Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Despite several … the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.
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GATE CSE 2012 · Q57
MCQ1 markEasy
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Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence: Despite several _________ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.
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Official answer: B) setbacks
Verbal AptitudeThe word "Despite" is a preposition used to contrast an obstacle or difficulty with a successful outcome.
Among the given options:
setbacks refers to difficulties or reversals in progress, which contrasts logically with "succeeded".
"attempts", "meetings", and "delegations" do not provide the necessary contrast required by "Despite".
Therefore, the correct choice is (B).
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Look for a word that denotes obstacles or difficulties to contrast with the success indicated by 'Despite'.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q57 of the GATE CSE 2012 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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Verbal Aptitude in GATE CSE
Verbal Aptitude has 41 GATE CSE PYQs across 13 papers from 2011 to 2026. 29 of them are 1-mark MCQs like this one, and GATE CSE 2012 has 5.
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