General Aptitude GATE Exam 2010 Questions and Answers
1. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below ?
Circuitous
(A) Cyclic (B) Indirect
(C) Confusing (D) Crooked
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Circuitous means round about or not direct. Indirect is closest in
meaning to this circuitous
(A) Cyclic : Recurring in nature
(B) Indirect : Not direct
(C) Confusing : lacking clarity of meaning
(D) Crooked : set at an angle; not straight
2. The question below consist of a pair of related words followed by
four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation
in the original pair.
Unemployed : Worker
(A) Fallow : Land (B) Unaware : Sleeper
(C) Wit : Jester (D) Renovated : House
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
A worker may by unemployed. Like in same relation a sleeper may
be unaware.
3. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence :
If we manage to ........ our natural resources, we would leave a better
planet for our children.
(A) unhold (B) restrain
(C) cherish (D) conserve
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
4. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence :
His rather casual remarks on politics..................his lack of seriousness
about the subject.
(A) masked (B) belied
(C) betrayed (D) suppressed
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Betrayed means reveal unintentionally that is most appropriate.
5. 25 persons are in a room 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play
football and 10 of them play hockey and football. Then the number
of persons playing neither hockey nor football is
(A) 2 (B) 17
(C) 13 (D) 3
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
6. Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to
suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their
work silently appear to be suited to such warfare ; and regretfully,
their exist people in military establishments who think that chemical
agents are useful fools for their cause.
Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of
the above passage ?
(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife.
(B) Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
(C) Use of chemical agents in ware fare would be undesirable.
(D) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in
war.
Ans. Option (D) is correct
7. If 137 + 276 = 435 how much is 731 + 672 ?
(A) 534 (B) 1403 (C) 1623 (D) 1531
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
8. 5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days; 8 semi-skilled workers
can build a wall in 25 days; 10 unskilled workers can build a wall
in 30 days. If a team has 2 skilled, 6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled
workers, how long will it take to build the wall ?
(A) 20 days (B) 18 days
(C) 16 days (D) 15 days
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
9. Given digits 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 how much distinct 4 digit numbers
greater than 3000 can be formed ?
(A) 50 (B) 51
(C) 52 (D) 54
Ans. Option (B) is correct
10. Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brothers
and sisters.) All were born on 1st January. The age difference between
any two successive siblings (that is born one after another) is less
than 3 years. Given the following facts :
1. Hari’s age + Gita’s age > Irfan’s age + Saira’s age.
2. The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However,
Gita is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest.
3. There are no twins.
In what order were they born (oldest first) ?
(A) HSIG (B) SGHI
(C) IGSH (D) IHSG
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
1. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below ?
Circuitous
(A) Cyclic (B) Indirect
(C) Confusing (D) Crooked
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
Circuitous means round about or not direct. Indirect is closest in
meaning to this circuitous
(A) Cyclic : Recurring in nature
(B) Indirect : Not direct
(C) Confusing : lacking clarity of meaning
(D) Crooked : set at an angle; not straight
2. The question below consist of a pair of related words followed by
four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation
in the original pair.
Unemployed : Worker
(A) Fallow : Land (B) Unaware : Sleeper
(C) Wit : Jester (D) Renovated : House
Ans. Option (B) is correct.
A worker may by unemployed. Like in same relation a sleeper may
be unaware.
3. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence :
If we manage to ........ our natural resources, we would leave a better
planet for our children.
(A) unhold (B) restrain
(C) cherish (D) conserve
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
4. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to
complete the following sentence :
His rather casual remarks on politics..................his lack of seriousness
about the subject.
(A) masked (B) belied
(C) betrayed (D) suppressed
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
Betrayed means reveal unintentionally that is most appropriate.
5. 25 persons are in a room 15 of them play hockey, 17 of them play
football and 10 of them play hockey and football. Then the number
of persons playing neither hockey nor football is
(A) 2 (B) 17
(C) 13 (D) 3
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
6. Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to
suppression of civilian populations. Chemical agents that do their
work silently appear to be suited to such warfare ; and regretfully,
their exist people in military establishments who think that chemical
agents are useful fools for their cause.
Which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of
the above passage ?
(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife.
(B) Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
(C) Use of chemical agents in ware fare would be undesirable.
(D) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in
war.
Ans. Option (D) is correct
7. If 137 + 276 = 435 how much is 731 + 672 ?
(A) 534 (B) 1403 (C) 1623 (D) 1531
Ans. Option (C) is correct.
8. 5 skilled workers can build a wall in 20 days; 8 semi-skilled workers
can build a wall in 25 days; 10 unskilled workers can build a wall
in 30 days. If a team has 2 skilled, 6 semi-skilled and 5 unskilled
workers, how long will it take to build the wall ?
(A) 20 days (B) 18 days
(C) 16 days (D) 15 days
Ans. Option (D) is correct.
9. Given digits 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4 how much distinct 4 digit numbers
greater than 3000 can be formed ?
(A) 50 (B) 51
(C) 52 (D) 54
Ans. Option (B) is correct
10. Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (S) are siblings (i.e. brothers
and sisters.) All were born on 1st January. The age difference between
any two successive siblings (that is born one after another) is less
than 3 years. Given the following facts :
1. Hari’s age + Gita’s age > Irfan’s age + Saira’s age.
2. The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However,
Gita is not the oldest and Saira is not the youngest.
3. There are no twins.
In what order were they born (oldest first) ?
(A) HSIG (B) SGHI
(C) IGSH (D) IHSG
Ans. Option (B) is correct.