GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: What is the main component of biogas and natural gas? 4291 05b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c825
5b5cc69ce4d2b4197774c825- 1Carbon dioxidefalse
- 2Butanefalse
- 3Hydrogen Sulphidefalse
- 4Methanetrue
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Answer : 4. "Methane"
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Answer: D) Methane Explanation: Methane is the main component of biogas and natural gas.
Q: The day before yesterday, I was 25 years old, and next year I will turn 28. How is it possible? 4290 05b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce66
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Explanation :
On carefully inspecting this question, one can understand that there are two days which are important and these are: A. My Birthday. B. The day when I am making this statement. If you think for a while, you will understand that such statements can be made only around the year’s end. So, if my birthday is on 31 December, then I will be making this statement on 1 January. I will further explain using the following example: 1. Consider that today is 01 January 2017. 2. Then, the day before yesterday was 30 December 2016 and according to the question I was 25 then. 3. Yesterday was 31 December 2016, which happens to be my birthday too (Woohoo!), and my age increases by one to become 26. 4. I will turn 27 on my birthday this year (31 December 2017). 5. I will turn 28 on my birthday next year (31 December 2018). Now, if you read the question again, it will make more sense: The day before yesterday(30 December 2016), I was 25 years old and next year(31 December 2018) I will be 28.
Q: Ramu rides his bike at an average speed of 45 km/hr and reaches his desitination in four hours. Somu covers the same distance in six hours. If Ramu covered his journey at an average speed which was 9 km/hr less and Somu covered his journey at an average speed which was 10 km/hr more, then the difference in their times taken to reach the destination would be (in minutes). 4286 05b5cc6e5e4d2b4197774ed15
5b5cc6e5e4d2b4197774ed15- 118 minfalse
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Answer : 2. "30 min"
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Answer: B) 30 min Explanation: Distance travelled by Ramu = 45 x 4 = 180 km Somu travelled the same distance in 6 hours. His speed = 180/6 = 30 km/hr Hence in the conditional case, Ramu's speed = 45 - 9 = 36 km/hr and Somu's speed = 30 + 10 = 40km/hr. Therefore travel time of Ramu and Somu would be 5 hours and 4.5 hours respectively. Hence difference in the time taken = 0.5 hours = 30 minutes.
Q: Ten years ago, Karan was thrice as old as Shiva was but 10 years hence, he will be only twice as old. Find Shiva’s present age ? 4276 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcca
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fcca- 170 yearsfalse
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Answer : 2. "30 years"
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Answer: B) 30 years Explanation: Let Karan’s present age be x years and Shiva’s present age be y years.Then, according to the first condition,x - 10 = 3(y - 10) or x - 3y = - 20 ..(1) Now, Karan’s age after 10 years = (x + 10) yearsShiva’s age after 10 years = (y + 10)(x + 10) = 2 (y + 10) or x - 2y = 10 ..(2) Solving (1) and (2), we get x = 70 and y = 30Karan’s age = 70 years and Shiva’s age = 30 years.
Q: A university library budget committee must reduce exactly five of eight areas of expenditure—I, J, K, L, M, N, O and P—in accordance with the following conditions: If both I and O are reduced, P is also reduced.If L is reduced, neither N nor O is reduced.If M is reduced, J is not reduced.Of the three areas J, K, and N exactly two are reduced. Question : If both K and N are reduced, which one of the following is a pair of areas neither of which could be reduced? 4258 05b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d2f4
5b5cc6b1e4d2b4197774d2f4- 1I, Lfalse
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Answer : 2. "J, L"
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Answer: B) J, L Explanation: This question concerns a committee’s decision about which five of eight areas of expenditure to reduce. The question requires you to suppose that K and N are among the areas that are to be reduced, and then to determine which pair of areas could not also be among the five areas that are reduced. The fourth condition given in the passage on which this question is based requires that exactly two of K, N, and J are reduced. Since the question asks us to suppose that both K and N are reduced, we know that J must not be reduced: Reduced :: K, NNot reduced :: J The second condition requires that if L is reduced, neither N nor O is reduced. So L and N cannot both be reduced. Here, since N is reduced, we know that L cannot be. Thus, adding this to what we’ve determined so far, we know that J and L are a pair of areas that cannot both be reduced if both K and N are reduced: Reduced :: K, NNot reduced :: J, L Answer choice (B) is therefore the correct answer.
Q: Fresh grapes contain 60% water, while dry grapes contain 40% water. How many kgs of dry grapes can be obtained by 60 kg of fresh grapes? 4252 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1e2
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1e2- 125 kgsfalse
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Answer : 4. "40 kgs"
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Answer: D) 40 kgs Explanation: The fruit content in both the fresh fruit and dry fruit is the same. Let 'p' kgs of dry grapes are obtained from the 60 kgs of fresh grapes => 60 x 40100 = p x 60100=> p = 40 kgs. Therefore, 40 kgs of Dry grapes are obtained from 60 kgs of Fresh grapes.
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 ? 4248 05b5cc715e4d2b4197774f463
5b5cc715e4d2b4197774f463- 17 : 12false
- 28 : 13true
- 39 : 4false
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Answer : 2. "8 : 13"
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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
Q: In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects? 4240 15b5cc601e4d2b4197774b440
5b5cc601e4d2b4197774b440- 120%true
- 225%false
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Answer : 1. "20%"
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Answer: A) 20% Explanation: Percentage of students passed in English = 60% Percentage of students passed in Hindi = 45% Percentage of students passed in both subjects = 25% ATQ, Percentage of students passed in only English = 60 - 25 = 35% Percentage of students passed in only Hindi = 45 - 25 = 20% Therefore, Percentage of students failed = 100 - (35 + 25 + 20) = 100 - 80 = 20%.

