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GATE2019 EE: GA-1
I am not sure if the bus that has been booked will be able to ______ all the students. sit deteriorate fill accommodate

asked Feb 13, 2019 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2019 EE: GA-2
The passengers were angry ______ the airline staff about the delay. on about with towards

asked Feb 13, 2019 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2019 EE: GA-5
Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The ________ trouble is that I read _______ many of them. even, quite even, too only, quite only, too

asked Feb 13, 2019 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2018-GA-10
$P, Q, R,$ and $S$ crossed a lake in a boat that can hold a maximum of two persons, with only one set of oars. The following additional facts are available. The boat held two persons on each of the three forward trips across the lake and one person on each of the two ... $P$ $Q$ $R$ $S$

asked Feb 19, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2018-GA-7
In a certain code, $AMCF$ is written as $EQGJ$ and $NKUF$ is written as $ROYJ.$ How will $DHLP$ be written in that code$?$ $RSTN$ $TLPH$ $HLPT$ $XSVR$

asked Feb 19, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2018-GA-2
“A common misconception among writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought; the more _________ the structure, the more complicated the ideas.” The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is detailed simple clear convoluted

asked Feb 19, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2018-GA-1
“Since you have gone off the ________, the _________ sand is likely to damage the car.” The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are course, coarse course, course coarse, course coarse, coarse

asked Feb 19, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-2-GA-6
"We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to something seemingly more urgent- namely ideology. This was a country where all gestures, even the most private, were interpreted ... that ideology is not as important as literature is revealed by the word: 'culture' 'seemingly' 'urgent' 'political'

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-2-GA-1
Choose the option with words that are not synonyms. Aversion, dislike. Luminous, radiant. Plunder, loot Yielding, resistant.

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2013-58
Complete the sentence: Dare _______________ mistakes. commit to commit committed committing

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by piyag476 (1.5k points)

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GATE2013-60
Statement: You can always give me a ring whenever you need. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement? Because I have a nice caller tune. Because I have a better telephone facility. Because a friend in need is a friend indeed. Because you need not pay towards the telephone bills when you give me a ring.

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by piyag476 (1.5k points)

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GATE2013-59
Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence: Two and two add four. Two and two become four. Two and two are four. Two and two make four.

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by piyag476 (1.5k points)

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GATE2014-3-GA-3
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word “coherent”. sticky well-connected rambling friendly

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-2-GA-1
Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence. India is a post-colonial country because it was a former British colony Indian Information Technology professionals have colonized the world India does not follow any colonial practices India has helped other countries gain freedom

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-2-GA-2
Who ___________ was coming to see us this evening? you said did you say did you say that had you said

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-1-GA-7
Geneticists say that they are very close to confirming the genetic roots of psychiatric illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia, and consequently, that doctors will be able to eradicate these diseases through early identification and gene therapy. ... and how they are expressed In the future, genetics will become the only relevant field for identifying psychiatric illnesses

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-1-GA-1
Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentence below? It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions. adopt to adapt to adept in accept with

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2015-2-GA-3
A generic term that includes various items of clothing such as a skirt, a pair of trousers and a shirt is Fabric Textile Fibre Apparel

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2016-2-GA-2
Identify the correct spelling out of the given options: Managable Manageable Mangaeble Managible

asked Jan 30, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2016-2-GA-1
The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _________________ him. Bare with Bore with Bear with Bare

asked Jan 30, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2016-1-GA-2
Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia. Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence. Put up with Put in with Put down to Put up against

asked Jan 30, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2016-1-GA-3
Find the odd one in the following group of words. mock, deride, praise, jeer Mockderide Deride Praise Jeer

asked Jan 30, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2019 EE: GA-8
An award-winning study by a group of researchers suggests that men are as prone to buying on impulse as women but women feel more guilty about shopping. which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given text? Some men and women indulge ... indulge in buying on impulse Few men and women indulge in buying on impulse Many men and women indulge in buying on impulse

asked Feb 13, 2019 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2019 EE: GA-10
Consider five people- Mita, Ganga, Rekha, Lakshmi, and Sana. Ganga is taller than both Rekha and Lakshmi. Lakshmi is taller than Sana. Mita is taller than Ganga. Which of the following conclusions are true? Lakshmi is taller than Rekha Rekha is shorter than Mita Rekha is taller than Sana Sana is shorter than Ganga $1$ and $3$ $3$ only $2$ and $4$ $1$ only

asked Feb 13, 2019 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2012-62
One of the legacies of the Roman legions was discipline. In the legions, military law prevailed and discipline was brutal. Discipline on the battlefield kept units obedient, intact and fighting, even when the odds and conditions were against them. Which one ... their seniors. The harsh discipline to which the legions were subjected to led to the odds and conditions being against them.

