GATE 2013 CS (CS1) – Question 1

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

Choose the closest meaning of “nadir”.

Highest
Lowest
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Correct answer: (B) Lowest

Explanation

Nadir means the lowest point, either literally in a direction opposite the zenith or figuratively in a period of decline. Thus “lowest”, B, is the closest meaning.

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