GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly? 4046 0

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    Schezwan
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    Yorker
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    Incorrectly
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    Psycologically
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Answer : 3. "Incorrectly"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Incorrectly Explanation: INCORRECTLY is the only English word which is always spelled incorrectly.

Q: The two trains of lengths 400 m, 600 m respectively, running at same directions. The faster train can cross the slower train in 180 sec, the speed of the slower train is 48 kmph. Then find the speed of faster train  ? 4043 0

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    68 kmph
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    52 kmph
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    76 kmph
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    50 kmph
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Answer : 1. "68 kmph"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 68 kmph Explanation: Let the speed of the faster train be 'X' kmph, Then their relative speed= X - 48 kmphTo cross slower train by faster train, Distance need to be cover = (400 + 600)m = 1 km. and Time required = 180 sec = 180/3600 hr = 1/20 hr.Time = Distance/Speed => 1/20 = 1/(x-48)X = 68 kmph

Q: Library is to Book as Book is to 4024 0

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    Words
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    Pages
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    Binding
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    Cover
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Answer : 2. "Pages"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Pages Explanation: A Library consists of Books in the same way Book consists Pages.   Hence, Library : Book :: Book : Pages.

Q: Who set up the world's first floating ATM ? 4021 0

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    Bank of America
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    Barclays Bank
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    Axis Bank
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    State Bank of India
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Answer : 4. "State Bank of India"
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Answer: D) State Bank of India Explanation: India's banking behemoth -- the State Bank of India -- has set up the world's first-ever floating ATM on a boat in Kerala. The boat with the ATM on board will berth at jetties in Kerala's huge backwaters through which thousands of people travel daily.

Q: 5 years ago Sushma was 5 times as old as her Son. 5 years hence her age will be 8 less than three times the corresponding age of her Son. Find their ages ? 4006 0

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    24 and 13 years
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    48 and 24 years
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    35 and 11 years
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    33 and 15 years
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Answer : 3. "35 and 11 years"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 35 and 11 years Explanation: Let the age of sushma be x and the age of her son is yThen five years before x-5=5(y-5) ...(1)Five years hence x+5 = 3(y+5)-8 .....(2) By soving (1) & (2), we get5y - 15 = 3y + 7y = 11 => x = 35 Therefore, the age of Sushma = 35 and her son = 11.

Q: A group of men can complete a job in K hours. After every 4 hours, half the number of men working at that point of time leave the job. Continuing this way if the job is finished in 16 hours, what is the value of K ? 3987 0

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    7 hrs
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    7.5 hrs
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    8 hrs
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    8.25 hrs
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Answer : 2. "7.5 hrs"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 7.5 hrs Explanation: Let there are L men job requires LK man hours.   job completed in first 4 hrs = L x 4 = 4L job completed in next 4 hrs = 4 x L/2 = 2L job completed in next 4 hrs = 4 x L/4 = L job completed in last 4 hrs = 4 x L/8 = L/2 4L + 2L + L + L/2 = KL K = 7+1/2 = 7.5 hours.

Q: Read the arrangement carefully and give the answer of following questions ? K$23DBE8HM4@5JF4%K1+WR#AA*415 How many such symbols are there which is not immediately preceded by a letter but immediately followed by a number ? 3964 0

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    1
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    2
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    3
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    0
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Answer : 1. "1"
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Answer: A) 1 Explanation: Only one such symbol is there in the given arrangement. It is 4@5.

Q: Two solutions have milk & water in the ratio 7:5 and 6:11. Find the proportion in which these two solutions should Be mixed so that the resulting solution has 1 part milk and 2 parts water ? 3957 0

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    7 : 12
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    8 : 13
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    9 : 4
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    2 : 5
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Answer : 2. "8 : 13"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 8 : 13 Explanation: To get the solution that contains 1 part of milk and two parts of water,they must be mixed in the ratio as7x+6x/5y+11y = 1/226x = 16yx/y = 16/26x/y = 8/13

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