GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In a purse there are 30 coins, twenty one-rupee and remaining 50-paise coins. Eleven coins are picked simultaneously at random and are placed in a box. If a coin is now picked from the box, find the probability of it being a rupee coin? 6748 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b618
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b618- 14/7false
- 22/3true
- 31/2false
- 45/6false
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Answer : 2. "2/3"
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Answer: B) 2/3 Explanation: Total coins 30 In that, 1 rupee coins 20 50 paise coins 10Probability of total 1 rupee coins = 20C11 Probability that 11 coins are picked = 30C11 Required probability of a coin now picked from the box is 1 rupee = 20C11/30C11 = 2/3.
Q: Which of the following statements about Woodrow Wilson is true? 1993 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b613
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b613- 1He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.true
- 2He overturned discriminatory laws against African Americans.false
- 3He advocated eliminating the income tax.false
- 4He opposed reforms to the banking system.false
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Answer : 1. "He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations."
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Answer: A) He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations. Explanation: Woodrow Wilson was one of the major "Progressives" in American government and so 'He wanted to place strict government controls on corporations.'
Q: The part of earth where life exists 1448 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b60e
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b60e- 1Biospheretrue
- 2Atmospherefalse
- 3Lithospherefalse
- 4Hydrospherefalse
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Answer : 1. "Biosphere"
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Answer: A) Biosphere Explanation: The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that is capable of supporting life is called Biosphere.
Q: Vision can be affected by drugs and alcohol making, especially difficult to distinguish 1138 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b609
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b609- 1Lightfalse
- 2Colorstrue
- 3Distancefalse
- 4Shapesfalse
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Answer : 2. "Colors"
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Answer: B) Colors Explanation: Drinking alcohol can cause many damages to your body. Your vision can be affected as you will face blurred and double vision and even you can't identify colors.
Q: Who is the richest person in the world 2018? 1467 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ff
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ff- 1Jeff Bezostrue
- 2Bill Gatesfalse
- 3Warren Buffetsfalse
- 4Mark Zuckerbergfalse
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Answer : 1. "Jeff Bezos"
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Answer: A) Jeff Bezos Explanation: Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history. The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s net worth broke $150 billion in New York on 16th July 2018 morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. That’s about $55 billion more than Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates, the world’s second-richest person.
Q: Sources of geothermal power are 1178 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5e1
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5e1- 1waterfalse
- 2earth's heatfalse
- 3Both A & Btrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Both A & B"
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Answer: C) Both A & B Explanation: Geothermal power plants are used in order to generate electricity by the use of geothermal energy (the Earth's internal thermal energy). They essentially work the same as a coal or nuclear power plant, the main difference being the heat source. Geothermal power plants use hydrothermal resources that have both water (hydro) and heat (thermal). Geothermal power plants require high-temperature (300°F to 700°F) hydrothermal resources that come from either dry steam wells or from hot water wells.
Q: A calorie is another term for carbohydrate. 1685 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5d3
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5d3- 1TRUEfalse
- 2FALSEtrue
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Answer : 2. "FALSE"
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Answer: B) FALSE Explanation: The given statement that a calorie is another term for carbohydrate is False. Carbohydrates are one of the main types of nutrients, and are most important source of energy. Where as Calorie is a measurement of how much heat energy is generated by the body processing food. Your digestive system changes carbohydrates into glucose(blood sugar). Your body uses this sugar for energy.
Q: Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with 1432 05b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ce
5b5cc60de4d2b4197774b5ce- 1the purpose of lifefalse
- 2which religions are true and which are falsefalse
- 3learning the will of Godfalse
- 4patterns of religious activity and their effect on social lifetrue
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Answer : 4. "patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life"
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Answer: D) patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life Explanation: Sociology of religion is the study of the beliefs, practices and organizational forms of religion using the tools and methods of the discipline of sociology. Hence, Sociological analysis of religion is concerned with patterns of religious activity and their effect on social life.