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Sunday, 26 July 2015

Accenture - Verbal & Reasoning - 8

Accenture – Verbal & Reasoning - 8

1. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.

Six friends are sitting in a circle and are facing the centre of the circle. Deepa is between Prakash and Pankaj. Priti is between Mukesh and Lalit. Prakash and Mukesh are opposite to each other.

I. Who are the neighbours of Mukesh?

A. Prakash and Deepa B. Deepa and Priti

C. Priti and Pankaj D. Lalit and Priti

Ans: (C)

II. Who is sitting opposite to Priti ?

A. Prakash B. Deepa

C. Pankaj D. Lalit

Ans: (B)

III. Who is just right to Pankaj?

A. Deepa B. Lalit

C. Prakash D. Priti

Ans: (A)

2. The questions below is based on the information given

1. A + B means A is the mother of B.

2. A - B means A is the sister of B.

3. A * B means A is the father of B.

4. A β B means A is the brother of B.

I. Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?

A. N β P - L + E - M B. N - Y + A β M

C. M - Y * P - N D. N β C + F * M

Ans: (A)

II. Which of the following means Q is the grandfather of P?

A. P + N * M * Q B. Q * N * M + P

C. Q β M β N * P D. None of these

Ans: (D)

3. Some of the letters are missing in the series and these are given as alternatives below. Please choose the correct group of letters that would fit in the blank places to complete the series.

gfe _ ig _ eii _ fei _ gf_ ii

(A) eifgi

(B) figie

(D) ifige

Ans: (C)

4. Some of the letters are missing in the series and these are given as alternatives below. Please choose the correct group of letters that would fit in the blank places to complete the series.

ab _ aa _ bbb _ aaa _ bbba

(A) abba

(B) baab

(D) abab

Ans: (B)

5. Various terms of an alphabet series are given with one or more terms missing as shown by (?). Choose the missing terms out of the given alternatives.

Z, S, W, O, T, K, Q, G, ?, ?

(A) N, C

(B) N, D

(D) O, D

Ans: (A)

6. Choose the correct alternative that will continue the same pattern and replace the question mark

5824, 5242, ?, 4247, 3823

(A) 4467

(B) 4718

(D) 5164

Ans: (B)

7. First bunch of bananas has (1/4) again as many bananas as a second bunch. If the second bunch has 3 bananas less than the first bunch, then the number of bananas in the first bunch is?

Ans: (15)

Let A and B be the number of bananas in bunch 1 and 2 respctively.

We now have an equation: A = 5B/4 and B = A – 3.

Substituting the value of B in the first equation and solving we get A = 15.

8. Mr. X, a mathematician, defines a number as 'connected with 6 if it is divisible by 6 or if the sum of its digits is 6, or if 6 is one of the digits of the number. Other numbers are all 'not connected with 6'. As per this definition, the number of integers from 1 to 60 (both inclusive) which are not connected with 6 is

(A) 18

(B) 22

(D) 43

Ans: (D)

The numbers eliminated according to the question are:

6, 12, 15, 16, 18, 24, 26, 30, 33, 36, 42, 46, 48, 51, 54, 56, 60 (Totally 17 numbers)

9. Between two book-ends in your study are displayed your five favourite puzzle books. If you decide to arrange the five books in every possible combination and moved just one book every minute, how long would it take you?

(A) 1 hour

(B) 2 hours

(D) 4 hours

Ans: (B)

The books can be arranged in 5! Ways -> 120 ways. Since each arrangement take one minute the total time to arrange in all the ways will be 120 minutes or 2 hours.

10. Six products U,V,W,X,Y and Z are to be placed in display windows of a shop. There are six display windows numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6 and one product is to be put in one window. Moreover U cannot be immediately to the left or immediately to the right of V. W must be immediately to the left of X, Z cannot be in window number 6.

If X is placed in window no:3, then U must be placed in which window?

Ans: Window No 6

The arrangement will be as follows: Z W X V Y U

11. Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point?

Ans: 65 km (Draw a figure and you will get the answer)

Similar question was there in a CAT paper more than a decade ago.

12. A boy rode his bicycle northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?

(A) 1 km

(B) 2 km

(D) 5 km

Ans: (B) Simple question. Draw a figure to get the answer.

13. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

The future of women in India is quite bright and let us hope that they will justify their abilities by rising to the occasion. Napoleon was right when he declared that by educating the women we can educate the whole nation. Because a country can never rise without the contribution of 50% of their population.

