Verbal 1

No.1 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
VORACIOUS
1 : Wild 2 : Hungry 3 : Angry 4 : Quick
TIMID
1 : Fast 2 : Slow 3 : Medium 4 : Shy
IRONIC
4 :
1 : Inflexible 2 : Bitter 3 : Goodnatured Disguisedly
sarcastic
CORRESPONDENCE
1 :
2 : Contracts 3 : Documents 4 : Letters
Agreements
DISTANT
1 : Far 2 : Removed 3 : Reserved 4 : Separate
LAMENT
1 : Complain 2 : Comment 3 : Condone 4 : Console
WRETCHED
1 : Poor 2 : Foolish 3 : Insane 4 : Strained
RESTRAINT
1 : Hindrance 2 : Repression 3 : Obstacle 4 : Restriction
MENDACIOUS
1 : Full of 4 :
2 : False 3 : Encouraging
confidence Provocative
ADMONISH
1 : Punish 2 : Curse 3 : Dismiss 4 : Reprimand
CORPULENT
1 : Lean 2 : Gaunt 3 : Emaciated 4 : Obese
GRATIFY
1 : Appreciate 2 : Frank 3 : Indulge 4 : Pacify
RECKLESS
1 :
2 : Rash 3 : Bold 4 : Daring
Courageous
VENT
4 : Past tense
1 : Opening 2 : Stodgy 3 : End
of go
No.15 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the word typed in bold.
The claims of students look hollow when they attribute their poor performance to difficulty
of examination.
1 : infer 2 : impute 3 : inhere 4 : inundate
He is averse to the idea of holding elections now.
1 : convinced 2 : angry 3 : agreeable 4 : opposed
True religion does not require one to proselytise through guile or force.
1 : translate 2 : hypnotise 3 : attack 4 : convert
She corroborated the statement of her brother.
1 : confirmed 2 : disproved 3 : condemned 4 : seconded
The great dancer impressed the appreciative crowd by her nimble movements.
1 : unrhythmic 2 : lively 3 : quickening 4 : clear
Swift is known in the world of letters for his misogynism.
1 : hatred for 2 : hatred for 3 : love for the 4 : love for
mankind womankind reasonable womankind
A person unrestrained by the rules of morality or tradition is called a licentious person.
1 : libertine 2 : loafertype 3 : criminal 4 : freelance
His style is quite transparent.
1 : verbose 2 : involved 3 : lucid 4 : witty
Only those who are gullible take every advertisement seriously.
1 : fallible 2 : enthusiastic 3 : unsuspecting 4 : unrealistic
We didn't believe in his statement, but subsequent events proved that he was right.
1 : later 2 : many 3 : few 4 : earlier
The angry villagers have lynched two suspected childlifters already.
1 : beaten up 2 : captured 3 : killed 4 : mutilated
He has a propensity for getting into debt.
1 : natural
2 : aptitude 3 : characteristic 4 : quality
tendency
The agnostic demanded proof before he would accept the statement of the secretary.
1 : The 2 : The sceptic 3 : Sceptic about 4 : The atheist 5 : The altruist
pessimist the existence of god
or any ultimate
reality
The economic cataclysm which followed the industrial revolution brought with it complex
problems hitherto unknown.
4 : Sudden
5 : Unprecedented
1 : Depression 2 : Boom 3 : Regeneration and violent
collapse
change
The environment left a deleterious effect on his health.
1 : Fatiguing 2 : Weakening 3 : Aesthetic 4 : Harmful 5 : Health
By his speech he fermented trouble in the ranks of the army.
2 : Channelized
4 : Contained
1 : Quietened into healthy 3 : Stirred up 5 : None of these
and suppressed
directions
He has got a meretricious style which does not produce a lasting effect.
1 : Capricious 2 : Whimsical 3 : Flamboyant 4 : Pretentious 5 : Showily attractive
The liberal school of thought trusts in education reform, and the sporadic use of force to
remedy the depravity of certain isolated individuals or groups.
1 : Infrequent, 2 : Persistent, 5 : Corrective and
3 : Continuous 4 : Sparing
irregular constant preventive both
No.33 : Select the word or phrase which fits each definition.
A person who readily believes others.
1 : Creditable 2 : Credible 3 : Credulous 4 : Sensitive 5 : Sensible
Flowers and insects or anything lasting only for a day.
1 :
2 : Ephemeral 3 : Transient 4 : Transitory 5 : Monumental
Transitional
Last part of speech.
4 :
1 : Epilogue 2 : Conclusion 3 : Peroration 5 : Percussion
Permutation
OPALESCENT
5 : Giving off an
1 : Iridescent 2 : Transparent 3 : Translucent 4 : Pollutant
odour
PERIPATETIC
1 : Worldly 2 : Disarming 3 : Moving 4 : Inherent 5 : Seeking
TAUTOLOGICAL
1 : Pertaining
2 : Highly 3 : Needlessly 4 : Highly
to charms or 5 : Fleeting
sensitive repetitious touchy
magic
AVERT
4 : lead
1 : entertain 2 : transform 3 : turn away 5 : displease
toward
CITE
1 : galvanize 2 : visualize 3 : locate 4 : quote 5 : signal
CORPULENT
1 : regenerate 2 : obese 3 : different 4 : hungry 5 : bloody
EMACIATED
1 : garrulous 2 : primeval 3 : vigorous 4 : disparate 5 : thin
GARNISH
1 : paint 2 : garner 3 : adorn 4 : abuse 5 : banish
INCULCATE
1 : exculpate 2 : educate 3 : exonerate 4 : prepare 5 : embarrass
EGREGIOUS
1 : pious 2 : outrageous 3 : anxious 4 : sociable 5 : gloomy
MISDEMEANOUR
1 : felony 2 : misdeed 3 : indignity 4 : fiat 5 : illiteracy
MUSTY
1 : stale 2 : necessary 3 : indifferent 4 : nonchalant 5 : vivid
PHLEGMATIC
1 : calm 2 : cryptic 3 : practical 4 : salivary 5 : dishonest
REPRISAL
1 : revaluation 2 : assessment 3 : loss 4 : retaliation 5 : nonsense
WAIF
1 : soldier 2 : urchin 3 : surrender 4 : breeze 5 : spouse
No.51 : Select the that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word .
