A contour line joins locations having the same height above the mean sea level. The following is a contour
plot of a geographical region. Contour lines are shown at 25 m intervals in this plot.
The path from P to Q is best described by
A
Up-Down-Up-Down
B
Down-Up-Down-Up
C
Down-Up-Down
D
Up-Down-Up
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GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67
“If you are looking for a history of India, or for an account of the rise and fall of the British Raj, or for the
reason of the cleaving of the subcontinent into two mutually antagonistic parts and the effects this
mutilation will have in the respective sections, and ultimately on Asia, you will not find it in these pages:
for though I have spent a lifetime in the country. I lived too near the seat of events, and was too intimately
associated with the actors, to get the perspective needed for the impartial recording of these matters”.
Here, the word ‘antagonistic’ is closest in meaning to
A
impartial
B
argumentative
C
separated
D
hostile
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GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
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
consumption increases by 70%.
Which of the following statement is correct?
A
The ratio of household to other consumption is 8/17
B
The ratio of household to other consumption is 1/17
C
The ratio of household to other consumption is 17/8
D
There are errors in the official's statement
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GATE ECE 2017 Set 1
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
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