VOCABULARY [A - C] - APTITUDE

Chapter 6: VOCABULARY

A

abase :: lower: humiliate

abash :: embarrass

abdicate :: renounce: give up

aberration :: wandering or staying away; in optics, failure of rays to focus

abettor :: encourager

abeyance :: suspended action

abhor :: detest

abjure :: renounce upon oath

ablution :: washing

abnegation :: repudiation; self-sacrifice

abominate :: loathe: hate

aboriginal :: being the first of its kind in a region: primitive: native

abortive :: unsuccessful: fruitless

abrade :: wear away by friction: erode

abrogate :: abolish

abscond :: depart secretly and hide

absolve :: pardon an offense

abstemious :: temperate: sparing in drink, etc.

abstinence :: restraint from eating or drinking

abstruse :: obscure: profound: difficult to understand

abut :: border upon; adjoin

abysmal :: bottomless

accede :: agree

accelerate :: move faster

accessory :: additional object: useful but not essential thing

acclimate :: adjust to climate

acclivity :: sharp upslope of a hill

accolade :: award of merit

accomplice :: partner in crime

accord :: agreement

accost :: approach and speak first to a person

accoutre :: equip

accretion :: growth: increase

accrue :: come about by addition

acephalous :: headless

acerbity :: bitterness of speech and temper

acetic :: vinegary

acidulous :: slightly sour: sharp: caustic

acknowledge :: recognize: admit

acme :: top: pinnacle

acoustics :: science of sound: quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquiescence :: submission; compliance

acquiescent :: accepting passively

acquittal :: deliverance from a charge

acrid :: sharp: bitterly pungent

acrimonious :: stinging: caustic

actuarial :: calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate :: motivate

acumen :: mental keenness

adage :: wise saying: proverb

adamant :: hard: inflexible

adapt :: alter: modify

addiction :: compulsive, habitual need

addle :: rotten: muddled; crazy

adduce :: present as evidence

adept :: expert at

adhere :: stick fast to

adipose :: fatty

adjunct :: something attached to but holding an inferior position

adjuration :: solemn urging

adjure :: request solemnly

admonish :: warn: reprove

admonition :: warning

adroit :: skillful

adulation :: flattery: admiration

adulterate :: make impure by mixing with baser substances

adulterated :: made impure or spoiled by the addition of inferior materials

adumbration :: foreshadowing: outlining

advent :: arrival

adventitious :: accidental: casual

adverse :: unfavorable: hostile

adversity :: poverty: misfortune

advert :: refer to

advocate :: urge: plead for

aegis :: shield; defense

aeon :: long period of time; an age

aesthetic :: artistic: dealing with or capable off appreciation of the beautiful

affable :: courteous

affected :: artificial: pretended

afferent :: carrying toward the center

affidavit :: written statement made under oath

affiliation :: joining: associating with

affinity :: kinship

affirmation :: solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

afflatus :: inspiration

affluence :: abundance: wealth

affray :: public brawl

agape :: openmouthed

agenda :: items of business at a meeting

agglomeration :: collection: heap

aggrandize :: increase or intensify

aggregate :: sum: total

aghast :: horrified

agility :: nimbleness

agitate :: stir up: disturb

agitation :: strong feeling; excitement

agnostic :: one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god

agrarian :: pertaining to land or its cultivation

agronomist :: scientist engaged in the management of land

alacrity :: cheerful promptness

albeit :: although

alchemy :: medieval chemistry

alias :: an assumed name

alienate :: make hostile: separate

alimentary :: supplying nourishment

alimony :: payment by a husband to his divorced wife

allay :: calm: pacify

allege :: state without proof

allegory :: story in which characters are used as symbols: fable

alleviate :: relieve

alliteration :: repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate :: assign

alloy :: a mixture as of metals

allude :: refer indirectly

allusion :: indirect reference

alluvial :: pertaining to soil deposits left by rivers, etc.

