Solved questions for verbal Model)

1) The management and the labour union reached an unexpected agreement in the best
interests of the company after managing to _______ the conflicts they had.
reconcile
2) Any increase in coal-fired furnaces beyond a particular level necessitates greater
_______ the fossil fuels thus! the capability of an economy to effectively manage
energy resources depends partially on _______ the number of industrial fired heaters.
recourse to restricting
") #he $as _______ liar $ho had mastered the art of ma%ing untrue statements in a
manner they sounded _______.
an incorrigible plausible
&) The _______ allo$ance he received as a pension forced him to spend the rest of his
life in _______.
meager penury
') An oppressive _______! and not the festive mood one might have expected!
characteri(ed the mood of the gathering.
hysteria
)) After having _______ arguments virtually every other day! the couple agreed that it
$as best for them to separate.
acerbic
*) +e believes in getting value for money! and it $ould be inappropriate to interpret his
_______ as _______.
frugality penury
,) The aria $as _______ $ith the tempo changing continuously in a most unpredictable
fashion.
capricious
-) .ven though the region $as prone to hurricanes! the _______ of the tornado last year
$as _______.
ferocity unprecedented
1/) The success of the pro0ect $as _______ team effort rather than any individual
_______.
attributed to accomplishment
11) The probability that an e1uipment $ill _______ fla$lessly is decreased if a critical
function is performed by a single component therefore! engineers build a certain
amount of _______ in their designs to guarantee against failures.
operate redundancy
12) Although she did not ta%e any formal biology classes in school! her discovery
_______ the notion that she $as unfamiliar $ith the $ay living organisms behaved.
undermined
1") 2t is not mere fiction that a dolphin can carry on t$o conversations simultaneously!
one by $histling and the other by ma%ing clic%ing sounds in fact! the phenomenon is
not even _______.
uncommon 3r)
1&) Although her initial success $as _____ by the fact that she $as the daughter of a
famous actor! the critics later ___ her as a star in her o$n right.
enhanced acclaimed
1') #cientific experiments demonstrate that the ready availability of food and the lac%
of stimulation over a prolonged period of time can lead to even predators
transforming into _______ creatures.
placid
1)) The religious head had no option but to ostraci(e the _______ immediately after
he married a $oman of another sect and decided to embrace her faith.
proselyte
1*) 4iven opposition5s _______ the 6rime 7inister5s economic policies! he has no
choice but to resign.
antipathy to$ard
1,) 8ontrary to popular belief! 7ayans $ere not peace-loving astronomers but
______ $arriors $ho vie$ed their gods as cruel and ________.
formidable vengeful
1-) 9aced $ith these massive changes! the government %eeps its o$n counsel
although generally benevolent! it has al$ays been ______ regime.
a reticent
2/) :espite the millions of dollars spent on improvements! the telephone system in
2ndia remains _______ and continues to ______ the citi(ens $ho depend on it.
primitive inconvenience 3a)
21) 8ontrary to popular opinion! bats are not generally aggressive and rabid; most are shy
and _____ .
innocuous
22) #he is a pragmatist! as _____ to base her future on impractical dreams as she
$ould be to build a castle on shafting land.
disinclined
2") <o act of _______ $as pronounced than his refusal of any re$ards for his
discovery.
abnegation
2&) #ome students are _____ and $ant to ta%e only the courses for $hich the see
immediate value.
pragmatic
2') This _______ verse mourns for the valiant soldiers $ho lost their lives in the
battle.
elegiac
2)) The ________ of time had left the castle _______ it to$ered above the village!
loo%ing much as it must have done in =ichard the >ion-+earted5s time.
ravages untouched
2*) Although there $as hardly any scope to find fault $ith the minister?s cautiously
$orded response! several members of the opposition too% _______ it.
exception to
2,) @a(( is an American art form $hich is no$ ________ in .urope through the
determined efforts of ______ in 9rance! #candinavia! and 4ermany.
flourishing expatriates
2-) 2n order to ______ the deadline for submitting the research paper! the student tried to
________ additional time from the professor.
extend $heedle
"/) 8ompared to real estate! nearly all else appears relatively inexpensive! _______
nearly nothing appears not affordable.
so
Directions: .ach of the follo$ing
antonym 1uestions consists of capitali(ed
$ord! follo$ed by five $ords or phrases.
9rom these five $ords or phrases! choose
the one most nearly opposite in meaning to
the $ord printed in the capital letters.
