GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Word length of a personal computer is 2482 0

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    32 bit
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    16 bit
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    8 bit
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    4 bit
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Answer : 3. "8 bit"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 8 bit Explanation: Word length refers to the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU in one go. These days, typically 32 bits or 64 bits are used. Data bus size, instruction size, address size are usually multiples of the word size.

Q: Square is to Triangle and Cube is to 2481 0

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    Pyramid
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    Rectangle
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    Ice
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    Rhombus
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Answer : 1. "Pyramid"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Pyramid Explanation: Square is 2-dimensional 4 sided figure Whereas Cube is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Square.   Similarly, Triangle is 2-dimensional 3 sided figure Whereas Pyramid is 3-dimensional figure which looks like Triangle.

Q: Two trains start from same place at same time at right angles to each other. Their speeds are 36km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. After 30 seconds the distance between them will be ? 2472 0

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    900 mts
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    300 mts
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    250 mts
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    500 mts
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 500 mts Explanation: Using pythagarous theorem,distance travelled by first train = 36x5/18x30 = 300mdistance travelled by second train = 48x5/18x30 = 400mso distance between them =√( 90000 + 160000) = √250000 = 500mts.

Q: If the sides of a triangle are 26 cm, 24 cm and 10 cm, what is its area ? 2457 0

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    108 sq.cm
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    112 sq.cm
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    116 sq.cm
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    120 sq.cm
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Answer : 4. "120 sq.cm"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 120 sq.cm Explanation: The triangle with sides 26 cm, 24 cm and 10 cm is right angled, where the hypotenuse is 26 cm. Area of the triangle =1/2 x base x height => 1/2 x 24 x 10 = 120 sq.cm

Q: Which best describes Genes? 2455 0

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    long, double chains of nucleic acids.
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    long, single chains of amino acids.
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    long, single chains of nucleic acids.
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    long, double chains of amino acids.
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Answer : 1. "long, double chains of nucleic acids."
Explanation :

Answer: A) long, double chains of nucleic acids. Explanation: Gene is a segment of chromosomal DNA or a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function. It is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity.   As genes are made up of DNA it impies that they are long, double chains of nucleic acids as DNA is made of nucleic acids.

Q: What is the IUPAC name for the following compound?   H3C-C≡C-H 2452 0

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    Acetylene
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    Methyl acetylene
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    Butanol
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    Decanoic Acid
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Answer : 2. "Methyl acetylene"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Methyl acetylene Explanation: The IUPAC name of the compound is Methyl Acetylene or Propyne.

Q: "Compounding frequency" refers to 2451 0

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    What type of interest your account earns
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    How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account
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    What interest rate you can expect from your account
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    How easily you can add money into your account
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Answer : 2. "How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account"
Explanation :

Answer: B) How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account Explanation: Compounding frequency : The time periods when interest will be calculated on top of the original loan amount (or) The number of compounding periods in one year.   The greater the compounding frequency, the more often your interest is calculated and added back into your account.

Q: Which elements are malleable and good conductors of electricity? 2446 0

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    tin and silver
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    iodine and silver
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    tin and xenon
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    iodine and xenon
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Answer : 1. "tin and silver"
Explanation :

Answer: A) tin and silver Explanation: Tin and Silver are malleable and good conductors of electricity. The other combinations have a non metal in them which are bad conductors.

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