aloof :: apart; reserved

altercation :: wordy quarrel

altruism :: unselfish aid to others; generosity

amalgamate :: combine; unite in one body

amass :: collect

amazon :: female warrior

ambiguous :: doubtful in meaning

amble :: move at an easy pace

ambrosia :: food of the gods

ambulatory :: able to walk

ameliorate :: improve

amenable :: readily managed; willing to be led

amenities :: agreeable manners; courtesies

amiable :: agreeable; lovable

amicable :: friendly

amnesia :: loss of memory

amnesty :: pardon

amoral :: nonmoral

amorphous :: shapeless

amortization :: act of reducing a debt through partial payments

amphibian :: able to live both on land in water

amphitheater :: oval building with tiers of seats

ample :: abundant

amplify :: enlarge

amputate :: cut off part of body; prune

amuck :: in a state of rage

amulet :: charm; talisman

anachronism :: an error involving time in a story

analgesic :: causing insensitivity to pain

analogous :: comparable

analogy :: similarity; parallelism

anarchy :: absence of governing body; state of disorder

anathema :: solemn curse

ancestors rather than to parents

ancillary :: serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary

andirons :: metal supports in a fireplace for cooking utensils or logs

anemia :: condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles

anesthetic :: substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

animadversion :: critical remark

animated :: lively

animosity :: active enmity

animus :: hostile feeling or intent

annals :: records; history

anneal :: reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling

annihilate :: destroy

annotate :: comment; make explanatory notes

annuity :: yearly allowance

annul :: make void

anomalous :: abnormal; irregular

anomaly :: irregularity

anonymous :: having no name

antagonism :: active resistance

antediluvian :: antiquated; ancient

anthropoid :: manlike

anthropologist :: a student of the history and science of mankind

anthropomorphic :: having human form or characteristics

anticlimax :: letdown in thought or emotion

antipathy :: aversion; dislike

antiseptic :: substance that prevents infection

antithesis :: contrast; direct opposite of or to

apathetic :: indifferent

aperture :: opening; hole

apex :: tip; summit; climax

aphasia :: loss of speech due to injury

aphorism :: pithy maxim

apiary :: a place where bees are kept

aplomb :: poise

apocalyptic :: prophetic; pertaining to revelations

apocryphal :: not genuine; sham

apogee :: highest point

apologue :: moral fable

apostate :: one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apothecary :: druggist

apothegm :: pithy, compact saying

apotheosis :: deification; glorification

apparition :: ghost; phantom

appease :: pacify; soothe

appellation :: name; title

append :: attach

apposite :: appropriate; fitting

appraise :: estimate value of

apprehend :: arrest a criminal; dread; perceive

apprehensive :: fearful; discerning

apprise :: inform

appurtenances :: subordinate possessions

apropos :: with reference to; properly

aptitude :: fitness; talent

aquiline :: curved; hooked

arable :: fit for plowing

arbiter :: a person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arbitrary :: fixed or decided; despotic

arcade :: a covered passageway, usually lined with shops

archaeology :: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

archaic :: antiquated

archetype :: prototype; primitive pattern

archipelago :: group of closely located islands

archives :: public records; place where public records are kept

ardor :: heat; passion; zeal

arduous :: hard; strenuous

argot :: slang

aromatic :: fragrant

arraign :: charge in court; indict

arrant :: thorough; complete; unmitigated

arrogance :: haughtiness

arrogate :: claim without reasonable grounds

arroyo :: gully

artifacts :: products of primitive culture

artifice :: deception; trickery

artisan :: a manually skilled worker

ascertain :: find out for certain

ascetic :: practicing self-denial; austere

asceticism :: doctrine of self-denial

ascribe :: refer; attribute; assign

aseptic :: preventing putrefaction or

ashen :: ash-colored

asinine :: stupid

askance :: with a sideway or indirect look

askew :: crookedly; slanted; at an angle

asperity :: sharpness of temper

aspersion :: slanderous remark

aspirant :: seeker after position or status

aspiration :: noble ambition

assail :: assault

assay :: analyze; evaluate

asseverate :: make a positive

assiduous :: diligent

assimilate :: absorb; cause to become homogeneous

assuage :: ease; lessen pain

asteroid :: small planet

astigmatism :: eye defect which prevents proper focus

astral :: relating to the stars

astringent :: binding; causing contraction

astute :: wise; shrewd

atavism :: resemblance to remote

atelier :: workshop; studio

atheistic :: denying the existence of God

athwart :: across; in opposition

atrocity :: brutal deed

atrophy :: wasting away

attenuate :: make thin; weaken

attest :: testify; bear witness

attribute :: essential quality

attrition :: gradual wearing down

atypical :: not normal

audacity :: boldness

audit :: examination of accounts

augment :: increase

augury :: omen; prophecy

aureole :: sun's corona; halo

auroral :: pertaining to the aurora borealis

auscultation :: act of listening to the heart or lungs to discover abnormalities

auspicious :: favoring success

austere :: strict; stern

austerity :: sternness; severity

authenticate :: prove genuine

autocrat :: monarch with supreme power

automaton :: mechanism which imitates actions of humans

autonomous :: self-governing

autopsy :: examination of a dead body; postmortem

auxiliary :: helper, additional or subsidiary

avarice :: greediness for wealth

avatar :: incarnation

aver :: state confidently

averse :: reluctant

avid :: greedy; eager for

avocation :: secondary or minor occupation

avouch :: affirm; proclaim

avow :: declare openly

avuncular :: like an uncle

awe :: solemn wonder

awry :: distorted; crooked

axiom :: self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure :: sky blue

