GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The interest on a certain deposit at 4.5% p.a. is Rs. 202.50 in one year. How much will the additional interest in one year be on the same deposit at 5% p.a. ? 2500 05b5cc6dde4d2b4197774ea19
5b5cc6dde4d2b4197774ea19- 1Rs. 22.5true
- 2Rs. 2.5false
- 3Rs. 202false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 22.5"
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Answer: A) Rs. 22.5 Explanation: We know that I = PTR/100=> P = 20250/4.5 = 4500Now, new Interest at 5% = 4500x1x5/100 = 225Now the additional amount = 225 - 202.5 = Rs. 22.5
Q: Tilak rides on a cycle to a place at speed of 22 kmph and comes back at a speed of 20 kmph. If the time taken by him in the second case is 36 min. more than that of the first case, what is the total distance travelled by him (in km)? 2498 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca6c
5b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca6c- 1132 kmfalse
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Answer : 2. "264 km"
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Answer: B) 264 km Explanation: Let the distance travelled by Tilak in first case or second case = d kms Now, from the given data, d/20 = d/22 + 36 min => d/20 = d/22 + 3/5 hrs => d = 132 km. Hence, the total distance travelled by him = d + d = 132 + 132 = 264 kms.
Q: What does this symbol mean '&'? 2497 05b5cc6abe4d2b4197774cfc6
5b5cc6abe4d2b4197774cfc6- 1Caretfalse
- 2Barfalse
- 3Ampersandtrue
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Answer : 3. "Ampersand"
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Answer: C) Ampersand Explanation: '&' is a Logical Symbol and is called as Ampersand. ^ is called Caret - is called Bar v is called Reversed Caret.
Q: Which Indian state shares the most borders with other states? 2495 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b850
5b5cc626e4d2b4197774b850- 1Uttarakhandfalse
- 2Rajasthanfalse
- 3Madhya Pradeshfalse
- 4Uttar Pradeshtrue
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Answer : 4. "Uttar Pradesh"
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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: A shop keeper sells an article at a loss of 8%, but when he increases the selling price of the article by Rs. 164 he earns a profit of 2.25% on the cost price. If he sells the same article at Rs. 1760, what is his profit percentage? 2493 05b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b89f
5b5cc62ae4d2b4197774b89f- 12.5%false
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Answer : 3. "10%"
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Answer: C) 10% Explanation: According to the given data, Let Cost price of the article be 'cp' Then, 102.25 cp - 92 cp = 164 x 100 10.25 cp = 16400 cp = 1600 Now, if he sells at Rs. 1760 Profit = 1760 - 1600 = 160 Profit% = 160/1600 x 100 = 10%.
Q: The clipboard 2489 15b5cc672e4d2b4197774c0aa
5b5cc672e4d2b4197774c0aa- 1is a Cache memoryfalse
- 2is a feature that stores user informationfalse
- 3is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copiedtrue
- 4is a feature that saves file temporarilyfalse
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Answer : 3. "is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied"
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Answer: C) is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied Explanation: A clipboard is a temporary storage area for items that the user wants to cut or copy from one place to another. For example, in a word processor application, the user might want to cut text from one part of a document and paste it in another part of the document or somewhere else, it is temporarily stored in clipboard.
Q: Sum of present ages of P and Q is 41. Age of P 2 year hence is equal to age of R, 1 year ago. Age of P, 4 year hence is equal to age of Q 1 year ago and ratio of present age of P and S is 3 : 4. Find the difference of age of R and S. 2489 05b5cc6aae4d2b4197774cf4c
5b5cc6aae4d2b4197774cf4c- 12false
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Answer : 2. "3"
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Answer: B) 3 Explanation: According to the given data, P + Q = 41 ......(1) R - 1 = P + 2 R = P + 3 and P + 4 = Q - 1 => Q = P + 5 ....(2) From (1)&(2) P = 18 Q = 18 + 5 = 23 R = 18 + 3 = 21 => P/S = 3/4 => S = 4/3 x 18 = 24 Required Difference = S - R = 24 - 21 = 3.
Q: An intelligent boy is doing a jigsaw with 275 pieces. Each day that he fits pieces together there are fewer pieces left, and it is reasonable to assume that he fits more pieces each day because the number left to sort out diminishes progressively. Hence he is able to fit an extra piece as each day goes by. On the first day he fits 20 pieces. How many days does it take for him to complete the puzzle ? 2487 05b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f59a
5b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f59a- 111 daystrue
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Answer : 1. "11 days"
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Answer: A) 11 days Explanation: Let 'n' number of days it take to complete. we know that sum of n number= n/2[2a+(n-1)d]where a=20,d=1;n/2[2x20+(n-1)1]=275n[n+39]=550n2 + 39n - 550 = 0 n2+ 50n - 11n - 550 = 0(n-11) (n-50) = 0n-11 = 0;n = 11(Days).