GATE : General Aptitude(Previous Years Questions with Answers)

Question 1 : Which of the following options is the closest meaning to the word below : Circuitous

(A) Cyclic (B) Indirect (C) Confusing (D) Crooked [1 M, GATE 2010]

Answer : (B) Indirect

Explanation : Circuitous means not being forthright or direct in language or action.

Question 2 : 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.
Unemployed : Worker
(A) Fallow : land
(B) Unaware : sleeper
(C) Wit : jester
(D) Renovated : house
[1 M, GATE 2010]
Answer : (A) Fallow : Worker
Explain : Unemployed : Worker, fallow : land Fallow means left unploughed or unseeded during a growing season to restore its fertility or to avoid surplus production.

Question 3 :