B

babble :: chatter idly

bacchanalian :: drunken

badger :: pester; annoy

baffle :: frustrate; perplex

baleful :: deadly; destructive

balk :: foil

balmy :: mild; fragrant

banal :: hackneyed; commonplace; trite

bandanna :: large, bright-colored handkerchief

baneful :: ruinous; poisonous

bantering :: good-natured ridiculing

barb :: sharp projection from fishhook, etc.

baroque :: highly ornate

barrage :: barrier laid down by artillery fire

barrister :: counselor-at-law

barterer :: trader

bassoon :: reed instrument of the woodwind family

bate :: let down; restrain

batten :: grow fat; thrive upon others

bauble :: trinket; trifle

beatific :: giving bliss; blissful

bedizen :: dress with vulgar finery

bedraggle :: wet thoroughly

beguile :: delude; cheat; amuse

beholden :: obligated; indebted

behoove :: suited to; incumbent upon

belabor :: beat soundly; assail verbally

belated :: delayed

beleaguer :: besiege

belittle :: disparage; depreciate

bellicose :: warlike

benediction :: blessing

benefactor :: gift giver; patron

beneficiary :: person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

benevolent :: generous; charitable

benighted :: overcome by darkness

benign :: kindly; favorable; not malignant

benignity :: state of being kind, benign, gracious

benison :: blessing

berate :: scold strongly

bereavement :: state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved

bereft :: deprived of; lacking

berserk :: frenzied

besmirch :: soil; defile

bestial :: beastlike; brutal

bestow :: confer

bete noire :: aversion; person or thing strongly disliked or avoided

betroth :: become engaged to marry

bicameral :: two-chambered, as a legislative body

biennial :: every two years

bifurcated :: divided into two branches; forked

bigotry :: stubborn intolerance

bilious :: suffering from indigestion; irritable

billingsgate :: vituperation; abusive language

bivouac :: temporary encampment

bizarre :: fantastic; violently contrasting

blanch :: bleach; whiten

bland :: soothing; mild

blandishment :: flattery

blasé :: bored with pleasure or dissipation

blasphemous :: profane; impious

blatant :: loudly offensive

blazon :: decorate with an heraldic coat of arms

bleak :: cold; cheerless

blighted :: suffering from a disease; destroyed

blithe :: gay; joyous

bloated :: swollen or puffed as with water or air

blood poisoning by killing bacteria

bludgeon :: club; heavy-headed weapon

bode :: foreshadow; portend

bogus :: counterfeit; not authentic

boisterous :: violent; rough; noisy

bolster :: support; prop up

bombastic :: pompous; using inflated language

boorish :: rude; clownish

bootless :: useless

bouillon :: clear beef soup

bountiful :: generous; showing bounty

bourgeois :: middle class

bowdlerize :: expurgate

brackish :: somewhat saline

braggadocio :: boasting

bravado :: swagger; assumed air of defiance

brazen :: insolent

brazier :: open pan in which live coals are burned

breach :: breaking of contract or duty; fissure; gap

breviary :: book containing the daily prayers

brevity :: conciseness

brindled :: tawny or grayish with streaks or spots

bristling :: rising like bristles; showing irritation

broach :: open up

brocade :: rich, figured fabric

brochure :: pamphlet

brooch :: ornamental clasp

brusque :: blunt; abrupt

bucolic :: rustic; pastoral

buffoonery :: clowning

bugaboo :: bugbear; object of baseless terror

bullion :: gold and silver in the form of bars

bulwark :: earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

bumptious :: self-assertive

bungle :: spoil by clumsy behavior

bureaucracy :: government by bureaus

burgeon :: grow forth; send out buds

burlesque :: give an imitation that ridicules

burnish :: make shiny by rubbing; polish

buskin :: thick-soled half boot worn by actors of Greek tragedy

buttress :: support or prop

buxom :: plump; vigorous; jolly

C

cabal :: small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

cache :: hiding place

cacophony :: discord

cadaver :: corpse

cadaverous :: like a corpse; pale

cajole :: coax; wheedle

caliber :: ability; capacity

calligraphy :: beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

callous :: hardened; unfeeling

callow :: unfledged; youthful

calorific :: heat-producing

calumniate :: slander

calumny :: malicious misrepresentation; slander

cameo :: shell or jewel carved in relief

canard :: unfounded rumor;

candor :: frankness

canker :: any ulcerous sore; any evil

canny :: shrewd; thrifty

cant :: jargon of thieves; pious phraseology

cantata :: story set to music, to be sung by a chorus

canter :: slow gallop

canto :: division of a long poem

canvass :: determine votes, etc.

