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NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 1

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Ameliorate

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 1

- "Ameliorate" means to improve or make better. So, its opposite would be a word that means to make worse or deteriorate.
- "Worsen" fits this description as it means to make something worse or more severe. For example, if a situation improves, it gets better, but if it worsens, it gets worse.
- Therefore, "worsen" is the most nearly opposite word to "ameliorate."
- Options A, B, and C are not opposite in meaning to "ameliorate" because they all suggest some form of improvement or softening.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 2

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Entice

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 2

- "Entice" means to persuade or attract someone to do something, often by offering something appealing. So, its opposite would be a word that means to drive someone away or cause them to feel disgusted or disinterested.
- "Repulse" fits this description as it means to reject or drive away someone or something in a forceful or offensive manner. For example, if something is enticing, it attracts people, but if something is repulsive, it drives people away.
- Therefore, "repulse" is the most nearly opposite word to "entice."
- Options A, C, and D are not opposite in meaning to "entice" because they all suggest some form of attraction or repetition.

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NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 3

In each of the questions below, five sentences, labeled A, B, C, D and E, are given. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

(A) Compared with Morse's "What hath God wrought!" this is disappointingly banal - as if Neil Armstrong, setting foot on the moon, had uttered the words: "Buzz, could you toss me that rock hammer?"

(B) People who use the Internet (or for that matter, who make long-distance phone calls) but who don't know about wires are just like the millions of complacent motorists who pump gasoline into their cars without ever considering where it came from or how it found its way to the corner gas station.

(C) According to legend, in 1876 the first sounds transmitted down a wire were Alexander Graham Bell saying "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you."

(D) Today, another 120 years later, we take wires completely for granted.

(E) It's as though during the 32 years following Morse's message, people had become inured to the amazing powers of wire.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 3
Sentence C and A are pairs; since Sentence C tells us about the first message transmitted down a wire, and Sentence A comments on the banality of that message. Thus A must immediately follow C. This arrangement is not found in Options 3 and 5, hence they are eliminated.

The passage cannot begin with Sentence D. Sentences C, A and E talk about the recent past, when wire transmission and Morse Code were first invented. Sentence D then comments on the declining importance of one of these inventions, i.e. wire transmission. Thus, D cannot precede sentences C, A and E. Thus Options 4 and 1 are also eliminated. Option 2 is the right answer

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 4

In the following set of questions, a word in capital is followed by four options. From the options, find the appropriate word that reflects the Opposite / Contradictory meaning (Antonym) to the given word.

CANTANKEROUS

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 4

- "Cantankerous" means bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative.
- Therefore, its opposite would be a word that suggests being agreeable, helpful, or willing to work together.
- "Co-operative" fits this description as it means willing to work or act together in a joint effort or undertaking. For example, if someone is cantankerous, they are difficult to work with, but if someone is cooperative, they are easy to work with.
- Therefore, "co-operative" is the appropriate antonym for "cantankerous."
- Options A, C, D, and E do not convey the opposite meaning of being uncooperative.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 5

For each of the following questions, select the answer pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

BACTERIA : DECOMPOSITION

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 5

- The relationship between "bacteria" and "decomposition" is that of cause and effect—bacteria cause decomposition to occur. - Similarly, the relationship between "yeast" and "fermentation" is also one of cause and effect—yeast causes fermentation to occur.
- In both cases, one entity (bacteria or yeast) initiates a process (decomposition or fermentation).
- Therefore, option C, "yeast : fermentation," expresses a relationship most similar to that of the capitalized pair.
- Options A, B, D, and E do not convey a cause and effect relationship similar to the one between bacteria and decomposition.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 6

The sentence below has been broken up into four parts sequentially (A, B, C, D). Choose that part which contains a mistake. Select option E, if there is no error.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 6
Usage of 'requires' is wrong in the given sentence. It should be 'assumes'.

The correct sentence is "I definitely disagree with the position that assumes that money is a key motivator."

Hence, the correct option is (C).

