GAT Subject Biological Sciences MCQs

'Running' is an -ing form functioning as the subject of the sentence.
A verb form used as a noun is called a gerund.

Since 12 × 13 = 156, subtracting gives 157 - 156 = 1.
Thus, the remainder is 1.

'Crying' directly modifies the noun 'baby.'
An -ing verb form used adjectivally is a present participle.

Each term increases by 3.
Adding 3 to 12 gives 15.

Each term is double the previous term.
Therefore, 16 × 2 = 32.

The sequence follows repeated multiplication by 2.
Thus, 40 × 2 = 80.

The terms are consecutive perfect squares: 1², 2², 3², and 4².
The next term is 5² = 25.

The differences are 3, 5, 7, and 9.
The next difference is 11, giving 26 + 11 = 37.

The word 'happily' describes how the children played.
A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.

In this sentence, 'light' names a thing that can be turned off.
Therefore, it functions as a noun rather than a verb or adjective.

'Under' shows the spatial relationship between the keys and the cushion.
Words that express such relationships are prepositions.

'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.