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Q#1 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The 12 musical notes are given as , and . Frequency of each note is  times the frequency of the previous note. If the frequency of the note C is 130.8 Hz, then the ratio of frequencies of notes  and  is:

2

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Q#2 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The following figures show three curves generated using an iterative algorithm. The total length of the curve generated after 'Iteration n' is:

Note: The figures shown are representative.

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Q#3 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Which one of the following plots represents , where  is a nonzero real number?

Note: The figures shown are representative.

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Q#4 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

A stick of length one meter is broken at two locations at distances of  and  from the origin (0), as shown in the figure. Note that . Which one of the following is NOT a necessary condition for forming a triangle using the three pieces?

Note: All lengths are in meter. The figure shown is representative.

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Q#5 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MSQ +2 marks -0 marks

Eight students (P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, and W) are playing musical chairs. The figure indicates their order of position at the start of the game. They play the game by moving forward in a circle in the clockwise direction.

After the  round,  student behind  leaves the game. After  round,  student behind Q leaves the game. After  round,  student behind  leaves the game. After  round,  student behind  leaves the game. Who all are left in the game after the  round?

Note: The figure shown is representative.

P; T; Q; S

V; P; T; Q

W; R; Q; V

Q; T; V; W

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Q#6 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The table lists the top 5 nations according to the number of gold medals won in a tournament; also included are the number of silver and the bronze medals won by them. Based only on the data provided in the table, which one of the following statements is INCORRECT?

France will occupy the third place if the list were made on the basis of the total number of medals won.

The order of the top two nations will not change even if the list is made on the basis of the total number of medals won.

USA and Canada together have less than 50% of the medals awarded to the nations in the above table.

Canada has won twice as many total medals as Japan.

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Q#7 Numerical ability GATE EC 2025 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

An organization allows its employees to work independently on consultancy projects but charges an overhead on the consulting fee. The overhead is 20% of the consulting fee, if the fee is up to
₹ 5,00,000. For higher fees, the overhead is ₹ 1,00,000 plus 10% of the amount by which the fee exceeds ₹ 5,00,000. The government charges a Goods and Services Tax of 18% on the total amount (the consulting fee plus the overhead). An employee of the organization charges this entire amount, i.e., the consulting fee, overhead, and tax, to the client. If the client cannot pay more than ₹ 10,00,000, what is the maximum consulting fee that the employee can charge?

₹ 7,01,438

₹ 7,24,961

₹ 7,51,232

₹ 7,75,784

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Q#8 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

P, Q, R, S, and T have launched a new startup. Two of them are siblings. The office of the startup has just three rooms. All of them agree that the siblings should not share the same room. If S and Q are single children, and the room allocations shown below are acceptable to all,

   

then, which one of the given options is the siblings?

P and T

P and S

T and Q

T and R

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Q#9 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

Five years ago, the ratio of Aman’s age to his father’s age was 1:4, and five years from now, the ratio will be 2:5. What was his father’s age when Aman was born?

28 years

30 years

35 years

32 years

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Q#10 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

For a real number

The value of is

4

12

24

26

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Q#11 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

The greatest prime factor of is

13

17

3

11

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Q#12 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Four identical cylindrical chalk-sticks, each of radius and length are bound tightly together using a duct tape as shown in the following figure.

The width of the duct tape is equal to the length of the chalk-stick. The area  of the duct tape required to wrap the bundle of chalk-sticks once, is

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Q#13 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

The bar chart shows the data for the percentage of population falling into different categories based on Body Mass Index (BMI) in 2003 and 2023.

Based on the data provided, which one of the following options is INCORRECT?

The ratio of the percentage of population falling into overweight category to the percentage of population falling into normal category has increased in 20 years.

The ratio of the percentage of population falling into underweight category to the percentage of population falling into normal category has decreased in 20 years.

The ratio of the percentage of population falling into obese category to the percentage of population falling into normal category has decreased in 20 years.

The percentage of population falling into normal category has decreased in 20 years.

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Q#14 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Examples of mirror and water reflections are shown in the figures below:

An object appears as the following image after first reflecting in a mirror and then reflecting on water.

 

The original object is

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Q#15 Numerical ability GATE EC 2024 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Two identical sheets A and B, of dimensions 24 cm × 16 cm, can be folded into half using two distinct operations, FO1 or FO2.

In FO1, the axis of folding remains parallel to the initial long edge, and in FO2, the axis of folding remains parallel to the initial short edge.

If sheet A is folded twice using FO1, and sheet B is folded twice using FO2, the ratio of the perimeters of the final shapes of A and B is

14:11

11:14

18:11

11:18

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Q#16 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

What is the smallest number with distinct digits whose digits add up to 45 ?

123555789

123457869

123456789

99999

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Q#17 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

In a class of 100 students,

(i) there are 30 students who neither like romantic movies nor comedy movies,

(ii) the number of students who like romantic movies is twice the number of students who like comedy movies, and

(iii) the number of students who like both romantic movies and comedy movies is 20.

How many students in the class like romantic movies?

40

20

60

30

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Q#18 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +1 mark -0.33 marks

How many rectangles are present in the given figure?

8

9

10

12

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Q#19 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Which one of the following options represents the given graph?

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Q#20 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

Out of 1000 individuals in a town, 100 unidentified individuals are covid positive. Due to lack of adequate covid-testing kits, the health authorities of the town devised a strategy to identify these covid-positive individuals. The strategy is to:        

(i) Collect saliva samples from all 1000 individuals and randomly group them into sets of 5.

(ii) Mix the samples within each set and test the mixed sample for covid.

(iii) If the test done in (ii) gives a negative result, then declare all the 5 individuals to be covid negative.

(iv) If the test done in (ii) gives a positive result, then all the 5 individuals are separately tested for covid.

Given this strategy, no more than ________testing kits will be required to identify all the 100 covid positive individuals irrespective of how they are grouped.

700

600

800

1000

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Q#21 Numerical ability GATE EC 2023 (Set 1) MCQ +2 marks -0.66 marks

 rectangular sheet is folded 5 times. Each time the sheet is folded, the long edge aligns with its opposite side. Eventually, the folded sheet is a rectangle of dimensions .

The total number of creases visible when the sheet is unfolded is ________.

32

31

5

63

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