GAT Subject General Aptitude MCQs

'Those' points out which books are meant and appears before the noun.
Demonstratives functioning before nouns are determiners.

A number is divisible by 9 when the sum of its digits is divisible by 9.
For 5,832, the digit sum is 18.

'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.