GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Two pipes A and B can fill a tank in 16 hrs and 12 hrs respectively. The capacity of the tank is 240 liters. Both the pipes are opened simultaneously and closed after 2 hrs. How much more water need to fill the tank? 2140 0

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    70 lit
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    170 lit
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    90 lit
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    190 lit
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Answer : 2. "170 lit"
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Answer: B) 170 lit Explanation: Given A alone can fill the tank of capacity 240 lit in 16 hrs. => A can fill in 1 hr = 240/16 = 15 lit => B alone can fill the tank of capacity 240 lit in 12 hrs. => B can fill in 1 hr = 240/12 = 20 lit Now, (A + B) in 1 hr = 15 + 20 = 35 lit But they are opened for 2 hrs => 2 x 35 = 70 lit rae filled Remaining water to be filled in tank of 240 lit = 240 - 70 = 170 lit.

Q: 25% of 25% Is Equal To 2138 0

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    0.0625
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    0.0210
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    0.03145
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    0.3210
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Answer : 1. "0.0625"
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Answer: A) 0.0625 Explanation: 25% of 25% means   25/100 of 25/100   i.e, 1/4 of 1/4   or in other words 1/4 x 1/4=1/16   Hence, the answer is 1/16 = 0.0625.

Q: The clipboard 2132 1

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    is a Cache memory
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    is a feature that stores user information
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    is used to temporarily store, items that has been cut or copied
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    is a feature that saves file temporarily
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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: 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? 2130 0

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    2.5%
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    5%
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    10%
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    7.5%
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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: A boat takes 2 hours to travel from point A to B in still water. To find out its speed upstream, which of the following information is/are required? A. Distance between point A and B. B. Time taken to travel downstream from B to A. C. Speed of the stream of water. 2129 0

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    Only A and B
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    Only B and C
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    All are required
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    Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient
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Answer : 4. "Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient"
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Answer: D) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient Explanation: Let distance between A & B = d kmLet speed in still water = x kmphLet speed of current = y kmph from the given data,d/x = 2 From A) we get dFrom B) we get d/x+yFrom C) we get y   So, Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient to give the answer i.e, the speed of upstream.

Q: The arithmetic mean of the following numbers 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 and 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7 is   ? 2124 0

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    6
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    9
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    7
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    5
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Answer : 4. "5"
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Answer: D) 5 Explanation: Arithmatic mean = sum/members  => (1x1 + 2x2 + 3x3 + 4x4 + 5x5 + 6x6 + 7x7) / (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7) => 140/28 = 5

Q: When Ankith saw Sanvi, he recalled, " She is the daughter of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Sanvi to Ankit ? 2123 0

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    sister
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    daughter-in-law
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    sister-in-law
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    cousin
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Answer : 3. "sister-in-law"
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Answer: C) sister-in-law Explanation: Ankit's daughter's mother---Ankit's wife; Ankit's wife's father---Ankit's father-in-law;Father-in-law's daughter--- Ankit's sister-in-law. So, Sanvi is sister-in-law of Ankit.

Q: Velocitation is the tendency to 2120 0

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    be traveling at a speed that is faster than perceived
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    be traveling at a speed that is slower than perceived
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    Both A & B
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    None of the above
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Answer : 1. "be traveling at a speed that is faster than perceived"
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Answer: A) be traveling at a speed that is faster than perceived Explanation: Velocitation is a phenomenon caused by driving for long periods at high speeds. A driver may experience velocitation when coming off of the highway; the change in speed makes him or her think that the car is going much slower than it actually is.   Velocitation is the tendency to be traveling at a speed that is faster than perceived.

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