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 7

Each sentence below has been broken up into four parts sequentially (a, b, c, d). Choose that part which contains a mistake. Select option e, if there is no error.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 7

- The word "felicitate" is not used correctly in this context. It seems like there is a mistake in the sentence structure. "Felicitate" means to congratulate or express pleasure to someone, which doesn't fit logically in this sentence.
- It seems like the intended word might be "facilitate," which means to make something easier or more convenient. Therefore, the corrected phrase should be "a network to facilitate contacts."
- This change ensures that the sentence makes sense grammatically and logically.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 8

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Can an experiment conceived, carried out, and reported in kids-speak with pencil-coloured figures and hand-written tables by school children aged 8 to 10 years get published in a highly rated international journal following a peer-reviewing process? Twenty-seven schoolchildren from a primary school in UK have proved this is (A) - if a simple but novel scientific question raised is (B) in a scientific way. Their paper was published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. Their (C) was that bumble-bees can use a "combination of colour and spatial relationships in deciding which colour of flower to forage from." Considering that our understanding of how bees perceive coloured patterns and scenes is inadequate, this inspiring outcome has shown that schoolchildren guided by gifted teachers can think and (D) out experiments like any hard-wired scientist.

Choose the best word in place of (C) from the given passage

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 8
- The blank (C) requires a word that describes what the schoolchildren discovered through their experiment.
- "Finding" refers specifically to the results or conclusions drawn from research, making it the most appropriate choice.
- The sentence states their conclusion about how bumble-bees forage, which aligns perfectly with the definition of a finding.
- Other options like "question," "methodology," "result," and "studies" do not accurately capture the essence of their discovery.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 9

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Can an experiment conceived, carried out, and reported in kids-speak with pencil-coloured figures and hand-written tables by school children aged 8 to 10 years get published in a highly rated international journal following a peer-reviewing process? Twenty-seven schoolchildren from a primary school in UK have proved this is (A) - if a simple but novel scientific question raised is (B) in a scientific way. Their paper was published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. Their (C) was that bumble-bees can use a "combination of colour and spatial relationships in deciding which colour of flower to forage from." Considering that our understanding of how bees perceive coloured patterns and scenes is inadequate, this inspiring outcome has shown that schoolchildren guided by gifted teachers can think and (D) out experiments like any hard-wired scientist.

Choose the best word in place of (B) from the given passage

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 9
There is a mention of 'novel scientific question' in the sentence. Hence, 'answered' is a suitable word.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 10

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Can an experiment conceived, carried out, and reported in kids-speak with pencil-coloured figures and hand-written tables by school children aged 8 to 10 years get published in a highly rated international journal following a peer-reviewing process? Twenty-seven schoolchildren from a primary school in UK have proved this is (A) - if a simple but novel scientific question raised is (B) in a scientific way. Their paper was published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. Their (C) was that bumble-bees can use a "combination of colour and spatial relationships in deciding which colour of flower to forage from." Considering that our understanding of how bees perceive coloured patterns and scenes is inadequate, this inspiring outcome has shown that schoolchildren guided by gifted teachers can think and (D) out experiments like any hard-wired scientist.

Choose the best word in place of (A) from the given passage

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 10
The context of the sentence is that twenty-seven children have done something which was thought impossible. So, 'possible' is a suitable answer.

Hence, the correct option is (E).

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 11

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words/phrases are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Can an experiment conceived, carried out, and reported in kids-speak with pencil-coloured figures and hand-written tables by school children aged 8 to 10 years get published in a highly rated international journal following a peer-reviewing process? Twenty-seven schoolchildren from a primary school in UK have proved this is (A) - if a simple but novel scientific question raised is (B) in a scientific way. Their paper was published in the Royal Society's Biology Letters journal. Their (C) was that bumble-bees can use a "combination of colour and spatial relationships in deciding which colour of flower to forage from." Considering that our understanding of how bees perceive coloured patterns and scenes is inadequate, this inspiring outcome has shown that schoolchildren guided by gifted teachers can think and (D) out experiments like any hard-wired scientist

Choose the best word in place of (d) from the given passage

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 11
'carry out' is the correct phrase
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 12

In each of the questions below, five sentences, labeled A, B, C, D and E, are given. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

(A) This example uses the value of freedom to support equality; intriguingly, the 1847 manifesto of the Communist Party conversely uses the value of equality to support freedom.

(B) Major political ideologies employ co-value argumentation: they appeal to one value in order to support another value.

