NMAT Mock Test - 7 (New Pattern) - CAT MCQ

Direction: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.:

Visualisation is the three-dimensional, multicoloured, singing-and-dancing version of affirmations that enables the subconscious to prefigure future achievement or success. It is a basic and fundamental human attribute, and one that can literally be the difference between surviving and not surviving.

When Victor Frankl, the Freudian psychologist, was examining the discriminating factors that enabled him, and many like him, to survive in the hell of the Nazi concentration camps, the key factor was the ability to visualize. All survivors had a vision of something beyond their current suffering, something more worthwhile, and something worth hanging on for.

This underlines the importance of each individual having a vision of something, outside and larger than herself, that gives her life some meaning. The very existence of a mission lifts the eyes to something more meaningful and enduring - and in so doing provides something to live for - at times when quiet surrender could be an attractive option. Such a vision gives a further raison d'etre for integrity, by providing a purpose that binds together the core values that make up self-worth.

One of the most powerful - and difficult to achieve - applications of visualization is to focus your mind daily on the person you intend to become. Create a clear mental picture of that person - and see it in full colour, and add sounds and smells, if they are appropriate. The emotional values you add to the visualization are vital in making the full connection to your subconscious, which acts only on thoughts that are mixed with emotions. These techniques are, of course, widely validated in fields like sport and business, where the peak performers are nearly all visualisers. They all see, fell, and fully experience their success before they achieve it.

Q. Which of the following statements, in the light of the above passage, is NOT correct?

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Bridle

Choose the word most nearly opposite to the given word.

Tepid

Select the most OPPOSITE of the given word from the given choices.

Legitimacy

Select the most OPPOSITE of the given word from the given choices.

PROSAIC

In each question there is a statement followed by three starters which are denoted by(A), (B) and(C). Each starter is a group of first few words of the sentence which, on proper completion, is supposed to convey the same meaning of the original statement. Find out which one or more starters can form grammatically correct sentence(s) to convey the SAME meaning of the original statement.

They lost to their opponents although they played most valiantly.

(A) Their opponents .......

(B) Despite the opponents'.....

(C) The opponents played valiantly.......

In each question there is a statement followed by three starters which are denoted by(A), (B) and(C). Each starter is a group of first few words of the sentence which, on proper completion, is supposed to convey the same meaning of the original statement. Find out which one or more starters can form grammatically correct sentence(s) to convey the SAME meaning of the original statement.

No sooner did he offer the bouquet to the guest than he left the dais.

(A) Hardly had he left the .......

(B) As soon as he left .....

(C) He left the dais immediately.....

In each question there is a statement followed by three starters which are denoted by(A), (B) and(C). Each starter is a group of first few words of the sentence which, on proper completion, is supposed to convey the same meaning of the original statement. Find out which one or more starters can form grammatically correct sentence(s) to convey the SAME meaning of the original statement.

Even if you dislike him you must not be rude to him.

(A) You must be polite .......

(B) Although you must not be rude

(C) Since you don't like.......

In each question there is a statement followed by three starters which are denoted by(A), (B) and(C). Each starter is a group of first few words of the sentence which, on proper completion, is supposed to convey the same meaning of the original statement. Find out which one or more starters can form grammatically correct sentence(s) to convey the SAME meaning of the original statement.

That social worker is the most respected person in our district.

(A) All other persons .......

(B) Most other social workers .......

(C) All the social workers in our.......

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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The barter system for getting goods and services (A) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was (B). People who had specific items or services would (C) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the (D) to making good trades. While the barter system (E) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system.

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

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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The barter system for getting goods and services (A) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was (B). People who had specific items or services would (C) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the (D) to making good trades. While the barter system (E) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system.

Q. Choose the best word in place of (E) from the given passage

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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The barter system for getting goods and services (A) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was (B). People who had specific items or services would (C) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the (D) to making good trades. While the barter system (E) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system.

Q. Choose the best word in place of (D) from the given passage

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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The barter system for getting goods and services (A) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was (B). People who had specific items or services would (C) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the (D) to making good trades. While the barter system (E) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system.

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

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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The barter system for getting goods and services (A) back many centuries. In most cultures the barter system was used before money was (B). People who had specific items or services would (C) these with others for the things they needed. Good negotiation was the (D) to making good trades. While the barter system (E) based on basic needs, today the barter system continues to thrive. The barter system transcends the monetary system.

Q. Choose the best word in place of (c) from the given passage

Read the sentences and choose the option that best arrange them in a logical order.

A. Some of these are tangible while others are not.

B. The micro factors look at brand building, product development, competition, pricing, decision making within organizations etc.

C. Another way to classify these factors is to distinguish which of them are macro in nature and which of them are micro.

D. The macro factors comprise government policies, state of the economy, changing demographics etc.

E. The factors influencing forecasts include social, technological, economic, political, religious, ethnic, governmental, and natural factors.

The sentences given in the questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given options to construct a coherent paragraph.

a) Each new encounter with a new culture is fraught with peril.

b) When successful, the feelings really are very much as though a major victory has been won.

c) Then the events occur and you return home either triumphant or defeated.

d) It is preceded by anxiety and information collection and rehearsal.

The sentences given in the questions, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given options to construct a coherent paragraph.

a) We are to make sure that we do not only see our destination being reached but also see our own bodies reaching them.

b) Some of us feel that deep down inside, we lack the enthusiasm for accomplishing what we really desire.

c) If this is the problem, then we are to practice our exercises.

d) This may be a sign that we lack respect for our inner self which results in low self esteem.

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.

However each of these propositions bristles _____ problems. It is not true that economic growth rate accelerated ____ 6% in the nineties. In fact, research has shown that the 'structural break' in India's economic growth occurred not in the early nineties _____ in the eighties, when economic growth accelerated to close to 6%

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.

