GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Sound waves cannot travel in 3364 05b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc1b
5b5cc64ae4d2b4197774bc1b- 1Vacuumtrue
- 2Waterfalse
- 3Glassfalse
- 4Hydrogen gasfalse
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Answer : 1. "Vacuum"
Explanation :
Answer: A) Vacuum Explanation: A Sound wave needs a medium for propogation. Hence, Sound cannot travel through a vacuum. A vacuum is an area without any air, like space. So sound cannot travel through space because there is no matter for the vibrations to work in.
Q: Pick the odd one out from the given number series? 21, 24, 33, 49, 74 3354 05b5cc604e4d2b4197774b4c9
5b5cc604e4d2b4197774b4c9- 121true
- 224false
- 333false
- 449false
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Answer : 1. "21"
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Answer: A) 21 Explanation: The given number series follows a pattern that, 19 + 12 = 20 (not 21)20 + 22 = 2424 + 32 = 3333 + 42 = 4949 + 52 = 74 Hence, the odd number in the given number series is 21.
Q: The salary of Mr. X is 30% more than that of Mr. Y . Find what percent of Mr. Y’s salary is less than Mr. X’s ? 3338 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9a1
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e9a1- 124%false
- 223 1/3%true
- 325 1/2%false
- 422 8/9 %false
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Answer : 2. "23 1/3%"
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Answer: B) 23 1/3% Explanation: y=100 x=130 130---------30100---------? => 23 1/3%
Q: In a row, Kumar is at 7th place from the left and Pawan is at 9th place from the right. When they interchange the positions Kumar becomes 11th from left. How many were seated in the row ? 3336 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f385
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f385- 119true
- 220false
- 321false
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Answer : 1. "19"
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Answer: A) 19 Explanation: Initialy from left 7th = kumarfrom right 9th = pawanInterchange kumar = 11th from left, from right kumar = 9th;11+8 = 19;8 is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7(pawan),8,9,10,11(kumar),12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19;simply count the 9th place from right we will get total as 19.
Q: National Highway No: _____ is called as Shershah Suri Marg ? 3326 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd00
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd00- 1NH-1true
- 2NH-3false
- 3NH-7false
- 4NH-5false
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Answer : 1. "NH-1"
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Answer: A) NH-1 Explanation: N.H. 1 is also called The Sher Shah Suri Marg between Delhi and Amritsar.
Q: Find the least number by which 175760 be divided to make it a perfect cube. 3325 05b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e70f
5b5cc6d7e4d2b4197774e70f- 16false
- 210true
- 39false
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Answer : 2. "10"
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Answer: B) 10 Explanation: 175760 =2³ x 2 x 5 x 13³= 2³ x 2 x 5 x 13³ To make perfect cube, it must be divided by 2 x 5 = 10
Q: Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially? 3304 05b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c
5b5cc6a6e4d2b4197774cd8c- 1153145 kgsfalse
- 2147890 kgsfalse
- 3152400 kgsfalse
- 4149600 kgstrue
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Answer : 4. "149600 kgs"
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Answer: D) 149600 kgs Explanation: Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs. According to the question, 50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900 87.5% of p = 130900 p = 130900 x 100/87.5 = 149600 kgs. Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.
Q: 5 years ago Sushma was 5 times as old as her Son. 5 years hence her age will be 8 less than three times the corresponding age of her Son. Find their ages ? 3300 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8d3
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8d3- 124 and 13 yearsfalse
- 248 and 24 yearsfalse
- 335 and 11 yearstrue
- 433 and 15 yearsfalse
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Answer : 3. "35 and 11 years"
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Answer: C) 35 and 11 years Explanation: Let the age of sushma be x and the age of her son is yThen five years before x-5=5(y-5) ...(1)Five years hence x+5 = 3(y+5)-8 .....(2) By soving (1) & (2), we get5y - 15 = 3y + 7y = 11 => x = 35 Therefore, the age of Sushma = 35 and her son = 11.