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Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 1

Directions: In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation, and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.

A. One of the classroom exercise I conduct with my Persuasive Communication students.
B. At IIMA is taken from Kurukshetra war.
C. I ask a student to be Kunti, other to be Karna.
D. Kunti has to persuade Karna to leave Duryodhana and join the Pandavas.
A paragraph has been broken up into four different parts. Which of the parts has no error?

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 1
  • A should be corrected to 'one of the classroom exercises'.
  • B has to include the definite article "the Kurukshetra war".
  • C should be corrected "another to be Karna".
  • D has no error.
Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 2

Fill in the blank with the correct option in the given sentence:
He was a true _____math and at the same time a virtuoso storyteller.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 2
  • Polymath means a person of wide knowledge or learning.
  • Example:- "a Renaissance polymath"
  • Hence, 'poly' will come in the blank to make the sentence meaningful.

Hence, the correct answer is Option C.

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Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 3

"I absolutely must (seen) him, however painful it may be for me."

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 3

Must should be followed by a verb in simple present. Hence, the answer should be "must see".

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 4

Directions: In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.

Q. That thing which cannot be corrected.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 4

One word substitution is Incorrigible.

Unintelligible: Impossible to understand.

Indelible: Making marks that cannot be removed.

Illegible: Not clear enough to be read.

Incorrigible: Not able to be changed or reformed.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 5

In the following questions four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase italicised and underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of idiom/phrase. 

 

Q. I am afraid he is burning the candle at both ends and ruining his life.  

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 5

the candle at both ends: To overwork or exhaust oneself by doing too many things, especially both late at night and early in the  morning.

Hence, the correct answer is option c i.e. overtaxing his energies.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 6

Find the correctly spelt words.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 6

► Correctly spelt: Palate
► Meaning: Palate means the roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 7

DIRECTIONS: The following question contains an idiom and its usage in a sentence, followed by five possible meanings labelled A, B, C, D and E. Pick out the right meaning of the idiom in question and mark your answer accordingly.

Q.
As good as his word.

The student was "as good as his word".

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 7

Meaning of as good as his word: Doing what you have promised to do.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 8

The brand proposition now, therefore, had to be that Keokarpin Antiseptic Cream is more effective / because it penetrates deep down (being light and non-sticky) and works from within / (because of its ayurvedic ingredients) to keep skin blemish, free, and helps cope with cuts nicks, burns, and nappy rash. / No error.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 8

'Now' refers to present. Hence, it should have been "the brand proposition then, therefore had to be", or it could have been "the brand proposition now therefore is/has to be".

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 9

The situation has become difficult to _________________.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 9

COPE WITH - Handle it
The situation has become difficult to COPE WITH

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 10

We are making arrangements ... the functions        

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 10

यह Grammar के एक महत्वपूर्ण पाठ्य शीर्षक preposition पर आधारित प्रश्न है। यहां make arrangement for the function का प्रयोग सही है।

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 11

The pen is .... two hundred rupees.        

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 11

यहां उपयुक्त विकल्प worth है।

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 12

One who eats everything

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 12

Explanation : One word substitute is Omnivorous.

Omnipotent: (of a deity) having unlimited power.
Insolvent: unable to pay debts owed.
Omniscient: knowing everything.
Omnivorous: (of an animal or person) feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 13

PAIN:SEDATIVE

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 13

Pain: highly physical unpleasant sensation caused by illness or injury.
Sedative: promoting calm or inducing sleep.
So, her the pain is an emotion which can be cooled by sedatives.
In option (b) similarly,
Greif: intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death.
Consolation: the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment.
Here there is a similar meaning the Greif mainly obtained due to someone's death is emotion can be cooled by consolation. So, it is the appropriate suitable answer.
 

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 14

INSOLVENT

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 14

Solvent : means able to pay one's debts or not in debt.
Bankrupt :  means unable to pay his debts or exhausted.
So insolvent means bankrupt.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 15

 To end in smoke  

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 15

To end in smoke: to be destroyed or ruined.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 16

He passed the examination in the first class because he ......

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 17

Directions: Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question given below.

