GAT General

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Synonyms for GAT General (NTS Test):

GAT Synonyms

Word Synonym Meaning

Abberration Anomaly Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan Quack Fraud

Indolent Laziness Indolent means "Laziness" Redundant Unnecessary Redundant means "Unnecessary" Entice Attract Entice means "Attract".

Abrogate Revoke Cancel, abolish Occlude obstruct block, close Asperity Rudeness Rough behavior

Antonyms for GAT General (NTS Test):

GAT Antonyms

Word Antonym Meaning

Friend Foe Foe means enemy.

Diffident Confident Diffident means shyness Enervate Energize Enervate means "to weaken"

Euphony Cacophony Euphony means pleasant sound, and Cacophony means noise

Prolix Pithy Prolix means wordy, and pithy means "to the point" Enmity Friendship Enmity means "being an enemy"

Foment Quash Foment means "to incite", and Quash means "to suppress".

Abet Hinder Abet means "to assist", and Hinder means "to deter". Undermine Bolster Undermine means "to weaken", and Bolster means

"make stronger".

Scad Dearth Scad means "large amount", and Dearth means "Shortage".

Quixotic Pragmatic Quixotic means "Idealistic", and Pragmatic means "Practical".

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All Types of GAT Analogies:

What are Analogies?

In Analogy Questions, candidates are required to recognize the same relation between the pair of words (in given options) to the given pair of words (in capital letters). For Example: 1. CONSENSUS : AGREEMENT A. conundrum : obvious B. ameliorate : improve C. education : improvement D. affect : effect

Consensus means agreement. So the relation between them is "same meaning (synonym)". Similarly, the relation between ameliorate and improve is also "same meaning (synonym)". Since, ameliorate means improve. Hence, (B) is an analogy to given pair of words (in capital letters).

GAT ANALOGIES - SYNONYMS

Synonyms Definition / Meaning

RATIOCINATE : THINK DISAVOW : DENY ENIGMA : MYSTERY HAPLESS : UNLUCKY

Ratiocinate means Think (Relation between them is "synonyms" Disavow means Deny

Enigma means Mystery Hapless means Unlucky

GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMS

Antonyms Definition / Meaning

ODIUM : INFATUATION FEEBLE : STRONG GENIAL : UNFRIENDLY INCHOATE : MATURE SPURIOUS : AUTHENTIC

Odium means Hate, and Infatuation means Love (Both are antonym) Feeble means weak. Feeble and Strong are antonym

Genial means Friendly

Inchoate means Beginner, and Mature means Experienced Spurious means Fake

GAT ANALOGIES - WORKER AND TOOL

Worker : Tool Definition / Meaning

PAINTER : BRUSH A painter uses a brush

REAPER : SICKLE A reaper uses a sickle to cut the grain

CARPENTER : VISE A carpenter uses a vise to hold the object being work on CARPENTER : SAW A carpenter also uses a saw to cut wood

GAT ANALOGIES - DEGREE OF INTENSITY Less extreme : More extreme Definition / Meaning LUKEWARM : BOILING Lukewarm is less extreme than boiling

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GAT General Word Choice Sample Questions:

1. It is expected that the assembly will _________ these treaties. A. force

B. ratify

C. notify D. signify E. check

2. Oil is mostly _________ by trucks in Pakistan. A. transfer

B. transmit C. transport D. travel E. deliver

3. Bus _________ are going to increase. A. fees

B. rates C. bills D. credits E. fares

4. Pakistani __________ met his counterpart in London. A. console

B. counsel

C. councel

D. consul

E. council

5. Children like to watch science __________ movies. A. fiction

B. faction

C. fraction D. fallacy

E. friction

6. His believe that he could do this, is his __________. A. allusion

B. illusion

C. delusion

D. depict

E. addict

7. You are wearing an army's uniform, but the __________ is missing. A. epic

B. epoch

C. epithet

D. epicure

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8. University professors visit the website www.sheir.org and ___________ the data against level of tests.

