GATE CS General Aptitude questions

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An automobile plant contracted to buy shock absorbers from two suppliers

X

Y

X

60\%

40\%

of the shock absorbers. All shock absorbers are subjected to a quality test. The ones that pass the quality test are considered reliable. Of

X’s

shock absorbers,

96\%

are reliable. Of

Y’s

shock absorbers, …

Which of the following assertions are CORRECT? P: Adding

7

to each entry in a list adds

7

to the mean of the list Q: Adding

7

to each entry in a list adds

7

to the standard deviation of the list R: Doubling each entry in a list doubles the mean of the list S: Doubling each entry in a list leaves the standard deviation of the list unchanged

A political party orders an arch for the entrance to the ground in which the annual convention is being held. The profile of the arch follows the equation

y=2x-0.1x^{2}

y

is the height of the arch in meters. The maximum possible height of the arch is

Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High School-pass, must be available for Day, Evening and Saturday work. Transportation paid, expenses reimbursed. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above advertisement?

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Suresh’s dog is the one ________ was hurt in the stampede.

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Mitigate

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Despite several _________ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.

The cost function for a product in a firm is given by

5q^{2}

q

is the amount of production. The firm can sell the product at a market price of

\text₹ 50

per unit. The number of units to be produced by the firm such that the profit is maximized is

A container originally contains

10

litres of pure spirit. From this container,

1

litre of spirit replaced with

1

litre of water. Subsequently,

1

litre of the mixture is again replaced with

1

litre of water and this process is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container?

A transporter receives the same number of orders each day. Currently, he has some pending orders (backlog) to be shipped. If he uses

7

trucks, then at the end of the

4^{th}

day he can clear all the orders. Alternatively, if he uses only

3

trucks, then all the orders are cleared at the end of the

10^{th}

day. What is the minimum number of …

The variable cost

(V)

of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation

V=4q

q

is the quantity produced. The fixed cost

(F)

of production of same product reduces with

q

according to the equation

F=\dfrac{100}{q}

. How many units should be produced to minimize the total cost

(V+F)

Few school curricula include a unit on how to deal with bereavement and grief, and yet all students at some point in their lives suffer from losses through death and parting. Based on the above passage which topic would not be included in a unit on bereavement?

P, Q, R

S

are four types of dangerous microbes recently found in a human habitat. The area of each circle with its diameter printed in brackets represents the growth of a single microbe surviving human immunity system within

24

hours of entering the body. The danger to human beings varies proportionately with the toxicity, potency and growth …

Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in the meaning to the given word Amalgamate

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative or ________.

Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence. I contemplated _________ Singapore for my vacation but decided against it.

\log (\text{P}) = (1/2)\log (\text{Q}) = (1/3)\log (\text{R})

, then which of the following options is TRUE?

Which of the following options is the closest in the meaning to the word below: Inexplicable

2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4

how many distinct

4

digit numbers greater than

3000