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Verbal ability Question consists of 40 in 35 Minutes
Verbal Ability Test (40 Questions in 35 minutes)
Directions for Questions
1-5: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the
information provided in the passage.
Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees
comes from the ground breaking, long-term research of the great
conservationist, Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall was born in London, England, on
April 3, 1934. On her second birthday, her father gave her a toy chimpanzee
named Jubilee. Jubilee was named after a baby chimp in the London Zoo, and
seemed to foretell the course Jane’s life would take. To this day, Jubilee sits
in a chair in Jane’s London home. From an early age, Jane was fascinated by
animals and animal stories.
By the age of 10, she was talking about going to Africa
to live among the animals there. At the time, in the early 1940s, this was a
radical idea because women did not go to Africa by themselves. As a young
woman, Jane finished school in London, attended secretarial school, and then
worked for a documentary filmmaker for a while. When a school friend invited
her to visit Kenya, she worked as a waitress until she had earned the fare to
travel there by boat. She was 23 years old. Once in Kenya, she met Dr. Louis
Leakey, a famous palaeontologist and anthropologist. He was impressed with her
thorough knowledge of Africa and its wildlife, and hired her to assist him and
his wife on a fossil-hunting expedition to Olduvai Gorge. Dr. Leakey soon realized
that Jane was the perfect person to complete a study he had been planning for
some time. She expressed her interest in the idea of studying animals by living
in the wild with them, rather than studying dead animals through palaeontology.
Dr. Leakey and Jane began planning a study of a group of chimpanzees who were
living on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Kenya. At first, the British
authorities would not approve their plan. At the time, they thought it was too
dangerous for a woman to live in the wilds of Africa alone. But Jane’s mother, Vanne,
agreed to join her so that she would not be alone. Finally, the authorities
gave Jane the clearance she needed in order to go to Africa and begin her
study. In July of 1960, Jane and her mother arrived at Gombe National Park in
what was then called Tanganyika and is now called Tanzania. Jane faced many
challenges as she began her work. The chimpanzees did not accept her right
away, and it took months for them to get used to her presence in their
territory. But she was very patient and remained focused on her goal. Little by
little, she was able to enter their world. At first, she was able to watch the
chimpanzees only from a great distance, using binoculars. As time passed, she
was able to move her observation point closer to them while still using
camouflage. Eventually, she was able to sit among them, touching, patting, and
even feeding them.
It was an amazing accomplishment for Jane, and a
breakthrough in the study of animals in the wild. Jane named all of the
chimpanzees that she studied, stating in her journals that she felt they each
had a unique personality. One of the first significant observations that Jane
made during the study was that chimpanzees make and use tools, much like humans
do, to help them get food. It was previously thought that humans alone used
tools. Also thanks to Jane’s research, we now know that chimps eat meat as well
as plants and fruits. In many ways, she has helped us to see how chimpanzees
and humans are similar. In doing so, she has made us more sympathetic toward
these creatures, while helping us to better understand ourselves. The study
started by Jane Goodall in 1960 is now the longest field study of any animal
species in their natural habitat. Research continues to this day in Gombe and
is conducted by a team of trained Tanzanians.
Jane’s life has included much more than just her study of
the chimps in Tanzania. She pursued a graduate degree while still conducting
her study, receiving her Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1965. In 1984, she
received the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for "helping millions
of people understand the importance of wild life conservation to life on this
planet." She has been married twice: first to a photographer and then to
the director of National Parks. She has one son. Dr. Jane Goodall is now the
world’s most renowned authority on chimpanzees, having studied their behaviour
for nearly 40 years. She has published many scientific articles, has written
two books, and has won numerous awards for her ground breaking work. The Jane
Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation was
founded in 1977 in California but moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1998.
Its goal is to take the actions necessary to improve the environment for all
living things. Dr. Goodall now travels extensively, giving lectures, visiting
zoos and chimp sanctuaries, and talking to young people involved in environmental
education. She is truly a great conservationist and an amazing human being.
