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GATE Civil 2020 Set 1 | GA | Question: 3
Select the word that fits the analogy:Fuse : Fusion :: Use : ______UsageUserUsesUsion
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GATE Civil 2026 Set 1 | GA | Question: 1
'The shopkeeper sells lemons.'In this sentence, the word 'lemons' is the $\_\_\_\_$.objectsubjectpredicateverb
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GATE Civil 2012 | Question: 59
Choose the grammatically $\textbf{INCORRECT}$ sentence:They gave us the money back less the service charges of Three Hundred rupees.This country’s expenditure is not less...
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GATE Civil 2012 | Question: 60
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?$\textbf{Mitigate}$DiminishDivulgeDedicateDenote
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GATE Civil 2026 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
'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 ...
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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
He $\underline{\text{turned a deaf ear to}}$ my requestWhat does the underlined phrasal verb mean?ignoredappreciatedtwistedreturned
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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA | Question: 3
Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence.________ _________ is a will, ________ is a way.Wear, there,...
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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA | Question: 1
"The driver applied the ____ as soon as she approached the hotel where she wanted to take a ____"brake, breakbreak, brakebrake, brakebreak, break
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GATE Civil 2018 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2
"It is no surprise that every society has had codes of behavior; however, the nature of these codes is often _____."The word that best fills the blank in the above senten...
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 10
“popular Hindi fiction, despite – or perhaps because of – its wide reach, often does not appear in our cinema. As ideals that viewers are meant to look up to rather ident...
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
Daytime temperature in Delhi can ______ $40^{\circ}C.$getstandreachpeak
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
The growth rate of ABC Motors in $2017$ was the same ________ XYZ Motors in $2016.$as offas those ofas that offas that of
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 5
Hema Das was_____ only Indian athlete to win _______ gold for India. the , manythe, aan, aan , the
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 2 | GA | Question: 8
The Newspaper reports that over $500$ hectares of tribal land spread across $28$ tribal settlements in Mohinitampuram forest division have already been “alienated”. A top...
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GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
"His face ____ with joy when the solution of the puzzle was ___ to him."The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence areshone, shownshone, shoneshown, shone...
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GATE Civil 2018 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
"Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as _____."innovativesimpledullboring
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
The event would have been successful if you____________able to come.arehad beenhave beenwould have been
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
There was no doubt that their work was thorough.Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word above?prettycompletesloppyhaphazard
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 2 | GA | Question: 6
Bhaichung was observing the pattern of people entering and leaving a car service centre. There was a single window where customers were being served. He saw that people i...
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 1 | GA | Question: 1
The lecture was attended by quite _______ students, so the hall was not very _______.a few, quitefew, quieta few, quietfew, quite
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2
They have come a long way in ________ trust among the users.creatingcreatedcreationcreate
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 1 | GA | Question: 5
The CEO’s decision to quit was as shocking to the Board as it was to ______.Imemymyself
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 1 | GA | Question: 8
"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...
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2
________with someone else’s email account is now a very serious offence.InvolvingAssistingTamperingIncubating
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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA | Question: 7
Today, we consider Ashoka as a great ruler because of the copious evidence he left behind in the form of stone carved edicts. Historians tend to correlate greatness of a ...
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GATE Civil 2015 Set 2 | GA | Question: 3
which word is not a synonym for the word $\textit{vernacular}$?regionalindigenous indigentcolloquial
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GATE Civil 2015 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.The official answered __________ that the complaints of the citizen would...
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GATE Civil 2015 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.The minister insured the victims that everything would be all right.He ensured that the company will not have...
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GATE Civil 2015 Set 2 | GA | Question: 6
The word similar in meaning to ‘dreary’ ischeerfuldreamyharddismal
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 1 | GA | Question: 6
The old concert hall was demolished because of fears that the foundation would be affected by the construction of the new metro line in the area. Modern technology for un...
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GATE Civil 2017 Set 1 | GA | Question: 1
The bacteria in milk are destroyed when it __________ heated to $80$ degree Celsius.would bewill beiswas
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GATE Civil 2019 Set 1 | GA | Question: 6
The new cotton technology, Bollgard-II, with herbicide-tolerant traits has developed into a thriving business in India. However, the commercial use of this technology is ...
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GATE Civil 2016 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
If I were you, I _______ that laptop. It's much too expensive.won't buyshan't buywouldn't buywould buy
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 2 | GA | Question: 6
Nominal interest rate is defined as the amount paid by the borrower to the lender for using the borrowed amount for a specific period of time. Real interest rate calculat...
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 2 | GA | Question: 3
Select the word that fits the analogy:Partial : Impartial :: Popular: _______ImpopularDispopularMispopularUnpopular
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
Select the most appropriate word that can replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence:Now-a-days, most children have a tendency to belittle t...
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
Rescue teams deployed _______disaster hit areas combat_______a lot of difficulties to save the people.with, atin, withwith, withto, to
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 1 | GA | Question: 6
The American psychologist Howard Gardner expounds that human intelligence can be subcategorized into multiple kinds, in such a way that individuals differ with respect to...
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GATE Civil 2020 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2
His hunger for reading is insatiable. He reads indiscriminately. He is most certainly a/an ______ reader.all-roundprecociousvoraciouswise
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GATE Civil 2021 Set 1 | GA | Question: 10
Humans have the ability to construct worlds entirely in their minds, which don't exist in the physical world. So far as we know, no other species possesses this ability. ...
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GATE Civil 2021 Set 2 | GA | Question: 7
The author said, "Musicians rehearse before their concerts. Actors rehearse their roles before the opening of a new play. On the other hand, I find it strange that many p...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | GA | Question: 8
The James Webb telescope, recently launched in space, is giving humankind unprecedented access to the depths of time by imaging very old stars formed almost $13$ billion ...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2
Eject : Insert : : Advance : _________(By word meaning) Advent ProgressRetreat Loan
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | GA | Question: 8
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 littl...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | GA | Question: 2
Kind : _________ :: Often : Seldom(By word meaning)CruelVarietyType Kindred
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | GA | Question: 1
The line ran _________ the page, right through the centre, and divided the page into two. across of betweenabout
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | GA | Question: 6
​​​​​In the given text, the blanks are numbered $\text{(i)-(iv)}$. Select the best match for all the blanks.From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 1 | GA | Question: 1
​​​​​If ' $\rightarrow$ ' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer $\rightarrow$ seethe $\rightarrow$ smolder] is analogous to [break ...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 2 | GA | Question: 6
In the given text, the blanks are numbered $\text{(i)-(iv)}$. Select the best match for all the blanks.Yoko Roi stands $\text{(i)}$ as an author for standing $\text{(ii)}...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 1 | GA | Question: 6
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 eati...
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