SAGACIOUS (OPPOSITE)
1 : foolish 2 : bitter 3 : voracious 4 : veracious 5 : fallacious
TRANSIENT (OPPOSITE)
1 : carried 2 : close 3 : permanent 4 : removed 5 : certain
IGNOBLE (OPPOSITE)
1 : produced 3 : given to
2 : worthy 4 : huge 5 : known
by fire questioning
NEFARIOUS (OPPOSITE)
1 : various 2 : lacking 3 : benign 4 : pompous 5 : futile
CHAFFING (OPPOSITE)
1 : achieving 2 : serious 3 : capitalistic 4 : sneezing 5 : expensive
COZEN (OPPOSITE)
1 : amuse 2 : treat honestly 3 : prate 4 : shackle 5 : vilify
DILATORY (OPPOSITE)
1 : narrowing 2 : prompt 3 : enlarging 4 : portentous 5 : sour
GRISLY (OPPOSITE)
1 : suggestive 2 : doubtful 3 : untidy 4 : pleasant 5 : bearish
IRREVERENT (OPPOSITE)
1 : related 2 : mischievous 3 : respective 4 : pious 5 : violent
JAUNTY (OPPOSITE)
1 : youthful 2 : ruddy 3 : strong 4 : unravelled 5 : sedate
LEVITY (OPPOSITE)
1 : bridge 2 : dam 3 : praise 4 : blame 5 : solemnity
UNSEEMLY (OPPOSITE)
1 : effortless 2 : proper 3 : conducive 4 : pointed 5 : informative
AFFABLE (OPPOSITE)
1 : rude 2 : ruddy 3 : needy 4 : useless 5 : conscious
BLASÉ (OPPOSITE)
1 : fiery 2 : clever 3 : intriguing 4 : slim 5 : ardent
EQUILIBRIUM (OPPOSITE)
1 : imbalance 2 : peace 3 : inequity 4 : directness 5 : urgency
EXTROVERT (OPPOSITE)
1 : clown 2 : hero 3 : ectomorph 4 : neurotic 5 : introvert
PERT (OPPOSITE)
1 : polite 2 : perishable 3 : moral 4 : deliberate 5 : stubborn
RUDDY (OPPOSITE)
1 : robust 2 : witty 3 : wan 4 : exotic 5 : creative
MINOR (OPPOSITE)
1 : Big 2 : Major 3 : Tall 4 : Heavy
PROVOCATION (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : Vocation 2 : Pacification 3 : Peace
Destruction
QUIESCENT (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : Indifferent 2 : Troublesome 3 : Weak
Unconcerned
VICTORIOUS (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : Defeated 2 : Annexed 3 : Destroyed
Vanquished
NIGGARDLY (OPPOSITE)
1 : Frugal 2 : Thrifty 3 : Stingy 4 : Generous
FRUGAL (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : Copious 2 : Extravagant 3 : Generous
Ostentatious
SUBSERVIENT (OPPOSITE)
2 : 4 :
1 : Aggressive 3 : Dignified
Straightforward Supercilious
VALUABLE (OPPOSITE)
1 : Invaluable 2 : Worthless 3 : Inferior 4 : Lowly
IMPASSE (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : Resurgence 2 : Breakthrough 3 : Continuation
Combination
Like poverty, affluence can sometimes create its own problems. (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : indigence 2 : opulence 3 : sorrow
exuberance
I abhor the ideas he sometimes expresses. (OPPOSITE)
1 : admire 2 : respect 3 : applaud 4 : appreciate
The members thought that the task was feasible. (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : impractical 2 : impossible 3 : difficult
impracticable
They had an insipid conversation. (OPPOSITE)
2 :
1 : lively 3 : loud 4 : curious
argumentative
Ram displays enthusiasm whenever he is posed with a problem. (OPPOSITE)
1 : eagerness 2 : weakness 3 : indifference 4 : softness
The incessant noise of the boring machine made it difficult for us to go to sleep at night.
(OPPOSITE)
1 : intermittent 2 : harsh 3 : soft 4 : constant
The leader was pragmatic in her approach to the problem facing the country. (OPPOSITE)
1 : indefinite 2 : vague 3 : idealistic 4 : optimistic
She used to disparage her neighbour every now and then. (OPPOSITE)
1 : please 2 : praise 3 : belittle 4 : denigrate
PROTRACT (OPPOSITE)
1 : retrace 2 : distract 3 : curtail 4 : expose
DECADENT (OPPOSITE)
1 : ethical 2 : impetuous 3 : succinct 4 : lewd
HAPLESS (OPPOSITE)
1 : cheerful 2 : consistent 3 : fortunate 4 : shapely
ORTHODOXY (OPPOSITE)
3 :
1 : renown 2 : trepidation 4 : remoteness
unconventionality
SUMPTUOUS (OPPOSITE)
1 : open 2 : frequent 3 : partial 4 : restrained
DISSOLUTION (OPPOSITE)
4 :
1 : retribution 2 : compliance 3 : futility
establishment
STILTED (OPPOSITE)
1 : informal 2 : verbose 3 : secretive 4 : senseless
DISPARITY (OPPOSITE)
1 : timidity 2 : bigotry 3 : likeness 4 : influence
BELLIGERENT (OPPOSITE)
1 : seditious 2 : genial 3 : corporal 4 : wary
BENEDICTION (OPPOSITE)
1 : antidote 2 : intonation 3 : endowment 4 : anathema
LISTLESS (OPPOSITE)
1 : energetic 2 : confined 3 : minuscule 4 : enlisted
FARFETCHED (OPPOSITE)
1 : ingenious 2 : facile 3 : myopic 4 : credible
GAUNT (OPPOSITE)
1 : emaciated 2 : sombre 3 : plump 4 : piquant
PERT (OPPOSITE)
1 : impudent 2 : brash 3 : savvy 4 : polite
PRANKISH (OPPOSITE)
2 :
1 : whimsical 3 : impish 4 : serious
machiavellian
INGENUITY (OPPOSITE)
1 : skillfulness 2 : cunning 3 : inventive 4 : dullness
PHILANTHROPIC (OPPOSITE)
1 : uxorious 2 : parsimonious 3 : carnal 4 : chary
AUGUST (OPPOSITE)
1 : gloomy 2 : inglorious 3 : cherubic 4 : affable
VANITY (OPPOSITE)
1 : pride 2 : humility 3 : conceit 4 : ostentious
TANGIBLE (OPPOSITE)
1 : ethereal 2 : concrete 3 : actual 4 : solid
EPILOGUE (OPPOSITE)
1 : dialogue 2 : prelude 3 : post script 4 : epigram
PERTINENT (OPPOSITE)
1 : irrational 2 : irregular 3 : insistent 4 : irrelevent
STATIONARY (OPPOSITE)
1 : active 2 : mobile 3 : rapid 4 : busy
STARTLED (OPPOSITE)
1 : amused 2 : relaxed 3 : endless 4 : astonished
PERENNIAL (OPPOSITE)
1 : frequent 2 : regular 3 : lasting 4 : rare
No.111 : Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if
any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error,
the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation,if any)
(A) At the end of the year/(B) every student who had done adequate work/(C) was
automatically promoted./(D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) One of the members/(B) expressed doubt if/(C) the Minister was an athiest./(D) No
error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) The meeting adjourned abruptly/(B) by the CEO after/(C) about three hours of
deliberation./(D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) You will come/(B) to my party tomorrow,/ (C) isn't it ? /(D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) Do the roses in your garden smell/(B) more sweetly/(C) than those in ours?(D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) I had hoped to have met him yesterday/(B) to discuss the matter with him/(C) but he
was not in his house, and so I could not meet him./(D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) The retiring principal asked his old pupils/ (B) to take the interest in the school/(C)
after he has retired./(D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) Hemant persisted/(B) to do it/(C) in spite of my advice/(D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) With little patience/(B) you will be able to/(C) cross this hurdle./(D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) It is true/(B) that God helps those/(C) who helps themselves./(D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) Umesh is/(B) five years/ (C) senior than me./ (D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) Can I lend/(B) your pencil/(C) for a minute, please ?/(D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) Ganguly is one of the finest batsmen/ (B) that India have produced/ (C) over the
decades./ (D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) She sang/ (B) very well/(C)isn't it?./ (D) No error.