This frustrating experience happens even though we are attending carefully ___ the task at hand, and even though the desired name has not faded _____ our minds - _____ we become acutely aware when we unexpectedly retrieve the blocked name hours or days later

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.

Pick _____ a glossy magazine or newspaper supplement and there will almost certainly be at least one double page spread that looks ____ a regular editorial page _____ is headed up either 'promotion' or 'advertisement'

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.

DISINTERESTED

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.

PROFUSION

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.

PRECONIZE

Choose the grammatically correct option from the following.

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Although broad generalization always oversimplify complex realities, we find numerous truths in the contrast between hierarchical, industrial manufacturing firms that dominated most of the twentieth century and today's service-based and knowledge-sensitive organisations. When industry meant repeatedly carrying out standard, well-defined tasks and workers were seen metaphorically (and sometimes literally) as part of a machine, progress could still be made when the social networks and relationships of individual employees were ignored or discouraged. In fact, those firms strongly depended on social capital and sometimes suffered from lack of it. Without some level of trust, respect, and generalised reciprocity, coordinated work of any kind is hard to accomplish. Still, as Henry Ford has commented, a certain rough logic lies behind treating people like cogs in a machine when you only expect and want them to do machine-like work.

But very little of the work of today's knowledge firm is repetitive or mechanical. It requires responsiveness, inventiveness, collaboration and attention. Judgement, persuasiveness, shared decisions, the pooling of knowledge, and the creative sparks people strike off one another depend on engagement with the work and one another, on the commitment that makes one genuinely a member of an organisation rather than simply an "employee". Although we ourselves sometimes fall into the trap of talking about "employers" and "employees" - the users and the used - those terms really belong to the industrial-age modal and are inappropriate to the kind of work and working relationships we consider here. Today's most economically productive work is largely voluntary, in the sense that doing it well calls for a willing engagement of the whole self in the task. "Going through the motions" is insufficient when the motions are not prescribed but change as you go along. In our view, the firm is neither a machine with each cog firmly in place performing its clearly defined task nor an unorganized (or self-organising) flock of opportunistic entrepreneurs pursuing their individual destinies. It is - it should be - a social organisation of people willingly engaged in a joint enterprise.

Q. Based on your reading of the above passage, identify the INCORRECT option.

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Although broad generalization always oversimplify complex realities, we find numerous truths in the contrast between hierarchical, industrial manufacturing firms that dominated most of the twentieth century and today's service-based and knowledge-sensitive organisations. When industry meant repeatedly carrying out standard, well-defined tasks and workers were seen metaphorically (and sometimes literally) as part of a machine, progress could still be made when the social networks and relationships of individual employees were ignored or discouraged. In fact, those firms strongly depended on social capital and sometimes suffered from lack of it. Without some level of trust, respect, and generalised reciprocity, coordinated work of any kind is hard to accomplish. Still, as Henry Ford has commented, a certain rough logic lies behind treating people like cogs in a machine when you only expect and want them to do machine-like work.

But very little of the work of today's knowledge firm is repetitive or mechanical. It requires responsiveness, inventiveness, collaboration and attention. Judgement, persuasiveness, shared decisions, the pooling of knowledge, and the creative sparks people strike off one another depend on engagement with the work and one another, on the commitment that makes one genuinely a member of an organisation rather than simply an "employee". Although we ourselves sometimes fall into the trap of talking about "employers" and "employees" - the users and the used - those terms really belong to the industrial-age modal and are inappropriate to the kind of work and working relationships we consider here. Today's most economically productive work is largely voluntary, in the sense that doing it well calls for a willing engagement of the whole self in the task. "Going through the motions" is insufficient when the motions are not prescribed but change as you go along. In our view, the firm is neither a machine with each cog firmly in place performing its clearly defined task nor an unorganized (or self-organising) flock of opportunistic entrepreneurs pursuing their individual destinies. It is - it should be - a social organisation of people willingly engaged in a joint enterprise.

Q. The above passage implies that

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.

Although broad generalization always oversimplify complex realities, we find numerous truths in the contrast between hierarchical, industrial manufacturing firms that dominated most of the twentieth century and today's service-based and knowledge-sensitive organisations. When industry meant repeatedly carrying out standard, well-defined tasks and workers were seen metaphorically (and sometimes literally) as part of a machine, progress could still be made when the social networks and relationships of individual employees were ignored or discouraged. In fact, those firms strongly depended on social capital and sometimes suffered from lack of it. Without some level of trust, respect, and generalised reciprocity, coordinated work of any kind is hard to accomplish. Still, as Henry Ford has commented, a certain rough logic lies behind treating people like cogs in a machine when you only expect and want them to do machine-like work.

But very little of the work of today's knowledge firm is repetitive or mechanical. It requires responsiveness, inventiveness, collaboration and attention. Judgement, persuasiveness, shared decisions, the pooling of knowledge, and the creative sparks people strike off one another depend on engagement with the work and one another, on the commitment that makes one genuinely a member of an organisation rather than simply an "employee". Although we ourselves sometimes fall into the trap of talking about "employers" and "employees" - the users and the used - those terms really belong to the industrial-age modal and are inappropriate to the kind of work and working relationships we consider here. Today's most economically productive work is largely voluntary, in the sense that doing it well calls for a willing engagement of the whole self in the task. "Going through the motions" is insufficient when the motions are not prescribed but change as you go along. In our view, the firm is neither a machine with each cog firmly in place performing its clearly defined task nor an unorganized (or self-organising) flock of opportunistic entrepreneurs pursuing their individual destinies. It is - it should be - a social organisation of people willingly engaged in a joint enterprise.

Q. The central idea of the passage relates to