GATE Questions

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A simile is a figure of speech in which two different things are compared using like or as words.

Here in the given sentence, Foam brightens like the dogwood foam's brightness is compared to dogwood. Hence, it is a simile.

The main use of salt in the diet is to produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of food.

Let their ages be x, y, z
Hence given that x + y + z = 65
Now, six years ago x age is x - 6, y is y - 6 and that of z is z - 6
Then the sum of their ages six years ago is (x + y + z) - (6 + 6 + 6) = 65 - 18 = 47

NSF means - Not Sufficient Funds.

The statement mentions that chances of heart ailments are greatly reduced by a regular half-hour exercise. So, a follows. However, it talks of only reducing the probability which does not mean that persons involved in sedentary jobs shall definitely suffer from heart ailments. So, b does not follow.

Hence, concusion a only follows the given statement.

Half the Product of Number in the upper & lower box gives the number in the middle box.

i.e. 18 x 4/2 = 36

15 x 6/2 = 45

In the same way 

8 x N/2 = 44 => N = 11.

True, Air is a Mixture.

Air is considered as mixture for the following reasons ;

1. Air can be separated into its components like N2, O2 , Argon and CO2 by the process of fractional distillation of liquid air.

2. Air shows the properties of all the gases present in the atmosphere.
For example : Oxygen is good Supporter of combustion. Hence air also is good supporter of combustion.

3. Air does not have a fixed formula.

4. Air has a variable composition because air at different places contains different amount of gases.

5. Heat or Light energy is neither absorbed nor released when air is prepared physical by mixing required amount of gases .

6. Mixture does have fixed boiling Point. It holds good in case of liquid air.

Since half of the four children are girls, two must be boys. It is not clear which children have blue or brown eyes. So only statement (b) follows.