Infosys Grand

Test - 5

Verbal Reasoning 40 Questions

Time: 35 mins

Directions for the question: Identify the one which is opposite in meaning (antonym) to the question
word and mark.
1.
1)
2)
3)
4)

soporific
invigorating
inciting
consoling
inducing

2.
1)
2)
3)
4)

spar

3.
1)
2)
3)
4)

spawn

argue
agree
conflict
immerse

propagate
inherit
bestow
suppress

Directions for the question: In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions
numbered I and II. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider
the statement and the following assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the
statement.
Give answer :
(1) If only assumption I is implicit
(2) If only assumption II is implicit
(3) If either I or II is implicit
(4) If neither I nor II is implicit and
(5) If both I and II are implicit
4.
Statement : To pass the examination, you have to practice very hard.
Assumptions :

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I. Passing the examination is desirable.

II. Hard practice leads to passing of exam.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
5.
Statement : This book is so prepared that even a layman can study science in the absence of a
teacher.
Assumptions :
I. Layman wishes to study science without teacher.
II. This book is a good substitute for a teacher.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
6.
Statement : "The function will-start at 3 p.m. You are requested to take your seats before 3
p.m." - Last sentence in an invitation card.
Assumptions :
I. If the invitee is not in his seat before 3 p.m., the function will not start.
II. Function will start as scheduled.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
Directions for the question: In each question below is given a statement followed by several
assumptions. An assumption is something supposed or taken for granted. You have to consider the
statement along with the assumptions and then decide as to which of the assumptions is implicit in
the statement.
7.
Statement : "I did not go to the office today". A tells B.
Assumptions :
I. The office was closed on account of holiday today.
II. "A" has been on leave for today.
1)
Only I is implicit
2)
Only II is implicit
3)
Either I or II is implicit
4)
Neither I nor II is implicit

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8.
Statement : "Heavy exercise is bad for health" - X advises Y.
Assumptions :
I. Y exercises heavily.
II. X has excellent health.
III. X is a doctor.
1)
Only I is implicit
2)
Only I and III are implicit
3)
Only II and III ape implicit
4)
All I, II and III are implicit
9.
Statement : "Smoking Prohibited" - A notice at a petrol pump.
Assumptions :
I. All those who come to the petrol pump are smokers.
II. Smoking at a petrol pump is hazardous.
III. People are expected to follow such notices.
1)
Only I and III are implicit
2)
Only II and III are implicit
3)
Only II is implicit
4)
All I, II and III are implicit
10.
Statement : "Doctor available on call - 24 hours" - A notice at the Hotel reception.
Assumptions :
I. Some lodgers may need medical help at any point of time.
II. No lodger can be a doctor.
III. The hotel has employed a doctor.
IV. Arrangements have been made by the management of the hotel to make a doctor available in case of
need.
1)
Only I and IV are implicit
2)
Only I and III are implicit
3)
Only I, III and IV are implicit
4)
All I, II, III and IV are implicit
Directions for the question: In each question below is given a statement followed two courses of
action. Course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow up or
further action in regard to the problems, policy etc. On the basis of the information given in the
statement. You have to assume everything in the statement to be true, then decide which of the given
suggested courses, of action logically follows for pursuing.
Give answer :
(1) if only I follows;
(2) if only II follows;
(3) if either I or II follows;

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(4) if neither I nor II follows and;

(5) if both I and II follows;
11.
Statement : The Minister said that the teachers are still not familiarised with the need,
importance and meaning of population education in the higher education system. They are not even
clearly aware about their role and responsibilities in the population education programme.
Courses of action :
I. Population education programme should be included in the college of curriculum.
II. Orientation programme should be conducted for teachers on population education.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
12.
Statement : A group of school students was reported to be enjoying at a picnic spot during
school hours.
Courses of action :
I. The Principal should contact the parents of those students and tell them about the incident with a real
warning for future.
II. Some disciplinary must be taken against those students and all other students should be made aware
of it.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
13.
Statement : Financial stringency prevented the State Government from paying salaries to its
employees since April this year.
Courses of action :
I. The State Government should immediately curtail the staff strength at least by 30%.
II. The State Government should reduce wasteful expenditure and arrange to pay the salaries of its
employees.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
5)
(5)
Directions for the question: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error,
if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer.

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14.
1)
2)
3)
4)

The hare thought that / it could run / enough fast / to overtake the tortoise easily.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

15.
1)
2)
3)
4)

Sita is the only girl / in my class / who is having / long hair.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

16.
1)
2)
3)
4)

We forgave him / because he / confessed / his crime.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

17.
Before the English / coming down to establish / with India / the Portuguese had already
colonized India.
1)
(1)
2)
(2)
3)
(3)
4)
(4)
18.
1)
2)
3)
4)

I have been / looking forward / to see you / for a very long time.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Directions for the question: Each question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are
grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Identify the incorrect sentence or sentences:
19.

1)
2)
3)

A. Flowers have always played a significant part in religious ceremony.

B. Their perfumes have a distinct affect on the mind and its moods.
C. The Arabians imported their perfumes from India as they still do.
D. Kannauj in, Uttar Pradesh, is the heart of the perfume industry.
Only A
A and B
Only C

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4)
20.

