VERBAL ABILITY : CRACK THE CAT

1. Unless you devote your whole life to it, you will never learn to speak the language of another country to perfection; you will never know its people and its literature with complete intimacy.
Which of the following is likely to undermine the above argument?
a) I can speak ten foreign languages already.
b) I do not travel to foreign countries.
c) I am happy with the languages I know and do not need to learn any other language.
d) I should spend time to understand my own people and literature first, only then can I appreciate other languages and cultures.

2. I have been studying it, consciously and subconsciously, for forty years and I still find men unaccountable; people I know intimately can surprise me by some action of which I never thought them capable of, or by the discovery of some trait exhibit a side of themselves that I never even suspected.
The idea in this sentence can be best summarized as
a) Men are inconsistent and therefore one should not be confident even about one’s closest friends.
b) Men are unpredictable, one can never tell what do next, hence one should be very careful in one’s dealings.
c) No matter how closely you know somebody there still exists an unknown facet of his personality.d) None of these

3. Now the audience is a very curious animal. It is shrewd rather than intelligent. Its mental capacity is less than that of its most intellectual members. If these were graded from A to Z, decreasing with succeeding letters to the zero of the hysterical shop girl, I should say its mental capacity would come around about the letter O.
According to the above statements,
a) Some members in the audience are more intelligent than any of its other members.
b) The net intelligence of the audience is a little less than average.
c) a only.
d) a and b both.
 
1. (4) The argument is that it requires time and commitment to understand another language and culture. The only reasonable argument that weakens it would be that the same amount of time and commitment ought to be used to better understand one’s own language and culture first.


2. (3) The author does not seem to be advising against trusting people, so the first two options are ruled out. All she/he says is that even the people we know best are always surprising us with different facets of their personality.


3. (4) Both stated in the paragraph. Line two is the first statement and a grade of O would mean a mark of 15 out of 26, with 26 being the lowest, which is below the average of 13.



Well done amardeep and shrijit... 4 points to both of u....
 
Ok moving on....

In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

1. If you are on a three-month software design project and you’ve made in two weeks a programme that solves part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.

a) and, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problem in two weeks
b) and, in two weeks, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problem
c) and, you’ve put together a programme that has solved part of the problem in two weeks
d) and, in two weeks you put together a programme that solved only part of the problem

2. Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain.

a) be delayed for a few days
b) be delayed for a few days and
c) be otherwise only delayed for a few days and
d) otherwise only delay for a few days and

3. It was us who had left before he arrived.

a) we who had left before time he had arrived b) us who had went before he arrived.
c) us who had went before had arrived d) we who had left before he arrived.

Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

[FONT=&quot]4. A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model A car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.
[/FONT] B. Today, it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world.
C. And for over ninety years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.
D. A vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Ford ‘Zero Defect Programme’.

a) ABCD b) ACDB c) ACBD d) CDAB

5. A. But, clearly, the government still has the final say.
B. In the past few years, the Reserve Bank of India might have wrested considerable powers from the government when it comes to monetary policy.
C. The RBI’s announcements on certain issues become effective only after the government notifies them.
D. Isn’t it time the government vested the RBI with powers to sanction such changes, leaving their ratification for later?

a) ACDB b) ACBD c) BACD d) DACB

6. A. I sat there frowning at the chequered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight.
B. That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed.
C. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.
D. Because of certain miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through.

a) ADBC b) BCDA c) BDCA d) ABCD

7. A. Perhaps the best known is the Bay Area Writing Project, founded by James Gray in 1974.
B. The decline in writing skills can be stopped.
C. Today’s back-to-basics movement has already forced some schools to place renewed emphasis on the three Rs.
D. Although the inability of some teachers to teach writing successfully remains a big stumbling block, a number of programs have been developed to attack this problem.