(C) These are not isolated cases of co-value argumentation; appealing to one social value to validate another unites people as diverse as Plato, who stated that equality leads to friendship, and Howard Greenspan, who stated that "Honesty leads to success in life and business".

(D) Although there are a number of other important ways in which values are embedded within argumentation, co-value argumentation has yet to receive empirical scrutiny.

(E) Consider the following quote from a speech of George W. Bush: "I will choose freedom because I think freedom leads to equality."

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 12
Sentence C begins with, 'These are not isolated cases of co-value argumentation..' This suggests that the passage must refer to at least two cases of co-value argumentation before Sentence C can make its appearance. These two cases or examples are found in Sentences E and A. Thus any Option in which C precedes sentences E and A must be eliminated. Thus, Option 1 and 3 are eliminated.

The passage must begin with Sentence B, as B lays out the fundamental idea of the passage. Sentences E, A and C provide further information and examples supporting that fundamental idea. D is the de-facto conclusion of the passage. Thus Options 2 and 5 are eliminated, and Option 4 is the right answer.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 13

Each question below has blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The mother bear has fasted for as long as eight months ____ that does not stop the young ____ demanding full access to her remaining reserves

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 13
Preposition 'but' fits first blank

Preposition 'from' is used in the following cases:

- in the sense of where from

- who gave it

Hence, option 3

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 14

The question below has blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The first ended ___ the moving scene ____ the coral cemetery which left a deep impression ___ my mind.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 14
Prepositions 'with' and 'in' are suitable for first and second blanks respectively

Preposition 'on' can be used in the following cases:

- attached

- for a place with a river

- being on a surface

- for a certain side (left, right)

- for a floor in a house

- for public transport

Hence, the correct option is (C).

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 15

In the following set of questions, a word in capital is followed by four options. From the options, find the appropriate word that reflects the closest or similar meaning (synonym) to the given word.

MUSTERED

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 15
mustered means 'collect or assemble (a number or amount)'

Hence, option 4

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 16

Directions: Analyze the following passage and provide appropriate answers for the questions that follow.

The assumption of rationality puts an economist in a position to “explain” some features of market behavior, such as the dispersion of prices of psychophysically identical goods such as beer according to the amount spent on advertising them (no doubt, the fact that most beer is bought by individuals rather than as raw material by firms, which could be expected to be more rational than individuals, is part of the explanation.) Clearly something is wrong somewhere with the usual model of a competitive market with perfect information, for the virtually content less advertising cannot be considered as increasing the utility of beer in an obvious way. But if one can keep the assumption of rational actors, one need not get into the intellectual swamp of sentiment nor of preferences that depend on price. If one agrees, for example, that consumers use advertising as an index of the effort a producer will put into protecting its reputation and so as a predictor of quality control efforts, one can combine it with the standard mechanism and derive testable consequences from it

But why, logically speaking, does it not matter that any of us, with a few years' training, could disprove the assumptions? It is for the same reason that the statistical mechanics of gases is not undermined when Rutherford teaches a lot of only moderately bright physicists to use X-ray diffraction to disprove the assumption that molecules are little hard elastic balls. The point is, departures that Rutherford teaches us to find from the mechanism built into statistical mechanics are small and hardly ever systematic at level of gases. Ignorance and error about the quality of beer is also, unlikely to be systematic at the level of the consumers' beer market, though it would become systematic if buyers imposed quality control procedures on sellers in contracts of sale (as corporations very often do in their contracts with suppliers). So when we find beers that advertising can make the ignorance and error systematic at the level of markets, just as lasers with wavelengths resonant with the internal structures and sizes of molecules can make molecular motions in gases systematic. The interesting one is that virtually content-less advertising is nevertheless information to a rational actor.

Q. Why has the author referred to Rutherford in the passage?

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 16
In the given question, the first thing you need to do is to understand the example of Rutherford. The author uses to prove that how we mistakenly take molecules to be elastic balls when they are not, and in a similar vein, we assume advertising to be sign of the quality of the beer, which is again not true. This means that he is pointing out to the illogical nature of the comparison being made in this case. Which option illustrates such a relationship? Option 2 does that perfectly for us. Options 1, 3, 4 and 5 are incorrect as each of these misses the central idea of the passage, which is the role of advertising in the price of the products.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 17

Directions: Analyze the following passage and provide appropriate answers for the questions that follow.

