GATE GG-1 Verbal Aptitude PYQs & Answers — Page 2

Questions 11–20 of 29. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.

Inhaling the smoke from a burning ________ could ________ you quickly.

Your answerChoose one option.

tire / tier

tire / tyre

tyre / tire

tyre / tier

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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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The people ______ were at the demonstration were from all sections of society.

Your answerChoose one option.

whose

which

who

whom

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The importance of sleep is often overlooked by students when they are preparing for exams. Research has consistently shown that sleep deprivation greatly reduces the ability to recall the material learnt. Hence, cutting down on sleep to study longer hours can be counterproductive. Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT inference from the above passage?

Your answerChoose one option.

Sleeping well alone is enough to prepare for an exam. Studying has lesser benefit.

Students are efficient and are not wrong in thinking that sleep is a waste of time.

If a student is extremely well prepared for an exam, he needs little or no sleep.

To do well in an exam, adequate sleep must be part of the preparation.

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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 2008 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 2008 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 from 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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The fishermen, ______ the flood victims owed their lives, were rewarded by the government.

Your answerChoose one option.

whom

to which

to whom

that

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