Aptitude Test Verbal Section Synonyms and Antonyms

1)APTITUDE TEST:
Questions = 82 ; time limit = 90 minutes. no negative marking. Offline (paper & pen) test and a
PSYCHOMETRY TEST also.
Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ,20 minutes )
Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words
1. Diligence
A. Laziness B. carelessness C. negligence D. meticulousness
Ans: D
2. Illustrious
A. unimportant B. glorious C. shameful D. None of these
Ans: B
3. prolific
A. Unproductive B. scarce C. abundant D. None of these
Ans: C
4. Relinquish
A. Vanquish B. repudiate C. retain, D. None of these
Ans: B
5. ABODE
A. clay B. obstacle C. dwelling D. bind
Ans: C
6. BEHEST
A. behavior B. hold down C. relieve D. condemn
Ans: B
7. MORTIFY
A. make a cavity B. displease C. humiliate D. relapse
Ans: C
8. LETHARGY
A. reminiscence B. category C. fallacy D. stupor
Ans: D
9. INCENTIVE
A. provocation B. amplitude d. reflex e. escutcheon
Ans: A
10. CAJOLE
a. mollify b. motivate c. profound d. coax
Ans: D
Directions for questions 11-20:Find the Antonyms of the following words
11. Admonish
A. Reprove B. reprimand C. Approve D. rebuke
Ans: C
12. Circumspect
A. Reckless B. Cautious C. prudent D. guarded
Ans: A
13. Impetus
A. Momentum B. thrust C. motivation D. Inertia
Ans: D
14. Latent
A. Dormant B. Overt C. embryonic D. suppressed
Ans: B
15. Manifestation
A. demonstration B. expression C. obscurity D. symptom
Ans: C
16. Solicit
A. Importune B. implore C. crave D. Grant
Ans: D
17. Vehement
A. Fervent B. passionate C. Apathetic D. None of these
Ans: C
18. Caprice
A. Whim B. impulse C. quirk D. None of these
Ans: D
19. Dwindle
A. extend B. fall C. fall off D. drop
Ans: A
20. Covet
A. aspire to B. abjure C. begrudge D. crave
Ans: B
1)APTITUDE TEST:
Directions for questions 1-10 :Find the synonyms of the following words
1. ACUMEN
A. exactness B. potential C. shrewdness D. bluntness

Ans: C
2. DISCRETION
A. prudence B. consistency C. precipice D. disturbance
Ans: A
3. ORDAIN
A. arrange B. command C. contribute D. establish

Ans: B

4. FLORID
A. ornate B. thriving C. artistic D. elegant
Ans: A
5. PENITENCE
A. liking B. insightful C. compunction D. penetrable
Ans: C
6. WHET
A. stimulate b. humorous c. inculate d. dampen

