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GATE - GENERAL APTITUDE
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GATE-2010 No. of Questions: 65 Total Marks: 100
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General Aptitude (GA) Included from GATE-2010 No. of Questions: 10
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Q1→Q25 25 × 1 = 25 Q26→Q55 30 × 2 = 60
General Aptitude(GA) Q56→Q60

Ci 5×1 = 5 Q61→Q65 5 × 2 = 10
P1-GATE 2010 - Q56

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Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word

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Circuitous
(A) cyclic (B) indirect (C) confusing (D) crooked

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Answer: B
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P2-GATE 2010 - Q57

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The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four

pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the
original pair
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Unemployed:Worker
(A) fallow:land
(B) unaware:sleeper
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(C) wit:jester
(D) renovated:house
Answer: A
P3-GATE 2010 - Q58
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If we manage to ––––––our natural resources, we would have a
better planet for our children.
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(A) uphold (B) restrain (C) cherish (D) conserve
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Answer: D
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P4-GATE 2010 - Q59
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Choose the most appropriate word from options given below to com-
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pare the following sentence:
His rather casual remarks on politics ––––his lack of serious-
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ness about the subject.
(A) masked (B) belied (C)

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betrayed (D) suppressed
Answer: C
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P5-GATE 2010 - Q60

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25 persons are in room. 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football

and 10 of them play both hockey and football. Then number of persons
playing neither hockey nor football is:
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(A) 2 (B) 17 (C) 13 (D) 3

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Answer: D
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Q.61 - Q.65 carry two marks each.

P6-GATE 2010 - Q61
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Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes to sup-

pression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their
work silently appears to be suited to such warfare; and regret-
fully, there exist people in military establishments who think
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that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause.

Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the above
passage.
(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife

(B) Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
(C) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable.
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(D) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in
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Answer: C
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P7-GATE 2010 - Q62
If 137 + 276 = 435 how much is 731 + 672?
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(A) 534 (B) 1403 (C) 1623 (D) 1513
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Answer: C
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P8-GATE 2010 - Q63
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5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days; 8 semi-skilled workers
can build a wall 25 days; 10 unskilled workers can build wall in 30 days;
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If a team has 2 skilled, 6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled workers, how long
will it take to build the wall?
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(A) 20 days (B) 18 days (C) 16 days (D) 15 days
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Answer: D
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P9-GATE 2010 - Q64

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Given digits 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4 how many distinct 4 digit numbers greater

than 3000 can be formed?
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(A) 50 (B) 51 (C) 52 (D) 54

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Answer: B
P10-GATE 2010 - Q65

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Hari(H), Gota(G),Irfan(I) and Saira(S) are siblings (i.e. brothers and

sisters). All were born on 1st January. The age difference between any
two successive siblings (that is born one after other) is less than 3 years.
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Given the following facts:

(i) Hari’s age + Gita’s age ¿ Irfan’s age + Saira’s age
(ii) The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However, Gita
is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest.
(iii) There are no twins.
In what order were they born (oldest first)?
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(A) HSIG (B) SGHI (C) IGSH (D) IHSG
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Answer: B
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ON-LINE EXAMINATION Introduced from GATE-2011
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GATE-2011 No. of Questions: 65 Total Marks: 100
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Q1→Q25 25 × 1 = 25 Q26→Q55 30 × 2 = 60
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General Aptitude(GA) Q56→Q60 5×1 = 5 Q61→Q65 5 × 2 = 10
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P11-GATE 2011 - Q56
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Choose the word from the option given below that is most nearly oppo-
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site the given word:
Deference
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(A) aversion (B) resignation
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(C) suspicion (D) contempt

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Answer: D
P12-GATE 2011 - Q57

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Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the option given below to
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complete the following sentence.

We lost confidence in him because he never ––––the grandiose
promises he had made.
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(A) delivered (B) delivered on

(C) forgot (D) reneged on
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Answer: B
P13-GATE 2011 - Q58

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Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence below.
––––in the frozen waters of Arctic takes special equipment.
(A) To survive (B) Surviving

(C) Survival (D) That survival
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Answer: A
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P14-GATE 2011 - Q59
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In how many ways three scholarships can be awarded to 4 applicants,
when each applicant receive any number of scholarships?
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(A) 4 (B) 12 (C) 64 (D) 81
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Answer: C
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P15-GATE 2011 - Q60
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plete the following sentence.
The ––––of evidence was on the side of the plaintiff since all
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but one witness testified that his story was correct.
(A) paucity (B) propensity

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(C) preponderance (D) accuracy
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Answer: C
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Q.61 to Q.65 carry two marks each.

