GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Which acid is produced when milk gets sour? 2570 05b5cc69de4d2b4197774c8c6
5b5cc69de4d2b4197774c8c6- 1Lactic acidtrue
- 2Acetic acidfalse
- 3Tartaric acidfalse
- 4Butyric acidfalse
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Answer : 1. "Lactic acid"
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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 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e97e
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e97e- 132 yrsfalse
- 229 yrstrue
- 324 yrsfalse
- 427 yrsfalse
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Answer : 2. "29 yrs"
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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 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f613
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f613- 145false
- 224false
- 342false
- 454true
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Answer : 4. "54"
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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 05b5cc69ae4d2b4197774c7ac
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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 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc66
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc66- 1Donkeyfalse
- 2Lionfalse
- 3Elephantfalse
- 4Horsetrue
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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 05b5cc6abe4d2b4197774d006
5b5cc6abe4d2b4197774d006- 1Inflexiblefalse
- 2Elastictrue
- 3Solidfalse
- 4Massivefalse
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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 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b568- 1Siliconfalse
- 2Strontiumtrue
- 3Sulphurfalse
- 4Tinfalse
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Answer : 2. "Strontium"
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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 05b5cc69ee4d2b4197774c995
5b5cc69ee4d2b4197774c995- 10true
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Answer : 1. "0"
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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.