GATE 2011 CS GENERAL APTITUDE

1. GATE 2011 CS
GENERAL APTITUDE

2. Q. Choose the word
from the options given below that
is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the given word :
Amalgamate
A) merge B) split
C) collect D) separate

3. Once there was an old man.
He had five sons.
They were always at loggerheads
with each other.
The old man hit upon a plan to
make them united.

4. One day he called them to his bed
side
He asked them to bring a bundle
of sticks.

5. They went to the field to collect
some sticks.

6. They took a big log of wood and
split it into small pieces.

7. The old man asked them to
break the bundle of sticks.
They found it impossible to do
so.

8. He asked them to separate the
pieces in the bundle.
They were able to break the
individual sticks.

9. They now understood the
importance of living and
working together.
They decided to merge their
fields.

10. It is important to amalgamate
new concepts to achieve
success.

11. The word separate is the
closest antonym of the word
amalgamate.