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GATE 2011 CS



GENERAL APTITUDE
Q. Choose the most appropriate word from
the options given below to complete the
following sentence.
If you are trying to make a strong
impression on your audience, you cannot
do so by being understated, tentative
or-----------.

A) hyperbolic            B) restrained
C) argumentative         D) indifferent
Once a jackal fell into a
bucket of blue paint
It was dyed in blue.
It got a fantastic idea.
It convinced the other animals
that it was the
king of all animals.
The jackal was often very
argumentative
The jackal was used to being very
hyperbolic
in its statements.
The other animals started becoming
indifferent
to the tall stories
being told
by the jackal.
One day it heard the shout of the
jackals.
It could not
restrain itself
from crying out.
It’s true nature
was thus revealed.
If you are trying to make a strong
impression on your audience, you
cannot do so
by being
understated,
tentative or
restrained.

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GATE 2011 CS (GA)

  • 2. Q. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative or-----------. A) hyperbolic B) restrained C) argumentative D) indifferent
  • 3. Once a jackal fell into a bucket of blue paint It was dyed in blue. It got a fantastic idea. It convinced the other animals that it was the king of all animals.
  • 4. The jackal was often very argumentative
  • 5. The jackal was used to being very hyperbolic in its statements.
  • 6. The other animals started becoming indifferent to the tall stories being told by the jackal.
  • 7. One day it heard the shout of the jackals. It could not restrain itself from crying out. It’s true nature was thus revealed.
  • 8. If you are trying to make a strong impression on your audience, you cannot do so by being understated, tentative or restrained.