GATE MT 2016 Question Paper (07-Feb-2016) (Shift 1)

Question 1

If I were you, I __________ that laptop. It's much too expensive.

Accepted Answer

wouldn't buy

Answer

won't buy

Answer

shan't buy

Answer

would buy

Question 2

He turned a deaf ear to my request. What does the underlined phrasal verb mean?

Accepted Answer

ignored

Answer

appreciated

Answer

twisted

Answer

returned

Question 3

Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence. _________  _________ is a will, __________ is a way.

Accepted Answer

Where, there, there

Answer

Wear, there, their

Answer

Were, their, there

Answer

Where, their, their

Question 4

$(x\% 	ext{ of } y) + (y \% 	ext{ of } x)$ is equivalent to __________

Accepted Answer

$2\% 	ext{ of } xy$

Answer

$2\% 	ext{ of } (xy/100)$

Answer

$xy \% 	ext{ of } 100$

Answer

$100\% 	ext{ of } xy$

Question 5

The sum of the digits of a two digit number is 12. If the new number formed by reversing the digits is greater than the original number by 54, find the original number.

Accepted Answer

39

Answer

57

Answer

66

Answer

93