asked Mar 24, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Andrijana3306 (1.4k points)

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GATE2012-60
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below? $\textbf{Latitude}$ Eligibility Freedom Coercion Meticulousness

asked Mar 24, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Andrijana3306 (1.4k points)

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GATE2012-59
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: $\textbf{Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his _______was impressive.}$ beggary nomenclature jealousy nonchalance

asked Mar 24, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Andrijana3306 (1.4k points)

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GATE2012-58
Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: $\textbf{If the tired soldier wanted to lie down, he _______ the mattress out on the balcony.}$ should take shall take should have taken will have taken

asked Mar 24, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Andrijana3306 (1.4k points)

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GATE2012-56
One of the parts (A, B, C, D) in the sentence given below contains an ERROR. Which one of the following is $\textbf{INCORRECT}$? $\textbf{I requested that he should be given the driving test today instead of tomorrow.}$ requested that should be given the driving test instead of tomorrow

asked Mar 24, 2018 in Verbal Ability by Andrijana3306 (1.4k points)

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GATE2017-2-GA-7
There are three boxes. One contains apples, another contains oranges and the last one contains both apples and oranges. All three are known to be incorrectly labelled. If you are permitted to open just one box and then pull out and inspect only one fruit, ... boxes? The box labelled 'Apples'. The box labelled 'Apples and Oranges'. The box labelled 'Oranges'. Cannot be determined.

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-2-GA-2
Saturn is _______ to be seen on a clear night with the naked eye. Enough bright Bright enough As enough bright Bright as enough

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-1-GA-6
"The hold of the nationalist imagination on our colonial past is such that anything inadequately or improperly nationalist is just not history." Which of the following statements best reflects the author's opinion? Nationalists are highly ... the filter of nationalism. Our colonial past never happened. Nationalism has to be both adequately and properly imagined.

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-1-GA-2
Research in the workplace reveals that people work for many reasons ________. Money beside Beside money Money besides Besides money

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2017-1-GA-1
After Rajendra Chola returned from his voyage to Indonesia, he ________ to visit the temple in Thanjavur. Was wishing Is wishing Wished Had wished

asked Feb 27, 2017 in Verbal Ability by Arjun (5.4k points)

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GATE2013-62
Statement: There were different streams of freedom movements in colonial India carried out by the moderates, liberals, radicals, socialists, and so on. Which one of the following is the best inference from the above statement? The emergence of ... . Nationalism in India emerged in the context of colonialism. Nationalism in India is homogeneous. Nationalism in India is heterogeneous.

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by piyag476 (1.5k points)

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GATE2013-56
They were requested not to $\textbf{quarrel}$ with others. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word $\textbf{quarrel}$? make out call out dig out fall out

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by piyag476 (1.5k points)

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GATE2014-3-GA-1
$\underset{I}{\underline{\text{While trying to collect}}} \text{ an envelop } \underset{II}{\underline{\text{from the table, }}} \underset{III}{\underline{\text{Mr.X fell down}}} \text{ and} \underset{IV}{\underline{\text{was losing consciousness}}}$ Which one of the above underlined parts of the sentence is NOT appropriate? $I$ $II$ $III$ $IV$

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-2-GA-3
Match the columns. Column $1$ Column $2$ 1) eradicate P) misrepresent 2) distort Q) soak completely 3) saturate R) use 4) utilize S) destroy utterly $1:S$, $2:P$, $3:Q$, $4:R$ $1:P$, $2:Q$, $3:R$, $4:S$ $1:Q$, $2:R$, $3:S$, $4:P$ $1:S$, $2:P$, $3:R$, $4:Q$

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-2-GA-7
The number of people diagnosed with dengue fever (contracted from the bite of a mosquito) in north India is twice the number diagnosed last year. Municipal authorities have concluded that measures to control the mosquito population have failed in ... and effective diagnostic test The number of people with malarial fever (also contracted from mosquito bites) has increased this year

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)

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GATE2014-1-GA-2
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. He could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because he thought that her performance was quite __________. superb medium mediocre exhilarating

asked Feb 12, 2017 in Verbal Ability by makhdoom ghaya (9.3k points)