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
(A) The man told to her/ (B) that he had not brought his dog/ (C) out for a walk as he was
afraid that it would rain./ (D) No error
1 : (A) 2 : (B) 3 : (C ) 4 : (D)
No.126 : In the question a part of the sentence is italicised. Alternatives to the italicised part is
given which may improve the construction of the sentence. Select the correct alternative.
To get one's name in the Rowland Ward's book of hunting records was the hot ambition of
every serious hunter.
4 : No
1 : extreme 2 : burning 3 : reluctant improvement
needed
Whatever to our other problems, we have no shortcoming to cheap labour in India.
1 : default 2 : deficit 3 : scarcity 4 : No
improvement
needed
Neha was fined for careless driving.
4 : No
1 : got fined 2 : fined 3 : was to be fined improvement
needed
You have come here with a view to insult me.
4 : No
1 : to insulting 2 : of insulting
3 : for insulting me improvement
me me
needed
I would have waited for you at the station if I knew that you would come.
4 : No
1 : had known 2 : was knowing 3 : have known improvement
needed
Due to these reason we are all in favour of universal compulsory education.
4 : No
1 : Out of 2 : For these
3 : By these reasons improvement
these reasons reasons
needed
When it was feared that the serfs might go too far and gain their freedom from serfdom,
the Protestant leaders joined the princes at crushing them.
4 : No
1 : into
2 : in crushing 3 : without crushing improvement
crushing
needed
The dissidents hold a great problem in every political party.
4 : No
1 : cause 2 : give 3 : pose improvement
needed
I shall not go until I am invited.
4 : No
1 : till I am 2 : unless I am 3 : if not I am
improvement
invited invited invited
needed
They are social insects, living in communities, regulated by definite laws, each member of
society bearing a welldefined and separate part in the work of a colony.
1 : who are 4 : No
2 : living among 3 : who lives with a
living in improvement
a communities communities
communities needed
Please remind me of posting these letters to my relatives.
4 : No
1 : by posting 2 : to post 3 : for posting improvement
needed
The reason why he wrote the letter was because he could not contact him over the phone.
1 : why he 2 : for which he 4 : No
3 : why he wrote
wrote the letter wrote the letter improvement
the letter was that
was since was because needed
While crossing the highway a five year old child was knocked out by a passing car.
4 : No
1 : away 2 : up 3 : down improvement
needed
Not a word they spoke to the unfortunate wife about it.
4 : No
1 : did they 2 : they will
3 : they had spoken improvement
speak speak
needed
The mother has not seen the child for several months and now eagerly looks forward to
seeing him.
4 : No
1 : looks ahead
2 : looks for 3 : looks onto improvement
to
needed
No.141 : Select the correct that fills the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The ruling party will have to put its own house ……… order.
1 : in 2 : on 3 : to 4 : into
Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to …..
1 : back up 2 : back in 3 : back at 4 : back out
In school many of us never realised the importance that grammar would …. in later life.
1 : figure 2 : portrary 3 : play 4 : exercise
'Please' and ' Thank you' are the little courtesies by which we keep the ….. of life oiled and
running smoothly.
1 : path 2 : machine 3 : garden 4 : river
He …… in wearing the oldfashioned coat inspite of his wife's disapproval.
1 : insists 2 : persists 3 : desists 4 : resists
Monika is quite intelligent but rather ……
1 : idealistic 2 : generous 3 : lazy 4 : optimistic
The boy fell …. the bicycle.
1 : of 2 : off 3 : from 4 : under
Ravi put ….. the light and slept.
1 : for 2 : down 3 : in 4 : out
Radha felt very much grateful . . . her boss for the kindness he had shown in granting her
leave.
1 : To 2 : For 3 : Towards 4 : With 5 : After
The consequence of his haughtiness was that his services were dispensed . . . . by his master.
1 : About 2 : From 3 : With 4 : Round 5 : Up
Rati just chimes . . . . the opinion of her husband and seems to have no mind of her own.
1 : From 2 : With 3 : In with 4 : On about 5 : Up with
No.152 : Select the correct that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Most children remain . . . . school . . . the ages of seven and eight.
4 :
1 : In/in 2 : At/between 3 : Inside/of 5 : Beyond/under
Under/beyond
When Shankar remembered his wife long dead he was moved . . . . tears.
1 : For 2 : With 3 : To 4 : Through 5 : Off
The protracted illness has reduced him . . . . skeleton.
1 : Till 2 : Round 3 : Through 4 : To 5 : From
Social psychology studies . . . . the behaviour of human groups organised or unorganised.
1 : With 2 : Of 3 : In 4 : About 5 : None of these
Because she had a reputation for . . . . we were surprised and pleased when she greeted us
so . . . ..
1 : insolence . 2 : insouciance . 3 : graciousness . . . 4 : arrogance . 5 : querulousness . . .
. . .irately . . .cordially .amiably . . .disdainfully .affably
Raghav is not attracted by the . . . . life of the . . . . , always wandering through the country
side, begging for charity.
1 : proud . . . . 2 : noble . . . . 3 : affluent . . . . 4 : natural . . . 5 : peripatetic
almsgiver philanthropist mendicant . philosopher …………...vagabond
Legislation was passed to punish brokers who . . . . their clients funds.
1 : Devastate 2 : Devour 3 : Embezzle 4 : Defalcate 5 : Dawdled
Now that he was prosperous and affluent, he gladly contributed funds to assist the . . . . and
the disabled.
4 :
1 : Begging 2 : Impecunious 3 : Penitent 5 : Impetuous
Impervious
To the dismay of the student body, the class president was . . . . berated by the principal at
a school assembly.
1 : 4 :
2 : privately 3 : magnanimously 5 : inconspicuously
ignominiously fortuitously
The result does not . . . . my original conception of the master.
4 :
1 : Accord 2 : Reconcile
3 : Reconcile to Correspond 5 : Correspond to
with with
with
Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect world, is a . . . . web of good and
evil.
1 :
2 : Intricate 3 : Entrapped 4 : Entangled 5 : Tangled
Complicated
The consequences of the growing materialism of the modern age will be . . . .
1 : Destructive 2 : Revolting 3 : Disastrous 4 : Unfailing 5 : Compounded
We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most . . . . . of public speakers
could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet.
1 : enthralling 2 : accomplished 3 : pedestrian 4 : auspicious 5 : masterful
New concerns about growing religious tension in northern India were . . . . this week after
at least fifty people were killed and hundreds were injured or arrested in rioting between
Hindus and Muslims.