1)
2)
3)
4)
21.

1)
2)
3)
4)

C and D
A. Subscribers offer publishers many benefit.
B. Most obvious is consistent stream of cash.
C. They enable a news paper having a more predictable and a more efficient distribution system.
D. They are the data for the advertising sales force.
B and C
A and B
Only B
Only D
A. I helped the Polio vaccine for children.
B. I would give a lump of sugar to each child.
C. The health assistant would squeeze drop of the solution to each lump.
D. Then I would check if the children had all swallowed.
Only A
Only C
B and C
A and D

Directions for the question: Each question gives a word followed by four choices. From the choices,
select the most suitable synonym (word which means the same) for the question word and mark its
number as the answer.
22.
1)
2)
3)
4)

rancid

23.
1)
2)
3)
4)

rapturous
ecstatic
gloomy
arrogant
conceited

24.
1)
2)
3)
4)

rational

venomous
putrid
rancorous
wholesome

wise
plausible
feasible
abundant

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25.
1)
2)
3)
4)

redundant
obsolete
incomprehensible
tautological
antediluvian

Directions for the question: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Contemplation of nature is inherent to Chinese culture. Not only Daoists but all Chinese
philosophical schools believed that mountains and streams were possessed by spirits and like all things
that exist - plants, animals and humans - are made of the same fundamental qi or vital breath. Dao, or
the way, brings all things present, past and future, into existence and governs their continuous
transformation and renewal. The yearning for mountains and water is synonymous with the life of the
spirit. In early spring, pilgrims ascended sacred mountains, brought back with them images of mystic
experiences and depicted them in calligraphy, paintings and poetry. They had the urge to heighten
human understanding of the cosmos and simultaneously bring the cosmos within the domain of human
experience. The creation of gardens was the natural outcome of this urge.
Historically, gardens in China were laid out by kings around 221 BC as hunting grounds and as places
where the booty of plants, animals and artefacts were preserved and designs of the conquered palaces
were replicated. The descriptions of these microcosms have been traced through hieroglyphs on tortoise
shells. Believing that the Chinese immortals who flew on storks could be enticed to return to reveal their
secrets, emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty (206 BC-9AD) excavated an enormous lake with three islands
and stocked them with exotic trees and animals. The immortals did not return but the tradition of
gardens continued. Hangzhou (Hangchow) situated South of Shanghai is famous for the large landscape
gardens in their natural setting.
Buddhism, which gradually spread to China from the first century A.D., assimilated the indigenous
concept of gardens. Monasteries built on mountain peaks, far away from worldly distractions, provided
sacred spaces for meditation. The silent valleys with rising clouds provided the void. The monks preserved
lofty and aging cedars, cypresses and camphor trees. This practice is being continued in Buddhist temples
all over China and Japan.
Daoists had opened the way for man to leave his earthly desires to integrate himself into the great
universe. In contrast, Confucius believed in rights and duties of a well-organised society. He advocated
the importance of an ethical person to live harmoniously amongst his fellows and serve the State. In the
Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), teachings of Confucius, suitably modified, became state orthodoxy. For
almost 2000 years, rigorous imperial examinations in the Confucian classes were conducted and those
who achieved excellence were appointed as civil servants across the land. This educated elite, the
mandarins, was held in high esteem in society. The mandarins' need to contemplate nature was met by
creating gardens, a fashion that spread throughout the social elite. These were designed as secret
gardens enclosed by high walls or fences. Even on entering, the garden revealed little, leading to more
walls and enclosures, finally opening up an aesthetic vision of jagged rocks, water courses, plants and
artistic buildings. Elegant gatherings of scholars were held in the gardens to enjoy painting, poetry,
calligraphy, music, drinking and sometimes women, This was a way of escaping from the outer world
and returning to nature within.

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These gardens are among the most beautiful in the world, with a glorious history, available to us through
paintings and literary works from the Song (Southern) dynasty (1127 AD) until the Qing dynasty (16441911). Ji Cheng has left behind 'Yltan Ye' (Craft of Gardens) written between 1631 and 1634, considered
as the first surviving manual of landscape gardening. Translated to English by Alison Hardie (1988) and
profusely illustrated, with an outstanding foreword by Maggie Keswick, it is a treasure for garden lovers
all over the world. Ji Cheng's work is a manual, as one would expect, as it contains neither a list of plants
nor instructions on how to grow them. Instead, it emphasized architecture as an integral part of the
Chinese concept of garden design, and elaborates on the selection of various types of rocks and
structures.
Essentially, a Chinese garden is made up of rocks and water bodies following the concept of Shan Shui
(which literally means "mountains and water"). Jagged rocks are carefully chosen and piled in groups,
often with wires and gravel, leaving hollows and crevices. Pools of water, running or still, are created
around the rocks lined with trees or bamboos, often with winding paths paved by water-worn pebbles
and the shards in decorative patterns. Rocks are hard, stable and strong, representing the Yang
(masculine) force, which harmonises with the reflective flowing Yin (feminine) of water. In Chinese
philosophy, Yin and Yang share the same relationship with each other and each contains within itself the
generating germ of the other.
Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art of placement that deals with principles by which needs and emotions
can be brought together, was followed in planning gardens. Various kinds of pavilions with little roofs
and walkways, leading to studios and a library are built in the garden for artistic activities. Gateways and
windows of several shapes are placed to give different views of the garden in different times of the day
and in the four seasons.
In ancient China, a gentleman could recline under a grove of bamboo, listening to the sound of a
waterfall, or a scholar could have contemplated a crane. A group of friends might have spent a whole
afternoon in the courtyard watching the sun move over the rocks or the dancing shadows of the graceful
bamboos on the whitewashed walls. The Yuan Ye records show, when a remarkable tree was about to
bloom, people moved their beds outdoors in order that they might be able to observe how the flowers
developed from buds to full bloom and finally faded and died, reminding them of the transience of life. In
a garden, a person recognised the picture of his own life. The cedar resisting the storm represented the
beholder's own battle against miser.
26.
1)
2)
3)
4)