Ans: A
7. LATITUDE
A. scope B. lamentation C. globule D. legislature
Ans: A
8. dispel
A. accumulate B. collect C. garner D. deploy
Ans: D
9. Orthodox
A. heterodox B. unconventional C. conventional D. untraditional
Ans: C
10. Alienate
A. be friendly B. estrange C. disarm D. None of these
Ans: B
11 .Dogmatic
A. Arbitrary B. doctrinal C. unbending D. Flexible
Ans: D
12. Fallible
A. Perfect B. Imperfect C. unsound D. mortal
Ans: A
13. Harbinger
A. Forerunner B. herald C. potent D. None of these
Ans: D
14. Intermittent
A. Alternating B. sporadic C. Constant D. None of these
Ans: C
15. Pensive
A. ignorant B. Brooding C. pondering D. meditative
Ans: A
16. Concur
A. harmonize B. coincide C. assent D. Conflict
Ans: D
17.Furtive
A. Open B. Surreptitious C. clandestine D. None of these
Ans: B
18. Efface
A. Obliterate B. Engrave C. eradicate D. None of these
Ans: B
19. Pretentious
A. Ostentatious B. pompous C. Down-to-earth D. conceited
Ans: C
20. Veer
A. avert B. skew C. whirl D. stay
Ans: D
1)APTITUDE TEST:
1. Depreciation
A. appreciation B. Deflation C. rise D. None of these
Ans: B
2. Circumspect
A Condition B Inspect C. Cautious D Reckless
Ans: C
3. Abysmal
A. Slight B. Deep C. Illustrious D. Terrible
Ans: D
4. Diligent
A. hardworking B. delinquent C. neglectful D. remiss
Ans: A
5. Vehement
A. Passionate B. Confess C. Noisy D Moqulis
Ans: A
6. Impetus
A. Connect B. Crucial C. Stimulus D Immediate
Ans: C
7. Acronym
A. Abbreviation B. Similar C. analogous D. correspondent
Ans: A
8. Disseminate
A. Forecast B. Spread C Barns D. unextended
Ans: B
9. Harbinger
A. Naval B. Uncommon C. Fore Runner D. Glory
Ans: C
10. Ponderous
A. light B. cumbersome C. interesting D. None of these
Ans: C
11) Tractable
A. Objectionable B. Enjoyable C. Adaptable D. Obstinate
Ans: A
12) Covert
A. Manifest B. Invisible C. Scared D. Alter
Ans: A
13) Pensive
A. Repentant B. Sad C. Thoughtless D. Careless
Ans: C
14) Mitigate
A. Aggravate B. Relieve C. Eliminate D. Exhume
Ans: A
15) Divergent
A. Contrary B. Coming Together C. Conversant D. Controversy
Ans: B
16) Dogmatic
A. Skeptical B. Resilient C. Stubborn D. Suspicious
Ans: D
17) Clutch
A. Hold B. Grab C. Release D. Spread
Ans: C
18) Motley
A. Bulky B. Speckled C. Homogeneous D. Different
Ans: C
19) Relinquish
A. Pursue B. Vanquish C. Destroy D. Devastate
Ans: A
20) Transient
(I) Permanent (Ii) Removed C. ephemeral D. passing
Ans: A
1)APTITUDE TEST:
1. POTENTIAL
a. latent b. hysterical c. conventional d. symmetrical
Ans: a
2. EXTRICATE
a. terminate b. isolate c. liberate d. simplify
Ans: c

3. DISPARITY
a. inequality b. impartiality c. unfairness d. twist
Ans: a
4. TO CONFISCATE
a. to harass b. to repulse c. to console d. to appropriate
Ans: d

5. PIOUS
a. historic b. devout c. multiple d. fortunate
Ans: b
6. CARGO
a. cabbage b. camel c. lance d. freight
Ans: d
7. OVATION
a. oration b. gesture c. emulation d. applause
Ans: d

8. Candid
A. intriguing B. sly C. frank D. cunning
Ans: C
9. Murky
A. overcast B. dazzling C. Clear D. fulgurant
Ans: A
10. Guile
A. Openness B. slyness C. fair-dealing D. ingenuousness
Ans: B
11. Stern
A. Lenient B. Crabby C. Tenant D. Unreasonable
Ans: A
12.spry
A. agile B. young C. adult D. doddering
Ans: D
14. spurn
A. weave B. turn C. sew D. embrace
Ans: D
15. slothful
A. summit B. animal C. lazy D. industrious
Ans: D
16. sluggish
A. wasteful B. brisk C. baseball D. chilly
Ans: B
17.scrawny
A. bane B. skinny C. obese D. lean
Ans: C
18. tolerance
A. intolerance B. forbearance C. lenience D. acceptance
Ans: A
19. susceptible
A. sensitive B. swayable C. amenable D. impervious

Ans: D
20. stingy
A. miserly B. generous C. parsimonious D. sparing
Ans: B
1)APTITUDE TEST:
1. ADAGE
A. advice B. proverb C. enlargement D. advantage
Ans: B
2. TO DISPEL
A. to dissipate B. to dissent C. to distort D. to disfigure
Ans: A
3. ERRATIC
A. unromantic B. unknown C. popular D. steady
Ans: B

