GATE BT topic:verbal-aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 2

Questions 11–20 of 28. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

You should ________ when to say ________.

Your answerChoose one option.

no / no

no / know

know / know

know / no

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Healthy eating is a critical component of healthy aging. When should one start eating healthy? It turns out that it is never too early. For example, babies who start eating healthy in the first year are more likely to have better overall health as they get older.

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

Your answerChoose one option.

Healthy eating is important for those with good health conditions, but not for others

Eating healthy can be started at any age, earlier the better

Eating healthy and better overall health are more correlated at a young age, but not older age

Healthy eating is more important for adults than kids

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Consider the following sentences: (i) Everybody in the class is prepared for the exam. (ii) Babu invited Danish to his home because he enjoys playing chess. Which of the following is the CORRECT observation about the above two sentences?

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is unambiguous

(i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is unambiguous

(i) is grammatically correct and (ii) is ambiguous

(i) is grammatically incorrect and (ii) is ambiguous

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Some people suggest anti-obesity measures (AOM) such as displaying calorie information in restaurant menus. Such measures sidestep addressing the core problems that cause obesity: poverty and income inequality.

Which one of the following statements summarizes the page?

Your answerChoose one option.

The proposed AOM addresses the core problems that cause obesity.

If obesity reduces, poverty will naturally reduce, since obesity causes poverty.

AOM are addressing the core problems and are likely to succeed.

AOM are addressing the problem superficially.

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Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award was conferred ____ Mary Kom, a six-time world champion in boxing, recently in a ceremony ____ the Rashtrapati Bhavan (the President’s official residence) in New Delhi.

Your answerChoose one option.

with, at

on, in

on, at

to, at

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Despite a string of poor performances, the chances of K. L. Rahul’s selection in the team are _____.

Your answerChoose one option.

slim

bright

obvious

uncertain

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Select the word that fits the analogy:

Cover : Uncover :: Associate : _____

Your answerChoose one option.

Unassociate

Inassociate

Misassociate

Dissociate

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Hit by floods, the kharif (summer sown) crops in various parts of the country have been affected. Officials believe that the loss in production of the kharif crops can be recovered in the output of the rabi (winter sown) crops so that the country can achieve its food-grain production target of 291 million tons in the crop year 2019-20 (July-June). They are hopeful that good rains in July-August will help the soil retain moisture for a longer period, helping winter sown crops such as wheat and pulses during the November-February period.

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

Officials declared that the food-grain production target will be met due to good rains.

Officials want the food-grain production target to be met by the November-February period.

Officials feel that the food-grain production target cannot be met due to floods.

Officials hope that the food-grain production target will be met due to a good rabi produce.

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The fishermen, ______ the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded by the government.

Your answerChoose one option.

whom

to which

to whom

that

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Until Iran came along, India had never been ________________ in kabaddi.

Your answerChoose one option.

defeated

defeating

defeat

defeatist

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