GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: A compass always points to 3636 2

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    North
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    Magnetic north
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    Magnetic South
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    South
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Answer : 2. "Magnetic north"
Explanation :

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 0

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    NH-1
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    NH-3
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    NH-7
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    NH-5
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Answer : 1. "NH-1"
Explanation :

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 0

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    17 days
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    11 days
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    15 days
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    16 days
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Answer : 3. "15 days"
Explanation :

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 0

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    Coronagraphy
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    Seismography
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    Helioseismology
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    Heliography
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Answer : 3. "Helioseismology"
Explanation :

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 0

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    10 : 27 : 41 AM
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    8 : 51 : 04 AM
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    9 : 45 : 15 PM
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    10 : 23 : 20 PM
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Answer : 4. "10 : 23 : 20 PM"
Explanation :

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 0

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    1233
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    1243
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    1256
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    1276
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Answer : 2. "1243"
Explanation :

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 0

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    24%
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    23 1/3%
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    25 1/2%
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    22 8/9 %
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Answer : 2. "23 1/3%"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 23 1/3% Explanation: y=100 x=130 130---------30100---------? => 23 1/3%

Q: What element behaves most like magnesium? 3574 0

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    Silicon
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    Strontium
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    Sulphur
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    Tin
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
Explanation :

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.

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