GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: How many number of weights do you need to weight 31 kg of Rice if you have one kg of weight stone ? 3521 0

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    3
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    5
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    7
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    9
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Answer : 2. "5"
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Answer: B) 5 Explanation: There are total 5 ways.we have only one kg of weight so,2kg = 1kg + 1kg4kg = 1 + 2 + 18kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 116kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 131kg = 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16So 5 weights are needed.

Q: How many zeros are there from 1 to 10000 ? 3512 0

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    2893
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    4528
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    6587
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    4875
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Answer : 1. "2893"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 2893 Explanation: For solving this problem first we would break the whole range in 5 sections 1) From 1 to 9Total number of zero in this range = 0 2) From 10 to 99Total possibilities = 9*1 = 9 ( here 9 is used for the possibilities of a non zero integer) 3) From 100 to 999 - three type of numbers are there in this range a) x00 b) x0x c) xx0 (here x represents a non zero number)Total possibilities for x00 = 9*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*2 = 18for x0x = 9*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81similarly for xx0 = 81 total zeros in three digit numbers = 18 + 81 +81 = 180 4) From 1000 to 9999 - seven type of numbers are there in this rangea)x000 b)xx00 c)x0x0 d)x00x e)xxx0 f)xx0x g)x0xxTotal possibilities for x000 = 9*1*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*3 = 27 for xx00 = 9*9*1*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162 for x0x0 = 9*1*9*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162for x00x = 9*1*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162 for xxx0 = 9*9*9*1 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729for xx0x = 9*9*1*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729for x0xx = 9*1*9*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729total zeros in four digit numbers = 27 + 3*162 + 3*729 = 2700thus total zeros will be 0+9+180+2700+4 (last 4 is for 4 zeros of 10000)= 2893

Q: A merchant buys two items for Rs. 7500. One item he sells at a profit of 16% and the other item at 14% loss. In the deal, the merchant makes neither any profit nor any loss. What is the difference between the selling price of both the items? 3512 0

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    Rs. 620
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    Rs. 654
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    Rs. 725
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    Rs. 747
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 620"
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Answer: A) Rs. 620 Explanation: Let the C.P of one item is Rs. P and that of other is Rs. (7500 - P) According to the data given C.P = S.P => Px(116/100) + (7500-P)x(86/100) = 7500 => 30P = 105000 => P = 3500 Required difference between selling prices = Rs. [(3500/100) x 116] - [(4000/100) x 86] = 4060-3440 = Rs. 620

Q: What Does My Name Mean, If my Mother is a Mathematician, and my Father is a Chemist. And they gave a Code to My Name as "Iron59". Crack my Name? 3507 0

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    Elix
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    Alex
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    Selix
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    Felix
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Answer : 4. "Felix"
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Answer: D) Felix Explanation: Here my name "Iron59" means Felix. Since my father is a chemist he gave code Iron for Fe as chemical symbol for Iron is Fe and my mother is a mathematician she gave 59 for Lix as Roman word for 59 is Lix.   Hence my name is FELIX.

Q: In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ? 3506 0

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    14
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    22
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Answer : 2. "14"
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Answer: B) 14 Explanation: 1 2 3 4 5 6(Shankar) 7(Nitu) 8(Althaf) 9 10 11 12 13 14Here, Althaf is 8th from front, Shankar is 9th from rear end and Nitu is between themSo minimum no. of boys standing in the queue = 14

Q: Compound interest earned on a sum for the second and the third years are Rs.1200 and Rs.1440 respectively. Find the rate of interest ? 3505 0

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    20% p.a
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    15% p.a
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    18% p.a
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    24% p.a
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Answer : 1. "20% p.a"
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Answer: A) 20% p.a Explanation: Rs.1440 - 1200 = Rs.240 is the interest on Rs.1200 for one year. Rate of interest = (100 x 240) / (1200) = 20% p.a

Q: If 10 men take 15 days to complete a work. In how many days will 37 men complete the work? 3503 0

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    3 days
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    4 days
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    5 days
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    6 days
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Answer : 2. "4 days"
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Answer: B) 4 days Explanation: Given 10 men take 15 days to complete a work => Total mandays = 15 x 10 = 150 Let the work be 150 mandays. => Now 37 men can do 150 mandays in 150/37 =~ 4 days

Q: Cube root of 729 then square it 3503 0

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    36
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    81
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    144
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Answer : 3. "81"
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Answer: C) 81 Explanation: 729 = 9 x 9 x 9 => Cube root of 729 = 9   Now, required square of 9 = 9 x 9 = 81.

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