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Siddharth Sir Part Aptitude Smart Sept 2021
Siddharth Sir Part Aptitude Smart Sept 2021
Siddharth Sir Part Aptitude Smart Sept 2021
such that you arrive at a point that is 6 Q.20 One day Sonu and Pinky was seating in a
units East of point O. Next, you travelled park on a bench, Facing each other. At that
in the North-West direction, so that you time sonu’s shadow was to the Right of
arrive at point Q that is 8 units North of Pinky.
point P. The distance of point Q to point In which direction Pinky was facing?
O, in same units, should be
(A) East (B) South
(A) 6 units (B) 4 units
(C) North (D) Either B or C
(C) 5 units (D) 3 units
Q.21 One Evening Sonu and Pinky was seating
[GATE 2021 IIT-Bombay [AE, AR, BM, CE-2,
in a park on a bench, After some time they
MN, PH)]
started jogging. after crossing Each other
Q.16 I am standing at the center of the circular
Sonu’s shadow was to the Left of Pinky. In
field from where I go down south to the
which direction Sonu is facing?
edge of the circular field, From where I
turn to left & walk along with the (A) North (B) South
boundary of the circle covering its three- (C) Either A or B (D) None of these
eight, from where I turn to my WEST & Q.22 One Evening Sejal was seating on a Beach
walk right across to the end of the circle. watching sunset and Harry was seeing her.
In which direction I am from Starting In which Direction harry was Facing?
Point? (A) North (B) South
(A) North-east (B) North-west (C) Either A or B (D) None of these
(C) South-east (D) South-west
Q.23 Ms. X came out of a building through its
Q.17 K is to the north of J and I is to the east of front door to find her shadow due to the
N, who is to the east of J and south east of morning sun falling to her right side with
K.M is to the south of I and L is to the the building to her back. From this, it can
north of N. be inferred that building is facing
L is in which direction with respect to M? (A) North (B) East
(A) East (B) North-East (C) West (D) South
(C) South-East (D) NOT [GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (ME – 1, XH)]
Q.18 X is 1 km North-East of Y. Y is 1 km Q.24 The front door of Mr. X’s house faces
South-East of Z. W is 1 km West of Z. P is East. Mr. X leaves the house, walking 50
1 km South of W. Q is 1 km East of P. m straight from the back door that is
What is the distance between X and Q in situated directly opposite to the front door.
km. He then turns to his right, walks for
(A) 1 (B) √𝟐 another 50 m and stops. The direction of
(C) √3 (D) 2 the point Mr. X is now located at with
[GATE 2014 : IIT-Kharagpur (CE-2, IN, PI)] respect to the starting point is
Q.19 There are five buildings called V, W, X, Y (A) North-West (B) North-East
and Z in a row (not necessarily in that (C) South-East (D) West
order). V is to the West of W, Z is to the [GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (ME – 1, MT)]
East of X and the West of V, W is to the
Q.25 A man walks 1 km to East and then he
West of Y. Which is the building in the
turns to South and walks 5 km. Again, he
middle?
turns to East and walks 2 km. After, he
(A) V (B) W
turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how
(C) X (D) Y far he is from his station point?
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GATE ACADEMY ® Analytical Aptitude 3
Q.12 Find the next term in the sequence : Q.20 Pick the odd one out in the following :
13M, 17Q, 19S, ____ 13, 23, 33, 43, 53
(A) 21W (B) 21V (A) 23 (B) 33
(C) 23W (D) 23V (C) 43 (D) 53
[GATE 2014 : IIT Kharagpur (EC-4, ME-4)] [GATE 2016 : IISc Bangalore (EE-2)]
Q.13 Find the missing sequence in the letter
Number Series
series below: A, CD, GHI, ?, UVWXY
(A) LMN (B) MNO Q.21 Fill in the missing number in the series.
(C) MNOP (D) NOPQ 2 3 6 15 _____ 157.5 630
[GATE 2015 : IIT Kanpur (EC-3, CH)] [GATE 2014 : IIT Kharagpur (EC-2, ME-2)]
Q.14 Find the missing sequence in the letter
Q.22 What is the next number in the series?
series.
12 35 81 173 357 ____
B, FH, LNP, __.
[GATE 2014 : IIT Kharagpur (EC-1, ME-1)]
(A) SUWY (B) TUVW
Q.23 The next term in the series is 81, 54, 36,
(C) TVXZ (D) TWXZ
24___?
[GATE 2016 : IISc Bangalore (CH, ME-2)]
Q.15 Select the next element of the series : [GATE 2014 : IIT Kharagpur (EC-3, ME-3)]
Z, WV, RQP, ___ Q.24 What is the missing number in the
(A) LKJI (B) KJIH following sequence?
