GATE CE Verbal Aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 2

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“His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to show; but such was his liberality that he was continually helping others, and fruits of his erudition are widely scattered, and have gone to increase many a comparative stranger’s reputation.” (From E.V. Lucas’s “A Funeral”)

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

Your answerChoose one option.

The solitary man described in the passage is dead.

Strangers helped create a grand reputation for the solitary man described in the passage.

The solitary man described in the passage found joy in scattering fruits.

The solitary man worked in a court where he fell ill.

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If “→” denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simer → seethe → smolder] is analogous to [break → raze → ______]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Your answerChoose one option.

obfuscate

obliterate

fracture

fissure

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If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [ _____ → quarrel → feud]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Your answerChoose one option.

bicker

bog

dither

dodge

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

From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics ______ (i) the potential for a spectacle. The crowd ______ (ii) with bated breath as the Olympian javelin artist twists his body, stretching the javelin behind him. Twelve strides in, he begins to cross-step. Six cross-steps ______ (iii) in an abrupt stop on his left foot. As his body ______ (iv) like a door turning on a hinge, the javelin is launched skyward at a precise angle.

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) hold; (ii) waits; (iii) culminates; (iv) pivot

(i) holds; (ii) wait; (iii) culminates; (iv) pivot

(i) hold; (ii) wait; (iii) culminate; (iv) pivots

(i) holds; (ii) waits; (iii) culminate; (iv) pivots

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

Yoko Roi stands (i) ______ as an author for standing (ii) ______ as an honorary fellow, after she stood (iii) ______ her writings that stand (iv) ______ the freedom of speech.

Your answerChoose one option.

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

(i) down (ii) out (iii) by (iv) in

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

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

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“I have not yet decided what I will do this evening; I _____ visit a friend.”

Your answerChoose one option.

mite

would

might

didn’t

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The line ran ______ the page, right through the centre, and divided the page into two.

Your answerChoose one option.

across

between

about

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Eject : Insert :: Advance : ______ (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Advent

Progress

Retreat

Loan

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Kind : ______ : Often : Seldom (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Cruel

Variety

Type

Kindred

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The James Webb telescope, recently launched in space, is giving humankind unprecedented access to the depths of time by imaging very old stars formed almost 13 billion years ago. Astrophysicists and cosmologists believe that this odyssey in space may even shed light on the existence of dark matter. Dark matter is supposed to interact only via the gravitational interaction and not through the electromagnetic, the weak- or the strong-interaction. This may justify the epithet “dark” in dark matter.

Based on the above paragraph, which one of the following statements is FALSE?

Your answerChoose one option.

No other telescope has captured images of stars older than those captured by the James Webb telescope.

People other than astrophysicists and cosmologists may also believe in the existence of dark matter.

The James Webb telescope could be of use in the research on dark matter.

If dark matter was known to interact via the strong-interaction, then the epithet “dark” would be justified.

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