P16-GATE 2011 - Q61
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(2 y + 1)
If < 1 , then which one of the following alternatives gives
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(y + 2)
the CORRECT range of y?
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(A) −2 < y < 2 (B) −2 < y < 1

(C) −3 < y < 1 (D) −4 < y < 1
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Answer: B
P17-GATE 2011 - Q62

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Astudent attempted to solve a quadratic equation in x twice. However,

in the first attempt, he in correctly write the constant term and ended
up with the roots as (4,3). In the second attempt, he incorrectly wrote
down the coefficient of x and got the roots as (3,2). Based on the above
information, the roots of correct quadratic equation are
(A) (- 3,4) (B) (3,- 4) (C) (6,1) (D) (4,2)
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Answer: C
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P18-GATE 2011 - Q63
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L,M, and N are waiting in a queue meant for the children to enter the
zoo.There are 5 children between L and M, and 8 children between M
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and N. If there are 3 children ahead of N and 21 children behind L, then
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what is the minimum number of children in the queue?
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(A) 28 (B) 27 (C) 41 (D) 40
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Answer: A
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P19-GATE 2011 - Q64
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Four archers P,Q,R and S try hit a bull’s eye during a tournament of
seven rounds. As illustrated in the figure below, a player receives 10
points for hitting the bull’s eye, 5 points for hitting within inner circle
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and 1 point for hitting within outer circle.
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The final scores received by the players during the tournament are listed
in the table below.
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Round P Q R S
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1 1 5 1 10
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2 5 10 10 1
3 1 1 1 5
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4 10 10 1 1
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6 10 5 1 1
7 5 10 1 1
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The most accurate and consistent players during the tournament are
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respectively
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(A) P and S (B) Q and R (C) Q and Q (D) R and Q
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Answer: B
P20-GATE 2011 - Q65 Ci

Nimbus clouds are dark and ragged, stratus clouds appear dull
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in color and cover the entire sky. Cirrus clouds are thin and
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delicate, whereas cumulus clouds look like cotton balls.

It can be inferred from the passage that
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(A) A cumulus cloud on the ground is called fog.

(B) It is easy to predict the weather by studying clouds.
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(C) Clouds are generally of very different shape,size and mass.

(D) There are four basic cloud types: strstus,nimbus,cumulus and cir-
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Answer: D
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On-Line Examination-GATE-2012 No. of Questions: 65 Total Marks: 100

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Q1→Q25 25 × 1 = 25 Q26→Q55 30 × 2 = 60
P21-GATE 2012 - Q56

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Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below
to complete the following sentence.
I ––––to have bought a diamond ring.
(A) have a liking (B) should have liked
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(C) would like (D) may like
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Answer: C
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P22-GATE 2012 - Q57
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Food prices ––––again this month.
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(A) have raised (B) have been raising
(C) have been rising (D) have arose
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Answer: C
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P23-GATE 2012 - Q58 Ci
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The administrators went on to implement yet another unrea-
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sonable measure, arguing that the measures were already ––––and

one more would hardly make a difference.
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(A) reflective (B) utopian (C) luxuriant (D) unpopular

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Answer: D
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P24-GATE 2012 - Q59
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To those of us who had always thought him timid,his––––came
as a surprise.
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(A) intrepidity (B) inevitability (C) inability (D) inertness
Answer: A
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P25-GATE 2012 - Q60
The arithmetic mean of five different natural numbers is 12. The largest
possible value among the numbers is
(A) 12 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60
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Answer: C
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P26-GATE 2012 - Q61
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Two policemen, A and B, fire once each at the same time at an es-
caping convict. The probability that A hits the convict is three times
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the probability that B hits the convict. If the probability of the convict
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not injured is 0.5, the probability that B hits the convict is
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The arithmetic mean of five different natural numbers is 12. The largest
possible value among the numbers is
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(A) 0.14 (B) 0.22 (C) 0.33 (D) 0.40
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Answer: A Ci
P27-GATE 2012 - Q62
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The total runs scored by four cricketers P,Q,R and S in years 2009 and
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2010 are given in the following table.

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Player 2009 2010

P 802 1008
Q 765 912
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R 429 619
S 501 701
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The player with lowest percentage increase in total runs is

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(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S
Answer: B
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P28-GATE 2012 - Q63
If a prime number on division by 4 gives a remainder 1, then the number

can be expressed as
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(A) sum of the squares of two natural numbers

(B) sum of the cubes of two natural numbers
(C) sum of the square roots of two natural numbers
(D) sum of the cube roots of two natural numbers
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Answer: A
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P29-GATE 2012 - Q64
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Two points (4,p) and (0,q) lie on a straight line having a slope of 3/4.
The value of (p - q) is
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(A) -3 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 4
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Answer: C
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P30-GATE 2012 - Q65
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In the early nineteenth century, theories of social evaluation
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were inspired less by Biology than by the conviction of sci-
entists that there was a growing improvement in social insti-
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tutions. Progress was taken for granted and social scientists
attempted to discover its laws and phases.
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est accuracy from the above passage?

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(A) did not question that progress was a fact.

(B) did not approve biology.
(C) framed the law of progress
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(D) emphasized Biology over Social Science.

