Aptitude GATE CS and IT previous year questions with answer

Ques 121 Gate 2014 Set-1

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Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. He could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because he thought that her performance was quite __________.

A

superb

B

medium

C

mediocre

D

exhilarating

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Ques 122 Gate 2014 Set-1

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Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentence below?

It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.

A

adopt to

B

adapt to

C

adept in

D

accept with

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Ques 123 Gate 2014 Set-1

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The roots of ax² + bx + c are real and positive. a, b and c are real. Then ax² + b|x| + c has

A

no roots

B

2 real roots

C

3 real roots

D

4 real roots

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Ques 124 Gate 2014 Set-1

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Geneticists say that they are very close to confirming the genetic roots of psychiatric illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia, and consequently, that doctors will be able to eradicate these diseases through early identification and gene therapy. On which of the following assumptions does the statement above rely?

A

Strategies are now available for eliminating psychiatric illnesses

B

Certain psychiatric illnesses have a genetic basis

C

All human diseases can be traced back to genes and how they are expressed

D

In the future, genetics will become the only relevant field for identifying psychiatric illnesses

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