"1) 6A.=2>.
adult
"2) =.#T2B.
calm
"") =.#2>2.<T
unyielding
"&) 6#C8+DT28
sane
"') #AT2.TC
emptiness
")) #A<4A2<.
pessimistic
"*) #A:2#T28
benevolent
",) 4A==A>DA#
laconic
"-) =.T28.<T
lo1uaciousness
&/) 7.>>29>ADA#
raucous
&1) 6A##2>A<27DA#
courageous
&2) 7DA=<9A>>
0oyous
&") =A.9A>
satisfied
&&) #8A:
dearth
&') #>A=
commendation
&)) A6DT+.D#2#
demotion from glory
&*) .<.=BAT.
invigorate
&,) 6=DT=A8T
shorten
&-) 6=D:242DA#
minuscule
'/) 2<:A#T=C
sloth
'1) +C6D8=2T28A>
sincere
'2) #6A<E
timidity
'") <.9A=2DA#
benign
'&) #A4.
fool
'') <.D6+CT.
expert
')) FA.>>
incite
'*) 6A<8T2>2DA#
careless
',) 6=DT.A<
unchanging
'-) =A4A7A992<
dandy 3dandy)
)/) #A4A82DA#
foolish
Directions: .ach of the follo$ing analogy
1uestions contains a related pair of $ords
or phrases in capital letters. .ach
capitali(ed pair is follo$ed by five pairs of
$ords or phrases. 9rom these pairs of
$ords or phrases! pic% the one that best
expresses a relationship similar to that
expressed by the original pair.
61) EVAPORATE:VAPOUR ::
petrify : stone
)2) D=8+.#T=A ; 7A#282A< ;;
troupe : actor
)") 8>AG ; 4D>9 ;;
racket : tennis
)&) .H8.=6T ; <DB.> ;;
s$atch ; cloth
)') MYTH : LEGENDARY ::
fable : didactic
66 EM!L"YEE : #AGE$
entrepreneur : profits
)*) MED%&ANT : %M!E&'N%"'$::
co(plainer: petulant
6) L%*EL : DE+AMAT"RY ::
praise : laudator,
6- ALARM : TR%GGER ::
trap : sprin.
/0 !"EM$ : ANTH"L"GY ::
(aps : atlas
/1ANNE2 : *'%LD%NG ::
(e(or, : co(puter
/3D%$$"L'TE : &"NT%NENT ::
i((oral : restrained
/4 !'$%LLAN%M"'$ : DA$TARD
i(pecunious : (endicant
/5 GARG"YLE : GR"TE$6'E ::
p7ilant7ropist : bene8olent
/9 !H%LATEL%$T : $TAM!$
nu(is(atics : coins
/6 HEAR : %NA'D%*LE ::
touc7 : intan.ible
// D#EEL : DEN%:EN ::
in7erit : 7eir
/) A*RA$%"N : $TR";E ::
boil : 7eat
/- <'DGE : %M!ART%AL ::
acrobat : li(ber
80) ILLICIT : RATIFY ::
belli.erent : appease
)1 !AT%NA : *R"N:E ::
rust : iron
)3 +%RE : A$HE$ ::
e8ent : (e(ories
)4 &A!T%"'$ : T"LERANT ::
notorious : reno=ned
)5 $&AL!EL : $'RGE"N ::
bo= : 8iolinist
)9 &'LT%>ATE : GARDEN ::
steer : auto(obile
)6 #H%$!ER : $!EA;
brus7 : touc7
)/ :.>28AT. ; 9A#T2:2DA# ;;
de(onstrati8e : effusi8e
)) T2=A:. ; AGA#2B. ;;
encomium ; laudatory
,-) .>A#2B. ; 8A6TA=. ;;
headstrong ; control
-/) A>8D+D> ; 2<TDH28AT2D< ; ;
narcotic ; dro$siness
T7e passa.e belo= is follo=ed b,
?uestions based on its content@
&7oose t7e best ans=er to eac7
?uestion@
91) The author5s chief concern seems to be;
standard of education
92) The author5s attitude is;
constructive
93) Ihat according to the passage! $ould be the result of granting autonomy to some
collegesJ
disparity bet$een city and suburban colleges $ill increase
94) Ihich of the follo$ing is the most significant feature of the scheme of autonomous
colleges! according to the passageJ
they can evolve their method assessment
95) The author does not believe that;
college managements are really %een on reforms
96) To $hich of the follo$ing does the author give precedenceJ
holding refresher courses for teacher
97) Ihere has the author slipped $hile ma%ing suggestions.
improvement should not be restricted to select institutions
98) 9rustration in the $orld is a result of $hich of the follo$ingJ
2. large number of K+avesL
22. large number of +ave-notsL
222. cancerous cells
2 M 22
99) Ihich of the follo$ing is the main difficulty! according to the passage! in the $ay of
improving standardsJ
ever increasing number of young men $anting degrees
1) +o$! according to the passage! can the number of students ta%ing college education
be reducedJ
by ma%ing selective admissions