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GATE Mechanical 2021 Set 2 | GA Question: 10
The world is going through the worst pandemic in the past hundred years. The air travel industry is facing a crisis, as the resulting quarantine requirement for travelers led to weak demand. In relation to the first ... Second sentence entirely contradicts the first sentence The two statements are unrelated States an effect of the first sentence

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GATE Mechanical 2021 Set 1 | GA Question: 5
The increased consumption of leafy vegetables in the recent months is a clear indication that the people in the state have begun to lead a healthy lifestyle Which of the following can be logically inferred from the information ... leafy vegetables The people in the state have increased awareness of healthy hazards causing by consumption of junk foods

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GATE Mechanical 2021 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
Oxpeckers and rhinos manifest a symbiotic relationship in the wild. The oxpeckers warn the rhinos about approaching poachers, thus possibly saving the lives of the rhinos. Oxpeckers also feed on the parasitic ticks found on rhinos. In the ... source, rhinos may be saved from the poachers Oxpeckers save the lives of poachers, rhinos save their own lives

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GATE Mechanical 2020 Set 2 | GA Question: 2
The recent measures to improve the output would ______ the level of production to our satisfaction increase decrease speed equalise

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GATE Mechanical 2020 Set 2 | GA Question: 4
In one of the greatest innings ever seen in $142$ years of Test history, Ben Stokes upped the tempo in a five-and-a-half hour long stay of $219$ balls including $11$ fours and $8$ sixes that saw him finish on a $135$ ... given passage, which one of the following meanings DOES NOT match? upped = increased squared = lost tempo = enthusiasm saw = resulted in

go_editor asked in Verbal Aptitude Sep 18, 2020

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GATE Mechanical 2020 Set 2 | GA Question: 6
Climate change and resilience deal with two aspects - reduction of sources of non-renewable energy resources and reducing vulnerability of climate change aspects. The terms mitigation' and adaptation' are used to refer to these aspects, ... taken to reduce the use of fossil fuels. Adaptation deals with actions taken to combat green-house gas emissions

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GATE Mechanical 2020 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
Crowd funding deals with mobilisation of funds for a project from a large number of people, who would be willing to invest smaller amounts through web-based platforms in the project. Based on the above paragraph ... Funds raised through coerced contributions on web-based platforms Funds raised through voluntary contributions on web-based platforms

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GATE Mechanical 2019 Set 2 | GA Question: 8
While teaching a creative writing class in India, I was surprised at receiving stories from the students that were all set in distant places: in the American West with cowboys and in Manhattan penthouses with clinking ice cubes. This ... of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys Some of the students had written about ice cubes and cowboys

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GATE Mechanical 2019 Set 2 | GA Question: 10
$X$ is an online media provider. By offering unlimited and exclusive online content at attractive prices for a loyalty membership, $X$ is almost forcing its customers towards its loyalty membership. If its royalty membership continues to grow ... television operators don't subscribe to $X's$ loyalty members The $X$ is cancelling accounts of non-members

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GATE Mechanical 2019 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
Under a certain legal system, prisoners are allowed to make one statement. If their statements turns out to be true then they are hanged. If the statements turns to be false then they are shot. One prisoner made a statement and the judge ... could be that statement? I did not commit the crime I committed the crime I will be shot You committed the crime

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GATE Mechanical 2019 Set 1 | GA Question: 8
Congo was named by Europeans, Congo's dictator Mobuto later changed the name of the county and the river to Zaire with the objective of Africanising names of persons and spaces. However, the name Zaire was a Portuguese alteration of ... was prevented by the Portuguese As a dictator Mobuto ordered the Portuguese to alter the name of the river to Zaire

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GATE ME 2012 | Question: 62
Wanted Temporary, Part-time persons for the post of Field Interviewer to conduct personal interviews to collect and collate economic data. Requirements: High-school pass, must be available for the Day, Evening and Saturday work. ... inference from the above advertisement? Gender-discriminatory Xenophobic Not designed to make the post attractive Not gender-discriminatory

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GATE Mechanical 2017 Set 2 | GA Question: 6
"If you are looking for a history of India, or for an account of the rise and fall of the British Raj, or for the reason of the cleaving of the subcontinent into two mutually antagonistic parts and the effects ... recording of these matters." Which of the following is closest in meaning to 'cleaving' ? deteriorating arguing departing splitting

Arjun asked in Verbal Aptitude Feb 27, 2017

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GATE Mechanical 2017 Set 1 | GA Question: 6
"Here, throughout the early $1820$s, Stuart continued to fight is losing battle to allow his sepoys to wear their caste-marks and their own choice of facial hair on parade, being again reprimanded by the commander-in-chief. ... caste-marks. The commander-in-cheif was exempt from the Europeans prejudice that dictated how the sepoys were to dress.

