Aptitude GATE CS and IT previous year questions with answer


Ques 31 Gate 2020


If P=3, R=27, T=243, then Q+S = ________ .

A

40

B

80

C

90

D

110



Ques 32 Gate 2020


The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the melting glaciers oscillating between giving too much and too little to billions of people who depend on them for fresh water. The UN climate report estimates that without deep cuts to man-made emissions, at least 30% of the northern hemisphere’s surface permafrost could melt by the end of the century. Given this situation of imminent global exodus of billions of people displaced by rising seas, nation-states need to rethink their carbon footprint for political concerns, if not for environmental ones.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage ?

A

Nation-states do not have environmental concerns.

B

Nation-states are responsible for providing fresh water to billions of people.

C

Billions of people are responsible for man-made emissions.

D

Billions of people are affected by melting glaciers.



Ques 33 Gate 2020


Select the word that fits the analogy:
Cook : Cook :: Fly : _______

A

Flyer

B

Flying

C

Flew

D

Flighter



Ques 34 Gate 2020


His knowledge of the subject was excellent but his classroom performance was _______ .

A

extremely poor

B

good

C

desirable

D

praiseworthy



Ques 35 Gate 2020


Raman is confident of speaking English _______ six months as he has been practising regularly _______ the last three weeks.

A

during, for

B

for, since

C

for, in

D

within, for



Ques 36 Gate 2019


In a college, there are three student clubs, Sixty students are only in the Drama club, 80 students are only in the Dance club, 30 students are only in Maths club, 40 students are in both Drama and Dance clubs, 12 students are in both Dance and Maths clubs, 7 students are in both Drama and Maths clubs, and 2 students are in all clubs. If 75% of the students in the college are not in any of these clubs, then the total number of students in the college is _____________.

A

1000

B

975

C

900

D

225



Ques 37 Gate 2019


“A recent High Court judgement has sought to dispel the idea of begging as a disease – which leads to its stigmatization and criminalization – and to regard it as a symptom. The underlying disease is the failure of the state to protect citizens who fall through the social security net.” Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?

A

Beggars are created because of the lack of social welfare schemes

B

Begging is an offence that has to be dealt with firmly

C

Begging has to be banned because it adversely affects the welfare of the state

D

Beggars are lazy people who beg because they are unwilling to work



Ques 38 Gate 2019


Ten friends planned to share equally the cost of buying a gifts for their teacher. When two of them decided not to contribute, each of the other friends had to pay Rs. 150 more. The cost of the gift was Rs. _________ .

A

666

B

3000

C

6000

D

12000



Ques 39 Gate 2019


Two cars at the same time from the same location and go in the same direction. The speed of the first car is 50 km/h and the speed of the second car is 60 km/h. The number of hours it takes for the distance between the two cars to be 20 km is _________.

A

1

B

2

C

3

D

6



Ques 40 Gate 2019


The police arrested four criminals – P, Q, R and S. The criminals knew each other. They made the following statements:

P says “Q committed the crime.”
Q says “S committed the crime.”
R says “ I did not do it.”
S says “What Q said about me is false”.


Assume only one of the arrested four committed the crime and only one of the statements made above is true. Who committed the crime?

A

P

B

R

C

S

D

Q