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Verhal Abilitv Assessment -L

Questions: 70 Duration: 75 mins

Error Correction:

' Directions: ln each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error. lf
there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.

1. lt is written in Gita (a)/ that God incarnates (b)/ Himself (cil in times of trouble. (d)/ No error (e)

2' lt is being rainy day, (a)/ we decided not to go out (b)/ but to stay at home (c)/ and watch a
movie. (d)/ No error (e)

3. The blinds (a)/ deserve (b)/ our sympathy. (c)/ No error (d)

4. Concurrent with his programme, (a)/ educational institutions may be urged (b)/ to inculcate
patriotism (c)/ in each and every one of its pupils. (d) No error (e)

5. She had shifted her residence {a)/ to this city to be (b)/ close with the child (c)/ she had wanted
to adopt. (d)/ No error (e)

Directions: ln each of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error, The
' error may be idiomatic or grammatical. lf there is no mistake, the answer is 'No error'.

6. He drank once again (a)/ as he was (b)/ feeline thirsty. (c)/ No error (d)

7. Bacteria is probably (a)/ the most common form (b)/ of life on earth. (c)/ No error (d)

8. While going (a)/ through the report (b)l yesterday I find (c)/ several factual mistakes. (d)/ No
error (e)

9, On reaching the railway station ta)/ he was disappointed to learn (b)/ that the train left. {c}/ No
error (d)

10. lt is high time (a)/ that we send ib)/ ttre answer (c)l No error (d)
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Direction: ln the following questions, a s€fltence has been given wherein a word/ group
of words
has been italicized. Some atternatives are suggested for the italicized words/ group
of words
which improves the sentences. ln case no inrpronernent is needed in the sentence, your answer
is
'No im provernent' or'No correction requ ired.,

7t.l made him good-bye.

a) Wished

b) Complimented

c) Bade

d) No improvement

12. We heard of them having discovered onather streom

a) Them discovering

b) Their discovering

c) Their having discovered

d) No improvement

13. Those who study at sixes ond sevens seldom succeed.

a) By fits and starts

b) By leaps and bounds

c) From pillar to post

d) No improvement

14. Kalidas is the greatest of o// ofher dramatists.

a) Most other

b) The other

c) Any other

d) Allthe
e) No correction required
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15. A bird in hand is worth two in bush.

a) two in the bush

b) two at a bush

c) two on bush

d) no improvement

Directions: ln each sentence below, four words/ group of words which are labelled (a), (b), (c) and
(d) have been printed in bold type, one of which may be either inappropriate in the context of the
sentence or wrongly spelt. lf all the four are appropriate and also correctly spelt, mark'All correct'
as the answer.

16. The new lecturer (a)/ has devised (b)/ a novel method (c)/ of solving this problem. (d)/ ntl
correct (e)

17. He who is indeed of the brotherhood (a)/ does not voyage (b)/ in quest of the picturisq ue, (c)/
but of certain jolly humours. (d)/ All correct (e)

18. Subtel(a)/ nuances (b)/ and hues of the lndian languages (c)/ as spoken in allthese places
settle down in his psyche. (d)/ All correct (e)

19. Our country is critically affected (a)l bV widespread (b)/deforestation (c)/ and steady (d)/
destruction of natural watersheds. All correct (e)

20. The old man cut (a)l the huge Ashoka tree with (b)l hardly (c)/no effort {d)/ at all. All correct (e)
Directions-(a. f-S; ln each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each
five pairs of words have been denoted by letters (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Find out which pair of
words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence
meaningfu lly complete.

21. A committee has been..............to..............the transformation of the city into an lnternational finance
centre.

(A) Constituted, convert

(B) appointed, oversee
(C) converged, evaluate

{D) inducted, change

(E) inaugurated, determine
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22. Keeping in mind the..............to develop the sector the go\rernment has..............solicited foreign
investment.

(A) lmportance, never

{B) proposal, forcibly
{C} objective, wanted
(D) view, discretely

{E) need, actively

23. ln his speech he vowed to..............the four billion unbanked individuals across the world into
the..............of fina ncial inclusion.

