Aptitude Mechanical previous year questions with answer


Ques 71 Gate 2019 Set-1


Congo was named by Europeans. Congo’s dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the country and the river to Zaire with the objective of Africanising names of persons and spaces. However, the name Zaire was a Portuguese alternation of Nzadi o Nzere, a local African term meaning ‘River that swallows Rivers’. Zaire was the Portuguese name for the Congo river in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the paragraph above?

A

The term Nzadi o Nzere was of Portuguese origin

B

As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire

C

Mobuto’s desire to Africanise names was prevented by the Portuguese

D

Mobuto was not entirely successful in Africanising the name of his country



Ques 72 Gate 2019 Set-1


Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge had no option but to set him free. Which one of the following could be that statement?

A

I committed the crime

B

You committed the crime

C

I will be shot

D

I did not commit the crime



Ques 73 Gate 2019 Set-1


Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge had no option but to set him free. Which one of the following could be that statement?

A

9 : 16

B

37 : 63

C

47 : 53

D

11 : 14



Ques 74 Gate 2018 Set-2


“The dress _________ her so well that they all immediately _________ her on her appearance.”
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

A

complemented, complemented

B

complimented, complemented

C

complimented, complimented

D

complemented, complimented



Ques 75 Gate 2018 Set-2


“The judge’s standing in the legal community, though shaken by false allegations of wrongdoing, remained _________.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

A

undiminished

B

damaged

C

illegal

D

uncertain



Ques 76 Gate 2018 Set-2


Find the missing group of letters in the following series:
BC, FGH, LMNO, _____

A

UVWXY

B

TUVWX

C

STUVW

D

RSTUV



Ques 77 Gate 2018 Set-2


The perimeters of a circle, a square and an equilateral triangle are equal. Which one of the following statements is true?

A

The circle has the largest area.

B

The square has the largest area.

C

The equilateral triangle has the largest area.

D

All the three shapes have the same area.



Ques 78 Gate 2018 Set-2


The value of the expression

1/ 1+loguvw
+
1/ 1+logvwu
+
1/ 1+logwuv
is _____________.

A

-1

B

0

C

1

D

2



Ques 79 Gate 2018 Set-2


Forty students watched films A, B and C over a week. Each student watched either only one film or all three. Thirteen students watched film A, sixteen students watched film B and nineteen students watched film C. How many students watched all three films?

A

0

B

2

C

4

D

8



Ques 80 Gate 2018 Set-2


A wire would enclose an area of 1936 m2 , if it is bent into a square. The wire is cut into two pieces. The longer piece is thrice as long as the shorter piece. The long and the short pieces are bent into a square and a circle, respectively. Which of the following choices is closest to the sum of the areas enclosed by the two pieces in square meters?

A

1096

B

1111

C

1243

D

2486