GATE CSE 2014 | Set 1 | GA | Question: 1

Question

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase in bold in the sentence below?

It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.

• A. Adopt to
• B. Adapt to
• C. Adept in
• D. Accept with

Comments

If Option B is not given then can we go with option D ??

Answer 1

Answer is (B)Adapt to. Often seen in newspaper "Indian players could not adapt to foreign conditions".

Adopt - means legally take care of. Also means to take up and use as in "He adopted my point of view."

Adept in - means smart in. Example- "Sachin is adept in batting."

Comments

nice explanation.

Answer 2

In the above phrase, underlined part is *cope with*. "Cope" - It's a verb. Meaning - deal effectively with some difficulty. Example Sentence - "his ability to cope with stress" "adopt" - verb. Meaning - choose to take up or follow (an idea, method, or course of action). Sentence - "this approach has been adopted by many big banks" "adapt" - verb. Meaning - become adjusted to new conditions. sentence -"a large organization can be slow to adapt to change" "adept" - adjective Meaning - very skilled or proficient at something. Sentence - "she is adept at cutting through red tape" "accept" - verb Meaning - consent to receive or undertake (something offered). Sentence - "he accepted a pen as a present" Hence, only "adapt" goes right with the phrase described in the question.

Answer 3

http://www.english-for-students.com/What-is-the-difference-between-Adapt-and-Adept-and-Adopt.html

Answer 4

B adapt to

Other options are adopt to - you cannot be adopted to an environment . You have to be adopted by someone or adopt something / some principle

adept in - meaning expert in . You cannot be an expert in varied environmental conditions . being adept in associates with a quality and environmental conditions is not a quality . Rather you can say life forms  are adept in getting themselves adjusted to varied environmental conditions

accept with - it is not correct gramatically . It should be accept to when to refers to a condition . accept with is used when with refers to an emotion .eg he accepted her letter with love .