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Answer: A

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Q1→Q25 25 × 1 = 25 Q26→Q55 30 × 2 = 60
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P31-GATE 2013 - Q56

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If 3 ≤ X ≤ 5 and 8 ≤ Y ≤ 11 then which one of the fol-

lowing options is TRUE?
3 X 8 3 X 5
(A) ≤ ≤ (B) ≤ ≤
5 Y 5 11 Y 8
3 X 8 3 X 8
(C) ≤ ≤ (D) ≤ ≤
11 Y 5 5 Y 11
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Answer: B
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P32-GATE 2013 - Q57
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The Headmaster ––––to speak to you.
Which one of the following options is incorrect to complete the above
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sentence?
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(A) is wanting (B) wants
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(C) want (D) was wanting
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Answer: C
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P33-GATE 2013 - Q58
Mahathma Gandhi was known for his humanity as

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(A) he played an important role in humiliating exit of British from
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India.
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(B) he worked for humanitarian causes.

(C) he displayed modesty in his interactions.
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(D) he was a fine human being.
Answer: C
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P34-GATE 2013 - Q59

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I All engineering students II should learn mechanics (III) mathematics and

(IV) how to do computation
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Which one of the above underlined parts of the sentence is not appro-
priate?
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(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV
Answer: D
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P35-GATE 2013 - Q60
Select the pair that best expresses a relation ship similar to that ex-
pressed in the pair: water:pipe
(A) cart:road (B) electricity:wire
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(C) sea:beach (D) music:instrument
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Answer: B
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P36-GATE 2013 - Q61
Velocity of an object fixed directly in upward direction is given by V
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= 80 - 32 t, where t (time) is in seconds. When will be the velocity
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between 32 m/s and 64 m/s?
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(A) (1,3/2) (B) (1/2,1) (C) (1/2,3/2) (D) (1,3)
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Answer: C
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P37-GATE 2013 - Q62
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In a factory, two machines M1 and M2 manufacture 60and 40of the
auto-components respectively. Out of the total productions, 2of M1 and
3of M2 are found to be defective. If a randomly drawn auto-component
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from the combined lot is found defective, what is the probability that it
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was manufactured by M2?

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(A) 0.35 (B) 0.45 (C) 0.5 (D) 0.4
Answer: C
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P38-GATE 2013 - Q63

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Following table gives the data on tourists from different countries visit-
ing India in the year 2011.
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Country Number of Tourists

USA 2000
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England 3500
Germany 1200
Italy 1100
Japan 2400
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Australia 2300
France 100
Which two countries contributed to one third of the total number of
tourists who visited India in 2011?
(A) USA and Japan (B) USA and Australia
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(C) England and France (D) Japan and Australia
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Answer: C
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P39-GATE 2013 - Q64
If |− 2 X + 9| = 3 then possible value of | − X| − X 2
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would be:
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(A) 30 (B) - 30 (C) - 42 (D) 42
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Answer: B
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P40-GATE 2013 - Q65
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Some scientists are professors
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the above arguments:
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(A) All scientists are researchers

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(B) All professors are scientists

(C) Some researchers are scientists
(D) No conclusion follows
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Answer: C
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2 Sections. General Aptitude-GA Aerospace Engineering-AE

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Aerospace Engineering-AE Q1→Q25 25 × 1 = 25 Q26→Q55 30 × 2 = 60
P41-GATE 2014 - Q1
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A student is required to demonstrate a high level of comprehension of

the subject, especially in the social sciences.
The word closest in meaning to comprehension is
(A) understanding (B) meaning
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(C) concentration (D) stability
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Answer: A
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P42-GATE 2014 - Q2
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to com-
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plete the following sentence.
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One of his biggest –––––was his ability to forgive.
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(A) vice (B) virtues
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(C) choices (D) strength
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Answer: B
P43-GATE 2014 - Q3
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Rajan was not happy that Sajan decided to do the project on his own.On
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observing his unhappiness, Sajan explained to Rajan that he preferred
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to work independently.
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Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred
from the above sentences?
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(A) Rajan has decided to work only in a group.

(B) Rajan and Sajan were formed into a group against their wishes.
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(C) Sajan has decided to give in to Rajan’s request to work with him.
(D) Rajan had believed that Sajan and he would be working together.
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Answer: D
P44-GATE 2014 - Q4
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If y = 5 x2 + 3, then the tangent at x = 0, y = 3
(A) passes through x = 0, y = 0 (B) has a slope of + 1

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(C) is parallel to x-axis (D) has a slope of - 1
Answer: C
P45-GATE 2014 - Q5
A foundry has a fixed daily cost of Rs.50,000 whenever it operates and
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a variable cost of Rs. 800 Q where Q is the daily production in tonnes.
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What is the cost of production per tonne for daily production of 100
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tonnes.
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Answer: 1300 to 1300
P46-GATE 2014 - Q6
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Find the odd one in the following group:ALRVX,EPVZB,ITZDF,OYEIK.
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(A) ALRVX (B) EPVZB
(C) ITZDF (D) OYEIK
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Answer: D
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P47-GATE 2014 - Q7 Ci
Anuj,Bhola,Chandan,Dilip,Eswar and Faisal live on different floors in a
six-storeyed building. (The ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above
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it 2, and so on). Anuj lives on an even-numbered floor,Bhola does not
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live on an odd numbered floor. Chandan does not live any of the floors
below Faisal’s floor. Dilip does not live on floor number 2.. Eswar does
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not live on a floor immediately above oe immediately below Bhola. Faisal

