GATE XL 2017 Question Paper (12-Feb-2017) (Shift-2)

Question 1

The event would have been successful if you __________ able to come.

Accepted Answer

had been

Answer

are

Answer

have been

Answer

would have been

Question 2

There was no doubt that their work was thorough.Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word above?

Accepted Answer

complete

Answer

pretty

Answer

sloppy

Answer

haphazard

Question 3

Four cards lie on a table. Each card has a number printed on one side and a colour on the other. The faces visible on the cards are 2, 3, red, and blue.
Proposition: If a card has an even value on one side, then its opposite face is red.
The cards which MUST be turned over to verify the above proposition are

Accepted Answer

2, blue

Answer

2, red

Answer

2, 3, red

Answer

2, red, blue

Question 4

What is the value of x when $81 	imes \left(\frac{16}{25}ight)^{x+2} \div \left(\frac{3}{5}ight)^{2x+4} = 144$?

Accepted Answer

-1

Answer

1

Answer

-2

Answer

Cannot be determined

Question 5

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. The probability that the product of the numbers appearing on the top faces of the dice is a perfect square is

Accepted Answer

2/9

Answer

1/9

Answer

1/3

Answer

4/9