4. TO MERIT
A. to embrace B. to devote C. to deserve D. to combine
Ans: C
5. RAPT
A. lively B. concealed C. engrossed D. prototype
Ans: B

6. TO HEAP
A. to pile B. to forbid C. to proceed D. to share
Ans: A

7. OVULATE
A. penury B. immunize C. fertilize D. reproduce
Ans: C
8. Motley
A. Uniform B. homogenous C. monochrome D. Assorted
Ans: D
9. mitigate
A. palliate B. Aggravate C. exacerbate D. None of these
Ans: A
10. Compunction
A. Regret B. scruple C. qualm D. None of these
Ans: D
11. Moribund
A. declining B. dilapidated C. waning D. thriving

Ans: D
12. Repudiate
A. reject B. disclaim C. acknowledge D. renounce,
Ans: C
13. Inundate
A. starve B. swamp C. deluge D. drown

Ans: A
14. Tenacity
A. obstinacy B. irresolution C. firmness D. resolve
Ans: B
15. Sobriety
A. flippancy B. temperance C. moderation D. soberness
Ans: A
16. Hidebound
A. narrow-minded B. conservative C. prejudiced D. broad-minded
Ans: D
17. Nebulous
A. vague B. imprecise C. precise D. hazy
Ans: C
18. Debacle
A. catastrophe B. fiasco C. success D. shambles,
Ans: C
19. Candid
A. frank B. guarded C. open D. truthful
Ans: B
20. Dangle
A. stick up B. sway C. suspend D. droop
Ans: A
Directions for Questions 21-26: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on
the basis of the information provided in the passage.
A leading Indian industrialist in a recent article on ways to strengthen India's economy has drawn
attention to the problems of inflation and industrial sickness among other things. One of the
main reasons for industrial sickness in our country has been the fact that business and industrial
managers, have not been able to look beyond the immediate future. They have been too
preoccupied with their attempts to report favorable results for the current year higher profits and
larger dividends to the share holders. The planning horizon has hardly ever exceeded five years.
Investments have been inadequate for new plants and towards diversification and expansions.
Modernisation and asset creation has seriously lagged behind. In business, growth is needed for
survival; one has to grow if one does not want to be wiped out This is particularly true today with
liberalisation of imports and increasing competition. More over, growth and higher productivity
create employment and higher employment creates larger markets both for industrial and
consumer products. It was Hentry Ford who brought home the need for the creation of larger
and a more stable middle class, that is, a larger number of people who can afford more and more
of goods and services. Even after forty years of independence our industrialists have not been
able to shed the petty shopkeeper's mentality and our highly educated management has tagged
along merrily and without concern.
21. Which of the following short comings of Indian industrialists has been highlighted by the
author ?
A) The invest unreasonable high amount on diversification and expansion.
B) They are more concerned for immediate net gains than for developmental activities
C) They are reluctant to maintain the shopkeeper mentality
D) They are less concerned for payment of dividends to shareholders
E) None of the above
Ans: B
22. The leading industrialist attributes industrial sickness mainly to
A) lacunae in five-year plans
B) preoccupations of managers with matters unrelated to business
C) higher profits and larger dividends to shareholders
D) lack of foresight among managers
E) inflation and other economic problems
Ans: D
23.According to the passage, growth and increasing productivity lead to
A) imposition of restrictions on imports
B) employment and thus provide an outlet to industrial and consumer products
C) encouragement to export of excess consumer goods
D) disproportionate surplus of commodities
E) None of the above
Ans: B
24. Why did Hentry Ford stress the need for a more stable middle class ?
A) They are mostly service oriented

