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general-aptitude

GATE Civil Engineering · Verbal Ability · 2018-2025

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2025 PYQ

Even though I had planned to go skiing with my friends, I had to __________ at the last moment because of an injury. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above senten...

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If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer → seethe → smolder] is analogous to [break → raze → _______ ]. Which one of the given options is...

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In a locality, the houses are numbered in the following way: The house-numbers on one side of a road are consecutive odd integers starting from 301, while the house-numbers on the...

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In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)-(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks. From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics ___(i)___ t...

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If '→' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [ ______ → quarrel → feud]. Which one of the given options i...

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2024 PYQ

If the sum of the first 20 consecutive positive odd numbers is divided by $20^2$, the result is

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2024 PYQ

The ratio of the number of girls to boys in class VIII is the same as the ratio of the number of boys to girls in class IX. The total number of students (boys and girls) in classes...

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2023 PYQ

Based only on the following passage, which one of the options can be inferred with certainty? When the congregation sang together, Apenyo would also join, though her little screams...

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2023 PYQ

If x satisfies the equation $\rm 4^{8^x}=256$ , then x is equal to ______.

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2022 PYQ

Healthy eating is a critical component of healthy aging. When should one start eating healthy? It turns out that it is never too early. For example, babies who start eating healthy...

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2018 PYQ

"It is no surprise that every society has had codes of behaviour; however, the nature of these codes is often _________." The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence i...

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2018 PYQ

In manufacturing industries, loss is usually taken to be proportional to the square of the deviation from a target. If the loss is Rs. 4900 for a deviation of 7 units, what would b...

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2018 PYQ

"His face ___________ with joy when the solution of the puzzle was _______ to him." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

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2018 PYQ

"Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as _________." The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

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2018 PYQ

A three-member committee has to be formed from a group of 9 people. How many such distinct committees can be formed?

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