a) BCDA b) ADCB c) ACBD d) CABD

From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

8. FISSION : FUSION
a) implosion : explosion b) separation : togetherness
c) intrusion : extrusion d) enemy : friend

9. DULCET : RAUCOUS
a) sweet : song
b) crazy : sane
c) palliative : exacerbating
d) theory : practical

10. ANTERIOR : POSTERIOR
a) in : out
b) top : bottom
c) head : tail
d) front : rear

11. DOUBT : FAITH
a) atheist : religious
b) skeptic : pious
c) iconoclast : idol
d) apostate : state

12. ACTION : REACTION
a) introvert : extrovert
b) assail : defend
c) diseased : treatment
d) death : rebirth
 
In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

1. If you are on a three-month software design project and you’ve made in two weeks a programme that solves part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.

a) and, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problem in two weeks
b) and, in two weeks, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problem
c) and, you’ve put together a programme that has solved part of the problem in two weeks
d) and, in two weeks you put together a programme that solved only part of the problem

2. Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain.

a) be delayed for a few days
b) be delayed for a few days and
c) be otherwise only delayed for a few days and
d) otherwise only delay for a few days and

3. It was us who had left before he arrived.

a) we who had left before time he had arrived b) us who had went before he arrived.
c) us who had went before had arrived d) we who had left before he arrived.

Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

4. A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model A car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.
B. Today, it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world.
C. And for over ninety years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.
D. A vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Ford ‘Zero Defect Programme’.

a) ABCD b) ACDB c) ACBD d) CDAB

5. A. But, clearly, the government still has the final say.
B. In the past few years, the Reserve Bank of India might have wrested considerable powers from the government when it comes to monetary policy.
C. The RBI’s announcements on certain issues become effective only after the government notifies them.
D. Isn’t it time the government vested the RBI with powers to sanction such changes, leaving their ratification for later?

a) ACDB b) ACBD c) BACD d) DACB

6. A. I sat there frowning at the chequered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight.
B. That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed.
C. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.
D. Because of certain miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through.

a) ADBC b) BCDA c) BDCA d) ABCD

7. A. Perhaps the best known is the Bay Area Writing Project, founded by James Gray in 1974.
B. The decline in writing skills can be stopped.
C. Today’s back-to-basics movement has already forced some schools to place renewed emphasis on the three Rs.
D. Although the inability of some teachers to teach writing successfully remains a big stumbling block, a number of programs have been developed to attack this problem.

a) BCDA b) ADCB c) ACBD d) CABD

From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

8. FISSION : FUSION
a) implosion : explosion b) separation : togetherness
c) intrusion : extrusion d) enemy : friend

9. DULCET : RAUCOUS
a) sweet : song
b) crazy : sane
c) palliative : exacerbating
d) theory : practical

10. ANTERIOR : POSTERIOR
a) in : out
b) top : bottom
c) head : tail
d) front : rear

11. DOUBT : FAITH
a) atheist : religious
b) skeptic : pious
c) iconoclast : idol
d) apostate : state

12. ACTION : REACTION
a) introvert : extrovert
b) assail : defend
c) diseased : treatment
d) death : rebirth
__________________
 
1. If you are on a three-month software design project and you’ve made in two weeks a programme that solves part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.

a) and, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problem in two weeks
b) and, in two weeks, you’ve put together a programme that solves part of the problemc) and, you’ve put together a programme that has solved part of the problem in two weeks
d) and, in two weeks you put together a programme that solved only part of the problem

2. Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a few days and at the cost of great pain.

a) be delayed for a few days
b) be delayed for a few days and
c) be otherwise only delayed for a few days and
d) otherwise only delay for a few days and

3. It was us who had left before he arrived.

a) we who had left before time he had arrived b) us who had went before he arrived.
c) us who had went before had arrived d) we who had left before he arrived.

Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.

4. A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model A car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.
B. Today, it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world.
C. And for over ninety years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.
D. A vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Ford ‘Zero Defect Programme’.

a) ABCD b) ACDB c) ACBD d) CDAB

5. A. But, clearly, the government still has the final say.
B. In the past few years, the Reserve Bank of India might have wrested considerable powers from the government when it comes to monetary policy.
C. The RBI’s announcements on certain issues become effective only after the government notifies them.
D. Isn’t it time the government vested the RBI with powers to sanction such changes, leaving their ratification for later?

a) ACDB b) ACBD c) BACD d) DACB

6. A. I sat there frowning at the chequered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight.
B. That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed.
C. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.
D. Because of certain miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through.

a) ADBC b) BCDA c) BDCA d) ABCD

7. A. Perhaps the best known is the Bay Area Writing Project, founded by James Gray in 1974.
B. The decline in writing skills can be stopped.
C. Today’s back-to-basics movement has already forced some schools to place renewed emphasis on the three Rs.
D. Although the inability of some teachers to teach writing successfully remains a big stumbling block, a number of programs have been developed to attack this problem.

a) BCDA b) ADCB c) ACBD d) CABD

From the given alternatives, select the one in which the pairs of words have a relationship similar to the one between the bold words.

