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GATE Electronics & Communication

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2026 Q1

Among the following options, the antonym of the word 'nocturnal' is _________.

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2025 Q1

Here are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II. Group-I: Abuse → Insult → Ridicu...

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2025 Q2

Had I learnt acting as a child, I ________ a famous film star. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

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2025 Q6

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with th...

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2025 Q10

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...

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2025 PYQ

Had I learnt acting as a child, I__________a famous film star. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

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2025 PYQ

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...

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2025 PYQ

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 o...

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2025 PYQ

Here are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II. Group-I: Abuse $\rightarrow$ Ins...

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2025 PYQ

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with th...

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2025 PYQ

The 12 musical notes are given as $C, C^{\#}, D, D^{\#}, E, F, F^{\#}, G, G^{\#}, A, A^{\#}$. Frequency of each note is $\sqrt[12]{2}$ times the frequency of the previous note. If...

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2025 PYQ

Which one of the following plots represents $f(x)=-\frac{|x|}{x}$, where $x$ is a non-zero real number? Note: The figures shown are representative.

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2024 Q1

If '→' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [charm → enamor → bewitch] is analogous to [bored → _______ → weary]. Which one of the given options is...

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2024 PYQ

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [charm → enamor → bewitch] is analogous to [bored → _______ → weary]. Which one of the given options is...

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2024 PYQ

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 sa...

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2024 PYQ

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?

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2024 PYQ

For a real number $x > 1$ , $$ \frac{1}{\log_{2}x} + \frac{1}{\log_{3}x} + \frac{1}{\log_{4}x} = 1$$ The value of $x$ is

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2024 PYQ

The greatest prime factor of $(3^{199} - 3^{196})$ is

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Sequence the following sentences (P, Q, R, S) in a coherent passage: P: Shifu’s student exclaimed, “Why do you run since the bull is an illusion?” Q: Shifu said, “Surely my running...

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2024 PYQ

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 in...

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2023 Q1

"I cannot support this proposal. My ________ will not permit it."

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2023 Q2

Courts : ________ :: Parliament : Legislature (By word meaning)

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2023 Q9

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 strateg...

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"I cannot support this proposal. My __________ will not permit it."

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2023 PYQ

Courts : __________ : : Parliament : Legislature (By word meaning)

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2023 PYQ

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

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2023 PYQ

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 o...

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2023 PYQ

Forestland is a planet inhabited by different kinds of creatures. Among other creatures, it is populated by animals all of whom are ferocious. There are also creatures that have cl...

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2023 PYQ

Which one of the following options can be inferred from the given passage alone? When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to...

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2023 PYQ

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 strateg...

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A 100 cm $$\times$$ 32 cm 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 rectang...

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2022 PYQ

Mr. X speaks ____________ Japanese ___________ Chinese.

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2022 PYQ

A sum of money is to be distributed among P, Q, R, and S in the proportion 5 : 2 : 4 : 3, respectively. If R gets Rs. 1000 more than S, what is the share of Q (in Rs.) ?

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2022 PYQ

A trapezium has vertices marked as P, Q, R and S (in that order anticlockwise). The side PQ is parallel to side SR. Further, it is given that, PQ = 11 cm, QR = 4 cm, RS = 6 cm and...

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2022 PYQ

Mosquitoes pose a threat to human health. Controlling mosquitoes using chemicals may have undesired consequences. In Florida, authorities have used genetically modified mosquitoes...

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2022 PYQ

Consider the following inequalities. (i) 2x $$-$$ 1 > 7 (ii) 2x $$-$$ 9 Which one of the following expressions below satisfies the above two inequalities?

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2022 PYQ

Four points P(0, 1), Q(0, $$-$$3), R($$-$$2, $$-$$1), and S(2, $$-$$1) represent the vertices of a quadrilateral. What is the area enclosed by the quadrilateral?

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2022 PYQ

In a class of five students P, Q, R, S and T, only one student is known to have copied in the exam. The disciplinary committee has investigated the situation and recorded the state...

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2021 PYQ

Consider a square sheet of side 1 unit. In the first step, it is cut along the main diagonal to get two triangles. In the next step, one of the cut triangles is revolved about its...

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Given below are two statements and two conclusions. Statement 1 : All purple are green Statement 2 : All black are green Conclusion I : Some black are purple. Conclusion II : No bl...

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Computers are ubiquitous. They are used to improve efficiency in almost all fields from agriculture to space exploration. Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a hot topic AI e...

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Nostalgia is to anticipation as _____ is to _____. Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?

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2021 PYQ

p and q are positive integers and $${p \over q} + {q \over p} = 3$$, then $${{{p^2}} \over {{q^2}}} + {{{q^2}} \over {{p^2}}}$$ =

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2021 PYQ

Consider the following sentences : (i) I woke up from sleep. (ii) I woked up from sleep (iii) I was woken up from sleep (iv) I was wokened up from sleep. Which of the above sentenc...

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2021 PYQ

The current population of a city is 11,02,500. If it has been increasing at the rate of 5% per annum, what was its population 2 yeas ago?