The passage best supports the statement that:

(A) India is striving hard for the emancipation of women.

(B) all women should be well educated.

(D) Women ought to be imparted full freedom to prove their worth and contribute to the progress of the nation.

Ans: (D)

14. Read the paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it.

The virtue of art does not allow the work to be interfered with or immediately ruled by anything other than itself. It insists that it alone shall touch the work in order to bring it into being. Art requires that nothing shall attain the work except through art itself.

This passage best supports the statement that:

(A) art is governed by external rules and conditions.

(B) art is for the sake of art and life.

(D) artist realises his dreams through his artistic creation.

Ans: (C)

15. The taxi charges in a city comprise of a fixed charge, together with the charge of the distance covered. For a journey of 16 km, the charges paid are Rs. 156 and for a journey of 24 km, the charges paid are Rs. 204. What will a person have to pay for travelling a distance of 30 km?

Ans: Rs 240

Let ‘x’ be the fixed charge and ‘y’ the per km charge. Then we have two equations as under:

X + 16y = 156 ----------------- (i)

X + 24y = 204 ---------------- (ii)

Subtracting (i) from (ii) we get the value of Y as Rs 6.00 and the value of x as Rs 60.00

Substituting these values, the amount for a distance of 30 km will be:

60 + (30*6) = 240.00

Sunday, 5 July 2015

English Verbal - 15 (for Bank Exams)

English – Verbal – 15 (for Bank Exams)

Directions—(Q. 1–15) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:

The great sage once had a group of disciples. They were all very bright and eager students and the sage had all the reasons to be proud of them. One day the sage realized that he had imparted enough knowledge to his disciples. Now they were all very learned. There was only one thing the sage had not taught them, and that was the special verse that could bring the dead back to life. The sage knew that such knowledge was too wonderful and could prove to be a dangerous thing in the hands of someone who was not very wise. The sage pondered over this for a long time. But he also knew that if he did not pass on this secret verse, it could die with him. So, at last he called his cleverest disciple aside and said “I am going to teach you a very special verse. If you chant this you can bring to life a dead person or animal. Use only when you need it to and never misuse or test your powers vainly.”

He then called all the disciples together and said, “I am sending you all into the forest for forty days. Go together and come back together. Each one of you has to guide one another and do good things.” So the disciples started out together into the forest. They were all united. But the clever disciple who knew the verse wanted to show he was better than the others. As they walked into the forest, they came across a dead tiger on the way. It was huge and looked wickedly fierce even when dead. The clever disciple stopped and said to the others. “Now I am going to show you what our teacher has taught me alone. He has taught me how to bring life back into the dead.” The others would not believe him and he said, “I would prove it to you by bringing this tiger back to life. “But other disciple said “do not do anything to prove your knowledge vainly. Moreover, if you put life into this tiger, it will only turn on us and kill us all. This will not be a wise thing to do.” But the clever disciple had decided to prove himself and prepared to recite the verse. But before he did so, the other disciples scrambled up to the topmost branches of a big tree nearby. The disciple then recited the magical verse. The tiger slowly began to breathe. “Its working” cried the disciple in excitement and joy. The tiger opened its eyes and saw him jumping and shouting in front of him. Roaring loudly, the tiger pounced on the poor disciple and killed him. The other disciples on the tree watched helplessly as the tiger threw down the dead body of the disciple and went away into the forest. After some time the disciples came down, took the body and went to the sage. The sage looked at them and said, “Now you see what can happen if you don’t use your learning wisely. Let this be a lesson for you.” With that, the sage uttered the magic verse and brought the dead disciple back to life. The sage then taught the verse to all his disciples and sent them into the world to do good. He was sure that after such a lesson, they would be wiser and use their knowledge and learning only for doing good.