The assumption of rationality puts an economist in a position to “explain” some features of market behavior, such as the dispersion of prices of psychophysically identical goods such as beer according to the amount spent on advertising them (no doubt, the fact that most beer is bought by individuals rather than as raw material by firms, which could be expected to be more rational than individuals, is part of the explanation.) Clearly something is wrong somewhere with the usual model of a competitive market with perfect information, for the virtually content less advertising cannot be considered as increasing the utility of beer in an obvious way. But if one can keep the assumption of rational actors, one need not get into the intellectual swamp of sentiment nor of preferences that depend on price. If one agrees, for example, that consumers use advertising as an index of the effort a producer will put into protecting its reputation and so as a predictor of quality control efforts, one can combine it with the standard mechanism and derive testable consequences from it

But why, logically speaking, does it not matter that any of us, with a few years' training, could disprove the assumptions? It is for the same reason that the statistical mechanics of gases is not undermined when Rutherford teaches a lot of only moderately bright physicists to use X-ray diffraction to disprove the assumption that molecules are little hard elastic balls. The point is, departures that Rutherford teaches us to find from the mechanism built into statistical mechanics are small and hardly ever systematic at level of gases. Ignorance and error about the quality of beer is also, unlikely to be systematic at the level of the consumers' beer market, though it would become systematic if buyers imposed quality control procedures on sellers in contracts of sale (as corporations very often do in their contracts with suppliers). So when we find beers that advertising can make the ignorance and error systematic at the level of markets, just as lasers with wavelengths resonant with the internal structures and sizes of molecules can make molecular motions in gases systematic. The interesting one is that virtually content-less advertising is nevertheless information to a rational actor.

Q. Which of the following, as per author, are psychophysical goods?

1. Concrete

2. Car

3. Mobile Phone

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 17
Psychophysical goods refers to the goods which have a similar physical nature and psychological effect, irrespective of the brand that is being talked about. In the given case, beer is a good example for the same as it is a product which is almost similar irrespective of the brands. The only option that comes close to beer is concrete, but we have to select a minimum of two (see the options; and thus we cannot make any choice in this case. Hence, the answer is option 5.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 18

Directions: Analyze the following passage and provide appropriate answers for the questions that follow.

The assumption of rationality puts an economist in a position to “explain” some features of market behavior, such as the dispersion of prices of psychophysically identical goods such as beer according to the amount spent on advertising them (no doubt, the fact that most beer is bought by individuals rather than as raw material by firms, which could be expected to be more rational than individuals, is part of the explanation.) Clearly something is wrong somewhere with the usual model of a competitive market with perfect information, for the virtually content less advertising cannot be considered as increasing the utility of beer in an obvious way. But if one can keep the assumption of rational actors, one need not get into the intellectual swamp of sentiment nor of preferences that depend on price. If one agrees, for example, that consumers use advertising as an index of the effort a producer will put into protecting its reputation and so as a predictor of quality control efforts, one can combine it with the standard mechanism and derive testable consequences from it

But why, logically speaking, does it not matter that any of us, with a few years' training, could disprove the assumptions? It is for the same reason that the statistical mechanics of gases is not undermined when Rutherford teaches a lot of only moderately bright physicists to use X-ray diffraction to disprove the assumption that molecules are little hard elastic balls. The point is, departures that Rutherford teaches us to find from the mechanism built into statistical mechanics are small and hardly ever systematic at level of gases. Ignorance and error about the quality of beer is also, unlikely to be systematic at the level of the consumers' beer market, though it would become systematic if buyers imposed quality control procedures on sellers in contracts of sale (as corporations very often do in their contracts with suppliers). So when we find beers that advertising can make the ignorance and error systematic at the level of markets, just as lasers with wavelengths resonant with the internal structures and sizes of molecules can make molecular motions in gases systematic. The interesting one is that virtually content-less advertising is nevertheless information to a rational actor.

