GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A compass always points to 3636 25b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b572
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b572- 1Northfalse
- 2Magnetic northtrue
- 3Magnetic Southfalse
- 4Southfalse
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Answer : 2. "Magnetic north"
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Answer: B) Magnetic north Explanation: Wherever on earth we hold a compass, the needle points towards the magnetic North Pole. A compass is a great tool for navigation. Compass is widely used in aircrafts, ships, military services,...
Q: National Highway No: _____ is called as Shershah Suri Marg ? 3633 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd00
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd00- 1NH-1true
- 2NH-3false
- 3NH-7false
- 4NH-5false
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Answer : 1. "NH-1"
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Answer: A) NH-1 Explanation: N.H. 1 is also called The Sher Shah Suri Marg between Delhi and Amritsar.
Q: Time taken by P alone to finish a work is 50% more than the time taken by P and Q together. Q is thrice as efficient as R. If Q and R together can complete the work in 22.5 days, then how many days will P alone take to complete the work ? 3632 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd05
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd05- 117 daysfalse
- 211 daysfalse
- 315 daystrue
- 416 daysfalse
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Answer : 3. "15 days"
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Answer: C) 15 days Explanation: We know that Time is inversely proportional to Efficiency Here given time ratio of P & P+Q as P/P+Q = 150/100 = 3:2 Efficiency ratio of P & Q as P:Q = 2:1 ....(1) Given Efficiency ratio of Q & R as Q:R = 3:1 ....(2) From (1) & (2), we get P:Q:R = 6:3:1 P alone can finish the work in 22.5(3+1)/6 = 15 days.
Q: Study of the sun is called 3612 05b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb60
5b5cc6a2e4d2b4197774cb60- 1Coronagraphyfalse
- 2Seismographyfalse
- 3Helioseismologytrue
- 4Heliographyfalse
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Answer : 3. "Helioseismology"
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Answer: C) Helioseismology Explanation: Helioseismology is the study of the solar interior using observations of waves on the Sun's surface. It has done much to improve our understanding of the interior of the Sun, testing the physical inputs used to model stellar interiors and providing a detailed map of the Sun's structure and internal rotation.
Q: A watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes and was set right at 8 AM. What time will it show at 10 PM on the same day ? 3600 05b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774edd4
5b5cc6e7e4d2b4197774edd4- 110 : 27 : 41 AMfalse
- 28 : 51 : 04 AMfalse
- 39 : 45 : 15 PMfalse
- 410 : 23 : 20 PMtrue
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Answer : 4. "10 : 23 : 20 PM"
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Answer: D) 10 : 23 : 20 PM Explanation: The watch gains 5 seconds in 3 minutes = 100 seconds in 1 hour. From 8 AM to 10 PM on the same day, time passed is 14 hours. In 14 hours, the watch would have gained 1400 seconds or 23 minutes 20 seconds. So, when the correct time is 10 PM, the watch would show 10 : 23 : 20 PM
Q: Find the next number in the sequence? 28, 16, 28, 76, 274 3592 05b5cc696e4d2b4197774c59f
5b5cc696e4d2b4197774c59f- 11233false
- 21243true
- 31256false
- 41276false
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Answer : 2. "1243"
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Answer: B) 1243 Explanation: Given number sequence is 28, 16, 28, 76, 274 Here the sequence follows a pattern that 28 28 x 0.5 + 2 = 14 + 2 = 16 16 x 1.5 + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28 28 x 2.5 + 6 = 70 + 6 = 76 76 x 3.5 + 8 = 266 + 8 = 274 274 x 4.5 + 10 = 1233 + 10 = 1243 Hence, the next number in the given number sequence is 1243.
Q: The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s ? 3589 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9a1
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9a1- 124%false
- 223 1/3%true
- 325 1/2%false
- 422 8/9 %false
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Answer : 2. "23 1/3%"
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Answer: B) 23 1/3% Explanation: y=100 x=130 130---------30100---------? => 23 1/3%
Q: What element behaves most like magnesium? 3574 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568- 1Siliconfalse
- 2Strontiumtrue
- 3Sulphurfalse
- 4Tinfalse
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
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Answer: B) Strontium Explanation: We know that, Elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here Magnesium and Strontium shared some similar properties because they both belong to the same group. Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium which is a group two element; it has atomic number of 38.

