GATE EC||GENERAL APTITUDE|| ANALYTICAL APTITUDE||PYQS(2000-2025)

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Question 1

The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way. It can be inferred from the passage. that horses were

[GATE 2011 | 2 marks | MCQ]

  • given immunity to diseases.

  • generally quite immune to diseases.

  • given medicines to fight toxins.

  • given diphtheria and tetanus serums.

Question 2

S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z are seated around a circular table. ‘T’s neighbors are Y and V. Z is seated third to the left of T and second to the right of S. D’s neighbors are Sand Y; and T and W are not seated opposite each other. Who is third to the left of V?

[GATE 2017 | 2 marks | MCQ]

  • X

  • W

  • U

  • T

Question 3

Fatima starts from point P, goes North for 3 km and then East for 4 km to reach point Q. She then turns to face point P and goes 15 km in that direction. She then goes North for 6 km. How far is she from point P and in which direction should she go to reach point P?

[GATE 2017 | 1 marks | MCQ]

  • 8 km, East

  • 12 km, North

  • 6 km, East

  • 10 km, North

Question 4

In the summer, water consumption is known to decrease overall by 25%. A Water Board official states that in the summer household consumption decreases by 20%, while other consumption increases by 70%. Which of the following statements is correct?

[GATE 2017 | 1 marks | MCQ]

  • The ratio of household to other consumption is 8/17

  • The ratio of household to other consumption is 1/17

  • The ratio of household to other consumption is 17/8

  • There are errors in the official’s statement.

Question 5

A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.

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The path from P to Q is best described by

[GATE 2016 | 2 marks | MCQ]

  • up-down-up-down

  • down-up-down-up

  • down-up-down

  • up-down-up

Question 6

A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25

m intervals in this plot.

Screenshot-2025-10-06-032130

Which of the following is the steepest path leaving from P?

[GATE 2016 | 2 marks | MCQ]

  • P to Q

  • P to R

  • P to S

  • P to T

Question 7

Five different books (P, Q, R, S, T) are to be arranged on a shelf. The books Rand S are to be arranged first and second, respectively from the right side of the shelf. The number of different order in which P, Q and T may be arranged is ___________.

[GATE 2019 | 1 marks | MCQ]

  • 2

  • 120

  • 6

  • 12

Question 8

Four people are standing in a line facing you. They are Rahul, Mathew, Seema and Lohit. One is an engineering, one is a doctor, one a teacher and another a dancer. You are told that:

1. Mathew is not standing next to Seema.

2. There are two people standing between Lohit and the engineer.

3. Rahul is not a doctor.

4. The teacher and the dancer are standing next to each other.

5. Seema is turning to her right to speak to the doctor standing next to her.

Who amongst them is an engineer?

[GATE 2019 | 2 marks | MCQ]

  • Rahul

  • Mathew

  • Seema

  • Lohit

Question 9

Select the word that fits the analogy:

Explicit : Implicit : Express: …………...

[GATE 2020 | 1 marks | MCQ]

  • Impress

  • Compress

  • Suppress

  • Repress

Question 10

Given below are two statements and two conclusions.

Statement 1: All purple are green.

Statement 2: All black are green.

Conclusion I: Some black are purple.

Conclusion II: No black is purple.

Based on the above statements and conclusions, which one of the following is logically CORRECT?

( 2021 MCQ|| 2-mark)

  • Both conclusion I and II are correct.

  • Either conclusion I or II is correct.

  • Only conclusion II is correct.

  • Only conclusion I is correct

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