Organisation : Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – IITR
Exam : GATE Exam
Paper : Life Science
Year : 2016
Document Type : Sample Question Papers
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GATE Exam Life Science Sample Question Papers 2016 :
Q. 1 – Q. 5 carry one mark each :
Q.1 The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him.
(A) bare with
(B) bore with
(C) bear with
(D) bare
Q.2 Identify the correct spelling out of the given options:
(A) Managable
(B) Manageable
(C) Mangaeble
(D) Managible
Q.3 Pick the odd one out in the following:
13, 23, 33, 43, 53
(A) 23
(B) 33
(C) 43
(D) 53
Q.4 R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aeroplanes. No other robot can repair aeroplanes. Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?
(A) R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.
(B) R2D2 is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.
(C) R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.
(D) Only R2D2 is a robot.
Q.5 If |9y-6| =3, then y2 -4y/3 is .
(A) 0
(B) +1/3
(C) -1/3
(D) undefined
Q. 6 – Q. 10 carry two marks each.
Q.6 The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement production (in tonnes) and the actual production (in tonnes) of nine cement plants of a cement company. Capacity utilization of a plant is defined as ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity. A plant with installed capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called a large plant and a plant with lesser capacity is called a small plant. The difference between total production of large plants and small plants, in tonnes is ____.
Q.7 A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60 % of the students believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99 % of such women were successful in their professions.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
(A) Many students have misconceptions regarding various engineering disciplines.
(B) Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women are well suited to be mechanical engineers.
(C) Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees in mechanical engineering.
(D) The number of women pursuing higher degrees in mechanical engineering is small.
Q.8 Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs of a developing country.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
Based on the proposal,
(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective.
(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT.
(iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.
(A) (iii) and (iv) only.
(B) (i) and (iv) only.
(C) (ii) and (iv) only.
(D) (ii) and (iii) only.
Q.9 Shaquille O’ Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make exactly 6 free throws in 10 attem
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816
(C) 0.2934
(D) 0.6000
Q.10 The numeral in the units position of 211870 + 146127 × 3424 is _____.
Syllabus for General Aptitude (GA) : (COMMON TO ALL PAPERS)
Verbal Ability :
** English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
Numerical Ability :
** Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.
Sample Questions :
Verbal Ability :
Q.1. Choose the appropriate answer to complete the following sentence:
To those of us who had always thought him timid, his ——— came as a surprise.
(A) intrepidity
(B) inevitability
(C) inability
(D) inertness
Ans. (A)
Q.2. Choose the appropriate answer to complete the following sentence:
Medicine is to illness as law is to _________
(A) discipline
(B) anarchy
(C) treason
(D) etiquette
Ans. (B)
Q.3. Read the following paragraph :
“The ordinary form of mercury thermometer is used for temperature ranging from –40oF to 500oF. For measuring temperature below –40oF, thermometers filled with alcohol are used. These are, however, not satisfactory for use in high temperatures. When a mercury thermometer is used for temperature above 500oF, the space above the mercury is filled with some inert gas, usually nitrogen or carbon dioxide, placed in the thermometer under pressure. As the mercury rises, the gas pressures is increased, so that it is possible to use these thermometers for temperatures as high as 1000oF.” With what, besides mercury, would a thermometer be filled if it was designed to be used for measuring temperature of about 500oF?
(A) Pyrometer
(B) Inert gas
(C) Iron and brass
(D) Gas
Ans. (B)
Q.4. The cost of manufacturing tractors in Korea is twenty percent less than the cost of manufacturing tractors in Germany. Even after transportation fees and import taxes are added, it is still cheaper to import tractors from Korea to Germany than to produce tractors in Germany. Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?
(A) Labour costs in Korea are twenty percent below those in Germany.
(B) Importing tractors into Germany will eliminate twenty percent of the manufacturing jobs in Germany.
(C) The costs of transporting a tractor from Korea to Germany is more than twenty percent ofthe cost of manufacturing the tractor in Korea.
(D) The import taxes on a tractor imported from Korea to Germanyis less than twenty percentof the cost of manufacturing the tractor in Germany.
Ans. (D)
Numerical Ability :
Q.5. In a survey, 3/16 of the people surveyed told that they preferred to use publictransport while commuting daily to office. 5/8 of the people surveyed told that theypreferred to use their own vehicles. The remaining 75 respondents said thatthey had no clear preference. How many people preferred to use publictransport?
(A) 75
(B) 100
(C) 125
(D) 133
Ans. (A)
Syllabus :
XL – T Zoology :
Section 1: Animal world
** Animal diversity, distribution, systematics and classification of animals, phylogenetic relationships.
Section 2: Evolution
** Origin and history of life on earth, theories of evolution, natural selection, adaptation, speciation.
Section 3: Genetics
** Basic Principles of inheritance, molecular basis of heredity, sex determination and sex-linked characteristics, cytoplasmic inheritance, linkage, recombination and mapping of genes in eukaryotes, population genetics.
Section 4: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
** Nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates; replication, transcription and translation; regulation of gene expression, organization of genome, Kreb’s cycle, glycolysis, enzyme catalysis, hormones and their actions, vitamins.
Section 5: Cell Biology
** Structure of cell, cellular organelles and their structure and function, cell cycle, cell division, chromosomes and chromatin structure.