1 : lessened 2 : invalidated 3 : restrained 4 : dispersed 5 : fueled
In a revolutionary development in technology, several manufacturers now make
biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic sixpack rings, for example, gradually . . . .
when exposed to sunlight.
1 : harden 2 : stagnate 3 : inflate 4 : propagate 5 : decompose
Unlike other examples of . . . . verse, Milton's Lycidas does more than merely mourn the
death of Edward King; it also denounces corruption in the Church in which King was
ordained.
1 : satiric 2 : elegiac 3 : free 4 : humorous 5 : didactic
In Japanese art, profound emotion is frequently couched in images of nature, observed
with . . . . conditioned by life in a land of dramatic seasonal change, where perils of
earthquake and typhoon make nature's bounty . . . . and its processes awesome and
beautiful.
1 : an 4 : an
2 : a fidelity . . . 3 : a skill . . . . 5 : a senstivity . . . .
intimacy. . . . indifference . .
. munificent excessive distinctive
precarious . . chancy
Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called
the . . . . of spring.
1 : hostage 2 : autocrat 3 : compass 4 : newcomer 5 : harbinger
In place of the more general debate about abstract principles of government that most
delegates probably expected, the Constitutional Convention put . . . . proposals on the table.
1 : theoretical 2 : vague 3 : concrete 4 : tentative 5 : redundant
No.171 : In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled up. Re
arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct sentence. Choose the
proper sequence.
It is easy to excuse
P: but it is hard
Q: in a boy of fourteen
R: the mischief of early childhood
S: to tolerate even unavoidable faults
1 : RPQS 2 : QRSP 3 : QRPS 4 : RPSQ
proper sequence.
I saw that
P: but seeing my host in this mood
Q: I deemed it proper to take leave
R: as I had frequently done before
S: it had been my intention to pass the night there
1 : QPSR 2 : QRPS 3 : SPQR 4 : SRPQ
proper sequence.
People
P: at his dispensary
Q: went to him
R: of all professions
S: for medicine and treatment
1 : QPRS 2 : RPQS 3 : RQSP 4 : QRPS
proper sequence.
He told us that
P: and enjoyed it immensely
Q:in a prose translation
R: he had read Milton
S: which he had borrowed from his teacher
1 : RSQP 2 : QRPS 3 : RQSP 4 : RQPS
proper sequence.
We have to
P: as we see it
Q: speak the truth
R: there is falsehood and darkness
S: even if all around us
1 : RQSP 2 : QRPS 3 : RSQP 4 : QPSR
proper sequence.
It was
P: in keeping with my mood
Q: a soft summer evening
R: as I walked sedately
S: in the direction of the new house
1 : SRPQ 2 : QRPS 3 : QPRS 4 : SQPR
No.177 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences
are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These
are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences.
S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.
S6: Many Indian Institutes of Science and Technology run special programmes on polymer
science.
P: Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process, making them a viable alternative to
metals.
Q: Polymers are essentially long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.
R: Today polymers are as strong as metals.
S: These have replaced the traditional chromiumplated metallic bumpers in cars.
1 : QRSP 2 : RSQP 3 : RQSP 4 : QRPS
S1: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary
workers to work hard.
S6: The main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society and to ensure
that the members participate actively in the projects of the society.
P: If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials being elected
to the committee which is solely responsible for the running of the business.
Q: They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with
the cooperative system, but also with efficient methods of doing business.
R: To a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance.
S: The capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers'
contributions.
1 : SQPR 2 : PQSR 3 : SRQP 4 : PSRQ
S1: American private lives may seem shallow.
S6: This would not happen in China, he said.
P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
Q: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library.
R: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
S: But in general they returned them.
1 : PSQR 2 : QPSR 3 : RQPS 4 : RPSQ
S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe.
S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy .... this guy's your waiter
and he wants your order."
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me a single gold tooth and a dingy
face.
Q: Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R: But this one wouldn't budge.
S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.
1 : SQRP 2 : SQPR 3 : QSRP 4 : QSPR
S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy.
S6: This is because Venice has no streets.
P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses.
R: These small islands are near one another.
S: It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
1 : PQRS 2 : PRQS 3 : SRPQ 4 : PQSR
S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.
S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant ?
P: They also fear that I will flap them all away.
Q: But children wonder why I flap them so.
R: I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
S: But I know what I am doing.
1 : SRQP 2 : QPSR 3 : QPRS 4 : PSRQ
S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov, 1889.
S6: He died on 27 May, 1964.
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947.
S:He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.
1 : QRPS 2 : QSPR 3 : RPQS 4 : SQRP 5 : 4
S1: Ms. Parasuram started a petrol pump in Madras.
S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others.
P: A total of twelve girls now work at the pump.
Q: She advertised in newspapers for women staff.
R: They operate in two shifts.
S: The response was good.
1 : PQSR 2 : SQPR 3 : QSPR 4 : PQRS
S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race.
S6: In any case, we should not mock at others' habits.
P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way
of greetings when he meets someone he knows.
Q: A man of another country will not do so.
R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth.
S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
1 : RPQS 2 : RPSQ 3 : PRQS 4 : QPRS
S1: There is a difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's.
S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.
P: Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about
none of them.
Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of
respect.
R: Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and
tradition.
S: In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.
1 : SQPR 2 : PSQR 3 : QSPR 4 : PRSQ
S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of a river.
S6: She was touched.
P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.
Q: All its efforts to come up failed.
R: One day it suddenly slipped into the water.
S: A dove lived in a tree on the bank not far from the spot.
1 : RQSP 2 : QRPS 3 : SRPQ 4 : PQRS
No.188 : The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent
paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences
from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
1. But, we all helped in the first few days.
2. Chandrapur is considered as a rural area.
3. Manohar was transferred to his ofice recently.
4. Initially he was not getting adjusted to the city life.
5. Before that he was working in Chandrapur branch of our office.
1 : 54312 2 : 43215 3 : 12345 4 : 35241
1. A study to this effect suggests that the average whitecollar worker demonstrates only
about twentyfive per cent listening efficiency.
2. However, for trained and good listeners it is not unusual to use all the three approaches
during a setting, thus improving listening effiiciency.
3. There are three approaches to listening: listening for comprehension, listening for
empathy and listening for evaluation.
4. Although we spend nearly half of each communication interaction listening, we do not
listen well.
5. Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us to receive and process
information in different settings.
1 : 15432 2 : 23451 3 : 35241 4 : 43215
1. Much of the argument that goes on around the alternative solution occurs because
people hold different perceptions of the problem.
2. One of the reasons that Japanese Managers are perceived as making superior decisions
compared to Western Managers is that they spend a great deal of effort and time
determining that the problem is correctly defined.
3. Unfortunately, too often in the West, Managers assume that the initial definition of the
situation is correct.
