GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Two trains of equal length are running on parallel lines in the same direction at 36 km/hr and 26 km/hr. The faster train passes the slower train in 36 sec. The length of each train is ? 1872 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb93
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb93- 128 mtsfalse
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Answer : 4. "50 mts"
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Answer: D) 50 mts Explanation: Let the length of each train be x mts. Then, distance covered = 2x mts. Relative speed = 36 - 26 = 10 km/hr. = 10 x 5/18 = 25/9 m/sec. 2x/36 = 25/9 => x = 50 mts.
Q: When all the students in a school are made to stand in rows of 54, 30 such rows are formed. If the students are made to stand in rows of 45, how many such rows will be formed ? 1872 05b5cc736e4d2b4197774f88d
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Answer : 2. "36"
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Answer: B) 36 Explanation: Total number of students = 54 x 30When arranged in rows of 45, number of rows formed are, 54x3045 = 36.
Q: An express traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 4 min after every 75 km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point ? 1871 05b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774eba7
5b5cc6e1e4d2b4197774eba7- 16 hrs 24 minfalse
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Answer : 4. "6 hrs 28 min"
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Answer: D) 6 hrs 28 min Explanation: Time taken to cover 600 km = 600/100 = 6 hrs. Number of stoppages = 600/75 - 1 = 7 Total time of stoppages = 4 x 7 = 28 min Hence, total time taken = 6 hrs 28 min.
Q: Which one of the following foreign agencies will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programmes(SEP) ? 1871 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd53
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd53- 1IMFfalse
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Answer : 3. "ADB"
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Answer: C) ADB Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced that it will assist the municipal agencies to improve quality of municipal schools through its School Excellence Programme (SEP).
Q: Find the principal if the interest compounded at the rate of 10% per annum for two years is Rs. 420 ? 1871 05b5cc701e4d2b4197774f17a
5b5cc701e4d2b4197774f17a- 1Rs. 2000true
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 2000"
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Answer: A) Rs. 2000 Explanation: Given, Compound rate, R = 10% per annumTime = 2 yearsC.I = Rs. 420Let P be the required principal.A = (P+C.I)Amount, A = P1 + r100n (P+C.I) = P1 + 101002 (P+420) = P[11/10][11/10] P-1.21P = -420 0.21P = 420 Hence, P = 420/0.21 = Rs. 2000
Q: Why do you want to work in the service line to which you have applied ? 1870 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fdeb
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Q: The length of a brigade which a train 130 m long and traveling at 45kmph can cross in 30 seconds, is 1869 05b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e80c
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e80c- 1196 mtsfalse
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Answer : 4. "245 mts"
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Answer: D) 245 mts Explanation: Let the length of the brigade is x mtsThen Distance = 130 + x mtsgiven speed = 45 kmph = 45 x5/18 m/sTime = 30 secT = D/S => 30 = 130+x/(45x5/18)=> x = 245 mts.
Q: In a race of 200 m, A can beat B by 31 m and C by 18 m. In a race of 350 m, C will beat B by ? 1866 05b5cc74fe4d2b4197774faf4
5b5cc74fe4d2b4197774faf4- 125 mtrue
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Answer : 1. "25 m"
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Answer: A) 25 m Explanation: A:B = 200 : 169A:C = 200 : 182 CB = CA×AB 182200×200169 => 182:169 When C covers 182 m , B Covers 169 mWhen C covers 350 m , B Covers 169182×350=> 325 m So C beats B by (350 - 325) = 25 m.