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GATE 2018 CE (CE2) – Question 2

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

“Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as ______.” Choose the best word.

  1. innovative
  2. simple
  3. dull
  4. boring

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Correct answer: (A) innovative

Explanation

Although signals a concession: some ideas are pioneering, but the overall work cannot readily be characterized as **innovative, A**. Dull and boring would not express the intended contrast with the acknowledgment of pioneering ideas.