1. Why did the other disciples climb the highest branches of the nearby tree?
(a) To save their lives from the tiger
(b) They disliked the clever disciple and were hiding away from him
(c) To enjoy watching the tiger kill the disciple from a safe distance
(d) Because the sage had not taught the other disciples the secret verse
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

2. Why did the sage send his disciples to the forest?
(a) He wanted to get rid of them.
(b) He had imparted all the knowledge he had and was left with nothing to teach
(c) He wanted them to be killed by a tiger so that he could test his secret verse
(d) So that the disciples could practice his secret verse on the wild animals
(e) None of these
Ans: (e)

3. Which of the following morals can be drawn from the above passage?
(a) A teacher must pass on all his knowledge to others before he dies
(b) Advice of true friends should always be taken
(c) Teachers should always be impartial and should impart knowledge to all uniformly
(d) The knowledge and learning gained should never the misused
(e) None of these

Ans: (d)

4. Why did the sage decide to pass on his secret verse to his disciples?
(a) So that the cleverest of the disciples may teach other disciples as well.
(b) He did not want the verse to die with him
(c) So that the tiger may eat the cleverest disciple
(d) So that he could prove his genius to his disciples
(e) None of these

Ans: (b)

5. What did the sage say to his disciple while teaching his secret verse?
(a) Never to misuse the power achieved with the help of the verse
(b) Not to use it on the wild animals
(c) Not to share it with other disciples
(d) To practice it on animals before humans
(e) None of these
Ans: (a)

6. How did the other disciples react when the clever disciple decided to bring the tiger back to life?
(a) They felt jealous of him
(b) They all felt that it was a wise thing to do
(c) They felt sorry for the tiger
(d) They tried to stop him as he could put their lives in danger
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

7. Why was the sage proud of his disciples?
(a) Because they had agreed to go to the forest for a long period of 40 days
(b) Because they had fought against the tiger very bravely
(c) Because they could bring the dead tiger back to life
(d) Because they were very bright and eager students
(e) None of these
Ans: (d)

8. Who/what is described as wicked and fierce by the author?
(a) The clever disciple
(b) The sage
(c) The tiger
(d) The forest
(e) None of these

Ans: (c)

9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) The clever disciple was brought back to life by the sage
(b) The sage wanted his disciples to use their learning only for doing good
(c) The sage was biased towards the clever disciple and disliked others
(d) The sage ultimately taught the secret verse to all his disciples
(e) All are true
Ans: (c)

10. Why did the clever disciple recite the verse to the dead tiger?
(a) So that the other disciples may be eaten up by the tiger
(b) To flaunt the power of the verse to the other disciples
(c) Because the sage told him to do so
(d) So that he could himself to the sage
(e) None of these
Ans: (b)

Directions—(Q. 11–13) choose the word that is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word in bold letters.
11. PONDERED
(a) guessed
(b) puzzled
(c) studied
(d) thought
(e) attended
Ans: (d)

12. POUNCED
(a) climbed
(b) looked
(c) roared
(d) plunged
(e) jumped
Ans: (d)

13. CRIED
(a) wept
(b) screamed
(c) protested
(d) tearful
(e) saddened
Ans: (a)

Directions—(Q. 14 –15) choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the wordin bold letters.

14. BRIGHT
(a) dim
(b) soft
(c) dull
(d) faint
(e) vague

Ans: (c)

15. FIERCE
(a) timid
(b) emotional

Ans: (a)

Directions—(Q. 16 –20) Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentences should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ?
If the sentence is correct as it is given and No Correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.

16. He wants a start a new business but he did not have any money.
(a) Thought to start (b) Want to started (c) Wanted to start (d) Wants for start (e) No Correction Required

Ans: (c)

17. As Rohan was already late, he had his breakfast while walk down the road.
(a) walking down the (b) walking at the (c) walked on the (d) walked down the (e) No Correction Required

Ans: (a)

18. The poor bullock do not move since the cart was overloaded with heavy goods.
(a) cannot move (b) unable to move (c) was not moved (d) could not move (e) No Correction Required

Ans: (d)

19. He covered the expensive furniture at sheet before he started painting the ceiling.
(a) with sheet ahead (b) with sheet before (c) in sheet prior (d) in sheet earlier (e) No Correction Required

Ans: (b)

20. The smoke if inhaled proves to be more fatal than the burn itself.
(a) be most fatal (b) kill more fatal (c) be additional fatal (d) be greater fatal (e) No Correction Required

Ans: (e)

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

English Verbal - 14 (for Bank Exams)

English – Verbal – 14 (for Bank Exams)

Find the meaning of the following Idioms:

1. A man of letters

A man, usually a writer, who knows a lot about literature A distinguished statesman and man of letters, he was born just before the turn of the century.

2. A man of straw

A person or an idea that is weak and easy to defeat. Compared to their illustrious predecessors, the country's leaders seem to be men of straw.

3. To be in the air

(i) Is a feeling, especially excitement, is in the air, everyone is feeling it at the same time.

