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

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Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super Rice (GS), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher yields sustainably.

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

Your answerChoose one option.

GS is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather

GS may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change

GS grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than regular rice

Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather

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Getting to the top is ______ than staying on top.

Your answerChoose one option.

more easy

much easy

easiest

easier

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Humans have the ability to construct worlds entirely in their minds, which don’t exist in the physical world. So far as we know, no other species posses this ability. This skill is so important that we have different words to refer to its diferent flavors, such as imagination, invention and innovation.

Based on the above passage, which one of the following is TRUE?

Your answerChoose one option.

No species posses the ability to construct worlds in their minds.

The terms imagination, invention and innovation refer to unrelated skills.

We do not know of any species other than humans who posses the ability to construct mental worlds.

Imagination, invention and innovation are unrelated to the ability to construct mental worlds.

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While I agree_____his proposal this time, I do not often agree_____him.

Your answerChoose one option.

to, with

with, to

with, with

to, to

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The recent measures to improve the output would_____the level of production to our satisfaction.

Your answerChoose one option.

increase

decrease

speed

equalise

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Select the word that fits the analogy:

White: Whitening :: Light: _____

Your answerChoose one option.

Lightning

Lightening

Lighting

Enlightening

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In one of the greatest innings ever seen in 142 years of Test history, Ben Stokes upped the tempo in a five-and-a-half hour long stay of 219 balls including 11 fours and 8 sixes that saw him finish on a 135 not out as England squared the five-match series.

Based on their connotations in the given passage, which one of the following meanings DOES NOT match?

Your answerChoose one option.

upped = increased

squared = lost

tempo = enthusiasm

saw = resulted in

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Climate change and resilience deal with two aspects – reduction of sources of non-renewable energy resources and reducing vulnerability of climate change aspects. The terms ‘mitigation’ and ‘adaptation’ are used to refer to these aspects, respectively.

Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?

Your answerChoose one option.

Mitigation deals with consequences of climate change.

Adaptation deals with causes of climate change.

Mitigation deals with actions taken to reduce the use of fossil fuels.

Adaptation deals with actions taken to combat green-house gas emissions.

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John Thomas, an ______ writer, passed away in 2018.

Your answerChoose one option.

imminent

prominent

eminent

dominant

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______ I permitted him to leave, I wouldn’t have had any problem with him being absent, ______ I?

Your answerChoose one option.

Had, wouldn’t

Have, would

Had, would

Have, wouldn’t

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