GATE BT topic:verbal-aptitude PYQs & Answers

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“He often _____ the numbers. False claims are not going to help. Honesty _____ trust”, said the manager.

Choose the option with the correct order of words to fill the blanks.

Your answerChoose one option.

exaggerates; engenders

excels; encourages

aggravates; alleviates

diminishes; eliminates

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Charity : P :: Relation : Q

Choose the appropriate pair of words P and Q that fit the analogy.

Your answerChoose one option.

P = Parsimonious; Q = Vengeful

P = Altruistic; Q = Amicable

P = Respectful; Q = Spiteful

P = Magnanimous; Q = Vindictive

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Is there any good show ______ television tonight? Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Your answerChoose one option.

within

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As the police officer was found guilty of embezzlement, he was ______ dismissed from the service in accordance with the Service Rules. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Your answerChoose one option.

sumptuously

brazenly

unintentionally

summarily

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“Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: they do not know why they do it; neither do I. It ought to be enough, surely, to drive the great broad ways which commerce needs and which are the life-channels of a modern city, without destroying all history and all the humanity in between: the islands of the past.”

(From Hilaire Belloc’s “The Crooked Streets”)

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

Your answerChoose one option.

The author of the passage takes delight in wondering.

The wealthier nations are pulling down the crooked streets in their capitals.

In the past, crooked streets were only built on islands.

Great broad ways are needed to protect commerce and history.

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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?

Your answerChoose one option.

starve

reject

feast

deny

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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.

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) down (ii) down (iii) on (iv) for

(i) on (ii) down (iii) for (iv) on

(i) down (ii) out (iii) for (iv) on

(i) on (ii) out (iii) on (iv) for

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“You are delaying the completion of the task. Send ______ contributions at the earliest.”

Your answerChoose one option.

you are

your

you’re

yore

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References : ______ : : Guidelines : Implement (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Sight

Site

Cite

Plagiarise

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The World Bank has declared that it does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, until the country has an adequate macroeconomic policy framework in place. In a statement, the World Bank said Sri Lanka needed to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle the root causes of its crisis. The latter has starved it of foreign exchange and led to shortages of food, fuel, and medicines. The bank is repurposing resources under existing loans to help alleviate shortages of essential items such as medicine, cooking gas, fertiliser, meals for children, and cash for vulnerable households.

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

Your answerChoose one option.

According to the World Bank, the root cause of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is that it does not have enough foreign exchange.

The World Bank has stated that it will advise the Sri Lankan government about how to tackle the root causes of its economic crisis.

According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka does not have an adequate macroeconomic policy framework.

The World Bank has stated that it will provide Sri Lanka with additional funds for essentials such as food, fuel, and medicines.

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