Verbal Test paper (25 Questions) – SET-5:

Given below is a passage followed by several inferences which can be drawn from
the facts stated in the passage. You have to examine each inference separately in
the context of the passage and decide upon its degree of truth or falsity.  

Post harvest management of fruits and vegetables is vital in quality exports. At

present, a wide variety of techniques of post harvest management are available in
India. However, an inadequacy is felt in respect of certain fruits. Cases where the
production cost is high, post harvest management will render export business non-
viable.
Q1.
Quantity of exports of fruits is more than that of vegetables. 
1. Definitely true
2. Probably true
3. Data inadequate
4. Probably false
Q2.
All the techniques of post-harvest management are indigenous.
1. Definitely true
2. Probably true
3. Data inadequate
4. Probably false
Q3.
India exports quality fruits. 
1. Definitely true
2. Probably true
3. Data inadequate
4. Probably false
Q4.
Post-harvest management of vegetables is more crucial than that of fruits
1. Definitely true
2. Probably true
3. Data inadequate
4. Probably false
Q5.
India has effective post-harvest management techniques for those fruits which are
costly to produce. 
1. Definitely true
2. Probably true
3. Data inadequate
4. Probably false 

Common Content:
Each of the following questions has a word or group of words missing. Four or five
alternative words are given. You have to find out which one of them would make
the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Q6.
It is not uncommon to …… an oasis in the desert.
1. find
2. found
3. finding
4. founding
Q7.
Alexander wrote his diary in code,______ his wife __________ to read it. 
1. because……will not be 
2. so that... .shouldn't be able 
3. so ... couldn't be able 
4. so that…….wouldn't be able 
Q8.
______________ I finished my work _______________ my friend called me. 
1. Scarcely.... when 
2. Scarcely……than
3. Scarcely had……when 
4. Scarcely when ... .than

Common Content:
Identify the part of the sentence which is grammatically incorrect

Q9.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Q10.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Q11.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Q12.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Q13.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Common Content:
For each of the sentences given below, fill in the blanks with the appropriate
words from the options
Q14.
The two countries must…………..the resolve to walk the path of dialogue and peace
sidelining the extremist elements who have a vested interest in ………. the fires
between India and Pakistan. 
1. declare... burning
2. demonstrate ... stoking
3. influence .. igniting 
4. establish... raging
Q15.
Ideas……. to us and gradually ………. into behaviour. 
1. occur... coalesce 
2. come .. . merge 
3. happen ... shape 
4. strike .. . form
Q16.
If I had a father, he would be a powerful guardian who would ……….. defend me
against the many……….. I face in the streets. 
1. conjuringly... hazards
2. physically... risks 
3. charmingly... dangers
4. recklessly ... problems 
Q17.
He …………on his racing wheels and heads out smartly, self consciously, with………..in
each stroke
1. circles . . . decision
2. twists . . . resolution 
3. turns . . . condemnation
4. pivots…. determination
Common Content:
Read the passages and answer the questions accordingly. 

The New World was already an old world to the Indians who were in residence when
the Europeans took possession of it in the sixteenth century. But the life story of the
human species goes back a million years, and there is no doubt that man came only
recently to the western hemisphere. None of the thousands of sites of aboriginal
habitats discovered in North and South America has antiquity comparable to that of
Old World sites. Man's occupation of the New World may date back several tens of
thousands of years but no one rationally argues that he has been here even 100,000
years.  

Speculation as to how man found his way to America was lively at the outset and the
proposed routes boxed the compass. With one or two notable exceptions, however,
students of American anthropology soon settled for the plausible idea that the first
immigrants came by way of the land bridge that had connected the north east corner
of Asia to the north west corner of North America, across the Bering Strait. Mariners
were able to supply the reassuring information that the strait is not only narrow - it is
56 miles wide - but also shallow; a lowering of the sea level there - by 100 feet or so -
would transform the strait into an isthmus. With little else, in the way of evidence, to
sustain the Bering Strait land bridge, anthropologists embraced the idea that man
walked dry-shod from Asia to America.  

Towards the end of the last century, however, it became quite clear that the western
hemisphere was the New World not only for man but also for a host of animals and
plants. Zoologists and botanists showed that numerous subjects of their respective
kingdoms must have originated in Asia and spread to America, (There was evidence,
also, for some movement in the other direction.) These findings were neither
astonishing nor wholly unexpected. Such spread of population is not to be envisioned
as an exodus or mass migration, even in the case of animals. It is a spilling into a new
territory that accompanies increase in numbers, with movement in the direction of
least population pressure and most favorable ecological conditions. But the immense
traffic in plant and animal forms placed a heavy burden on the Bering Strait land
bridge as the anthropologists had envisioned it. Whereas purposeful men could make
their way across a narrow bridge (in the absence of a bridge Eskimos sometimes
crossed the strait in skin boats), the slow diffusion of plants and animals would
require an avenue as broad as a continent and available for ages at a stretch. 
Q18.
The New Worlds came to be occupied by man 
1. more than one lakh years back. 
2. about a million years back, 
3. simultaneously with the occupation of the old world. 
4. much less than one lakh years back. 
Q19.
The part of the globe termed as the New World 
1. came in the possession of the Europeans in the sixteenth century. 
2. is actually older than the old world. 
3. remained unoccupied till the Europeans took possession of it, only very
recently. 
4. was known to the Indians inhabiting the Indian sub-continent tens of
thousands of years ago.
Q20.
The western hemisphere was New World to 
I .man 
II. plants 
III. animals 
1. for I only
2. for II only
3. for III only
4. for I, II and III all
Q21.
The Bering Strait----
1. separates the Eastern hemisphere from the Western. 
2. abounds in fish.
3. has been a channel of much navigation through the centuries.
4. is a part of the ocean often disturbed by tempests.
Q22.
The tone of the passage may be described as 
1. imperative
2. speculative
3. analytical
4. seeking 

