GATE CY 2011 Question Paper (13-Feb-2011) (Shift-2)

Question 1

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the Indian Medical Association, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which __________ treatments are unsatisfactory.

Accepted Answer

available

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similar

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most

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uncommon

Question 2

Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word: Frequency

Accepted Answer

rarity

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periodicity

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gradualness

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persistency

Question 3

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence: It was her view that the country's problems had been __________ by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counter-productive.

Accepted Answer

exacerbated

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identified

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ascertained

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analysed

Question 4

There are two candidates P and Q in an election. During the campaign, 40% of the voters promised to vote for P, and rest for Q. However, on the day of election 15% of the voters went back on their promise to vote for P and instead voted for Q. 25% of the voters went back on their promise to vote for Q and instead voted for P. Suppose, P lost by 2 votes, then what was the total number of voters?

Accepted Answer

100

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110

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90

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95

Question 5

The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair: Gladiator : Arena

Accepted Answer

lawyer : courtroom

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dancer : stage

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commuter : train

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teacher : classroom

GATE CY 2011 Question Paper (13-Feb-2011) (Shift-2)

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