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GATE General Aptitude Questions
GATE General Aptitude Questions
1. Numerical Ability:
A train covers a certain distance at a uniform speed. If the train had been 5 km/h faster, it
would have taken 1 hour less to cover the journey. If it were 5 km/h slower, it would have
taken 1 hour more. What is the distance covered by the train?
- a) 100 km
- b) 120 km
- c) 150 km
- d) 200 km
2. Verbal Ability:
Choose the correct form of the word that fits the sentence below:
"The committee members put forth several ________ suggestions regarding the new policy."
- a) ingenuous
- b) ingenious
- c) ingenuity
- d) genuine
3. Logical Reasoning:
Four friends, A, B, C, and D, have different hobbies: painting, singing, dancing, and cooking. If
A doesn't cook or paint, and B doesn't paint or dance, what are C and D's hobbies?
- a) C: Cooking, D: Singing
- b) C: Painting, D: Cooking
- c) C: Dancing, D: Cooking
- d) C: Cooking, D: Dancing
4. Numerical Ability:
In a sequence 2, 5, 10, 17, 26, ..., what is the next term?
- a) 35
- b) 37
- c) 38
- d) 39
5. Data Interpretation:
A company has a profit margin of 20% and makes a gross profit of INR 10,000. What is the
total revenue of the company?
- a) INR 50,000
- b) INR 60,000
- c) INR 70,000
- d) INR 80,000
6. Verbal Ability:
Select the word closest in meaning to "ephemeral":
- a) Long-lasting
- b) Temporary
- c) Infinite
- d) Perpetual
7. Logical Reasoning:
If in a certain code, "WORK" is written as "VNLQ," how is "MAN" written in that code?
- a) KZM
- b) MZO
- c) OAM
- d) NZK
8. Numerical Ability:
Find the number of ways to arrange the letters in the word "ENGINEER."
- a) 1680
- b) 2520
- c) 3360
- d) 5040
9. Data Interpretation:
In a survey, 40% of respondents like apples, 50% like oranges, and 20% like both apples
and oranges. What percentage like only apples or only oranges?
- a) 40%
- b) 50%
- c) 60%
- d) 70%