Mathematics
GATE MA topic:quantitative-aptitude PYQs
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Question 5
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The difference between the sum of the first
natural numbers and the sum of the first
odd natural numbers is _____.Your answerChoose one option.
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The distance between Delhi and Agra is 233 km. A car P started travelling from Delhi to Agra and another car Q started from Agra to Delhi along the same road 1 hour after the car P started. The two cars crossed each other 75 minutes after the car Q started. Both cars were travelling at constant speed. The speed of car P was 10 km/hr more than the speed of car Q. How many kilometers had car Q travelled when the cars crossed each other?
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The profit shares of two companies P and Q are shown in the figure. If the two companies have invested a fixed and equal amount every year, then the ratio of the total revenue of company P to the total revenue of company Q, during 2013 - 2018 is_____.

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The radius as well as the height of a circular cone increases by 10%. The percentage increase in its volume is ______.
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In a country of 1400 million population, 70% own mobile phones. Among the mobile phone owners, only 294 million access the Internet. Among these Internet users, only half buy goods from e-commerce portals. What is the percentage of these buyers in the country?
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Two trains started at 7AM from the same point. The first train travelled north at a speed of 80km/h and the second train travelled south at a speed of 100 km/h. The time at which they were 540 km apart is _____ AM.
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The perimeters of a circle, a square and an equilateral triangle are equal. Which one of the following statements is true?
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The value of the expression
is ________.Your answerChoose one option.
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Forty students watched films A, B and C over a week. Each student watched either only one film or all three. Thirteen students watched film A, sixteen students watched film B and nineteen students watched film C. How many students watched all three films?
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A wire would enclose an area of 196 m², if it is bent into a square. The wire is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is thrice as long as the shorter piece. The long and the short pieces are bent into a square and a circle, respectively. Which of the following choices is closest to the sum of the areas enclosed by the two pieces in square meters?
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