Q. Which of the following statements would be the closest to the arguments in the passage?

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 18
This is a direct answer that can be derived from the lines: Ignorance and error about the quality of beer is also, unlikely to be systematic at the level of the consumers' beer market, though it would become systematic if buyers imposed quality control procedures on sellers in contracts of sale (as corporations very often do in their contracts with suppliers).
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 19

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Stingy

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 19

Stingy means unwilling to give or spend; ungenerous.

Liberal means willing to respect or accept behavior or opinions different from one's own; open to new ideas.

Hence, the correct option is (D).

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 20

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Delude

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 20

Meaning: To delude is to trick or fool, often in relation to yourself.

Example: We should not delude ourselves by entertaining that hope.

Synonyms: Deceive, Fool, Dupe, Misguide, Bluff

Antonyms: Honest, Truthful, Debunk, Undeceive

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 21

In the following set of questions, a word in the capital is followed by four options. From the options, find the appropriate word that reflects the Opposite / Contradictory meaning (Antonym) to the given word.

EMBLAZON

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 21
Emblazon means conspicuously inscribe or display a design on.

Blacken means make or become black.

Hence, the correct option is (A).

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 22

Directions: Analyze the following passage and provide appreciate answers for the questions that follow.

Ideas involving the theory probability play a decisive part in modern physics. Yet we will still lack a satisfactory, consistence definition of probability; or, what amounts to much the same, we still lack a satisfactory axiomatic system for the calculus of probability. The relations between probability and experience are also still in need of clarification. In investigating this problem we shall discover what will at first seem an almost insuperable objection to my methodological views. For although probability statements play such a vitally important role in empirical science, they turn out to be in principle impervious to strict falsification. Yet this very stumbling block will become a touchstone upon which to test my theory, in order to find out what it is worth. Thus, we are confronted with two tasks. The first is to provide new foundations for the calculus of probability. This I shall try to do by developing the theory of probability as a frequency theory, along the lines followed by Richard von Mises, But without the use of what he calls the 'axiom of convergence'

(or 'limit axiom') and with a somewhat weakened 'axiom of randomness' The second task is to elucidate the relations between probability and experience. This means solving what I call the problem of decidability statements. My hope is that the investigations will help to relieve the present unsatisfactory situation in which physicists make much use of probabilities without being able to say, consistently, what they mean by 'probability'.

Q. Author has talked about the two tasks in the above passage. Choose the best option from the following statements relevant to the tasks.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 22
Answer can be inferred from lines although probability statements play such a vitally important role in empirical science, they turn out to be in principle impervious to strict falsification. Yet this very stumbling block will become a touchstone upon which to test my theory. In light of this statement, options 1 and 2 can be eliminated. Options 3 and 4 are narrow and not supported by passage. As it can be inferred from last few lines of the passage, both the tasks would be important for the author to test his theory. So, option 5 is the answer.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 23

Directions: Analyze the following passage and provide appreciate answers for the questions that follow.

Ideas involving the theory probability play a decisive part in modern physics. Yet we will still lack a satisfactory, consistence definition of probability; or, what amounts to much the same, we still lack a satisfactory axiomatic system for the calculus of probability. The relations between probability and experience are also still in need of clarification. In investigating this problem we shall discover what will at first seem an almost insuperable objection to my methodological views. For although probability statements play such a vitally important role in empirical science, they turn out to be in principle impervious to strict falsification. Yet this very stumbling block will become a touchstone upon which to test my theory, in order to find out what it is worth. Thus, we are confronted with two tasks. The first is to provide new foundations for the calculus of probability. This I shall try to do by developing the theory of probability as a frequency theory, along the lines followed by Richard von Mises, But without the use of what he calls the 'axiom of convergence'

(or 'limit axiom') and with a somewhat weakened 'axiom of randomness' The second task is to elucidate the relations between probability and experience. This means solving what I call the problem of decidability statements. My hope is that the investigations will help to relieve the present unsatisfactory situation in which physicists make much use of probabilities without being able to say, consistently, what they mean by 'probability'.

