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VERBAL TEST PAPER 1
Directions for questions 1 to 4 : Each questions has a set of four statements. Each consists of 3 segments. Choose the best alternative where the third segment in the statement can be logically deduced from the preceding two segments.
1. A. Internet is for nerds. Shyam is a nerd. Internet is for
Shyam.
B. Intelligence is for wise men. Some people are wise.
Intelligence is for people.
C. Capital punishment is for killers. Ravan is a killer. Capital
punishment is for Ravan.
D. Liquor is for drinking. Juice is for drinking. Some liquor is juice.
A
only D
only
A&C
A&B
2. A. No R is P ; All Y is R; No Y is P.
B. No R is P ;All Y is R; All Y is P
C. Some R is not P; Some Y is R ; Some Y is not P.
D. Some R is not P; All Y is R ; All Y is not P.
C only A&B A only D only
3. A. Some oranges are sour. This fruit is an orange. This fruit is sour.
B. Sheela is a nurse. All nurses are healthy women. Radha is a
healthy woman.
C. Army officers are tall. Airforce officers are tall. Military
officers are tall.
D. No animal likes fire. Elephants are animals. Elephants do not
like fire.
B
only D
only C
only
A& D
4. A. Some babies are boys;
Some boys are fathers; Some babies are fathers.
B. Some films are books; Some books are good; Some films are
good.
C. Some fruits are sweet; Some mangoes are sweet; Some fruits are
mangoes.
D.Some mothers have babies; Some babies are boys; Some mothers
have boys.
B
only
A&C D
only
None.
Directions for questions 5 to 9: In each of the following questions a phrase is underlined. There are four different ways of phrasing the underlined part. Choose the best alternative.
5. I think Rahul had something vital to say, however he was unable to explain his viewpoint to a skeptical audience.
He did not change the minds of a conversant public.
The people were willing to accept his views.
He failed to convince a suspicious
congregation
He could not convince the doubting audience.
6. In the twentieth century mental elite assumed that economic and cultural modernization was leading to the decay of religion as a determinant in human existence.
Total decay of religion as a determinant.
Withering away of religion as a significant
element.
Humanization of religion.
Debasement of religion.
7. British Aerospace had been focusing on building European links.
Stressing on building European links.
Focusing on forging European links.
Pursuing ways of building European
connectivity.
Concentrating on creating European links.
8.Impromptu recognition from supervisors and managers to employees is the most effective and inexpensive method available for sustaining personal interest and individual effort for continued quality progress.
Immediate appreciation from supervisors and managers in management.
Unobstructed showing of praises from
supervisors and managers.
Impromptu recognition from supervisors and
managers.
Free recognition from immediate
superiors.
9. Bureaucrats may also be well advised to deal with Service Headquarters as representatives of the government and not behave as their bosses.
May also be well advised.
Should know their limits when they have.
May have to remember.
May need to learn how.
Directions for questions 10 to 19: Each of the questions has part/parts left blank. There are 4 different ways of completing the sentence. Choose the best alternative.
10. To pursue their decision to resist what they saw as anti- labor acts, the employees' union launched an agitation to ___________
affirm their responsibility to the country.
prove their strength.
bring down the central government.
exhibit their virility.
11. The best general characterization of the European philosophical tradition as it has developed upto now, with all its variety, is that it consists of a ________ Plato.
series of footnotes to
set of prologues to
series of chapters on
string of commentaries on
12. The ideas that these companies used seem so clear with _________ that their rivals will now _______ themselves for not thinking of them first.
technology, hit
new ideas, disparage
the passage of time, curse
hindsight, kick
13. In our country, the challenges are to raise _______ incomes to reduce poverty, and to _____ ailing enterprises.
farm, liberalize
middle-class,
privatize
workers',
suppress
rural,
restructure
14. Overall, the recent policy changes by the government only amount to a _________ in the sugar industry.
superficial attempt at liberalization
lack of solution
large change
small regulating authority
15. The world is moving into a period of ' civilisational clash' in which the primary identification of people will not be ________ as during the Cold War, but_______
religious, technological
cultural, ethnic
political, economic
ideological, cultural
16. The internet represents that awkward _______ in all communication systems; while it _______ to bring us together, it keeps us apart.
paradox, tries
irony, intends
paradox,needs
irony,wishes
17. These stories are just a few of the _______, sometimes extraordinary ones in this volume, in which people face unbelievable odds_and __________!
abhorrent,fly
creative, die
inspiring, lose
inspiring,win
18. The dream of flying had _________ inventors since the ancient Greeks and Chinese, though most of those who attempted to create wings for themselves were considered ________
revived,strange
troubled, insomniacs
attracted, oddballs
repulsed, demi-gods
19. Unable to contain their _______ and amazement at the end of the performance, the audience burst into _______, and showed no signs of stopping.
excitement, cheers
frustration, song
envy, flames
delight, tears
Directions for questions 20 to 30 : In each of the following sentences, four words or phrases are underlined. You should choose the one word or phrase which would be not appropriate in standard written English. Mark(5) if you think that the sentence has no error.
20. Thirty liters of
fuel do not seem to be sufficient for the distance to be covered.
Thirty
liters
do
seem
for
none
of the above
21. The hardest part of
the job is the bending once a minute and then lifting the weight.
hardest
job
is the
bending
lifting
the
none of the
above
22. The minute they came
to know that their chief was issued a charge sheet, the entire group of workers
went on a boycott.
minute
came to
know
issued a
charge
went on a
boycott
none of the
above
23. Since I had forgotten all
my mathematical concepts I had to start from the scratch.
I had
all my
I had
the scratch
none of the
above
24. Modi has recently been
selected the representative to the SriLanka.
been
selected
the
the SriLanka
none of the
above
25. Having laid the
magazine on the desk, she went out the door.
laid
on
went out
the
none of the
above
26. She nearly blushed until
she was pink.
nearly
until
was
pink
none of the
above
27. Our writing, like our speech, is the sign of our ability
to communicate.
like
speech
is
sign
none of the
above
28. When you have completed the last topic of the book, please return
it to the bookroom.
have
completed
the
it
none of the
above
29. His report, including thorough
notes on the background investigation, were well received.
including
thorough
notes
the background
were
none of the
above
30. This is one of the
four primary libraries that are supported by our organization.
this is
one of the
libraries
that are
none of the
above
VERBAL TEST PAPER 1 : SOLUTIONS |
2] A only Hence [3] 3] D only Hence [2] 4] D only Hence [3] 5] He could not convince the doubting audience. Hence [4] 6] Withering away of religion as a significant element. Hence [2] 7] Concentrating on creating European links. Hence [4] 8] Spontaneous recognition from supervisors and managers.Hence [3] 9] May also be well advised. Hence [1] 10] Demonstrate their strength. Hence [2] 11] String of commentaries on .Hence [4] 12] The passage of time, curse. Hence [3] 13] Rural, restructure Hence [4] 14] Superficial attempt at liberalisation. Hence [1] 15] Ideological, cultural. Hence [4] 16] Irony, intends Hence [2] 17] Inspiring,win Hence [4] 18] Fascinated, oddballs. Hence [3] 19] Excitement, applause. Hence [1] 20] 2,does not 21] 5 22] 4, drop ‘a’ 23] 4, drop ‘the’ 24] 3, drop ‘the’ 25] 5 26] 1, was nearly pink 27] 5 28] 4, the book 39] 4, was 30]5 |