Important Vocabulary for GAT General:GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LISTFollowing is the list of GAT General frequently asked words(Click on a word to know its meaning)

aberration | abstruse | auspicious | cacophony | euphony | eclectic fallow | erudite deteriorate | feckless | evanescent | hone | obstinate aggravate | feeble | vindictive fleeting | vouch | curtail | deletirious capricious | volatile | baleful | indifferent brook | amenable | conjoin integrity | concealed | vacous | arrogant | minatory | touchstone acrimonious | succinct | cajole | Impartial

Synonyms for GAT General (NTS Test):

GAT Synonyms

Word Synonym Meaning

Abberration Anomaly Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan Quack Fraud

Indolent Laziness Indolent means "Laziness"

Redundant Unnecssary Redundant means "Unnecssary"

Entice Attract Entice means "Attract".

Abrogate Revoke Cancel, aboloish

Occlude obstruct block, close

Asperity Rudeness Rough behaviour

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 : AGREEMENTA. conundrum : obviousB. ameliorate : improveC. education : improvementD. 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 - SYNONYMSSynonyms Definition / Meaning

RATIOCINATE : THINKDISAVOW : DENYENIGMA : MYSTERYHAPLESS : UNLUCKY

Ratiocinate means Think (Relation between them is "synonyms"Disavow means DenyEnigma means MysteryHapless means Unlucky

GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMSAntonyms Definition / Meaning

ODIUM : INFATUATIONFEEBLE : STRONGGENIAL : UNFRIENDLYINCHOATE : MATURESPURIOUS : AUTHENTIC

Odium means Hate, and Infatuation means Love (Both are antonym)Feeble means weak. Feeble and Strong are antonymGenial means FriendlyInchoate means Beginner, and Mature means ExperiencedSpurious means Fake

GAT ANALOGIES - WORKER AND TOOLWorker : Tool Definition / Meaning

PAINTER : BRUSH A painter uses a brushREAPER : SICKLE A reaper uses a sickle to cut the grainCARPENTER : VISE A carpenter uses a vise to hold the object being work onCARPENTER : SAW A carpenter also uses a saw to cut wood

GAT ANALOGIES - DEGREE OF INTENSITYLess extreme : More extreme Definition / MeaningLUKEWARM : BOILING Lukewarm is less extreme than boiling

GAT Sentence Completion Sample Questions:

1. The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere __________ .A. doctorate studentB. doctorC. scientistD. businessmanE. 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, economicB. economic, humanitarianC. customs, humanitarian

D. customs, economicE. customs, promise

3. The principal asked teachers to discover and __________ each student's __________ talents.

A. suppress, unrecognizedB. develop, intrinsicC. redirect, speciousD. belittle, dormantE. justify, gratuitous

4. Instead of a long line, I have managed to __________ the tickets.A. obtainB. recognizeC. protectD. procureE. publish

5. The accountant's __________ of the account was discovered by the auditor.A. postingB. trial balanceC. embezzlementD. castingE. audit

ANSWERS

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

GAT General Word Choice Sample Questions:

1. It is expected that the assembly will _________ these treaties.A. forceB. ratify C. notifyD. signifyE. check

2. Oil is mostly _________ by trucks in Pakistan.A. transferB. transmitC. transportD. travelE. deliver

3. Bus _________ are going to increase.A. feesB. ratesC. billsD. creditsE. 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. fractionD. 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 E. epaulet

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

A. informB. appraise C. apprise D. amended E. commended

9. We did not have __________ questions for the lecturer.A. noneB. anyC. someD. noE. more

10. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous system.A. butB. andC. areD. and haveE. or

11. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon.A. allowedB. letC. permittedD. gotE. asked

12. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010.A. inB. onC. forD. fromE. with

13. Bilal is not receiving the call. He is __________ at work.A. alreadyB. stillC. yetD. lookingE. no longer

14. Bilal is getting __________ the car.A. out ofB. outC. out fromD. out throughE. outside

15. Saad is travelling __________ the school.A. toB. towardsC. offD. throughE. None of these

16. They went __________ the rain.A. despiteB. in spiteC. underD. avoidingE. and enjoy

17. I was surprised by the large __________ people who came.A. number ofB. amount ofC. sum ofD. total ofE. 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. unpredictableB. volatile C. dangerousD. baleful

20. He is __________ fame and money. He pursue research just as an amateur scientist.A. indifferent to B. enamoured of C. running forD. struggling for

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

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. accessB. excessC. assessD. informationE. know

2.A. direct

B. useC. thinkD. advanceE. get

3.A. madeB. obtainedC. movedD. rectifiedE. persuaded

4.A. embezzledB. emphasizeC. eminentD. egoistE. None of these

5.A. patronageB. extrapolateC. alienateD. manipulateE. enervate

ANSWERS

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

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 BolsterUndermine 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".

ll 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 : AGREEMENTA. conundrum : obviousB. ameliorate : improveC. education : improvementD. 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 - SYNONYMSSynonyms Definition / Meaning

RATIOCINATE : THINKDISAVOW : DENYENIGMA : MYSTERY

Ratiocinate means Think (Relation between them is "synonyms"Disavow means DenyEnigma means Mystery

