Verbal Ability · General Aptitude · GATE CSE

Despite his initial hesitation, Rehman's __________ to contribute to the success of the project never wavered.

Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Ravi had __________ younger brother who taught at __________ university. He was widely regarded as _________ honorable man.

Select the option with the correct sequence of articles to fill in the blanks.

The CEO's decision to downsize the workforce was considered $$\underline {myopic} $$ because it sacrificed long-term stability to accommodate short-term gains.

Select the most appropriate option that can replace the word "myopic" without changing the meaning of the sentence.

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [walk → jog → sprint] is analogous to [bothered → _______ → daunted].

Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [dry → arid → parched] is analogous to [diet → fast → ________ ].

Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

We reached the station late, and ___________ missed the train.

Kind : ___________ : : Often : Frequently

(By word meaning)

A survey for a certain year found that 90% of pregnant women received medical care at least once before giving birth. Of these women, 60% received medical care from doctors, while 40% received medical care from other healthcare providers.

Given this information, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty?

Looking at the surface of a smooth 3-dimensional object from the outside, which one of the following options is TRUE?

The ___________ is too high for it to be considered __________.

Given below are four statements :

Statement 1 : All students are inquisitive.

Statement 2 : Some students are inquisitive.

Statement 3 : No student is inquisitive.

Statement 4 : Some students are not inquisitive.

From the given four statements, find the two statements that CANNOT BE TRUE simultaneously, assuming that there is at least one student in the class.

A palindrome is a word that reads the same forwards and backwards. In a game of words, a player has the following two plates painted with letters.

From the additional plates given in the options, which one of the combinations of additional plates would allow the player to construct a five-letter palindrome. The player should use all the five plates exactly once. The plates can be rotated in their plane.

The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence.

Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above paragraph?

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$(i)$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ The author believes that computers are not good for us.
$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$(ii)$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Mobile computers and the internet are both intended inventions

Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above sentences?

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$(i)$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Ooty is not a hill-station.
$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$(ii)$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ No hill-station can have more than one lake.

mock, deride, praise, jeer

She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.

"I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past."

(From G.K. Chesterton's "A Piece of Chalk")

Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

Sequence the following sentences in a coherent passage.

P: This fortuitous geological event generated a colossal amount of energy and heat that resulted in the rocks rising to an average height of 4 km across the contact zone.

Q: Thus, the geophysicists tend to think of the Himalayas as an active geological event rather than as a static geological feature.

R: The natural process of the cooling of this massive edifice absorbed large quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide, altering the earth’s atmosphere and making it better suited for life.

S: Many millennia ago, a breakaway chunk of bedrock from the Antarctic Plate collided with the massive Eurasian Plate.

In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)–(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.

Steve was advised to keep his head _____ (i) _____ before heading _____ (ii) _____ to bat; for, while he had a head _____ (iii) _____ batting, he could only do so with a cool head _____ (iv) _____ his shoulders.

The country of Zombieland is in distress since more than 75% of its working population is suffering from serious health issues. Studies conducted by competent health experts concluded that a complete lack of physical exercise among its working population was one of the leading causes of their health issues. As one of the measures to address the problem, the Government of Zombieland has decided to provide monetary incentives to those who ride bicycles to work.

Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?

Which one of the following sentence sequences creates a coherent narrative?

(i) Once on the terrace, on her way to her small room in the corner, she notices the man right away.

(ii) She begins to pant by the time she has climbed all the stairs.

(iii) Mina has bought vegetables and rice at the market, so her bags are heavy.

(iv) He was leaning against the parapet, watching the traffic below.

Which one of the following options best describes the transformation of the 2-dimensional figure P to Q, and then to R, as shown?

Some people believe that "what gets measured, improves". Some other believe that "what gets measured, gets gamed". One possible reason for the difference in the beliefs is the work culture in organizations. In organizations with good work culture, metrics help improve outcomes. However, the same metrics are counterproductive in organizations with poor work culture.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information in the above passage?

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\rm I}.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ P always beats Q
$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{\rm I}{\rm I}.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ R always beats S
$$\,\,\,\,\,{\rm I}{\rm I}{\rm I}.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ S loses to P only sometimes
$$\,\,\,\,\,{\rm I}V.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ R always loses to Q

Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( i \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ P is likely to beat all the three other players
$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( ii \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ S is the absolute worst player in the set

The chain snatchers took to their heels when the police party arrived.