GATE 2016 CS (CS2) – Question 2

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia. Choose the closest meaning of “cope with”.

put up with
put in with
put down to
put up against

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Correct answer: (A) put up with

Explanation

“Cope with” means manage or deal with a difficult situation. “Put up with” means tolerate or endure and is closest, A. “Put down to” attributes a cause; the other phrases do not mean managing these conditions.

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