Verbal Ability Test

Question 1
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Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the question word.

Candour

A
guile

B
forthrightness

C
injustice

D
partiality

Question 2
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Directions: Fill in the blank with suitable words.
The Amazons were mythological warrior women, _________ as hunters and fighters.

A
renowned

B
secluded

C
prominent

D
unnoticeable

Question 3
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Directions: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.
A:Sir, I’ll work overtime and finish this assignment; you can go home early today.
B:This attitude will not curry favour with me.
B’s answer indicates that

A
false sincerity will not impress him.

B
he doesn’t want A to do him any favour.

C
he finds A’s curry tasteless.

D
he doesn’t like the idea of going home early.

Question 4
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Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

A
The per-capita consumption, which has already been approaching 19 pounds a year, will achieve 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

B
Already approaching 19 pounds a year, per-capita consumption will reach 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

C
The per-capita consumption is already approaching 19 pounds a year and will reach 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

D
By the end of the decade, per-capita consumption, which is already approaching 19 pounds a year, will reach 30 pounds a year.

Question 5
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Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the question word.
Mawkish

A
serious

B
flippant

C
sentimental

D
frivolous

Question 6
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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate phrase / verb/preposition:
There is a so-called rule about never ending a sentence _________ a preposition.

A
on

B
in

C
by

D
with

Question 7
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Directions: For the word given above the table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (1,2,3,4) with
their corresponding usage on the right \((a, b, c, d)\). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usage correctly matched.
TRAMP
\begin{equation}\begin{array}{|l|l|}
\hline \text { Meaning } & \text { Usage } \\
\hline \begin{array}{l}
\text { 1. A vagabond, a person } \\
\text { who wanders from place } \\
\text { to place }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{l}
\text { a. The demon tramped about his house calling out } \\
\text { loudly that he smelt human blood. }
\end{array} \\
\hline 2 . \text { Tread heavily, trample } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { b. } \text { I sought a sincere apology, having realised that I } \\
\text { had inadvertently tramped on her toe. }
\end{array} \\
\hline \text { 3. Hike, expedition } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { c. The shabby tramp roams the city streets, living on } \\
\text { whatever the people offer him. }
\end{array} \\
\hline \text { 4. To tread or walk with a } & \text { d. The day-long tramp to the hill state left us so } \\
\text { firm, heavy, resounding } & \begin{array}{l}
\text { fatigued by the day end that we dozed off as soon as } \\
\text { we were back. }
\end{array} \\
\hline \text { step } & \text { we } \\
\hline
\end{array}\end{equation}

A
bacd

B
cbda

C
cabd

D
acdb

Question 8
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Directions: Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the question word.

Banal

A
unique

B
distinctive

C
melodramatic

D
pedestrian

Question 9
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Directions: In the following question five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.
ERUDITE

A
Rugged

B
Parched

C
Learned

D
Cohesive

Question 10
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Directions: In the given question, select the option that expresses the central idea in the most clear, concise and correct manner.

A
The manager said that the new work schedule must be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour know what everyone is assigned to do.

B
The manager said that the new work schedule had to be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour knows what everyone is assigned to do.

C
The manager said that they would have to post the assignments on the bulletin board, so that management and labour knew what everyone was assigned to do.

D
The manager said that the new work schedule would have to be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour would know what everyone was assigned to do.

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Verbal Ability ...

Question 1

guile

forthrightness

injustice

partiality

Question 2

renowned

secluded

prominent

unnoticeable

Question 3

false sincerity will not impress him.

he doesn’t want A to do him any favour.

he finds A’s curry tasteless.

he doesn’t like the idea of going home early.

Question 4

The per-capita consumption, which has already been approaching 19 pounds a year, will achieve 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

Already approaching 19 pounds a year, per-capita consumption will reach 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

The per-capita consumption is already approaching 19 pounds a year and will reach 30 pounds a year by the end of the decade.

By the end of the decade, per-capita consumption, which is already approaching 19 pounds a year, will reach 30 pounds a year.

Question 5

serious

flippant

sentimental

frivolous

Question 6

on

in

by

with

Question 7

bacd

cbda

cabd

acdb

Question 8

unique

distinctive

melodramatic

pedestrian

Question 9

Rugged

Parched

Learned

Cohesive

Question 10

The manager said that the new work schedule must be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour know what everyone is assigned to do.

The manager said that the new work schedule had to be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour knows what everyone is assigned to do.

The manager said that they would have to post the assignments on the bulletin board, so that management and labour knew what everyone was assigned to do.

The manager said that the new work schedule would have to be posted on the bulletin board, so that both management and labour would know what everyone was assigned to do.

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