GATE AE 2012 Question Paper (29-Jan-2012) Shift 2

Question 1

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:I _______ to have bought a diamond ring.

Accepted Answer

would like

Answer

have a liking

Answer

should have liked

Answer

may like

Question 2

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:Food prices _______ again this month.

Accepted Answer

have been rising

Answer

have raised

Answer

have been raising

Answer

have arose

Question 3

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
The administrators went on to implement yet another unreasonable measure, arguing that the measures were already _______ and one more would hardly make a difference.

Accepted Answer

unpopular

Answer

reflective

Answer

utopian

Answer

luxuriant

Question 4

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:To those of us who had always thought him timid, his _______ came as a surprise.

Accepted Answer

intrepidity

Answer

inevitability

Answer

inability

Answer

inertness

Question 5

The arithmetic mean of five different natural numbers is $12$. The largest possible value among the numbers is

Accepted Answer

$50$

Answer

$12$

Answer

$40$

Answer

$60$