GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A constructor estimates that 4 people can paint Mr. Karthik's house in 6 days. If he uses 5 people instead of 4, how long will they take to complete the job ? 2931 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2- 13 daysfalse
- 226/3 daysfalse
- 313/4 daysfalse
- 424/5 daystrue
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Answer : 4. "24/5 days"
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Answer: D) 24/5 days Explanation: we know that m1 x d1 = m2 x d2=> 4 x 6 = 5 x dwhere d = no. of days taken by 5 men to paintd = 24/5 days.
Q: In the following options, select the one which is different from the other three ? 2931 05b5cc6c1e4d2b4197774db32
5b5cc6c1e4d2b4197774db32- 1Concentrationfalse
- 2Concoursefalse
- 3Radiationtrue
- 4Confluencefalse
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Answer : 3. "Radiation"
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Answer: C) Radiation Explanation: Radiation shows the property of spreading while the rest three shows concentration at a point.
Q: When Raj Tarun was born, his father was 32 years older than his brother and his mother was 25 years older than his sister. If Raj Tarun's brother is 6 years older than Raj Tarun and his mother is 3 years younger than his father, how old was Raj Tarun's sister when Raj Tarun was born ? 2928 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa6d
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa6d- 15false
- 210true
- 315false
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Answer : 2. "10"
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Answer: B) 10 Explanation: Raj Tarun's age = 0 when he was born.Then, given his brother is 6 years old.Then his father is 6 + 32 = 38 when Raj Tarun was bornAnd his mother is 3 years yonger than his father => so his mother was 35 years old when Raj Tarun was bornand his sister is 25 year younger than his mother so Raj Tarun's sister was 10 years old when Raj Tarun was born.
Q: Rajesh rows in still water with a speed of 4.5 kmph to go to a certain place and comes back. Find his average speed for the whole journey, if the river is flowing with a speed of 1.5 kmph? 2928 05b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c245
5b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c245- 12 kmphfalse
- 24 kmphtrue
- 36 kmphfalse
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Answer : 2. "4 kmph"
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Answer: B) 4 kmph Explanation: Let the distance in one direction = k kms Speed in still water = 4.5 kmph Speed of river = 1.5 Hence, speed in upstream = 4.5 - 1.5 = 3 kmph Speed in downstream = 4.5 + 1.5 = 6 kmph Time taken by Rajesh to row upwards = k/3 hrs Time taken by Rajesh to row downwards = k/6 hrs Now, required Average speed =Total distanceTotal speed = 2kk3 + k6 = 2k x 186k + 3k = 4 kmph Therefore, the average speed of the whole journey = 4kmph.
Q: One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today. This paragraph best supports the statement thatA. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright. 2927 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb- 1Afalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.
Q: The price of commodity X increases by 60 rupees every year, while the price of commodity Y increases by 20 rupees every year. If in 2002, the price of commodity X was Rs. 320 and that of Y was Rs. 740, in which year commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y ? 2927 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f645
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f645- 12011false
- 22014true
- 32012false
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Answer : 2. "2014"
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Answer: B) 2014 Explanation: If After p years , commodity X will cost 60 rupees more than the commodity Y, then 320 + 60p = 740 + 20p + 60=> p = 12 So in year (2002 + 12 = 2014), commodity X will cost Rs.60 more than the commodity Y.
Q: प्रिंटर का रिजॉल्यूशन में मापा जाता है 2920 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b869
5b5cc626e4d2b4197774b869- 1DPItrue
- 2Megabitsfalse
- 3Hertzfalse
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Answer : 1. "DPI"
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Answer: A) DPI व्याख्या: डॉट्स प्रति इंच (डीपीआई, या डीपीआई) स्थानिक मुद्रण या वीडियो या छवि स्कैनर डॉट घनत्व का एक माप है, विशेष रूप से व्यक्तिगत बिंदुओं की संख्या जिन्हें 1 इंच (2.54 सेमी) की अवधि के भीतर एक पंक्ति में रखा जा सकता है।
Q: The Length of the Day is determined in 2918 05b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d183
5b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d183- 1length of the hoursfalse
- 2length of the yearfalse
- 3astronomical unitstrue
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Answer : 3. "astronomical units"
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Answer: C) astronomical units Explanation: The Length of the Day is determined in Astronomical Units. The length of a day corresponds to the time the Earth takes to turn around on its axis, which is approximately 24 hours. But it's not exactly 24 hours. This phenomenon is due to tides raised by the Moon which slow Earth's rotation. Because of the way the second is defined, the mean length of a day is now about 86 400.002 seconds, and is increasing by about 1.7 milliseconds per century.

