GATE CE 2018 Set 2
Paper was held on Thu, Jan 1, 1970 12:00 AM
Practice Questions
1
"His face ___________ with joy when the solution of the puzzle was _______ to him."

The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
2
"Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as _________."

The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
3
$$\underbrace {{\rm{a}}\,{\rm{ + }}\,{\rm{a}}\,{\rm{ + }}\,{\rm{a}}\,{\rm{ + }}\,.......\,{\rm{ + }}\,{\rm{a}}}_{{\rm{n}}\,{\rm{times}}} = {a^2}b$$ and $$\underbrace {b\,{\rm{ + }}\,b\,{\rm{ + }}\,b\,{\rm{ + }}\,.......\,{\rm{ + }}\,b}_{m\,\,{\rm{times}}} = a{b^2}$$, where a, b, n and m are natural numbers. What is the value of $$\left( {\underbrace {b\,{\rm{ + }}\,b\,{\rm{ + }}\,b\,{\rm{ + }}\,.......\,{\rm{ + }}\,b}_{n\,\,{\rm{times}}}} \right)\left( {\underbrace {a\,{\rm{ + }}\,a\,{\rm{ + }}\,a\,{\rm{ + }}\,.......\,{\rm{ + }}\,a}_{m\,\,{\rm{times}}}} \right)$$?
4
A three-member committee has to be formed from a group of 9 people. How many such distinct committees can be formed?
5
In manufacturing industries, loss is usually taken to be proportional to the square of the deviation from a target. If the loss is Rs. 4900 for a deviation of 7 units, what would be the loss in Rupees for a deviation of 4 units from the target?
6
For non-negative integers, a, b, c, what would be the value of a + b + c if $$$\log \,a\, + \,\log \,b\, + \,\log \,c\, = \,0?$$$
7
A faulty wall clock is known to gain 15 minutes every 24 hours. It is synchronized to the correct time at 9 AM on 11th July. What will be the correct time to the nearest minute when the clock shows 2 PM on 15th July of the same year?
8
The annual average rainfall in a tropical city is 1000 mm. On a particular rainy day (24-hour period), the cumulative rainfall experienced by the city is shown in the graph. Over the 24-hour period, 50% of the rainfall falling on a rooftop, which had an obstruction-free area of 50 m2, was harvested into a tank. What is the total volume of water collected in the tank in liters? GATE CE 2018 Set 2 General Aptitude - Numerical Ability Question 41 English
9
Each of the letters in the figure below represents a unique integer from 1 to 9. The letters are positioned in the figure such that each of (A+B+C), (C+D+E), (E+F+G) and (G+H+K) is equal to 13. Which integer does E represent? GATE CE 2018 Set 2 General Aptitude - Numerical Ability Question 39 English
10
Given that $${{\log \,P} \over {y - z}} = {{\log \,Q} \over {z - x}} = {{\log \,R} \over {x - y}} = 10$$ for $$x \ne y \ne z$$, what is the value of the product PQR?