Verbal Ability
GATE Civil Engineering · 12 questions across 5 years (2018-2025) · 13% recurrence rate
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All 12 questions on Verbal Ability
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 sentence.
"His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to s...
"Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: th...
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 complete the above sentence.
The President, along with the Council of Ministers, _________to visit India next week. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)–(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks. Yoko Roi stands _____ (i) _____ as an author for standing _____ (ii) _____ as an honorary fellow, after she stood _____ (iii)...
“I have not yet decided what I will do this evening; I ______ visit a friend.”
The movie was funny and I ____________.
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 in the first year are more likely to ha...
You should __________ when to say __________.
"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
"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