capacious :: spacious

caparison :: put showy ornamentation on a horse

caparison :: showy harness or ornamentation for a horse

capillary :: having a very fine bore

capitulate :: surrender

caprice :: whim

capricious :: fickle; incalculable

caption :: title; chapter heading; text under illustration

captious :: faultfinding

carafe :: glass water bottle; decanter

carat :: unit of weight for precious stones; measure of fineness of gold

caricature :: distortion; burlesque

carillon :: a set of bells capable of being played

carmine :: rich red

carnage :: destruction of life

carnal :: fleshly

carnivorous :: meat-eating

carousal :: drunken revel

carping :: finding fault

carrion :: rotting flesh of a dead body

carte blanche :: unlimited authority or freedom

cartographer :: maker of maps or charts

caryatid :: sculptured column of a female figure

cascade :: small waterfall

caste :: one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society

castigate :: punish

casualty :: serious or fatal accident

casuistry :: subtle or sophisticated reasoning resulting in minute distinctions

cataclysm :: deluge; upheaval

catalyst :: agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unchanged

catapult :: slingshot; a hurling machine

catastrophe :: calamity

catechism :: book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer

cathartic :: purgative

catholic :: broadly sympathetic; liberal

caucus :: private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine

caustic :: burning; sarcastically biting

cauterize :: burn with hot iron or caustic

cavalcade :: procession; parade

cavil :: make frivolous objections

cede :: transfer; yield title to

celerity :: speed; rapidity

celestial :: heavenly

celibate :: unmarried; abstaining from sexual intercourse

censor :: overseer of morals; person who reads to eliminate inappropriate remark

censure :: blame; criticize

centaur :: mythical figure, half man and half horse

centigrade :: measure of temperature used widely in Europe

centrifugal :: radiating; departing from the center

centripetal :: tending toward the center

centurion :: Roman army officer

cerebral :: pertaining to the brain of intellect

cerebration :: thought

cessation :: stopping

cession :: yielding to another; ceding

chafe :: warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing

chaffing :: bantering; joking

chagrin :: vexation; disappointment

chalice :: goblet; consecrated cup

chameleon :: lizard that changes color in different situations

champ :: chew noisily

chaotic :: in utter disorder

charisma :: divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader

charlatan :: quack; pretender to knowledge

chary :: cautiously watchful

chasm :: abyss

chassis :: framework and working parts of an automobile

chaste :: pure

chastise :: punish

chattel :: personal property

chauvinist :: blindly devoted patriot

checkered :: marked by changes in fortune

chicanery :: trickery

chide :: scold

chimerical :: fantastic; highly imaginative

chiromancy :: art of telling fortunes by reading the hand; palmistry

chiropodist :: one who treats disorders of the feet

choleric :: hot-tempered

choreography :: art of dancing

chronic :: long established as a disease

churlish :: boorish; rude

ciliated :: having minute hairs

circlet :: small ring; band

circuitous :: roundabout

circumlocution :: indirect or roundabout expression

circumscribe :: limit; confine

circumspect :: prudent; cautious

circumvent :: outwit; baffle

citadel :: fortress

cite :: quote; commend

clairvoyant :: fortuneteller

clairvoyant :: having foresight

clamber :: climb by crawling

clandestine :: secret

clarion :: shrill trumpetlike sound

claustrophobia :: fear of being locked in

clavicle :: collarbone

cleave :: split asunder

cleft :: split

clemency :: disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather

cliché :: phrase dulled in meaning by repetition

climactic :: relating to the highest point

clique :: small exclusive group

cloister :: monastery or convent

coadjutor :: assistant; colleague

coalesce :: combine; fuse

cockade :: decoration worn on hat

codicil :: supplement to the body of a will

coerce :: force; repress

cog :: tooth projecting from a wheel

cogent :: convincing

cogitate :: think over

cognate :: allied by blood; of the same or kindred nature

cognizance :: knowledge

cognomen :: family name

cohere :: stick together

cohesion :: force which keeps parts together

cohorts :: armed band

coincident :: occurring at the same time

colander :: utensil with perforated bottom used for straining

collaborate :: work together

collate :: examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

collateral :: security given for loan

collation :: a light meal

collier :: worker in coal mine; ship carrying coal

colloquial :: pertaining to conversational or common speech

colloquy :: informal discussion

collusion :: conspiring in a fraudulent scheme

colossal :: huge

comatose :: in a coma; extremely sleepy

combustible :: easily burned

comely :: attractive; agreeable

comestible :: something fit to be eaten

comity :: courtesy; civility

commandeer :: to draft for military

commensurate :: equal in extent

commiserate :: feel or express pity or sympathy for

commodious :: spacious and comfortable

compact :: agreement; contract

compatible :: harmonious; in harmony with

compendium :: brief comprehensive summary

compilation :: listing of statistical

complacent :: self-satisfied