B) They do not have shopkeeper mentality
C) They can afford to buy more and more expensive goods
D) They are most unstable
E) None of these
Ans:. C
25. The planning horizon has hardly ever exceeded five year's implies
A) Planning should not be for a period of less than five years
B) The planning process is very time consuming
C) The planners are not inclined to think of future
D) Planning should take care of all probable ups and downs in the next five-year period
E) Five-year period is too short for successful implementation of plans.
Ans: E
26. According to the passage, the net gains pursued by managers are at the cost of
A) Diversification, modernisation and asset creation
B) Availability of markets for industrial and consumer products
C) Inflation and industrial sickness
D) Liberalisation of imports and increasing competition
E) Higher profits and larger dividends to shareholders
Ans: A
Directions 27-32: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank
to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
27. She had just................down when the telephone rang
A) laid B) lain C) lay
Ans : B
28. Thinking that the other candidate was more deserving for the post, I.............. in his favour
A) stood down B) stood out C) stood over D) stood off
Ans : A
29. This building comprises...............sixty rooms
A) off B) to C) with D) of
Ans : D
30. She always runs short..............money
A) of B) by C) in D) to
Ans : A
31. Sunita decided to set..............some time every day for prayers
A) up B) in C) on D) aside
Ans : D
32. The Government agreed to pay compensation.................damaged crops, land and cattle.
A) of B) for C) to D) through
Ans : B
Amnesty International's charge that 'tens of thousands' of political prisoners, including prisoners
of conscience, are languishing in Indian jails and that prisoners are routinely tortured in this
country has to be seen in a much wider context than the organisation's annual report cares to do.
In its overall appraisal of 151 countries, Amnesty has accused 112 of torturing prisoners, 63 of
harboring prisoners of conscience, 61 of resorting to political killings and 53 of detaining people
without a trial. Of these apparently overlapping categories, India seems to have been excluded
from the list of the 61 which undertake political killings. The report has however, pointed out
that scores of people in India die of torture in police and military custody and that many also
simply disappear. Clearly, only a thin line separates the 61 charged with political murder from
the rest. Before coming to such conclusions, however, it may also be necessary to classify the
various countries according to their political systems. Torture by the security forces and killings
at the behest of the government make no difference to the victims whether they are in a
democratic country or a totalitarian one. It is also nobody's case that a democratic country is less
culpable than a dictatorship in the event of human rights violations. But the point perhaps still
needs to be made that torture or 'disappearances' represent a failure of the system in a democracy
in contrast to being an integral part of state policy in a country ruled by an autocrat who is
answerable to no one.
India may be guilty of keeping 'tens of thousands' behind bars and of the other human rights
abuses mentioned by qualitatively different place from a totalitarian country. It is in this respect
that Amnesty has been lass than fair. It has chosen to ignore the distinctions between the good,
the bad and the ugly. The openness of Indian society will be evident to anyone who spends half
an hour in one of its chaotic market-places or visits the law courts or watches a political rally or
reads a newspaper or strikes up a conversation with any person on the roads. There is no sense
of fear in India, as in a dictatorship. There is also scope for securing relief from the heavy-
handed behaviour of the authorities, even if the human rights commission has not yet lived up to
expectations. Unless such points are recognised, Amnesty's assessment will seem to be a dry
recital of statistics which may pillory India simply because of its larger population. Mercifully,
Amnesty nowadays at least notes that the terrorists also indulge in human rights violations and
that India has to cope with several insurgencies fomented by a country where the military does
not always seem to be under the control of the elected government. True, there is much that is
the way the terrorist challenge is activating the self-correcting mechanism within a democracy
and not merely on painting a grim, even biased picture.
21. In the report, India has been excluded from which of the following categories of violating
human rights?
A) Torturing prisoners
B) Detaining without trial
C) Political killings
D) harbouring prisoners of conscience
E) None of these
Ans: C
22. Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage ?
A) India is guilty of some human rights abuses
B) Amnesty International appraised all the democratic countries
C) There is overlapping of cases in the categories of human right abuses
D) India was one of the countries appraised by Amnesty International

E) The report notes that the terrorists also violate human rights
Ans: B
23. According to the passage, through which media of forum Amnesty International has hurled
the charges?
A) Seminar on Human rights
B) Its Regional Meet
C) Its annual Report
D) Its International Meet
E) None of these
Ans: C
24. The author of the passage
A) agrees with the report
B) disagrees with the report
C) disagrees that conditions of prisons in India is bad
D) supports the totalitarian approach
E) disagrees with report on terrorists
Ans: B
25. The Amnesty Internationals report is based on the information of how many countries ?
A) 63 B) 112 C) 131 D) 115 E) None of these
Ans: E
26. The author suggests classification of various countries on the additional dimension. Which
of the following is that dimension ?
A) Economic progress B) Human rights C) Industrial Progress
D) Political systems E) None of these

Ans: B
Directions 27-32 : Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank
27. The boy you met yesterday is in class..................
A) ninth B) the ninth C) nine D) the nine
Ans : C
28. There was some confusion.................the agreement
A) on B) in C) around D) over
Ans : D
29. Speak loudly as he is slow.........................hearing
A) in B) about C) at D) of
Ans : C
30. Will you..................may dog while I am on tour ?
A) look out B) look up C) look on D) look after
Ans : D
31. Savitha is disgusted...................the habits of her husband
A) of B) from C) with D) at
Ans : C
32. Every man craves....................recognition
A) for B) about C) at D) after
Ans : D
Nature is like business. Business sense dictates that we guard our capital and live from the
interest. Nature's capital is the enormous diversity of living things. Without it, we cannot feed
ourselves, cure ourselves of illness or provide industry with the raw materials of wealth creation.
Professor Edward Wilson, of Harvard University says," The folly our descendants are least likely
to forgive us is the ongoing loss of genetic and spices diversity. This will take millions of years
to correct".
Only 150 plant species have ever been widely cultivated. Yet over 75000 edible plants are
known in the wild. In a hungry world, with a population growing by 90 million each year, so
much wasted potential in tragic. Medicines from the wild are worth around 40 billion dollars a year.
Over 5000 species are known to yield chemical with cancer fighting potential Scientists currently
estimate that the total number of species in the world is between 10-30 million with only around
1.4 million identified.
The web of life is torn when mankind exploits natural resources in short-sighted ways. The trade
in tropical hardwoods can destroy whole forests to extract just a few commercially attractive
specimens. Bad agricultural practice triaggers 24 billion tonnes of top soil erosion a year losting
the equivalent of 9 million tonnes of grain output. Cutting this kind of unsuitable exploitation
and instituting "sustainable utilisation" will help turn the environmental crisis around.
21. Why does the author compare 'nature' to business ?
A) Because of the capital depletion in nature and business
B) Because of the similarity with which one should use both
C) Because of the same interest level yield
D) Because of the diversity of the various capital inputs.
Ans : B
22. "The folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us". What is the business equivalent of
the folly the author is referring to ?
A) Reducing the profit margin
B) Not pumping some money out of profits into the business
C) Eroding the capital lease of the business
D) Putting interest on capital back into the business
Ans: C
23. Which of the following statements in false in context of the given passage ?
A) The diversity of plant life is essential for human existence

