GATE EE topic:verbal-aptitude PYQs & Answers

Questions 1–10 of 32. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

‘The shopkeeper sells lemons.’

In this sentence, the word ‘lemons’ is the ________.

Your answerChoose one option.

object

subject

predicate

verb

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‘If Anish had scored hundred runs in today’s match, he would have been made the captain of his team. He would have then become the youngest captain in his team’s history. Unfortunately, he got out without scoring any runs. Hence, there won’t be any change in the captaincy for now.’

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

Your answerChoose one option.

Anish made hundred runs but was denied captaincy.

Anish was the captain of his team before the game today.

The current captain is older than Anish.

Anish is the youngest player in his team.

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Match the words in Column I with their synonyms in Column II.

Column I	Column II
(i) Lonely	(p) Verbatim
(ii) Literal	(q) Solitary
(iii) Lousy	(r) Deadly
(iv) Lethal	(s) Terrible

Your answerChoose one option.

(i)-(q); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(s); (iv)-(r)

(i)-(q); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(r); (iv)-(p)

(i)-(s); (ii)-(p); (iii)-(q); (iv)-(r)

(i)-(r); (ii)-(s); (iii)-(p); (iv)-(q)

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Kavya ______ go to work yesterday as she ______ feeling well. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Your answerChoose one option.

didn’t; isn’t

wouldn’t; wasn’t

wasn’t; wasn’t

couldn’t; wasn’t

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Good : Evil :: Genuine : _____

Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.

Your answerChoose one option.

Counterfeit

Contraband

Counterfoil

Counterpart

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Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:

P. It is because deer, like most of the animals that tigers normally prey on, run much faster! It simply means, another day of empty stomach for the big cats. Q. Tigers spend most of their life searching for food. R. If they trace the scent of deer, tigers follow the trail, chase the deer for a mile or two in the dark, and yet may not catch them. S. For several nights, they relentlessly prowl through the forest, hunting for a trail that may lead to their prey.

Your answerChoose one option.

S → P → R → Q

R → P → S → Q

Q → S → R → P

P → Q → S → R

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If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [talk → shout → scream] is analogous to [please → _______ → pander]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Your answerChoose one option.

flatter

flutter

fritter

frizzle

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

Following a row ____ (i) ____ the shopkeeper ____ (ii) ____ the price of a frying pan, the cook stood ____ (iii) ____ a row to withdraw cash ____ (iv) ____ the ATM booth.

Your answerChoose one option.

(i) with; (ii) over; (iii) at; (iv) with

(i) at; (ii) over; (iii) over; (iv) in

(i) with; (ii) over; (iii) in; (iv) at

(i) over; (ii) with; (iii) over; (iv) at

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Rafi told Mary, “I am thinking of watching a film this weekend.” The following reports the above statement in indirect speech: Rafi told Mary that he ______ of watching a film that weekend.

Your answerChoose one option.

thought

is thinking

am thinking

was thinking

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Permit : ______ : : Enforce : Relax (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Allow

Forbid

License

Reinforce

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