GATE PH 2012 Question Paper (12-Feb-2012) (Shift-1)

Question 1

The cost function for a product in a firm is given by $5q^2$, where q is the amount of production. The firm can sell the product at a market price of ₹ 50 per unit. The number of units to be produced by the firm such that the profit is maximized is

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 2

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Suresh's dog is the one ______ was hurt in the stampede.

Accepted Answer

that

Answer

which

Answer

who

Answer

whom

Question 3

Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:

Accepted Answer

This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very less.

Answer

They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupees.

Answer

This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.

Answer

The committee initially asked for a funding of Fifty Lakh rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.

Question 4

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? Mitigate

Accepted Answer

Diminish

Answer

Divulge

Answer

Dedicate

Answer

Denote

Question 5

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Despite several ______ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.

Accepted Answer

setbacks

Answer

attempts

Answer

meetings

Answer

delegations