B) Scientists know the usefulness of most plat species
C) Chemicals for cancer treatment are available from plants.
D) There are around ten times the plant species undiscovered as compared to the discovered
ones
Ans: B
24.Which of the following correctly reflects the opinion of the author to take care of hunger of
the world ?
A) Increase the number of the edible plants being cultivates.
B) Increase cultivation of the 150 species presently under cultivation
C) Increase the cultivation of medical plants
D) Increase the potential of the uncultivated edible plants ?
Ans: D
25. Which of the following is mentioned as the immediate cause for the destruction of plant
species ?
A) Soil Erosion B) Destruction of habitat C) Cultivation D) Agricultural practices
Ans: B
26. Choose the word which is nearly same in meaning to the given word as used in the passage,.
Wasted
A) Consumed B) Squandered C) Unutilized D) Unprofitable
Ans: C
27. Priya is not............. for this kind of a job
A) cut in B) cut up C) cut through D) cut out
Ans : D
28. He left the book................ the telephone
A) around B) beside C) besides D) at
Ans : B
29. The waiter took the plates.................after we had finished eating
A) up B) off C) away D) out
Ans : C
30. It is fourteen years since I...............him
A) saw B) have seen C) did see D) had seen
Ans : A
31. I have done my muddled but...................honest best
A) never the less B) rather C) none of these
Ans : C
32. It is mainly due to their lethargy that the plan fell...................
A) over B) out C) through D) off
Ans : C
Recent advances in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to to find out
abnormalities in the unborn foetus and take remedial action to rectify some defects which would
otherwise prove to be fatal to the child. Though genetic engineering is still at its infancy,
scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder. It is not yet in a position to
predict when exactly a genetic disorder will set in. While they have not yet been able to change
the genetic order of the gene in germs, they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near
future they might be successful in achieving this feat. They have, however, acquired the ability
in manipulating tissue cells. However, genetic mis-information can sometimes be damaging for
it may adversely affect people psychologically. Genetic information may lead to a tendency to
brand some people as inferiors. Genetic information can therefore be abused and its application
in deciding the sex of the foetus and its subsequent abortion is now hotly debated on ethical
lines. But on this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though this charge has often been
levelled at them. It is mainly a societal problem. At present genetic engineering is a costly
process of detecting disorders but scientists hope to reduce the costs when technology becomes
more advanced. This is why much progress in this area has been possible in scientifically
advanced and rich countries like the U.S.A, U.K and Japan. It remains to be seen if in the future
this science will lead to the development of a race of supermen or will be able to obliterate
disease from this world.
21. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the phrase 'holding out' as used in the
passage
A) catching B) expounding C) sustaining D) restraining E) controlling
Ans: B
22. According to the passage, the question of abortion is
A) ignored B) hotly debated C) unanswered D) left to the scientists to decide E)

already settled
Ans: B
23. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word 'obliterate' as used in the passage.
A) wipe off B) eradicate C) give birth to D) wipe out E) very literate
Ans: B
24. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word 'charged' as used in the
passage
A) calm B) disturbed C) discharged D) settled E) peaceful
Ans: D
25. Which of the following is not true of the genetic engineering movement.
A) Possibility of abuse
B) It is confronted by ethical problems
C) Increased tendency to manipulate gene cells
D) acquired ability to detect genetic disorders in unborn babies.
E) acquired ability to manipulate tissue cells
Ans: C
26. Which of the following is the same in meaning as the word 'feat' as used in the passage
A) process B) focus C) fact D) possibility E) goal
Ans: E
27. He preferred cricket.....................any other sport.
A) against B) to C) over D) than
Ans: B
28. There is a disturbing nexus.....................politics and sports in India
A) between B) with C) among D) by
Ans: A
29.Don't loiter.................the street
A) in B) about C) on D) into
Ans: B
30. The terms given to you are not acceptable ..............me
A) for B) by C) with D) to
Ans: D
31. You have played a great role, for ..................your help I possibly would have landed myself
into a problem.
A) after B) despite C) unless D) although E) without
Ans: E
32. Fate smiled..............him in all his ventures
A) upon B) on C) at D) over
Ans: B
Nature is like business. Business sense dictates that we guard our capital and live from the
interest. Nature's capital is the enormous diversity of living things. Without it, we cannot feed
ourselves, cure ourselves of illness or provide industry with the raw materials of wealth creation.
Professor Edward Wilson, of Harvard University says," The folly our descendants are least likely
to forgive us is the ongoing loss of genetic and spices diversity. This will take millions of years
to correct".
Only 150 plant species have ever been widely cultivated. Yet over 75000 edible plants are
known in the wild. In a hungry world, with a population growing by 90 million each year, so
much wasted potential in tragic. Medicines from the wild are worth around 40 billion dollars a year.
Over 5000 species are known to yield chemical with cancer fighting potential Scientists currently
estimate that the total number of species in the world is between 10-30 million with only around
1.4 million identified.
The web of life is torn when mankind exploits natural resources in short-sighted ways. The trade
in tropical hardwoods can destroy whole forests to extract just a few commercially attractive
specimens. Bad agricultural practice triaggers 24 billion tonnes of top soil erosion a year losting
the equivalent of 9 million tonnes of grain output. Cutting this kind of unsuitable exploitation
and instituting "sustainable utilisation" will help turn the environmental crisis around.
21. Why does the author compare 'nature' to business ?
A) Because of the capital depletion in nature and business
B) Because of the similarity with which one should use both
C) Because of the same interest level yield
D) Because of the diversity of the various capital inputs.
Ans : B
22. "The folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us". What is the business equivalent of
the folly the author is referring to ?
A) Reducing the profit margin
B) Not pumping some money out of profits into the business
C) Eroding the capital lease of the business
D) Putting interest on capital back into the business

