GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Two trains namely X & Y leave station 'A' at 6.30am and 7.40am and travel at 30km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. How many kms from 'A' will the trains meet ? 4455 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa5e
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa5e- 1140 kmstrue
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Answer : 1. "140 kms"
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Answer: A) 140 kms Explanation: It is given train X leave station A at 6:30 am, here it is asked to calculate the distance from A when the trains meet, theDistance traveled by train left at 6:30 am upto 7:40 am i.e. in 1 hr. 10 min. or 7/6 hours = 30 x 7/6 = 35 kmSo train leaving at 7:40 am will meet first train after covering a distance of 35 km. with relative speed of 40-30=10 km/hr.Hence time taken = 35/10 = 3.5 hours or 3 hours 30 minutesSo distance from A = Distance traveled by 2nd train in 3 hr. 30 min = 40 x 3.5 = 140 km.
Q: Who was apointed as ICAI ( Institute of Chartered Accountants of India) president in 2017 ? 883 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa63
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa63- 1Naveen N D Guptafalse
- 2Nilesh Shivji Vikamseytrue
- 3Rajesh Kakkarfalse
- 4Bhavraj Singhfalse
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Answer : 2. "Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey"
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Answer: B) Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey Explanation: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) elected Nilesh Shivji Vikamsey as president and Naveen N D Gupta as vice-president. They have been elected for the year 2017-18. Vikamsey, who served as vice-president, has been a member of the ICAI since 1985. Gupta has been a chartered accountant for more than 20 years.
Q: Arrange the following words in an appropriate order 1. Rainbow 2. Rain 3. Sun 4. Happy 5. Child 1434 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa59
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa59- 14, 2, 3, 5, 1false
- 24, 5, 1, 2, 3false
- 32, 1, 4, 5, 3false
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Answer : 4. "2, 3, 1, 5, 4"
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Answer: D) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4 Explanation: Firstly Rain falls and then Sun comes and Rainbow forms. After that Child sees the rainbow and feels Happy.
Q: Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainder of 41,31 and 51 respectively ? 1570 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54
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Answer : 3. "71"
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Answer: C) 71 Explanation: To find the greatest number which divides the numbers 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving the remainders 41, 31 and 51 is nothing but the HCF of (964 - 41), (1238 - 31), (1400 - 51). Therefore, HCF of 923, 1207 and 1349 is 71.
Q: You drive to the store at 20 kmph and return by the same route at 30 kmph. Discounting the time spent at the store, what was your average speed ? 1057 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4a
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4a- 125 kmphfalse
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Answer : 2. "24 kmph"
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Answer: B) 24 kmph Explanation: Average speed=total distance/total timeLet distance to store be Kthen, total time =(K/20)+(K/30)=K/12and, total time =(2K)so average speed= 2K / (K/12) = 24kmph.
Q: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Countries which _________ still undergoing the economic processes_________ known as developing countries. 1300 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4f
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4f- 1are, aretrue
- 2are, isfalse
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Answer : 1. "are, are"
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Answer: A) are, are Explanation:
Q: Choose the word which gives best meaning to the sentence from the given options. His recent success ______ him more arrogant than what he used to be 2823 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45- 1makefalse
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Answer : 4. "has made"
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Answer: D) has made Explanation: HIS RECENT SUCCESS HAS MADE HIM MORE ARROGANT THAN WHAT HE USED.
Q: In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ? 3621 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa3b
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa3b- 1SHAFTfalse
- 2SHOOTtrue
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Answer : 2. "SHOOT"
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Answer: B) SHOOT Explanation: AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8 Now in 21448, go number by number2 is the code for S1 is the code for H4 is the code for Oand 8 is the code for T hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT