GATE-ES SERIES General-aptitude
Reading Comprehension
3 previous year questions.
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2021 Chapter Questions 3 MCQs
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PYQ 2021
medium
general-aptitude ID: gate-es-
Computers are ubiquitous. They are used to improve efficiency in almost all fields from agriculture to space exploration. Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a hot topic. AI enables computers to learn, given enough training data. For humans, sitting in front of a computer for long hours can lead to health issues. Which of the following can be deduced from the above passage?
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(ii) and (iii)
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(ii) and (iv)
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(i), (iii) and (iv)
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(i) and (iii)
02
PYQ 2023
medium
general-aptitude ID: gate-es-
Which one of the options does NOT describe the passage below or follow from it? We tend to think of cancer as a βmodernβ illness because its metaphors are so modern. It is a disease of overproduction, of sudden growth, a growth that is unstoppable, tipped into the abyss of no control. Modern cell biology encourages us to imagine the cell as a molecular machine. Cancer is that machine unable to quench its initial command (to grow) and thus transform into an indestructible, self-propelled automaton.
[Adapted from The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee]
[Adapted from The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee]
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It is a reflection of why cancer seems so modern to most of us.
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It tells us that modern cell biology uses and promotes metaphors of machinery.
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Modern cell biology encourages metaphors of machinery, and cancer is often imagined as a machine.
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Modern cell biology never uses figurative language, such as metaphors, to describe or explain anything.
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PYQ 2023
medium
general-aptitude ID: gate-es-
A recent survey shows that 65% of tobacco users were advised to stop consuming tobacco. The survey also shows that 3 out of 10 tobacco users attempted to stop using tobacco. Based only on the information in the above passage, which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?
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A majority of tobacco users who were advised to stop consuming tobacco made an attempt to do so.
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A majority of tobacco users who were advised to stop consuming tobacco did not attempt to do so.
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Approximately 30% of tobacco users successfully stopped consuming tobacco.
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Approximately 65% of tobacco users successfully stopped consuming tobacco.