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GATE 2026 MT – Question 6

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

‘People are crowding around ___ pit into which ___ elephant has fallen. I have never seen an elephant looking more bewildered ___ miserable. Here it is in a most undignified position, thrust into a pit and made to look up ___ a vast, curiosity-stricken crowd.’ Choose the option with the correct sequence of words to fill the blanks.

  1. an; a; at; and
  2. a; an; and; at
  3. and; a; an; at
  4. at; a; an; and

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Correct answer: (B) a; an; and; at

Explanation

Use a before the consonant sound in pit and an before the vowel sound in elephant. Bewildered and miserable are coordinated descriptions, while look up at is the appropriate construction for viewing the crowd. The sequence is **a; an; and; at, B**.