GATE Questions

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When modifiers are misplaced or put in the wrong place, things can get quite confusing. A modifier adds detail or limits or changes the meaning of another word or phrase. 

Here Option A) "Covered in fluffiness, the couple played with the kitten" is the ony sentence contains a misplaced modifier. In the sentence, it gives the meaning that the couple are fluffy not the kitten.

1. In the latest Global 500 rankings of most valuable and powerful brands across the globe, Sundar Pichai’s Google has surpassed Apple to achieve the top position.
2. The Brand Finance Global 500 list published on February 2, 2017 had featured Apple as the top brand for continuous five years.
3. However, for 2017, the ranking revealed that Google’s brand value rose by 24 percent to $109.5bn in 2016. The brand value of Apple on the other hand dropped 27 percent to $107bn.
4. This is for the first time since 2011 that Google has been placed at the top spot. The third place has been occupied by Amazon.
5. The ranking is based upon factors such as marketing investment, familiarity, loyalty, staff satisfaction and corporate reputation.

Environmental science is a field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. This emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.

In brief, it is a scientific study of the natural world and how it is influenced by people.

Carbon is found in all organic compounds.

In computing, ".bak" is a filename extension commonly used to signify a backup copy of a file.

Inhabit means a place or environment to live in for a person or animal or a group.

Vacate, move and reside means to leave a place and are opposite to live. Reside is the only word most nearly means as inhabit.

We know, the perimeter of a triangle = sum of all the sides of a triangle = a + b + c

Here given that sides a = 38, b= 36 and c = 18

Now, perimeter of the triangle = a + b + c = 38 + 36 + 18 = 92 units.

A number of possible explanations for why manhole covers are round include :

1. A round manhole cover cannot fall through its circular opening, whereas a square, rectangular, or oval manhole cover could fall in if it were inserted diagonally in the hole.

2. Circular covers don’t need to be rotated or precisely aligned when placing them on the opening.

3. A round manhole cover is easily moved and rolled.

4. Human beings have a roughly circular cross-section.

5. Round tubes are the strongest shape against the compression of the earth around them, so the cover of the tube would naturally be round as well.

6. It’s easier to dig a circular hole.