GATE General Aptitude Practice Questions — All Questions

Choose the word that best completes: 'Her argument was so ___ that no one could refute it.'

• a.cogent✓
• b.vague
• c.trivial
• d.weak

'Cogent' means clear, logical, and convincing.

'Ephemeral' most nearly means:

• a.Permanent
• b.Heavy
• c.Short-lived✓
• d.Loud

'Ephemeral' means lasting a very short time.

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

• a.Its a fine day
• b.It's a fine day✓
• c.Its a fine day.
• d.Its' a fine day

'It's' is the contraction of 'it is'.

Antonym of 'expand':

• a.Grow
• b.Contract✓
• c.Enlarge
• d.Stretch

The antonym of 'expand' is 'contract'.

Complete the analogy: Author is to Book as Composer is to:

• a.Orchestra
• b.Symphony✓
• c.Audience
• d.Stage

An author creates a book; a composer creates a symphony (musical work).

Fill in: 'The results were ___ with our expectations.'

• a.consistent to
• b.consist of
• c.consistent in
• d.consistent with✓

'Consistent with' is the correct collocation.