GATE MN 2011 Question Paper (30-Jan-2011) (Shift-2)

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

contempt

Answer

aversion

Answer

resignation

Answer

suspicion

Question 2

Choose the most appropriate word(s) from the options given below to complete the following sentence. We lost confidence in him because he never __________ the grandiose promises he had made.

Accepted Answer

delivered on

Answer

delivered

Answer

forgot

Answer

reneged on

Question 3

Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence below. __________ in the frozen wastes of Arctic takes special equipment.

Accepted Answer

To survive

Answer

Surviving

Answer

Survival

Answer

That survival

Question 4

In how many ways 3 scholarships can be awarded to 4 applicants, when each applicant can receive any number of scholarships?

Accepted Answer

64

Answer

4

Answer

12

Answer

81

Question 5

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. The __________ of eviden ce was on the side of the plaintiff since all but one witness testified that his story was correct.

Accepted Answer

preponderance

Answer

paucity

Answer

propensity

Answer

accuracy