4. Up to half the time in meetings is spent in asking "Is this the real problem?"
1 : 2431 2 : 2341 3 : 3241 4 : 1342
No.191 : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to
6
1. Take the case of a child raised under slum conditions, whose parents are socially
ambitious and envy families with money, but who nevertheless squander the little they have
on drink.
A. Common sense would expect that he would develop the value of thrift; he would never
again endure the grinding poverty he has experienced as a child.
B. He may simply be unable in later life to mobilize a drive sufficient to overcome these
early conditions.
C. But infact it is not so.
D. The exact conditions are too complex but when certain conditions are fulfilled, he will
thereafter be a spend thrift.
6. This is what has been observed in a number of cases.
1 : DCBA 2 : ABCD 3 : ACDB 4 : BACD
6
1. The three colonial cities Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were born at around the same
time.
A. Sadly today it has also become the most virulent symbol of the violent trends in body
politic that is tearing apart the society along suicidal lines.
B. Of the three, Bombay had been most enterprising in industrial and commercial
exploration.
C. Whether it is one caste against other or the most pervasive of all trends Hindus against
Muslims.
D. It is indeed a metaphor for modern India.
6. This is about two tales of a city.
1 : ABCD 2 : BACD 3 : BDCA 4 : DABC
6
1. Indian golfers contemplating a round or two in China would do well to familiarise
themselves with the grazing habits of water buffalo.
A. However, it is rare that these bulky beasts of burden meander across the manicured
greens of China's golf courses.
B. Chuangshan located 90 minutes north of Hongkong was constructed to make the most
of the area's natural attributes an undulating valley ringed by blue mountains.
C. But it is not very rare to find a bamboo hatted worker excitedly directing a moving
hazard.
D. Particularly not so if it is Chuangshan Hotspring Golf Club.
6. Chuangshan is unique for more than a highly picturesque phenomenon.
1 : ABCD 2 : ACDB 3 : ADCB 4 : ADBC
6
1. Hunger lurks unseen in every village and city of our country.
A. What goes unrecognised is that death of starvation is only the most dramatic
manifestation of a much more invisible malaise of pervasive, stubborn, chronic hunger.
B. Yet it surfaces into public consciousness only trainsiently, in moments when there are
troubling media reports of starvation deaths.
C. Among these are entire communities, utterly disenfranchised and asset less.
D. And, that there are millions of forgotten people in India who live routinely at the very
edge of survival, with hunger as a way of everyday life.
6. Like the Musahaars, a proud and savagely oppressed Dalit community in Bihar and
Uttar Pradesh, who own not even the land on which their tenuous homesteads are built.
1 : CBAD 2 : BDAC 3 : ADCB 4 : BADC
FACILE
4 : Easily
1 : Face 2 : Fragile 3 : Soft
done
APPROBATION
1 : Self
2 : Probe 3 : Approval 4 : Distress
confidence
ASPERSION
1 : Discipline 2 : To go away 3 : Deceit 4 : Slander
BOORISH
1 : Beautifiul 2 : Distasteful 3 : Boring 4 : Crude
BLITHE
1 : Disturb 2 : Carefree 3 : Distress 4 : Emotive
CREDULITY
1 : Credible 2 : Discipline 3 : Gullible 4 : Weakness
DELUGE
1 : Delude 2 : Fancy 3 : Flood 4 : Illusion
DISCOURSE
1 :
2 : Speech 3 : Function 4 : Religion
Conversation
DISPARATE
1 : Discreet 2 : Disturb 3 : Different 4 : Defame
ENTICE
1 : Flee 2 : Enter 3 : Trap 4 : Tempt
No.205 to 209 : Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
The great event of the New York cultural season of 1882 was the visit of the sixtytwoyearold
English philosopher and social commentator Herbert Spencer. Nowhere did Spencer have a
larger or more enthusiastic following than in the United States, where such works as “Social
Statics” and “The Data of Ethics” were celebrated as powerful justifications for laissezfaire
capitalism. Competition was preordained; its result was progress; and any institution that stood in
the way of individual liberties was violating the natural order. “Survival of the fittest”—a phrase
that Charles Darwin took from Spencer —made free competition a social as well as a natural
law.
Spencer was, arguably, the single most influential systematic thinker of the nineteenth century,
but his influence, compared with that of Darwin, Marx, or Mill, was shortlived. In 1937, the
Harvard sociologist Talcott Parsons asked, “Who now reads Spencer?” Seventy years later, the
question remains pertinent, even if no one now reads Talcott Parsons, either. In his day, Spencer
was the greatest of philosophical hedgehogs: his popularity stemmed from the fact that he had
one big, easily grasped idea and a mass of more particular ideas that supposedly flowed from the
big one. The big idea was evolution, but, while Darwin applied it to species change, speculating
about society and culture only with reluctance, Spencer saw evolution working everywhere.
“This law of organic progress is the law of all progress,” he wrote, “whether it be in the
development of the Earth, in the development of Life upon its surface, in the development of
Society, of Government, of Manufactures, of Commerce, of Language, Literature, Science, [or]
Art.” Spencer has been tagged as a social Darwinist, but it would be more correct to think of
Darwin as a biological Spencerian. Spencer was very well known as an evolutionist long before
Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” was published, in 1859, and people who had limited
interest in the finches of the Galápagos had a great interest in whether the state should provide
for the poor or whether it was right to colonize India.
In New York Spencer told his admirers that they had got him seriously wrong. He did not
approve of the culture of American capitalism, and, while he admired its material achievements,
he was concerned that, for Americans, work had become a pathological obsession. Americans
were endangering their mental and physical health through overwork, and
many were turning gray before their time—ten years earlier than the British, Spencer believed.
America needed “a revised ideal of life,” he said, and it was time to “preach the gospel of
relaxation.” He went on, “Life is not for learning, nor is life for working, but learning and
working are for life.” Having administered that slap to the face of national virtue, Spencer
steamed off back to England.
205. Why did Spencer have a large enthusiastic following in the United States?
(a) Because he believed in Darwin's theory of evolution
(b) Because his work was perceived to justify capitalism
(c) Because he was a English philosopher
(d) None of these
206. Which of the following will the author agree to?
(a) Mill, Marx and Darwin are more famous than Spencer as of today.
(b) Spencer is more famous than Mill, Marx and Darwin as of today.
(c) Mill, Darwin, Marx and Spencer are equally famous
(d) Mill, Darwin, Marx and Parsons are very famous today.
207. What does Talcott Parson's statement, "Who now reads Spencer?" imply?
(a) No one read Spencer in 1937
(b) He is asking a question to his students.
(c) Everyone should read Spencer
(d) None of these
208. What could possibly "laissezfaire" mean as inferred from the context in which it has been
used in the passage?
(a) Restricted
(b) Not interfered by the government
(c) Unprincipled
(d) Uncompetitive
209. According to the author, why was Spencer so popular in the 19th Century?
(a) He supported capitalism
(b) He extended Darwin's theory of evolution to a lot of things.
(c) He had one broad and simple idea and many specific ideas flowed from it.
(d) He was a friend of Parson's.