What has the author of this passage taken as the main theme(s)?
The philosophy of the Daoists.
Philosophy and Nature.
Philosophy and Gardens of China.
All of the above.

27.
With reference to the passage, it can be said that
1)
In China, gardens are associated with religion.
2)
gardens are a part of many temples in China.
3)
some monks in ancient China opposed the idea of having gardens in the premises of the
temple.

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4)

Both (1) and (2)

28.
Which of the following is/are popular belief(s) in the Chinese philosophy?
1)
Seemingly non-living things in fact are living things.
2)
Gardens were the manifestations of human experiments to understand and experience
the cosmos.
3)
Paintings and poetry were identified with the spiritual yearning.
4)
All of the above.
29.
The philosophy of Daoism and Confucius differ in one of the following aspects as understood
from the passage.
1)
Daoists believed in elaborate religious rituals whereas the followers of Confucius
advocated the creation of more gardens.
2)
Daoists focussed on renunciation of the world and being closer to nature whereas
Confucius believed in the practice of ethics and serving society.
3)
Daoists drew the attention of the masses to the fact that salvation is possible only by
being part of nature while Confucius believed that one should spend more time in 'introspection'.
4)
Daoists felt that artistic pursuits are taboo while Confucius believed in seeing beauty in
every aspect of life.
30.
1)
2)
3)
4)

In ancient China, gardens were a place to

laze happily and relax.
preserve artifacts.
offer tributes to the ancestors.
meditate to attain salvation.

31.
1)
2)
3)
4)

The concept of "Shan Shui" says that

rocks and water represent contrasting forces which complement each other.
the Yin and Yang cannot survive without each other.
gardens are the spirit of life.
gardens result to satisfy creative urges of man.

32.
"Feng Shui" deals with
1)
the art of placement of various objects.
2)
the principles of the integration of needs and emotions.
3)
the art of planning the positions of objects so that needs and emotions are positively
satisfied.
4)
the presentation of different views of gardens in different seasons.
33.
1)
2)

From their gardens, the Chinese learnt

how a Cedar resisted a storm.
ways to drink in the beauty of nature.

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3)
4)

to appreciate the vital breath in all objects nature.

to face the travails of life with equanimity.

34.
1)
2)
3)
4)

Emperor Wudi of the Han dynasty can be credited with

preserving artifacts in a garden.
starting a tradition of laying out exotic and beautiful gardens.
discovering a way to entice the spirits to come back.
introducing the concept of landscaping.

35.
1)
2)
3)
4)

The person who is not associated in any way to the making of the book 'Yuan Ye' is
Ji Cheng
Confucius
Alison Hardie
Maggie Keswick

Directions for the question: Each question gives a word followed by four choices. From the choices,
select the most suitable synonym (word which means the same) for the question word and mark its
number as the answer.
36.
1)
2)
3)
4)

lethal

37.
1)
2)
3)
4)

lethargy
indifference
energy
vigour
sluggishness

38.
1)
2)
3)
4)

lewd

adulterated
foreign
sophisticated
deadly

inexpensive
polite
vulgar
defamatory

Directions for the question: Replace the underlined part with the grammatically correct part
39.
Since 1986 enrollments of African American, American Indians, and Hispanic Americans in fulltime engineering programs in the United States has steadily increased, while the number of other
students who enter the field has fallen.

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1)
2)
3)
the field
4)

has steadily increased, while the number of other students has enter the field has fallen
has steadily increased, while other students entering the field have declined in number
increased steadily, while there was a decline in the number of other students entering
have steadily increased, while the number of other students entering the field has fallen

40.
Salt deposits and moisture threatens to destroy the Mohenjo-daro excavation in Pakistan, the
site of an ancient civilization that flourished at the same time as the civilizations in the Nile Delta and the
river valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates.
1)
that flourished at the same time as the civilizations
2)
that flourished at the same time those had
3)
flourishing at the same time as those did
4)
flourishing at the same time as those were

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