8. FISSION : FUSION
a) implosion : explosion b) separation : togetherness
c) intrusion : extrusion d) enemy : friend

9. DULCET : RAUCOUS
a) sweet : song
b) crazy : sane
c) palliative : exacerbating
d) theory : practical

10. ANTERIOR : POSTERIOR
a) in : out
b) top : bottom
c) head : tail
d) front : rear

11. DOUBT : FAITH
a) atheist : religious
b) skeptic : pious
c) iconoclast : idol
d) apostate : state

12. ACTION : REACTION
a) introvert : extrovert
b) assail : defend
c) diseased : treatment
d) death : rebirth
 
The answers:

1. (2) (1) is not correct because the program does not take two weeks to solve the problem. c) is incorrect for the same reason. The writing of the program is an achievement, and so “only part of the problem” is a negative phrase and does not belong here.

2. (3) What has to be conveyed here is that if doctors do not terminate the life of terminally ill patients who are in pain, it would only prolong their agony, and that too by only a few days. (1) does not express that, b) does not convey that two separate situations are being spoken of, and d) is incorrect because the end can be delayed but cannot delay.

3. (4) ‘Us’ is an objective pronoun, which means that it can be used as the object of a verb, as in, “He took us out to dinner,” but not as the subject of a sentence. ‘We’ is a subjective pronoun, which means it can be used as the subject of a sentence, as in this one – “We had left before he arrived.”

4. (3) This follows the logical order of past to present – from “Almost a century ago…” to “Today…”

5. (3) Option (1) begins with ‘but’, and hence cannot be the first sentence in the set. Option (4) contains the phrase “such changes”, so it would have to be preceded by a sentence that tells us what kind of changes. Hence the correct answer is (3)

6. (3)

7. (1)

8. (2) Fission is the disintegration or separation of molecules; fusion is their union. Hence (2).

9. (3) Dulcet is sweet to the ear or melodious, raucous is noisy and harsh. Palliative means something that is soothing; exacerbating is aggravating. Hence they are corresponding in meaning.

10. (4) Anterior means before or front, posterior means behind. Hence (4).

11. (2) An atheist is someone who does not believe in god, a skeptic is someone who is undecided. Doubt is analogous to skeptic, faith would be analogous to mistrust or disbelief.

[FONT=&quot]12. (2) To assail is to attack, to defend is to fend the attack off. Hence (2)

I have doubts in the 4th question. Why is 'b' incorrect. Simialrily, in the 6rh question, why is 'b' incorrect? Finally, please give an explanation to the last question. I can't get its reasoning.

4 points to amar and shrijit.
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amardeep.rishi said:
boss i m not getting the 7th one...i was not even near...shrijit/gaurav can u explain.....
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The key is that u see the pair DA for that. bcoz A has to follow D

and that is available only in the first option. Hence the answer. Ab mere doubts clear kar.
 
@ gaurav For the 6th Q the link to be found is CA, where he says that even the prospect of a friend seeing him does not cheer him and then A explains how he's just sitting there..


@ Amar : Gaurav is right abt Q7. You need to find the DA link

For the 4th Q, I was stuck between b and c, finally ended up marking b..amar can u explain that one
 
shrijit_s said:
@ gaurav For the 6th Q the link to be found is CA, where he says that even the prospect of a friend seeing him does not cheer him and then A explains how he's just sitting there..
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Can u expalin more? From the looks of it, BCDA seems to be more suitable to me. Actually both the options seem to fit and hence it becomes difficult to decide.

