GATE CY Quantitative Aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 5

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In a detailed study of annual crow births in India, it was found that there was relatively no growth during the period 2002 to 2004 and a sudden spike from 2004 to 2005. In another unrelated study, it was found that the revenue from cracker sales in India which remained fairly flat from 2002 to 2004, saw a sudden spike in 2005 before declining again in 2006. The solid line in the graph below refers to annual sale of crackers and the dashed line refers to the annual crow births in India. Choose the most appropriate inference from the above data.

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There is a strong correlation between crow birth and cracker sales.

Cracker usage increases crow birth rate.

If cracker sale declines, crow birth will decline.

Increased birth rate of crows will cause an increase in the sale of crackers.

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In the summer, water consumption is known to decrease overall by 25%. A Water Board official states that in the summer household consumption decreases by 20%, while other consumption increases by 70%.

Which of the following statements is correct?

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The ratio of household to other consumption is 8/17

The ratio of household to other consumption is 1/17

The ratio of household to other consumption is 17/8

There are errors in the official’s statement

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40% of deaths on city roads may be attributed to drunken driving. The number of degrees needed to represent this as a slice of a pie chart is

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120

144

160

212

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Trucks (10 m long) and cars (5 m long) go on a single lane bridge. There must be a gap of at least 20 m after each truck and a gap of at least 15 m after each car. Trucks and cars travel at a speed of 36 kmh. If cars and trucks go alternately, what is the maximum number of vehicles that can use the bridge in one hour?

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1440

1200

720

600

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There are 3 Indians and 3 Chinese in a group of 6 people. How many subgroups of this group can we choose so that every subgroup has at least one Indian?

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