HAPLESS : UNLUCKY Hapless means Unlucky

GAT ANALOGIES - ANTONYMSAntonyms Definition / Meaning

ODIUM : INFATUATIONFEEBLE : STRONGGENIAL : UNFRIENDLYINCHOATE : MATURESPURIOUS : AUTHENTIC

Odium means Hate, and Infatuation means Love (Both are antonym)Feeble means weak. Feeble and Strong are antonymGenial means FriendlyInchoate means Beginner, and Mature means ExperiencedSpurious means Fake

GAT ANALOGIES - WORKER AND TOOLWorker : Tool Definition / Meaning

PAINTER : BRUSH A painter uses a brushREAPER : SICKLE A reaper uses a sickle to cut the grainCARPENTER : VISE A carpenter uses a vise to hold the object being work onCARPENTER : SAW A carpenter also uses a saw to cut wood

GAT ANALOGIES - DEGREE OF INTENSITYLess extreme : More extreme Definition / MeaningLUKEWARM : BOILING Lukewarm is less extreme than boiling

GAT General Word Choice Sample Questions:

1. It is expected that the assembly will _________ these treaties.A. forceB. ratify C. notifyD. signifyE. check

2. Oil is mostly _________ by trucks in Pakistan.A. transferB. transmitC. transportD. travelE. deliver

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

B. ratesC. billsD. creditsE. 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. fractionD. 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 E. epaulet

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. noneB. anyC. someD. noE. more

10. Octopuses have not only large brains __________ also a well-developed nervous system.A. butB. andC. areD. and haveE. or

11. The manager __________ everyone go home an hour early on Friday afternoon.A. allowedB. letC. permittedD. gotE. asked

12. He came in Karachi __________ August 14, 2010.A. inB. onC. forD. fromE. with

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

C. yetD. lookingE. no longer

14. Bilal is getting __________ the car.A. out ofB. outC. out fromD. out throughE. outside

15. Saad is travelling __________ the school.A. toB. towardsC. offD. throughE. None of these

16. They went __________ the rain.A. despiteB. in spiteC. underD. avoidingE. and enjoy

17. I was surprised by the large __________ people who came.A. number ofB. amount ofC. sum ofD. total ofE. 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. unpredictableB. volatile C. dangerousD. baleful

20. He is __________ fame and money. He pursue research just as an amateur scientist.A. indifferent to B. enamoured of C. running forD. struggling for

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

GAT Sentence Completion Sample Questions:

1. The board was amazed to see such an outstanding research by a mere __________ .A. doctorate studentB. doctorC. scientistD. businessmanE. 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, economicB. economic, humanitarianC. customs, humanitarianD. customs, economicE. customs, promise

3. The principal asked teachers to discover and __________ each student's __________ talents.

A. suppress, unrecognizedB. develop, intrinsicC. redirect, speciousD. belittle, dormantE. justify, gratuitous

4. Instead of a long line, I have managed to __________ the tickets.A. obtainB. recognizeC. protectD. procureE. publish

5. The accountant's __________ of the account was discovered by the auditor.A. postingB. trial balanceC. embezzlementD. casting

E. audit

ANSWERS

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

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. accessB. excessC. assessD. informationE. know

2.A. directB. useC. thinkD. advanceE. get

3.A. madeB. obtained

C. movedD. rectifiedE. persuaded

4.A. embezzledB. emphasizeC. eminentD. egoistE. None of these

5.A. patronageB. extrapolateC. alienateD. manipulateE. enervate

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 theirA. extreme brightnessB. loss of massC. speed of rotationD. distance from EarthE. tremendous violence

2. The production of supernovaA. occurs frequentlyB. occurs 25 times in 1 yearC. occured in 1946D. occured in 1604E. occured 100 billion years ago

3. By the term "new star" the author mean one that hasA. recently gained in massB. moved from a distant galaxyC. become bright enough to strike the eyeD. not previously risen above the horizonE. 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 yearII. occur in result of smaller explosionsIII. only 100 of smaller explosions are known

A. I only

B. II onlyC. III onlyD. I and IIE. II and III

5. When novae and dwarf novae occur,A. the star survive to explode againB. the star destroys completelyC. the star devides in two partsD. the star becomes a dwarf novaeE. None of these

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

A. novaeB. dwarf novaeC. supernovaD. novae and dwarf novaeE. pair of stars

7. The period of rotation of the pair of stars is usually only a few hours, becauseA. the one star is so smallerB. the two stars are very near to each otherC. the revolving point is too nearD. they do not have solid outer surfaceE. their speed is equal to the speed of light

ANSWERS

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

Important Vocabulary for GAT General:GAT HIGH-FREQUENCY WORD LISTFollowing is the list of GAT General frequently asked words(Click on a word to know its meaning)

aberration | abstruse | auspicious | cacophony | euphony | eclectic fallow | erudite deteriorate | feckless | evanescent | hone | obstinate aggravate | feeble | vindictive fleeting | vouch | curtail | deletirious capricious | volatile | baleful | indifferent brook | amenable | conjoin integrity | concealed | vacous | arrogant | minatory | touchstone acrimonious | succinct | cajole | Impartial

Synonyms for GAT General (NTS Test):

GAT Synonyms

Word Synonym Meaning

Abberration Anomaly Irregularity, deviation

Charlatan Quack Fraud

Indolent Laziness Indolent means "Laziness"

Redundant Unnecssary Redundant means "Unnecssary"

Entice Attract Entice means "Attract".

Abrogate Revoke Cancel, aboloish

Occlude obstruct block, close

Asperity Rudeness Rough behaviour

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 BolsterUndermine 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".