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GATE Mechanical 2017 Set 1 | GA Question: 9
Two very famous sportsmen Mark and Steve happened to be brothers and played for country $K$. Mark teased James, an opponent from country $E$, "There is no way you are good enough to play for your country." James replied, ... than James. Steve was known to play better than Mark. James and Steve were good friends. James played better than steve.

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GATE Mechanical 2016 Set 3 | GA Question: 7
Social science disciplines were in existence in an amorphous form until the colonial period when they were institutionalized. In varying degrees, they were intended to further the colonial interest. In the time of globalization and the economic rise of postcolonial countries ... (ii) only (i) and (iii) only (ii) and (iv) only (iii) and (iv) only

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GATE Mechanical 2016 Set 3 | GA Question: 3
After India’s cricket world cup victory in $1985$, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the $\textbf{rest is history}$ What does the phrase in $\textbf{bold}$ letters mean in this context? history will rest in peace rest is recorded in history books rest is well known rest is archaic

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GATE Mechanical 2016 Set 2 | GA Question: 3
Choose the statement $(s)$ where the underlined word is used correctly: A prone is a dried plum. He was lying prone on the floor. People who eat a lot of fat are prone to heart disease. $(i)$ and $(iii)$ only $(iii)$ only $(i)$ and $(ii)$ only $(ii)$ and $(iii)$ only

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GATE Mechanical 2016 Set 1 | GA Question: 7
In a world filled with uncertainty, he was glad to have many good friends. He had always assisted them in times of need and was confident that they would reciprocate. However, the events of the last week proved him wrong. Which of the following inference(s) is/are logically ... him last week. $(i)$ and $(ii)$ $(iii)$ and $(iv)$ $(iii)$ only $(iv)$ only

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GATE Mechanical 2015 Set 2 | GA Question: 7
In the following question,the first and last sentence of the passage are in order and numbered $1$ and $6$. The rest of passage is split in $4$ parts and numbered as $2, 3, 4$ and $5$. These four parts are not arranged in proper order. Read the sentences and ... Houses looks so pretty with lighted lamps all around $2,5,3,4$ $5,2,4,3$ $3,5,4,2$ $4,5,2,3$

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GATE Mechanical 2015 Set 2 | GA Question: 6
Ram and Shyam shared a secret and promised to each other that it would remain between them. Ram expressed himself in one of the following ways a given in the choices below. Identify the correct way as per standard English. It would remain between you and me. It would remain between I and you. It would remain between you and I. It would remain between me.

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GATE Mechanical 2015 Set 1 | GA Question: 10
Lamenting the gradual sidelining of the arts in school curricula, a group of prominent artists wrote to the chief minister last year, asking him to allocate more funds to support art education in schools. However, no such increase has been announced in this year's budget. ... these days (iii) and (iv) (i) and (ii) (i),(ii) and (iii) (i) and (ii)

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GATE Mechanical 2014 Set 3 | GA Question: 1
India is a country of rich heritage and cultural diversity. Which one of the following facts best supports the claim made in the above sentence? India is a union of $28$ states and $7$ union territories. India has a population ... is home to $22$ official languages and thousands of dialects. The Indian cricket team draws players from over ten states.

Arjun asked in Verbal Aptitude Feb 19, 2017

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GATE Mechanical 2014 Set 2 | GA Question: 7
Lights of four colors (red, blue, green, yellow) are hung on a ladder. On every step of the ladder there are two lights. If one of the lights is red, the other light on that step will always be blue. If one of the lights on a step ... sum of the yellow and blue lights The sum of the red and blue lights is equal to the sum of the green and yellow lights

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GATE ME 2013 | Question: 65
After several defeats in wars, Robert Bruce went in exile and wanted to commit suicide. Just before committing suicide, he came across a spider attempting tirelessly to have its net. Time and again, the spider failed but that did not deter it ... pillar of success. Honesty is the best policy. Life begins and ends with adventures. No adversity justifies giving up hope.

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