Verbal Ability

 

 

Synonyms

   1. Deprecate : feel and express disapproval,

   2. Incentive : thing one encourages one to do (stimulus)

   3. Echelon : level of authority or responsibility

   4. Innovation : make changes or introduce new things

   5. Intermittent : externally stopping and then starting

   6. Detrimental: harmful

   7. Conciliation : make less angry or more friendly
   8. Orthodox: conventional or traditional, superstitious
   9. Fallible : liable to error

  10. Volatile : ever changing
  11. Manifest: clear and obvious
  12. Connotation : suggest or implied meaning of expression
  13. Reciprocal: reverse or opposite
  14. Agrarian : related to agriculture
  15. Vacillate : undecided or dilemma
  16. Expedient : fitting proper, desirable
  17. Simulate : produce artificially resembling an existing one.

  18. Access : to approach
  19. Compensation: salary

  20. Truncate : shorten by cutting

  21. Adherence : stick

  22. Heterogeneous: non similar things
  23. Surplus : excessive

  24. Assess : determine the amount or value
  25. Cognizance : knowledge

Analogy

26. Drama : Stage :: Tennis : _______.

(a) Net      (b) Bat     (c) Court     (d) Tournament

  27. Statue : Shape :: Song : ________.

(a) Tune     (b) Sing    (c) Beauty   (d) Poem

  28. Wish : Craving :: Anger : _______.

(a) Fear      (b) Fury     (c) Love      (d) Feeling

  29. archipelago : islands:: _________.

(a) arbor : bower    (b) Garden : Flower     (c) Constellation : Star

  30. Marriage : Patent :: Adultary : ________.

(a) ablution    (b) infringement     (c) lawsuit    (d) repercussion

Idiomatic  Expressions

31. Pathan was as pleased as punch at the end of the match.

(a) not exactly pleased                            (b) annoyed

       (c) skeptical                                              (d) very happy

  32. After few months, you will be able to overcome the teething troubles in

        the organization.

(a) insurmountable problems            (b) problem as a beginner

       (c) problems of cutting teeth             (d) interesting problems

  33. She prepared herself to rub shoulders with the glitterati in Madurai.

(a) intimidate      (b) fight      (c) embrace      (d) socialize

CRITICAL REASONING SECTION

The critical reasoning section consists of some passages followed by 5 questions per passage. The questions are such that they require ability to read fast and comprehend. The questions asked in this section have three choices TRUE, FALSE, CAN'T SAY. Some examples of questions are given below. Please note that these passages are not the exact passages asked. The passages used a good deal of difficult words which have been removed in this reproduction. Also the passages appearing in the actual paper are much lengthier.

Directions: Answer the questions given below the passage or statement as true, false or can't say.

PASSAGE: My father has no brothers. He has three sisters who has two child each.

Answer 1-5 based on the passage

  1.My grandfather has two sons .

Ans. False  


  2. Three of my aunts have two sons

Ans. Can't say


  3. My father is only child to his father

Ans. False


  4. I have six cousins from my mother side

Ans. Can't say


  5. I have one uncle

Ans. Can't say (uncle can be from the mother's side as well)

Directions :-

    Each sentence below has one or two blanks. Choose the word from the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the  sentence as a whole.

1. The air was bitter cold, the temperature well below the freezing point , yet      they found themselves ------ freely as they clambered up the steep northern slope

    Ans: disporting


2. We were taken when we heard of his defection , never having suspected that he was anything but loyal. So capable had been his ---- or and devotion to cease

    Ans: presentiment


3. War and peace are mutually ------- states of being and war to preserve peace is not a paradox . It is a -----

    Ans: incompatible -- contradiction


4. Although the injury appeared ------,  the examination by the ophthalmologist revealed that he would need immediate surgery to save his sight.

    Ans: superficial

READING COMPREHENSION

       The question & answers based on this passage were given. There were 5 questions.
       You shouldn't expect the same passage to be given to you but we havw written down the questions to give you a general
view of the type of RC questions that you can expect

1. A reductive cycle is one in which

a. an employer attempts to reduce costs
b. the work-force is gradually reduced in number
c. costs decreases as....
d. there is less productive effort on the part of employees
Ans. (d)

2. If a substantial number of employees remain the reductive cycle one may assume that

a. the org. is enjoying increased business
b. the personnel dept....
c. the boss is not...
d. there is an unwholesome..
Ans. (a)

3. The passage indicates that unionization of a worker...

a. opportunities for the workers realize..
b. opportunities for the workers to ...
c. more please working...
d. greater fringe benefits include
Ans. (d)

4. According to the author management failures in supervision mainly   attributable to

a. carrying...
b. a soft-hearted...
c. ignorance.
d. lack of consideration.
Ans. (d)

5. Employees will get together to seek an improvement of conditions because of dissatisfaction stemming from
i.  social just
ii. economic
iii. moral decadence
a. i only
b. ii only
c. i and ii only
d. i & iii only
Ans. (d)

Answers

26. (c)

27. (a)

  28. (b)

29. (c)

30. (b)

31. (d)

32. (b)

33. (d)