No.210 to 217: Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
The most avid users of socialnetworking websites may be exhibitionist teenagers, but when it
comes to more grownup use by business people, such sites have a surprisingly long pedigree.
LinkedIn, an online network for professionals that signed up its tenmillionth user this week, was
launched in 2003, a few months before MySpace, the biggest of the social sites. Consumer
adoption of social networking has grabbed most attention since then. But interest in the business
uses of the technology is rising.
Many companies are attracted by the marketing opportunities offered by community sites. But
the results can be painful. Pizza Hut has a profile on MySpace devoted to a pizzadelivery driver
called Ted, who helpfully lets friends in on the chain's latest promotional offers (“Dude, I just
heard some scoop from the Hut,” ran one recent post). WalMart started up and rapidly closed
down a muchderided teenage site called The Hub last year. Reuters hopes to do better with its
forthcoming site for those in the financialservices industry.
Social networking has proved to be of greatest value to companies in recruitment. Unlike a
simple jobs board, social networks enable members to pass suitable vacancies on to people they
know, and to refer potential candidates back to the recruiter. So employers reach not only active
jobseekers but also a much larger pool of passive candidates through referrals. Having lots of
people in a network increases its value in a “superlinear” fashion, says Reid Hoffman,
LinkedIn's founder. He says corporate use of his service is now spreading beyond recruiters:
hedge funds use it to identify and contact experts, for example.
This technique is also gathering momentum in “knowledge management”. IBM recently unveiled
a socialsoftware platform called Lotus Connections, that lets company employees post detailed
profiles of themselves, team up on projects and share bookmarks. One manufacturer testing the
software is using it to put inexperienced members of its customerservices team in touch with the
right engineers. It can also be used to identify inhouse experts. Software firms will probably
start bundling social features of this kind into all sorts of business software.
To work well in the business world, social networking has to clear some big hurdles. Incentives
to participate in a network have to be symmetrical, for one thing. The interests of MySpace
members—and of jobseekers and employers—may be aligned, but it is not clear why
commissionhungry salespeople would want to share their best leads with colleagues. Limiting
the size of the network can reduce its value for companies, yet confidentiality is another obvious
concern for companies that invite outsiders into their online communities. Social networking
sounds great in theory, but the business benefits are still unproven. But if who you know really
does matter more than what you know, it has obvious potential.
210. What is the author of the passage most likely to agree to?
(a) Social networking has benefited corporate sector to a large extent.
(b) Social networking is not useful for corporate sector.
(c) Social networking may benefit the corporate sector to some extent.
(d) None of these
211. According to the author, how does social networking help recruitment?
(a) By increasing the reach in a superlinear fashion.
(b) Making available a larger pool of passive candidates.
(c) Since enthusiastic teenagers are also on the network.
(d) None of these
212. Which of the following is an appropriate title for the passage?
(a) Social Networking and Business
(b) Social Networks
(c) Ethics of Social Networking in Business
(d) Social Networking: Pros and Cons
213. Which of the following statements is Reid Hoffman most likely to agree to?
(a) Social network is only useful for recruiting.
(b) Social networking has other uses apart from recruiting.
(c) Social networking has not impacted business much.
(d) The prime use of social networking is for Hedge funds.
214. What meaning of avid could you infer from the passage?
(a) Dormant (b) Unprincipled (c) Unwanted (d) Enthusiastic
215. What is the most probable context in which the author is talking about Pizza Hut?
(a) Social networking did not benefit it. (b) Social networking was a big success for it.
(c) Social networking created problems for it. (d) None of these
216. Why does the author call Lotus Connections a social software platform?
(a) Because it is used for knowledge management.
(b) It has a feature to allow employees to interact and cooperate with each other.
(c) Because IBM developed it.
(d) Because the service team can get in touch with the right engineers using it.
217. What are the hurdles that social networking has to overcome in order to benefit the business
world?
(a) Issue of confidentiality.
(b) Misalignment of interests.
(c) Misalignment of interests and confidentiality.
(d) None of these
No.218 to 225: Select the correct answer option based on the passage.
Give people power and discretion, and whether they are grand viziers or border guards, some
will use their position to enrich themselves. The problem can be big enough to hold back a
country's development. For most people in the world though, the worry is not that corruption
may slow down their country's GDP growth. It is that their daily lives are pervaded by endless
hassles, big and small. And for all the evidence that some cultures suffer endemic corruption
while others are relatively clean, attitudes towards corruption, and even the language describing
bribery, is remarkably similar around the world.
In a testament to most people's basic decency, bribetakers and bribepayers have developed an
elaborate theatre of dissimulation. This is not just to avoid detection. Even in countries where
corruption is so common as to be unremarkable and un prosecutable—and even when the
transaction happens far from snooping eyes—a bribe is almost always dressed up as some other
kind of exchange. Though most of the world is plagued by corruption, even serial offenders try
to conceal it.
One manifestation of this is linguistic. Surprisingly few people say: “You are going to have to
pay me if you want to get that done.” Instead, they use a wide variety of euphemisms. One type
is quasiofficial terminology. Another term widely used at border crossings is “expediting fee”.
For a euphemism it is surprisingly accurate: paying it will keep your bags, and perhaps your
contraband, from being dumped onto a floor and sifted through at a leisurely pace. (A related
term, used in India, is “speed money”: paying it can get essential business permits issued
considerably faster.)
A second type of euphemism dresses up a dodgy payment as a friendly favour done by the bribe
payer. There is plenty of creative scope. Nigerian policemen are known to ask for “a little
something for the weekend”. A North African term is “un petit cadeau”, a little gift. Mexican
traffic police will suggest that you buy them a refresco, a soft drink, as will Angolan and
Mozambican petty officials, who call it a gazoso in Portuguese.
Double meaning can help soothe the awkwardness of bribepaying. Baksheesh, originally a
Persian word now found in many countries of the Middle East, can mean “tip”, “alms” and
“bribe”. Swahilispeakers can take advantage of another ambiguous term. In Kenya a machine
gunwielding guard suggested to a terrified Canadian aid worker: “Perhaps you would like to
discuss this over tea?” The young Canadian was relieved: the difficulty could be resolved with
some chai, which means both “tea” and “bribe”.
Along with the obscurantist language, bribetaking culture around the world often involves the
avoidance of physically handing the money from one person to another. One obvious reason is to
avoid detection, which is why bribes are known as “envelopes” in countries from China to
Greece. But avoidance of a direct handover is common even where there is no chance of
detection. There will always be some officials who will take money right from a bribepayer's
hands, but most seem to prefer to find some way to hide the money from view.
Rich Westerners may not think of their societies as plagued by corruption. But the definition of
bribery clearly differs from person to person. A New Yorker might pity the thirdworld
businessman who must pay bribes just to keep his shop open. But the same New Yorker would
not think twice about slipping the maître d' $50 to sneak into a nice restaurant without a
reservation. Poor people the world over are most infuriated by the casual corruption of the elites
rather than by the underpaid, “tip”seeking soldier or functionary. Thus there is no single cultural
factor that inclines a society towards corruption, but economic factors play a big part. Most
clearly, poverty and bribery go together.