lives three floors above Dilip. Which ofthe following floor-person combi-
nations is correct?
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(A) 6 2 5 1 3 4
(B) 2 6 5 1 3 4
(C) 4 2 6 3 1 5
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(D) 2 4 6 1 3 5
Answer: B
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P48-GATE 2014 - Q8
The smallest angle of a triangle is equal to two thirds of the smallest

angle of a quadrilateral. The ratio between the angles of the quadri-
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lateral is 3:4:5:6. The largest angle of the triangle is twice its smallest
angle. What is the sum, in degrees, of the second largest angle of the
triangle and the largest angle of the quadrilateral?
Answer: 180 to 180
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P49-GATE 2014 - Q9
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One percent of the people of country X are taller than 6 ft. Two percent
of people of country Y are taller than 6 ft. There are thrice as many
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people in country X as in country Y. Taking both countries together,
what is the percentage of people taller than 6 ft?
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(A) 3.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 1.5 (D) 1.25
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Answer: D
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P50-GATE 2014 - Q10
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The monthly rainfall chart based on 50 years of rainfall in Agra is shown
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in the following figure. Which of the following are true? (k percentile is
the value such that k percent of data fall below that value)
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(i) On average, it rains more in July than in December

(ii) Every year, the amount of rainfall in August is more than that in
January
(iii) July rainfall can be estimated with better confidence than Febru-
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ary rainfall
(iv) In august there is at least 500 mm rain fall
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii)

(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
Answer: B
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P51-GATE 2015 - Q1
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Apparent lifelessness –––––dormant life.
(A) harbours (B) leads to Ci

(C) supports (D) affects
Answer: A
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P52-GATE 2015 - Q2
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Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase.

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The boy from the town was a –––––in the sleepy village.
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(A) dog out of herd (B) sheep from the heap

(C) fish out of water (D) bird from the flock
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Answer: C
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P53-GATE 2015 - Q3
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Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.
(A) When the teacher eludes to different authors, he is being elusive.

(B) When the thief keeps eluding the police, he is being elusive.
(C) Matters that are difficult to understand, identify or remember are
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elusive.
(D) Mirages can be elusive, but a better way to express them is illusory.
Answer: B
P54-GATE 2015 - Q4
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Tanya is older than Eric.
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Cliff is older than Tanya.
Eric is older than Cliff.
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If the first two statements are true, then third statement is:
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(A) True (B) False
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(C) Uncertain (D) Data insufficient
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Answer: B
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P55-GATE 2015 - Q5
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Five teams have to compete in a league, with every team playing ev-
ery other team exactly once, before going to next round. How many
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matches will have to be held to complete the league round of matches?
(A) 20 (B) 10 (C) 8 (D) 5

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Answer: B
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P56-GATE 2015 - Q6
Select the appropriate option in place underlined part of the statement.

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Increased productivity necessary reflects greater efforts made by the em-

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ployees.
(A) Increase in productivity necessary

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(B) Increase productivity is necessary

(C) Increase in productivity necessarily
(D) No improvement required
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Answer: C
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P57-GATE 2015 - Q7
Given below are two statements followed by two conclusions. Assum-

ing these statements to be true, decide which one logically follows.
Statements:
I. No manager is a leader.
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II. All leaders are executives.
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Conclusions:
I. No manager is executive.
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II. No executive is a manager.
(A) Only conclusion I follows.
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(B) Only conclusion II follows.
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(C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows.
(D) Both conclusions I and II follow.
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Answer: C
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P58-GATE 2015 - Q8
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In the given figure angle Q is a right angle, PS:QS = 3:1, RT:QT =
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5:2 and PU:UR = 1:1. If area of triangle QTS is20 cm2 , then the area
of triangle PQR in cm2 is ––––.
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Answer: 280
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P59-GATE 2015 - Q9
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Right triangle PQR is to be constructed in x-y plane so that right angle

is at P and line PR is parallel to x-axis. The x and y coordinates of P,Q
and R are to be integers that satisfy the inequalities − 4 ≤ x ≤ 5
and 6 ≤ y ≤ 16 . How many different triangles could be constructed
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with these properties?
(A) 110 (B) 1,100 (C) 9,900 (D) 10,000
Answer: C
P60-GATE 2015 - Q10
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A coin is tossed thrice. Let X be the event that head occurs in each
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of the first two tosses. Let Y be the event that a tail occurs on the third
toss. Let Z be the event that two tails occur in three tosses. Based on
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the above information, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) X and Y are not independent (B) Y and Z are depen-
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(C) Y and Z are independent (D) X and Z are independent
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Answer: B
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General Aptitude(GA) Q1→Q5 Ci
5×1 = 5 Q6→Q10 5 × 2 = 10

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P69-GATE 2016 - Q1
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The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders ––––––him.

