Test by Bikram | Mock GATE | Test 4 | Question: 57

Question

Fill in the blanks with meaningful pairs:

If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound, it travels on _________. However, its intensity ______ as it travels away from the source.

• A. E  steadily,  stabilizes
• B.   forever,  increases
• C.  erratically, mitigates
• D.  indefinitely, diminishes

Answer 1

Answer D

indefinitely, diminishes

Answer 2

Here HOWEVER implies contrast between two sentences. So if one sentence is positive, then the other should be negative or vice-versa.

Option A :

steadily : predictable, reliable, unchanging pace
stabilizes : calm, steady

No contrast.
 

Option B :

forever : continues
increases : getting big/large

No contrast.

Option C :

erratically : unpredictable
mitigates : lessen

Not either, Erratic is not suiting the sentence.

Option D :

indefinitely : continues/ for indefinite time
diminishes : lessen

Perfect.

Option D is the answer.