GATE EC 2026 Set 1 — Question 6
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Each one of the following clues contains a keyword that is partially filled.
Clue 1: Synonym of recognize (8 letters):
Clue 2: A story long enough to fill a book (5 letters):
Clue 3: Two of something (6 letters):
Clue 4: A fraction of something, split equally into two parts (4 letters):
The first letter of each of the keywords can be rearranged to form a four-letter word.
Which one of the options below is a possible choice for the four-letter word?
Clue 1: Synonym of recognize (8 letters):
Clue 2: A story long enough to fill a book (5 letters):
Clue 3: Two of something (6 letters):
Clue 4: A fraction of something, split equally into two parts (4 letters):
The first letter of each of the keywords can be rearranged to form a four-letter word.
Which one of the options below is a possible choice for the four-letter word?
Correct answer
(A) CHIN
Solution
Let's solve each clue to find the keywords and their first letters:Clue 1: Synonym of recognize (8 letters): _ D _NT_FY
The word is IDENTIFY. The first letter is 'I'.Clue 2: A story long enough to fill a book (5 letters): __ EL
The word is NOVEL. The first letter is 'N'.Clue 3: Two of something (6 letters): _ PLE
The word is COUPLE. The first letter is 'C'.Clue 4: A fraction of something, split equally into two parts (4 letters): _ F
The word is HALF. The first letter is 'H'.The first letters of the keywords are I, N, C, H.Now, we need to rearrange these letters to form a four-letter word and check the options.
The letters I, N, C, H can be rearranged to form the word CHIN.Let's check the options:
(A) CHIN - This is a possible word formed by rearranging I, N, C, H.
(B) COIN - Requires 'O' instead of 'H'.
(C) ITCH - Requires 'T' instead of 'N'.
(D) NOSE - Requires 'O', 'S', 'E' which are not in the set of letters.Therefore, CHIN is the possible choice for the four-letter word.The final answer is
The word is IDENTIFY. The first letter is 'I'.Clue 2: A story long enough to fill a book (5 letters): __ EL
The word is NOVEL. The first letter is 'N'.Clue 3: Two of something (6 letters): _ PLE
The word is COUPLE. The first letter is 'C'.Clue 4: A fraction of something, split equally into two parts (4 letters): _ F
The word is HALF. The first letter is 'H'.The first letters of the keywords are I, N, C, H.Now, we need to rearrange these letters to form a four-letter word and check the options.
The letters I, N, C, H can be rearranged to form the word CHIN.Let's check the options:
(A) CHIN - This is a possible word formed by rearranging I, N, C, H.
(B) COIN - Requires 'O' instead of 'H'.
(C) ITCH - Requires 'T' instead of 'N'.
(D) NOSE - Requires 'O', 'S', 'E' which are not in the set of letters.Therefore, CHIN is the possible choice for the four-letter word.The final answer is
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