GATE 2016 EC (EC2) – Question 2

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

The students ________ the teacher on teachers’ day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.

facilitated
felicitated
fantasized
facillitated

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Correct answer: (B) felicitated

Explanation

“Felicitated” means congratulated or formally honoured, which fits recognition of dedicated teaching. “Facilitated” means made easier, while “fantasized” means imagined; the final choice is misspelled. The correct word is **felicitated, B**.

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