(C) NMLK (D) JIHG 2, 12, 60, 240, 720, 1440, _____, 0
[GATE 2020 : IIT Delhi (EE)] (A) 2880 (B) 1440
Odd One Out (C) 720 (D) 0
[GATE 2018 : IIT Guwahati (CS, MN)]
Q.16 Find the odd one from the following Q.25 The missing number in the given sequence
group: 343, 1331, _______, 4913 is
W, E, K, O I, Q, W, A
(A) 4096 (B) 2744
F, N, T, X N, V, B, D
(C) 2197 (D) 3375
(A) W, E, K, O (B) I, Q, W, A
[GATE 2019: IIT Madras (EE)]
(C) F, N, T, X (D) N, V, B, D
Q.26 Fill in the missing value
[GATE 2014 : IIT Kharagpur (EC-1, ME-1)]
6 5 4
Q.17 Find the odd one in the following group
ALRVX, EPVZB, ITZDF, OYEIK 7 4 7 2 1
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GATE ACADEMY ® Analytical Aptitude 9
Q.2 In a row of 38 students, Priti is 21st from (A) Abhishek is elder to Anshul
Left end of the row. What is the rank of (B) Anshul is elder to Abhishek
Priti from Right end of the row? (C) Abhishek and Anshul are of the same
Q.3 In a Class of 36 students, Harry is 13th age
from left end of the row and Sejal is 15th (D) No conclusions follow
from Right end of the row. How many
[GATE 2013: IIT-Bombay (CE, MT)]
students will sit between them?
Q.10 Tanya is older than Eric.
Q.4 In a Class of 28 students, Sonu is 17th from
left end of the row and Pinky is 19th from Cliff is older than Tanya.
Right end of the row. How many students Eric is older than Cliff.
will sit between them? If the first two statements are true, then the
Q.5 In a row of players Sachin is 13th from third statement is:
Left end of the row and Saurav is 17th (A) True (B) False
from Right end of the row, If there are 10 (C) Uncertain (D) Data
players sit between them. insufficient
Then how many players are there in the [GATE 2015: IIT-Kanpur (IN, ME-3, MT, PI)]
row? Q.11 In a group of four children, Som is
th
Q.6 In a row of Actors Guddu is 11 from Left younger to Riaz. Shiv is elder to Ansu.
end of the row and Bablu is 15th from Ansu is youngest in the group. Which of
Right end of the row, If there are 10 the following statements is /are required to
Actors sit between them. find the eldest child in the group?
Then how many Actors are there in the Statements :
row? 1. Shiv is younger to Riaz.
Q.7 L, M and N are waiting in a queue meant 2. Shiv is elder to Som.
for children to enter the zoo. There are 5 (A) Statement 1 by itself determines the
children between L and M, and 8 children eldest child.
between M and N. If there are 3 children (B) Statement 2 by itself determines the
ahead of N and 21 children behind L, then eldest child.
what is the minimum number of children (C) Statements 1 and 2 are both required to
in the queue? determine the eldest child.
(A) 28 (B) 27 (D) Statements 1 and 2 are not sufficient to
(C) 41 (D) 40 determine the eldest child.
[GATE 2014 : IIT-Kharagpur (CE-2, IN, PI)]
[GATE 2011: IIT- Madras (AE, MN)]
Q.12 Consider five people – Mita, Ganga,
Q.8 Ravi is taller than Arun but shorter than
Rekha, Lakshmi and Sana. Ganga is taller
Iqbal. Sam is shorter than Ravi. Mohan is
than both Rekha and Lakshmi. Lakshmi is
shorter than Arun. Balu is taller than
taller than Sana. Mita is taller than Ganga.
Mohan and Sam. The tallest person can be
Which of the following conclusions are
(A) Mohan (B) Ravi true?
(C) Balu (D) Arun 1. Lakshmi is taller than Rekha
[GATE 2012: IIT-Delhi (AR, GG, TF)] 2. Rekha is shorter than Mita
Q.9 Abhishek is elder to Savar. Savar is 3. Rekha is taller than Sana
younger to Anshul. Which of the given 4. Sana is shorter than Ganga
conclusions is logically valid and is (A) 2 and 4 (B) 1 only
inferred from the above statements? (C) 1 and 3 (D) 3 only
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Q.5 Among 150 faculty members in an Q.9 In a college, there are three student clubs.
institute, 55 are connected with each other Sixty students are only in the Drama club,
through Facebook® and 85 are connected 80 students are only in the Dance club, 30
through WhatsApp®. 30 faculty members student are only in the Maths club, 40
do not have Facebook® or WhatsApp® students are in both Drama and Dance
accounts. The number of faculty members clubs, 12 students are in both Dance and
connected only through Facebook® Maths clubs, 7 students are in both Drama
accounts is ______. and Maths clubs, and 2 students are in all
(A) 35 (B) 45 the clubs. If 75% of the students in the
(C) 65 (D) 90 college are not in any of these clubs, then
[GATE 2016: IISc Banglore (CS-2, EE-1)] the total number of students in the college
is ______.