Read this sentence from the article.
1. 'But she was very patient and remained focused on her
goal'. What is an antonym for the
Word focused?
A) bothered
B) tired
C) disinterested
D) concerned
Ans: C
2. What is the author’s purpose in writing this article?
A) to entertain the reader with stories about chimpanzees
B) to inform the reader of the importance of wildlife
conservation
C) to warn the reader about the challenges of working in
Africa
D) to describe the work and life of Jane Goodall.
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Dr.
Leakey chose Jane to work with him?
A) She knew a lot about Africa.
B) She knew a lot about African wildlife.
C) She earned the money to travel to Africa on her own.
D) She was interested in studying animals in the wild.
Ans: C
4. Which of the following is NOT true of chimpanzees?
A) Chimpanzees are often comfortable with strangers right
away.
B) Chimpanzees eat meat as well as plants and fruit.
C) Chimpanzees use tools to help them get food.
D) Different chimpanzees have different personalities.
Ans: A
5. Jane Goodall is now the world’s most renowned
authority on chimpanzees, having studied
their behaviour for nearly forty years. What does
authority mean?
A) an intelligent person
B) one who studies animals
C) a scientist
D) an expert
Ans: B
Directions for Questions 6-10:
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on
the basis of the information provided in the passage.
There are some men who seem to be always on the lookout
for trouble and, to tell the truth, they are seldom disappointed. Listening to
such men one would think that this world is one of the stormiest and most disagreeable
places. Yet, after all it is not such a bad place and the difficulty is often
in the man who is too thin- skinned. On the other hand, the man who goes out
expecting people to be like himself, kind and brotherly, will be surprised at
the kindness he meets even in the most unlike quarters. A smile is apt to be met
with a respective smile while the sneer is just as apt to provoke a snarl. Men
living in the same neighbourhood may live vastly different lives. But it is not
the neighbourhood which is quarrelsome, but the man within us. And we have it
in our power to change our neighbourhood into a pleasant one by simply changing
our own ways.
6. The passage is about
A) our disagreeable and hostile world
B) a kindly and pleasant world
C) our different and unresponsive world
D) the world and what one makes of it.
Ans: D
7. "..............they are seldom
disappointed". The statement denotes that such men
A) welcome difficulties as a morale booster
B) do not have face any trouble
C) manage to keep unruffled in the face of discomforts
D) generally do not fail to come across troubles
Ans: D
8. The author's own view of the world is that it is
A) one of the loveliest and quietest places
B) an unpleasant and turbulent place
C) one's own excessive sensitivity that makes it a bad
place
D) a sordid place for those who suffer in life
Ans: C
9. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the
expression 'thin-skinned' as said in the passage?
A) Insensitive
B) Intelligent
C) Awkward
D) Obstinate
Ans: A
10. "On the other hand............. unlikely
quarter" The statement shows that people's reaction
to our attitude is
A) Generally indifferent
B) surprisingly responsive
C) often adverse
D) mainly favourable
Ans: B
Directions 11-18: Pick
out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make
the sentence meaningfully complete.
11. For a few seconds, Madan was.............blinded by
the powerful lights of the oncoming car
A) heavily B)
largely C) greatly D) powerfully E) totally
Ans: E
12. His interest in the study of human behaviour is
indeed very..............
A) strong B)
large C) broad D) vast E) deep
Ans: E
13. The police have................a complaint against
four persons
A) entered B)
lodged C) registered D) noted E) received
Ans: C
14. The improvement made by changes in the system was
....................and did not warrant
the large expenses.
A) large B)
small C) minute D) marginal E) uncertain
Ans: D
15. The man who is..........................hesitating, which
of the two things he will do first, will do
neither.
