VERBAL APTITUDE

VERBAL APTITUDE ............... 1

PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION

PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION 1
READING COMPREHENSION .. 1

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Choice (4)

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ANTONYMS ............................ 4

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Choice(2)

ODD MAN OUT ....................... 5

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Choice(4)

SYLLOGISMS ......................... 6

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Choice(3)

LOGICAL DEDUCTION ............ 6

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Choice(3)

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Choice(3)

VERBAL ABILITY ................... 2

ANALOGIES ........................... 2
BINARY LOGIC ....................... 3
SYNONYM .............................. 3

PARAGRAPH JUMBLE ............ 6

SENTENCE COMPLETION....... 7
SENTENCE CORRECTION ...... 7
FACT - INFERENCE - JUDGEMENT

10. Choice(1)
11. Choice(3)
12. Choice(4)
13. Choice(3)
14. Choice(3)
15. Choice(2)
16. Choice(3)
17. Choice(4)
18. Choice(3)
19. Choice(3)
20. Choice(3)
READING COMPREHENSION
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2) Choice (1)
3) Choice (3)
4) Choice (3)
5) Choice (3)
2. 6) Choice (2)
7) Choice (1)
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3. 11) Choice (2)

12) Choice (3)
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Analogies
1. The relationship between arid and dry is one of
degree of intensity. Aridity is an intense form of
dryness, and saturated is an intense form of wetness.
Dont be misled by choice3 since these two words are
also related by degree of intensity but in the opposite
direction. The less intense is the first word in the pair
and the more intense is the second.
Choice: 4

4. 15) Choice (1)

16) Choice (4)
17) Choice (2)
18) Choice (1)
19) Choice (3)
5. 20) Choice (4)
6. 21) Choice (4)
22) Choice (1)
23) Choice (2)
24) Choice (3)
25) Choice (1)

2. Football is a type of sort, just as verse is a type of

literature.
Choice:2
3. We Get On A Bus, Just As We Board A Rowboat
Choice: 4

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4. One hundred paisa makes a rupee, just as a hundred

years make a century.
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6. The relationship here is one of antonyms.
Cacophonous and harmonious do opposites of each
other, which is also the relationship between
bellicose which means war like, while pacific means
peace love.
Choice:1
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13. Choice:3
14. The relationship here is that of opposite portions of
the day. Nocturnal means nightly, diurnal means daily.
Choice:1
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BINARY LOGIC

15. A key turns on an ignition. A switch turns on a light.

Choice:2
16. A conformist is one who is not rebellious, while a rebel
is one who is not acquiescent.
Choice: 3

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1. Choice (A)
2. Choice (A)
3. Choice (B)
4. Choice(C)

17. The feel of satin is soft, while the feel of iron is hard.
Choice:2
18. A mumble is indistinct, while a scribble is illegible.
Choice:1
19. Wooden is used as a synonym of rigid here. Similarly
obstinate is the synonym of stubborn
Choice:4

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20. A Bull Is A Person Who Buys On The Stock Market,

While A Bear Is One Who Sells On The Stock Market
Choice:4
21. This is a problem based on antonyms. Just as
cacophony (sound) is the opposite of euphony
(pleasant sound), so also belligerent is the opposite of
soothing.
Choice:1

4.
1. Choice (D)
2. Choice (D)
3. Choice (B)
4. Choice (D)

22. Just We Mitigate(Lesson) Punishment, We

Alleviate(Lesson)Pain
Choice:4

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1. Choice A)
2. Choice (D)
3. Choice (D)
4. Choice (B)

23. Raisins are made from grapes, just as sugar is made

out of cane
Choice:4
24. An axle is used to steer a vehicle, just as a knife is used
to slice things.
Choice:4

SYNONYMS
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To speak or write about (something) in a strongly positive

way; praise or boast about.

25. While The Physician Can Diagnose And Treat A Patient

With Drugs, The Surgeon Treats A Patients Through An
Operation
Choice:2

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Choice D

A false story or piece of information, especially one that is

intended as a joke or to make someone stop respecting
someone.

26. A caterpillar feeds on leaves, while a moth feeds on

wool.
Choice:1
27. The relationship here is one of parent to offsprings a
kangaroo's baby is a Joey. Similarly gooses baby is a
gosling.
Choice:2

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Choice D

To take someones property because they failed to pay

backs the money that they borrowed to buy it. Choice A

28. Here the Relationship Is one of the Opposite.Elemental

Is Opposite Of Fundamental
Choice:4

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To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way. Choice D

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Someones imagination, you mean that it does not really

exist and that they are just imagining it.

29. A Sailor Is Warned By A Lighthouse, Just As A Person

Who Is Sleeping Is Warned By A Smoke Alarm Choice:4

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Choice D

Showing disapproval a glib person speaks easily and

confidently. This words show that you do not trust the
person or what they are saying.

30. A Codicil Is An Addition To A Will, Just Like An

Annexure Is An Addition To A Book
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A substance that is lethal can kill people or animals.

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A man typically on horseback, who held up travelers at

gunpoint in order to rob them.
Choice C

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A comic entertainer, especially one in a circus, wearing a

traditional costume and exaggerated make-up.
Choice D

Choice B
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If someone or something is beset by problems or fears,

they have many problems or fears which affect them

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severely.

Choice B

Not costing or charging anything.

Choice D

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11. To tell someone that you do not approve of what they have
done.

Travelling from place to place.

Choice D

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A person in charge of a jail or of the prisoners in it.

