GATE CE 2016 Set 1 — Question 4

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If ‘relftaga’ means carefree, ‘otaga’ means careful and ‘fertaga’ means careless, which of the following could mean ‘aftercare’?

Correct answer (C) tagazen Solution From the given words:'relftaga' = carefree'otaga' = careful'fertaga' = careless We can observe that 'taga' corresponds to 'care'. In the English words 'carefree', 'careful', and 'careless', 'care' is the first part. In the artificial language, 'taga' is the second part. This indicates a reversal of the order of morphemes.'relf' = free'o' = ful'fer' = less Now, for 'aftercare': In English, 'care' is the second part (after + care). Following the reversal rule, 'taga' (care) should be the first part in the artificial language. Among the options, only tagazen starts with 'taga'. Therefore, 'zen' would mean 'after'. Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (C) tagazen Solution From the given words:'relftaga' = carefree'otaga' = careful'fertaga' = careless We can observe that 'taga' corresponds to 'care'. In the English words 'carefree', 'careful', and 'careless', 'care' is the first part. In the artificial language, 'taga' is the second part. This indicates a reversal of the order of morphemes.'relf' = free'o' = ful'fer' = less Now, for 'aftercare': In English, 'care' is the second part (after + care). Following the reversal rule, 'taga' (care) should be the first part in the artificial language. Among the options, only tagazen starts with 'taga'. Therefore, 'zen' would mean 'after'.

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