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2020 PYQ

He was not only accused of theft $\_\_\_\_$ of conspiracy.

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2020 PYQ

The Canadian constitution requires that equal importance be given to English and French. Last year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit and had to pay a six-figure fine to a French speaking...

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2020 PYQ

Select the word that fits the analogy : Explicit : Implicit : : Express : $\_\_\_\_$ .

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The untimely loss of life is a cause of serious global concern as thousands of people get killed $\_\_\_\_$ accidents every year while many other die $\_\_\_\_$ diseases like cardi...

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2020 PYQ

A superadditive function $f(\cdot)$ satisfies the following property $$ f\left(x_1+x_2\right) \geq f\left(x_1\right)+f\left(x_2\right) $$ Which of the following functions is a supe...

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2020 PYQ

$a, b, c$ are real numbers. The quadratic equation $a x^2-b x+c=0$ has equal roots, which is $\beta$, then

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The global financial crisis in 2008 is considered to be the most serious world-wide financial crisis, which started with the sub-prime lending crisis in USA in 2007. The sub-prime...

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It is quarter past three in your watch. The angle between the hour hand and the minute hand is $\_\_\_\_$ .

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2019 PYQ

Five different books (P, Q, R, S, T) are to be arranged on a shelf. The books R and S are to be arranged first and second respectively from right side of the shelf. The number of d...

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2019 PYQ

Five people P, Q, R, S and T work in a bank. P and Q don’t like each other but have to share an office till T gets a promotion and moves to the big office next to the garden. R, wh...

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2019 PYQ

When he did not come home, she ___ him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.

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2019 PYQ

The boat arrived _______ dawn.

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Two design consultants, P and Q, started working from 8 AM for a client. The client budgeted a total of USD 3000 for the consultants. P stopped working when hour hand moved by 210...

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2019 PYQ

"Indian history was written by British historians – extremely well documented and researched, but not always impartial. History had to serve its purpose : Everything was made subse...

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2019 PYQ

The strategies that the company _______ to sell its products ________ house-to-house marketing.

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It would take one machine 4 hours to complete a production order and another machine 2 hours to complete the same order. If both machine work simultaneously at their respective con...

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Four people are standing in a line facing you. They are Rahul, Mathew, Seema and Lohit. One is engineer, one is a doctor, one a teacher and another a dancer. You are told that : 1....

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2018 PYQ

"Even though there is a vast scope for its __________, tourism has remained a/an _________ area." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

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A coastal region with unparalleled beauty is home to many species of animals. It is dotted with coral reefs and unspoilt white sandy beaches. It has remained inaccessible to touris...

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Two alloys A and B contain gold and copper in the ratios of 2 : 3 and 3 : 7 by mass, respectively. Equal masses of alloys A and B are melted to make an alloy C. The ratio of gold t...

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2018 PYQ

If the number 715 ■ 423 is divisible by 3 (■ denotes the missing digit in the thousandths place), then the smallest whole number in the place of ■ is _______.

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A 1.5 m tall person is standing at a distance of 3 m from a lamp post. The light from the lamp at the top of the post casts her shadow. The length of the shadow is twice her height...

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The Cricket Board has long recognized John's potential as a leader of the team. However, his on-field temper has always been a matter of concern for them since his junior days. Whi...

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"By giving him the last __________ of the cake, you will ensure lasting ________ in our house today." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

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What is the value of $$1 + {1 \over 4} + {1 \over {16}} + {1 \over {64}} + {1 \over {256}} + ......$$?

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Leila aspires to buy a car worth Rs. 10,00,000 after 5 years. What is the minimum amount in Rupees that she should deposit now in a bank which offers 10% annual rate of interest, i...

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2018 PYQ

A cab was involved in a hit and run accident at night. You are given the following data about the cabs in the city and the accident. (i) 85% of cabs in the city are green and the r...

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2017 PYQ

1200 men and 500 women can build a bridge in 2 weeks. 900 men and 250 women will take 3 weeks to build the same bridge. How many men will be needed to build the bridge in one week?

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2017 PYQ

In the summer, water consumption is known to decrease overall by 25%. A water Board official states that in the summer household consumption decreases by 20%, while other consumpti...

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40% of deaths on city roads may be attributed to drunken driving. The number of degrees needed to represent this as a slice of a pie chart is

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Some tables are shelves. Some shelves are chairs. All chairs are benches. Which of the following conclusions can be deduced from the preceding sentences? (i) At least one bench is...

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A rule states that in order to drink beer one must be over 18 years old. In a bar, there are 4 people. P is 16 years old, Q is 25 years old, R is drinking milkshake and S is drinki...

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Fatima starts from point P, goes North for 3 km, and then East for 4 km to reach point Q. She then turns to face point P and goes 15 km in that direction. She then goes North for 6...

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500 students are taking one or more courses out of Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. Registration records indicate course enrolment as follows: Chemistry (329), Physics (186), M...

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The ninth and the tenth of this month are Monday and Tuesday _______.

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