complaisant :: trying to please; obliging

complement :: that which completes

compliant :: yielding

complicity :: participation; involvement

comport :: bear one's self; behave

compromise :: adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of

compunction :: remorse

compute :: reckon; calculate

concatenate :: link as in a chain

conceal the truth

concentric :: having a common center

conception :: beginning; forming of an idea

conch :: large seashell

conciliate :: pacify; win over

concise :: brief and compact

conclave :: private meeting

concoct :: prepare by combining; make up in concert

concomitant :: that which accompanies

concordat :: agreement, usually between the papal authority and the secular

concurrent :: happening at the same time

condescend :: bestow courtesies with a superior air

condign :: adequate; deservedly severe

condiments :: seasonings; spices

condole :: express sympathetic sorrow

condone :: overlook; forgive

conduit :: aqueduct; passageway for fluids

confiscate :: seize; commandeer

conformity :: harmony; agreement

congeal :: freeze; coagulate

congenital :: existing at birth

conglomeration :: mass of material sticking together

congruence :: correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship

conifer :: pine tree; cone-bearing tree

conjecture :: surmise; guess

conjugal :: pertaining to marriage

connivance :: pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance

connoisseur :: person competent to act as a judge of art, etc; a lover of an art

connotation :: suggested or implied meaning of an expression

connubial :: pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

consanguinity :: kinship

consecrate :: dedicate; sanctify

consensus :: general agreement

consort :: associate with

constraint :: compulsion; repression of feelings

construe :: explain; interpret

consummate :: complete

contaminate :: pollute

contemn :: regard with contempt; disregard

contentious :: quarrelsome

context :: writings preceding and following the passage quoted

contiguous :: adjacent to; touching upon

continence :: self-restraint; sexual chastity

contingent :: conditional

contortions :: twistings; distortions

contraband :: illegal trade; smuggling

contravene :: contradict; infringe on

contrite :: penitent

controvert :: oppose with arguments; contradict

contumacious :: disobedient; resisting authority

contumely :: scornful insolence; insult

contusion :: bruise

convene :: assemble

conversant :: familiar with

conveyance :: vehicle; transfer

convivial :: festive; gay; characterized by joviality

convoke :: call together

convoluted :: coiled around; involved;intricate

copious :: plentiful

coquette :: flirt

cordon :: extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress

cormorant :: greedy, rapacious bird

cornice :: projecting molding on building usually above columns

corporeal :: bodily; material

corpulent :: very fat

correlation :: mutual relationship

corroborate :: confirm

corrosive :: eating away by chemicals or disease

corsair :: pirate; pirate ship

cortege :: procession

coruscate :: glitter; scintillate

cosmic :: pertaining to the universe; vast

coterie :: group that meets socially; select circle

countermand :: cancel; revoke

counterpart :: a thing that completes another; things very much alike

covenant :: agreement

covert :: secret; hidden; implied

covetous :: avaricious; eagerly desirous of

cower :: shrink quivering, as from fear

coy :: shy; modest; coquettish

cozen :: cheat; hoodwink; swindle

crabbed :: sour; peevish

crass :: very unrefined; grossly insensible

craven :: cowardly

credence :: belief

credo :: creed

credulity :: belief on slight evidence

creed :: system of religious or ethical belief

crepuscular :: pertaining to twilight

crescendo :: increase in the volume of sound in a musical passage

crestfallen :: dejected; dispirited

crevice :: crack; fissure

criterion :: standard used in judging

crone :: hag

crotchety :: eccentric; whimsical

cruet :: small glass bottle for vinegar, oil, etc.

crux :: crucial point

crypt :: secret recess or vault, usually used for burial

cryptic :: mysterious; hidden; secret

cubicle :: small chamber used for sleeping

cuisine :: style of cooking

cul-de-sac :: blind alley; trap

culinary :: relating to cooking

cull :: pick out; reject

culmination :: attainment of highest point

culpable :: deserving blame

culvert :: artificial channel for water

cupidity :: greed

curator :: superintendent; manager

curmudgeon :: churlish, miserly individual

curry :: dress; treat leather; seek favor

cursive :: flowing, running

cursory :: casual; hastily done

curtail :: shorten; reduce

cynic :: one who is skeptical or distrustful of human motives

cynosure :: the object of general attention

CAT Questions for Practice

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

authority
cruel
kind
loyal

Ans.a

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

revenue
income
expenditure
receivables

Ans.c

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

courage
strength
valour
warrior

Ans.d

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

democracy
voting
monarchy
dictatorship

Ans.b

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

Gold medalist
Athlete
Olympic Champion
Record holder

Ans.a

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

Managers use their authority.
Scientists use their logical abilities.
Artists use their creative abilities
Engineers use their technical skills.

