GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? 2570 0

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    Lactic acid
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    Acetic acid
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    Tartaric acid
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    Butyric acid
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Answer : 1. "Lactic acid"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Lactic acid Explanation:

Q: The average age of seven persons sitting in a row facing east is 26 years. If the average age of the first three persons is 19 years and the average age of the last three persons is 32 years, then find the age of the person sitting in the middle of the row ? 2568 0

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    32 yrs
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    29 yrs
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    24 yrs
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    27 yrs
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Answer : 2. "29 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 29 yrs Explanation: Total age seven persons = (26 x 7)yearsTotal age of the first three persons and the last three persons are (19 x 3) years and (32 x 3) years respectively.Age of the person sitting in the middle of the row = 26 x 7 - 19 x 3 - 32 x 3 = 182 - 57 - 96 = 29 years.

Q: A woman says, "If you reverse my own age, the figures represent my husband's age. He is, of course, senior to me and the difference between our ages is one-eleventh of their sum." The woman's husband age is ? 2564 0

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    45
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    24
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    42
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    54
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Answer : 4. "54"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 54 Explanation: By trial and error method from the given options, as 54 - 45 =  (1/11) x (45+54)  = 99/11  = 9 Hence this satisfies the given conditions. Then the woman's husband age is 54.

Q: Is B2+ Paramagnetic or Diamagnetic? 2561 0

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B2+ is a Paramagnetic.  The filled orbitals are σ(1s)22, σ∗(1s)22, σ(2s)22, σ∗(2s)22. The half-filled orbitals are π(2pxx) and π(2pyy). Since it posses 2 unpaired electrons, it is Paramagnetic in nature.

Q: Paw : Cat :: Hoof : ? 2558 0

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    Donkey
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    Lion
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    Elephant
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    Horse
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Answer : 4. "Horse"
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Answer: D) Horse Explanation: The cat's foot is called a paw. The horse's foot is called a hoof.

Q: Sponge is to Porous as Rubber is to 2550 0

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    Inflexible
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    Elastic
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    Solid
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    Massive
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Answer : 2. "Elastic"
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Answer: B) Elastic Explanation: A sponge is a porous material. Rubber is an elastic material.  Since Rubber is not a Massive or solid and not an inflexible thing, it is elastic.

Q: What element behaves most like magnesium? 2550 0

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    Silicon
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    Strontium
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    Sulphur
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    Tin
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Strontium Explanation: We know that, Elements in the same group of the periodic table have similar characteristics. Here Magnesium and Strontium shared some similar properties because they both belong to the same group. Sr is the chemical symbol for strontium which is a group two element; it has atomic number of 38.

Q: What is the probability of an impossible event? 2544 0

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    0
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    -1
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    0.1
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    1
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Answer : 1. "0"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 0 Explanation: The probability of an impossible event is 0. The event is known ahead of time to be not possible, therefore by definition in mathematics, the probability is defined to be 0 which means it can never happen.   The probability of a certain event is 1.

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