GATE ECE area:general-aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 8

Questions 71–80 of 110. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

The strategies that the company ______ to sell its products ______ house-to-house marketing.

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use, includes

uses, include

used, includes

uses, including

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The boat arrived ______ dawn.

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under

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It would take one machine 4 hours to complete a production order and another machine 2 hours to complete the same order. If both machines work simultaneously at their respective constant rates, the time taken to complete the same order is ______ hours.

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2/3

3/4

4/3

7/3

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Five different books (P, Q, R, S, T) are to be arranged on a shelf. The books R and S are to be arranged first and second, respectively from the right side of the shelf. The number of different orders in which P, Q and T may be arranged is ___.

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120

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When he did not come home, she ______ him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.

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concluded

looked

notice

pictured

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Four people are standing in a line facing you. They are Rahul, Mathew, Seema and Lohit. One is an engineer, one is a doctor, one a teacher and another a dancer. You are told that:

Mathew is not standing next to Seema

There are two people standing between Lohit and the engineer

Rahul is not a doctor

The teacher and the dancer are standing next to each other

Seema is turning to her right to speak to the doctor standing next to her Who among them is an engineer?

Your answerChoose one option.

Seema

Lohit

Rahul

Mathew

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The bar graph in Panel (a) shows the proportion of male and female illiterates in 2001 and 2011. The proportions of males and females in 2001 and 2011 are given in Panel (b) and (c), respectively. The total population did not change during this period. The percentage increase in the total number of illiterates from 2001 to 2011 is

Diagram for Electronics and Communication Engineering question 7

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30.43

33.43

34.43

35.43

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“Indian history was written by British historians – extremely well documented and researched, but not always impartial. History had to serve its purpose: Everything was made subservient to the glory of the Union Jack. Later-day Indian scholars presented a contrary picture.” From the text above, we can infer that: Indian history written by British historians __________

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was well documented and not researched but was always biased

was not well documented and researched and was always biased

was well documented and researched but was sometimes biased

was not well documented and researched and was sometimes biased

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Two design consultants, P and Q, started working from 8 AM for a client. The client budgeted a total of USD 3000 for the consultants. P stopped working when the hour hand moved by 210 degrees on the clock. Q stopped working when the hour hand moved by 240 degrees. P took two tea breaks of 15 minutes each during her shift, but took no lunch break. Q took only one lunch break for 20 minutes, but no tea breaks. The market rate for consultants is USD 200 per hour and breaks are not paid. After paying the consultants, the client shall have USD ______ remaining in the budget.

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000.00

166.67

300.00

433.33

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Five people P, Q, R, S and T work in a bank. P and Q don’t like each other but have to share an office till T gets a promotion and moves to the big office next to the garden. R, who is currently sharing an office with T wants to move to the adjacent office with S, the handsome new intern. Given the floor plan, what is the current location of Q, R and T? (O = Office, WR = Washroom)

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