Ans.a

Q.Each of these questions has four items. You are required to select that item which does not belong to the group

Air travel is expensive.
Most people travel to Australia by air.
Businessmen travel a lot by air.
Aeroplanes are expensive.

Ans.d

Each question has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

Q.SYMPHONY : COMPOSER

rain : flood
light : switch
novel : author
song : music

Ans.c

Q.TREE : TRUNK

pen : ink
car : chassis
cabin : log
arm : body

Ans.b

Q.CIRCLE : ARC

line : segment
part : whole
percent : fraction
small : big

Ans.a

Q.COW : HERD

grass : green
child : family
bald : hair
horse : jockey

Ans.b

Q.WOOL : ACRYLIC

rayon : silk
plastic : rubber
winter : spring
cotton : terylene

Ans.d

Q.DOCTOR : DISEASE

policeman : criminal
dentist : drill
politician : electorate
teacher : ignorance

Ans.d

Q.BIRD : ORNITHOLOGY

zoology : animal
stars : galaxy
archeology : antiquity
plants : botany

Ans.d

Q.FOOD : HUNGER

sleep : weariness
night : slumber
dream : sleep
thirst : drink

Ans.a

Q.SPEAR : DART

knife : sword
door : window
mountain : molehill
cannon : gun

Ans.d

Q.BUILDING : BRICK

lime : cement
highway : asphalt
river : bridge
vehicle : road

Ans.b

CAT Questions for practice

Q. In each of the three questions, a sentence has been divided into four parts and marked a, b, c and d. One of these parts contains a mistake in grammar, idiom or syntax. Identify that part and mark it as the answer.

Pakistan was the team
whom most people thought
would win the World Cup
held in 1987.

Ans.b

When you turn to your right,
you will find a big house
with a beautiful garden on the front side of it
and that is my residence.

Ans.d

I have been postponing calling
on my friend in the hospital
but I am planning
I would go there tomorrow.

Ans.d

I wondered who could be calling me at midnight
and when I took the phone
I found it was not other
Than my fiancé from Paris.

Ans.c

I want you to take the first bus
and to go to the Bank
and remit this cheque and then
come back straight here.

Ans.b

Q.Each of three friends knows whether the other two have passed or failed in an examination, but does not know his own result. The teacher comes and says, “At least one has failed”. If all three still does not know their own results which of the following is true?

One student has failed.
Two students have failed.
Two or more students have failed
All three have failed

Ans.c

Each question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. From the four choices available you are required to choose the one which best fits the sequence logically.

Q.Many of us live one-eyed lives. We rely largely on the eye of the mind to form our images of reality. It is a mechanical world based on fact and reason. (_______). So today more and more of us are opening the other eye, the eye of the heart, looking for realities to which the mind’s eye is blind. This is a world warmed and transformed by the power of love, a vision of community beyond the mind’s capacity to see. Either eye alone is not enough. We need “wholesight”, a vision of the world in which mind and heart unite.

It had led to unprecedented scientific growth and material well – being.
In the nuclear age, our mind-made world has been found flawed and dangerous, even lethal,
The question is irrelevant, whether or not they can be seen and reasoned.
We have built our lives based on it because it seemed predictable and safe

Ans.b

Q.People arguing for a position have been known to cast the opposite in an unnecessarily feeble light. (______). People who indulge in this fallacy may be fearful or ignorant of a strong counter argument. Detecting this fallacy often depends on having already heard a better refutation, or having information with which to construct one

Casting the opposite as weaker than it really is, is a very effective strategy.
This portrayal of a refutation as weaker than it really is, is a sure way of proving your point
Casting the opposite as weaker than it really is, is not a very effective strategy
This portrayal of refutation as weaker than it really is, is unwarranted

Ans.c

Q.The question of what rights animals should enjoy is a vexatious one. Hundreds of millions of animals are put to death for human use each year. Contrariwise, it can be argued that slowing down scientific research would retard discovery of antidotes to diseases such as cancer which kill humans and animals alike. (_________). What if super intelligent beings from Alpha Centauri landed on earth and decided to use us for their experiments, arguing that they could save far more of their and our lives by so doing?

It will benefit both in the long run.
Is the argument truly fair to animals
But the progress of human civilization cannot be made contingent on some hypothetical rights of animals
There is no question of equating human rights with those of animals.

Ans.b

Q.A deliberation is a form of discussion in which two people begin on different sides of an issue. (_______) Then each decides, in the light of the other argument whether to adopt the other position, to change his or her position somewhat, or to maintain the same position. Both sides realize that to modify one’s position is not to lose; the point is to get closer to the truth of the matter.

