General Aptitude (GATE)

Set-1
Q1- The ratio of cow to buffalo in a dairy is 9 to 1. Among the options below, what
is an acceptable value for the total number of cattle in the in the dairy?
(a) 130
(b) 221
(c) 332
(d) 142
Solution: (a)

Q3- A polygon is convex if, for every pair of points, P and Q belonging to the
polygon, the line segment PQ lies- completely inside or on the polygon. Which
one of the following is NOT a convex polygon?
(a) completely inside the polygon
(b) on the polygon
(c) completely outside the polygon
(d) a and b

Solution: (d)

Q4- What will be the final structure of paper when we follow steps 1,2 and 3 ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Solution: (a)

Q5- We have 2 rectangular sheets of paper, M and N, of dimensions 6 cm × 1 cm each.

Sheet M is rolled to form an open cylinder by bringing the short edges of the sheet
together. Sheet N is cut into equal square patches and assembled to form the largest
possible closed cube. Assuming the ends of the cylinder are not closed, the ratio of
the Surface area(internal and external both) of the cylinder to that of the cube is -------

Solution: (1)

Q6- We have 2 rectangular sheets of paper, M and N, of dimensions 6 cm × 1 cm each.

Sheet M is rolled to form an open cylinder by bringing the short edges of the sheet
together. Sheet N is cut into equal square patches and assembled to form the largest
possible closed cube. Assuming the ends of the cylinder are closed, the ratio of the
Surface area(internal and external both) of the cylinder to that of the cube is

(a) 3/π
(b) 1+(3/π)
(c) 1+(π /3)
(d) π /3

Solution: (b)

Q7-
Details of prices of two items P and Q are presented in the above table. The ratio of cost of item P to cost of
item Q is 2:5. Discount is calculated as the difference between the marked price and the selling price. The
profit percentage is calculated as the ratio of the difference between selling price and cost, to the cost
Profit% = ((Selling price – Cost)/Cost)×100
The discount on item Q, as a percentage of its marked price, is -

(a) 16
(b) 16.5
(c) 17
(d) 17.5
Solution:(d)

Q8- In a library of total strength 200 people there were 130 people who read “Yaar
Jadugar”. There were 120 people who read “Dark Horse” then what is the maximum
possible number of people who read none of these two?

(a) 50
(b) 60
(c) 70
(d) 80
Solution:(c)

Q10- In rolling two dices, find the probability that

(a) there is at least one ‘5’ is 11/36

(b) there is at most one ‘5’ is 11/36
(c) there is at one least ‘5’ is 10/36
(d) there is at one ‘5’ most is 10/36

Solution:(a,b)
 Set-2
Q1- If P=25, R=49, T=81, then Q+S = ________ .

(a) 90
(b) 110
(c) 135
(d)100
Solution:(d)

Q3- If θ is the angle, in degrees, between the longest diagonal of the cube
and any one of the shortest diagonal of the cube, then, cosθ =………..
(a) 1/2
(b) 1/√3
(c) 1/√2
(d) √(3/2)
Solution: (d)

Q4-

then the value of x is:

(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 12
(d) 16

Solution: (c)
Q5-Given below a circle with center O. PQ is the greatest chord of the circle. Find the
value of ∠AQP +∠QPA in degree.-----------------

Solution: (c)

Q6-

The number of students in three classes is in the ratio 1:6:11. If 3 students are added
to each class, the ratio changes to 2:7:12. The total number of students in all the three
classes in the beginning was:
(a) 32
(b) 54
(c) 66
(d) 82
Solution: (b)

Q7-The total revenue of a company during 2014−2018 is shown in the bar

graph. If the total expenditure of the company in each year is 700 million
rupees, then the aggregate profit or loss (in percentage) on the total
expenditure of the company during 2014−2018 is _________ .

(a) 17.5 %(Loss)

(b) 17.5 %(Profit)
(c) 13.5 %(Loss)
(d) 13.5 %(Profit)
Solution:(a)

Q8- In a college, there are three teams, 40 students are only in the Cricket
team, 62 students are only in the Football team, 54 students are only in
Badminton team , 32 students are in both Cricket and Football team, 12
students are in both Football and Badminton, 17 students are in both
Cricket and Badminton, and 5 students are in all the teams. If 60% of the
students in the college are not in any of these clubs, then the total number
of students in the college is _____________.
(a) 444
(b) 550
(c) 555
(d) 640
Solution:(c)

Q10- If two identical coins are tossed simultaneously then what is the probability of
(a) getting at least one head is 3/4
(b) getting at least one tail is 3/4
(c) getting at least one head is 1/4
(d) getting at least one tail is 1/4

Solution:(a and b)
 Set-3
Q1- The NCB(Narcotics Control Bureau) arrested four Drug Smugglers – Rahul, Rohan,
Hritik and Fareed. The criminals knew each other. They made the following
statements on questioning:

Rahul says “Rohan is the drug supplier.”

