GATE EC General Aptitude questions

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Among the following options, the antonym of the word 'nocturnal' is

\_\_\_\_

The statements (S

1

2

3

) pertain to the scores obtained by students in an exam. The maximum possible marks in the exam is

150

1

) The highest score is

100

2

) The fourth highest score is

76

3

) There are at least four students whose scores are within

25

of each other. Which one of the following options …

The figure below has exactly three intersecting line segments with a rectangular portion

\text{WXYZ}

missing. Which one of the following options

\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}

, and S is the missing portion

\text{WXYZ}

y, p

n

(all greater than

1

\left(\log _{p^{1 / n}} y\right)\left(\log _{y^{1 / n}} p\right)=16

where the logarithms are taken to the bases

p^{1 / n}

y^{1 / n}

n

\_\_\_\_

The following observation is made about the scores obtained by

100

students in an exam: 'For each student, there exists another student in the class such that their scores are at most ten marks away.' If the above statement is false, which one of the following statements is necessarily true?

Each one of the following clues contains a keyword that is partially filled. Clue

1:

Synonym of recognize (

8

letters): _ D _ NT_FY Clue

2:

A story long enough to fill a book (5 letters):

\_\_\_\_

3:

Two of something (

6

\_\_\_\_

4:

A fraction of something, split equally into two parts (

4

\mathrm{P}, \mathrm{Q}, \mathrm{R}

and two grown-ups

\mathrm{X}, \mathrm{Y}

play a badminton doubles tournament.

\text{X}

\text{Y}

are parents to two of the children playing. The child of

\text{X}

is not the same as the child of

\text{Y}.

Exactly one of the children does not have a parent playing in the tournament. …

P_{k}

represent the perimeter of a square with sides of length

k

. The value of the expression

P_{1}+P_{2}+P_{3}+\cdots+P_{10}

\_\_\_\_

The city of Atlantis was crafted by the God of the seas, Poseidon. It was made of alternating concentric circular rings of land (shaded) and water (not shaded) as represented in the figure (not to scale). The radius of Inner Island was

2.5

stades (a unit of length used in ancient Greece). The water surrounding Inner Island was one stade wide (length AB …

Open the full question

Here are two analogous groups, Group-

I

II

, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-

II

I

\rightarrow

\rightarrow

Ridicule Group-

II

\rightarrow

\rightarrow

Had I learnt acting as a child, I _________ a famous film star. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

12

musical notes are given as

C, C^{\#}, D, D^{\#}, E, F, F^{\#}, G, G^{\#}, A, A^{\#}

B

. Frequency of each note is

\sqrt[12]{2}

times the frequency of the previous note. If the frequency of the note

C

130.8 \: \mathrm{Hz}

, then the ratio of frequencies of notes

F^{\#}

C

The following figures show three curves generated using an iterative algorithm. The total length of the curve generated after 'Iteration

n

' is: Note: The figures shown are representative.

Which one of the following plots represents

f(x)=-\frac{|x|}{x}

x

is a nonzero real number? Note: The figures shown are representative.

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:

\mathrm{P} \rightarrow \mathrm{Q} \rightarrow \mathrm{R} \rightarrow \mathrm{S}

\mathrm{Q} \rightarrow \mathrm{S} \rightarrow \mathrm{R} \rightarrow \mathrm{P}

\mathrm{R} \rightarrow \mathrm{S} \rightarrow \mathrm{Q} \rightarrow \mathrm{P}

A stick of length one meter is broken at two locations at distances of

b_{1}

b_{2}

from the origin

(0)

, as shown in the figure. Note that

0 < b_{1} < b_{2}<1

. Which one of the following is NOT a necessary condition for forming a triangle using the three pieces? Note: All lengths are in meter. The figure shown is representative.

Eight students (

\mathrm{P, \:Q, \:R, \:S, \:T, \: U, \:V,}

\mathrm{W}

) are playing musical chairs. The figure indicates their order of position at the start of the game. They play the game by moving forward in a circle in the clockwise direction. After the

1^{\text{st }}

4^{\text{th }}

\mathrm{P}

leaves the game. …

The table lists the top

5

nations according to the number of gold medals won in a tournament; also included are the number of silver and the bronze medals won by them. Based only on the data provided in the table, which one of the following statements is INCORRECT? …

An organization allows its employees to work independently on consultancy projects but charges an overhead on the consulting fee. The overhead is

20 \%

of the consulting fee, if the fee is up to ₹

5,00,000

. For higher fees, the overhead is ₹

1,00,000

10 \%

of the amount by which the fee exceeds ₹

5,00,000

. The government charges a …