Humanities and Social Sciences (Psychology)
GATE XH-C5 topic:social-science PYQs
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Question 16
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A car started from city P at 9.40am. The time taken for the car to reach the city Q is 4 hours and 50 minutes.
The time of arrival of the car at city Q is
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P is three years younger than R but one year older than S.
S is one year older than Q but 4 years younger than R.
R is 15 years old.
The age of Q is ____ years (answer in integer).
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In a certain code language, ATTITUDE is written as TAUUEDU and CHILDREN is written as HCJMENER.
How LANGUAGE is written in that code language?
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The table shows the data of 450 candidates who appeared in the examination of three subjects – Social Science, Mathematics, and Science.
Particulars | Number of candidates |
|---|---|
Passed in all the three subjects | 167 |
Failed in all the three subjects | 60 |
Failed in Social Science subject | 175 |
Failed in Mathematics subject | 199 |
Failed in Science subject | 191 |
Passed in only Social Science subject | 62 |
Passed in only Mathematics subject | 48 |
Passed in only Science subject | 52 |
How many candidates have passed in at least one subject?
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If × means +, + means ÷, − means ×, and ÷ means −,
then 8 × 7 − 8 + 40 ÷ 2 =
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Given a series 5, 8, 11, 14, …
If the nth term of the given series is 320, then n (where, n ≥ 1) is
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Suppose, your last year taxable income was Rs. 2200. Due to hike in salary, your taxable income this year is Rs. 3400. The details for tax calculation are given in the table below.
Income range (Rs.) | Tax slab (Rs.) |
|---|---|
0 to 5000 | 2 % of income |
Greater than 5000 to 10000 | 100 + 3 % of income over 500 |
Greater than 1000 to 2000 | 250 + 5 % of income over 1000 |
Greater than 2000 to 3000 | 750 + 8 % of income over 2000 |
Greater than 3000 to 5000 | 1550 + 10 % of income over 3000 |
Greater than 5000 to 10000 | 3550 + 20 % of income over 5000 |
Consider the appropriate tax slab corresponding to your income. What is the additional amount of tax you need to pay this year compared to last year?
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And, Hari, and Chris are engaged in one of the three type of occupations – clerk, teacher, and plumber, not necessarily in that order. Each person is assigned only one type of occupation. No two or more persons can be assigned same type of occupation. Clerk is Chris’s cousin. Hari lives next door to the plumber. And, who knows more facts than the teacher, has to drive more than 1 hour to reach Hari’s home. Identify each of the person’s correct type of occupation, and accordingly, which one of the following options is correct?
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Many countries are facing water shortage crises in the past few years. A report of the United Nation has named India among the worst countries for poor quality of water. The report ranks 122 countries according to the quality of their water as well as their commitment to improve the situation. Some countries in Europe are considered the worst because of the quality of its ground water. Rain failed in some parts of India in the past. The vast areas of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh were affected by severe drought. People without water turn desperate and violent. Consequently, the food downs were attacked in some of the states.
Based on the details given in the passage, which of the following option(s) is/ are correct statement(s)?
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In the following figure, four overlapping shapes (rectangle, triangle, circle, and hexagon) are given.
The sum of the numbers which belong to only two overlapping shapes is_______.
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