GATE 2024 Chemical Engineering, Q1 · General Aptitude
The correct answer is B, obliterate.
Question
If → denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer → seethe → smolder] is analogous to [break → raze → ________]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?
Official answer: obliterate
Why
GATE 2024 official key: (B). The first triad increases in intensity; by analogy [break → raze → obliterate] continues to intensify (a fissure/fracture is milder than a break, which is milder than razing, which is milder than obliterating).
Explanation cross-checked for consistency. Final answer matches the official IIT answer key.