GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which elements are malleable and good conductors of electricity? 3213 05b5cc619e4d2b4197774b714
5b5cc619e4d2b4197774b714- 1tin and silvertrue
- 2iodine and silverfalse
- 3tin and xenonfalse
- 4iodine and xenonfalse
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Answer : 1. "tin and silver"
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Answer: A) tin and silver Explanation: Tin and Silver are malleable and good conductors of electricity. The other combinations have a non metal in them which are bad conductors.
Q: 5 men and 3 boys can together cultivate a 23 acre field in 4 days and 3 men and 2 boys together can cultivate a 7 acre field in 2 days. How many boys will be needed together with 7 men, if they cultivate 45 acre of field in 6 days. 3212 05b5cc69de4d2b4197774c8ad
5b5cc69de4d2b4197774c8ad- 16false
- 24false
- 32true
- 43false
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Answer : 3. "2"
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Answer: C) 2 Explanation: Let work done by 1 man in i day be m and Let work done by 1 boy in 1 day be b From the given data, 4(5m + 3b) = 23 20m + 12b = 23....(1) 2(3m + 2b) = 7 6m + 4b = 7 ....(2) By solving (1) & (2), we get m = 1, b = 1/4 Let the number of required boys = n 6(7 1 + n x 1/4) = 45 => n = 2.
Q: A man pointing to a lady says, "Her brother is the father of my only son's sister." How is that lady related to the man ? 3211 05b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e
5b5cc715e4d2b4197774f45e- 1sister of father-in-lawfalse
- 2daughter-in-lawfalse
- 3Sistertrue
- 4daughterfalse
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Answer : 3. "Sister"
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Answer: C) Sister Explanation:
Q: If M $ N means M is the brother of N; M # N means M is the mother of N; M * N means M is the daughter of N. Then in I # J $ K * L, who is the father ? 3208 05b5cc6d5e4d2b4197774e61a
5b5cc6d5e4d2b4197774e61a- 1Ltrue
- 2Kfalse
- 3Jfalse
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Answer : 1. "L"
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Answer: A) L Explanation: I is the mother of J, J is the brother of K and K is the daughter of L. Hence , L is the Father.
Q: A man can row against the current three fourth of a kilometer in 15 min and returns same distance in 10 min, then ratio of his speed to that of current? 3207 05b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce95
5b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce95- 15:1true
- 23:1false
- 34:1false
- 42:1false
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Answer : 1. "5:1"
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Answer: A) 5:1 Explanation: Let the speed of the man in still water = p kmph Speed of the current = s kmph Now, according to the questions (p + s) x 10 = (p - s) x 15 2p + 2s = 3p - 3s => p : s = 5 : 1 Hence, ratio of his speed to that of current = 5:1.
Q: Statements : In a recent survey report, it has been stated that those who undertake physical exercise for at least half an hour a day are less prone to have any heart ailments. Conclusions : a) Moderate level of physical exercise is necessary for leading a healthy life.b) All people who do desk-bound jobs definitely suffer from heart ailments. 3205 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa31
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa31- 1Only a followstrue
- 2Both a & b followsfalse
- 3Only b followsfalse
- 4Neither a nor b followsfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only a follows"
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Answer: A) Only a follows Explanation: The statement mentions that chances of heart ailments are greatly reduced by a regular half-hour exercise. So, a follows. However, it talks of only reducing the probability which does not mean that persons involved in sedentary jobs shall definitely suffer from heart ailments. So, b does not follow. Hence, concusion a only follows the given statement.
Q: Which of the following metal is generally used for making filaments of bulb? 3205 05b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d6f3
5b5cc6b9e4d2b4197774d6f3- 1Wtrue
- 2Agfalse
- 3Fefalse
- 4Rhfalse
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Answer : 1. "W"
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Answer: A) W Explanation: W is the symbol for chemical element Tungsten or Wolfram. It is used in making filaments of bulbs.
Q: One major cause of floods is 3201 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6d7
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c6d7- 1light rain over a large areafalse
- 2a decrease in stream dischargefalse
- 3rapid spring snowmelttrue
- 4increased capacity of stream channelsfalse
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Answer : 3. "rapid spring snowmelt"
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Answer: C) rapid spring snowmelt Explanation: There are lots of reasons behind the flood in any area but the main reason is a heavy downpour or rapid snowmelt can flood canyons with a mixture of soil, rock, and water is a major cause of floods. When the spring times come, sometimes there's a lot of warmth that suddenly comes, especially nowadays when there are things such as global warming. So the snow melts and large amounts of water can flood the fields that are often found at the foot of a mountain or similar things. But they may also be caused by deforestation, drainage channel modification from a landslide, earthquake or volcanic eruption. Examples include outburst floods and lahars.

