1
GATE ECE 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

Frequency

A
periodicity
B
rarity
C
gradualness
D
persistency
2
GATE ECE 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
There are two candidates P and Q in an election. During the campaign, 40% of the voters promised to vote for P, and rest for Q. However, on the day of election 15% of the voters went back on their promise to vote for P and instead voted for Q. 25% of the voters went back on their promise to vote for Q and instead voted for P. Suppose, P lost by 2 votes, then what was the total number of voters?
A
100
B
10
C
90
D
95
3
GATE ECE 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
The sum of n terms of the series 4 + 44 + 444 +.... is
A
$$\left(4/81\right)\;\left[10^{\mathrm n+1}\;-\;9\mathrm n\;-\;1\right]$$
B
$$\left(4/81\right)\;\left[10^{\mathrm n-1}\;-\;9\mathrm n\;-\;1\right]$$
C
$$\left(4/81\right)\;\left[10^{\mathrm n+1}\;-\;9\mathrm n\;-\;10\right]$$
D
$$\left(4/81\right)\;\left[10^\mathrm n\;-\;9\mathrm n\;-\;10\right]$$
4
GATE ECE 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight with diphtheria and tetanus were developed this way. It can be inferred from the passage that horses were
A
given immunity to diseases
B
generally quite immune to diseases
C
given medicines to fight toxins
D
given diphtheria and tetanus serums