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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 18

Reasoning and Comprehension · Logical and analytical reasoning · 2 marks · Multiple choice

In a specific language, xer dan means “big horse”, liro cas means “red tomato” and dum cas dan means “big red barn”.

The equivalent word for barn in this language is

  1. dum
  2. liro
  3. dan
  4. cas

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Correct answer: (A) dum

Explanation

"dan" appears in "big horse" and "big red barn", so dan = big. "cas" appears in "red tomato" and "big red barn", so cas = red. The word left in "dum cas dan" is dum, which means barn.