GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Kamal consistently runs 240 meters a day and on Saturday he runs for 400 meters. How many kilometers will he have to run in four weeks ? 2217 0

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    5.75 kms
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    7.36 kms
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    8.2 kms
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    6.98 kms
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Answer : 2. "7.36 kms"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 7.36 kms Explanation: Total running distance in four weeks = (24 x 240) + (4 x 400) = 5760 + 1600 = 7360 meters = 7360/1000 => 7.36 kms

Q: A can build a wall in 16 days while B can destroy it in 8 days. A worked for 5 days. Then B joined with A for the next 2 days. Find in how many days could A build the remaining wall ? 2217 0

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    12 days
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    14 days
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    13 days
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    16 days
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Answer : 3. "13 days"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 13 days Explanation: Now, Total work = LCM(16, 8) = 48 A's one day work = + 48/16 = + 3 B's one day work = - 48/8 = -6 Given A worked for 5 days to build the wall => 5 days work = 5 x 3 = + 15 2days B joined with A in working = 2(3 - 6) = - 6 Remaining Work of building wall = 48 - (15 - 6) = 39 Now this remaining work will be done by A in = 39/3 = 13 days.

Q: Rajeev's age after 15 years will be 5 times his age 5 years back. What is the present age of rajeev? 2205 0

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    12
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    14
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    22
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    10
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Answer : 4. "10"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 10 Explanation: Let Rajeev's present age be  x years. Rajeev's age after 15 years = (x + 15) years. Rajeev's age 5 years back = (x - 5) years Then ATQ,  x + 15 = 5 (x - 5) x + 15 = 5x - 25 => x = 10   Hence, Rajeev's present age = x = 10 years.

Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language. briftamint means 'militant'uftonel means 'occupied'uftonalene means 'occupation' Which word could mean "Occupant"? 2202 0

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    elamint
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    briftalene
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    uftonamint
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    elbrifta
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Answer : 3. "uftonamint"
Explanation :

Answer: C) uftonamint Explanation: Brift means the root word mili; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, b, and d can be easily ruled out.)

Q: Which of these is unique to flowering plants? 2198 0

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    double fertilization
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    an embryo surrounded by nutritive tissue
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    haploid gametophytes
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    pollen production
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Answer : 1. "double fertilization"
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Answer: A) double fertilization Explanation: In flowering plants one sperm nucleus fertilizes the egg and the other sperm nucleus fuses with two other nuclei found within the ovule, thus forming triploid endosperm.   Hence, double fertilization is unique to flowering plants.

Q: Which of the following is generally true about the stratosphere? 2198 0

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    It is very dry
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    It is very moist
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    The dryness level varies with the season
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    The dryness level varies with the moon cycle
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Answer : 1. "It is very dry"
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Answer: A) It is very dry Explanation: The stratosphere layer of the atmosphere is very dry.

Q: Missing Letter Challenge 2194 0

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    I
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    M
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    P
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    L
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Answer : 4. "L"
Explanation :

Answer: D) L Explanation: Here the letters follow the rule (AxZ)+(A+Z) The number corresponding to the letters are used in the rule A=1, Z=26 => 26x1 + 1 + 26 = 26+27 = 53 =  053 (LxP)+(L+P) = (12 x16) + 12 + 16 = 192+28 = 220 Similarly (11x12) + 11 + 12 => 132 + 23 = 155

Q: Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix. 2193 0

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    2
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    4
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    3
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    1
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Answer : 1. "2"
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Answer: A) 2 Explanation: In each row, the second figure is obtained from the first figure by adding two mutually perpendicular line segments at the centre and the third figure is obtained from the first figure by adding four circles outside the main figure.

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