There was excitement in the air as people gathered in the main square to hear the

Proclamation.

(ii) to be going to happen very soon The daffodils are in flower and spring is definitely in the

air. I get the feeling that change is in the air.

4. To bite the dust

(i) to die. A shot rang out, and another cowboy bit the dust. The soldier was too young to bite the dust.

(ii) to break; to fail; to give out. My old car finally bit the dust. This pen is out of ink and

has bitten the dust.

5. Man of few words

Someone, not necessarily a man, who speaks concisely or not at all, He is a man of few

words, but he usually makes a lot of sense.

6. Penny wise pound foolish

Someone who is penny wise, pound foolish can be very careful or mean with small amounts of money, yet wasteful and extravagant with large sums.

Questions: (7 – 11) Please arrange the following phrases in order to make a proper sentence.

7. A. They are the three faces of dysphoria - bad feeling.

B. Anxiety, Depression and Anger.

C. When the three combine and get out of control, we get what is called mental illness.

D. All of us experience three emotions almost daily.

(a) ACDB

(b) CBDA

(d) DBAC

Ans: (d)

8. A. This is the key to tap the creative power inside us.

B. It is difficult to control our thinking and feelings.

C. That is, unless we work at it consciously and persistently.

D. We are influenced and limited by attitudes, prejudices by other individuals and by

external conditions to such an extent that few can control mental and emotional processes.

(a) ACDB

(b) BDCA

(d) DBAC

Ans: (b)

9. A. Two vital facts must be understood.

B. The subconscious mind has the power to create.

C. The second is that it obeys the orders given to it by the conscious mind.

D. Its function is to bring to full expression whatever is desired by the conscious mind.

(a)ABCD

(b) CBDA

(d) DBAC

Ans: (a)

10. A. But what is not often understood is that this flash is outcome of long periods of

incubation.

B. The layman thinks that it is a spell of divine flash which illuminates the dark and the

hidden.

C. True, it does.

D. Inspiration is much misunderstood term.

(a) DBAC

(b) ACBD

(d) CADB

Ans: (c)

11. A. As a result, the world has undergone a transformation.

B. Science and civilization have made rapid strides especially in recent times.

C. This constitutes the basic factor in the use of productive resources.

D. But behind all the progress of mankind is the human factor which is invaluable and

irreplaceable.

(a) ABDC

(b) BADC

(d) CBDA

Ans: (b)

Questions: (12 – 21) Identify the word with the correct spelling.

12. (i) supercede (ii) supersede

Ans: (ii)

13. (i) recommend (ii) recoomend

Ans: (i)

14. (i) superintendent (ii) superitendant

Ans: (i)

15. (i) separete (ii) separate

Ans: (ii)

16. (i) succeed (ii) suceed

Ans: (i)

17. (i) coolly (ii) cooly

Ans: (i)

18. (i) despair (ii) dispair

Ans: (i)

19. (i) rediculous (ii) ridiculous

Ans: (ii)

20. (i)indispensable (ii) indespensable

Ans: (i)

21. (i) tranquility (ii) tranquillity

Ans: (ii)

Wednesday, 27 May 2015

Bharatia Mahila Bank - English

Bharatia Mahila Bank - English

Questions 1 – 10 – Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow:

Passage:

In a small hill town there lived a thief. He was very smart and before breaking into houses for theft he used to enquire about the life styles of the people staying in that house. Then at the dead of night he used to commit theft.

Dhanpatrai was a money lender living in the same town. He was thrifty and never wasted money. He had a daughter named Laxmi. The thief knew that Dhanpatrai was rich and he had a lot of jewellery with him. Smartly the thief found out the location of the house and designed the theft. One night, getting upto the roof of the house he started rmoving the roof covering made of earthern tiles. The money lender heard the sound and was sure that a thirf was on the roof of the house. Now he had to create some ploy. He hit upon a plan. “Laxmi, Laxmi” he called out to his daughter who was sleeping. “Laxmi, I hope our money box and jewellery are kept in the ceiling,” he asked cleverly.

Generally, in hill area, to keep the house warm in winter, houses have a thatched roofing and below that, a wooden ceiling. Certain things used to be kept in the space between the roofing and the wooden ceiling. So, when the thief heard the question put by Dhanpatrai, he thought that there wa a ceiling below the thatched roof. So he jumped down. But, actually in the house there was no wooden ceining. So the thief fell to the floor of the house which was about fifteen feet below and broke his leg. Immediately the moneylender called all the neighbours and they handed over the thief to the police. He saved his house from being burgled, with his ingenuity.

