GATE CS 2024 Set 1 Q.1: Verbal Ability and Grammar

If ' $\rightarrow$ ' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words

[dry $\rightarrow$ arid $\rightarrow$ parched] is analogous to [diet $\rightarrow$ fast $\rightarrow$ ________ ].

Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

starve

reject

feast

deny

Official answer and solution

Official answer: A
From: Official GATE 2024 answer key

Solution

Identify the progression of increasing intensity in food deprivation analogous to [dry -> arid -> parched].

In the sequence [dry -> arid -> parched], each word represents a progressively stronger degree of dryness. Similarly, in [diet -> fast -> ________], 'diet' means restricting food intake, 'fast' means abstaining from food completely for a period, and the next higher degree of intensity of food deprivation is starve.

Final answer

Option (A)

Common trap

Choosing 'feast', which is an antonym rather than an intensification of fasting.

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Paper: GATE 2024 Computer Science and Information Technology - Set 1 (CS1)
Question: 1 of 65
Section: General Aptitude

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