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AMCAT Verbal Page: 4
41733.Select the correct option that fills the blank to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Rati just chimes . . . . the opinion of her husband and
seems to have no mind of her own.
From
With
In with
On about
Up with
41734.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Most children remain . . . . school . . . the ages of seven
and eight.
In/in
At/between
Inside/of
Under/beyond
Beyond/under
41735.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : When Shankar remembered his wife long dead he was
moved . . . . tears.
For
With
To
Through
Off
41736.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : The protracted illness has reduced him . . . . skeleton.
Till
Round
Through
To
From
41737.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Social psychology studies . . . . the behaviour of human
groups organised or unorganised.
With
Of
In
About
None of these
41738.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Because she had a reputation for . . . . we were surprised
and pleased when she greeted us so . . . ..
insolence . . . .irately
insouciance . . . .cordially
graciousness . . . .amiably
arrogance . . . .disdainfully
querulousness . . . .affably
41739.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Raghav is not attracted by the . . . . life of the . . . . ,
always wandering through the country-side, begging for charity.
proud . . . . almsgiver
noble . . . . philanthropist
affluent . . . . mendicant
natural . . . . philosopher
peripatetic …………...vagabond
41740.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Legislation was passed to punish brokers who . . . . their
clients funds.
Devastate
Devour
Embezzle
Defalcate
Dawdled
41741.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Now that he was prosperous and affluent, he gladly
contributed funds to assist the . . . . and the disabled.
Begging
Impecunious
Penitent
Impervious
Impetuous
41742.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : To the dismay of the student body, the class president
was . . . . berated by the principal at a school assembly.
ignominiously
privately
magnanimously
fortuitously
inconspicuously
41743.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : The result does not . . . . my original conception of the
master.
Accord with
Reconcile with
Reconcile to
Correspond with
Correspond to
41744.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Patriotism, like so many other objects of this imperfect
world, is a . . . . web of good and evil.
Complicated
Intricate
Entrapped
Entangled
Tangled
41745.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : The consequences of the growing materialism of the
modern age will be . . . .
Destructive
Revolting
Disastrous
Unfailing
Compounded
41746.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore
the most . . . . . of public speakers could, in a single speech, electrify an audience
and bring them cheering to their feet.
enthralling
accomplished
pedestrian
auspicious
masterful
41747.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : New concerns about growing religious tension in
northern India were . . . . this week after at least fifty people were killed and
hundreds were injured or arrested in rioting between Hindus and Muslims.
lessened
invalidated
restrained
dispersed
fueled
41748.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : In a revolutionary development in technology, several
manufacturers now make biodegradable forms of plastic; some plastic six-pack
rings, for example, gradually . . . . when exposed to sunlight.
harden
stagnate
inflate
propagate
decompose
41749.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Unlike other examples of . . . . verse, Miltons Lycidas
does more than merely mourn the death of Edward King; it also denounces
corruption in the Church in which King was ordained.
satiric
elegiac
free
humorous
didactic
41750.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully complete. :
In Japanese art, profound emotion is frequently couched in images of nature, observed with . . . . conditioned
by life in a land of dramatic seasonal change, where perils of earthquake and typhoon make natures bounty .
. . . and its processes awesome and beautiful.
an intimacy. . . . precarious
a fidelity . . . . munificent
a skill . . . . excessive
an indifference . . . . chancy
a senstivity . . . . distinctive
41751.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : Because it arrives so early in the season, before many
other birds, the robin has been called the . . . . of spring.
hostage
autocrat
compass
newcomer
harbinger
41752.Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence
meaningfully complete. : In place of the more general debate about abstract
principles of government that most delegates probably expected, the
Constitutional Convention put . . . . proposals on the table.
