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GMAT Verbal - Test
(5) malignant
17. PUERILE
(1) fragrant (2) adult (3) lonely (4) feminine
(5) masterly
18. RUDDY
(1) robust (2) witty (3) wan (4) exotic
(5) creative
19. JETTISON
(1) salvage (2) submerge (3) descend (4) decelerate
(5) repent
20. UNTENABLE
(1) supportable (2) tender (3) sheepish (4) tremulous
(5) adequate
Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that
best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. NAIVE : INGENUE
(1) ordinary : genius (2) venerable : celebrity (3) urbane : sophisticate
(4) crafty : artisan
(5) modest : braggart
22. ANNOTATE : TEXT
(1) enact : law (2) prescribe : medication
(3) caption : photograph (4) abridge : novel
(5) censor : film
23. SNICKER : DISRESPECT
(1) whimper : impatience (2) chortle : glee (3) frown : indifference (4)
sneer : detachment
(5) glower : cheerfulness
24. ROUT : DEFEAT
(1) ovation : applause (2) triumph : failure (3) grief : loss (4) pathway :
rim
(5) memory : oblivion
25. INDOLENT : SLOTH
(1) wrathful : ire (2) arrogant : acuity (3) covetous : enigma (4)
gluttonous : loyalty
(5) impatient : apathy
Objective Key
1.(3) 2.(5) 3.(1) 4.(5) 5.(3) 6.(5) 7.(5) 8.(2) 9.(1) 10.(3)
11.(2) 12.(2) 13.(1) 14.(5) 15.(3) 16.(5) 17.(2) 18.(3) 19.(1) 20.(1)
21.(3) 22.(3) 23.(2) 24.(1) 25.(1)
The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each
question, when properly sequenced form a
(D) His ready smile, easy access, deep insights into marketing, and
ability to protect his wards endeared him to us,
recollects Saurav Adhikari, PresidentBPO (North America), HCL
Infosystems.
(1) ABCD (2) DCBA (3) CDBA (4) BCDA
4. (A) I definitely had the choice of joining Hero Honda, he says, but
chose to follow the Honda philosophy which
embodies the joy of creation, and diversification.
(B) Apollos investment was routed through Apollo International, a
company run by Kanwars younger son Raja;
elder son Neeraj is already COO of Apollo Tyres.
(C) The companies themselves will likely attribute their recent
unrelated diversifications to emerging
opportunities but chances are, Apollos foray into insurance through a
joint venture with Vijaya Bank, Punjab
National bank, and Principal Group, and the Hero groups entry into the
business of bill collection through
Easy Bill, are efforts to find space for a growing family.
(D) Easy Bill is to be headed by Rahul Munjal, son of the late Raman
Kant Munjal, the first Managing Director of
Hero Honda.
(1) CBDA (2) BDAC (3) BADC (4) CDBA
5. (A) While the actual deal-making and selling may be taken care of by
others, and while his association, in them may
merely be a CEOs, theres no taking away from the fact that Pauls
backgroundan MBA from the Univ of
Massachussets, stints at Pepsi Co, Bain and Co, and notably, GEand
location make him the ideal brand ambassador
for Wipro Technologies.
(B) From his base in Santa Clara, California, Paul orchestrates Wipros
strategy : he is widely perceived to be the
man behind the Wipro-Ericsson deal.
(C) Rainmaking is all about being able to front a deal, speak the same
language, business and cultural, as the
customer and Pauls credential on both fronts are impeccable.
(D) Wipro acquired Ericssons development centres in Indiaa logical
acquisition for a company with significant
expertise in telecom softwarebut not before Paul managed to wring
out the commitment of some consulting
assignments from the telecom major.
(1) CDBA (2) DCBA (3) DCAB (4) BDAC
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following
questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
6. The ..... of the early morning light ..... the room, making it larger and
cozier at once.
