GATE XH-C5 topic:psychology PYQs & Answers — Page 34

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Oxpeckers and rhinos manifest a symbiotic relationship in the wild. The oxpeckers warn the rhinos about approaching poachers, thus possibly saving the lives of the rhinos. Oxpeckers also feed on the parasitic ticks found on rhinos.

In the symbiotic relationship described above, the primary benefits for oxpeckers and rhinos respectively are,

Your answerChoose one option.

Oxpeckers get a food source, rhinos have no benefit.

Oxpeckers save their habitat from poachers while the rhinos have no benefit.

Oxpeckers get a food source, rhinos may be saved from the poachers.

Oxpeckers save the lives of poachers, rhinos save their own lives.

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A jigsaw puzzle has 2 pieces. One of the pieces is shown above. Which one of the given options for the missing piece when assembled will form a rectangle? The piece can be moved, rotated or flipped to assemble with the above piece.

Diagram for Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) question 7

Your answerChoose one option.

Diagram for Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology) question 7 (figure 2)

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The number of hens, ducks and goats in farm P are 65, 91 and 169, respectively. The total number of hens, ducks and goats in a nearby farm Q is 416. The ratio of hens:ducks:goats in farm Q is 5:14:13. All the hens, ducks and goats are sent from farm Q to farm P.

The new ratio of hens:ducks:goats in farm P is_____

Your answerChoose one option.

5:7:13

5:14:13

10:21:26

21:10:26

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The distribution of employees at the rank of executives, across different companies C1, C2, ..., C6 is presented in the chart given above. The ratio of executives with a management degree to those without a management degree in each of these companies is provided in the table above. The total number of executives across all companies is 10,000.

The total number of management degree holders among the executives in companies C2 and C5 together is_____.

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Company	Ratio
C1	3:2
C2	1:4
C3	5:3
C4	2:3
C5	9:1
C6	3:4

Your answerChoose one option.

225

600

1900

2500

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Five persons P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in a row not necessarily in the same order. Q and R are separated by one person, and S should not be seated adjacent to Q.

The number of distinct seating arrangements possible is:

Your answerChoose one option.

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According to a recent article in a medical journal, consuming curcumin (from turmeric) significantly lowers the risk of COVID-19. The researchers draw this conclusion from a study that found that people who consumed one or more teaspoons of curcumin extract every day were half as likely to be diagnosed with the disease as people who did not consume curcumin. Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument in the article?

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In another study, people who were given a zinc supplement every day were more than four times less likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 as those who did not.

All the participants in this study were from the same state where no other spices or herbs are consumed.

The participants who consumed curcumin were also more likely to exercise than those who did not.

In another study, COVID-19 patients who were given curcumin were no more likely to recover than others.

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Froot Inc. carried out an internet advertisement campaign for its new beverage CocoLoco. After the campaign, the director of the advertising company conducted a survey and found that the CocoLoco sales were higher than that of TenderJoos a competing product from Joos Inc. The agency concluded that the internet advertising campaign is more effective than advertising through other media. Which of the following statements could strengthen the conclusion above by the agency?

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A ₹2 discount was offered on CocoLoco during the campaign period.

CocoLoco sales were higher than those of TenderJoos before the internet campaign.

A newspaper advertisement campaign the previous year did not increase CocoLoco sales.

During the campaign for CocoLoco, Joos Inc. did not advertise TenderJoos at all.

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An e-commerce site offered a deal last month conditional on the customer spending a minimum of ₹500. Any customer who buys 2 kg of fresh fruit will receive a hand mixer and any customer who buys 2 kg of fresh vegetables will receive a vegetable chopper. Which of the following is NOT a possible outcome of the above?

Your answerChoose one option.

A customer purchased 3 kg of fresh fruit and did not receive a vegetable chopper.

A customer purchased items for ₹500 which included 1 kg of vegetables and received a hand mixer.

A customer purchased items for ₹500 which included 2 kg of vegetables and 1 kg of fruit and received a hand mixer.

A customer purchased items for ₹300 which included 2 kg of fruit and received neither a hand mixer nor a vegetable chopper.

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Writers of detective fiction often include an incompetent detective as a foil for the brilliant investigator-protagonist as they follow different paths in trying to solve the crime. In the individual accounts, the incompetent detective is frequently distracted by the culprit's careful plans, while the competent investigator solves the case after a final confrontation. Analysts of such fiction believe that the authors select this story-technique to provide readers with more complexities in the form of misleading clues, while figuring out the crime. Which of the following statements most logically follows from the passage above?

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A detective story is considered well-written if the brilliant investigator is accompanied by an incompetent detective.

Writers of detective fiction use the contrast of an incompetent detective to mainly show how complex the investigation is.

Writers of detective fiction never write stories where the incompetent detective solves the case.

Writers of detective fiction use two investigative accounts to make it difficult for the reader to figure out the outcome.

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The first (P1) and the last (P6) parts of a single sentence are given to you. The rest of the sentence is divided into four parts and labelled (L,M,N,O). Reorder these parts so that the sentence can be read through correctly and select one of the options given.

P1: Studies of several Sahitya Akademi award winners show that...

L: or encounter professional M: and invariably develop a strained relationship with other literary figures N: they often publish very little O: after winning the prize

P6: ...envy and rivalry.

The correct order is:

Your answerChoose one option.

NOLM

MLON

ONML

MOLN

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