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

Questions 11–20 of 34. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Mr. X speaks ________ Japanese ________ Chine.

Your answerChoose one option.

neither / or

either / nor

neither / nor

also / but

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Mosquitoes pose a threat to human health. Controlling mosquitoes using chemicals may have undesired consequences. In Florida, authorities have used genetically modified mosquitoes to control the overall mosquito population. It remains to be seen if this novel approach has unforeseen consequences.

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

Your answerChoose one option.

Using chemicals to kill mosquitoes is better than using genetically modified mosquitoes because genetic engineering is dangerous

Using genetically modified mosquitoes is better than using chemicals to kill mosquitoes because they do not have any side effects

Both using genetically modified mosquitoes and chemicals have undesired consequences and can be dangerous

Using chemicals to kill mosquitoes may have undesired consequences but it is not clear if using genetically modified mosquitoes has any negative consequence

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Nostalgia is to anticipation as ________ is to ________. Which one of the following options maintains a similar logical relation in the above sentence?

Your answerChoose one option.

Present, past

Future, past

Past, future

Future, present

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Consider the following sentences: (i) I woke up from sleep. (ii) I woken up from sleep. (iii) I was woken up from sleep. (iv) I was wokened up from sleep. Which of the above sentences are grammatically CORRECT?

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) and (ii)

(i) and (iii)

(ii) and (iii)

(i) and (iv)

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Computers are ubiquitous. They are used to improve efficiency in almost all fields from agriculture to space exploration. Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a hot topic. AI enables computers to learn, given enough training data. For humans, sitting in front of a computer for long hours can lead to health issues. Which of the following can be deduced from the above passage? (i) Nowadays, computers are present in almost all places. (ii) Computers cannot be used for solving problems in engineering. (iii) For humans, there are both positive and negative effects of using computers. (iv) Artificial intelligence can be done without data.

Your answerChoose one option.

(ii) and (iii)

(ii) and (iv)

(i), (iii) and (iv)

(i) and (iii)

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The untimely loss of life is a cause of serious global concern as thousands of people get killed ____ accidents every year while many other die____diseases like cardio vascular disease, cancer, etc.

Your answerChoose one option.

in, of

from, of

during, from

from, from

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He was not only accused of theft _____ of conspiracy.

Your answerChoose one option.

rather

but also

but even

rather than

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Select the word that fits the analogy:

Explicit: Implicit :: Express: ____

Your answerChoose one option.

Impress

Repress

Compress

Supress

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The Canadian constitution requires that equal importance be given to English and French. Last year, Air Canada lost a lawsuit, and had to pay a six-figure fine to a French-speaking couple after they filed complaints about formal in-flight announcements in English lasting 15 seconds, as opposed to informal 5 second messages in French.

The French-speaking couple were upset at _____.

Your answerChoose one option.

the in-flight announcements being made in English.

the English announcements being clearer than the French ones.

the English announcements being longer than the French ones.

equal importance being given to English and French.

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The global financial crisis in 208 is considered to be the most serious world-wide financial crisis, which started with the sub-prime lending crisis in USA in 2007. The sub-prime lending crisis led to the banking crisis in 208 with the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. The sub-prime lending refers to the provision of loans to those borrowers who may have difficulties in repaying loans, and it arises because of excess liquidity flowing the East Asian crisis.

Which one of the following sequences shows the correct precedence as per the given passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

East Asian crisis → subprime lending crisis → banking crisis → global financial crisis.

Subprime lending crisis → global financial crisis → banking crisis → East Asian crisis.

Banking crisis → subprime lending crisis → global financial crisis → East Asian crisis.

Global financial crisis → East Asian crisis → banking crisis → subprime lending crisis.

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