Rohan says “Fareed is the drug supplier.”

Hritik says “ I am not.”

Fareed says “What Rohan said about me is false”.

Assume only one of the arrested four bring the drug and only one of the statements
made above is true. Who bring the dug?

(a) Rahul
(b) Hritik
(c) Fareed
(d) Rohan
Solution: (b)

Q3-What is the missing number in the following sequence? 3, 15, 60, 180,
360, ...., 0
(a) 590
(b) 360
(c) -360
(d) 0
Solution:

Q4- What is the smallest number which when divided by 42 or 147 leaves a reminder
of 5 in each case?

(a) 234
(b) 496
(c) 299
(d) 356
Solution: (c)

Q5- Two cars at the same time from the same location and go in the same direction.
The speed of the first car is 25 km/h and the speed of the second car is 30 km/h. The
number of hours it takes for the distance between the two cars to be 40 km is
_________.

Solution: (8 )

Q6-The area of a square is ‘d’. What is the volume of the cylinder which has the
diagonal of the square as its diameter and age as its height?

(a) (πd√d)/2
(b) (π√d)/2
(c) (πd√d)
(d) (π√d)

Solution: (a)

Q7- 12 persons are seated around a round table. What is the probability that two
particular persons seat together?

(a) 2/11
(b) 3/12
(c) 11/12
(d) 9/12

Solution: (2/11)

Q8- Ten friends planned to share equally the cost of buying a gift for their teacher.
When two more came and decided to contribute, each of the other friends now had
to pay Rs. 120 less. The cost of the gift was Rs. _________ .
(a) 7100
(b) 7200
(c) 7300
(d) 7400

Solution:

Q10-There are multiple routes to reach from node 1 to node 2, as shown in the
network.

The cost of travel on an edge between two nodes is given in rupees. Nodes ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’,
‘d’, ‘e’, and ‘f’ are toll booths. The toll price at toll booths marked ‘a’ and ‘e’ is Rs. 200,
and is Rs. 100 for the other toll booths. Which is the cheapest route from node 1 to
node 2 ?

(a) 1−a−c−2
(b) 1−f−b−2
(c) 1−b−2
(d) 1−f−e−2

Solution: (b,c)
 Set-4
Q1- Find the smallest number z such that z x 1089 (z multiplied by 1089) is a perfect
cube.

(a)43
(b)73
(c)53
(d)33
Solution: (d)

Q3- The probability that a n-digit number does NOT contain the digits 1, 3, 5
or 7 is
(a) 0.4n
(b) 0.5n
(c) 0.6n
(d) 0.7n
Solution: (c)

Q4- A test has questions worth 100 marks totals. There are two types of questions,
multiple choice questions of worth 7 marks and multiple choice questions of worth 5
marks. How many minimum number of multiple choice questions of 7 marks the exam
have?

(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 8
Solution: (a)
Q5- The numbers of the roots of ex + 0.15x2 -3 = 0 in the range [-3, 3] are

Solution:(2)

Q6- There are three boxes, one contains Red Shocks, another contains Back Shocks and last one contains both Red
and Black shocks. All three are known to be incorrectly labeled. You are permitted to open just one box and then pull
out and inspect only one Shock. Which box would you open to determine the contents of all three boxes?

(a) the box Red Shocks

(b) the box Red Shocks
(c) the box Red and Black Shocks
(d) Can’t be determined

Solution: (c)

Q7- In Arun’s opinion, his weight is greater than 65 kg but less than 72 kg. His brother doesn’t agree with Arun and he thinks that Arun’s
weight is greater than 60 kg but less than 70 kg. His mother’s view is that his weight cannot be greater than 68 kg. If all are them are correct
in their estimation, what is the average of different probable weights of Arun?

