GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What is the value of a two–digit number? A. The sum of the digits is 15. B. The difference of the squares of the digits is 45. C. The difference of their digits is 3. 1967 0

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    B and C together are sufficient
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    Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient
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    C and A together are sufficient
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    A and B together are sufficient
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Answer : 2. "Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient Explanation: From the given data, Let the two gits of a number be x & y A) x + y = 15   B) x2 - y2 = 45 (x+y) (x - y) = 45   C) x - y = 3 From any 2 of the given 3 statements, we can find that 2 digit number as  2x = 18 => x = 9 => y = 6 Hence, 2 digit number is 96.   Any one pair of A and B, B and C or C and A is sufficient to find.

Q: Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5 ? 1967 0

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    2/3
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    1/2
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    7/8
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    4/5
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Answer : 2. "1/2"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 1/2 Explanation: Multiples of 3 below 20 are 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 Multiples of 5 below 20 are 5, 10, 15, 20 Required number of possibilities = 10Total number of possibilities = 20Required probability = 10/20 = 1/2.

Q: On retirement, a woman gets Rs. 1,45,440 of her provident fund which she invests in a scheme at 20% per annum. Her monthly income from this scheme will be 1966 0

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    Rs. 2550
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    Rs. 2424
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    Rs. 2224
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    Rs. 2380
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 2424"
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Answer: B) Rs. 2424 Explanation: Now, the principal amount P = Rs. 1,45,440 Rate of interest R = 20%/annum Now monthly income I = PTR/100 = 1,45,440 x 20 x 1/100 x 12 = 2908800/1200 = Rs. 2424.   Hence, her monthly income = Rs. 2424.

Q: What belongs to you but is used more by others? 1965 0

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    Clothes
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    Cosmetics
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    Shoes
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    Name
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Answer : 4. "Name"
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Answer: D) Name Explanation: Yep! It's your NAME that belongs to you but is used more by others than you.

Q: Who has become the first batsman to score three double tons in One Day Internationals? 1965 0

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    Virat Kohli
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    AB de Villiers
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    Chris Gayle
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    Rohith Sharma
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Answer : 4. "Rohith Sharma"
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Answer: D) Rohith Sharma Explanation:

Q: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Countries which _________ still undergoing the economic processes_________ known as developing countries. 1964 0

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    are, are
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    are, is
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    is, are
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    were, are
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Answer : 1. "are, are"
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Answer: A) are, are Explanation:

Q: Grey Revolution is associated with 1962 0

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    Cotton
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    Fruits
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    Fertilizers
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    Oil seeds
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Answer : 3. "Fertilizers"
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Answer: C) Fertilizers Explanation: Grey Revolution is associated with Fertilizers.   Cotton - Silver fiber Revolution   Fruits - Golden Revolution   Oil seeds - Yellow Revolution

Q: P is 30% more efficient than Q. How much time will they, working together, take to complete a job which P alone could have done in 23 days? 1961 0

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    16 days
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    13 days
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    15 days
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    12 days
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Answer : 2. "13 days"
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Answer: B) 13 days Explanation: Ratio of times taken by P & Q = 100 : 130 = 10:13   Let Q takes x days to do the work Then, 10:13 :: 23:x => x = 23x13/10 => x = 299/10   P's 1 day's work = 1/23 Q's 1 day's work = 10/299 (P+Q)'s 1 day's work = (1/23 + 10/299) = 23/299 = 1/13 Hence, P & Q together can complete the work in 13 days.

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