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(A) bare with (B) bore with (C) bear with (D) bare
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Answer: C
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P60-GATE 2016 - Q2
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Identify the correct spelling of the given options:
(A) Managable (B) Manageable

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(C) Mangaeble (D) Managible
Answer: B
P69-GATE 2016 - Q31

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Find odd one out in the following:
13,23,33,43,53
(A) 23 (B) 33 (C) 43 (D) 53
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Answer: B
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P60-GATE 2016 - Q4
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R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair airplanes. No other robot can re-
pair airplanes.
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(A) R2D2 is a robot which can only repair airplanes
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(B) R2D2 is the only robot which can repair airplanes
(C) R2D2 is a robot which can repair only airplanes
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(D) Only R2D2 is a robot
Answer: B
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P69-GATE 2016 - Q5
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If |9 y − 6| = 3, then y 2 − is ––––––
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(A) 0 (B) + 1/3 (C) - 1/3 (D) undefined
Answer: C
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P60-GATE 2016 - Q6
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The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement produc-
tion (in tonnes) and the actual production (in tonnes) of nine cement
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plants of a cement company. Capacity utilization of a plant is defined as

ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity. A plant with
installed capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called large plant and a plant
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with lesser capacity is called a small plant. The difference between total
production of large plants and small plants, in tonnes is ––––––
Answer: 120.0 to 120.0

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P69-GATE 2016 - Q7
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A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that

60of the students that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable
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for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees

in mechanical engineering found that 99of such women were successful
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in their professions.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above para-
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graph?
(A) Many students have misconception regarding various engineering

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disciplines.
(B) Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women
are well suited to be mechanical engineers.
(C) Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with
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masters or higher degrees.

(D) Number of women pursuing higher degrees in mechanical engineer-
ing is small.
Answer: C
P60-GATE 2016 - Q8
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Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institute
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Technology (SIT’s) in line with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT’s) to
cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country.
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Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
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Based on the proposal,
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(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SIT’s will have a distinct national objective.
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(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with
IIT.
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(iv) SIT’s will serve technological needs of a developing country.
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(A) (iii) and (iv) only (B) (i) and (iv) only
(C) (ii) and (iv) only (D) (ii) and (iii) only
Ci
Answer: C
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P69-GATE 2016 - Q9
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Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60career free throw shooter, meaning that he

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successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What

is the probability that he will make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attempts?
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(A) 0.2508 (B) 0.2816 (C) 0.2934 (D) 0.6000

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Answer: A
P70-GATE 2016 - Q10

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The numeral in the units position of 211870 + 146127 × 3424 is ––––.

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Answer: 7.0 to 7.0

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P71-GATE 2017 - Q56
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The ninth and tenth of this month are Monday and Tuesday –––––.
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(A) figuratively (B) retrospectively
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(C) respectively (D) rightfully
Answer: C
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P72-GATE 2017 - Q57
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It is –––––to read this year’s text book –––––last year’s.
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(A) easier, than (B) most easy, than
(C) easier, from (D) easiest, from
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Answer: A Ci
P73-GATE 2017 - Q58
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A rule states that in order to drink beer, one must be over 18 years
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old. In a bar, there are 4 people. P is 16 years old, Q is 25 years old,

R is drinking milkshake and is drinking beer. What must be checked to
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ensure that the rule is being followed?
(A) Only P’s drink

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(B) Only P’s drink and S’s age

(C) Only S’s age
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(D) Only P’s drink, Q’s drink and S’s age
Answer: B
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P74-GATE 2017 - Q59

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Fatima starts from point P, goes North for 3 km, and then East for
4 km to reach point Q. She then turns to face the point P and goes 15
km in that direction. She then goes North for 6 km. How far is she from
point P, and in which direction should she go to reach point P?
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(A) 8 km, East (B) 12 km, North

(C) 6 km, East (D) 10 km, North
Answer: A
P75-GATE 2017 - Q60
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500 students are taking one or more courses out of Chemistry, Physics
nl
and Mathematics. Registration records indicate course enrolment as fol-
lows: Chemistry (329), Physics (186), Mathematics (295), Chemistry
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and Physics (83), Chemistry and Mathematics (217) and Physics and
Mathematics (63). How many students are taking all 3 subjects?
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(A) 37 (B) 43 (C) 47 (D) 57
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Answer: D
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P76-GATE 2017 - Q61
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”If you are looking for history of India, or for rise and fall of the British
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Raj , or for the reason of the cleaving of the subcontinent into mutually
antagonist parts and the effects this mutilation will have in the respec-
Ci
tive sections, and ultimately on Asia, you will not find it in these pages;
for though I have spent a life time in this country. I lived too near the
seat of events, and was too intimately associated with actors, to get the
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perspective needed for impartial recording of these matters”.
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Which of the following statements best reflects the author’s opinion?

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(A) An intimate association does not allow for the necessary perspec-
tive.
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(B) Matters are recorded with an impartial perspective.