theoretical
vague
concrete
tentative
redundant
41753.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : It is easy to excuse
P: but it is hard
Q: in a boy of fourteen
R: the mischief of early childhood
S: to tolerate even unavoidable faults
RPQS
QRSP
QRPS
RPSQ
41754.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : I saw that
P: but seeing my host in this mood
Q: I deemed it proper to take leave
R: as I had frequently done before
S: it had been my intention to pass the night there
QPSR
QRPS
SPQR
SRPQ
41755.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : People
P: at his dispensary
Q: went to him
R: of all professions
S: for medicine and treatment
QPRS
RPQS
RQSP
QRPS
41756.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : He told us that
P: and enjoyed it immensely
Q:in a prose translation
R: he had read Milton
S: which he had borrowed from his teacher
RSQP
QRPS
RQSP
RQPS
41757.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : We have to
P: as we see it
Q: speak the truth
R: there is falsehood and darkness
S: even if all around us
RQSP
QRPS
RSQP
QPSR
41758.In the question, there is a sentence of which some parts have been jumbled
up. Re-arrange these parts which are labelled P, Q, R and S to produce the correct
sentence. Choose the proper sequence. : It was
P: in keeping with my mood
Q: a soft summer evening
R: as I walked sedately
S: in the direction of the new house
SRPQ
QRPS
QPRS
SQPR
41759.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in
many applications.
S6: Many Indian Institutes of Science and Technology run special programmes on
polymer science.
P: Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process, making them a viable
alternative to metals.
Q: Polymers are essentially long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.
R: Today polymers are as strong as metals.
S: These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars.
QRSP
RSQP
RQSP
QRPS
41760.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. :
S1: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary workers to work hard.
S6: The main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects of the society.
P: If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials being elected to the committee which is solely responsible for the running of the business.
Q: They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with the cooperative system, but also with efficient methods of doing business.
R: To a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance.
S: The capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers
contributions.
SQPR
PQSR
SRQP
PSRQ
41761.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: American private lives may seem shallow.
S6: This would not happen in China, he said.
P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
Q: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library.
R: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
S: But in general they returned them.
PSQR
QPSR
RQPS
RPSQ
41762.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and
I sat down at a street cafe.
S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy .... this guys your
waiter and he wants your order."
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me a single gold tooth and
a dingy face.
Q: Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me.
R: But this one wouldnt budge.
S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them.
SQRP
SQPR
QSRP
QSPR
41763.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the
north of Italy.
S6: This is because Venice has no streets.
P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice.
Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses.
R: These small islands are near one another.
S: It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands.
PQRS
PRQS
SRPQ
PQSR
41764.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day.
S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant ?
P: They also fear that I will flap them all away.
Q: But children wonder why I flap them so.
R: I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.
S: But I know what I am doing.
SRQP
QPSR
QPRS
PSRQ
41765.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14
Nov, 1889.
S6: He died on 27 May, 1964.
P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920.
Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow.
R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947.
S:He married Kamla Kaul in 1915.
QRPS
QSPR
RPQS
SQRP
41766.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Ms. Parasuram started a petrol pump in
Madras.
S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others.
P: A total of twelve girls now work at the pump.
Q: She advertised in newspapers for women staff.
R: They operate in two shifts.
S: The response was good.
PQSR
SQPR
QSPR
PQRS
41767.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only
one nation or race.
S6: In any case, we should not mock at others habits.
P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands
by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows.
Q: A man of another country will not do so.
R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the
earth.
S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country.
RPQS
RPSQ
PRQS
QPRS
41768.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: There is a difference between Gandhijis
concept of secularism and that of Nehrus.
S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good.
P: Nehrus idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering
about none of them.
Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy
of respect.
R: Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our
culture and tradition.
S: In Gandhijis view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions.
SQPR
PSQR
QSPR
PRSQ
41769.In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the
sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been
removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper
order for the four sentences. : S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of a
river.
S6: She was touched.
P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition.
Q: All its efforts to come up failed.
R: One day it suddenly slipped into the water.
S: A dove lived in a tree on the bank not far from the spot.
RQSP
QRPS
SRPQ
PQRS
41770.The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most
logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a
coherent paragraph. : 1. But, we all helped in the first few days.