A. inform B. appraise

C. apprise

D. amended

E. commended

9. We did not have __________ questions for the lecturer. A. none

B. any C. some D. no E. more

10. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous system. A. but B. and C. are D. and have E. or

11. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon. A. allowed B. let C. permitted D. got E. asked

12. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010. A. in

B. on C. for D. from E. with

13. Bilal is not receiving the call. He is __________ at work. A. already

B. still C. yet D. looking E. no longer

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14. Bilal is getting __________ the car. A. out of B. out C. out from D. out through E. outside

15. Saad is travelling __________ the school. A. to

B. towards C. off D. through E. None of these

16. They went __________ the rain. A. despite

B. in spite C. under D. avoiding E. and enjoy

17. I was surprised by the large __________ people who came. A. number of

B. amount of C. sum of D. total of E. some of

18. We cannot predict whether he will go on a picnic or not. He is so __________ .

A. deletirious

B. offensive

C. feckless

D. capricious

19. We cannot say anything about law and order situation in this city, because the city is highly __________ .

A. unpredictable B. volatile

C. dangerous D. baleful

20. He is __________ fame and money. He pursue research just as an amateur scientist.

A. indifferent to

B. enamoured of

C. running for D. struggling for

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ANSWERS 1. B 2. C 3. E 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. E 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. B 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. A

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Aberration

Unusual and unacceptable, oddness, deviation from standard, irregularity. For example, He was not normal at that time. His act was aberrational.

Abstruse

Hidden, difficult to understand, deep

Accumulation

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Acrimonious

Angry and bitter feelings / words

Affection Love Affront To insult Aggravate To make worse Alleviate

To make sth less severe. Synonym: Ease

Ameliorate

Improve

Amenable

Agreeable

Anomaly

Irregularity. For example, A man ordered 5kg rice, but the shopkeeper sent 4kg. So, there is anomaly in supply.

Apart

Away, separate, distant

Archipelago

A group of islands. Few islands make archipelago.

Argumentative

A person who argues, Not willing to obey something

Arrogant

Behaving in a proudy way, that is unpleasant for others, Considering oneself superior than others

Auspicious

Favorable, Likely to be successful, Promising

Baleful

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Beget

To make sth happen, cause to exist

Bevy

Large group

Brook

Tolerate

Cacophony

A mixture of unpleasant sounds, noise

Cajole

Deceive. Synonym: Coax

Candid

Honest, saying as it is. (2) A candid photo is one that is taken without knowledge of the person

Capricious

Shaky, uncertain

Carnivorous

Any animal that eats meat

Cautious

Careful in what you say or do

Chary

Not taking risks, cautious. Synonym: Wary

Chide

To criticize or blame somebody because they have done something wrong

Coax

Deceive. Synonym: Cajole

Congnizant

Aware

Compliant

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Concealed

Hidden, difficult to understand, deep

Confront To face Conjoin Join together Consensus Agreement Console

to give comfort or sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed

Consul

A government official who is the representative of his/her country in a foreign city

Contraction

becoming smaller

Council

Ruling body, committee

Counsel

(1). advice (2). Lawyer on behalf of somebody

Crestfallen

Sad and disappointed

Curtail

To limit something OR to shorten something

Deleterious

harmful and damaging

Demise

Death

Deteriorate

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Detraction

Making something less good/enjoyable/important

Disavow Deny Distraction Disturbance Doctrine Established belief Doting

Liking/Loving something very much

Elected

Drawn from many sources, wisely chosen

Elated

Very happy and excited

Eminent

Famous

Enamoured

Liking something a lot

Enigma

A person, place or thing that is mysterious and difficult to understand. Mystery, Riddle

Entail

To involve something that cannot be avoided

Erudite

Deeply learned, Scholarly learned

Euphony

Pleasant sounds

Evanescent

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Evasive

Wordy, Not up to the point, using too much words than necessary

Exigent Urgent Fallow Not used Feckless Careless Feeble Weak, Inefficient Fleeting