Common Content:
Each of the following questions has preposition missing. Fill in the appropriate
word in the blank
Q23.
My friend has invited me along with all the members of my family …… dinner
1. on
2. at
3. upon
4. to
Q24.
We should always stick to our decisions otherwise the people will mock …… us. 
1. on
2. at
3. upon
4. over
Common Content:
Give the one word substitution for the statement
Q25.
A person who is fond of fighting …
1. Bellicose
2. Belligerent
3. Centipede
4. Brunette 

Solutions:
Section 1 - Verbal
Q1.
Data inadequate

Solution
The given passage talks only about fruits and there is no information about
vegetables. So data is inadequate to make a comparison.
Q2.
Data inadequate

Solution
The passage says that there are post harvest management techniques available in
India. But it does not give any information whether these techniques are indigenous to
our nation. So the data is inadequate to decide on the given statement. 
Q3.
Probably false

Solution
The third line of the passage talks about our failure in preserving certain fruits. Also
the last line says about only expensive fruits that are exported from India and hence
there may be export of less expensive fruits which might be of poor quality. So the
given statement may probably be false.
Q4.
Probably false

Solution
The given passage talks about the post harvest management of both fruits and
vegetables in the first line of the passage. But the remaining part of the passage talks
only about things related to fruits indicating the significance of post harvest
techniques of fruits than that of vegetables. So the given statement may probably be
false
Q5.
Definitely true

Solution
The second line of the passage talks about the availability of post harvest
management techniques. It can be inferred that if there had been no good post
harvest management techniques then the exports of expensive fruits would not be
possible. Thus these two statements make the above given statement to be definitely
true. 
Q6.
find

Solution
The answer must be a ‘do’ form verb as the sentence requires an infinitive verb i.e.
“to + do form 
verb” in the blank. So the answer is ‘find’. 
Q7.
so that…….wouldn't be able 

Solution
The correct option is d. 'So that' is appropriate for the first blank. It is used to show
the purpose of something and 'would not be able' is appropriate for the second blank.
It is used with 'so that' to say why somebody does something. 
Q8.
Scarcely had……when 

Solution
The correct option is c. In the present context a correlative conjunction is used:
'scarcely had ... when 'Scarcely' takes 'when' and 'no sooner' takes 'than'. 
Q9.
C

Solution
It should be ‘unreasonably’ (adverb) in place of ‘unreasonable’ (adjective), which
cannot modify anxious, which is an adjective
Q10.
C

Solution
It should be ‘unreasonably’ (adverb) in place of ‘unreasonable’ (adjective), which
cannot modify anxious, which is an adjective
Q11.
A

Solution
Here it should be ‘she’ in place of ‘her’. It is in answer to the question: Who
suggested….? 
Q12.
A

Solution
Here the if-clause must have the past perfect tense, (if you had seen….).
Q13.
A

Solution
It should be these kinds. (plural agreement). 
Q14.
demonstrate ... stoking

Solution
The word 'stoking' is the only possible word for the second blank. 'To stoke the fire'
means to encourage (a strong emotion etc.) Although the words 'burning', 'igniting' and
'racing' may seem to be possible for the second blank, the words 'declare', 'influence'
or 'establish' do not gel with the word resolve. Hence choice b is logical. 
Q15.
occur... coalesce 

Solution
Ideas don't 'come' to us, ideas 'occur' to us and 'coalesce' (come or bring together to
form a mass or whole) into behaviour
Q16.
physically... risks 

Solution
Although the second words of all the four options are suitable for the second blank,
only 'physically' fits in the second blank. The words 'powerful guardian' point to the
fact that the father had the 'physical' strength to defend the speaker against dangers.
Hence choice b. 
Q17.
pivots…. determination
Solution
One does not 'circle', 'twist' or 'turn' on racing wheels. Option d is apt because the
word 'pivot' (turn or balance on a central point) is most appropriate for the first
blank, Therefore only choice d is logical among the given options
Q18.
much less than one lakh years back. 

Solution
The last line of the first paragraph clearly mentions that man occupied the new world
much less than one lakh years back. 
Q19.
came in the possession of the Europeans in the sixteenth century. 

Solution
Option (a) is the correct answer since it is mentioned in the first line of the passage. 
Q20.
for I, II and III all

Solution
The first statement of 3rd paragraph states that the western hemisphere was a New
World to man, plants and animals. Therefore, the correct answer is option (d). 
Q21.
separates the Eastern hemisphere from the Western. 

Solution
Option (1) is the suitable answer, since it finds a mention in the 3rd line of the second
paragraph. All other options (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect
Q22.
analytical

Solution
The passage can be best described as analytical (option 3), as it analyses the various
hypotheses concerning the movement of men and plants and animals to the New
world. All other options are inappropriate. 
Q23.
to

Solution
The correct preposition to be used here is ‘to’ as the sentence talks about a specific
event “dinner”
Q24.
at
Solution
The blank is required to be filled with a positional preposition with regard to a person
i.e. here ‘at’. 
Q25.
Bellicose

Solution
The literal meanings of the words are 
Bellicose- aggressive and ready to fight; 
Belligerent-hostile; 
Centipede- an insect-like creature with a long thin body made up of many segments
most of which have a pair of legs 
Brunette- a woman or girl with brown hair. So the obvious answer is option [a].