(a) 67 kg
(b) 68 kg
(c) 69 kg
(d) 70 kg

Solution: (a)
Q8- If f(x) = z3 − z2 − 9z + 9 Which of the following is a factor of f(x)?
(a) (z-3)
(b) (z-4)
(c) (z-5)
(d) (z-6)
Solution: (a)

Q10- The following pie-chart shows the percentage distribution of the expenditure incurred in publishing a book.
Study the pie-chart and the answer the questions based on it.
 Various Expenditures (in percentage) Incurred in Publishing a Book

(a) Central angle of the sector corresponding to the expenditure incurred on Royalty is 54°
(b) If the printing cost is Rs. 30,600, then the amount of royalty will Rs 22,950
(c) Royalty on the book is less than the printing cost by 25%
(d)NOT
Solution:(a,b,c)
 Set-5
Q1- Pick the odd one from the following options.

(a)SPTQURV
(b)LWMXNYO
(c)JDKFLEM
(d)NOT
Solution:(c)

Q3- Given Set A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} and Set B = {7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17}, two numbers are randomly selected, one from each set.
What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers equals 16?

(a)3/7
(b)1/6
(c)7/30
(d)11/30

Solution: (b)

Q4- Based on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given question. If buildings A and B
are 20 feet apart, what is the height of a set of stairs that extends from the floor A to the building B?

Statements:
1. Each step is 4/3 foot high.
2. Each step is 1 foot wide.

(a) Statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient

(b) Statement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient
(c) Both statement together are sufficient, but neither statement alone is sufficient
(d) Statement 1 and 2 together are not sufficient
Solution: (c)

Q5-Calculate number of triangles in the given diagram below…………..

Solution: (28)

Q6-What is the equation for the line drawn below?

(a) y =2x+4
(b) y =3x+4
(c) y =9x+8
(d) NOT
Solution: (a)

Q7- The number of students in a class who have answered correctly, wrongly, or not attempted each question in an
exam, are listed in the table below. The marks for each question are also listed. There is no negative or partial marking.

Q.No. Marks Answered-Correctly Answered-Wrongly Not-Attempted

1 2 18 19 8
2 3 17 21 7
3 4 11 29 5
4 5 27 15 3
5 6 10 22 13
What is the average of the marks obtained by the class in the examination?

(a) 6.39
(b) 7.24
(c) 8.43
(d) 9.71
Solution: (b)

Q8- The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand number) from six branches of a publishing
company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001.

Sales of Books (in thousand numbers) from Six Branches - B1, B2, B3, B4, B5 and B6 of a publishing Company in 2000 and 2001.

What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?

(a) 2:3
(b) 3:4
(c) 4:5
(d) 7:9
Solution: (d)

Q10- From the question no. 8, find the correct option/s.

(a) Total sales of branch B6 for both the years is what percent of the total sales of branches B3 for both the years is
73.17 %
(b) The average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000 is 80
(c) Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand numbers) is 560
(d) NOT

Solution: (a,b,c)
 Set-6
Q1- Consider a function f(x) = 2– |x| on –2 ≤ x ≤ 2. The value of x at which the function attains a minimum and the
maximum value of the function are:

(a) 0,1
(b) 0,-1
(c) -1,2
(d) 0,2
Solution: (d)

Q3-

(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9

Solution:

Q4- IF (x + 1/x) = 12, compute (x2 + 1/x2)

(a) 96
(b) 120
(c) 142
(d) 102
Solution: (c)

Q5- A function f(x) is quadratic and has a value of 77 at x = –3 and 59 at x = 3. Find its value at x = 6.

Solution:(77)

Q6- If GATE is written as HCWI, then APTITUDE should be written as:

(a) BRVMYAKM
(b) BRWMYAKM
(c) BRWMZAKM
(d) BRWMYALM

Solution:

Q7- In a triangle PQR, PS is the angle bisector of ∠ QPR and ∠ PQS=∠ PRS = 60°. What is the length of PS?

(a) r√(3/5)
(b) r√(3/6)
(c) r√(3/4)
(d)NOT

Solution:

Q8- Ajay walks 24 km towards East and turns to right hand side and takes a drive of another 10 km. He then turning to
his right (drives towards West) another 10 km. He then turns to his left & walks another 8 km. After that, he turns to his
right & travels 14 km. How far is he from his initial point & in which direction?

(a) 15 km east
(b) 18 km south
(c) 21 km west
(d) 24 km north
Solution: (b)
Q10- If the list of letters, A, B, C, D, E is an arithmetic sequence, which of the following are also in arithmetic
sequence?

