Identify the part which has error in it.

The chairman reviewed the many details (A) / connecting with probability (B) / of the company and then
decided that (C) / further expansion was not desirable (D).

Answer Option :2

Identify the part which has error in it.

People in many parts of Africa (A) / are suffering from chronicle under-nourishment (B) / because of the
total absence of rain (C) / for four consecutive years (D).

Answer Option :2

Identify the part which has error in it.

Psychiatrists claim that the dream process (A) / can offer insights into (B) / how the brain has worked,
though (C) / it cannot be taken as the final evidence (D).

Answer Option :3
4

Identify the part which has error in it.

The ground felt very smoothly (A) / because of the flowers that had fallen (B) / in profusion from the
trees (C) / which were in full bloom in the spring(D).

Answer Option :1

Identify the part which has error in it.

The creature on Mars, if any, (A) / are bound to be very different from us (B) / not only in shape but also
in size (C) / because of different gravitational conditions (D).

Answer Option :1

Spot the part that has error in it.

Each of the speakers whom I invited (A) / to participate in the debate has (B) / indicated their
unwillingness (C) / because of the short notice (D).

D
Answer Option :3

Spot the part that has error in it.

In tropical climate, it is necessary (A) / that a person drinks (B) / several cups of water daily (C) / if he
wishes to remain healthy (D).

Answer Option :1

Spot the part that has error in it.

It is futile to discuss this further (A) / since neither him nor you (B) / are going to agree (C) / with the
other on this issue (D).

Answer Option :2
9

Spot the part that has error in it.

Like his brother who did not wear his helmet (A) / and was injured in the accident (B) / Raja was always
careful (C) / and wore his helmet without fail (D).

Answer Option :1

10

Spot the part that has error in it.

There is only the plantain (A) / and an apple in the refrigerator; (B) / so let us go to the market (C) / and
buy some more fruits (D).

Answer Option :1

11

Spot the part that has error in it.

She was wearing a wig that was (A) / far more attractive than (B) / the other women who had (C) / their
natural hair (D).

B
 C

Answer Option :3

12

Spot the part that has error in it.

If one reads the newspaper regularly (A) / you will be surprised at the improvement (B) / in your overall
reading skills (C) / from day to day (D).

Answer Option :1

13

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Dissipate

disperse

brusque

happy

organized

Answer Option :1

14

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Curt

talented

brusque
 happy

courteous

Answer Option :2

15

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Interdict

please

intertwine

remove

frequent

Answer Option :3

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Indigent

poor

indecent

dependent

unhappy

Answer Option :1

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Proffer

offer

exit
 return

proceed

Answer Option :1

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Transient

perpetual

changeable

different

short-lived

Answer Option :4

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Incessant

secret

scarce

unceasing

doubtful

Answer Option :3

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Obtuse

dull

characteristic
 fortunate

trustworthy

Answer Option :1

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Stoic

experienced

excited

average

impassive

Answer Option :4

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Vivid

muddied

comparative

graphic

brilliant

Answer Option :4

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Voluble

glib

expectant
 domestic

unstable

Answer Option :1

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Prosaic

tragic

devoted

possible

unimaginative

Answer Option :4

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Dishevelled

untidy

fierce

unhappy

foolish

Answer Option :1

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word.

Apocalypse

revenge

prophetic disclosure
 unreasonable rage

reversal

Answer Option :2

Select the word which is closest in meaning to the given word

Perspicacity

sincerity

insight

longing

faithfulness

Answer Option :2

Identify the relationship exhibited by the lead pair and accordingly, find the word from the options which
fills the gap with the same logical relationship.

Pituitary : Brain :: Thymus : ?

Larynx

Spinal cord

Throat

Chest

Answer Option :4

Roster : Duty :: Inventory : ?

Furnace
 Exports

Goods

Produce

Answer Option :3

Select the option which best fits the given blank/blanks.

