Q 58 2012 gate verbal ability
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The document discusses a problem faced by rats who were being regularly troubled by a cat. It describes how the frequency of the cat's visits started increasing gradually. It then states that the word "rarity" is the opposite of "frequency" as putting a bell on the cat's neck, while a good idea, would be a rare occurrence due to the danger posed by the cat.
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Q 58 2012 gate verbal ability
- 1. GATE 2012 VERBAL ABILITY Q 58
- 2. 58. Choose the word from the options given below that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the given word: Frequency (A) periodicity (B) rarity (C) gradualness (D) persistency
- 3. The rats were facing a great problem. A cat was regularly or persistently troubling them. They were very worried.
- 4. Gradually or slowly the periodicity of the cat’s visit started increasing. It would pounce upon them from any direction and catch one of them.
- 5. The rats were very worried. They held a meeting. They decided to tie a bell around the neck of the cat.
- 6. An excellent idea! But….who would do it?
- 7. A rat facing a cat is an absolute rarity. It was impossible to execute the idea.
- 8. The words frequency, periodicity, gradualness and persistency are all having more or less the same meaning. Here rarity is the opposite of frequency.