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Marks 1

1

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [charm → enamor → bewitch] is analogous to [bored → _______ → weary]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

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2

"I cannot support this proposal. My __________ will not permit it."

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3

Courts : __________ : : Parliament : Legislature

(By word meaning)

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4

Mr. X speaks ____________ Japanese ___________ Chinese.

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5

An art gallery engages a security guard to ensure that the items displayed are protected. The diagram below represents the plan of the gallery where the boundary walls are opaque. The location the security guard posted is identified such that all the inner space (shaded region in the plan) of the gallery is within the line of sight of the security guard. If the security guard does not move around the posted location and has a 360$$^\circ$$ view, which one of the following correctly represents the set of ALL possible locations among the locations P, Q, R, and S, where the security guard can be posted to watch over the entire inner space of the gallery.

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6

In a class of five students P, Q, R, S and T, only one student is known to have copied in the exam. The disciplinary committee has investigated the situation and recorded the statements from the students as given below.

Statement of P : R has copied in the exam.

Statement of Q : S has copied in the exam.

Statement of R : P did not copy in this exam.

Statement of S : Only one of us is telling the truth.

Statement of T : R is telling the truth.

The investigating team had authentic information that S never lies. Based on the information given above, the person who has copied in the exam is

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GATE ECE 2021 General Aptitude - Verbal Ability Question 15 English

The least number of squares that must be added so that the line P-Q becomes the line of symmetry is ______
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Nostalgia is to anticipation as _____ is to _____.

Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?
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9
Consider the following sentences :

(i) I woke up from sleep.

(ii) I woked up from sleep

(iii) I was woken up from sleep

(iv) I was wokened up from sleep.

Which of the above sentences are grammatically correct?
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10
When he did not come home, she ___ him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.
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11
The boat arrived _______ dawn.
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12
The strategies that the company _______ to sell its products ________ house-to-house marketing.
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13
"By giving him the last __________ of the cake, you will ensure lasting ________ in our house today."

The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
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14
"Even though there is a vast scope for its __________, tourism has remained a/an _________ area."

The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are
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15
It is ____ to read this year’s textbook _____ the last year’s.
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The ninth and the tenth of this month are Monday and Tuesday _______.
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I ___________ made arrangements had I ___________informed earlier.
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She has a sharp tongue and it can occasionally turn
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19
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he _______ the mattress out on the balcony.

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20
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his ________ was impressive.

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21
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?

Latitude

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22
One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is INCORRECT?

I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.

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23
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

It was her view that the country's problems had been_________ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter-productive.

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24
Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word:

Frequency

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25
The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair:

Gladiator : Arena

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26
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the Indian Medical Association, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which ______________ treatments are unsatisfactory.

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27
Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the world below:

Circuitous

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28
The question below consists of a pair of related of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.

Unemployed : Worker

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29
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

If we manage to ________ our natural resources, we would leave a better planet for our children.

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30
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

His rather casual remarks on politics _______ his lack of seriousness about the subject.

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Marks 2

1

Sequence the following sentences (P, Q, R, S) in a coherent passage:

P: Shifu’s student exclaimed, “Why do you run since the bull is an illusion?”

Q: Shifu said, “Surely my running away from the bull is also an illusion.”

R: Shifu once proclaimed that all life is illusion.

S: One day, when a bull gave him chase, Shifu began running for his life.

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2

Examples of mirror and water reflections are shown in the figures below:

GATE ECE 2024 General Aptitude - Verbal Ability Question 1 English 1

An object appears as the following image after first reflecting in a mirror and then reflecting on water.

GATE ECE 2024 General Aptitude - Verbal Ability Question 1 English 2

The original object is

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3

Forestland is a planet inhabited by different kinds of creatures. Among other creatures, it is populated by animals all of whom are ferocious. There are also creatures that have claws, and some that do not. All creatures that have claws are ferocious.

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

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Which one of the following options can be inferred from the given passage alone?

When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to imagine that I could just gaze off into space and be whisked to another planet.

[Excerpt from The Truth about Stories by T. King]

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5

Mosquitoes pose a threat to human health. Controlling mosquitoes using chemicals may have undesired consequences. In Florida, authorities have used genetically modified mosquitoes to control the overall mosquito population. It remains to be seen if this novel approach has unforeseen consequences.

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

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Given below are two statements and two conclusions.

Statement 1 : All purple are green

Statement 2 : All black are green

Conclusion I : Some black are purple.

Conclusion II : No black is purple

Based on the above statements and conclusions, which one of the following options is logically CORRECT?
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Computers are ubiquitous. They are used to improve efficiency in almost all fields from agriculture to space exploration. Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a hot topic AI enables computers to learn, given enough training data. For humans, sitting in front of a computer for long hours can lead to health issues.

Which of the following can be deducted from the above passage?

(i) Nowadays, computers are present in almost all places.

(ii) Computers cannot be used for solving problems in engineering

(iii) For humans, there are both positive and negative effects of using computers.

(iv) Artificial intelligence can be done without data.
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"Indian history was written by British historians – extremely well documented and researched, but not always impartial. History had to serve its purpose : Everything was made subservient to the glory of the Union Jack. Latter-day Indian scholars presented a contrary picture."

From the text above, we can infer that :

Indian history written by British Historians _______.
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9
Four people are standing in a line facing you. They are Rahul, Mathew, Seema and Lohit. One is engineer, one is a doctor, one a teacher and another a dancer. You are told that :

1. Mathew is not standing next to Seema.

2. There are two people standing between Lohit and the engineer.

3. Rahul is not a doctor.

4. The teacher and the dancer are standing next to each other.

5. Seema is turning to her right to speak to the doctor standing next to her.

Who among them is an Engineer ?
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10
The Cricket Board has long recognized John's potential as a leader of the team. However, his on-field temper has always been a matter of concern for them since his junior days. While this aggression has filled stadia with die-hard fans, it has taken a toll on his own batting. Until recently, it appeared that he found it difficult to convert his aggression into big scores. Over the past three seasons though, that picture of John has been replaced by a cerebral, calculative and successful batsman-captain. After many years, it appears that the team has finally found a complete captain.

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

(i) Even as a junior cricketer. John was considered a good captain.

(ii) Finding a complete captain is a challenge.

(iii) Fans and the Cricket Board have differing views on what they want in a captain

(iv) Over the past three seasons John has accumulated big scores.
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11
A coastal region with unparalleled beauty is home to many species of animals. It is dotted with coral reefs and unspoilt white sandy beaches. It has remained inaccessible to tourists due to poor connectivity and lack of accommodation. A company has spotted the opportunity and is planning to develop a luxury resort with helicopter service to the nearest major city airport. Environmentalists are upset that this would lead to the region becoming crowded and polluted like any other major beach resorts.

Which one of the following statements can be logically inferred from the information given in the above paragraph?
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12
“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.”

Which of the following statement best reflects the author’s opinion?
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“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
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