(A) represent, sphere

(B) target, area
(C) bring, realm

{D) engage, achievement

(E) convince, era

24. Although he puts in..............of overtime and takes few holidays, he............ cannot support his family.

{A) Sufficient, however

(B) lot, besides
(C) much, thus

{D) plenty, still

{E) frequency, yet

25. They have been..............on incentives to.....^........these practices are implemented at grass root level.

(A) relying, ensure

{B)improving, secure
(C) advocating, confirm

{D) debating, necessitate

(E) focusing, display
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Directions-(Q. 26-35) ln the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been
numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

He was a charismatic leader, an entrepreneur and a highly effective manager all rolled into one. As a
leader, he ...(26)... the company's growth plan in a dedicated manner and he never ...(27)... focus.
The cement industry in those days was doing badly. ...(28)...to everyone's expectations he
sanctioned an additional plant in ...(29)... time. He was ...(30)... that since the cement industry was
cyclic in nature, by the time the plant was ...(31)...the market would have improved. lt did happen
and the decision brought rich ...(32)... when the plant was commissioned. Not onty was he a great
entrepreneur but he also ...(33)... all his senior people to be 'practicing entrepreneurs'. I have seen a
similar example at the Asian lnstitute of Management, which allows its professors to ...(34)... their
own business. This made their lectures more practical and less theoretical. lt is the ...(35)... of the
lnstitute's success.

26.(A)achieved
(B)implemented
(C) visualized
(D) persevered
(E)aimed

27. (A) moved

(B)shifts
(C) missed
(D) changes
(E) lost

28. (A)Contrary
(B)Opposite
(C)Yet
(D)Obedient
(E)Different

29. (A) any

(B) mean
(C)short
(D) no
(E) less

30. (A) known

(B) calculating
(C)certain
(D)dreamt
(E)surely
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31. (A)operational
(B)install
(C) use
(D) produced
(E) new

32. (A)supply
(B) diversity
(C)rewards
(D) pay
(E)knowledge

33. (A) thought

(B) tried
(C)wished
(D) encourage
(E)wanted

34. (A) expand

(B) function
(C)chose
(D)run
(E) risk

35. (A) responsibility

(B) secret
(C) guarantee
(D) prize
(E) value

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are
printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

The yearly festival was close at hand. The store room was packed with silk fabrics. Gold ornaments,
clay bowls full of sweet curd and platefuls of sweetmeats. The orders had been placed with shops
well in advance. The mother was sending out gifts to everyone.

The eldest son, a government servant, lived with his wife and children in far off lands. The second
son had left home at an early age. As a merchant he travelled all over the world. The other sons had
split up over petty squabbles, and they now lived in homes of their own. The relatives were spread
all across the world. They rarely visited. The youngest son, left in the company of a servant, was
soon bored and stood at the door all day long, waiting and watching. His mother, thrilled and
excited, loaded the presents on trays and plates, covered them with colorful kerchiefs, and sent
them off with maids and servants. The neighbors looked on.

The day came to an end. All the presents had been sent off.
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The child came back into the house and dejectedly said to his mother, "Maa, you gave a present to
everyone, but you didn't give me anything!'"

His mother laughed, "l have given all the gifts a$/ay to everyone, no\M see what's left for you." She
kissed him on the forehead.

The child said in a tearful voice, "Don't I get a gift7'

"You'll get it when you go far away."

"But when I am close to you, don't I get something from your own hands?,,

His mother reached out her arms and drew him to her. 'This is all I have in my own hands. lt is the
most precious of all."

36. Why did the woman's second son travel?

{A) He was restless by nature

(B) He did not want to stay at home

(C) He was rich and could afford to travel

(D) His job was such that he had to travel

(E) None ofthese

37. Why did the woman's eldest son not attend the festival?

(A) He was not on good terms with his youngest brother who lived at home

(B) He had quarreled with his mother

(C) His wife did not allow him to return home

(D)His job prevented him from taking leave

(E) None ofthese

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38. How did the woman prepare for the festival?