1. She put the bag with Jimmy’s belongings on the seat beside her in the car.
2. She carried Jimmy’s belongings, and the plastic bag with the lock of his hair to her son’s room.
3. Sally walked out of Children’s mercy Hospital for the last time, after spending most of the last six months there.
4. It was even harder to enter the empty house.
5. She started placing the model cars and other personal things back in his room exactly where he had always kept them.
6. The drive home was difficult.

Which of following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 17

Sentence 3 is the leading sentence as it introduces the character 'Sally' who walks out of the hospital. After coming out of the hospital, she goes back home in 'car' (sentence 1). 'Drive' in sentence 6 refers to 'car' in 1. So, 6 follows 1. Sentence 4 intensifies the situation ('even harder') and falls next in the sequence. After reaching the 'empty house', she carries 'Jimmy's belongings' to the room (sentence 2) and places the stuff there (sentence 5). Sentence 5 follows sentence 2, as 'him' in 5 refers to 'Jimmy' in 2. The correct sequence is: 3-1-6-4-2-5.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 18

Directions: In each of the questions below, a sentence has been broken into four parts with one word highlighted in underline in each fragment. From the given options, identify the word which expresses a meaning opposite to the given sentence, with the highlighted word replaced by a word of the opposite meaning.

With heavy rains in (A)/ most parts of the state (B)/ Kharif sowing has been (C)/ most encouraging this year.(D)

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 18

In all other options except option C, the word given in the options are synonyms of those bold ones, only 'harvesting' (final gathering of crops) is the one that is opposite of 'sowing', which means "to plant a crop".

New Sentence - With heavy rains in most parts of the state Kharif harvesting has been most encouraging this year.
Hence option C is the correct answer.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 19

Directions: In the following passage, the opening statement has been deleted. From among the statements given below, choose the statement that should precede the passage.
In that eventuality, world growth would be hit including in India, even if Indian growth is not driven by net exports and lower oil prices would be welcome. On the other hand, a slowing or recessionary US is no longer a safe harbour in which funds take shelter from the storms of a global slowdown. Emerging markets like India are seen as relatively safe places that offer superior returns.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 19

The first sentence talks about an 'eventuality'. This 'eventuality' is negative as indicated by 'world growth would be hit'. Moreover, 'recessionary US' indicates a recession. So, only option D fits.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 20

Direction : Article

----- Oranges are grown in Nagpur

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 20

When we talk about a general noun, we use no article. In this sentence, "oranges" is a general noun, and "Nagpur" is a proper noun. So, the correct sentence is "Oranges are grown in Nagpur" without any article.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 21

Directions: In the given statements, a blank has been given. This needs to be filled up using the correct combination of words from the three options mentioned, so that the resulting statement is grammatically and contextually correct.

You should not _______________ the streets with rubbish; you should treat the public space the same way you would treat your own home.

I. garbage
II. loiter
III. litter

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 21

Garbage: rubbish or waste, especially domestic refuse
Loiter: stand or wait around without apparent purpose
Litter: make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about
The blank demands a verb. “Garbage” is a noun. Hence, it gets eliminated.
“Loiter” makes no sense in the given context. So, it also gets eliminated.
Only ‘litter’ makes perfect sense in the blank both grammatically and contextually. It is also a verb.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 22

Directions: Starter to the following paragraph has been correctly provided in statement I. However, the other sentences in the paragraph have been jumbled up. Rearrange the sentences, such as to make coherent sense.

I. There may be much in Lucka's theories which will rouse the scepticism of the monists; some of his deductions may appear to his readers a little strained, but no thinking man or woman can read his brilliant Conclusion without denying him the tribute of sincere admiration.
A. The normal, healthy school-boy, preferring the company of his school-fellows to all others, shunning his mother and sisters, ashamed of his female relatives, is the modern individual representative of those early leagues and unions of young men who opposed matriarchy and finally brought about its overthrow and the establishment of male government.
B. As the human embryo passes through the principal stages of the development of the individual from lower forms of life, so the growing male must pass through the stages of psychical development through which the race has passed.
C. The gynecocratic government of prehistoric time is revived in the nursery, where the mother rules supreme and the sisters dominate.
D. In this last chapter he applies Haeckel's biogenetic law to the domain of the spirit.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 22

The starter talks about Lucka's book 'Conclusion'.
D is the only statement that can link up with the book mentioned in I.
B mentions about the principal stages of development and 'A' elaborates further on it. Thus, A follows B. This leads us to DBAC.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 23

Directions: The following question consists of jumbled up sentences, which when logically arranged, form a meaningful paragraph. Select the option presenting the proper sequencing of these statements.

