GATE CH 2020 Question Paper (02-Feb-2020) (Shift 1)

Question 1

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred ______ Mary Kom, a six-time world champion in boxing, recently in a ceremony ______ the Rashtrapati Bhawan (the President's official residence) in New Delhi.

Accepted Answer

on, at

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with, at

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on, in

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to, at

Question 2

Despite a string of poor performances, the chances of K. L. Rahul's selection in the team are ______

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bright

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slim

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obvious

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uncertain

Question 3

Select the word that fits the analogy:Cover : Uncover :: Associate : ______

Accepted Answer

Dissociate

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Unassociate

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Inassociate

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Misassociate

Question 4

Hit by floods, the kharif (summer sown) crops in various parts of the country have been affected. Officials believe that the loss in production of the kharif crops can be recovered in the output of the rabi (winter sown) crops so that the country can achieve its food-grain production target of 291 million tons in the crop year 2019-20 (July-June). They are hopeful that good rains in July-August will help the soil retain moisture for a longer period, helping winter sown crops such as wheat and pulses during the November-February period.

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Officials hope that the food-grain production target will be met due to a good rabi produce.

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Officials declared that the food-grain production target will be met due to good rains.

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Officials want the food-grain production target to be met by the November-February period.

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Officials feel that the food-grain production target cannot be met due to floods.

Question 5

The difference between the sum of the first $2n$ natural numbers and the sum of the first $n$ odd natural numbers is ______

Accepted Answer

$n^2 + n$

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$n^2 - n$

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$2n^2 - n$

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$2n^2 + n$