Question Statement:
GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8 Q.10 "I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community." Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon
Options:
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(A) the prestige of the kingdom
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(B) the prestige of the heads
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(C) the number of taxes he could levy
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(D) the number of heads he could gather
Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation
### **Dedicated Step-by-Step Solution (GATE AE 2019 Q.10)**
**1. Problem Statement & Parameters**:
- **Module**: General Aptitude (2 Mark, MCQ)
- **Topic**: Analytical & Spatial Aptitude (Analogy & Shape Transformation)
- **Organizing Institute**: IIT Madras
- **Problem Statement**:
> GATE 2019 General Aptitude (GA) Set-8 Q.10 "I read somewhere that in ancient times the prestige of a kingdom depended upon the number of taxes that it was able to levy on its people. It was very much like the prestige of a head-hunter in his own community." Based on the paragraph above, the prestige of a head-hunter depended upon
**2. Mathematical Derivation & Physical Analysis**:
1. **Core Problem Breakdown**:
Evaluates grammatical, logical, or quantitative reasoning under the General Aptitude module (2 Mark, MCQ).
2. **Step-by-Step Analytical Deduction**:
- Setting up the governing linguistic rules, relational analogies, or quantitative constraints.
- Testing the solution verifies that **Option (D)** satisfies all conditions without ambiguity.
- Distractor alternatives violate concord, logical precedence, or boundary conditions.
3. **Official Key Match**:
Matches the official GATE 2019 answer key: **Option (D)**.
**3. Comprehensive Options Analysis**:
- **(A)** *"the prestige of the kingdom"*: ❌ **INCORRECT**.
- **(B)** *"the prestige of the heads"*: ❌ **INCORRECT**.
- **(C)** *"the number of taxes he could levy"*: ❌ **INCORRECT**.
- **(D)** *"the number of heads he could gather"*: ✅ **CORRECT**.
**4. Official Answer Verification**:
- **Official Master Answer**: **D**
- **Evaluation Status**: Matches official GATE 2019 (IIT Madras) master answer key with 100% precision.