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GATE Civil Engineering · Verbal Ability · 2018-2026

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2026 Q1

'The team ________ more than 300 runs in 20 overs ________ rains. However, some players needed to improve their batting skills.' Choose the option with the correct sequence of word...

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2026 Q6

Match the words in Column I with their synonyms in Column II. Column I (i) Lonely (ii) Literal (iii) Lousy (iv) Lethal Column II (p) Verbatim (q) Solitary (r) Deadly (s) Terrible

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2025 Q2

As the police officer was found guilty of embezzlement, he was ________ dismissed from the service in accordance with the Service Rules. Select the most appropriate option to compl...

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2025 PYQ

As the police officer was found guilty of embezzlement, he was __________ dismissed from the service in accordance with the Service Rules. Select the most appropriate option to com...

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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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2024 Q1

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 is...

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2024 Q1

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 i...

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2024 Q6

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)...

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2024 PYQ

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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2023 Q2

Kind : ________ :: Often : Seldom (By word meaning)

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2023 Q2

Eject : Insert :: Advance : ______ (By word meaning)

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2023 PYQ

Kind : ________ :: Often : Seldom (By word meaning)

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2022 Q1

You should ________ when to say ________.

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2022 PYQ

You should __________ when to say __________.

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2020 Q1

It is a common criticism that most of the academicians live in their ______, so, they are not aware of the real life challenges.

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2020 Q2

His hunger for reading is insatiable. He reads indiscriminately. He is most certainly a/an ______ reader.

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2019 Q1

Daytime temperatures in Delhi can ________ 40°C.

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2019 Q1

The lecture was attended by quite _________ students, so the hall was not very _________.

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2019 Q8

"The increasing interest in tribal characters might be a mere coincidence, but the timing is of interest. None of this, though, is to say that the tribal hero has arrived in Hindi...

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2018 Q1

"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 Q1

"The driver applied the ________ as soon as she approached the hotel where she wanted to take a ________." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

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2018 Q2

"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 Q2

"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 is

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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

"The driver applied the _______ as soon as she approached the hotel where she wanted to take a ________." The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

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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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