GATE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: 8 couples (husband and wife) attend a dance show "Nach Baliye' in a popular TV channel ; A lucky draw in which 4 persons picked up for a prize is held, then the probability that there is atleast one couple will be selected is : 2885 05b5cc7d0e4d2b41977751218
5b5cc7d0e4d2b41977751218- 18/39false
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Answer : 2. "15/39"
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Answer: B) 15/39 Explanation: P( selecting atleast one couple) = 1 - P(selecting none of the couples for the prize) = 1-16C1× 14C1×12C1×10C116C4=1539
Q: A Woman’s downstream swimming rate is thrice of her upstream swimming rate. If she covers 12 km upstream in 2.5 hours, what distance she will cover in 5 hours downstream? 2879 05b5cc639e4d2b4197774ba82
5b5cc639e4d2b4197774ba82- 172 kmtrue
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Answer : 1. "72 km"
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Answer: A) 72 km Explanation: Rate of her upstream = 12/2.5 = 4.8 km/hr Then, ATQ Rate of downstream = 4.8 x 3 = 14.4 km/hr Hence, the distance she covers downstream in 5 hrs = 14.4 x 5 = 72 kms.
Q: When a women sells 20 articles for Rs. 160, there is 40% loss. How many articles should she sell for Rs. 240 in order to earn 20% profit ? 2871 05b5cc6c2e4d2b4197774dbc3
5b5cc6c2e4d2b4197774dbc3- 116false
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Answer : 2. "15"
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Answer: B) 15 Explanation: Given when she sells at Rs. 160 for 20 articles, she get 40% loss. Then, to get 20% profit selling at Rs. 240 for let 'P' articles => 1602060=240p120 => 120 x 160 x P = 20 x 70 x 240 => P = 15 articles.
Q: Equal quantities of three mixtures of milk and water are mixed in the ratio 1:2, 2:3 and 3:4. The ratio of water and milk in the mixture is ? 2852 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8c9
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8c9- 1193 : 122true
- 297 : 102false
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Answer : 1. "193 : 122"
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Answer: A) 193 : 122 Explanation: Given the three mixtures ratio as (1:2),(2:3),(3:4) (1+2),(2+3),(3+4) Total content = 3,5,7 Given equal quantities of the three mixtures are mixed, then LCM of 3, 5, 7 = 105 105/3 = 35 , 105/5 = 21 , 105/7 = 15 Now, the individual equal quantity ratios are (35x1, 35x2), (21x2, 21x3), (15x3, 15x4) i.e (35,70), (42,63), (45,60) So overall mixture ratio of milk and water is 35+42+45 : 70+63+60 122:193 But in the question asked the ratio of water to milk = 193 : 122
Q: Amith can row a boat d km upstream and the same distance downstream in 5 hours 15 minutes. Also, he can row the boat 2d km upstream in 7 hours. How long will it take to row the same distance 2d km downstream for Amith ? 2849 05b5cc6c3e4d2b4197774dc63
5b5cc6c3e4d2b4197774dc63- 14 hrs 10 minfalse
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Answer : 3. "3 hrs 30 min"
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Answer: C) 3 hrs 30 min Explanation: Let the speed of boat and stream be x and y kmph respectively. According to question d/x+y + d/x-y = 5h 15m or 21/4 hrs ......(i) and 2d/x-y = 7...... (ii) From eq. (i) and (ii) 2d/x+y = 7/2 Hence, Amith will take to row 2d km distance downstream in 7/2 hrs = 3.5 hrs = 3 hrs 30 min.
Q: If the third day of a month is Tuesday, which of the following would be the 4th day before the 27th day of that month? 2836 15b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9
5b5cc7f3e4d2b41977751ed9- 1Tuesdayfalse
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Answer : 2. "Monday"
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Answer: B) Monday Explanation: Dates on which Tuesday fall are 3,10,17, and 24 Hence, the 27th day of the month will be (Tuesday + 3 days=)Friday Required day of the month = Friday - 4 = Monday
Q: On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ? 2836 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981- 184 yearstrue
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Answer : 1. "84 years"
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Answer: A) 84 years Explanation: Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)Now according to the given condition (x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x=> x = 84
Q: The ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 respectively and percentage of children among male and female is 25 and 20 respectively. If number of adult females is 156800, what is the total population of the city? 2827 05b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9
5b5cc6bee4d2b4197774d9c9- 14,12,480false
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Answer : 2. "3,67,500"
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Answer: B) 3,67,500 Explanation: Let the total population be 'p' Given ratio of male and female in a city is 7 : 8 In that percentage of children among male and female is 25% and 20% => Adults male and female % = 75% & 80% But given adult females is = 156800 => 80%(8p/15) = 156800 => 80 x 8p/15 x 100 = 156800 => p = 156800 x 15 x 100/80 x 8 => p = 367500 Therefore, the total population of the city = p = 367500