Question
“A _________ investigation can sometimes yield new facts, but typically organized ones are more successful.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
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- Official GATE 2018 answer key
Solution
Identify the word that provides an effective contrast with 'organized' in the sentence context.
The sentence states: “A _________ investigation can sometimes yield new facts, but typically organized ones are more successful.”
The conjunction 'but' sets up a contrast between the blank and 'organized'. 'Meandering' means wandering, indirect, or lacking a definite course or plan, which directly contrasts with 'organized'.
Words like 'timely', 'consistent', or 'systematic' do not establish this contrast (in fact, 'systematic' is synonymous with organized).
A
The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.
Source
- Paper
- GATE 2018 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Question
- 2 of 65, printed as GA Q.2
- Section
- General Aptitude
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