Q.6 There are 16 teachers who can teach
(A) 1000 (B) 975
Thermodynamics (TD), 11 who can teach
Electrical Sciences (ES), and 5 who can (C) 900 (D) 225
teach both TD and Engineering mechanics [GATE 2019: IIT Madras (CH, CS)]
(EM). There are a total of 40 teachers, 6 Q.10 A gathering of 50 linguists discovered that
can not teach any of the three subjects, i.e. 4 knew Kannada, Telugu and Tamil, 7
EM, ES and TD. 6 can teach only ES. 4 knew only Telugu and Tamil, 5 knew only
can teach all three subjects i.e. EM, ES and Kannada and Tamil, 6 knew only Telugu
TD. 4 can teach ES and TD. How many and Kannada. If the number of linguists
can teach both ES and EM but not TD? who knew Tamil is 24 and those who
knew Kannada is also 24, how many
(A) 1 (B) 2 linguists knew only Telugu?
(C) 3 (D) 4 (A) 9 (B) 10
[GATE 2015: IIT Kanpur (CE-2)] (C) 11 (D) 8
Q.7 Forty students watched films A, B and C [GATE 2010 : IIT Guwahati (TF)]
over a week. Each student watched either Q.11 In a class of 300 students in an M.Tech
only one film or all three. Thirteen programme, each student is required to
students watched film A. sixteen students take at least one subject from the following
watched film B and nineteen students three:
watched film C. How many students M600 : Advanced Engineering
watched all three films? Mathematics
(A) 0 (B) 2 C600 : Computational Methods for
(C) 4 (D) 8 Engineers
[GATE 2018: IIT Guwahati (ME-2, PI)] E600 : Experimental Techniques for
Q.8 In a sports academy of 300 people, 105 Engineers
play only cricket, 70 play only hockey, 50 The registration data for the M.Tech class
play only football, 25 play both cricket and shows that 100 students have taken M600,
hockey, 15 play both hockey and football 200 students have taken C600, and 60
and 30 play both cricket and football. The students have taken E600. What is the
rest of them play all three sports. What is maximum possible number of students in
the percentage of people who play at least the class who have taken all the above
two sports? three subjects?
(A) 25.00 (B) 28.00 (A) 20 (B) 30
(C) 23.30 (D) 50.00 (C) 40 (D) 50
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Q.12 In a group of 1000 people, 750 speak Q.15 A contour line joins locations having the
Hindi and 400 speak English. The number same height above the mean sea level. The
of only Hindi speaking people is: following is a contour plot of a
(A) 150 (B) 350 geographical region. Contour lines are
(C) 600 (D) 750 shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.
[ESE 2021]
Q.13 To pass a test, a candidate needs to answer 425 Q
at least 2 out of 3 questions correctly. A 450 550
total of 6,30,000 candidates appeared for
575
the test. Question A was correctly P
550
answered by 3,30,000 candidates.
Question B was answered correctly by 500
2,50,000 candidates, Question C was 500 475
answered correctly by 2,60,000 candidates.
Both questions A and B were answered The path from P to Q is best described by
correctly by 1,00,000 candidates. Both (A) Up-Down-Up-Down
questions B and C were answered correctly (B) Down-Up-Down-Up
by 90,000 candidates. Both questions A (C) Down-Up-Down
and C were answered correctly by 80,000 (D) Up-Down-Up
candidates. If the number of students
[GATE 2017 : IIT Roorkee (EC, BT, PI Set-1)]
answering all questions correctly is the
same as the number answering none, how Q.16 An air pressure contour line joins locations
many candidates failed to clear the test? in a region having the same atmospheric
pressure. The following is an air pressure
(A) 30,000 (B) 2,70,000
contour plot of a geographical region.
(C) 3,90,000 (D) 4,20,000
Contour lines are shown at 0.05 bar
[GATE 2018 : IIT Guwahati (CH, IN, MT)]
intervals in this plot. [EE (S2)/CS(S2)]
Contour Line
R
Q.14 A contour line joins locations having the 0.65 0. 9
same height above the mean sea level. The 0.7
0.95
S
following is a contour plot of a
0. 9
5
submerged? 0 1 2 km
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GATE ACADEMY ® Analytical Aptitude 13
(iii) Some roses fade quickly. Based on the above statements and
Which of the following statements can be conclusions which one of the following
logically inferred from the above options is CORRECT?
statements? (A) Only conclusion I is correct.
(A) If (i) is true & (ii) is false, then (ii) is (B) Only conclusion II is correct.
false (C) Both conclusion I and II are correct.
(B) If (i) is true & (ii) is false, then (iii) is (D) Neither conclusion I nor II is correct.
true [GATE 2021 : IIT B (ME-2)]
(C) If (i) & (ii) are true, then (iii) is true Q.12 Statement :
(D) If (i) & (ii) are false, then (iii) is false All bacteria are microorganisms.
[GATE 2018 : IIT Guwahati (ME-1)] All pathogens are microorganisms.
Q.9 Statement : Conclusion :
All purple are green. I : Some pathogens are bacteria.
All black are green. II : All pathogens are not bacteria.
Conclusion : Based on the above statements and
I. Some black are purple conclusions, which one of the following
options is logically CORRECT?
