GATE CE topic:infrastructure PYQs & Answers — Page 2

Questions 11–20 of 1300. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Match the words in Column I with their synonyms in Column II.

Column I: (i) Lonely; (ii) Literal; (iii) Lousy; (iv) Lethal Column II: (p) Verbatim; (q) Solitary; (r) Deadly; (s) Terrible

Your answerChoose one option.

(i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)

(i)-(q); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(r); (iv)-(p)

(i)-(s); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(q); (iv)-(r)

(i)-(r); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(p); (iv)-(q)

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‘People are crowding around ___ pit into which ___ elephant has fallen. I have never seen an elephant looking more bewildered ___ miserable. Here it is in a most undignified position, thrust into a pit and made to look up ___ a vast, curiosity-stricken crowd.’

Choose the option with the correct sequence of words to fill the blanks.

Your answerChoose one option.

an; a; at; and

a; an; and; at

and; a; an; at

at; a; an; and

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In the given figure,

is the diameter of a circle with center

. Two points

and

are chosen on the circle such that

. When

and

are extended, they meet at

. The value of

is __________________

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Your answerChoose one option.

40°

50°

60°

80°

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The table lists the unit selling price of five products P, Q, R, S, and T. On a particular day, 250 items were sold with the average selling price of Rs. 60. The following observations were made:

(i) The quantity of S sold was twice that of T. (ii) The quantity of R sold was thrice that of T. (iii) The quantity of Q sold was four times that of T.

Product	P	Q	R	S	T
Unit selling price (Rs.)	100	50	40	60	60

What is the quantity of product P sold on that day?

Your answerChoose one option.

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Based on the relationship between each polygon and the number inside it, the value of ‘X’ is _____

Your answerChoose one option.

720

596

240

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Consider a string P of length

that is laid out as a straight-line segment. Another string K is laid out as a semicircular arc with string P as its diameter, as represented in Figure (i). When both the strings are shortened by a length

they can be re-arranged such that the shortened string K forms a full circle with the shortened string P as its diameter, as represented in Figure (ii). The value of

is ________

Your answerChoose one option.

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Consider a linear arrangement of seven bulbs, each of which can be in the ON or OFF states. The initial configuration of the bulbs is shown in the figure. In every Step, the states of the bulbs are changed based on the following rules: • Any OFF bulb with exactly one ON neighbor at the end of the previous Step is turned ON. • Any ON bulb with both neighbors ON at the end of the previous Step is turned OFF. • The state of any bulb not meeting the conditions above is left unchanged.

The state of bulbs at the end of Step 1 and Step 2 are also shown in the figure.

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The number of bulbs which are ON at the end of Step 8 is ______

Your answerChoose one option.

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The Roman senator Merorius, his brother, his son, and his daughter have varying oratory skill levels. They are seated in rows and columns as shown in the figure with exactly one person sitting in each box. It is known that

(i) Merorius’ daughter and his brother are seated in the same column. (ii) His son is seated diagonally across the sibling of the worst orator. (iii) The best and worst orators are seated in the same row.

Who is the best orator?

Your answerChoose one option.

Merorius

Merorius’ brother

Merorius’ son

Merorius’ daughter

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and

are two positive integers such that

The product of the numbers

and

is ________

Your answerChoose one option.

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Which one of the patterns labelled P, Q, R, and S is used to generate the following figure?

Diagram for Civil Engineering question 10

Your answerChoose one option.

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