1. She bought expensive gifts for her children and neighbors.

2. She ordered her servants to prepare sweets and food well in advance.

3. She made sure that her youngest child was looked after so that he wouldn't be bored.

(A) None

(B)only 1

(Clonly 2

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E)All 1,2 and 3

39. What did the youngest child do while his mother was busy?

1. He waited for a chance to steal some sweetmeats.

2. He pestered his mother to give him a present.

3. He stood at the door with servants.

(Alonly 1

(B) only 2

(C) Both 1 and 3

(D)only 3

(E) None of these

40. Which of the following can be said about the woman?

(A) She was a widow who had brought up her children single handedly

(B) She was not a good mother since her children had left home at an early age

(C) She enjoyed sending her family gifts at festival time

{D) She gave expensive presents to show that she was wealthy

(E) She rarely visited her grand-children because they all lived abroad
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41. What did the boy receive from his mother?

(A) She taught him the value of patience

(B}sheencouragedhimtogrowupandliveindependentlylikehisbrothers

(C) She showed him the importance of giving expensive gifts

(D) She gave him a hug to express her love

(E) None of these

42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthecontextofthepassage?

(A) The woman usually ignored her youngest son

(B) The woman's eldest son lived abroad

(C) The members of the woman's family did not care about her

(D) The woman made all the preparations herself since she did not want to burden
the servants

tE) The woman sent

gifts to her children to ensure that they visited her
the SAME in meaning as the word
Directions-(Q. 43*45) choose the word which is most nearly
printed in bold as used in the passage'

43. Left

(A)Gone

(B)Quit

(C) Remaining

(D) Disappeared

(E) Forgot

44. Packed

(A) Filled

(B) Squeezed

(C)Crowd

(D)Collected

(E) UntidY
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45. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word dejectedly as used in the
passage.

(AlCalmly

(B) Happily

(C)Willinely

(D) Fortunately

(E)Softly

Antonvm Questions:
Directions: Each of the questions consists of a word followed by five words or phrase as choices.
Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and
shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.

46. ABOMINATE:

a. loathe
b" despise
c. adore
d. abhor
e. attach

47. OBSEQUIOUS:

a. servile
b. first
c. fawning
d. supercilious
e. improper

48. OROTUND:

a. not resonant
b. not reddish
c. not eager
d. pompous
e. loud
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49. RECANT:

a. entangle
b. rescue
c. fail
d. assert
e. predict

50. UPBRAID:

a. defer
b. vacillate
c. sever
d. conjoin
e. laud

Svnonvm Questions:

Directions: Each of the questions consists of a word followed by five words or phrase as choices.
Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly similar in meaning to the word in capitals and
shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet.

5L. Luxuriant

a. Beautiful
b. Luxurious
c. abundant
d. lovely

52. Memorable

a. Memorial
b. worth remembering
c. mending
d. striking

53. Officious

a. concerning office
b. legal
c. interfering
d. permissible
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54. Populous

a. Popular
b. Respectful
c. Populated (thickly)
d. hard working

55. Vocation

a. Holiday
b. Occupation
c. break-up
d. virtue

Para iumbles/ Jumbled Sentences:

Given betow are sentences which have been presented in a random order. Arrange the
following sentences in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and identify
the correct sequence.

56. A. This is because your witness will be called upon to testify in court if the will is ever
challenged.
B. Lawyers advise people to use witnesses who are younger than they and are likely to
outlive them.
C. you can make a will as simple as you want. You will need to sign the document in the
presence of two witnesses, who will then have to put the signature on it.
D. lt helps if a doctor is a witness or the document is signed in his presence.
E. This is because he coutd be called upon to testify to the stability of your mental
condition when you drew up the will.

a. ABCDE
b. CBADE
c. DCBAE
d. CDBAE
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57) A. For years, the singles competition was judged according to two categories.
B. Secondly, the compulsory - figures category required each skater to perform three or six
repetitions of three figures drawn from a possible 41 patterns.
C. Figure skating is primarily a sport of amateurs; contests are held for singles and for
pairs.
D. Firstly, the free - skating category judged a skater/s ability to perform jumps, spins,
spirals, and skating coordinated with music.
E. All figures are based on a figure - eight pattern or variations thereof.

a. BCADE
b. CADBE
c. CDBAE
d. ABCDE
58) A. They are the oligarchy.
B. Next are the rule takers, the companies that pay homage to the industrial "lords."
C. lBM, CBS, United Airlines, Sears, Coca - Cola, and the like are the creators and
procreators of industrial orthodoxy.
D. First are the rule makers, the incumbents that built the industry.
E. Fujitsu, ABC, US Air, Smith Barney, J.C. Penny and numerous others are peasants.
F. Look at any industry and you will see three kinds of companies.

a. FDCABE
b. DFCBAE
c. FCBDAE
d. FBCADE
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59) A. ln lndia, in the last 4 - 5 years, some US funds have entered.

