GATE CSE topic:verbal-aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 3

Questions 21–30 of 35. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Raman is confident of speaking English _____ six months as he has been practising regularly _____ the last three weeks.

Your answerChoose one option.

during, for

for, since

for, in

within, for

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His knowledge of the subject was excellent but his classroom performance was _____.

Your answerChoose one option.

extremely poor

good

desirable

praiseworthy

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The dawn of the 21st century witnessed the melting glaciers oscillating between giving too much and too little to billions of people who depend on them for fresh water. The UN climate report estimates that without deep cuts to man-made emissions, at least 30% of the northern hemisphere’s surface permafrost could melt by the end of the century. Given this situation of imminent global exodus of billions of people displaced by rising seas, nation-states need to rethink their carbon footprint for political concerns, if not for environmental ones. Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

Nation-states do not have environmental concerns.

Nation-states are responsible for providing fresh water to billions of people.

Billions of people are responsible for man-made emissions.

Billions of people are affected by melting glaciers.

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) is an indirect tax introduced in India in 2017 that is imposed on the supply of goods and services, and it subsumes all indirect taxes except few. It is a destination-based tax imposed on goods and services used, and it is not imposed at the point of origin from where goods come. GST also has a few components specific to state governments, central government and Union Territories (UTs).

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

Your answerChoose one option.

GST is imposed on the production of goods and services.

GST includes all indirect taxes.

GST does not have a component specific to UT.

GST is imposed at the point of usage of goods and services.

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The expenditure on the project _____ as follows: equipment Rs.20 lakhs, salaries Rs.12 lakhs, and contingency Rs.3 lakhs.

Your answerChoose one option.

break down

break

breaks down

breaks

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The search engine’s business model _____ around the fulcrum of trust.

Your answerChoose one option.

revolves

plays

sinks

bursts

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“A recent High Court judgement has sought to dispel the idea of beging as a disease — which leads to its stigmatization and criminalization — and to regard it as a symptom. The underlyeing disease is the failure of the state to protect citizens who fall through the social security net.”

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

Your answerChoose one option.

Beggars are lazy people who beg because they are unwilling to work

Beggars are created because of the lack of social welfare schemes

Begging is an offence that has to be dealt with firmly

Begging has to be banned because it adversely affects the welfare of the state

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“From where are they bring their books? ______ bring ______ books from ______.”

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

Your answerChoose one option.

Their, they’re, there

They’re, their, there

There, their, they’re

They’re, there, there

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“A ______ investigation can sometimes yield new facts, but typically organized ones are more successful.”

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

Your answerChoose one option.

meandering

timely

consistent

systematic

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After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he ______ to visit the temple in Thanjavur.

Your answerChoose one option.

was wishing

is wishing

wished

had wished

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