Ans: C
23. Which of the following statements in false in context of the given passage ?
A) The diversity of plant life is essential for human existence
B) Scientists know the usefulness of most plat species
C) Chemicals for cancer treatment are available from plants.
D) There are around ten times the plant species undiscovered as compared to the discovered
ones
Ans: B
24.Which of the following correctly reflects the opinion of the author to take care of hunger of
the world ?
A) Increase the number of the edible plants being cultivates.
B) Increase cultivation of the 150 species presently under cultivation
C) Increase the cultivation of medical plants
D) Increase the potential of the uncultivated edible plants ?
Ans: D
25. Which of the following is mentioned as the immediate cause for the destruction of plant
species ?
A) Soil Erosion B) Destruction of habitat C) Cultivation D) Agricultural practices
Ans: B
26. Choose the word which is nearly same in meaning to the given word as used in the passage,.
Wasted
A) Consumed B) Squandered C) Unutilized D) Unprofitable
Ans: C
27. Priya is not............. for this kind of a job
A) cut in B) cut up C) cut through D) cut out
Ans : D
28. He left the book................ the telephone
A) around B) beside C) besides D) at
Ans : B
29. The waiter took the plates.................after we had finished eating
A) up B) off C) away D) out
Ans : C
30. It is fourteen years since I...............him
A) saw B) have seen C) did see D) had seen
Ans : A
31. I have done my muddled but...................honest best
A) never the less B) rather C) none of these
Ans : C
32. It is mainly due to their lethargy that the plan fell...................
A) over B) out C) through D) off
Ans : C
Educational planning should aim at meeting the educational needs of the entire population of all
age groups. While the traditional structure of education as a three layer hierarchy from the
primary stage to the university represents the core, we should not overlook the periphery which
is equally important. Under modern conditions, workers need to rewind, or renew their
enthusiasm, or strike out in a new direction, or improve their skills as much as any university
professor. The retired and the aged have their needs as well. Educational planning, in their
words, should take care of the needs of everyone.
Our structures of education have been built up on the assumption that there is a terminal point to
education. This basic defect has become all the more harmful today, A UNESCO report entitled
'Learning to Be' prepared by Edger Faure and others in 1973 asserts that the education of
children must prepare the future adult for various forms of self-learning. A viable education
system of the future should consist of modules with different kinds of functions serving a
diversity of constituents. And performance, not the period of study, should be the basis for
credentials. The writing is already on the wall.
In view of the fact that the significance of a commitment of lifelong learning and lifetime
education is being discussed only in recent years even in educationally advanced countries, The
possibility of the idea becoming an integral part of educational thinking seems to be a far cry.
For, to move in that direction means such more than some simple rearrangement of the present
organisation of education. But a good begining can be made by developing open university
programmes for older learners of different categories and introducing extension services in the
conventional colleges and schools. Also these institutions should learn to co-operate with the
numerous community organizations such as libraries, museums, municipal recreational
programmes, health services etc.
21. What is the main thrust of the author ?
A) Traditional systems should be strengthened
B) Formal education is more important than non-formal
C) One should never cease to learn
D) It is impossible to meet the needs of everyone
E) There is no substitute for the extent system of education
Ans: C
22. Which of the following best describes the purpose of the author ?
A) To criticise the present educational system.
B) To strengthen the present educational practices
C) To support non-conventional educational organisations.
D) To present a pragmatic point of view
E) None of these
Ans : D
23.Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the word 'meeting' as used in
the passage.
A) Approaching B) Contacting C) introducing D) representing E) satisfying
Ans: E
24. Which of the following is most opposite in meaning to the word 'integral' as used in the
passage.
A) essential B) independent C) major D) minor E) unwilling
Ans: B
25. According to the author, what should be the basis for awarding credentials?
A) Duration of the course
B) Competence of the course teachers
C) Diversity of the topics covered
D) Real grasp of matter or skill
E) Participation in community activities
Ans: D
26. According to the author, educational plan should attempt to
A) train the people at the core
B) encourage conventional schools and colleges
C) decide a terminal point to education
D) overlook the people on the periphery
E) fulfil the educational needs of everyone.
Ans : A
27. .............you meet my son in the market, ask him to come home at once
A) Will B) While C) Should D) Would
Ans : C
28. Sanjay was sure..............getting a first class in the examination
A) at B) of C) on D) about
Ans : B
29. She seems offended .................my remarks
A) with B) for C) upon D) at
Ans : D
30. The mounting pressure was so overwhelming that he ultimately.................to her wish
A) agreed in B) cowed in C) gave in D) yielded in
Ans : C
31. He has no objection.................my proposal
A) to B) for C) in D) towards
Ans: A
32. Wash your hands.............water
A) from B) with C) by D) in
Ans: B

