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GATE 2021 EE – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Reading Comprehension and Reasoning · 2 marks · Multiple choice

The importance of sleep is often overlooked by students when they are preparing for exams. Research has consistently shown that sleep deprivation greatly reduces the ability to recall the material learnt. Hence, cutting down on sleep to study longer hours can be counterproductive.

Which one of the following statements is the CORRECT inference from the above passage?

  1. Sleeping well alone is enough to prepare for an exam. Studying has lesser benefit.
  2. Students are efficient and are not wrong in thinking that sleep is a waste of time.
  3. If a student is extremely well prepared for an exam, he needs little or no sleep.
  4. To do well in an exam, adequate sleep must be part of the preparation.

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Correct answer: (D) To do well in an exam, adequate sleep must be part of the preparation.

Explanation

The passage says that lack of sleep reduces recall, so cutting sleep to study is counterproductive. So adequate sleep should be part of exam preparation. The other options are not supported.