1. What was the role of Laxmi in this episode?

(a) She called the people and scared the thief

(b) Laxmi sent the people for police

(d) Her name was used to misguide the thief

(e) She got the idea of fooling the thief

Ans: (d)

2. How did the thief enter the house of Dhanpatrai?

(I) By removing the tiled top of the house

(II) By removing the wooden ceiling

(III) By opening the door with a duplicate key.

(a) Only (I)

(b) Only (II)

(d) Both (I) and (II)

(e) None of these

Ans: (a)

3. Where was the jewellery actually kept?

(a) Inside the bed on which Laxmi was sleeping

(b) On the thatched roof top

(d) There is no mention of jewellery’s location

(e) None of these

Ans: (d)

4. What was the quality of the thief?

(a) He was expert in removing roof tops

(b) Before theft he used to study the styles of the residents

(d) He was liked by the people and the police

(e) None of these

Ans: (b)

5. Who was Dhanpatrai?

(a) The father of the thief

(b) The moneylender who used to keep the valuables on the roof

(d) The father of Laxmi

(e) The thief

Ans: (d)

6. Who called the police?

(a) The son of Dhanpatrai

(b) The daughter of Dhanpatrai

(d) Someone who provoked the thief to act

(e) None of these

Ans: (e)

7. Which quality of Dhanpatrai potected his house?

(a) His thrifty behaviour

(b) His deep affection for the daughter

(d) His past decision of not thatching the roof top

(e) None of these

Ans: (d)

8. Why did the thief choose Dhanpatrai’s house to act?

(a) There was hardly any house left in the town for theft

(b) Dhanpatrai was living with his daughter

(d) He had the information that Dhanpatrai was rich

(e) None of these

Ans: (d)

9. Which of the following statement is TRUE in the context of the passage?

(a) The daughter of Dhanpatrai was too weak to handle the thief

(b) The people of the town did not like Dhanpatrai

(d) Dhanpatrai did not have money for wastage

(e) Laxmi rushed out and gathered the people

Ans: (c)

10. The thief would have escaped unhurt had there been ….

(a) A dog in the house

(b) A wooden ceiling below the thatched roof

(d) no alertness on the part of Dhanpatrai’s son

(e) Jewellery kept in the house

Ans: (b)

Question 11 – 15 Which of the following word/phrase has the same meaning as the word/phrase printed in bold as used in the passage.

11. THRIFTY

(a) Miser (b) Spendthrift (c) Shameful (d) Prolific (e) Extravagant

Ans: (a)

12. BROKE HIS LEG

(a) fell unconscious (b) was shocked (c) fracture at the back

(d) broke the thorn (e) none of these

Ans: (e)

13. AT THE DEAD OF

(a) On death of (b) At deep (c) in the dawn (d) early evening (e) every day

Ans: (b)

14. HIT UPON A PLAN

(a) Got an idea (b) Quashed the plan (c) lacked planning (d) without plan

(e) None of these

Ans: (a)

15. ENQUIRE ABOUT

(a) keep pace with (b) write (c) investigate into (d) keep others informed

(e) None of these

Ans: (c)

Questions 16 – 20: Rearrange the following five sentences (a), (b ), (c), (d) and (e) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions that follow.

(a) To her surprise, she found the baby quite safe in the cradle

(b) It had blood all over its mouth

(d) Malathi discovered the mongoose seated on the door step

(e) Thinking that it had killed her son, she struck the mongoose so hard that it laid still.

16. After rearrangement which will be the last (5^th) sentence?

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

Ans: (a)

17. Which sentence should come fourth?

Ans: (c)

18. Which sentence comes first in the paragraph?

Ans: (d)

19. The third sentence in the paragraph is;

Ans: (e)

20. The second sentence in the paragraph is;

Ans: (b)

Directions (Q. 21 – 25) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C), (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold type to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the entence is correct then mark your answer as (E) ‘No correction required’

21. Newspapers have great power because their enormous circulation.

(A) on account

(B) because of

(D) owing

(E) No correction required

Ans: (B)

22. The crowd which has gather to protest against the decision slowly returned to their homes.

(A) Which had gathered

(B) Which have gather

(D) Which gathers around

(E) No correction required

Ans: (A)

23. He will be handling the next project since he has vastly experience in the business.

(A) vast experience

(B) vastly experienced

(D) the vast experience

(E) No correction required

Ans: (A)

24. Children nowadays are watching too much television.

(A) too much of

(B) more of

(D) much on

(E) No correction required

Ans: (E)

25. The bridge in connection with the two cities will remain closed for security reasons.

(A) connects between

(B) in connection to

(D) connecting

(E) No correction required

Ans: (D)

Monday, 18 May 2015

Accenture - Verbal & Reasoning - 7

Accenture – Verbal & Reasoning – 7

Question 1 – 5: Read the following passage and then answer the questions that follow.

