# Recent questions tagged gate2016

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The volume of a sphere of diameter $1$ unit is _________ than the volume of a cube of side $1$ unit. least less lesser low
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The unruly crowd demanded that the accused be ___________ without trial. hanged hanging hankering hung
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Choose the statement(s) where the underlined word is used correctly: A $\underline{prone}$ is a dried plum. He was lying $\underline{prone}$ on the floor. People who eat a lot of fat are $\underline{prone}$ to heart disease. (i) and (iii) only (iii) only (i) and (ii) only (ii) and (iii) only
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Fact: If it rains, then the field is wet. Read the following statements: It rains The field is not wet The field is wet It did not rain Which one of the options given below is NOT logically possible, based on the given fact? If $(iii)$, then $(iv)$. If $(i)$, then $(iii)$. If $(i)$ then $(ii)$. If $(ii)$, then $(iv)$.
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A window is made up of a square portion and an equilateral triangle portion above it. The base of the triangular portion coincides with the upper side of the square. If the perimeter of the window is $6$ m, the area of the Window in $m^2$ is $1.43$ $2.06$ $2.68$ $2.88$
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Students taking an exam are divided into two groups: $P$ and $Q$ such that each group has the same number of students. The performance of each of the students in a test was evaluated out of $200$ marks. It was observed that the mean of group $P$ was $105$, while that of ... of group $Q$ scored marks in a narrower range than students in group $P$. The median of the marks of group $P$ is $100$.
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A smart city integrates all modes of transport, uses clean energy and promotes sustainable use of resources. It also uses technology to ensure safety and security of the city, something which critics argue, will lead to a surveillance state. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the ... cities promote surveillance. $(i)$ and $(iv)$ only $(ii)$ and $(iii)$ only $(iv)$ only (i) only
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Find the missing sequence in the letter series. $\text{B, FH, LNP, _____ }$ $SUWY$ $TUVW$ $TVXZ$ $TWXZ$
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The binary operation $\square$ is defined as $a \square b = ab+(a+b)$, where $a$ and $b$ are any two real numbers. The value of the identity element of this operation, defined as the number $x$ such that $a \square x = a$, for any $a$, is $0$ $1$ $2$ $10$
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Which of the following curves represents the function $y = \ln (\mid e^{ [ \mid \sin ( \mid x \mid ) \mid ]} \mid )$ for $\mid x \mid < 2 \pi$?. Here, $x$ represents the abscissa and $y$ represents the ordinate.
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Bacteria with two or more flagella at one or both ends are called amphitrichous peritrichous lophotrichous atrichous
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Which family of viruses has single stranded DNA? Herpesviridae Poxviridae Retroviridae Parvoviridae
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What will be the binding status of regulatory proteins in lac operon when concentrations of both lactose and glucose are very low in the culture medium? Only the repressor remains bound to the operator Only the cyclic AMP-Catabolic Activator Protein (cAMP ... remain bound to their respective binding sites Both the repressor and cAMP-CAP complex remain bound to their respective binding sites
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Which of the following are TRUE for Treponema pallidum? It is the causative agent of syphilis It is a spirochete It is a non-motile bacterium It is generally susceptible to penicillin Choose the correct combination. P, Q and R only P, Q and S only P, R and S only Q, Rand S only
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In a typical mitotic cell division cycle in eukaryotes, $M$ phase occurs immediately after the $G_0$ phase $S$ phase $G_1$ phase $G_2$ phase
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Which one of the following is NOT a therapeutic agent based on nucleic acid for the treatment of genetic disorders? Antisense oligonucleotide Ribozyme Aptamer Avidin
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ATP biosynthesis takes place utilizing the $H^+$ gradient in mitochondria and chloroplasts. Identify the correct sites of $H^+$ gradient formation. Across the outer membrane of mitochondria and across the inner membrane of chloroplast Across the inner ... matrix of mitochondria and across the inner membrane of chloroplast Within the matrix of mitochondria and Within the stroma of chloroplast
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Which one of the following is NOT an algorithm for building phylogenetic trees? Maximum parsimony Neighbor joining Maximum likelihood Bootstrap
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Cesium chloride density gradient centrifugation is commonly used for the separation of DNA molecules. The buoyant density, $\rho$ of a double stranded $Cs^+DNA$ is given by the equation $\rho = 1.66 + 0.098X_{G+c}$ where $X_{G+C}$ denotes total number of $G$ and $C$ mole fraction of $G+C$ number of $GC$ repeats ratio of $G+C$ to $A+T$ content