(C) An intimate association offers an impartial perspective.
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(D) Actors are typically associated with the impartial recording of mat-
ters.
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Answer: A
P77-GATE 2017 - Q62

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Each of P,Q,R,S,W,X,Y and Z has been married at most once. X and

Y are married and have two children P and Q. Z is the grandfather of
the daughter S of P. Further, Z and W are married and are parents of
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R. Which one of the following must necessarily be FALSE?
(A) X is the mother-in-law of R

(B) P and R are are not married to each other
(C) P is a son of X and Y
(D) Q cannot be married to R
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Answer: D
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P78-GATE 2017 - Q63
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1200 men and 500 women can build a bridge in 2 weeks. 900 men and
250 women will take 3 weeks to build the same bridge. How many men
will be needed to build the bridge in one week?
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(A) 3000 (B) 3300 (C) 3600 (D) 3900
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Answer: C
ul
P79-GATE 2017 - Q64
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The number of 3-digit numbers such that the digit 1 is never to the
immediate right of 2 is Ci
(A) 781 (B) 791 (C) 881 (D) 891
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Answer: C
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P80-GATE 2017 - Q65

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A contour line joins locations having same height above the mean sea
level. The following is the contour plot of a geographical region. Contour
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lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.

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Which of the following is the steepest path leaving from P?
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(A) P to Q (B) P to R (C) P to S (D) P to T
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nl
Answer: B
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P81-GATE 2018 - Q1
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The dress –––––her so well that they all immediately –––––her on her
appearance.
(A) complemented,complemented
Ci (B) complimented,complemented
(C) complimented,complimented (D) complemented,complimented
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Answer: D
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P82-GATE 2018 - Q2
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”The Judge’s standing in the legal community, though shaken by false

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allegations of wrongdoing, remained –––––.”
(A) undiminished (B) damaged

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(C) illegal (D) uncertain

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Answer: A
P83-GATE 2018 - Q3
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Find the missing group of letters in the following series:

BC,FGH,LMNO, –––––.
(A) UVWXY (B) TUVWX

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(C) STUVW (D) RSTUV
Answer: B
P84-GATE 2018 - Q4
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The perimeters of a circle, a square and equilateral triangle are equal.
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Which out of the following statements is true?
nl
(A) The circle has the largest area.
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(B) The square has the largest area.
(C) The equilateral has the largest area.
(D) All three shapes have same area.
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Answer: A
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P85-GATE 2018 - Q5
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The value of the expression
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1 1 1
+ +
1 + logu (vw) 1 + logv (wu) 1 + logw (uv)
is –––––.
Ci
(A) -1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3
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Answer: C
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P86-GATE 2018 - Q6
Forty students watch films A,B and C over a week. Each student watched
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either only one film or all three. Thirteen students watched the film A,
sixteen students watched the film B and nineteen students watched the
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film C. How many students watched all three films.
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

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Answer: C
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P87-GATE 2018 - Q7
A wire would enclose sn area of 1936 m2 , if it is bent into a square.

The wire is cut into two pieces.. The longer piece is thrice as long as the
By
shorter piece. The long and short pieces are bent into a square and a
circle, respectively. Which of the following choices is closest to the sum
of the areas enclosed by the two pieces in square meter?
(A) 1096 (B) 1111 (C) 1243 (D) 2486
Answer: C
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P88-GATE 2018 - Q8
nl
A contract is to be completed in 52 days and 125 identical robots were
O
employed, each operational for 7 hours a day. After 39 days, five-seventh
of the work was completed. How many additional robots would be re-
quired to complete the work on time, if each robot is operational for 8
n
hours a day.
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(A) 50 (B) 89 (C) 146 (D) 175
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Answer:
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P89-GATE 2018 - Q8
rc
A house has a number which needs to be identified. The following three
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statements are given that can help in identifying the house number.
(i) If the house number is a multiple of 3, then it is 50 to 59.

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(ii) If the house number is NOT a multiple of 4, then it is 60 to 69.
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(ii) If the house number is NOT a multiple of 6, then it is 70 to 79.

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What is the house number?
(A) 54 (B) 65 (C) 66 (D) 76

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Answer: D
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P90-GATE 2018 - Q10

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An unbiased coin is tossed six times in a row and four different such
trials are conducted. One trial implies six tosses of the coin. If H stands
for head and T stands for tail, the (1) HTHTHT (2) TTHHHT (3)
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HTTHHT (4) HHHT–––.
Which statement describing the last two coin tosses of fourth trial has
the highest probability of being correct?
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(A) Two T will occur (B) One H and one T will occur.
(C) Two H will occur (D) One H will be followed by one T.
Answer: B
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P91-GATE 2019 - Q1
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The fishermen, –––––the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded
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by the government.
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(A) whom (B) to which (C) to whom (D) that
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Answer: C
P92-GATE 2019 - Q2 Ci
Some students were not involved in the strike.
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If the above statement is true, which of the following conclusions is/are
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logically necessary?
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(1) Some who were involved in the strike were students.

(2) No student was involved in the strike.
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(3) At least one student was involved in the strike.

