GATE Questions

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Covalent bonds hold atoms together because the attraction between the positively charged nuclei and the negatively charged shared electrons is greater than the repulsions between the nuclei themselves.

In computer technology, a coding error in a computer program is called a bug.

The freezing point of water and melting point is 0 °C or 32 °F. The temperature may be lower if supercooling occurs.

Common properties of Minerals are :

1. All minerals are formed in a natural process.

2. Minerals are inorganic

3. Minerals are crystalline solids.

4. Every mineral is an element or compound with a definite chemical composition.

The place which is designated as 0 degrees longitude is Greenwich, England.

Milk is not a pure substance since it has so many constituents that can be separated physically.

Compounds are pure substances formed from elements unlike mixtures.

All of the options given are synonyms of RUN.

Hence, Race, Amble, Lope are similar in meaning to the word Run.

Satellites orbit the earth at a speed of 28,000 kmph.

Satellites that are further away actually travel slower. The International Space Station has a Low Earth Orbit, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) above the earth's surface. Objects orbiting at that altitude travel about 28,000 kilometers per hour (17,500 miles per hour).