A) persistently
B) constantly C) insistently D) consistently E) perpetually
Ans: A
16. He is too...................to be deceived easily
A) strong B)
modern C) kind D) honest E) intelligent
Ans: E
17. The Manager gave her his ..... that the complaint
would be investigated
A. assurance B.
suggestion C. avowal D. support
Ans: A
18. I am feeling ...... better today.
A. rather B.
too C. fairly D. very
Ans: C
Direction
Questions19-26:
In each question below
is given a passage followed by several inference. You have
to examine each
inference separately in the context of the passage and decide upon its degree
of truth or falsity. Mark your answer as :
A. if the inference is ' definitely true' i.e. it
directly follows from the facts given in the passage
B. if the inference is ' probably true' though not
definitely true in the light of the facts given
C. if you think the data are in adequate i.e., from the
facts given you cannot say whether the inference is likely to be true or false
D. if you think the inference is ' probably false' though
not definitely false in the light of the facts given; and
E. if you think inference is ' definitely false' i.e, it
contradicts the given facts.
Passage I
Urban services have not expanded fast enough to cope with
urban expansion. Low investment allocation has tended to be under spent. Both
public (e. g. water and sewage) and private (e.g. low-income area housing) infrastructure
quality has declined. The impact of this environment in which children live,
and the supporting services available to them when they fall ill, seems clear.
The decline in average food availability and the rise in absolute poverty point
in the same satisfactory direction
19. There is nothing to boast about urban services
Ans: A
20. The public transport system is in the hands of
private sector.
Ans: C
21. Birth rate is higher in Urban areas compared to rural
areas.
Ans: C
22. Low-cost urban housing is one of the priorities
Ans: B
23. The environment around plays an important role on the
health status.
Ans: A
Passage II
Though the state cultivates only 3.2 lakh tonnes of
mangoes, they are of premium quality and with mangoes becoming second most
consumed fruit in the world after grapes. The government has been trying
exporting it through sea route which is cheaper . An experiment which was done
in this regard last year has proved successful.
24. Quality of mangoes is an important factor in exports.
Ans: A
25. The state also exports good quality grapes
Ans: C
26. The state also cultivates a large number of medium
quality mangoes.
Ans: E
Direction27-32: In each
of the following questions, find out which part of the sentence has an error.
if there is no mistake the answer is 'no error'
27. I going there / will not solve / this complicated
problem / No error
A. B. C. D.
Ans : A
28. You can get /all the information you want / in this
book / No error
A B C D
Ans : A
29. The bus could not / ascend the steep hill / because
it was in the wrong gears / No error
A. B. C .D.
Ans : C
30.No stronger / a figure than his / is prescribed in the
history / No error
A. B. C. D.
Ans : C
31. Most people would have /attended the union meeting /
if they had / longer notice of it /
A B C D
No error
E
Ans : D
32. And though one did not / quite believe his claim /
one saw no harm / in granting him
A B
C D
permission / No error - E
Ans: E
Directions33-40: In each
question, a part of sentence is printed in italics. Below each sentence, some
phrases are given which can substitute the italicized part of the sentence. If
the sentence is correct as it is, the answer
is 'No correction
required'
33. The problems of translation are still remain.
A. are remain.
B. will remained
C. will still remain.
D. No Correction required
Ans : C
34. It is ten years since I have begun living here
A. begun
B. had begun
C. began
D. No Correction required
Ans : C
35. Education is a strong
instruments for mouldings the character of the young.
A. striking
B. powerful
C. potent
D. No Correction required
Ans : B
36. He gave the
I.A.S. examination in all seriousness.
A. appeared
B. took
C. undertook
D. No Correction required
Ans: B
37. He has cooked that meal so often he can do it with
his eyes closed.
A. mind blank
B. eyes covered
C. hands full
D. No Correction required
Ans: D
38. The young hikers went as far as they finally got lost in the valley.
A. so far that
B. too far that
C. so far as that
D. No Correction required
Ans: A
39. He stopped to
work an hour ago
A. to working
B. to have worked
C. working
D. No Correction required
Ans : C
40. The fact finding committee has so far not made any advancement.
A. progress
B. improvement
C. stride
D. No Correction required
Ans: A
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