:tea:
 
gaurav200x said:
Can u expalin more? From the looks of it, BCDA seems to be more suitable to me. Actually both the options seem to fit and hence it becomes difficult to decide.

:tea:
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a very close call yaaar...n this is when one needs luck also.. in BCDA the CD link does not seem to fit in. Thats the max I can say yaar..As I mentioned luck chahiye
 
gaurav200x said:
1) 3
2) 1
3) 1
4)
5)



Rahul, it is "a chip off the old block" i.e. resembling one's parents

For 4th and 5th, u forgot to underline which part of the sentence.
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very very sorry, my frnzs.
it's silly mistake.
i hav edited now, underlined the part of the sentence...
and gayrav, that's rite... old block...and not hold block...sorry !!!
u r rite for first 3 questions...

:SugarwareZ-254:
 
sorry, guyz, i was busy...

next set of questions...

IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, PART(S) OF THE SENTENCES ARE LEFT BLANK. BELOW EACH SENTENCE, FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS OF COMPLETING THE SENTENCE ARE INDICATED. CHOOSE THE WORD OR SET OF WORDS FOR EACH BLANK THAT BEST FITS THE MEANING OF THE SENTENCE AS WHOLE.

1) One of the few major industrial plants, not yet damaged by allied bombing in April 1945, was the Skoda Armament plant at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. For long a potential strategic target, it had not been bombed because of its __________ within a Czech city. The Skoda plant produced tanks, heavy guns and ammunition, but most of that material appeared unlikely to reach the front in time to have an ___________ on the Allied advances. At the outset, therefore, the Skoda plant did not seem a target worthy of the risk, but other factors came into play among the Allied leaders

1] bearings _________influence
2] situation ________ result
3] position ___________ aftermath
4] location _________ effect

2) My last visit to Balmenach was a good many years ago but it was an occasion of some merriment. I had given advance notice of my intended visit and, ____________ speaking, the red carpet was out for me. I had an interesting tour noticing the changes since my previous visit and halfway through I had the ____________ pleasure of running into a female cousin of mine.

1] non-literally __________ startling
2] emblematically ___________ abrupt
3] symbolically ____________ surprising
4] metaphorically ____________ unexpected

3) The jury told him to stop prevaricating because they were ____________ of his statements.

1] irritated
2] sceptical
3] acerbic
4] intransigent

4) The students were stunned when she _____________ the statements put forward by the scrupulous professor.

1] corroborated
2] refuted
3] decried
4] elaborated

5) He was accused of ______________ because he had not paid his taxes.

1] audacity
2] hypocrisy
3] infraction
4] insurgence
 
My answers:

4] location _________ effect
4] metaphorically ____________ unexpected
2] sceptical
2] refuted
3] infraction
 
4] location _________ effect
3] symbolically ____________ surprising (Stuck between 3 and 4) Finally opted for 4. No particular reason
2] sceptical
2] refuted
3] infraction
 
fill in the blanks with the correct form

1) He was accused of ___________ because he had not paid taxes.
1] audacity
2] hypocrisy
3] infraction
4] insurgence

2) Had I known about the strike, I ____________ my visit.
1] will be rescheduling
2] had rescheduled
3] would have rescheduled
4] would have been rescheduling

3) In June, this year, I ____________ 22.
1] shall be turning
2] turn
3] should have been
4] was turned

4) The clarification of the statement made by the Prime Minister ______________ only yesterday.
1] will come
2] had come
3] was coming
4] has been coming

5) The Indian IT Industry has ______________ age and is now counted among mature markets.
1] come through
2] come upon
3] come of
4] come out of
 
Answers to the next set....

3] infraction... Repeated question !!
3] would have rescheduled
1] shall be turning
2] had come
3] come of

For the last post... Rahul and shrijit get 4 points each and i get 10 points.
 
gaurav200x said:
Answers to the next set....

3] infraction... Repeated question !!
3] would have rescheduled
1] shall be turning
2] had come
3] come of

For the last post... Rahul and shrijit get 4 points each and i get 10 points.
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correct...soon will post more questions...2morrow...keep psting...
 
Next:

1
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. He was a socialist and had the reputation of being sympathetic to the Indian cause.