(a) 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E

(b) A+9, B+9, C+9, D+9, E+9
(c) A3, B3, C3, D3, E3
(d) √A, √B, √C, √D, √E

Solution:(a,b)

Set-7
Q1- A milkman contains 100 litres of pure milk in his container. From this container 10 litre of milk is replaced with 10
litre of water. Subsequently, 10 litre of the mixture is again replaced with 10 litre of water and this process is repeated
one more time. How much milk is now left in the container?

(a) 90
(b) 81
(c) 72.9
(d) 62.1
Solution: (c )

Q3- A can do a work in 10 days and B in 15 days. If they work on it together for 6 days, then the fraction of the work that
is left is

(a) 1/6
(b) 5/6
(c) 4/5
(d) 3/4
Solution: (a)
Q4- A thirsty rabbit was wandering in search of water from forest to river. The half of the distance he covers at 40 km/h,
half of the remainder at 20 km/h and the rest at 10 km/h. The average speed of the rabbit in km/h during his entire
journey is

(a) 10 km/h
(b) 20 km/h
(c) 25 km/h
(d) 35 km/hr
Solution: (c)

Q5- Out of all the 2-digit integers between 1 and 100, a 2-digit number has to be selected at random. What is the
probability that the selected number is not divisible by 5?

Solution:(0.8)

Q6- The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Rupees grew at 6% during 2019-2020. For international comparison, the GDP
is compared in US Dollars (USD) after conversion based on the market exchange rate. During the period 2019-2020 the
exchange rate for the USD increased from Rs. 70/ USD to Rs. 72/ USD. India’s GDP in USD during the period 2019-2020

(a) 12.5
(b) 13.6
(c) 14.7
(d) 15.9
Solution: (c)

Q7- Count the number of parallelogram in the given figure.

(a) 17
(b) 18
(c) 19
(d) 20
Solution: (b)
Q8- Round-trip tickets to Kashmir valley are eligible for a discount of 15% on the total fare. In addition, groups of 5 or
more get a discount of 10% on the total fare and if the particular place is Gulmarg then 5% discount on discounted
amount. If the one way single person fare is Rs 1000, a group of 6 tourists purchasing round-trip tickets for Gulmarg will
be charged Rs _________.

(a) 12000
(b) 9000
(c) 8400
(d) 8550
Solution:(d)

Q10-Choose correct options.

(a) The number of times the hands of a clock at right angle in a day=44
(b) The number of times the hands of a clock at right angle in a day=48
(c) The number of times are the hands of a clock in straight line but opposite in directio n=22
(d)NOT
Solution: (a,c)
 Set-8
Q1- A number is mistakenly divided by 25 instead of being multiplied by 25. Find the
percentage change in the result due to the mistake.

(a) 91.26
(b) 93.62
(c) 96.34
(d) 99.84
Solution: (d)

Q3- Rashid bought a scooty for Rs. 25000 and sold it for 20 % loss to Harish. Harish
invested 1000 in it and sold at 15 % profit to Mukul. Find the amount paid by Mukul.

(a) Rs. 24150

(b) Rs. 23150
(c) Rs. 22150
(d) Rs. 21150
Solution: (a)

Q4- What is the rate of simple interest for the first 5 years if the sum of Rs. 540
becomes Rs. 1080 in 13 years and the rate of interest for the last 8 years is 9%?

(a) 4.6 %
(b) 5.6 %
(c) 6.6 %
(d) 7.6 %
Solution: (b)
Q5- Priyanka Goswami, Women's 20km race walker from India, running with some speed increases its speed to 5/3
times and reaches its destination 20 minute earlier. What time in minutes it will take if she runs with original speed

Solution: (50 )

Q6- Pointing to a photograph of a boy Rashid said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Rashid related
to that boy?

(a) Grandfather
(b) Uncle
(c) Father
(d) Brother
Solution: (c)

Q7- The value of log13318 is

(a) 1/2
(b) 1/3
(c) 1/4
(d) 1/5

Solution: (b)

Q8- If Noble equivalent to circle, Hindi to triangle and Poet to square then which
number represent Noble Poet?

(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Solution: (6)

Q10- A cube is painted red on all faces and it is cut into 64 small cubes of equal size.

(a) Number of cubes those are not painted=6

(b) Number of cubes 3 faces painted=8
(c) Number of cubes 2 faces painted=16
(d) Number of cubes 1 faces painted=32
Solution: (b,c,d)