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GATE 2020 CE (CE1) – Question 2

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

His hunger for reading is insatiable. He reads indiscriminately. He is most certainly a/an ______ reader.

  1. all-round
  2. precocious
  3. voracious
  4. wise

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Correct answer: (C) voracious

Explanation

Voracious means having an exceptionally eager appetite, figuratively for reading. It matches “insatiable”. Precocious describes unusually early development, and wise concerns judgement, neither established by the passage. **Answer:C**.