Civil Engineering Gate Yearwise
Civil Engineering Gate 2018 Set-II Questions
Ques 1Aptitude
"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
a. shone, shown
b. shone, shone
c. shown, shone
d. shown, shown
a is the correct answer.
Ques 2Aptitude
"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
a. innovative
b. simple
c. dull
d. boring
a is the correct answer.
Ques 3Aptitude
A three-member committee has to be formed from a group of 9 people. How many such distinct committees can be formed?
a. 27
b. 72
c. 81
d. 84
d is the correct answer.
Ques 4Aptitude
For non-negative integers, π, π, π, what would be the value of π + π + π if
log π + log π + log π = 0 ?
a. 3
b. 1
c. 0
d. -1
a is the correct answer.
Ques 5Aptitude
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
a. 400
b. 1200
c. 1600
d. 2800
c is the correct answer.
Ques 6Aptitude
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?
a. 12:45 PM
b. 12:58 PM
c. 1:00 PM
d. 2:00 PM
b is the correct answer.