18. OVERWEENING
(1) humble (2) impotent (3) avid (4) acrimonious
(5) exaggerated
19. NEBULOUS
(1) starry (2) clear (3) cold (4) fundamental
(5) porous
20. JEOPARDY
(1) patience (2) courage (3) safety (4) willingness
(5) liberty
Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that
best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. MASON : WAL
(1) artist : easel (2) fisherman : trout (3) author : book (4) congressman
: senator
(5) sculptor : mallet
22. METAPHOR : FIGURATIVE
(1) fable : contemporary (2) adage : paradoxical (3) precept :
instructive (4) irony : dramatic
(5) satire : lamentations
23. PLEAD : SUPPLIANT
(1) disperse : rioter (2) slum : outcast (3) revere : elder (4) beg :
philanthropist
(5) translate : interpreter
24. MASTHEAD : NEWSPAPER
(1) footnote : essay (2) credits : film (3) spine : book (4) ream : paper
(5) advertisement : magazine
25. DRUDGERY : IRKSOME
(1) encumbrance : burdensome (2) journey : wearisome
(3) ambivalence : suspicious (4) compliance : forced
(5) dissonance : harmonious
Objective Key
1.(1) 2.(3) 3.(4) 4.(1) 5.(4) 6.(2) 7.(5) 8.(3) 9.(1) 10.(3)
11.(3) 12.(3) 13.(1) 14.(5) 15.(3) 16.(4) 17.(1) 18.(1) 19.(2) 20.(3)
21.(3) 22.(3) 23.(5) 24.(2) 25.(1)
The sentences (four/five/four between 1 and 6) given in each
question, when properly sequenced form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence in labelled with a letter.
Choose the most logical order of sentences
(D) The robosurgeon was actually developed way back in the 1980s by
NASA, the premier US space organisation, to
operate on astronauts in case there was an emergency when travelling
in space.
(E) A decade and a half later, Intuitive bought the rights and honed it
to perfection.
(1) DBECA (2) DCBAE (3) ADBEC (4) AEDBC
5. (A) Orissa would do well to have a turtle policy at the earliest, says
Dattatri.
(B) But then, idiosyncracies have been the hallmark of turtle
conservationrather the absence of it.
(C) What is required is administrative will to help turtles and the
fisherfolk, who surprisingly are at the receiving end
of irrational rules.
(D) The illogical ban from January to March on traveling for turtle
safety within 20 km of the Devi and Rushikulya
nesting sites is unnecessary.
(E) A 5 km ban should be enough since the Ridleys mate close to the
shore and not in the deep sea.
(1) ABCDE (2) BEDCA (3) EDBCA (4) ACDEB
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following
questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
6. Although he did not consider himself ....., he felt that the
inconsistencies in her story ..... a certain degree of
incredulity on his part.
(1) an apostate, justified (2) an optimist, intimated
(3) a hypocrite, demonstrated (4) a charlatan, dignified
(5) a skeptic, warranted
7. Critics were misled by Williams obvious ..... exaggerated theatrical
gestures into ..... his plays as mere melodramas,
full of sound and furry, signifying nothing.
(1) disinclination for, disparaging (2) repudiation of, misrepresenting
(3) indulgence in, acclaiming (4) penchant for, denigrating
(5) indifference to, lauding
8. While some of the drawings are well rendered, others are mere .....;
nonetheless, nearly all possess a sort of rude
..... that catches the yes.
(1) portraits, grandeur (2) illustrations, finesse (3) daubs, vigour (4)
caricatures, polish
(5) mementoes, familiarity
9. With their peasized brains and giant bodies, dinosaurs became a
symbol of lumbering stupidity; their extinction
seemed only to ..... their ..... design
(5) poverty
Select the lettered pair in the following analogy questions that
best expresses a relationship similar to
that expressed in the original capitalised pair.
21. INDIGENT : WEALTH
(1) contented : happiness (2) aristocratic : stature
(3) smug : complacency (4) emaciated : nourishment
(5) variegated : varied.
22. AUGER : CARPENTER
(1) studio : sculptor (2) awl : cobbler (3) seam : seamstress (4)
cement : mason
(5) apron : chef
23. MARATHON : STAMINA
(1) relay : independence (2) hurdle : perseverance (3) sprint : celerity
(4) jog : weariness
(5) ramble : directness
24. RETOUCH : PHOTOGRAPH
(1) hang : painting (2) finger : fabric (3) retract : statement (4)
compose : melody
(5) refine : style
25. PIGHEADED : YIELD
(1) lionhearted : retreat (2) lily-levered : flee (3) dogged : pursue (4)
featherbrained : giggle
(5) eagle-eyed : discern
Objective Key
1.(2) 2.(4) 3.(2) 4.(1) 5.(4) 6.(5) 7.(4) 8.(3) 9.(5) 10.(2)
11.(2) 12.(5) 13.(1) 14.(4) 15.(2) 16.(5) 17.(1) 18.(3) 19.(4) 20.(5)
21.(4) 22.(2) 23.(3) 24.(5) 25.(1)
Choose the word or set of words for each blank in the following
questions that best fits the meaning of the
sentence.