(4) Some who were not involved in the strike were students.
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(A) 1 and 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2 and 3

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Answer: C
P93-GATE 2019 - Q3
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The radius as well as height of the cone increases by 10 . The per-

centage increase in its volume is –––––.
(A) 17.1 (B) 21.0 (C) 33.1 (D) 72.8

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Answer: C
P94-GATE 2019 - Q4
Five numbers 10,7,5,4 and 2 are to be arranged in a sequence from left
30
to right following the directions given below:
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nl
(1) No two odd or even numbers are next to each other.
(2) The second number from the left is exactly half of the left most
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number.
(3) The middle number is exactly twice the right most number.
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Which is the second number from right?
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(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 10
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Answer: C
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P95-GATE 2019 - Q5
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Until Iran came along, India had never been –––––in kabaddi.
Ci
(A) defeated (B) defeating (C) defeat (D) defeatist
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Answer: A
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P96-GATE 2019 - Q6
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Since the last one year, after a 125 basis point reduction in repo rate
by the Reserve Bank of India, banking institutions have been making
-P
a demand to reduce interest rates on small savings schemes. Finally,

the government announced yesterday a reduction in the interest rates on
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small saving schemes to bring them on par with fixed deposit interest
rates.
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Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given
passage?
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(A) Whenever the Reserve Bank of India reduces the repo rate, the
interests rate on small saving schemes also reduced.
(B) Interests on small saving schemes are always maintained on par
with fixed deposit interest rates.
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(C) The government sometimes takes into consideration the demands

of banking institutions before reducing interest rates on small saving
schemes.
(D) A reduction in interest rates on small saving schemes follow only
after a reduction in repo rate by the Reserve Bank of India.
Answer: C
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P97-GATE 2019 - Q7
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In a country of 1400 million population, 70 own mobile phones.
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Among the mobile phone owners, only 294 million access the Internet.
Among these Internet users, only half buy goods from e-commerce por-
tals, What is the percentage of these buyers in the country?
n
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(A) 10.50 (B) 14.7 (C) 15.0 (D) 50.0
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Answer: A
ul
P98-GATE 2019 - Q8
rc
The nomenclature for Hindustani music has changed over the centuries.
Since the medieval period dhrupad styles were identified as baanis. Terms
Ci
like gayaki and baaj were used to refer to vocal and instrumental styles,
respectively. With the institutionalization of music education the term
gharana became acceptable. Gharana originally referred to hereditary
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musicians from a particular lineage, including disciples and grand disci-
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ples.
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Which one of the following pairings is NOT correct?
(A) dhrupad,baani (B) gayaki, vocal

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(C) baaj, institution (D) gharana, lineage

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Answer: C
P99-GATE 2019 - Q9
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Two trains started at 7 AM from the same point. The first train trav-
elled north at a speed of 80 km/h and the second train travelled south
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at a speed of 100 km/h. The time at which they are 540 km apart is
–––––AM.
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) 11.30

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Answer: B
P100-GATE 2019 - Q10
”I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom de-

pend upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on people. It
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was very much like prestige of a head-hunter in his own community.”
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nl
Based on the paragraph above, the prestige od head-hunter depends
upon the –––––.
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(A) the prestige of the kingdom
(B) the prestige of the heads
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(C) the number of taxes he could levy
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(D) the number of heads he could gather
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Answer: D
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General Aptitude(GA) Q1→Q5 Ci
5×1 = 5 Q6→Q10 5 × 2 = 10

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P101-GATE 2020 - Q1
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The untimely loss of life is cause of serious global concern as thousands

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of people get killed –––––accidents every year while others die –––––dis-
eases like cardio vascular disease, cancer etc.
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(A) in,of (B) from,of (C) during,from (D) from,from

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Answer: A
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P102-GATE 2020 - Q2
He was not only accused of theft –––––of conspiracy.

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(A) rather (B) but also (C) but even (D) rather than
Answer: B
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P103-GATE 2020 - Q3
Select the word that fits the analogy:
Explicit:Implicit::Express:–––––
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(A) Impress (B) Repress (C) Compress (D) Suppress
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Answer: B
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P104-GATE 2020 - Q4
The Canadian constitution requires that equal importance be given to
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English and French. Last year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit, and had to pay
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a six-figure fine to a French-speaking couple after they filed complaints
about formal in-flight announcements in English lasting 15 seconds, as
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opposed to informal 5 seconds messages in French.
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The French speaking couple were upset at –––––
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(A) the in-flight announcements being made in English.
(B) the English announcements being clearer than the French ones.
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(C) the English announcements being longer than the French ones.
(D) equal importance being given to English and French.
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Answer: C
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P105-GATE 2020 - Q5
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A superadditive function f(.) satisfies the following property

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f (x1 + x2 ) ≥ f (x1 ) + f (x2 )
Which of the following functions is a superadditive function for x > 1?

