GATE 2018 Exam: General Aptitude Quiz 17 for ESE & GATE EC Exams

Question 1

P and Q are distinct real numbers such that 4 < P < 5 and -9 < Q < -8. Which of the following has the least possible value?

Question 2

A window is made up of a square portion and an equilateral triangle portion above it. The base of the triangular portion coincides with the upper side of the square. If the perimeter of the window is 6 m, the area of the window in m² is________.

Question 3

Rajaram’s monthly income is distributed in 5 expense heads namely house rent, groceries, transport expenses, electricity and water expenses and finally under the head miscellaneous expenditure. After meeting these expenses, the remaining amount (which is non zero) goes towards savings which is a fixed percentage of his income every month. It is known that these amounts can be expressed as percentage of his income as 6 distinctive integers. The percentage expenses under 5 heads are 5 integers such that difference between 2 consecutive expenses is a constant. The minimum percentage of his income that he saves per month is _______.

Question 4

A rectangular room having dimensions 3.74 m × 5.78 m is required to be tiled using minimum number of identical square tiles. The number of such tiles and area of each tile (in cm2) is given by

Question 5

The number of 3 digit natural numbers which are neither multiples of 11 nor 13 are _____.

Question 6

In the following question, there is a main statement followed by 4 answer choices. From the options given, select the one that follows from the main statement. Sonakshi buys either a refrigerator or an air conditioner.

Question 7

In the following questions a sentence has been given in Active voice/Passive Voice. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Passive/Active Voice.
How much a month are you paid?

Question 8

“Here, throughout the early 1820s, Stuart continued to fight his losing battle to allow his sepoys to wear their caste-marks and their own choice of facial hair on parade, being again reprimanded by the commander-in-chief. His retort that „A stronger instance than this of European prejudice with relation to this country has never come under my observations‟ had no effect on his superiors.”
According to this paragraph, which of the statements below is most accurate?

Question 9

Identify the pair out of the given options which has a similar relationship as the pair of words SQUANDER : MONEY

Question 10

In the following question, some of the sentences have errors and some have none. Find out which part of a sentence has an error. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, your answer is (4) i.e., No error.
How to solve the problems (1)/ is the main concern of the organizers (2)/ at the moment (3)/ No error (4)