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VERBAL ABILITY
1. Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in

meaning to the word printed in bold.
Abhorrent
a) Loathsome
b) Quarrelsome
c) Candid
d) Appealing
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Meaning: Abhorrent is something offensive to the mind,
causing disgust, hatred etc.
Example: They consider it abhorrent how she keeps her dog
chained all the time.
Synonyms: Disgusting, Loathsome, Repulsive, Despicable
Antonyms: Innocuous, Inoffensive, Acceptable
2. Choose the word or group of words which is most similar in
meaning to the word printed in bold.
Vindicate
a) Precipice
b) Defend
c) Impeach
d) Impute
Answer: (b)

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Solution:
Meaning: To vindicate is defined as to clear someone of
criticism or blame.
Example: He acted in the courts to vindicate his rights.
Synonyms: Absolve, Defend, Disprove, Justify
Antonyms: Blame, Charge, Condemn, Convict, Deny
3. Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to
the word given below?
Mitigate
a) Diminish
b) Divulge
c) Dedicate
d) Denote
Answer: (a)
Solution:
mitigate
(a) To cause to become less harsh, hostile or mollify
Ex:
(i) aggressiveness may be mitigated or channeled
(ii) to make less severe, painful or alleviate
(iii) extenuate
Synonyms of mitigate: allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, help,
mollify, palliate, relieve, sooth and diminish.

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4. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below
sentence.
Are you aware for a long time that / by making me waiting / for
a long time / my schedule is getting upset?
a) Are you aware for a long time that
b) by making me waiting
c) for a long time
d) my schedule is getting upset?
Answer: (b)
Solution:
By making me wait

5. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in below
sentence.
Not only the judges acquitted / him of all the charges / levelled
against him, but / also commended all his actions.
a) Not only the judges acquitted
b) Him of all the charges
c) Levelled against him, but
d) Also commended all his actions.
Answer: (a)
Solution:
The judges not only acquitted

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6. Choose the grammatically INCORRECT sentence:
a) They gave us the money back less the service charges of
Three Hundred rupees.
b) This country's expenditure is not less than that of Bangladesh.
c) The committee initially asked for a funding of Fifty Lakh
rupees, but later settled for a lesser sum.
d) This country's expenditure on educational reforms is very
less.
Answer: (d)
Solution:
The country’s expenditure on educational reforms is very low.

7. In each of the following questions, there is only one word which
is with is either correctly spelt or misspelt. Identify that word
from the given options.
1. Coupious
2. Captious
3. Cautious
4. Capricious
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: (a)
Solution:
Correct Spelling: Copious

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Breakdown: Co-pi-ous
Meaning: Copious is someone or something full of thought,
information or matter.
It also means profuse or exuberant in words, expression or style.
8. In each of the following questions, there is only one word which
is with is either correctly spelt or misspelt. Identify that word
from the given options.
1. Exuberant
2. Erroneous
3. Extraneous
4. Exemplify
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Correct Spelling: Erroneous
Breakdown: Er-ro-ne-ous
Meaning: Erroneous is something that is containing or
characterized by error.

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9. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given
below to complete the following sentence:
Suresh's dog is the one ___ was hurt in the stampede.
a) Attempts
b) Which
c) Meetings
d) Whom
Answer: (b)
Solution:
The relative pronoun ‘that’ is used in preference to ‘who’,
‘which’, and after some words such as ‘all’, ‘same’, ‘any’,
‘none’, ‘nothing’, ‘one’, ‘and’, ‘the only’, here the antecedent is
‘Suresh’s dog’ which refers to only animal so ‘that’ should be
used.

10. Four alternatives are given for the idioms/ phrases underlined
in the sentence. Choose the one that best expresses the meaning
of the idiom.
Aya had a chequered career. since I first knew him as an office
assistant in the insurance company.
a) Had a variety of jobs and experiences
b) A career which helped him make lot of money
c) A career where he signed a lot of cheques
d) Did odd jobs
Answer: (a)

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11. It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior;
the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be
_________.
a) Predictable
b) Unexpected
c) Admirable
d) Explicit
Answer: (b)

12. An investigation that is _________ can occasionally yield new
facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such
facts is the result of a search in a definite direction.
a) Timely
b) Unguided
c) Consistent
d) Uncomplicated
Answer: (b)

13. Kagan maintains that an infant’s reactions to its first stressful
experiences are part of a natural process of development, not
harbingers of childhood unhappiness or _________ signs of
adolescent anxiety.
a) Prophetic
b) Normal
c) Monotonous
d) Virtual
Answer: (a)

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14. Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given
below to complete the following sentence:
Despite several ___ the mission succeeded in its attempt to
resolve the conflict.
a) Attempts
b) Setbacks
c) Meetings
d) Delegations
Answer: (b)
Solution:
The preposition ‘despite’ indicates that it is contrasting
sentence. So, the sentence falls under the category of contrast
sentence. In the second part of the sentence the word
‘succeeded’ is the content word. The blank is obviously opposite
of the content word.

15. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the
given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
1. The main difference is that efficiency is a ration and
effectiveness is not.
2. But they reach efficiency in a different way than American
businesses.
3. The Japanese are very efficient and such concepts as "just in
time" are a witness to their efficiency.
4. They reach efficiency through the route of effectiveness.

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a) 3241
b) 1432
c) 3142
d) 3412
Answer: (a)
Solution:
2 follows 3 which mentions that the efficiency mentioned in 3 is
attained through a particular mode.
4 describes the efficiency. 1 concludes by explaining the
difference.
So option a is the correct answer.
16. They were requested not to quarrel with others.
Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to
the word quarrel?
a) Make out
b) Call out
c) Dig out
d) Fall out
Answer: (d)
Solution:
The meaning of quarrel is fall out which means to cut off
relations over a quarrel.
(a) Make out means to discover the meaning of, to understand,

to sea, to hear, etc.

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(b) Call out means to summon someone to leave his house to
deal with a situation outside.

(c) Dig out means to find something that has been hidden or
forgotten for a long time or unearth.

(d) Fall out means to quarrel
17. In the question below, complete the sentences with the

appropriate choice.
________ a new self – image for women along with new modes
of thinking and a new system of values.
a) Ethnic liberation movements deny
b) The renaissance of women assesses
c) Conventional stereotypes are creating
d) The feminist movement is creating
Answer: (d)
18. In the question below, complete the sentences with the
appropriate choice.
____________; people must know and understand the
organizational structure they are to work in.
a) Organizations should be dynamic
b) Organizations must be hierarchical
c) Organizations should be transparent
d) Organizations must be centralized
Answer: (c)

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19. Complete the sentence:
Dare ____ mistake.
a) Commit
b) To commit
c) Committed
d) Committing
Answer: (a)
Solution:
When dare means “to have enough courage or to challenge
someone to do something”. It can be used either as a modal verb
or as a main verb. As a modal verb it takes “bare infinitive”
In the given question “Dare” is used as a modal verb it goes
with bare infinitive (i.e.) commit.

20. The raison deter of a controversy is
a) The enthusiasm with which it is kept alive
b) The fitness with which participants handle it
c) The reason or justification of its existence
d) The unending hostility the parties concerned have towards
each other
Answer: (c)

21. A religious discourse
a) Preach
b) Stanza
c) Sanctorum
d) Sermon

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Answer: (d)
Solution:
A talk on a religious or moral subject, especially one given
during a church service and based on a passage from the Bible.
22. Choose the grammatically CORRECT sentence:
a) Two and two add four
b) Two and two become four
c) Two and two are four
d) Two and two make four
Answer: (d)
Solution:
“Two and Two make four”.
The word “make” means “amount to” Two and two (amount to)
or (make) four. “Two and two are four suggests that they are
separate numbers.
Grammatically both options (c) and (d) are used in different
sense. Hence, the general usage is Two and Two make four.
23. In the following question, a sentence is given which has an
underlined part. Select the best replacement for the underlined
phrase from the given options.
Several processes are involved in the making of bone china, but
the ingredients that set it apart from fine china is the component
of bone ash that is included in its manufacture.
a) but the ingredients that set it apart from fine china is the

component of bone ash

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b) but the ingredient that sets it apart from fine china is the
component of bone ash

c) but the ingredient that put apart from fine china is the
component of bone ash

d) although the ingredient that sets it apart from fine china is the
component of one ash

Answer: (b)
24. In the following question, a sentence is given which has an

underlined part. Select the best replacement for the underlined
phrase from the given options.
Who have not seen a Bond movie and fantasied of becoming a
secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of dangerous
enemies assisted by beautiful damsels, wiping out the evil and
their empires?
a) Who have not seen Bond movie and fantasied of becoming a

secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of dangerous
enemies assisted by beautiful damsels, wiping out the evil
and their empires?
b) Who has not seen a Bond movie and had the fantasy of
becoming a secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of
dangerous enemies assisted by beautiful damsels, wiping out
the evil and their empires?
c) Who has not seen a Bond movie and fantasied becoming a
secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of dangerous