II. No black is purple
(A) Only conclusion I correct.
Based on the above statements and
conclusions, which one of the following (B) Only conclusion II is correct.
options is logically CORRECT? (C) Either conclusion I or II is correct.
(A) Both conclusion I & II are correct. (D) Neither conclusion I nor II is correct.
(B) Only conclusion I is correct. [GATE 2021 : IIT B (CS-1)]
(C) Only conclusion II is correct. Analogies
(D) Either conclusion I or II is correct.
[GATE 2021 : IIT B (EC)] Q.1 The question below consists of a pair of
related words followed by four pairs of
Q.10 Statement :
words. Select the pair that best expresses
Some football players play cricket.
the relation in the original pair.
All cricket players play hockey.
Unemployed : Worker
Among the options given below, the
(A) Fallow : Land
statement that logically follows from the
(B) Unaware : Sleeper
two statements 1 and 2 above, is
(C) Wit : Jester
(A) All football players play hockey.
(D) Renovated : House
(B) Some football players play hockey.
[GATE 2010 : IIT- Guwahati (All branches)]
(C) No football player plays hockey.
Q.2 The question below consists of a pair of
(D) All hockey players play football. related words followed by four pairs of
[GATE 2021 : IIT B (CE-2)] words. Select the pair that best expresses
Q.11 Statement : the relation in the original pair.
All entrepreneurs are wealthy. Preamble : Constitution
All wealthy are risk seekers. (A) Amendment : Law
Conclusion : (B) Prologue : Play
I : All risk seekers are wealthy. (C) Episode : Serial
II : Only some entrepreneurs are risk (D) Plot : Story
seekers. [GATE 2010 : IIT- Guwahati (TF)]
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GATE ACADEMY ® Analytical Aptitude 15
Q.3 The question below consists of a pair of Q.9 Select the word that fits the analogy
related words followed by four pairs of Do : Undo : : Trust : ____
words. Select the pair that best expresses (A) Intrust (B) Untrust
the relation in the original pair : (C) Entrust (D) Distrust
Gladiator : Arena [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras (EE)]
(A) Dancer : Stage Q.10 Select the word that fits the analogy
(B) Commuter : Train
Build : Building : : Grow : ______
(C) Teacher : Classroom
(A) Growth (B) Grew
(D) Lawyer : Courtroom
(C) Growed (D) Grown
[GATE 2011 : IIT-Madras (EC, EE, IN,
MT)] [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras (IN, ME-1, MT)]
Q.4 Select the pair that best expresses a Q.11 Select the word that fits the analogy :
relationship similar to that expressed in the White : Whitening : : Light : _____
pair : (A) Enlightening (B) Lightning
Water : pipe : : ? : ? (C) Lightening (D) Lighting
(A) Cart : road [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras(ME-2, PI)]
(B) Electricity : wire Q.12 Select the word that fits the analogy :
(C) Sea : beach Fuse : Fusion :: Use : _______
(D) Music : instrument (A) Usage (B) User
[GATE 2013 : IIT-Bombay (CH)] (C) Uses (D) Union
Q.5 Select the pair that best expresses a
[GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras (CE-1)]
relationship similar to the expressed in the
Q.13 Select the word that fits the analogy :
pair
Partial : Impartial : : Popular :
Medicine : Health
________
(A) Science : Experiment
(B) Wealth : Peace (A) Unpopular (B) Impopular
(C) Education: Knowledge (C) Dispopular (D) Mispopular
(D) Money : Happiness [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras (CE-2)]
[GATE 2013 IIT-Bombay (CE, MT)] Q.14 Select the word that fits the analogy:
Q.6 Select the pair that best expresses a Cook : Cook : : Fly : _____
relationship similar to that expressed in the (A) Flyer (B) Flying
pair: (C) Flew (D) Flightier
Children : Pediatrician [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras(CS, IT)]
(A) Adult: Orthopedist Q.15 Select the word that fits the analogy:
(B) Females: Gynecologist Cover : Uncover : : Associate : ____
(C) Kidney: Nephrologist (A) Unassociate (B) Dissociate
(D) Skin: Dermatologist (C) Inassociate (D) Misassociate
[GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (CE-1, CS-3)] [GATE 2020 : IIT-Madras (CH, BT)]
Q.7 A court is to a judge as _________ is to a Q.16 Nostalgia is to anticipation as _______is to
teacher. _______.
(A) A student (B) A punishment
Which one of the following options
(C) A syllabus (D) A school
maintains a similar logical relation in the
Q.8 Select the word that fits the analogy :
above sentence?
Explicit : Implicit : : Express : _____.
(A) Future, Past (B) Future, Present
(A) Repress (B) Suppress
(C) Past, Future (D) Present, Past
(C) Compress (D) Impress
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Q.7 Five different books (P, Q, R, S, T) are to Q.12 Rahul, Murali, Srinivas and Arul are
be arranged on a shelf. The books R and S seated around a square table. Rahul is
are to be arranged first and second sitting to the left of Murali, Srinivas is
respectively from right side of the shelf. sitting to the right of Arul. Which of the
The number of different orders in which P, following pairs are seated opposite each
Q and T may be arranged is ________. other?
