GATE Questions

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The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

Evaporation is the process that allows water to enter into the atmosphere.

Sunlight turns liquid water into water vapor which then rises higher into the atmosphere and forms into clouds.

Plants, too, help water get into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.

The above-given statement is absolutely true. Poorly tuned engines of vehicles will not get good gas mileage.

A poorly running engine may lose power that is needed for normal driving and emergencies, may not start, gets poor fuel economy, pollutes the air, and could stall when you are on the road causing a traffic problem.

Beautiful means good looking, having pleasing personality, glamourous, charming.

Synonyms of Beautiful are handsome, attractive, alluring, cute, fair,...

Hence, in the given options Synonym of 'Beautiful' is Alluring.

$$\begin{gathered} 3 \\ 32 + 3 = 12 \\ 5 \\ 52 + 5 = 30 \end{gathered}$$

Girl eats 112 chocolates in 30 sec

so she can eat in 12 sec is 12 x 112/30 = 44.8 chocolates.

Her boy friend can eat one-half of 112 in twice of 30 sec

so he can eat 56 in 60 sec

Then he can eat in 12 sec is 56 x 12/60 = 11.2 chocolates.

Hence, together they can eat = 44.8 + 11.2 =56 chocolates in 12 seconds.

True, Water is a Pure substance and not a mixture.

We know that, A mixture is when two or more substances combine physically together. You can find that the mixture retains the properties of the original components.

In water, two hydrogen atoms combine with one oxygen atom chemically, forming a new substance that has properties different from hydrogen alone or oxygen alone.

Therefore, water is not a mixture; it is a compound and it is pure.