B. USfunds like draper and Walden have played an important role in kick-startingthe
venture capital lndustry in lndia.
C. Draper in particular played a pioneering role,
D. This was the second wave of venture capital.
E. The third wave is people coming back from the US and moving into venture capital - Iike
myself.
F. Venture capital started about 15 years ago, with some government
- backed funds.

a. BFACDE
b. FDABEC
c. FABCDE
d. CDBAEF
60) A. The first is retained by employers to find specific people for specific jobs.
B. They are the consultants who advertise in this newspaper
c. The other type of recruitment company - or agency to be precise - works on a
contingency basis.
D. There are essentiallytwo types of recruitment companies.
E. They are paid by the employer only when someone is appointed.

a. BCDEA
b. DABCE
c. DBEAC
d. ACBDE
61) A. A number of lessons were tearnt and lot of preconceptions forgotten.
B. First world war was thus a prelude to even more destructive war.
c. Many weapons used in the war had never been used before.
D. As an after math of war, there was a savage intensification of research in
armaments.
E. The First World War was an excuse to experiment with the arsenat from
various
European states.

a. EDBAC
b. ECADB
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c. EABCD
d. EBCAD

621 A. Living is not important - living with excellent

health throughout is more

meaningful.
B. lt is non - invasive and without side - effects'
C. But the quality of life of such persons may not
be as good as one would like it to be'

D. Exercise, yogic exercise, is the only tool that can maintain

health in a cellular sense'

E. However, practice of asana and pranayama needs

what modern thought calls
motivation.
F. Many people do not exercise and yet live to a ripe old age'

a. EADBC
b. CFEDBA
c. AFCDBE

d. FDABCE
A. Electronie transactions are happening in closed
group networks and lnternet'
53)
Electronic commerce is one of the most important aspects
of Internet to emerge'

B. Cash transactions offer both privacy and anonymity as it does not contain information
that can be used to identify the parties nor the transaction history'
and secure communication
c. To support e-commerce, we need effective payment systems
channels and data integritY.
whole structure of traditional money is built on faith and so
will electronic money
D. The
have to be.
accept it'
E. Moreover, money is worth what it is because we have come to

a. BEDAC
. b. ABECD
c. DEABC
d. DCEBA
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64) A. Merchants soon grew rich as the demand for products increased.
B. Trade started from person to person but grew to involve different towns in different
Iands.
C. Eventually, people got a greater variety of things to choose from.
D. People found work in transporting the goods or selling them.

a. BDAC
b. BADC
c. DABC
d. DBAC

55) A. ln fact, many city teens are also 'friends' with their parents'on these social
networking platforms.
B. While these numbers may not be same for lndia, an increasing number of parents in the
city are signing on to social networking sites frequented by their children.
C. However, parents should know where to draw a line when it comes to communicating
with the child on social network.
D. Parents should not admonish their kids for every silly status they put online.
E. Similarly, they should not step up in defense of their kid every time he/she receives any
unkind comment.
F. According to a study conducted in the UK, seven in 10 parents turn to social networking
platforms to communicate with their kid.

a. FAEBDC
b. FBACDE
c. AFCBED
d. FBCEAD
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Analoeies-:
ln q*stions, a pair of words is given, followed by four pairs of words as alternatives. The
"u.f,
candidate is required to choose the pair in which the words bear the sane relationship
to each other as
the words of the given Pair bear.

66. Arrows: Quiver

a) Fear: Tremble
b) Money: Bank
c)Sound: Music
d)Coin: Mint

67. Partridge: CoveY

a) Directors: Band
bi Mountain: Range
c)Sheep:Swarm
d) Goods:Consignment

68. Embarrass: Humiliate

a) Enquire:Ask
b) Embezzle: Peculate
c)Gamble: lnvestment
d) Annoy: ExasPerate

69. Aerie : Eagle

a)capital : government
b) bridge : architect
c) unit :apartment
d) house : person

70. Farce: Absurdity

a) Disease: Medicine
b)Charity: GenerositY
c) Tragedy: ComedY
d) Energy: ElectricitY