Disappearing quickly, short lived

Foe

Enemy

Fond

Liking/Loving sb/sth

Frightened

Afraid, feeling of fear

Gloomy

Sad and without hope, No hope of success or happiness in future

Herbivorous

Any animal that eats only plants

Hone

(1) To sharp, sharpen. (2) To develop and improve sth

Imminent

About to happen

Impartial

Neutral

Impecunious

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Indifferent

not interested OR no concern

Integrity

(1) Honesty (2) Whole, Not divided

Intrinsic

Inherent, belonging to sb/sth

Later

At a time in future. Antonym: Earlier

Levy

Government taxes

Melancholy

A deep feeling of sadness, very sad

Mercy

A kind and forgiving attitude

Minatory

Threatening

Morose

Extremely sad, depressed. Synonym: Gloomy

Mulish

Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion

Mystery

A person, place or thing that is mysterious and difficult to understand. Enigma, Riddle

Naive

(1) Inexperienced, Lacking knowledge. (2) Innocent and simple

Narrate

Tell

Neophyte

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Nepotism

Favoritism

Obstinate

Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion, Stubborn

Offensive

rude and annoying

Pragmatic

Practical

Precede

Before, happen before of sth

Probity

Honesty

Ratify

to make an agreement officially valid by voting for or signing it

Ravenous

Starving, extremely hungry

Skeptical Unbelievable Static Not moving Strut Walk proudly Stubborn

Not changing opinion/attitude, stick to his own opinion

Stuffed

Full

Sunninct

Concise

Partisan

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Pillory

To criticize sb strongly in public

Touchstone

Criteria

Tractable

Easy to deal/control, Easily handled

Tranquil

Quite and peaceful

Transient

Disappearing quickly, short lived, fleeting

Trepidation Fear Urbane Wise Vacous Stupid Vindictive Trying to harm sb Volatile Changing easily/suddenly Vouch

To say that somebody will behave well, and you are responsible for his actions

Vow

a formal and serious promise

Wary

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GAT Sentence Completion Sample Questions:

1. The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere __________ . A. doctorate student B. doctor C. scientist D. businessman E. amateur

2. In the Middle Ages, returning prisoners in exchange for money became common instead of putting to death. Though the act was humane, the primary reasons behind it were __________ rather than __________ .

A. humanitarian, economic B. economic, humanitarian C. customs, humanitarian D. customs, economic E. customs, promise

3. The principal asked teachers to discover and __________ each student's __________ talents. A. suppress, unrecognized B. develop, intrinsic C. redirect, specious D. belittle, dormant E. justify, gratuitous

4. Instead of a long line, I have managed to __________ the tickets. A. obtain

B. recognize C. protect D. procure E. publish

5. The accountant's __________ of the account was discovered by the auditor. A. posting B. trial balance C. embezzlement D. casting E. audit ANSWERS 1. E 2. B 3. B 4. D 5. C

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GAT General Summary Completion Sample Questions:

Polls can be used in different ways. Candidates for public office use them to (1)__________ their chances of winning and help them decide whether to run. Once this decision is made, polls provide information that helps candidates (2)__________ limited campaign resources to those groups in the population that support them or might be (3)__________ to do so. Candidates also use polls to help determine which issues they need to (4)__________ and which they should ignore. Candidates will sometimes commission private polls and leak favorable results to the press to try to (5)__________ opinion.

1. A. access B. excess C. assess D. information E. know 2. A. direct B. use C. think D. advance E. get 3. A. made B. obtained C. moved D. rectified E. persuaded 4. A. embezzled B. emphasize C. eminent D. egoist E. None of these 5. A. patronage B. extrapolate C. alienate D. manipulate E. enervate

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ANSWERS 1. C 2. A 3. E 4. B 5. D

GAT General Reading Comprehension Sample Questions:

The explosion of a star is an awesome event. The most violent of these cataclysms, which produce supernovae, probably destroys a star completely. Within our galaxy of roughly 100 billion stars the last supernova was observed in 1604. Much smaller explosions, however, occur quite frequently, giving rise to what astronomers call novae and dwarf novae. On the order of 25 novae occur in our galaxy every year, but only two or three are near enough to be observed. About 100 dwarf novae are known altogether. If the exploding star is in a nearby part of the galaxy, it may create a “new star” that was not previously visible to the naked eye. The last new star of this sort that could be observed clearly from the Northern Hemisphere appeared in 1946. In these smaller explosions the star loses only a minute fraction of its mass and survives to explode again. Astrophysicists are fairly well satisfied that they can account for the explosions of supernovae. The novae and dwarf novae have presented more of a puzzle. From recent investigations that have provided important new information about these two classes of exploding star, the picture that emerges is quite astonishing. It appears that every dwarf nova – and perhaps every nova – is a member of a pair of stars. The two stars are so close together that they revolve around a point that lies barely outside the surface of the larger star. As a result the period of rotation is usually only a few hours, and their velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light.

