GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-2
Q. 1-Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 John Thomas, an
W
riter, passed away in 2018.
(A) imminent (B) prominent
(C) eminent (D) dominant
Q.2 I permitted him to leave, I wouldn't have had any problem with him being absent,
I?
(A) Had, wouldn't (B) Have, would
(C) Had, would (D) Have, wouldn't
Q.3 A worker noticed that the hour hand on e factory clock had moved by 225 degrees during
the
her stay at the factory. For how long did shne stay in the factory?
(A) 3.75 hours (B) 4 hours and 15 mins
(C) 8.5 hours (D) 7.5 hours
Q.4 The sum and product of two integers are 26 and 165 respectively. The difference between
these two integers is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
Q.5 The minister avoided any mention of the is
ssue of women's reservation in the private sector.
He was accused of the issue.
(A) collaring (B) skirting
(C) tying (D) belting
Q. 6-Q. 10 carry two marks each.
Q.6 Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their
statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false
then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the
s judge had no option but to set
him free. Which one of the following coule1 be that statement?
(A) I did not commit the crime
(B) I committed the crime
(C) I will be shot
(D) You committed the crime
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Q.7 A person divided an amount of Rs. 100,0000 into two parts and invested in two different
schemes. In one he got 10% profit and in the other he got 12%. If the profit percentages are
interchanged with these investments he woould have got Rs. 120 less. Find the ratio between
his investments in the two schemes.
(A) 9: 16 (B) 11: 14 (C) 37: 63 (D) 47: 53
Q.8 Congo was named by Europeans. Congo's dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the
CA
country and the river to Zaire with the Objective of Africanising names of persons and
spaces. However, the name Zaire was а Portuguese alteration of Nzadi o Nzere, a local
African term meaning 'River that swallows Rivers'. Zaire was the Portuguese name for the
Congo river in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the paragraph above?
(A) Mobuto was not entirely successful in Africanising the name of his country
(B) The term Nzadi o Nzere was of Portugu ese origin
(C) Mobuto's desire to Africanise names v was prevented by the Portuguese
(D) As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire
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Q.9 A firm hires employees at five different skill levels P, Q, R, S, T. The shares of
employment at these skill levels of total employment in 2010 is given in the pie chart as
shown. There were a total of 600 employee es in 2010 and the total employment increased by
15% from 2010 to 2016. The total emp ployment at skill levels P, Q and R remained
unchanged during this period. If the employment at skill level S increased by 40% from
2010 to 2016, how many employees were there at skill level T in 2016?
Percentage share of skills in 2010
T
5 P
20
S
25
Q
25
R
225
(A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 60 (D) 72
Q.10 M and N had four children P, Q, R and S. Of them, only P and R were married. They had
children X and Y respectively. If Y is a leegitimate child of W, which one of the following
statements is necessarily FALSE?
(A) M is the grandmother of Y
(B) R 15 the ratner of Y
(C) W is the wife of R
(D) W is the wife of Р
JESTION PAPER
END OF THE QU
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Q. 1-Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 John Thomas, an
W
riter, passed away in 2018.
(A) imminent (B) prominent
(C) eminent (D) dominant
Q.2 I permitted him to leave, I wouldn't have had any problem with him being absent,
I?
(A) Had, wouldn't (B) Have, would
(C) Had, would (D) Have, wouldn't
Q.3 A worker noticed that the hour hand on e factory clock had moved by 225 degrees during
the
her stay at the factory. For how long did shne stay in the factory?
(A) 3.75 hours (B) 4 hours and 15 mins
(C) 8.5 hours (D) 7.5 hours
Q.4 The sum and product of two integers are 26 and 165 respectively. The difference between
these two integers is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
Q.5 The minister avoided any mention of the is
ssue of women's reservation in the private sector.
He was accused of the issue.
(A) collaring (B) skirting
(C) tying (D) belting
Q. 6-Q. 10 carry two marks each.
Q.6 Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their
statement turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statement turns out to be false
then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the
s judge had no option but to set
him free. Which one of the following coule1 be that statement?
(A) I did not commit the crime
(B) I committed the crime
(C) I will be shot
(D) You committed the crime
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Q.7 A person divided an amount of Rs. 100,0000 into two parts and invested in two different
schemes. In one he got 10% profit and in the other he got 12%. If the profit percentages are
interchanged with these investments he woould have got Rs. 120 less. Find the ratio between
his investments in the two schemes.
(A) 9: 16 (B) 11: 14 (C) 37: 63 (D) 47: 53
Q.8 Congo was named by Europeans. Congo's dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the
CA
country and the river to Zaire with the Objective of Africanising names of persons and
spaces. However, the name Zaire was а Portuguese alteration of Nzadi o Nzere, a local
African term meaning 'River that swallows Rivers'. Zaire was the Portuguese name for the
Congo river in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the paragraph above?
(A) Mobuto was not entirely successful in Africanising the name of his country
(B) The term Nzadi o Nzere was of Portugu ese origin
(C) Mobuto's desire to Africanise names v was prevented by the Portuguese
(D) As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire
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Q.9 A firm hires employees at five different skill levels P, Q, R, S, T. The shares of
employment at these skill levels of total employment in 2010 is given in the pie chart as
shown. There were a total of 600 employee es in 2010 and the total employment increased by
15% from 2010 to 2016. The total emp ployment at skill levels P, Q and R remained
unchanged during this period. If the employment at skill level S increased by 40% from
2010 to 2016, how many employees were there at skill level T in 2016?
Percentage share of skills in 2010
T
5 P
20
S
25
Q
25
R
225
(A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 60 (D) 72
Q.10 M and N had four children P, Q, R and S. Of them, only P and R were married. They had
children X and Y respectively. If Y is a leegitimate child of W, which one of the following
statements is necessarily FALSE?
(A) M is the grandmother of Y
(B) R 15 the ratner of Y
(C) W is the wife of R
(D) W is the wife of Р
JESTION PAPER
END OF THE QU
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