Choice B

Choice A
10. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a
political office or other position.
Choice C

12. Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about

something that has happened.

Choice A

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Having an unpleasant smell.

Choice C

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To tell someone that you do not approve of what they

have done.

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11. A person, vehicle or group accompanying another for

protection or as a mark of rank.
Choice B
12. A work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.
Choice D

Choice B
13. Quick and light in movement or action, agile.
Choice B

15. So foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter.

Choice D

14. Having many hills.

16. A sage is a person who is regarded as being very wise. Sage

means wise and knowledgeable, especially as the result of a
lot of experience.
17. To give as a share or portion.

Choice C

15. Relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs; secular.

Choice D

Choice A
Choice D

16. A mark or character used as a conventional representation

of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters
standing for a chemical element or a character in musical
notation.
Choice D

18. Relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions.

Choice B
19. Harsh insulting language.

17. A space or gap that allows passage or access.

Choice D

18. Obtain or bring about by discussion.

Choice B

19. Hard to interpret; enigmatic.

Choice C

ANTONYMS
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Engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries

especially of protest.
Choice C

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Something that holds things, especially transport or

storage.
Choice C

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Wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose.

Choice D

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Bound together by feelings of very close association.

Choice D

5.

A piece of metal or other hard material curved or bent

back at an angle, for catching hold of or hanging things on.
Choice B

20. A short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the

beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.
Choice D
21. Of, denoting, or typical of an introvert.

Choice D

22. Special words or expressions used by a profession or

group that are difficult for others to understand.
Choice A
23. A stone or metal platform lying alongside or projecting
into water for loading and unloading ships.
Choice B

24. Not moving; stationary.

Choice A

25. Sullen and ill-tempered.

Choice C

11. roft: a small rented farm, especially one in Scotland,

comprising a plot of arable land attached to a house
and with a right of pasturage held in common with
other such forms
Choice 4

26. A quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in

the mouth.
Choice D
27. Covered or marked with a large number of small spots
or patches of colour.
Choice B

12. rust: a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the

surface of something soft.
Choice 4

28. Showy but cheap and of poor quality.

13. Fiend: an evil spirit or demon.

Choice A

Choice 1

29. Liquid that is blown or driven through the air in the

form of tiny drops.
Choice D

14. ontradict: deny the truth of (a statement) by asserting

the opposite.
Choice 4

30. A person's or animal's intestines or internal organs,

especially when removed or exposed.
Choice B

15. he Boeing Company is a United States-based

multinational corporation that designs, manufactures
and sells fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, rockets and
satellites
Choice 2

Odd Man Out

1. Bonito: A small tuna with dark oblique stripes on the
back, important as a food and game fish.
Choice 3

16. anshee: a female spirit whos wailing warns of a death

in a house.
Choice 1
17. Mandrake: a Mediterranean plants of the nightshade
family, with a forked fleshy root which supposedly
resembles the human form and which was formerly
used in herbal medicine and magic; it was alleged to
shriek when pulled from the ground.

2. Concord: Agreement or harmony between people or

groups.
Choice 3
3. Abbey: the building or buildings occupied by a
community of monks or nuns.
Choice 1
4. Plume: a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers
used by a bird for display or worn by a person for
ornament.
Choice 3

18. Halloween: he night of 31 October, the eve of All

Saints' Day, often celebrated by children dressing up
in frightening masks and costumes. Halloween is
thought to be associated with the Celtic festival
Samhain, when ghosts and spirits were believed to be
abroad.

5. Banquet: an elaborate and formal evening meal for

many people.
Choice 4
6. Puck: a mischievous or evil sprite.

Choice 4

19. Cuirass: a piece of armors consisting of breastplate

and back plate fastened together.

7. Sepulcher: a small room or monument cut in rock or

built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or
buried.
Choice 4

20. A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut,

nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and
squash.

8. Cynical: believing that people are motivated purely

by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or
integrity.
Choice 4

21. Nest: a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for

laying eggs and sheltering its young.

9. Pierce: (of a sharp pointed object) go into or through

(something).
Choice 1

22. Salmon: a large edible fish that is a popular sporting

fish, much prized for its pink flesh. Salmon mature in the
sea but migrate to freshwater streams to spawn. Choice 4

10. Eu rail: The Eurail Group G.I.E. is a Netherlandsbased company, registered in Luxembourg that sells
passes and tickets for European railroads. Choice 3

23. Canny: having or showing shrewdness and good

judgment, especially in money or business matters.
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24. Bursting: break open or apart suddenly and violently,

especially as a result of an impact or internal pressure
25. Burdock: a large herbaceous Old World plant of the
daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become
woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals'
coats to aid seed dispersal. Origin Late 16th century:
from burr + dock4.

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26. Cubicle: a small partitioned-off area of a room, for

example one containing a shower or toilet, or a desk in
an office. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense
bedroom): from Latin cubiculum, from cubage lie
down.
27. Dentine: hard dense bony tissue forming the bulk of a
tooth, beneath the enamel. Origin Mid 19th century:
from Latin dens, dent- tooth + -ine4.ine: hard dense
bony tissue
28. Atavistic: relating to or characterized by reversion to
something ancient or ancestral.
29. Duvet:a soft quilt filled with down, feathers, or a
synthetic fibre, used instead of an upper sheet and
blankets.

30. Volcano: a mountain or hill, typically conical, having

PARAGRAPH JUMBLE
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SYLLOGISMS

a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments,

hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from
the earth's crust.

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