GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Two candidates fought in a municipality election. One of them got 54% of the total votes pooled and won by 1080 votes. What was the total number of votes polled ? 1545 0

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    12000
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    13500
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    15400
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    11000
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Answer : 2. "13500"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 13500 Explanation: Given in municipality election 54% votes have won by 1080   Let the total number of votes be x.    54x100 - 46x100 = 1080   8x = 108000   x = 13,500   Therefore, total number of votes = 13,500.

Q: A girl read 2/5 part of a book in 1st day, 34% in second day and remaining page in next two days. In two days she read equal number of page. If she read 52 pages on last day, then find out how many pages did the book contain? 1545 0

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    400
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    376
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    382
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    356
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Answer : 1. "400"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 400 Explanation: 1st day the girl read = 40% 2nd day she read = 34 % Remaining percentage of book = 100% - (40% +34%) = 26% But given last two days she read equal number of pages => Each day she read 26%/2 = 13% Last day she read 52 pages = 13% 13% = 52 1% = 4 => 100% = 400 Total pages in the book is 400.

Q: Guess the Hidden Alphabet in this Puzzle ? 1543 0

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    X
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    Y
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    B
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    D
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Answer : 1. "X"
Explanation :

Answer: A) X Explanation: The logic in the given puzzle is  Addition of numeric values of corresponding letters in the first three figures gives respective corresponding letter in fourth figure.  i.e, A = 1 , W = 23 , B = 2 => 2 + 1 + 23 =26 = 'Z' Similarly, L = 12, K = 11 , A = 1 => 1 + 11 + 12 = 24 = 'X' Here the missing letter is 'X'.

Q: Solve if you are Genius? 1543 0

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    36
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    42
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    48
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    54
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Answer : 4. "54"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 54 Explanation: Here the given Number Puzzle follows a pattern that, Sum of the numbers on the corners on the two squares is same and is equal to 54. i.e, 13 + 15 + 14 + 12 = 54  and 8 + 22 + 9 + 15 = 54

Q: About 4 out of 5 students are left handed. If there are totally 40 students in an class. How many would be left handed ? 1543 0

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    40
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    45
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    32
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    30
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Answer : 3. "32"
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Answer: C) 32 Explanation: Probability of left handed = 4/5total student = 40total left handed = 40 x(4/5)= 32

Q: If two line pa + b = 2 and 3a + b = 4 are parallel to each other, then what is the value of p ? 1541 0

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    1
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    2
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    3
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    4
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Answer : 3. "3"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 3 Explanation: Given two lines are parallel pa+b=2 b=-pa+2..........(1) 3a+b=4 b=-3a+4 ...........(2) m1 = -p m2= -3 The condition for the two lines to be parallel is m1=m2 p = 3

Q: A is brother of B, C is daughter of B, D is husband of B, E is daughter of A, What is the relationship between C and D ? 1540 0

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    Mother & Son
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    Father & Daughter
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    Mother & Daughter
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    Father & Son
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Answer : 2. "Father & Daughter"
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Answer: B) Father & Daughter Explanation:

Q: Find the Missing number in the given Series ?   2, 3, 6, 15, ? , 157.5 1540 0

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    87
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    78.5
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    56.5
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    45
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Answer : 4. "45"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 45 Explanation: Here given  2, 3, 6, 15, ? , 157.5 2 x 1.5 = 3 3 x 2  = 6 6 x 2.5 = 15 15 x 3 = 45 45 x 3.5 = 157.5 Therefore, the missing number is 45

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