(A) 6 (B) 2 (A) Rahul and Murali
(C) 12 (D) 120 (B) Srinivas and Arul
[GATE 2019 : IIT-Madras (EC)] (C) Srinivas and Murali
Q.8 Four persons P, Q, R and S are to be (D) Srinivas and Rahul
seated in a row, all facing the same [GATE 2017 IIT-Roorkee (CS-1, EE-1)]
direction, but not necessarily in the same
order. P and R cannot sit adjacent to each 0Direction for Q.13 to Q.150
other. S should be seated to the right of Q.
Then number of distinct seating P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W are seating around a
arrangements possible is square table facing the center in such a way that
(A) 4 (B) 2 four of them sit at four corners of the square while
(C) 8 (D) 6 four sit in the middle of each of the four sides. P
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (IN, CE-1)] sits second to right of U. U sits in the middle of
Q.9 Four persons P, Q, R and S are to be one of the sides of the table. V who does not sit at
seated in row. R should not be seated at any of the corners of the table sits second to the
the second position from the left end of the right of S. Only two people sit between S and Q
row. The number of distinct seating (taken from one side).R is not an immediate
arrangements possible is neighbor of V. W is sits second to the left of Q.T
(A) 6 (B) 18 is not an immediate neighbor of V or U.
(C) 24 (D) 9 Q.13 Who sits exactly between U and P?
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (CE-2)] (A) Q (B) R.
Q.10 Five persons P, Q, R, S and T are sitting in (B) T (D) W
a row not necessarily in the same order. Q Q.14 How many persons sit between P and W
and R are separated by one person, and S when counted in anti-clockwise direction
should not be seated adjacent to Q. The from P?
number of distinct seating arrangements (A) One (B) Two.
possible is (C) Three (D) four
(A) 10 (B) 8 Q.15 What is the position of U with respected to
(C) 4 (D) 16 R?
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (ME-1)] (A) Immediate to the right
Q.11 Five person P, Q, R, S and T are to be (B) Second to the left
seated in a row, all facing the same (C) Immediate to the left.
direction, but not necessarily in the same (D) Third to the right
order. P and T cannot be seated at either
end of the row. P should not be seated 0Direction for Q.16 to Q.180
adjacent to S. R is to be seated at the
second position from the left end of the A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a
row. The number of distinct seating square table in such a way that four of them sit at
arrangements possible is :
four corners of the square while four sit in the
(A) 2 (B) 4
middle of each of the four sides. Those who sit at
(C) 3 (D) 5
the four corners faces outside while those who sit
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (ME-2)]
in the middle of the sides face the center of the
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table. D sits third to the left of G. E sits third to (A) 000.00 (B) 300.00
the left of C. C does not sits any of the corners. (C) 166.67 (D) 433.33
Only one person sits between E and F. F is not an [GATE 2019 : IIT-Madras (EC)]
immediate neighbour of C. H is facing outside. A Q.3 There are three boxes. One contains
is not an immediate neighbour of F and H. The apples, another contains oranges and the
number of person sitting between B and D is same last one contains both apples and oranges.
as between D and C. All three are known to be incorrectly
Q.16 Who sits exactly between E and F? labelled. If you are permitted to open just
(A) A (B) B. one box and then pull out and inspect only
(C) C (D) H one fruit, which box would you open to
Q.17 Which of the following pairs represents determine the contents of all three boxes?
the persons who sit in the middle of the
sides and face to each other? (A) The box labelled ‘Apples’
(A) AC (B) BD (B) The box labelled ‘Apples and
(C) BC. (D) EH Oranges’
Q.18 If A is made to face outside direction, who (C) The box labelled ‘Oranges’
would sit to the immediate right of A?
(D) Cannot be determined
(A) G (B) D
[GATE 2017 : IIT-Roorkee(CS-2, EE-2)]
(C) B (D) E.
Q.4 In the following question, the first and the
last sentence of the passage are in order
Logical Puzzle and numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the
Q.1 There are eight bags of rice looking alike, passage is split into 4 parts and numbered
seven of which have equal weight and one as 2, 3, 4 and 5. These 4 parts are not
is slightly heavier. The weighing balance arranged in proper order. Read the
is of unlimited capacity. Using this sentences and arrange them in a logical
balance, the minimum number of sequence to make a passage and choose
weighings required to identify the heavier the correct sequence from the given
bag is options.
(A) 2 (B) 3 1. On Diwali, the family rises early in the
(C) 4 (D) 8 morning.
[GATE 2012 : IIT-Delhi (EC, EE, IN, MT)] 2. The whole family, including the young
Q.2 Two design consultants, P and Q, started and the old enjoy doing this.
working from 8 AM for a client. The client 3. Children let off fireworks later in the
budgeted a total of USD 3000 for the night with their friends.
consultants. P stopped working when hour 4. At sunset, the lamps are lit and the
hand moved by 210 degrees on the clock. family performs various rituals.
