GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which Indian state shares the most borders with other states? 3008 0

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    Uttarakhand
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    Rajasthan
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    Madhya Pradesh
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    Uttar Pradesh
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Answer : 4. "Uttar Pradesh"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Uttar Pradesh is the Indian state which share the most borders with 9 different states.   Neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh – Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in northwest, Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan in west, Madhya Pradesh in south, Chhattisgarh in southeast, Bihar and Jharkhand in east.

Q: Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30. how many boxes can you buy for Rs.9? 3004 0

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    2
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    1.5
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    1.25
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    2.5
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Answer : 2. "1.5"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 1.5 Explanation: Given Five boxes of bananas sell for Rs. 30. => 1 Box of Bananas for = 30/5 = Rs. 6   Then, for Rs. 9 => 9/6 = 3/2 = 1.5   Hence, for Rs. 9, 1.5 box of bananas can buy.

Q: "Compounding frequency" refers to 3001 0

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    What type of interest your account earns
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    How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account
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    What interest rate you can expect from your account
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    How easily you can add money into your account
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Answer : 2. "How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account"
Explanation :

Answer: B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account Explanation: Compounding frequency : The time periods when interest will be calculated on top of the original loan amount (or) The number of compounding periods in one year.   The greater the compounding frequency, the more often your interest is calculated and added back into your account.

Q: In the series given below , how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceeding as well as succeeding numbers ?2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 2999 0

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    five
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    four
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    two
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    one
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Answer : 3. "two"
Explanation :

Answer: C) two Explanation: Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on both sides of it is a factor of 8, as shown below : 2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 So, there are two such 8's. Hence the answer is C.

Q: Arun and Varun started business in partnership investing Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively. After six months, Akhil joined them with Rs. 20,000. What will be Varun's share in the total profit of Rs. 25,000 earned at the end of 2 years from the starting of the business ? 2999 0

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    Rs. 7500
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    Rs. 4520
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    Rs. 8750
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    Rs. 6350
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 7500"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Rs. 7500 Explanation: Arun : Varun : Akhil = (20000 x 24) : (15000 x 24) : (20000 x 18) = 4:3:3 B's share = 25000 x 3/10 = Rs. 7500.

Q: Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be ? 2998 0

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    900 mts
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    300 mts
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    250 mts
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    500 mts
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 500 mts Explanation: Using pythagarous theorem,distance travelled by first train = 36x5/18x30 = 300mdistance travelled by second train = 48x5/18x30 = 400mso distance between them =√( 90000 + 160000) = √250000 = 500mts.

Q: What travels around the world and stays in one spot? 2993 0

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    Slippers
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    Walking stick
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    Stamps
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    None of the above
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Answer : 3. "Stamps"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Stamps Explanation: Stamps are what travel around the worldstaying in one spot. Slippers and walking stick can also travel around the world but they will not stay at one spot. So they are eliminated.

Q: Where are saved files stored in computer ? 2990 0

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    Hard disk
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    Cache
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    RAM
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    Any of above
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Answer : 1. "Hard disk"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Hard disk Explanation: Most operating systems store files on a hard disk.

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