Q. The statement, "The relations between probability and experience are still in need of clarification" implies that:

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 23
The answer can be found in lines ‘. For although probability statements play such a vitally important role in empirical science, they turn out to be in principle impervious to strict falsification.... Only option 4 can be inferred from the given paragraph, all other options are factually incorrect and not supported by the passage.
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 24

For each of the following questions, select the answer pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

INCUMBENT: OFFICE

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 24
The given pair defines characteristic

An incumbent is the occupier of an office

Similarly, a monarch is the occupier of the throne

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 25

Each sentence below has been broken up into four parts sequentially (a, b, c, d). Choose that part which contains a mistake. Select option e, if there is no error.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 25
'sold off' is correct phrase
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 26

Each sentence below has been broken up into four parts sequentially (a, b, c, d). Choose that part which contains a mistake. Select option e, if there is no error.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 26
It should be 'you would have definitely'
NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 27

In each of the questions below, five sentences, labeled A, B, C, D and E, are given. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

(A) These abandonment fears arise from unstable interpersonal relationships where they initially idealize another person, then criticize, and devalue them.

(B) Their self-image - as well as affect, cognition, and behavior - fluctuates with their perception of rejection or abandonment.

(C) This reflects a defensive mechanism called "splitting" where representations of the self and others are perceived as all good or all bad, and instead of successfully integrating these representations, they oscillate between the two with shifts in their affect.

(D) Sense of self is disrupted for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

(E) In BPD, this global feeling of self-identity and worth is one of several unstable attributes, which include unstable "interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity"

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 27
Sentences D and E are clearly a pair; Sentence D is the introductory sentence, while E then expands upon the idea touched upon in D. Thus E must immediately follow D. This arrangement is not found in Option 3 and 5, hence they are eliminated.

Sentence A must immediately follow Sentence B, as B talks of abandonment issues in people suffering from BPD, and A then builds up on that, giving the cause of these fears. The continuity in this pair is reflected in the usage of the term 'These abandonment fears..' in Sentence A. This sequence is not found in Option 2, thus eliminating it.

Sentence B begins with, 'Their self-image..' If the passage were to begin with B, it would be unclear who 'their' refers to. Thus Option 4 is eliminated, making Option 1 the right answer.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 28

In each of the questions below, five sentences, labeled A, B, C, D and E, are given. They need to be arranged in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the most appropriate option.

(A) Vital statistics are still largely computed following the traditional distinction between marital and nonmarital, not acknowledging the- historically, legitimate and illegitimate fertility - not acknowledging the social phenomenon of unmarried cohabitation.

(B) As such, there is still no established way to compare the fertility of marriage and cohabitation.

(C) Fertility is commonly estimated using vital statistics.

(D) For this reason, fertility estimates for cohabitation based on vital statistics are a rarity; when available, they are limited to the number or proportion of children born to cohabiting women.

(E) Vital statistics commonly report whether children are born to married parents or an unmarried mother, but do not commonly report whether the unmarried mother is cohabiting with the child's father.

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 28
The passage must begin with Sentence C, since C is the introductory part of the passage, and lays out the idea which the passage is about to explore in further detail. C tells us of the method used to estimate fertility, and sentences E and A follow, describing this method. As this arrangement is not found in Option 2, 4 and 5, they are eliminated.

Option 1 and 3 are very close. To arrive at the correct answer, we must look at Sentence D. Sentence D begins with 'For this reason..' suggesting that the reason must have been explained in the sentence preceding it. Sentence A gives the inconsistency in the definition of cohabitation. Sentence D then tells us the calculation error that occurs due to this inconsistency. Thus D must follow A. Option 1 is eliminated, and Option 3 is the right answer.

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 29

Each question below has blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

There is a danger ____ our experience ____ believing one's own forecasts

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 29
Preposition 'in' fits first blank

Preposition 'of' will be used in the following cases:

- who/what does it belong to. For ex: a page of the book

- what does it show. For ex: the picture of a palace

NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 30

Each question below has blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

____ another corner is a screen that shows a sample ____ what things people are searching for _____ that moment, all over the world

Detailed Solution for NMAT Mock Test - 1 (New Pattern) - Question 30
Preposition 'in' fits first blank

Preposition 'of' will be used in the following cases:

- who/what does it belong to. For ex: a page of the book

- what does it show. For ex: the picture of a palace

Preposition 'at' is used in the following cases:

- Used to point out specific time

- Used to indicate a place

- Used to indicate an activity

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