1. Since we ..... read every book, we ..... only the famous ones.
(1) have, sold (2) should, buy (3) must, ignore (4) can, purchase
(5) cannot, select
2. Suddenly out of the ..... of weariness an old lady ..... unexpectedly.
(1) mosaic, raised (2) context, appeared (3) texture, rose (4) fabric,
awakened
(5) design, came
3. We have to ..... in our young men and women sense of discipline,
which is a ..... for progress and happiness.
(1) generate, concomitant (2) instil, need (3) produce, necessity (4)
inculcate, pre-requisite
(5) induce, requirement
4. ..... of crops was due to continuous ..... .
(1) Destruction, draught (2) Ruin, draft (3) Failure, drought (4)
Depreciation, drift
(5) Scarcity, famine
5. Disarmament and development in our time are ..... interrelated
but ..... development will depend on a change in the
worlds political thinking.
(1) inevitable, substantial (2) closely, real (3) essentially, true (4)
universally, ultimate
(5) naturally, final
Select the lettered answer that contains the best version of
the underlined section.
6. The Thumri album by Shobha Gurtu, which is my favourity, is the
one that I loaned to Aditi.
(1) Shobha Gurtu, which is my favourite, is the one that I loaned to
Aditi.
(2) Shobha Gurtu, that is my favourite, is the one I loaned to Aditi.
(3) Shobha Gurtu, which is my favourite, is the one I loaned to Aditi.
(4) Shobha Gurtu which is my favourite is the one which I loaned to
Aditi.
(5) Shobha Gurtu, which is my favourite, is one that I loaned to Aditi.
7. The reading specialist spent two weeks with each one of us, and she
determined that Shubha reads slow.
(1) she determined that Shubha reads slower. (2) she determined that
Shubha reads slower.
(3) she determined that Shubha reads slowly. (4) she determined that
Shubha reads more slowly.
(5) she determined that Shubha reads more slow.
8. The professor told the students that, given their hard work, their
dedication to the material, and their diligence in the
class, it was more likelier than not that they would get a good grade.
(1) it was more likelier than not that they would get a good grade.
(2) it was more than not likelier that they would get a good grade.
(3) it was more likely than not that they would get a good grade.
(4) it was more than likely than not that they would get a good grade.
(5) it was likelier than not that they would get a good grade.
9. The king stood, pulled on his cape, and announced, I loathe
arrogance more than any other thing.
(1) I loathe arrogance more than any other thing. (2) I loathe
arrogance most than any other thing.
(3) I loathe arrogance the most of any other thing. (4) I loathe
arrogance more of any other thing.
(5) I loathe arrogance better than any other thing.
The son who would get the inheritance in the end appeared more
quick, because he came by boat. The others waited
for the train.
(1) in the end appeared more quick, because he came by boat.
(2) in the end appeared more quicker, because he came by boat.
(3) in the end appeared more quickly, because he came by boat.
(4) in the end appeared fast, because he came by boat.
(5) in the end appeared quick, because he came by boat.
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly similar
in meaning to the word in capital letters.
11. EFFACE
(1) countenance (2) encourage (3) recognize (4) blackball
(5) rub out
12. CILIATED
(1) foolish (2) swift (3) early (4) constructed
(5) hairy
13. PIOUS
(1) historic (2) devout (3) multiple (4) fortunate
(5) authoritative
14. DWINDLE
(1) blow (2) inhabit (3) spin (4) lessen
(5) combine
15. BALMY
(1) venturesome (2) dedicated (3) mild (4) fanatic
(5) memorable
Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly
opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.
16. BLAND
(1) caustic (2) meagre (3) soft (4) uncooked
(5) helpless
17. HUBBUB
(1) calm (2) fury (3) capital (4) axle
(5) wax
18. LIVID
(1) alive (2) mundane (3) positive (4) undiscoloured
(5) vast
19. SCANTY
(1) collected (2) remote (3) invisible (4) plentiful
(5) straight
20. TRITE
(1) correct (2) original (3) distinguished (4) premature
(5) certain
Objective Key
1.(5) 2.(3) 3.(4) 4.(3) 5.(2) 6.(1) 7.(3) 8.(3) 9.(1) 10.(3)
11.(5) 12.(5) 13.(2) 14.(4) 15.(3) 16.(3) 17.(4) 18.(4) 19.(4) 20.(2)
21.(3) 22.(1) 23.(5) 24.(2) 25.(2)