The … is too high for it to be considered …
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GATE CSE 2022 · Q1
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The ________ is too high for it to be considered ________ .
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Official answer: D) fare / fair
Verbal AptitudeWe need to choose the pair of homophones that correctly fits the context:
Fare (noun) refers to the money a passenger on public transportation has to pay.
Fair (adjective) means reasonable, just, or acceptable.
Substituting these into the blanks yields: "The fare is too high for it to be considered fair."
Option (A) swaps the meanings incorrectly.
Option (B) contains the misspelled word "faer".
Option (C) uses "fare" for both blanks.
Option (D) correctly uses fare / fair.
Hence, option (D) is correct.
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Examiner trap
The misconception this question tests
Identify which word refers to the price or cost of travel (noun) and which word means reasonable or just (adjective).
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q1 of the GATE CSE 2022 paper. Find more GATE CSE PYQs on Verbal Aptitude in General Aptitude, or browse all GATE CSE PYQs.
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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 2022 has 2.
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