2. Chandrapur is considered as a rural area.
3. Manohar was transferred to his ofice recently.
4. Initially he was not getting adjusted to the city life.
5. Before that he was working in Chandrapur branch of our office.
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41771.The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most
logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a
coherent paragraph. : 1. A study to this effect suggests that the average whitecollar
worker demonstrates only about twenty-five per cent listening efficiency.
2. However, for trained and good listeners it is not unusual to use all the three
approaches during a setting, thus improving listening effiiciency.
3. There are three approaches to listening: listening for comprehension, listening
for empathy and listening for evaluation.
4. Although we spend nearly half of each communication interaction listening, we
do not listen well.
5. Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us to receive and
process information in different settings.
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41772.The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a
coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most
logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a
coherent paragraph. : 1. Much of the argument that goes on around the
alternative solution occurs because people hold different perceptions of the
problem.
2. One of the reasons that Japanese Managers are perceived as making superior
decisions compared to Western Managers is that they spend a great deal of effort
and time determining that the problem is correctly defined.
3. Unfortunately, too often in the West, Managers assume that the initial
definition of the situation is correct.
4. Up to half the time in meetings is spent in asking "Is this the real problem?"
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41773.Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between
sentences 1 to 6 : 1. Take the case of a child raised under slum conditions, whose
parents are socially ambitious and envy families with money, but who
nevertheless squander the little they have on drink.
A. Common sense would expect that he would develop the value of thrift; he
would never again endure the grinding poverty he has experienced as a child.
B. He may simply be unable in later life to mobilize a drive sufficient to overcome
these early conditions.
C. But infact it is not so.
D. The exact conditions are too complex but when certain conditions are fulfilled,
he will thereafter be a spend thrift.
6. This is what has been observed in a number of cases.
DCBA
ABCD
ACDB
BACD
41774.Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between
sentences 1 to 6 : 1. The three colonial cities - Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were
born at around the same time.
A. Sadly today it has also become the most virulent symbol of the violent trends in
body politic that is tearing apart the society along suicidal lines.
B. Of the three, Bombay had been most enterprising in industrial and commercial
exploration.
C. Whether it is one caste against other or the most pervasive of all trends -
Hindus against Muslims.
D. It is indeed a metaphor for modern India.
6. This is about two tales of a city.
ABCD
BACD
BDCA
DABC
41775.Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between
sentences 1 to 6 : 1. Indian golfers contemplating a round or two in China would
do well to familiarise themselves with the grazing habits of water buffalo.
A. However, it is rare that these bulky beasts of burden meander across the
manicured greens of Chinas golf courses.
B. Chuangshan - located 90 minutes north of Hongkong was constructed to make
the most of the areas natural attributes - an undulating valley ringed by blue
mountains.
C. But it is not very rare to find a bamboo hatted worker excitedly directing a
moving hazard.
D. Particularly not so if it is Chuangshan Hotspring Golf Club.
6. Chuangshan is unique for more than a highly picturesque phenomenon.
ABCD
ACDB
ADCB
ADBC
41776.Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between
sentences 1 to 6 : 1. Hunger lurks unseen in every village and city of our country.
A. What goes unrecognised is that death of starvation is only the most dramatic
manifestation of a much more invisible malaise - of pervasive, stubborn, chronic
hunger.
B. Yet it surfaces into public consciousness only trainsiently, in moments when
there are troubling media reports of starvation deaths.
C. Among these are entire communities, utterly disenfranchised and asset less.
D. And, that there are millions of forgotten people in India who live routinely at
the very edge of survival, with hunger as a way of everyday life.
6. Like the Musahaars, a proud and savagely oppressed Dalit community in Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh, who own not even the land on which their tenuous
homesteads are built.
CBAD
BDAC
ADCB
BADC
41777.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : FACILE
Face
Fragile
Soft
Easily done
41778.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : APPROBATION
Self-confidence
Probe
Approval
Distress
41779.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : ASPERSION
Discipline
To go away
Deceit
Slander
41780.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : BOORISH
Beautifiul
Distasteful
Boring
Crude
41781.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : BLITHE
Disturb
Carefree
Distress
Emotive
41782.Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given
word. : CREDULITY
Credible
Discipline
Gullible
Weakness
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