Each person argues his or her position most sincerely.
The prerequisite for deliberation to be productive is that persons involved must keep an open mind.
The purpose is to resolve the issue to the satisfaction of both parties.
The trick is to state your viewpoint from a position of strength

Ans.a

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

Q.BRAND : PRODUCT

Dalda : Rath
Aircraft : Flying Machine
Shoes : Reebok
Sports car : Automobiles

Ans.d

Q.FOOD : GOURMET

Book : Critic
Art : Connoisseur
Sports : Fans
Craft : Skill

Ans.b

Q.NORTH : SOUTH

Black : White
Yellow : Orange
Red : Maroon
Red : Indigo

Ans.a

Q.DROUGHT : FAMINE

Poverty : Plenty
Drip : Fluid
Camera : Film
Training : Skill

Ans.d

Q.NUTS : BOLTS

Nitty : Gritty
Bare : Feet
Naked : Clothes
Hard : Soft

Ans.a

Q.SALT : SALTY

Sweet : Sugar
Cow : Bovine
Bitter : Sour
Taste : Flavor

Ans.b

Q.JUST : ARBITRARY

Order : Chaos
Bare : Clothed
Hope : Surprise
Proper : Improper

Ans.a

Q.CRIME : PUNISHMENT

Lawyer : Judge
Court : Room
Accused : Defendant
Homicide : Penalty

Ans.d

Q.ATMOSPHERE : STRATOSPHERE

Nimbus : Cloud
Instrument : Calibration
Aircraft : Jet
Climate : Rain

Ans.c

Q.DIVIDE : UNITE

Split : Apart
Marriage : Divorce
Fission : Fusion
Chasm : Gap

Ans.c

CAT Problems

Q.Each of the following questions has four items. Mark the one that does not belong to this group.

Invoice
Sales Tax
Octroi
Quotation

Ans.d

Q.Each of the following questions has four items. Mark the one that does not belong to this group.

Equestrian
Neigh
Derby
Bark

Ans.d

Q.Each of the following questions has four items. Mark the one that does not belong to this group.

Apt
Relevant
Appropriate
Adept

Ans.d

Q.Each of the following questions has four items. Mark the one that does not belong to this group.

Ring
Shoulder
Finger
Write

Ans.d

Q.Each of the following questions has four items. Mark the one that does not belong to this group.

Abstract
Conceptual
Material
Idealist

Ans.c

Find the Error

Q.Each question is a sentence broken into four parts. Select that part which has an error.

You did not wait
for us before you
went to meet him.
Isn’t it?

Ans.d

Q.Each question is a sentence broken into four parts. Select that part which has an error.

The police have prevented
Rajan in leaving the
city without informing them
two days in advance.

Ans.b

Q.Each question is a sentence broken into four parts. Select that part which has an error.

I would have
given you the
documents yesterday if
you had asked for it.

Ans.d

Q.Each question is a sentence broken into four parts. Select that part which has an error.

Who have you
invited for the lecture
on astrophysics
this evening?

Ans.a

In each of the following questions, four sentences are given between the sentences numbered 1 and 6. You are required to arrange the four sentences so that all six together make a logical paragraph.

Q.1. It doesn't take a highly esteemed medical expert to conclude that women handle pain better than men.
A. First the men would give birth, and then take six months to recover.
B. As for labour pains, the human species would become extinct if men had to give birth.
C. They do, however, make life hell for everyone else with their non-stop complaining about how bad they feel.
D. The men in my life, including my husband and my father, would not take a Tylenol for pain even if their lives depends on it.
6. And by the time they finish sharing their excruciating experience with their buddies, all reproduction would come to a halt.

ABDC
DCBA
CDBA
BACD

Ans.a

Q.1. A few years ago, hostility towards Japanese-Americans was so strong that I thought they were going to reopen the detention camps here in Kolkata.
A. Today Asians are a success story.
B. I cannot help making a comparison to the anti-Jewish sentiment in Nazi Germany when Jewish people were successful in business.
C. But do people applaud President Clinton for improving foreign trade with Asia?
D. Now, talk about the ‘Arkansas-Asia Connection’ is broadening that hatred to include all Asian- Americans.
6. No, blinded by jealousy, they complain that it is the Asian-Americans who are reaping the wealth.

DBAC
ABDC
DABC
ACBD

Ans.a

Q.1. Michael Jackson, clearly no admirer of long engagements, got married abruptly for the second time in three years.
A. The latest wedding took place in a secret midnight ceremony in Sydney, Australia.
B. It is also the second marriage for the new missus, about whom little is known.
C. The wedding was attended by the groom's entourage and staff, according to Jackson's publicist.
D. The bride, 37-year-old Debbie Rowe, who is carrying Jackson's baby, wore white.
6. All that is known is that she is a nurse for Jackson's dermatologist.