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√ 1
(A) ex (B) x (C) (D) e−x
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x
Answer: A
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P106-GATE 2020 - Q6
The global financial crisis in 2008 is considered to be the most seri-

ous world-wide financial crisis, which started with the sub-prime lending
By
crisis in USA in 2007. The sub-prime lending crisis led to banking crisis
in 2008 with the collapse of of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The sub-prime
lending refers to the provision of loans to those borrowers who may have
difficulties in repaying loans, and it arises because of excess liquidity fol-
lowing the Fast Asian crisis.
Which one of the following sequences shows the correct precedence as
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per the given passage?
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(A) East Asian crisis → subprime lending crisis →banking crisis→global
financial crisis.
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(B) Subprime lending crisis → global financial crisis → banking crisis
→ East Asian crisis.
(C) Banking crisis → subprime lending crisis → global financial crisis
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→ East Asian crisis.
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(D) global financial crisis → East Asian crisis → banking crisis → sub-
prime lending crisis.
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Answer: A
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P107-GATE 2020 - Q7
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It is quarter past three in your watch. The angle between hour hand
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and the minute hand is –––––
(A) 0o (B) 7.5o (C) 15o (D) 22.5o

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Answer: B
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P108-GATE 2020 - Q8
A circle with center O is shown in the figure. A rectangle PQRS of

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maximum possible area is inscribed in the circle. If the radius of the

circle is a, then the area of the shaded potion is –––––
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RD
By
√
(A) π a2 − a2 (B) π a2 − 2 a2
(C) π a2 − 2 a2 (D) π a2 − 3 a2
Answer: C
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P109-GATE 2020 - Q9
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a,b,c are real numbers. The quadratic equation a x2 − b x + c = 0
has equal roots, which is β, then
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b
(A) β = (B) β2 = a c
a
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bc
(C) β2 = (D) b2 6= 4 a c
2 a2
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Answer: C
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P110-GATE 2020 - Q10
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The following figure shows the data of students enrolled in 5 years (2014
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to 2018) for two schools P and Q. During this period, the ratio of the
average number of the students enrolled in school P to the average of
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the difference of the number of students enrolled in schools P and Q is
–––––
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(A) 8:23 (B) 23:8 (C) 23:31 (D) 31:23
Answer: B
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General Aptitude(GA) Q56→Q60

P1-GATE 2010 - Q56

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word

(A) cyclic (B) indirect (C) confusing (D) crooked

P2-GATE 2010 - Q57

The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four

P3-GATE 2010 - Q58

(A) masked (B) belied (C)

P5-GATE 2010 - Q60

25 persons are in room. 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play football

(A) 2 (B) 17 (C) 13 (D) 3

Q.61 - Q.65 carry two marks each.

Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes to sup-

that chemical agents are useful tools for their cause.

(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife

If 137 + 276 = 435 how much is 731 + 672?

P9-GATE 2010 - Q64

Given digits 2,2,3,3,3,4,4,4,4 how many distinct 4 digit numbers greater

(A) 50 (B) 51 (C) 52 (D) 54

P10-GATE 2010 - Q65

Hari(H), Gota(G),Irfan(I) and Saira(S) are siblings (i.e. brothers and

Given the following facts:

In what order were they born (oldest first)?

(C) suspicion (D) contempt

P12-GATE 2011 - Q57

complete the following sentence.

(A) delivered (B) delivered on

P13-GATE 2011 - Q58

(A) To survive (B) Surviving

(A) paucity (B) propensity

Q.61 to Q.65 carry two marks each.

(A) −2 < y < 2 (B) −2 < y < 1

P17-GATE 2011 - Q62

Astudent attempted to solve a quadratic equation in x twice. However,

(A) (- 3,4) (B) (3,- 4) (C) (6,1) (D) (4,2)

P20-GATE 2011 - Q65 Ci

delicate, whereas cumulus clouds look like cotton balls.

(A) A cumulus cloud on the ground is called fog.

(C) Clouds are generally of very different shape,size and mass.

On-Line Examination-GATE-2012 No. of Questions: 65 Total Marks: 100

General Aptitude(GA) Q56→Q60 5×1 = 5 Q61→Q65 5 × 2 = 10

P21-GATE 2012 - Q56

(A) have a liking (B) should have liked

sonable measure, arguing that the measures were already ––––and

(A) reflective (B) utopian (C) luxuriant (D) unpopular

P24-GATE 2012 - Q59

to complete the following sentence.

(A) intrepidity (B) inevitability (C) inability (D) inertness

P25-GATE 2012 - Q60

(A) 12 (B) 40 (C) 50 (D) 60

2010 are given in the following table.

Player 2009 2010

The player with lowest percentage increase in total runs is

(A) P (B) Q (C) R (D) S

P28-GATE 2012 - Q63

If a prime number on division by 4 gives a remainder 1, then the number

(A) sum of the squares of two natural numbers

est accuracy from the above passage?

(A) did not question that progress was a fact.

(D) emphasized Biology over Social Science.

On-Line Examination-GATE-2013 No. of Questions: 65 Total Marks: 100

General Aptitude(GA) Q56→Q60 5×1 = 5 Q61→Q65 5 × 2 = 10

P31-GATE 2013 - Q56

Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60career free throw shooter, meaning that he