B. The proposals he had brought were however, not so favourable.

C. Sir Stafford Cripps reached Delhi on March 22. 1942.

D. He was known to be a personal friend of Jawahar Lal Nehru and other Indian leaders.



CDBA

BCDA

CDAB

DCBA



2
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. It continued its deliberations for many days over Gandhiji’s new slogan to the nation.

B. On July 14, 1942 the Committee passed a long resolution - "Quit India" resolution.

C. The Working Committee of the Congress met at Wardha.

D. It demanded that the British rule in India must end.



BCDA

CABD

BCAD

ADBC




3
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. You may imprint it on your hearts and let every breath of yours give expression to it.

B. We shall either free India or die in the perpetuation of our slavery.

C. Here is a "mantra", a short one that I give.

D. The "mantra" is: "Do or Die."



ACDB

BCDA

ACBD

CADB




4
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. His inner voice spoke two words "Quit India."

B. The failure of Cripps Mission disheartened the people.

C. The day Cripps left was Sunday.

D. Gandhiji pondered over the difficult situation, on Monday his day of silence, as to what could be the solution?



BCDA

ACBD

DCBA

CBAD













5
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. All other developing nations fall far behind.

B. With a large and complex market like India, the report says further, looking at averages can be deceptive.

C. China's parity is $ 2,870 billion, India's stands at $ 1,105 billion.

D. Among developing countries. India comes second after China in terms of purchasing power parity.



ABCD

DCBA

DCAB

ABDC












6
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. Honesty, truth and loyalty have the foundation of Utopia strong.

B. In Utopia there is no black money, no transaction under table.

C. It is a self-sufficient country with abundant natural resources.

D. It imports less and exports more.



BCAD

ADBC

CDAB

ABCD








7
Direction for question: The following question consists of four statements. You have to select the option representing the most coherent sequencing of the given statements.

A. The cottage industries producing a variety of handicrafts boost the country's exports.

B. The economy in Utopia is quite strong; the currency ratings do not fall by the day.

C. There are no prominent classes in Utopian society.

D. It is, more or less, a homogeneous system.



ACDB

BCDA

ADBC

CDAB




8
Direction for question: Four statements A, B, C, and D are given between two statements 1 and 2. Statements (A, B, C, and D) are jumbled up. You have to select the option which indicates a logical sequencing of the six taken together.

1. We must be aware that all private industries have not proved successful: there are hundreds and thousand of sick units.

A. The problem is not choosing between Public Sector and private industry.

B. If public sector is not doing well, we can find out the reasons and remove the detects.

C. There is less chance for corruption and meddling with politics.

D. Some Public Sector units like the ONGC. LIC and other have done quite well.

6. A constructive approach is needed.



ACBD

ADCB

ABDC

BCDA




9
Direction for question: Four statements A, B, C, and D are given between two statements 1 and 2. Statements (A, B, C, and D) are jumbled up. You have to select the option which indicates a logical sequencing of the six taken together.

1. In certain controversial issues the Board of Interview may be interested in your personal views.

A. Let us take Stale autonomy, sons of the Soil policy. Non-alignment, Prohibition, Public Sector. Gandhian economy etc.

B. Some simple controversial topics can be cited.

C. Here one must give his/her sincere preferences.

D. If one opposes he/she must say why with convincing and rational reasons.

6. It is quite possible that some Members of the Board may hold rather strong views to the contrary.



ADCB

BCAD

BACD

ACDB




10
Direction for question: Four statements A, B, C, and D are given between two statements 1 and 2. Statements (A, B, C, and D) are jumbled up. You have to select the option which indicates a logical sequencing of the six taken together.

1. The Chairman starts the interview with some general and casual questions.

A. However, the Chairman and a member subsequently attempt to probe the candidate at length.

B. The candidate answers the questions freely and frankly.

C. He is free of inhibitions.

D. He frankly admits his reading is not too extensive.

6. He subtly conveys that he reads newspapers and periodicals to keep himself well-informed.




ABCD

DCBA

BCDA

BACD


p.s. while giving ur answers... write the complete solution and explain ur approach.
 
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