1. According to the passage, our observations of nova are hampered by their A. extreme brightness

B. loss of mass C. speed of rotation D. distance from Earth E. tremendous violence 2. The production of supernova

A. occurs frequently

B. occurs 25 times in 1 year C. occured in 1946

D. occured in 1604

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3. By the term "new star" the author mean one that has A. recently gained in mass

B. moved from a distant galaxy

C. become bright enough to strike the eye D. not previously risen above the horizon E. become visible by rotating in its orbit

4. Which from the following statement(s) true about novae and dwarf novae I. 25 novae and super novae occur in our galaxy every year

II. occur in result of smaller explosions III. only 100 of smaller explosions are known

A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II E. II and III

5. When novae and dwarf novae occur, A. the star survive to explode again B. the star destroys completely C. the star devides in two parts D. the star becomes a dwarf novae E. None of these

6. The statement, "velocities range upward to within a two-hundredth of the speed of light" is for

A. novae B. dwarf novae C. supernova

D. novae and dwarf novae E. pair of stars

7. The period of rotation of the pair of stars is usually only a few hours, because

A. the one star is so smaller

B. the two stars are very near to each other C. the revolving point is too near

D. they do not have solid outer surface E. their speed is equal to the speed of light

ANSWERS 1. D 2. D 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. E 7. C

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Important Vocabulary for GAT General:

GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LIST

Following is the list of GAT General frequently asked words

succinct | cajole | Impartial

GAT General by NTS (Practice Paper) Sample - GAT-C

Number of Questions: 100;; Time allowed: 120 minutes Negative Marking: No

SYNONYMS

1. ANOMALY (Click on a word to know its meaning)

A. Normal B. Straight C. Irregularity D. Integrity E. None of these 2. ABSTRUSE A. Showy B. Evident C. To prove something D. Skillful E. Concealed 3. VACOUS A. Stupid B. Truthfulness C. Ravenous D. Dreamer E. Confused 4. PRAGMATIC A. Practical B. Magnetic C. Liar D. Arrogant E. Uncertain 5. PROBITY A. Probability B. Honesty C. Peaceful D. Carelessness E. Extraordinary

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6. MINATORY A. Managing B. Moving C. Threatening D. Cheating E. None of these 7. TOUCHSTONE

A. Very hard stone B. Criteria C. Static D. Comfortable E. Path 8. ACRIMONIOUS A. Bitter B. Cheap C. Expensive D. Momentary E. Affection 9. BROOK A. Friend B. Tolerate C. Enemy D. Polish E. Fraud 10. SUCCINCT A. Concise B. Tranquil C. Ratify D. Slowly E. Superficial ANTONYMS 11. FOE A. Friend B. Enemy C. Foul D. Fail E. Fraud 12. CONSENSUS A. Agreement B. Disagreement C. Quality D. Special case E. Bold 13. FECKLESS A. Weak B. Careful C. Careless D. Unlucky E. None of these

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14. MELANCHOLY A. Sorrowful B. Happy C. Confused D. Convicted E. None of these 15. EMINENT A. Famous B. Sad C. Imminent D. Happy E. Unknown 16. PARTISAN A. Neutral B. Popular C. Biased D. Apart E. Stubborn 17. NEPOTISM A. Query B. Favoritism C. Impartial D. Neophyte E. Nearness 18. ENIGMA A. Mystery B. Postmortem C. Demise D. Understood E. Frightened 19. CAPRICIOUS A. Intrinsic B. Certain C. Rest D. Shaky E. Copy 20. AFFRONT A. Praise B. To insult C. To face D. Confront E. To remove ANALOGIES 21. DETERIORATE : IMPROVE A. feckless : careless B. evanescent : exigent C. hope : hone D. accumulation : narrate E. obstinate : tractable