One of the most important steps of the recipe is to ______ out impurities from the soup; failure to
______ the broth for pieces of fat and burnt bits will make for a bitter soup.

winnow, skim

withstand, resist

sieve, peruse

scuttle, obliterate

Answer Option :1

The toy store’s extensive inventory offered a ______ of toys from baby items to video games for
teenagers.

manifold

lexicon

burrow

gamut

Answer Option :4
Read the passage and answer the following.

How quickly things change in the technology business! A decade ago, IBM was the awesome and
undisputed king of the computer trade, universally feared and respected. A decade ago, two little
companies called Intel and Microsoft were mere blips on the radar screen of the industry, upstart start-
ups that had signed on to make the chips and software for IBM’s new line of personal computers.
Though their products soon became industry standards, the two companies remained protected children
of the market leader.

What happened since is a startling reversal of fortune. IBM is being ravaged by the worst crisis in the
company’s 79 year history. It is undergoing its fifth restructuring in the past seven years as well as
seemingly endless rounds of job cuts and firings that have eliminated 100,000 jobs since 1985. Last week
IBM announced to its shell-shocked investors that it lost $4.97 billion last year – the biggest loss in
American corporate history.

And just when IBM is losing ground in one market after another, Intel and Microsoft have emerged as the
computer industry’s most fearsome pair of competitors. The numbers on Wall Street tell a stunning
story. Ten years ago, the market value of the stock of Intel and Microsoft combined amounted to about a
tenth of IBM’s.

Both Intel, the world's largest supplier of computer chips, and Microsoft, the world's largest supplier of
computer software, have assumed the role long played by Big Blue as the industry's pacesetters. What is
taking place is a generational shift unprecedented in the information age -- one that recalls a transition in
the U.S. auto industry 70 years ago, when Alfred Sloan's upstart General Motors surpassed Ford Motor
as the nation's No. 1 carmaker. The transition also reflects the decline of computer manufacturers such
as IBM, Wang and Unisys, and the rise of companies like Microsoft, Intel and AT&T that create the chips
and software to make the computers work. "Just like Dr. Frankenstein, IBM created these two monster
competitors," says Richard Shaffer, publisher of the Computer Letter. "Now even IBM is in danger of
being trampled by the creations it unleashed."

Although Intel and Microsoft still have close relationships with Big Blue, there is little love lost between
IBM and its potent progeny. IBM had an ugly falling-out with former partner Microsoft over the future of
personal-computer software. Microsoft developed the now famous disk operating system for IBM-PC –
called DOS – and later created the operating software for the next genera tion of IBM personal
computers, the Personal System/2. When PS/2 and is operating system, OS/2, failed to catch on, a feud
erupted over how the two companies would upgrade the system. Although they publicly patched things
up, the partnership was tattered. IBM developed its own version of OS/2, which has so far failed to
capture the industry’s imagination. Microsoft’s competing version, dubbed New Technology, or NT, will
debut in a few months and will incorporate Microsoft’s highly successful Windows program, which lets
users juggle several programs at once. Windows NT, however, will offer more new features, such as the
ability to link many computers together in a network and to safeguard them against unauthorized use.
IBM and Intel have also been parting company. After relying almost exclusively on the Santa Clara,
California company for the silicon chips that serve as computer brains, IBM has moved to reduce its
dependence on Intel by turning to competing vendors. In Europe, IBM last year began selling a low-cost
line of PC’s called Ambra, which runs on chips made by Intel rival Advanced Micro Devices. IBM also
demonstrated a sample PC using a chip made by another Intel enemy, Cyrix. And that October IBM said it
would begin selling the company’s own chips to outsiders in direct competition with Intel.

IBM clearly fells threatened. And the wounded giant still poses the biggest threat to any further
dominance by Intel and Microsoft. Last year, it teamed up with both companies most bitter rivals – Apple
Computers and Motorola – to develop advanced software and microprocessors for a new generation of
desktop computers. In selecting Apple and Motorola, IBM bypassed its long time partners. Just as
Microsoft’s standard operating system runs only on computers built are computer chips, Apple’s
software runs only on Motorola’s chips. Although IBM has pledged that the new system will eventually
run on a variety of machines, it will initially run only computer programs written for Apple’s Macintosh .
Its competitive juice now flowing, IBM last week announced that it and Apple Computer will deliver the
operating system in 1994 – a year ahead of schedule..