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enemies, assisted by beautiful damsels and wiping out the
evil and their empires?
d) Who have not seen Bond movie and fantasied becoming a
secret agent, going to exotic places in pursuit of dangerous
enemies’ beautiful damsels assisting, wiping out the evil and
their empires?
Answer: (c)
25. Statement: You can always give me a ring whenever you
need.
Which one of the following is the best inference from the above
statement?
a) Because I have a nice caller tune.
b) Because I have a better telephone facility
c) Because a friend in need is a friend indeed
d) Because you need not pay towards the telephone bills when
you give me a ring
Answer: (c)
Solution:
Inference is an act of drawing a conclusion from the given
information
(a) You cannot infer any information about the caller tune as it
is a need
(b) It doesn’t imply anything about telephone facility
(c) Correct: you can infer from this statement as it is a need

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(d) Whether you pay the telephone bills or not is the concern but
it is the need

26. Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in
meaning to the word in bold.
Tepid
a) Dispassionate
b) Cool
c) Crisp
d) Clever
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Meaning: The meaning of tepid is something that is lukewarm,
not hot.
It also is someone or something that indicates very little warmth
or enthusiasm.
Example: I'm drinking a cup of tepid water.
Synonyms: Lukewarm, Dull, Mild, Unenthusiastic
Antonyms: Keen, Enthusiastic, Cold

27. Choose the word or group of words which is most opposite in
meaning to the word in bold.
Forsake
a) Craft
b) Embrace
c) Shun
d) Infer

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Answer: (b)
Solution:
Meaning: The meaning of forsake is to abandon or to give up
something.
To forsake another person is to leave them entirely, usually in a
moment of need.
Example: Why did you forsake me back then?
Synonyms: Abandon, Disown, Forgo, Relinquish, Renounce
Antonyms: Allow, Approve, Continue, Keep
28. The Palghat Gap (or Palakkad Gap), a region about 30 km
wide in the southern part of the Western Ghats in India, is lower
than the hillyterrain to its north and south. The exact reasons for
the formation of this gap are not clear. It results in the
neighboring regions of Tamil Nadu getting more rainfall from
the South West monsoon and the neighbouring regions of
Kerala having higher summer temperatures.
What can be inferred from this passage?
a) The Palghat gap is caused by high rainfall and high

temperature in southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala
b) The regions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala that are near the

Palghat Gap are low-lying
c) The low terrain of the Palghat Gap has a significant impact

on weather patterns in neighboring parts of Tamil Nadu and
Kerala

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d) Higher summer temperatures result in higher rainfall near the
Palghat Gap area

Answer: (c)
Solution:
(a) The passage states that the exact reasons for the exact

reasons for the formations of the Palghat gap are not clear but
the options state the Palghat gap is caused by high rain fall
and it is contradicting the statement.
(b) It is the Palghat gap that is low-lying not the regions in
Tamilnadu and Kerala.
(c) Correct: The Palghat gap as significant impact on weather
patterns in neighboring parts of Tamilnadu and Kerala.
(d) The cause of the Palghat gap is not known
29. In the following question, four pairs of words follow the first
pair. Select the pair whose relation most closely matches the
first pair.
Sound: Deaf
a) Light: Blind
b) Language: Dumb
c) Walk: Handicapped
d) Brain: Autistic
Answer: (a)

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30. Geneticists say that they are very close to confirming the
genetic roots of psychiatric illnesses such as depression and
schizophrenia, and consequently, that doctors will be able to
eradicate these diseases through early identification and gene
therapy.
On which of the following assumptions does the statement
above rely?
a) Strategies are now available for eliminating psychiatric
illnesses
b) Certain psychiatric illnesses have a genetic basis
c) All human diseases can be traced back to genes and how they
are expressed
d) In the future, genetics will become the only relevant field for
identifying psychiatric illnesses
Answer: (b)
Solution:
Assumption is an un stated idea that supports the conclusion.
(a) The sentence doesn’t support the conclusion as it contradicts
the statement i.e. the passage states the strategies are now
available
(b) Correct: It supports the conclusion. Therefore, this is the
right assumption.
(c) The word ‘All human dieses’ is ambiguous as the passage
mentions only two dieses namely ‘depression and
schizophrenia’. It leads to fallacy called generalization.

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(d) The word ‘only’ is ambiguous. Therefore, it doesn’t support
the conclusion.

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