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Ques 1 GATE 2025 SET-2

""His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to show; but such was his liberality that he was continually helping others, and fruits of his erudition are widely scattered, and have gone to increase many a comparative stranger's reputation.""
(From E.V. Lucas's ""A Funeral"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The solitary man described in the passage is dead.

B

Strangers helped create a grand reputation for the solitary man described in the passage.

C

The solitary man described in the passage found joy in scattering fruits.

D

The solitary man worked in a court where he fell ill.

(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 2 GATE 2025 SET-1

""Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: they do not know why they do it; neither do I. It ought to be enough, surely, to drive the great broad ways which commerce needs and which are the life-channels of a modern city, without destroying all history and all the humanity in between: the islands of the past.""
(From Hilaire Belloc's ""The Crooked Streets"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The author of the passage takes delight in wondering.

B

The wealthier nations are pulling down the crooked streets in their capitals.

C

In the past, crooked streets were only built on islands.

D

Great broad ways are needed to protect commerce and history.

(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 3 GATE 2025 SET-1

""I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past.""
(From G.K. Chesterton's ""A Piece of Chalk"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The author of the passage carries a mirror in his pocket to reflect upon things.

B

The author of the passage had decided to write a poem on epics.

C

The pocket-knife is described as the infant of the sword.

D

Epics are described as too inconvenient to write.

(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 4 GATE 2025

""I put the brown paper in my pocket along with the chalks, and possibly other things. I suppose every one must have reflected how primeval and how poetical are the things that one carries in one's pocket: the pocket-knife, for instance the type of all human tools, the infant of the sword. Once I planned to write a book of poems entirely about the things in my pocket. But I found it would be too long: and the age of the great epics is past.""
(From G.K. Chesterton's ""A Piece of Chalk"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The author of the passage carries a mirror in his pocket to reflect upon things.

B

The author of the passage had decided to write a poem on epics.

C

The pocket-knife is described as the infant of the sword.

D

Epics are described as too inconvenient to write.

(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 5 GATE 2025

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:
P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with the potential to shape the development of new species.
Q. In natural world, organisms constantly adapt to their environments in response to challenges and opportunities.
R. This process of adaptation is driven by the principle of natural selection, where favorable traits increase an organism's chances of survival and reproduction.
S. As environments change, organisms that can adapt their behavior, structure and physiology to such changes are more likely to survive.

A

P→Q→R→S

B

Q→S→R→P

C

R→S→Q→P

D

S→P→R→Q

(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 6 GATE 2025

“Why do they pull down and do away with crooked streets, I wonder, which are my delight, and hurt no man living? Every day the wealthier nations are pulling down one or another in their capitals and their great towns: they do not know why they do it; neither do I. It ought to be enough, surely, to drive the great broad ways which commerce needs and which are the life-channels of a modern city, without destroying all history and all the humanity in between: the islands of the past.” (From Hilaire Belloc’s “The Crooked Streets”)
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true

A

The author of the passage takes delight in wondering.

B

The wealthier nations are pulling down the crooked streets in their capitals.

C

In the past, crooked streets were only built on islands.

D

Great broad ways are needed to protect commerce and history.

(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 7 GATE 2025

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:
P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with the potential to shape the development of new species.
Q. In natural world, organisms constantly adapt to their environments in response to challenges and opportunities.
R. This process of adaptation is driven by the principle of natural selection, where favorable traits increase an organism's chances of survival and reproduction.
S. As environments change, organisms that can adapt their behavior, structure and physiology to such changes are more likely to survive.

A

P→Q→R→S

B

Q→S→R→P

C

R→S→Q→P

D

S→P→R→Q

(b) is the correct answer.

Ques 8 GATE 2025

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:
P. It is because deer, like most of the animals that tigers normally prey on, run much faster! It simply means, another day of empty stomach for the big cats.
Q. Tigers spend most of their life searching for food.
R. If they trace the scent of deer, tigers follow the trail, chase the deer for a mile or two in the dark, and yet may not catch them.
S. For several nights, they relentlessly prowl through the forest, hunting for a trail that may lead to their prey.

