GATE Exam: General Aptitude Quiz 24 for ESE & GATE CE Exams

Question 1

There are 108 trees in a garden – each tree having a distinct number of fruits. If tree number 1 has 2 fruits and the tree numbered 2 has double the number of fruits compared to the number of fruits on 1^st tree. Likewise, tree numbered 3 has double the number of fruits compared to the number of fruits on 2^nd tree and so on. If all the fruits on all the trees are put together and put in packets of 7 each, how many fruits remain unused?

Question 2

Most experts feel that in spite of possessing all the technical skills required to be a batsman of the highest order., he is unlikely to be so due to lack of requisite temperament. He was guilty of throwing away his wicket several times after working hard to lay a strong foundation. His critics pointed out that until he addressed to this problem, success at the highest level will continue to elude him.
Which of the statement (s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above passage?
(i) He was already a successful batsman at the highest level
(ii) He has to improve his temperament in order to become a great batsman
(iii) He failed to make many of his good starts count
(iv) Improving his technical skills will guarantee success

Question 3

Moving into a world of big data will require us to change our thinking about the merits of exactitude. To apply the conventional mindset of measurement to the digital, connected world of the twenty-first century is to miss a crucial point. As mentioned earlier, the obsession with exactness is an artifact of the information-deprived analog era. When data was sparse, every data point was critical, and thus great care was taken to avoid letting any point bias the analysis. From “BIG DATA” Viktor Mayer-Schonberger and Kenneth Cukier
The main point of the paragraph is:

Question 4

In a process, the number of cycles to failure decreases exponentially with an increase in load. At a load of 80 units, it takes 100 cycles for failure. When the load is halved, it takes 10000 cycles for failure. The load for which the failure will happen in 5000 cycles is___________ .

Question 5

The Tamil version of __________ John Abraham-starrer Madras Café _____ cleared by the censor board with no cuts last week, but the film’s distributors _______ no takers among the exhibitors for a release in Tamil Nadu ________ this Friday.

Question 6

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
The official answered _________ that the complaints of the citizen would be looked into.

Question 7

In a group of four children, Som is younger to Riaz. Shiv is elder to Ansu. Ansu is youngest in the group. Which of the following statements is/are required to find the eldest child in the group?
Statements:
1) Shiv is younger to Riaz.
2) Shiv is elder to Som.

Question 8

The word similar in meaning to ‘dreary’ is

Question 9

For which integral value of ‘x’ will the given expression assume maximum value?

Question 10

what can be the value of the product of p, q and r?