GATE Verbal Aptitude Practice Questions - 1

Key Points:

(i) In the above given options, option 2 and 4 are grammatically correct.

(ii) It is so because 'barely' and 'hardly' here are adverbs which are qualifying the verb 'walk'.

(iii) Barely(adverb) - only just; almost not.
For Example - She nodded, barely able to speak.

(iv) Hardly(adverb) - scarcely (used to qualify a statement by saying that it is true to an insignificant degree).
For Example - The little house in which he lived was hardly bigger than a hut.

Thus, they need to be used before 'walk' to qualify it.

Therefore, the correct sentences are ii and iv.

The correct answer is option c i.e. Growth.

From the first part of the analogy, it becomes clear that a noun is needed after its corresponding Verb. 'Build' is a verb and it is related to Building (noun) that means a roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling) or the art or business of assembling materials into a structure. Similarly, Grow is also a verb and it is related to 'Growth' i.e. the process of growing.

The rest of the options are verbs and are not an appropriate fit for our analogy.

‘Did you’ is called a question tag. The  pattern of a question tag is:

I. Auxiliary (e.g. do, did, is etc.) + not + subject (if the statement is affirmative)

II. Auxiliary (e.g. do, did, is etc.) + subject (if the statement is negative)

Here, since the statement is affirmative, the question tag should be negative and thus the correct question tag to be used is ‘didn’t you?’

The language of origin of the term 'Nzadi o Nzere' cannot be determined from the given paragraph and hence option 2 is incorrect.

As there is no hint of any Portuguese intervention in the paragraph, the statement in option 3 cannot be inferred and hence is incorrect.

It is given that Mobuto was a dictator of Congo and not Portuguese and hence the statement in option 4 cannot be inferred. 

Despite the change in name, the new name Zaire still has Portuguese origin and hence it can be inferred that Mobuto was not completely successful in his attempt to Africanise the name of his country.

Hence option A is the correct answer.

The correct answer is Option A.

Principle: a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.

Principal: the head of a school, college, or other educational institution.

As per the question, 'Many hands make light work' is the Principle used by the School Principal to involve all the students in the task, denotes the correct usage.

The sentence is stating the highest peak in the world. Since it is a specific thing, we need to use the definite article ‘the’ before it. Also the sentence is using the superlative degree and so we say ‘the highest peak in the world’ making option A the correct answer. There cannot be many highest peaks in the world and so options C and D are incorrect.

The correct answer is Option C i.e. Crocodile

"Crocodile tears" is a phrase that means - to put on an insincere show of sorrow. When someone feigns sadness they 'cry crocodile tears' a phrase that comes from an old myth that the animals cry while eating. 

Complete sentence: He is known for his unscrupulous ways. He always sheds Crocodile tears to deceive people.

The correct answer is option B i.e. despite what I have said

“Having said that” is a transitional phrase that has become more and more common in spoken language. When people say, “Having said that” it is a signal that they are going to say something which will contrast or disagree with what they said a moment ago.

Let's see an example to develop more clarity:

Their work has been fairly good. Having said that, I still think there's room for improvement.

The correct answer is Option D i.e. ​Funds raised through voluntary contributions on web-based platforms.

After reading the above paragraph one can easily comprehend that a large number of people voluntarily (proceeding from the will or from one's own choice or consent) invested in small amounts for the crowd-funding, now let's go through each option one by one.

• Option A states that- "Funds raised through unwilling contributions on web-based platforms.", this option is incorrect because the contribution was made willingly in small amounts by a large number of peoples.
• Option B states that- "Funds raised through large contributions on web-based platforms.", this option is incorrect, it has been clearly mentioned in the passage that a large number of people invest small amounts. (Large contributions are mentioned nowhere in the paragraph)
• Option C states that- "Funds raised through coerced contributions on web-based platforms.", Coerced means to compel to an act or choice or to achieve by force or threat, people were not forced to make a contribution in this crowd-funding they willingly invested small amounts. Hence, this option is incorrect as well.

Option B is the correct answer.

skirting means attempting to ignore or avoiding to attempt.

The first sentence states that the minister is avoiding something.

So, skirting is correct in this context.

The other words don't fit in the context of the sentence.