218. What is the author likely to agree to in the following?
(a) Some cultures suffer corruptions while others do not.
(b) Social factors incline a society towards corruption.
(c) Bribery is not a cultural phenomena.
(d) None of these
219. Which of the following the author does not identify as linguistic manifestation of
corruption?
(a) Asking for a favour. (b) Use of double meanings.
(c) Use of quasiofficial terminology. (d) Relate to food item.
220. What is bribe generally called in China?
(a) Handover (b) Refresco (c) Envelopes (d) Baksheesh
221. In summary what does the passage primarily suggest and provide evidence for?
(a) Corruption is always concealed in some way, both linguistically and in the process.
(b) Corruption exists only in developing economies.
(c) Corruption is an unethical practice.
(d) Corruption slows down GDP growth.
222. What could be the meaning of the word dissimulation, as can be inferred from the context it
is used in first line of the passage?
(a) Hypocrisy (b) Clarity (c) Frankness (d) Insult
223. What best represents the author's attitude towards the rich people in the West?
(a) Appreciative (b) Mildly critical (c) Heavily critical (d) Mildly appreciative
224. What is the author most likely to agree to?
(a) People generally do not try to hide money taken as bribe.
(b) People hide money taken as bribe primarily to avoid detection.
(c) People hide money taken as bribe from view even if detection possibility is low.
(d) None of these
225. What could be the meaning of the word 'obscurantist' as inferred from the passage?
(a) Clear (b) Unclear (c) Nasty (d) Polite
India lives in several centuries at the same time. Somehow we manage to progress and regress
simultaneously. As a nation we age by pushing outwards from the middle—adding a few
centuries on to either end of our extraordinary CV. We greaten like the maturing head of a
hammerheaded shark with eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.
I don't mean to put a simplistic value judgment on this peculiar form of 'progress' by suggesting
that Modern is Good and Traditional is Bad—or vice versa. What's hard to reconcile oneself to,
both personally and politically, is the schizophrenic nature of it. That applies not just to the
ancient/modern conundrum, but to the utter illogic of what appears to be the current national
enterprise. In the lane behind my house, every night I walk past roadgangs of emaciated laborers
digging a trench to lay fiberoptic cables to speed up our digital revolution. In the bitter winter
cold, they work by the light of a few candles.
It's as though the people of India have been rounded up and loaded onto two convoys of trucks (a
huge big one and a tiny little one) that have set off resolutely in opposite directions. The tiny
convoy is on its way to a glittering destination somewhere near the top of the world. The other
convoy just melts into the darkness and disappears. A cursory survey that tallies the caste, class
and religion of who gets to be in which convoy would make a good Lazy Person's Concise Guide
to the History of India. For some of us, life in India is like being suspended between two of the
trucks, one in each convoy, and being neatly dismembered as they move apart, not bodily, but
emotionally and intellectually.
Sixty years after independence, India is still struggling with the legacy of colonialism, still
flinching from the 'cultural insult'. As citizens, we're still caught up in the business of 'disproving'
the white world's definition of us. Intellectually and emotionally, we have just begun to grapple
with communal and caste politics that threaten to tear our society apart. But in the meanwhile
something new looms on our horizon. On the face of it, it's just ordinary, daytoday business. It
lacks the drama, the largeformat, epic magnificence of war or genocide. It's dull in comparison.
It makes bad TV. It has to do with boring things like water supply, electricity, irrigation. But it
also has to do with a process of barbaric dispossession on a scale that has few parallels in history.
You may have guessed by now that I'm talking about the modern version of globalisation.
What is globalisation? Who is it for? What is it going to do to a country like India, in which
social inequality has been institutionalized in the caste system for centuries? Is the
corporatization and globalisation of agriculture, water supply, electricity and essential
commodities going to pull India out of the stagnant morass of poverty, illiteracy and religious
bigotry? Is the dismantling and auctioning off of elaborate public sector infrastructure, developed
with public money over the last 60 years, really the way forward? Is globalisation going to close
the gap between the privileged and the underprivileged, between the upper castes and the lower
castes, between the educated and the illiterate? Or is it going to give those who already have a
centuriesold head start a friendly helping hand? These are huge, contentious questions. The
answers vary depending on whether they come from the villages and fields of rural India, from
the slums and shantytowns of urban India, from the living rooms of the burgeoning middle class
or from the boardrooms of big business houses.
226. Why does the author calls 'progress' as peculiar?
(a) Because Modern is good and traditional is bad. (b) Because of its unbalanced nature.
(c) Because it differs politically and personally. (d) None of these.
227. What do you infer from the sentence 'For some of us, life in ………… but emotionally and
intellectually'?
(a) A person has one leg in one truck and the other in the second truck.
(b) A person meets with an accident.
(c) The nation is moving in two different directions.
(d) The nation is suffering from many road accidents
228. How does the author feel about 'Globalisation' in India?
(a) Curious (b) Hopeless (c) Enthusiastic (d) Speculative
229. What does the sentence "We greaten like the maturing head of a hammerhead shark with
eyes looking in diametrically opposite directions.' implies?
(a) Indian people are barbaric in nature.
(b) We are progressing in some areas and regressing in the others.
(c) India has a diverse culture.
(d) Some people are modern while the others are traditional in approach.
230 : Select the correct answer based on the passage.
Which of these could you infer according to the passage?
1 : Wages in the 2 : Wages in the 3 : Wages in the
Developing countries Developing countries Developing
are less as compared to are more as compared countries are same 4 : None of these
wages in the developed to wages in the as wages in the
countries developed countries developed countries
What does "American jobs" in the last line of the first paragraph of the passage imply?
2 : Jobs held (or to 3 : Jobs open to 4 : Jobs provided
1 : Jobs provided by
be held) by American only American by the American
American companies
people citizens government
According to the passage, why India does not have enough skilled labour?
4 : Maximum
2 : The total number universities and
1 : The total amount of 3 : Students do not
of colleges are colleges do not
young population is low want to study
insufficient match global
standards.
What can you infer as the meaning of 'stifling' from the passage?
1 : Democratic 2 : Liberal 3 : Impeding 4 : Undemocratic
What is an appropriate title to the passage?
4 :
1 : Growing Indian 2 : Higher education 3 : India's Skill
Entrepreneurship in
Economy in India Shortage
India
In the third sentence of the third paragraph of the passage, the phrase "closer to
community colleges " is used. What does it imply?
3 : Close
1 : Near to community 2 : Like community
association to 4 : None of these
colleges colleges
community colleges
According to the passage, what is the paradox of the Indian economy today?
1 : The economic 2 : The economic 3 : There is not 4 : Government is
progress is impressive, progress is impressive enough skilled not ready to invest
but the poor (earning disallowing the workforce and the in setting up new
one dollar per day) are government to take government does universities.
not benefited. tough decisions. not realize this.
Why are salaries for skilled workers rising?