A. Economic, trade or market forces have beneficial influence in terms of developing our 'core competencies'.
B. Globalisation brings the influence of external forces into our society.
C. Competition, both internally and with global players, would make the country efficient and strong.
D. The implication of subservience to another power remains abhorrent in today's economic era.

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 23

There are two topic statements: D and C. But if we study carefully, statement D is the most general statement out of the four given statements and it gives the central idea of the para jumble. So, it should be the 1st statement of the para jumble. The words 'another power' in D have a direct link with the words 'external forces' of statement B. So, D $%5Crightarrow$ B. C concludes the paragraph on a positive note as it ('make the country efficient and strong') elaborates the 'beneficial influence' mentioned in A. So, the correct sequence is: DBAC.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 24

Direction: In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Shukla said, “You should have been here yesterday.”

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 24

The correct answer is option 2).

  • While changing the narration of an imperative sentence, we need to follow these steps
  • If the sentence is starting with "You should" and there is a statement, we make the following changes-
    • The reporting verb said is changed into stated or asserted.
    • The conjunction 'that' is used in place of commas and inverted commas.
    • We will convert the Given sentence from imperative to Assertive then make changes into like we do while changing the narration of an assertive sentence.
    • The assertive sentence for the given Imperative sentence will be- "I should have been here yesterday."
    • The second person 'you' will be changed into 'I'.
    • The adverb of time (yesterday) will be changed in to ‘the day before’.
    • The tense of the given sentence is past progressive tense (should have been) which remains unchanged in the indirect sentence.

Eventually, we will get the final sentence- " Shukla stated that I should have been here the day before today."

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 25

Directions: Read the following information and answer the question below.
It is often said that the real value of something can be judged only from practical experience or results and not from appearance or theory.

Which of the following is ANALOGOUS to the statement above?

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 25

'The proof of the pudding is in the eating' is said to mean that you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used, or experienced it.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 26

Directions: The question consists of a CAPITALISED word followed by four possible illustrations of the meaning. Choose the one, which is the most suitable illustration.

CALUMNY  

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 26

The word 'calumny' means 'a false and malicious accusation'.
So, option (a) is the correct answer.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 27

Directions: In the following question, the word at the top is used in different ways. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

ALACRITY

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 27

Alacrity means 'brisk and cheerful readiness' or 'speed and interest' and cannot be used to describe a book or contents of a book. So, its usage is incorrect in 'a'.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 28

What does the phrasal verb "drop out" mean?

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 28

"Drop out" means to quit or leave something, such as a school or a competition, before it is completed.

Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 29

It is desirable to take … … … in any business.        

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 29

To answer this question, we need to understand the context and the qualities that are desirable in any business. Let's analyze each option and determine the correct answer.
A: Advice
- Advice is important in any business, but it is not specifically mentioned as a desirable quality.
- It can be sought from various sources, but it is not a characteristic of a business itself.
B: Risk
- Taking risks is an essential part of running a business.
- Entrepreneurs and business owners often take calculated risks to achieve success and growth.
- Risk-taking is a desirable quality in a business, as it can lead to innovation and competitive advantage.
C: Profit
- Making a profit is the ultimate goal of any business.
- While profit is important and desirable, it is not a quality that a business takes.
D: Success
- Success is the result of effective business practices and achieving desired outcomes.
- While desirable, success is not an action that a business takes.
E: Recourse
- Recourse refers to the option or action taken in response to a problem or dispute.
- It is not directly related to the qualities of a business.
Based on the analysis, the correct answer is B: Risk. Taking risks is desirable in any business as it can lead to growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.
Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 30

Find out the Synonym of the following word:

STERILE

Detailed Solution for Mock Test: Verbal Ability - 1 - Question 30
  • Sterile means barren-unable to produce any child or offspring; unproductive that means barren.
    Another meaning of it is not imaginative or creative.
  • Barren means (used about land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on
  • Arid means (used about land or climate) very dry; with little or no rain
  • Fertile means (used about land or soil) that plants grow well in
  • Dry means without liquid in it or on it; not wet

Hence Correct Answer is Option A

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