GATE Questions

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The GST Council on Nov 10th 2017 cut tax rates of over 175 products that were in the highest tax slab of 28% under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime.  

Currently only 50 items have been left in the 28% category out of a total of 227 items that were present earlier.

Any two digit number can be written as (10P + Q), where P is the digit in the tens place and Q is the digit in the units place.
P + Q = 8 ----- (1)
(10Q + P) - (10P + Q) = 54
9(Q - P) = 54
(Q - P) = 6 ----- (2)
Solve (1) and (2) P = 1 and Q = 7
The required number is = 17

• Two Indian companies, Tata SteelBSE and Wipro have been named in the list of world’s most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.

• Ethisphere honors those companies who recognize their role in society to influence and drive positive change in the business community and organizations around the world.

• In 2017, 124 honorees were spanning five continents, 19 countries, and 52 industry sectors.

• Wipro is one of the two information technology companies named in the list, the other being Xerox Corporation.

The 7 letters word 'POVERTY' be arranged in 7P7 ways = 7! = 5040 ways.

Steel is not a compound or element. Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements and hence it is a mixture. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, it is a major component used in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships, automobiles, machines, appliances, and weapons.

The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.

Superhero Batman shares a name with an oil production Batman, a town in Turkey.

Total engineers = 4800

Number of female engineers = 3/8 x 4800 = 1800

Then, number of male engineers = 4800 - 1800 = 3000

Now, required is female engineers is what percentage of the number of male engineers

=> 1800 is what % of 3000

=> p x 3000/100 = 1800

=> 30p = 1800

p = 60%

Hence, female engineers is 60 percentage of the number of male engineers.