GATE PI Verbal Aptitude PYQs & Answers

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‘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 captain 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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We __________ tennis in the lawn when it suddenly started to rain.

Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

Your answerChoose one option.

have been playing

had been playing

would have been playing

could be playing

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Column-I has statements made by Shantala; and Column-II has responses given by Kanishk.

Column-I: P. This house is in a mess. Q. I am not happy with the marks given to me. R. Politics is a subject I avoid talking about. S. I don’t know what this word means.

Column-II:

Alright, I won’t bring it up during our conversations.

Well, you can easily look it up.

No problem, let me clear it up for you.

Don’t worry, I will take it up with your teacher.

Identify the option that has the correct match between Column-I and Column-II.

Your answerChoose one option.

P – 2; Q – 3; R – 1; S – 4

P – 3; Q – 4; R – 1; S – 2

P – 4; Q – 1; R – 2; S – 3

P – 1; Q – 2; R – 4; S – 3

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If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [sick → infirm → moribund] is analogous to [sily → ______ → daft]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Your answerChoose one option.

frown

fawn

vein

vain

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Thousands of years ago, some people began dairy farming. This coincided with a number of mutations in a particular gene that resulted in these people developing the ability to digest dairy milk.

Based on the given passage, which of the following can be inferred?

Your answerChoose one option.

All human beings can digest dairy milk.

No human being can digest dairy milk.

Digestion of dairy milk is essential for human beings.

In human beings, digestion of dairy milk resulted from a mutated gene.

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“You are delaying the completion of the task. Send ______ contributions at the earliest.”

Your answerChoose one option.

you are

your

you’re

yore

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References : ______ :: Guidelines : Implement (By word meaning)

Your answerChoose one option.

Sight

Site

Cite

Plagiarise

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The World Bank has declared that it does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, until the country has an adequate macroeconomic policy framework in place. In a statement, the World Bank said Sri Lanka needed to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle the root causes of its crisis. The latter has starved it of foreign exchange and led to shortages of food, fuel, and medicines. The bank is repurposing resources under existing loans to help alleviate shortages of essential items such as medicine, cooking gas, fertiliser, meals for children, and cash for vulnerable households.

Based only on the above passage, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty?

Your answerChoose one option.

According to the World Bank, the root cause of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is that it does not have enough foreign exchange.

The World Bank has stated that it will advise the Sri Lankan government about how to tackle the root causes of its economic crisis.

According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka does not have an adequate macroeconomic policy framework.

The World Bank has stated that it will provide Sri Lanka with additional funds for essentials such as food, fuel, and medicines.

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