five members is 26 years. If the present age of the youngest member in the family is ten years, then what was the average age of the family at the time of the birth of the youngest member ? (Assume no death occurred in the family since the birth of the youngest) 4383 05b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed8d
5b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774ed8d- 119 yearsfalse
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Answer : 4. "20 years"
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Answer: D) 20 years Explanation: Present total age of the members = 26(5) = 130 years. Present age of the youngest member = 10 years Present total age of the remaining four members = 130 -10 = 120 years Their average age at the time of the birth of the youngest member = 120-4×104 = 30 - 10 = 20 years.
Q: In a certain code language, 'how can you go' is written as 'ja da ka pa', 'can you come here' is written as 'na ka sa ja' and 'cone and go' is written as 'ra pa sa'. How is 'here' written in that code ? 4340 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca7
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fca7- 1natrue
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Answer : 1. "na"
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Answer: A) na Explanation: From the given information : how can you go = ja da ka pa....(1)can you come here = na ka sa ja...(2)come and go = ra pa sa....(3)from (1)&(2), can you = ja ka...(4)from (2)&(3), come = sa...(5)Using (4)&(5) in (2), we get here = na.
Q: In a mens hostel, there were 95 students. To accommodate 30 more students the average is decreased by rupees 5. But total expenditure increased by Rs.500. Find the total expenditure of the hostel now ? 4336 05b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e5cf
5b5cc6d4e4d2b4197774e5cf- 1Rs. 4680true
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 4680"
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Answer: A) Rs. 4680 Explanation: Let the expenditure on the 95 students be 'x' Then, 95x + 500 = 120(x – 5)95x + 500 = 120x - 600120x - 95x = 110025x = 1100=> x = 44 Therefore, total expenditure of the hostel becomes95 x 44 + 500 = 4680.
Q: What was the day on 2nd Jan 1901 ? 4309 05b5cc709e4d2b4197774f28f
5b5cc709e4d2b4197774f28f- 1Tuesdayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Wednesday"
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Answer: B) Wednesday Explanation: 2nd Jan 1901 means(1900 years and 2 day)Now, 1600 years have 0 odd day300 years have 1 odd day2 days has 2 odd dayTotal no. of odd days = 0 + 1 + 2 = 3 daysHence, the day on 2nd Jan 1901 was Wednesday.
Q: Man : Biography :: Nation : ? 4305 05b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d482
5b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d482- 1Historytrue
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Answer : 1. "History"
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Answer: A) History Explanation: Detailed description of a man's life is Biography. Similarly, detailed description of a Nations is called History.
Q: Which of the Phrases(1), (2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. The ban is applied by the district’s commercial taxes department after protests by a community, which had threat to burn theatres screening the controversial movie. 4302 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd5a
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd5a- 1had threated to burnfalse
- 2had threatened to burntrue
- 3had threatened to burningfalse
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Answer : 2. "had threatened to burn"
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Answer: B) had threatened to burn Explanation: