List of top General Aptitude Questions on Reading Comprehension asked in GATE EY, GATE GG

In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)–(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks. Text: From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics \_\_\_\_ (i) the potential for a spectacle. The crowd \_\_\_\_ (ii) with bated breath as the Olympian artist twists his body, stretching the javelin behind him. Twelve strides in, he begins to cross-step. Six cross-steps \_\_\_\_ (iii) in an abrupt stop on his left foot. As his body \_\_\_\_ (iv) like a door turning on a hinge, the javelin is launched skyward at a precise angle.

In the 4 × 4 array shown below, each cell of the first three columns has either a cross (X) or a number, as per the given rule.

Rule: The number in a cell represents the count of crosses around its immediate neighboring cells (left, right, top, bottom, diagonals). As per this rule, the maximum number of crosses possible in the empty column is:

Which one of the given options is a possible value of \(x\) in the following sequence? 3, 7, 15, x, 63, 127, 255

If '\(\rightarrow\)' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [\textit{simmer} \(\rightarrow\) \textit{seethe} \(\rightarrow\) \textit{smolder}] is analogous to [\textit{break} \(\rightarrow\) \textit{raze} \(\rightarrow\) \_\_\_\_\_\_]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

The World Bank has declared that it will not offer new financing to Sri Lanka until the country has an adequate macroeconomic policy framework. It adds that Sri Lanka needs structural reforms for stabilisation and to tackle root causes of the crisis. The crisis has starved the country of foreign exchange and led to shortages of essentials. The Bank is repurposing existing loans to ease shortages. Based only on this passage, which statement can be inferred with certainty?

The information contained in DNA is used to synthesize proteins that are necessary for the functioning of life. DNA is composed of four nucleotides: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), and Guanine (G). The information contained in DNA can then be thought of as a sequence of these four nucleotides: A, T, C, and G. DNA has coding and non-coding regions. Coding regions—where the sequence of these nucleotides are read in groups of three to produce individual amino acids—constitute only about 2% of human DNA. Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following statements can be logically inferred with certainty?

(i) The majority of human DNA has no role in the synthesis of proteins.
(ii) The function of about 98% of human DNA is not understood.

The importance of sleep is often overlooked by students when they are preparing for exams. Research has consistently shown that sleep deprivation greatly reduces the ability to recall the material learnt. Hence, cutting down on sleep to study longer hours can be counterproductive. Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT inference from the above passage?