GATE Questions

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Nuclear binding energy is the minimum energy that would be required to disassemble the nucleus of an atom into its component parts. These component parts are neutrons and protons, which are collectively called nucleons.

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The aim of science is to get an understanding of the natural world, while the aim of technology is to use that understanding to improve people's lives. 

Hence, Advances in science can lead to new technology.

Except Nagaland all other options are capital cities of the states in India. Nagaland is the north eastern state with Kohima as its capital city.

* Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. 

* Imphal is the capital city of Manipur.

The second would employ a comma, or semi-colon, and not a colon so it is not properly punctuated.

The third sentence would not be correct because it uses 'like', usually used for comparison. Since you are not comparing two questions, it would not be appropriate.

The fourth sentence has 'is' before the colon, which is a implies declaration and not listing. So, again, it would not be appropriate.

Hence, the first sentence, however, is punctuated correctly.

Oligopoly is market structure where a small number of large firms are there. Oligopolistic industries are characterized by a few dominant firms and substantial entry barriers.

Metabolism is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to run cellular processes, the conversion of food/fuel to building blocks for proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and some carbohydrates, and the elimination of nitrogenous wastes.

Younger people have faster metabolism than adults. Hence, the given statement 'Younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults' is FALSE.

Gamma rays has the shortest wavelength and radio waves has the longest wavelength.