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22. AGGRAVATE : ALLEVIATE A. later : precede B. urbane : naive C. evasive : wordy D. feeble : worker E. disavow : confront 23. VINDICTIVE: MERCY A. transient : fleeting B. elated : happy C. crestfallen : cognizant D. cajole : coax E. skeptical : trustfulness 24. ISLAND : ARCHIPELAGO A. classroom : school B. student : teacher C. brook : building D. chary : cautious E. transport : transfer 25. FOND : DOTING A. chide : pillory B. doctrine : patient C. strut : walk D. levy : bevy E. time : search Sentence Completion

26. I can __________ for his honesty and ability to work hard. A. bet

B. promise

C. vouch

D. vow

E. None of these

27. Job in this department __________ a lot of hard work. A. mean

B. means

C. entails

D. curtail

E. None of these

28. I cannot concentrate, here is too much __________.

A. detraction

B. distraction

C. people D. sound

E. contraction

29. This account is exempted from __________ charges. A. tax

B. bevy

C. levy

D. interest E. taxation

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30. I am afraid __________ cats. A. to B. from C. of D. with E. by Summary Completion

During the later years of the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation government was formed. This government (1)__________ severely from a lack of power. Each state distrusted (2)__________ and gave little authority to the central or federal government. The Articles of Confederation (3)__________ a government which could not raise money (4)__________ taxes, prevent Indian raids, or force the British out (5)__________ the United States. 31. A. damaged B. suffered C. fail D. diminished E. none of these 32. A. other B. the other C. others D. the others E. none of these 33. A. produced B. made C. obtained D. elected E. none of these 34. A. with B. from C. for D. to E. with the 35. A. with B. from C. for D. to E. of Reading Comprehension

Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions

Unemployment is an important index of economic slack and lost output, but it is much more than that. For the unemployed person, it is often a damaging affront to human dignity and

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sometimes a catastrophic blow to family life. Nor is this cost distributed in proportion to ability to bear it. It falls most heavily on the young, the semiskilled and unskilled, the black person, the older worker, and underemployed person in a low income rural area who is denied the option of securing more rewarding urban employment….The concentrated incidence of unemployment among specific groups in the population means far greater costs to society that can be measured simply in hours of involuntary idleness or dollars of income lost. The extra costs include disruption of the careers of young people, increased juvenile delinquency, and perpetuation of conditions which breed racial discrimination in employment and otherwise deny equality of opportunity. There is another and more subtle cost. The social and economic strains of prolonged underutilization create strong pressures for cost-increasing solutions…. On the side of labor, prolonged high unemployment leads to “share-the-work” pressures for shorter hours, intensifies resistance to technological change and to rationalization of work rules. On the side of business, the weakness of markets leads to attempts to raise prices to cover high average overhead casts and to pressures for protection against foreign and domestic competition.

36. According to the passage, unemployment is an index of A. over utilization of capacity

B. economic slack and lost output C. diminished resources

D. the employment rate E. under capacity

37. While unemployment is damaging to many, it falls most heavily upon all except the A. black

B. semiskilled C. unskilled D. underemployed E. white middle class

38. The cost to society of unemployment can be measured by all except A. lost incomes

B. idleness

C. juvenile delinquency D. disruption of careers E. the death rate

39. Serious unemployment leads labor groups to demand A. more jobs by having everyone work shorter hours B. higher wages to those employed

C. “no fire” policies D. cost-cutting solutions

E. higher social security payments

40. According to the passage, a typical business reaction to a recession is to press for A. higher unemployment insurance

B. protection against imports C. government action

D. restrictive business practices E. restraint against union activity

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ANSWERS Answers: Synonyms 1. C 2. E 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A Answers: Antonyms 11. A 12. B 13. B 14. B 15. E 16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A Answers: Anologies 21. E 22. A 23. E 24. A 25. A

Answers: Sentence Completion

26. C 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. C

Answers: Summary Completion

31. B 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. E

Answers: Reading Comprehension

36. B 37. E 38. E 39. A 40. B