GATE General Aptitude Practice Questions — All Questions
6 questions
Verbal Aptitude
Choose the word that best completes: 'Her argument was so ___ that no one could refute it.'
- a.weak
- b.cogent✓
- c.vague
- d.trivial
'Cogent' means clear, logical, and convincing.
Verbal Aptitude
'Ephemeral' most nearly means:
- a.Short-lived✓
- b.Permanent
- c.Heavy
- d.Loud
'Ephemeral' means lasting a very short time.
Verbal Aptitude
Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:
- a.Its a fine day
- b.Its' a fine day
- c.It's a fine day✓
- d.Its a fine day.
'It's' is the contraction of 'it is'.
Verbal Aptitude
Antonym of 'expand':
- a.Grow
- b.Enlarge
- c.Stretch
- d.Contract✓
The antonym of 'expand' is 'contract'.
Verbal Aptitude
Complete the analogy: Author is to Book as Composer is to:
- a.Symphony✓
- b.Orchestra
- c.Stage
- d.Audience
An author creates a book; a composer creates a symphony (musical work).
Verbal Aptitude
Fill in: 'The results were ___ with our expectations.'
- a.consistent in
- b.consistent with✓
- c.consist of
- d.consistent to
'Consistent with' is the correct collocation.