4 : There is not
2 : American
1 : Companies are 3 : enough skilled
companies are ready
paying hire to lure Entrepreneurship is workers, while the
to pay higher to
skilled people to jobs. growing in India. demand for them is
skilled workers.
high.
What is the experimental approach being discussed in the first paragraph?
1 : Word of mouth 2 : Selling of video 3 : Traditional 4 : None of these
Marketing game consoles, Advertising
bottled water and
electric toothbrushes
What is the tone of the passage?
4 : Critical
1 : Neutral 2 : Biased 3 : Celebratory
What can we infer from Walter Carl's statement?
1 : Amway and 2 : Amway and 3 : Amway and
Tupperware are Tupperware are Tupperware are
products where word of consumers who companies who use 4 : None of these
mouth marketing could appreciated word of word of mouth
be used. mouth marketing. marketing.
What is the effect of internet on Wordofmouth marketing?
3 : Internet
magnifies the moral
1 : It is impeded by the 2 : It is encouraged 4 : Internet has
issues of this
internet. by the internet. made it obsolete.
marketing
technique.
According to the passage, in what order did different companies use word of mouth
marketing?
1 : Nintendo before 2 : Nintendo after 3 : Nintendo, Sony,
Sony, Nestle and Sony, Nestle and Nestle and Philips: 4 : None of these
Philips. Philips. all at the same time.
According to Peter Kim, what happened to Microsoft's marketing campaign for Vista?
2 : It succeeded with
1 : It succeeded 3 : It failed 4 : None of these
some hiccups
Where does BzzAgent operate?
1 : USA and India 2 : USA and UK 3 : USA only 4 : None of these
What is the author most likely to agree to in the following?
1 : There is not enough 2 : There is enough 3 : Evidence shows
4 : Word of mouth
evidence to state that evidence to state that that word of mouth
marketing is
wordofmouth wordofmouth marketing is a failed
unethical.
marketing is useful. marketing is useful. technique.
Who are the 'new breed of Maharajas' ?
3 : The new class
1 : Maharajas who
2 : The children of of rich people which
recovered their wealth 4 : None of these
the older Maharajas. emerged in India
in 2004.
post liberalisation.
What is the author most likely to agree to as the reason for the inflow of luxury good
groups in India?
3 : To serve the
1 : The fast growth in
tiny fract
Indian economy leading 2 : To serve 'the new
ion of high income 4 : None of these
to bright future breed of maharajas'.
groups in India.
prospects.
Why do different rules apply to WalMart and luxury good firms?
3 : There are
1 : India is 4 : India does not
2 : India is an different rules for
encouraging luxury have a flourishing
attractive market for retail firms and
goods while it doesn’t counterfeit
luxury goods. those that sell their
encourage WalMart. industry.
own product.
What does Devyani Raman's statement imply?
1 : Beautiful clothes
2 : The luxury goods 3 : The supply of
are an important luxury
market is becoming beautiful clothes is 4 : None of these
item and should be
disorganized. very high.
taken care of.
What could be the meaning of the word modish, as can be inferred from the context it is
used in first line of the passage?
1 : Unattractive 2 : Stylish 3 : New 4 : Beautiful
What is the author most likely to agree to?
3 : The current
2 : The current
1 : The current number number of dollar
number of dollar
of dollar millionaires in millionaires in India 4 : None of these
millionaires in India is
India is very high. match world
low.
average.
What is a good estimate of the middle class population in India today as inferred from the
passage?
1 : 583m 2 : 100,000 3 : 58m 4 : 300m
According to the author, which of these is not a problem for the luxury good firms in the
Indian market?
3 : Restriction on
2 : Difficulty in
1 : High import duty. firms to enter Indian 4 : All of these
finding retail space.
markets.
What could be the meaning of the word panacea in the passage?
3 : Solution to all 4 : Sustainable
1 : Solution 2 : Problem
problems. solution
255: Select the correct answer based on the passage.
Why, according to the author, should microfinance be scaled up in India?
2 : It is a market 5 : 1,
1 : The demand for
based antipoverty 3 : It is sustainable. 4 : Both 1 and 2. 2 and
microfinance is high.
solution. 3.
Why are saving products not available?
3 : Since insurance 4 : Saving
1 : Due to inflexibility 2 : Due to regulatory
services are not products are not
of loan products. restrictions.
available. available.
Why does the author talk about the 'entrepreneurial talent of poor' in the concluding
paragraph?
3 :
1 : Entrepreneurship 2 : Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
among poor is among poor is an
among poor is 4 : None of these
encouraged by alternate to
discouraged by
microfinance. microfinance.
microfinance.
Which of the following is not a challenge faced by microfinance in India?
2 : Efficient when 4 : Structural
1 : Does not help the 3 : Nonconducive
economy of scale is problems of Indian
poorest. policy environment.
achieved. society.
Which of the following is correct with regard to microfinance?
3 : The supply and 4 : None of these
1 : The supply is more 2 : The demand is
demand are well can be inferred
than demand. more than supply.
balanced. from the passage.
What is the author's view about interest rates?
5 :
2 : There should be 3 : The market
1 : The government Both
transparency with forces should set 4 : Both 1 and 2.
should set them. 2 and
regard to them. them.
3.
Which of the following will the author agree to?
2 : Indian economy 3 : Indian economy
1 : Indian economy
growth is not enough growth aggravates
growth will solve the 4 : None of these
to solve the problem the problem of
problem of poverty.
of poverty. poverty.
Which of the following will Dr. George agree to?
2 : The girl child is
3 : The girl child is
1 : The girl child is as more safe in the
more safe after birth
safe in the mother's mother's womb in 4 : None of these
as compared to the
womb as after birth. comparison to after
mother's womb.
birth.
What is the solution to the problem of female foeticide as envisioned by Dr. Bedi?
1 : Effective use of 2 : Mass public 3 : Comparison 4 : Contempt
law. outrage. with Nithari killing. towards doctors.
What is the tone of the passage?
1 : Factual 2 : Biased 3 : Aggressive 4 : Sad
What is Akhila Sivadas's opinion on the PCPNDT act?
3 : The act 4 : The act is
1 : The act is 2 : The act needs
encourages demand sound, but needs
inconsistent. reform.
for foeticide. enforcement.
What does the word sanitised imply in the first paragraph of the passage?
4 : None of these
1 : Unforgivable 2 : Legitimate 3 : Free from dirt
What is the doctors' explanation for foeticide?
3 : The technology
2 : They do it
1 : They think it is is available and
because people 4 : None of these
legitimate. there is no harm
demand it.
using it.
Which of the two people mentioned in the passage suggest similar solution to the problem?
1 : Dr. Agnihotri and 2 : Dr. Bedi and Dr. 3 : Dr. George and 4 : Dr. George and
Dr. George Agnihotri Dr. Bedi Miss Sivadas
Which "demand" does the author refer to, in paragraph 5?
2 : Demand for high 4 : Demand for
1 : Demand for 3 : Demand for
income jobs for sex determination
principled doctors. youth icons.
women. and abortion.

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