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Verbal Questions With Answers

March 10th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Verbal ability

verbal-questions-with-answers- Directions for next 5 Verbal Questions: Each question has a sentence with two blanks followed by four pairs of words as choices. Select the pair of words than can best complete the given sentence.

1. The latest amendments to the Patents Act 1970, expected to be introduced in Parliament to ________ with India’s commitments under the ‘Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights’ agreement of the WTO have _____ almost unanimous criticism.
a. concur …….. invited
b. compare ……. Solicited
c. comply …… invoked
d. conform ………. Induced
Ans. C.
‘Concur’ means to agree and is not apt for the first blank. ‘Compare’ cannot be the word for the first blank. ‘Conform with’ is not possible as it should be ‘Conform to’. Hence the correct words for the two blanks are ‘comply’ and ‘invoked.’

2. The Arunachal macaque’s high rank in the ______ ladder makes its morphological characterization, identify in relation to other closely related Macaca species and field habits scientifically _______ .
a. natural ……. Insipid
b. evolutionary ……. Exciting
c. developmental ………. Important
d. hierarchical ……… worthwhile
Ans. B.
The word ‘evolutionary’ is the most appropriate to go with ladder.

3. Despite India’s political ______, and sharp inter-party differences on certain issues, the centre and states need to work in ____ to create attractive investment destinations.
a. diversity …… tandem
b. multiplicity ……. Union
c. divisions ……… discord
d. unity …….. concert
Ans. A
The word ‘despite’ shows that the words in the blanks shouls be opposities of each other. Hence (3) and (4) are wrong. ‘To work in tandem’ is an apt phrase whereas ‘ to work in union’ is inappropriate.

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Verbal Questions For CAT

February 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Verbal ability

verbal-questions-for-cat. Directions for next 3 verbal questions: In each verbal questions, the word at the top of the table is used if four different ways, numbered a to d. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPRPRIATE.

1. Strike
a. I was struck by her choice resemblance to my aunt.
b. The Ambanis have struck gold at their venture in the telecom sector.
c. I firmly hold it to be a sin to strike a child.
d. The serial killer has struck yet again.

2. Wear
a. her old shoes were beginning to show signs of wear.
b. You will get years of wear out of that fur coat.
c. the effects of your long illness will soon wear.
d. the men in the army wear short hair.

3. Weather
a. She goes out jogging in all weather.
b. If you are under the weather, you need not go for the party tonight.
c. She managed to weather the rough period of her life quite bravely.
d. With exposure to sun, these bricks weather to a pinkish brown color.

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CAT Verbal Questions

February 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Verbal ability

cat-verbal-questions. Directions for next 5 CAT Verbal Questions: In each verbal questions, the word at the top is used in 4 different ways, labeled a to d. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPROPRIATE.

1. KEY

a. He was a key figure in the campaign.

b. She played a sonata in the key E flat major.

c. I wanted to key his reaction after I asked him the question.

d. The key is, how long can the federal government control the inflation rate.

2. KILL

a. I was in at the kill when she finally lost her job.

b. The captain stood on the kill of the ship.

c. The fighter plane prepared to move in for the kill.

d. Don’t kill yourself trying to get the work done by tomorrow. It can wait.

3. STATE

a. The man died in a state of grace.

b. State clearly how many driven in state throught the streets.

d. My hair gets full of state when I brush it.

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Verbal Questions for CAT

January 7th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Verbal ability

Verbal Questions for CAT

Directions for next 4 Verbal Questions for CAT: For each verbal question in this section, select the best of the answer choices given.

1. According to a recent study, attending a single sex high school aids an adolescent’s physical growth. Cited as evidence is the finding that during the first two years of high school, the average boy in an all-boys school grew five inches, and the average girl in an all-girls school grew four inches.

The answer to which of the following questions is needed in order to evaluate the reasoning presented in the study?

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