GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Word length of a personal computer is 2482 05b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb7c
5b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb7c- 132 bitfalse
- 216 bitfalse
- 38 bittrue
- 44 bitfalse
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Answer : 3. "8 bit"
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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 05b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d606
5b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d606- 1Pyramidtrue
- 2Rectanglefalse
- 3Icefalse
- 4Rhombusfalse
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Answer : 1. "Pyramid"
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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 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f819- 1900 mtsfalse
- 2300 mtsfalse
- 3250 mtsfalse
- 4500 mtstrue
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Answer : 4. "500 mts"
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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 05b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e988
5b5cc6dce4d2b4197774e988- 1108 sq.cmfalse
- 2112 sq.cmfalse
- 3116 sq.cmfalse
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Answer : 4. "120 sq.cm"
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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 05b5cc601e4d2b4197774b467
5b5cc601e4d2b4197774b467- 1long, double chains of nucleic acids.true
- 2long, single chains of amino acids.false
- 3long, single chains of nucleic acids.false
- 4long, double chains of amino acids.false
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Answer : 1. "long, double chains of nucleic acids."
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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 05b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d44b
5b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d44b- 1Acetylenefalse
- 2Methyl acetylenetrue
- 3Butanolfalse
- 4Decanoic Acidfalse
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Answer : 2. "Methyl acetylene"
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Answer: B) Methyl acetylene Explanation: The IUPAC name of the compound is Methyl Acetylene or Propyne.
Q: "Compounding frequency" refers to 2451 05b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb57
5b5cc642e4d2b4197774bb57- 1What type of interest your account earnsfalse
- 2How often your interest is calculated and added back into your accounttrue
- 3What interest rate you can expect from your accountfalse
- 4How easily you can add money into your accountfalse
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Answer : 2. "How often your interest is calculated and added back into your account"
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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 05b5cc619e4d2b4197774b714
5b5cc619e4d2b4197774b714- 1tin and silvertrue
- 2iodine and silverfalse
- 3tin and xenonfalse
- 4iodine and xenonfalse
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Answer : 1. "tin and silver"
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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.