GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on 4617 25b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b590
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b590- 1disk pack in disk surfacefalse
- 2tracks per inch of surfacefalse
- 3bits per inch of tracksfalse
- 4All of the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All of the above"
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Answer: D) All of the above Explanation: Magnetic disk is a kind of data storage device. Storage capacity of magnetic disk depends on 1. tracks per inch of surface 2. bits per inch of tracks 3. disk pack in disk surface It can be shown as ::
Q: In a class 60% of the students pass in English and 45% pass in Hindi. If 25% of them pass in both subjects, what percentage of the students fail in both the subjects? 2632 15b5cc601e4d2b4197774b440
5b5cc601e4d2b4197774b440- 120%true
- 225%false
- 330%false
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Answer : 1. "20%"
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Answer: A) 20% Explanation: Percentage of students passed in English = 60% Percentage of students passed in Hindi = 45% Percentage of students passed in both subjects = 25% ATQ, Percentage of students passed in only English = 60 - 25 = 35% Percentage of students passed in only Hindi = 45 - 25 = 20% Therefore, Percentage of students failed = 100 - (35 + 25 + 20) = 100 - 80 = 20%.
Q: Which mirror is used as rear view mirror in vehicles? 6907 05b5cc62ce4d2b4197774b912
5b5cc62ce4d2b4197774b912- 1Concavefalse
- 2Planefalse
- 3Convextrue
- 4Any of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Convex"
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Answer: C) Convex Explanation: Convex mirror is used as rear view mirror in vehicles. Because the image is smaller, more image can fit onto the mirror, so a convex mirror provides for a larger field of view than a plane mirror. This is why they are useful.
Q: What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998 ? 4973 75b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd16
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd16- 1Mondayfalse
- 2Tuesdayfalse
- 3Wednesdaytrue
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Answer : 3. "Wednesday"
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Answer: C) Wednesday Explanation: 17th June, 1998 = (1997 years + Period from 1.1.1998 to 17.6.1998)Odd days in 1600 years = 0Odd days in 300 years = 197 years has 24 leap years + 73 ordinary years.Number of odd days in 97 years ( 24 x 2 + 73) = 121 = 2 odd days.Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June.(31 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 17) = 168 days168 days = 24 weeks = 0 odd day.Total number of odd days = (0 + 1 + 2 + 0) = 3.Given day is Wednesday.
Q: If the third day of a month is Tuesday, which of the following would be the 4th day before the 27th day of that month? 2832 15b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9
5b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9- 1Tuesdayfalse
- 2Mondaytrue
- 3Wednesdayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Monday"
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Answer: B) Monday Explanation: Dates on which Tuesday fall are 3,10,17, and 24 Hence, the 27th day of the month will be (Tuesday + 3 days=)Friday Required day of the month = Friday - 4 = Monday
Q: What should come next in the following number series? 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1610 05b5cc7f2e4d2b41977751ea7
5b5cc7f2e4d2b41977751ea7- 19false
- 28false
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Answer : 4. "6"
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Answer: D) 6 Explanation: Here the series is: 987654321, 87654321, 7654321, 65...
Q: The purest form of iron is 1310 05b5cc7efe4d2b41977751d76
5b5cc7efe4d2b41977751d76- 1wrought irontrue
- 2steelfalse
- 3pig ironfalse
- 4nickel steelfalse
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Answer : 1. "wrought iron"
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Answer: A) wrought iron Explanation: Wrought Iron is the purest form of iron. It contains 0.12 to 0.25% carbon and so it is the purest form of iron.
Q: From a tank of petrol, which contains 200 litres of petrol, the seller replaces each time with kerosene when he sells 40 litres of petrol(or its mixture). Everytime he sells out only 40 litres of petrol(pure or impure). After replacing the petrol with kerosen 4th time, the total amount of kerosene in the mixture is 27582 25b5cc7d7e4d2b4197775151a
5b5cc7d7e4d2b4197775151a- 181.92Lfalse
- 296Lfalse
- 3118.08Ltrue
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Answer : 3. "118.08L"
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Answer: C) 118.08L Explanation: The amount of petrol left after 4 operations = 200 × 1-402004 = 200 × 454 = 200 × 256625 = 81.92 litres Hence the amount of kerosene = 200 - 81.92 = 118. 08 litres