Q stopped working when the hour hand 5. Father, mother and children visit
moved by 240 degrees. P took two tea relatives and exchange gifts and
breaks of 15 minutes each during her shift, sweets.
but took no lunch break. Q took only one 6. Houses looks so pretty with lighted
lunch break for 20 minutes, but no tea lamps all around.
breaks. The market rate for consultants is (A) 2, 5, 3, 4 (B) 5, 2, 4, 3
USD 200 per hour and breaks are not paid. (C) 3, 5, 4, 2 (D) 4, 5, 2, 3
After paying the consultants, the client [GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (EC-3, CH)]
shall have USD ________ remaining in
Q.5 If two floors in a certain building are 9
the budget.
feet apart, how many steps are there in
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a set of stairs that extends from the first (B) R-Home, S-Power, P-Defense, Q-
floor to the second floor of the building? Telecom, T-Finance
Statements : (C) P-Home, Q-Power, T-Defense, S-
I. Each step is 3/4 foot high. Telecom, U-Finance
II. Each step is 1 foot wide. (D) Q-Home, U-Power, T-Defense, R-
(A) Statement I alone is sufficient, but Telecom, P-Finance
statement II alone is not sufficient. [GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (CE-1, CS-3)]
(B) Statement II alone is sufficient, but Q.8 P, Q, R and S crossed a lake in a boat that
statement I alone is not sufficient. can hold a maximum of two persons, with
(C) Both statements together are sufficient, only one set of oars. The following
but neither statement alone is additional facts are available.
sufficient. (i) The boat held two persons on each of
the three forward trips across the lake
(D) Statement I and II together are not
and one person on each of the two
sufficient.
return trips.
[GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (CS-1, EE-1)]
(ii) P is unable to row when someone else
Q.6 Based on the given statements, select the
is in the boat.
most appropriate option to solve the given
(iii)Q is unable to row with anyone else
question.
except R.
What will be the total weight of 10 poles
(iv) Each person rowed for at least one trip
each of same weight?
(v) Only one person can row during a trip
Statements:
I. One fourth of the weight of a pole is 5 Who rowed twice?
kg. (A) P (B) Q
II. The total weight of these poles is 160 (C) R (D) S
kg more than the total weight of two [GATE 2018 : IIT- Guwahati (EE)]
poles. Q.9 Each of the letters arranged as below
(A) Statement I alone is not sufficient. represents a unique integer from 1 to 9.
(B) Statement II alone is not sufficient. The letters are positioned in the figure
(C) Either I or II alone is sufficient. such that (A × B × C) , (B × G × E) and
(D) Both statement I and II together are not (D × E × F) are equal. Which integer among
sufficient. the following choices cannot be
[GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (CS-2, EE-2)] represented by the letters A, B, C, D, E, F
Q.7 The head of a newly formed government and G?
desires to appoint five of the six selected A D
members P, Q, R, S, T and U to portfolios B G E
of Home, Power, Defense, telecom and C F
Finance. U does not want any portfolio if S
(A) 4 (B) 5
gets one of the five. R wants either Home
(C) 6 (D) 9
or Finance or no portfolio. Q says that if S
[GATE 2018 : IIT-Guwahati(CE-1)]
gets either Power or Telecom, then she
must get the other one. T insists on a Q.10 Each of the letters in the figure below
portfolio if P gets one. represents a unique integer from 1 to 9.
The letters are positioned in the figure
Which is the valid distribution of
such that each of (A + B + C), (C + D +
portfolio?
E), (E + F + G) and (G + H + K) is equal
(A) P-Home, Q-Power, R-Defense, S-
to 13. Which integers does E represent?
Telecom, T-Finance
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Q.16 Mohan, the manager, wants his four (B) Adaptation deals with causes of
workers to work in pairs. No pairs should climate change.
work for more than 5 hours. Ram and John (C) Mitigation deals with actions taken to
have worked together for 5 hours. Krishna reduce the use of fossil fuels.
and Amir have worked as a team for 2 (D) Adaptation deals with actions taken to
hours. Krishna does not want to work with combat green-house gas emissions.
Ram. Whom should Mohan allot to work [GATE 2020 : IIT-Delhi (ME-2, PI)]
with John, if he wants all the workers to Q.3 After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce
continue working? went in exile and wanted to commit
(A) Amir (B) Krishna suicide. Just before committing suicide, he
(C) Ram (D) None of the came across a spider attempting tirelessly
three to have its net. Time and again, the spider
[GATE 2019 : IIT-Madras (CE-2)] failed but that did not deter it to refrain
from making attempts. Such attempts by
Logical Reasoning the spider made Bruce curious. Thus,
Q.1 The given statement is followed by some Bruce started observing the near
courses of action. Assuming the statement impossible goal of the spider to have the
to be true decide the correct option. net. Ultimately, the spider succeeded in
Statement: There has been a significant having its net despite several failures. Such
drop in the water level in the lakes act of the spider encouraged Bruce not to
supplying water to the city. commit suicide. And then, Bruce went
back again and won many a battle, and the
I. The water supply authority should
rest is history.
impose a partial cut in supply to tackle
Which of the following assertions is best
the situation.
supported by the above information?
