Despite his initial hesitation, Rehman’s … to contribute to the success of the project never wavered. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
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GATE CSE 2025 Set 2 · Q1
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Despite his initial hesitation, Rehman’s _________ to contribute to the success of the project never wavered. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
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Official answer: C) resolve
Verbal AptitudeThe correct option is (C) resolve.
Resolve (noun) means firm determination to do something. In the given context, someone's "resolve to contribute to the success of the project never wavered" forms a semantically meaningful and grammatically sound sentence.
Ambivalence means having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas, which contradicts the idea of something that "never wavered" towards contributing.
Satisfaction refers to fulfillment or pleasure, which does not fit the context of determination to contribute.
Revolve is a verb meaning to move in a circular orbit, which is grammatically incorrect in this noun position.
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Look for a noun that means 'firm determination' or 'unwavering commitment' to complete the phrase '______ to contribute'.
This Verbal Aptitude previous year question is Q1 of the GATE CSE 2025 Set 2 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 2025 Set 2 has 3.
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