As a result of greater competition in the US Computer industry

some computer companies are expanding while others are contracting.

employment in the industry is going down.

the industry is becoming more monopolized.

the share value of IBM is going up relative to that of Intel and Microsoft.

Answer Option :1

Which of the following statements is not implied by the passage?

Microsoft developed DOS

 Ten years ago, the market value of the stock of Intel and Microsoft combined amounted to about
a tenth of IBM’s

IBM laying off workers is the biggest job cut in American corporate history.

Santaclara is based in California.

Answer Option :3

The personal computer called Ambra is marketed by:

Cyrix.

IBM.

Intel.

Microsoft.

Answer Option :2

Why is something that happened 70 years ago in the US auto industry being mentioned here?

General Motors broke away from Ford Motors.

A new company went ahead of an established market leader.

Like Dr. Frankenstein, Ford Motor created a monster in General Motors.

Microsoft, Intel and AT&Twere originally created by IBM.

Answer Option :2

One possible conclusion from the passage is that

share prices are not a good indicator of a company’s performance.

firing workers restores a company’s health.

all companies ultimately regret being a Dr. Frankenstein to some other company.
 consumers gain as a result of competition among producers.

Answer Option :3

Identify the relationship exhibited by the lead pair and accordingly, find the word from the options which
fills the gap with the same logical relationship.

Wine : Grapes :: Perry : ?

Whisky

Pears

Almonds

Pomegranates

Answer Option :2

Pericardium : Heart :: Rind : ?

Body

Head

Trees

Teak

Answer Option :3

Directions for questions:

A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four
given choices to construct a coherent paragraph.
1. The success of any unit in a competitive environment depends on prudent management of sources.

A. In this context it would have been more appropriate if the concept of accelerated depreciation,
together with additional incentives towards capital allowances for recouping a portion of the cost of
replacement out of the current generations, had been accepted.

B. Added to this are the negligible retention of profits because of inadequate capital allowances and
artificial disallowances of genuine outflows.

C. One significant cause for poor generation of surpluses is the high cost of capital and its servicing cost.

D. The lack of a mechanism in Indian tax laws for quick recovery of capital costs has not received its due
attention.

6. While this may apparently look costly from the point of view of the exchequer, the ultimate cost to the
Government and the community in the form of losses suffered through poor viability will be prohibitive.

ADBC

BCDA

CBDA

DBAC

Answer Option :3

Spot the part that has error in it.

The set of enactments passed by the assembly (A) / have been sent to the council (B) / for consideration
by its members (C) / before being notified in the gazette (D).

Answer Option :2

Sigh : Relief :: ?

Tears : Joy
 Trembling : Fear

Carelessness : Accident

Sweat : Hot

Answer Option :1

Ecstasy : Pleasure

Care : Affection

Joy : Grief

Rage : Anger

Mumble : Speak

Answer Option :3

An expression of mild disapproval

warning

denigration

impertinence

reproof

Answer Option :4

Answer the questions based on the information given.

In general, a professional athlete is offered a million-dollar contract only if he or she has just completed
an unusually successful season. However, a study shows that an athlete signing such a contract usually
suffers a decline in performance the following season. This study supports the theory that a million-
dollar contract tends to weaken an athlete’s desire to excel by diminishing his or her economic incentive.

Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the conclusion drawn above?

On the average, athletes whose contracts call for relatively small salaries with possible bonuses
for outstanding achievement perform better than other athletes.
 Athletes are generally offered million-dollar contracts mainly because of the increased ticket
sales and other revenues they generate.

Many professional athletes have careers marked by year-to-year fluctuations in their overall
levels of performance.

On the average, higher-salaried athletes tend to have longer and more successful professional
careers than do lower-salaried athletes.

Answer Option :1