II. The government should appeal to all
(A) Failure is the pillar of success.
the residents through mass media for
(B) Honesty is the best policy.
minimal use of water.
(C) Life begins and ends with adventures.
III. The government should ban the water (D) No adversity justifies giving up hope.
supply in lower areas. [GATE 2013 : IIT-Bombay (CS, ME, PI)]
(A) Statements I and II follow. Q.4 The American psychologist Howard
(B) Statements I and III follow. Gardner expounds that human intelligence
(C) Statements II and III follow. can be sub-categorized into multiple kinds,
(D) All statements follow. in such a way that individuals differ with
[GATE 2015 : IIT-Kanpur (CS-1, EE-1)] respect to their relative competence in
each kind. Based on this theory, modern
Q.2 Climate change and resilience deal with
educationists insist on prescribing multi-
two aspects - reduction of sources of
dimensional curriculum and evaluation
nonrenewable energy resources and
parameters that enable development and
reducing vulnerability of climate change
assessment of multiple intelligences.
aspects. The terms 'mitigation' and
Which of the following statements can be
'adaptation' are used to refer to these
inferred from the given text?
aspects, respectively.
(A) Howard Gardner insists that the
Which of the following assertions is best teaching curriculum and evaluation
supported by the above information? needs to be multi-dimensional.
(A) Mitigation deals with consequences of (B) Modern educationists insist that the
climate change. teaching curriculum and evaluation
needs to be multi-dimensional.
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(C) Modern educationists want to develop (A) GST is imposed at the point of usage
and assess the theory of multiple of goods and services.
intelligences. (B) GST does not have a component
(D) Howard Gardner wants to develop and specific to UT.
assess the theory of multiple (C) GST includes all indirect taxes.
intelligences. (D) GST in imposed on the production of
[GATE 2020 : IIT-Delhi (CE-1)] goods and services.
Q.5 The dawn of the 21st century witnessed [GATE 2020 : IIT-Delhi (CS, IT)]
the melting glaciers oscillating between Q.7 Repo rate is the rate at which Reserve
giving too much and too little to billions of Bank of India (RBI) lends commercial
people who depend on them for fresh banks, and reverse repo rate is the rate at
water. The UN climate report estimates which RBI borrows money from
that without deep cuts to ma-made commercial banks.
emissions, at least 30% of the northern Which of the following statements can be
hemisphere’s surface permafrost could inferred from the above passage?
melt by the end of the century. Given this (A) Decrease in repo rate will decrease
situation of imminent global exodus of cost of borrowing and increase lending
billions of people displaced by rising seas, by commercial banks.
nation-states need to rethink their carbon (B) Decrease in repo rate will increase cost
footprint for political concerns, if not for of borrowing and decrease lending by
environmental ones. commercial banks.
Which one of the following statements can (C) Increase in repo rate will decrease cost
be inferred from the given passage? of borrowing and decrease lending by
commercial banks.
(A) Nation-states do not have
environmental concerns. (D) Increase in repo rate will increase cost
of borrowing and Increase lending by
(B) Billions of people are responsible for
commercial banks.
man-made emissions.
[GATE 2020 : IIT-Delhi (CH, BT)]
(C) Billions of people are affected by Q.8 Geneticists say that they are very close to
melting glaciers. confirming the generating roots of
(D) Nation-states are responsible for psychiatric illnesses such as depression
providing fresh water to billions of and schizophrenia, and consequently, that
people. doctors will be able to eradicate these
[GATE 2020 : IIT-Delhi (CS, IT)] diseases through early identification and
Q.6 Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an gene therapy.
indirect tax introduced in India in 2017 On which of the following assumptions
that is imposed on the supply of goods and does the statement above rely?
services, and it subsumes all indirect taxes
except few. It is a destination-based tax (A) Strategies are now available for
imposed on goods and services used, and it eliminating psychiatric illnesses.
is not imposed at the point of origin from (B) Certain psychiatric illnesses have a
where goods come. GST also has a few genetic basis.
components specific to state governments, (C) All human diseases can be traced back
central government and Union Territories to genes and how they are expressed.
(UTs). (D) In the future, genetics will become the
Which one of the following statements can only relevant field for identifying
be inferred from the given passage? psychiatric illnesses.