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Disaccharide molecules that contain $\beta( 1 –\blacktriangleright 4)$ glycosidic linkage are sucrose and maltose sucrose and isomaltose maltose and isomaltose lactose and cellobiose
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Junctional diversity of antibody molecules results from the addition of switch region nucleotides the addition of N and P nucleotides the joining of V, D and J segments mutations in complementarity-determining regions
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Which one of the following is NOT used for the measurement of cell Viability in animal cell culture? Trypan blue dye exclusion Tetrazolium (MTT) assay LDH activity in the culture medium Coulter counter
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Which one of the following techniques relies on the spin angular momentum of a photon? CD spectroscopy Fluorescence spectroscopy IR spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy
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Which one of the following statements is NOT true? In competitive inhibition, substrate and inhibitor compete for the same active site of an enzyme Addition of a large amount of substrate to an enzyme cannot overcome uncompetitive inhibition A transition state ... In non-competitive inhibition, $K_m$ of an enzyme for its substrate remains constant as the concentration of the inhibitor increases
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Based on their function, find the ODD one out. miRNA siRNA shRNA snRNA
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Prandtl number is the ratio of thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity mass diffusivity to momentum diffusivity momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity
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Fed batch cultivation is suitable for which of the following? Processes with substrate inhibition Processes with product inhibition High cell density cultivation P and Q only P and R only Q and R only P, Q and R
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A biological process is involved in the __________ treatment of industrial effluent. primary secondary tertiary quaternary
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In dead-end filtration, rate of filtration is directly proportional to the square root of pressure drop across the filter medium inversely proportional to the pressure drop across the filter medium inversely proportional to the viscosity of the solution inversely proportional to the square of viscosity of the solution
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The power required for agitation of non-aerated medium in fermentation is ___________kW. Operating conditions are as follows: Fermentor diameter $= 3$ m Number of impellers $= 1$ Mixing speed $= 300$ rpm Diameter of the Rushton turbine $= 1$ m Viscosity of the broth $= 0.001$ Pa.s Density of the broth $= 1000$ kg.m$^{-3}$ Power number $= 5$
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Which one of the following is the most suitable type of impeller for mixing high viscosity (viscosity $> 10^5$ cP) fluids? Propeller Helical ribbon Paddle Flat blade turbine
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Runs scored by a batsman in five one-day matches are $55$, $75$, $67$, $88$ and $15$. The standard deviation is _________
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The positive Eigen value of the following matrix is __________. $\begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ 5 & -2 \end{bmatrix}$
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The Laplace transform $F(s)$ of the function $f(t) = \cos (at)$, where $a$ is constant, _________ $\dfrac{s^2}{s^2+a^2} \\$ $\dfrac{a}{s^2+a^2} \\$ $\dfrac{s}{s^2+a^2} \\$ $\dfrac{s}{s^2-a^2}$
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The value of the integral $\displaystyle \int_0^{0.9} \dfrac{dx}{(1-x)(2-x)}$ is ____________
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Which combination of the following statements is CORRECT for cyanobacteria? They can perform oxygenic photosynthesis Usually filamentous forms are involved in nitrogen fixation Nitrogen fixation occurs in heterocysts They cannot grow in a mineral medium exposed to light and air P, Q and R P, S and R Q, R and S P, Q and S
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Which set of the following events occurs during the elongation step of translation? Attachment of mRNA with the smaller subunit of ribosome Loading of correct aminoacyl-tRNA into the A site Formation of a peptide bond between the amino acyl-tRNA in the A site and the peptide chain that is attached to the ... the A site to the P site of the ribosome P, Q and R P, Q and T Q, R and T R, S and T
A DNA sequence, $\textrm{5' -ATGGACGTGCTTCCCAAAGCATCGGGC- 3'}$, is mutated to obtain $\textrm{5'-ATGGACGTGCTTC}\textbf{a}\textrm{CAAAGCATCGGGC- 3'}$ $\textrm{5'-ATGGACGTGCTTCCC}\textbf{g}\text{AAAGCATCGGGC-3'}$ $\textrm{5'-ATGGACGTGCTTCC- AAAGCATCGGGC- 3'}$ ... of the above mutant sequences DO NOT have frame-shift? P, Q and S P, S and T Q, R and S Q, S and T