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1)APTITUDE TEST:

Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ,20 minutes )

Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words

A. Laziness B. carelessness C. negligence D. meticulousness

A. unimportant B. glorious C. shameful D. None of these

A. Unproductive B. scarce C. abundant D. None of these

Ans: C

A. Vanquish B. repudiate C. retain, D. None of these

A. clay B. obstacle C. dwelling D. bind

Ans: C

Directions for questions 11-20:Find the Antonyms of the following words

A. Reprove B. reprimand C. Approve D. rebuke

A. Reckless B. Cautious C. prudent D. guarded

A. Momentum B. thrust C. motivation D. Inertia

A. Dormant B. Overt C. embryonic D. suppressed

A. demonstration B. expression C. obscurity D. symptom

A. Importune B. implore C. crave D. Grant

A. Fervent B. passionate C. Apathetic D. None of these

A. Whim B. impulse C. quirk D. None of these

A. extend B. fall C. fall off D. drop

A. aspire to B. abjure C. begrudge D. crave

Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ,20 minutes )

A. exactness B. potential C. shrewdness D. bluntness

A. accumulate B. collect C. garner D. deploy

A. heterodox B. unconventional C. conventional D. untraditional

A. be friendly B. estrange C. disarm D. None of these

Directions for questions 11-20:Find the Antonyms of the following words

A. Arbitrary B. doctrinal C. unbending D. Flexible

A. Perfect B. Imperfect C. unsound D. mortal

A. Forerunner B. herald C. potent D. None of these

A. Alternating B. sporadic C. Constant D. None of these

A. ignorant B. Brooding C. pondering D. meditative

A. harmonize B. coincide C. assent D. Conflict

A. Open B. Surreptitious C. clandestine D. None of these

A. Obliterate B. Engrave C. eradicate D. None of these

A. Ostentatious B. pompous C. Down-to-earth D. conceited

Ans: C

A. avert B. skew C. whirl D. stay

Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ,20 minutes )

Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words

A. appreciation B. Deflation C. rise D. None of these

A. hardworking B. delinquent C. neglectful D. remiss

10. Ponderous

A. light B. cumbersome C. interesting D. None of these

Section 1: VERBAL ( 32 Questions ,20 minutes )

Directions for questions 1-10:Find the synonyms of the following words

Ans: a

Ans: c

Ans: a

Ans: d

Ans: b

Ans: d

Ans: d

A. intriguing B. sly C. frank D. cunning

A. overcast B. dazzling C. Clear D. fulgurant

A. Openness B. slyness C. fair-dealing D. ingenuousness

Directions for questions 11-20:Find the Antonyms of the following words

A. Lenient B. Crabby C. Tenant D. Unreasonable

A. agile B. young C. adult D. doddering

A. weave B. turn C. sew D. embrace

A. summit B. animal C. lazy D. industrious

A. wasteful B. brisk C. baseball D. chilly