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GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)−(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.

From the ancient Athenian arena to the modern Olympic stadiums, athletics ___(i)___ the potential for a spectacle. The crowd ___(ii)___ with bated breath as the Olympian artist twists his body, stretching the javelin behind him. Twelve strides in, he begins to cross-step. Six cross-steps ___(iii)___ in an abrupt stop on his left foot. As his body ___(iv)___ like a door turning on a hinge, the javelin is launched skyward at a precise angle.

  1. (i) hold (ii) waits (iii) culminates (iv) pivot
  2. (i) holds (ii) wait (iii) culminates (iv) pivot
  3. (i) hold (ii) wait (iii) culminate (iv) pivots
  4. (i) holds (ii) waits (iii) culminate (iv) pivots

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Correct answer: (D) (i) holds (ii) waits (iii) culminate (iv) pivots

Explanation

“Athletics” takes a singular verb (holds) and “the crowd” is a singular collective (waits). “Six cross-steps” is plural (culminate) and “his body” is singular (pivots).