A

S→P→R→Q

B

R→P→S→Q

C

Q→S→R→P

D

P→Q→S→R

(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 9 GATE 2025

""His life was divided between the books, his friends, and long walks. A solitary man, he worked at all hours without much method, and probably courted his fatal illness in this way. To his own name there is not much to show; but such was his liberality that he was continually helping others, and fruits of his erudition are widely scattered, and have gone to increase many a comparative stranger's reputation.""
From E.V. Lucas's ""A Funeral"")
Based only on the information provided in the above passage, which one of the following statements is true?

A

The solitary man described in the passage is dead.

B

Strangers helped create a grand reputation for the solitary man described in the passage.

C

The solitary man described in the passage found joy in scattering fruits.

D

The solitary man worked in a court where he fell ill.

(a) is the correct answer.

Ques 10 GATE 2024 SET-2

Sequence the following sentences in a coherent passage.
P: This fortuitous geological event generated a colossal amount of energy and heat that resulted in the rocks rising to an average height of 4 km across the contact zone.
Q: Thus, the geophysicists tend to think of the Himalayas as an active geological event rather than as a static geological feature.
R: The natural process of the cooling of this massive edifice absorbed large quantities of atmospheric carbon dioxide, altering the earth's atmosphere and making it better suited for life.
S: Many millennia ago, a breakaway chunk of Antarctic Plate collided with the massive Eurasian Plate.

A

QPSR

B

SQRP

C

RSPQ

D

SRQP

(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 11 GATE 2023 SET-1

The James Webb telescope, recently launched in space, is giving humankind unprecedented access to the depths of time by imaging very old stars formed almost 13 billion years ago. Astrophysicists and cosmologists believe that this odyssey in space may even shed light on the existence of dark matter. Dark matter is supposed to interact only via the gravitational interaction and not through the electromagnetic-, the weak- or the strong-interaction. This may justify the epithet "dark" in dark matter.
Based on the above paragraph, which one of the following statements is FALSE?

A

No other telescope has captured images of stars older than those captured by the James Webb telescope.

B

People other than astrophysicists and cosmologists may also believe in the existence of dark matter.

C

The James Webb telescope could be of use in the research on dark matter.

D

If dark matter was known to interact via the strong-interaction, then the epithet "dark" would be justified.

(d) is the correct answer.

Ques 12 GATE 2023

The World Bank has declared that it does not plan to offer new financing to Sri Lanka, which is battling its worst economic crisis in decades, until the country has an adequate macroeconomic policy framework in place. In a statement, the World Bank said Sri Lanka needed to adopt structural reforms that focus on economic stabilisation and tackle the root causes of its crisis. The latter has starved it of foreign exchange and led to shortages of food, fuel, and medicines. The bank is repurposing resources under existing loans to help alleviate shortages of essential items such as medicine, cooking gas, fertiliser, meals for children, and cash for vulnerable households.
Based only on the above passage, which one of the following statements can be inferred with certainty?

A

According to the World Bank, the root cause of Sri Lanka's economic crisis is that it does not have enough foreign exchange.

B

The World Bank has stated that it will advise the Sri Lankan government about how to tackle the root causes of its economic crisis.

C

According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka does not yet have an adequate macroeconomic policy framework.

D

The World Bank has stated that it will provide Sri Lanka with additional funds for essentials such as food, fuel, and medicines.

(c) is the correct answer.

Ques 13 GATE 2023

Which one of the following options can be inferred from the given passage alone?
When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to imagine that I could just gaze off into space and be whisked to another planet.
[Excerpt from The Truth about Stories by T. King]

A

It is a child's description of what he or she likes.

B

It is an adult's memory of what he or she liked as a child.

C

The child in the passage read stories about interplanetary travel only in parts.

D

It teaches us that stories are good for children.

(b) is the correct answer.


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