Passage:

The object underlying the rules of natural justice ‘is to prevent miscarriage of justice’ and secure ‘fair play in action’. As pointed out earlier the requirement about recording of reasons for its decision by an administrative authority exercising quasi-judicial functions achieves his object by excluding changes of arbitrariness and ensuring degree of fairness in the process of decision making, keeping in view the expanding horizon of the principle of natural justice which govern exercise of power by administrative authorities. The rules of natural justice are not embodied rules. The extent of their application depends upon the particularly statutory frame work where under jurisdiction has been conferred on the administrative authority. With regard to the exercise of particular power by an administrative authority including exercise of judicial or quasi-judicial functions, the legislature, while conferring the said power, may feel that it would not be in the larger public interest that the reasons for the order passed by the administrative authority be recorded and communicated to the aggrieved party and it may dispense with such requirement.

1. ‘The rules of natural justice are not embodied rules’ means that these rules:

(a) Are left deliberately vague

(b) Cannot satisfactorily interpreted

(d) Cannot be visualized

Ans: (c)

2. From the passage it is clear that it is the legislature that:

(a) Invests the administrative authority with enormous powers

(b) Embodies rules

(d) Leaves administrative authority enough discretion to interpret rules

Ans: (b)

3. According to the passage there is always a gap between:

(a) Rules of natural justice and their application

(b) Conception of a rule and its concretisation

(d) Intention and execution

Ans: (a)

4. To “dispense with a requirement” means:

(a) To do without the demand

(b) To drop the charges

(d) To alter the provisions of the case

Ans: (c)

5. According to the passage, natural justice can be brought about by:

(a) Administrative authority remaining vigilant

(b) Administrative authority upholding rules of natural justice

(d) Administrative authority observing the rules of fair play

Ans: (d)

Question 6 – 10: In the following questions choose the word that expresses the meaning of the word in bold letters.

6. INEBRIATE

(a) Dreamy (b) stupefied (c) unsteady (d) drunken

Ans: (d)

7. STERILE

(a) Barren (b) arid (c) childless (d) dry

Ans: (a)

8. ABJECT

(a) Challenge (b) miserable (c) deny (d) disobey

Ans: (b)

9. MOVING

(a) Taking (b) toying (c) shifting (d) turning

Ans: (c)

10. IRONIC

(a) Inflexible (b) bitter (c) good natured (d) disguisedly sarcastic

Ans: (d)

Question 11 – 15: Fill in the blank with the appropriate word to complete a meaningful sentence.

11. People -------- to work hard if you impose certain conditions on them.

(a) Decide (b) try (c) hesitate (d) volunteer

Ans: (c)

12. The only way to ensure the best output from your vehicle is to provide it a proper

and ------------- maintenance.

(a) Expensive (b) costly (c) timely (d) everlasting

Ans: (c)

13. ------------ of crops was due to continuous drought.

(a) Failure (b) destruction (c) depreciation (d) ruin

Ans: (a)

14. The ----------- words of the mother comforted the disappointed child.

(a) Soothing (b) soft (c) melodious (d) sweet

Ans: (a)

15. To ------------ yourself from cold, wear warm clothes.

(a) Save (b) protect (c) prevent (d) prohibit

Ans: (b)

Question 16 – 20. In the following questions choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in bold letters.

16. INDISCREET

(a) Reliable (b) honest (c) prudent (d) stupid

Ans: (c)

17. FAMILIAR

(a) Unpleasant (b) dangerous (c) friendly (d) strange

Ans: (d)

18. TANGIBLE

(a) Ethereal (b) concrete (c) actual (d) solid

Ans: (a)

19. FRUGAL

(a) Copious (b) extravagant (c) generous (d) ostentatious

Ans: (b)

20. INSIPID

(a) Tasty (b) stupid (c) Discreet (d) feast

Ans: (a)