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A Answer Keys
Clock
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. 4° 5. 7.5°
6. 11:52.5 7. 06:50 am 8. D 9. A 10. C
08:43*7/11 04:5*5/11
11. 04:21*9/11 12. 04:54*6/11 13. 14. 15. B
8:10*10/11 04:38*2/11
10 pm 10 am
16. C 17. B 18. C 19. 20.
Monday Tuesday
After 135
21. 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. B
Days
Counting of Figure
1. D 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D
Blood Relation
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D
6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. B
Coding-Decoding
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. B 7. A 8. C 9. B
Letters Series
10. A 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. C
15. B
Odd One Out
16. D 17. D 18. C 19. D 20. B
Number Series
21. 45 22. 725 23. 16 24. B 25. C
26. 3 27. C
Coding Decoding
28. A 29. A 30. B 31. D 32. A
33. A 34. A 35. D 36. A 37. A
38. D 39. D 40. B
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Venn Diagram
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. A
6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C
11. B 12. C 13. D
Contour Line
14. C 15. C 16. B
Syllogism
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. D 5. B
6. B 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. D.
10.8 Analogies
1. A 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C
6. B 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. B
16. C 17. D 18. B
Seating Arrangement
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. B 10. D
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C
16. B 17. C 18. D
Logical Puzzle
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A
6. C 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. D
16. B
Logical Reasoning
1. A 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. C
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Paper Folding and Cutting Q.4 A square transparent sheet with a pattern is
given in Figure. Find out from amongst the
Q.1 Select the option that depicts how the alternatives as to how the pattern would
given transparent sheet of paper would appear when the transparent sheet is folded
appear if it is folded at the dotted line. at the dotted line.
Question figure:
Questions figure
Answer figures:
Questions figure
Questions figure
Questions figure
(C) (D)
Q.10 A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figure. From
the given answer figure, indicate how it
(A) (B)
will appear when opened.
Questions figure
(A) (B)
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
(C) (D)
Q.12 A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figures. From
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay(CS-2)] the given answer figures, indicate how it
Q.9 A piece of paper is folded and cut as will appear when opened?
shown below in the questions figures.
Select from the given answer figure, how
it will appear when unfolded.
Questions figure
Questions figure
(A) (B)
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Q.13 A piece of paper is folded and cut as
shown below in the question figures. From (C) (D)
the given answer figure, indicate how it
will appear when opened.
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (CS-1)]
Mirror Images
Questions figure Q.1 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figure?
N
(A) (B)
M
Questions figure
(C) (D)
Q.14 A piece of paper is folded and punched as
shown below in the question figures. From
the given answer figures, indicate how it (A) (B)
will appear when opened?
?
(C) (D)
Questions figure Q.2 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figures is the right
image of the given figures?
(A) (B)
M N
Questions figure
(C) (D)
Q.15 A circular sheet of paper is folded along
the lines in the directions shown. The
paper, after being punched in the final
(A) (B)
folded state as shown and unfolded in the
reverse order of folding, will look
like________.
(C) (D)
Q.3 If a mirror placed on the line MN, then
which of the answer figure is the correct
Questions figure
image of the question figure?
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Questions figure
(C) (D)
(A) (B)
Q.7 Choose the alternative which is closely
resembles the water-image of the given
combination?
(C) (D)
Q.4 If a mirror is placed on the line MN, then (A) (B)
which of the answer figure is the right (C) (D)
images of the given figure? Q.8 Choose the alternative which is closely
M N resembles the water-image of the given
combination.?
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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Q.13 Choose the alternative which is closely Q.18 The mirror image of the above text about
resembles the mirror image of the given the X-axis is
combination? Y
(A) PHYLAXIS
(B)
(C) X
(D) (A)
Q.14 Choose the alternative which is closely (B)
resembles the mirror image of the given (C)
combination? (D)
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (CE-2)]
(A) Figure Symmetry
(B)
(C) Q.1 Which of the following are the lines of
symmetry?
(D)
C
Q.15 Choose the alternative which is closely
resembles the mirror image of the given E H
combination? A B
G F
(A) D
(B) (A) AB and CD
(C) (B) EF and GH
(D) (C) All of the above
Q.16 Choose the alternative which is closely (D) None of the above
resembles the mirror image of the given Q.2 How many lines of symmetry can be
combination? drawn for given figure?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) Questions figure
Q.17 The mirror image of the above text about (A) 01 (B) 02
the X-axis is (C) 04 (D) 06
Y Q.3 How may capital letters of English
alphabets have both vertical line of
symmetry?
TRIANGLE
(A) 04 (B) 06
(C) 05 (D) 03
X
Q.4 What letters of the English alphabet have
(A) (B)
reflectional symmetry (i.e., symmetry
(C) (D)
related to mirror reflection) about a
[GATE 2021 : IIT-Bombay (IN, CE-1)] vertical mirror.
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(A) 11 (B) 09
(C) 10 (D) 12
Q.5 In the following figures, the figure that is
not symmetric with respect to any line is :
(A) (B)
(A)
(C) (D)
Q.6 How may circles are needed to make line
PQ symmetric?
P
(B)
Q (C)
(A) 06 (B) 05
(C) 04 (D) 07
Q.7 The least number of squares that must be
added so that the line P-Q becomes the
line of symmetry is _____.
P
(D)
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(A) (D)
(C)
A Answer Keys
Mirror Image
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C
6. C 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. B
11. D 12. A 13. D 14. D 15. B
16. C 17. B 18. C
Figure Symmetry
1. C 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B
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