ACDB
BDCA
DABC
CDBA

Ans.a

Q.1. Liz Taylor isn't just unlucky in love.
A. She, and husband Larry Fortensky, will have to pay the tab — $4,32,600 in court costs.
B. The duo claimed that a 1993 story about a property dispute damaged their reputations.
C. Taylor has just filed a defamation suit against the National Enquirer.
D. She is unlucky in law too.
6. Alas, all levels of the California court system disagreed.

CDAB
DCAB
DABC
CDBA

Ans.b

Q.1. Hiss was serving as Head of the Endowment on August 3, 1948, when Whittaker Chambers reluctantly appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee.
A. Chambers, a portly rumpled man with a melodramatic style, had been a Communist courier but had broken with the party in 1938.
B. When Nixon arranged a meeting of the two men in New York, Chambers repeated his charges and Hiss his denials.
C. Summoned as a witness, Hiss denied that he had ever been a Communist or had known Chambers.
D. He told the Committee that among the members of a secret Communist cell in Washington during the 1930s was Hiss.
6. Then, bizarrely, Hiss asked Chambers to open his mouth.

CBAD
ADBC
ADCB
ACDB

Ans.c

Q.1. Since its birth, rock has produced a long string of guitar heroes.
A. It is a list that would begin with Chuck Berry and continue with Hendrix, Page and Clapton.
B. These are musicians celebrated for their sheer instrumental talent, and their flair for expansive, showy and sometimes self-indulgent solos.
C. It would also include players of more recent vintage, like Van-Halen and Living Colour's Vemon Rei(d)
D. But with the advent of alternative rock and grunge, guitar heroism became uncool.
6. Guitarists like Peter Buck and Kurt Cobain shy away from exhibitionism.

ACBD
ABCD
BCAD
BADC

Ans.a

Q.1. For many scientists, oceans are the cradle of life.
A. But all over the world, chemical products and nuclear waste continue to be dumped into them.
B. Coral reefs, which are known to be the most beautiful places of the submarine world, are fast disappearing.
C. The result is that many species of fish die because of this pollution.
D. Of course man is the root cause behind these problems.
6. Man has long since ruined the places he visits — continents and oceans alike.

ACBD
BACD
ABDC
BCAD

Ans.a

Q.1. Am I one of the people who are worried that Bill Clinton's second term might be destroyed by the constitutional crisis?
A. On the other hands, ordinary citizens have put the campaign behind them.
B. In other words, what worries me is that Bill Clinton could exhibit a version of what George Bush used to refer to as Big Mo.
C. That is, he might have so much campaign momentum that he may not be able to stop campaigning.
D. Well, it's true that I've been wondering whether a President could be impeached for refusing to stop talking about the bridge we need to build to the 21st century.
6. They now prefer to watch their favourite soaps and ads on TV rather than senators.

DBCA
ABDC
BACD
CBDA

Ans.a

Q.1. So how big is the potential market?
A. But they end up spending thousands more each year on hardware overhaul and software upgradation.
B. Analysts say the new machines will appeal primarily to corporate users.
C. An individual buyer can pick up a desktop computer for less than $2,000 in America.
D. For them, the NCs best-drawing card is its promise of much lower maintenance costs.
6. NCs, which automatically load the latest version of whatever software they need could put an end to all that.

BCAD
DABC
BDCA
DCAB

Ans.c

Q.1. Historically, stained glass was almost entirely reserved for ecclesiastical spaces.
A. By all counts, he has accomplished that mission with unmistakable style.
B. "It is my mission to bring it kicking and screaming out of that milieu," says Clarke.
C. The first was the jewel-like windows he designed for a Cistercian Church in Switzerland.
D. Two recent projects show his genius in the separate worlds of the sacred and the mundane.
6. The second was a spectacular, huge skylight in a shopping complex in Brazil.

CBAD
BADC
ABDC
DBAC

Ans.b

Find the odd word

Q.Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four word.

Impetuosity
Equanimity
Zealousness
Effervescence

Ans.b

Q.Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four word.

Drip
Intrusion
Percolation
Effluence

Ans.b

Q.Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four word.

Duplicity
Guilelessness
Artfulness
Shrewdness

Ans.b

Q.Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four word.

Taxi
Cruiser
Amble
Cab

Ans.c

Q.Find the odd word out from each of the following sets of four word.

Hiatus
Break
Pause
End

Ans.d

In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

Q.Liquid : Gaseousness

Serum : Fume
Humid : Arid
Thaw : Distil
Smoke : Cloud

Ans.a

Q.Fission : Fusion

Implosion : Explosion
Separation : Combination
Intrusion : Extrusion
Enemy : Friend

Ans.b

Q.Doubt : Faith

Atheist : Religion
Sceptic : Pious
Iconoclast : Idol
Apostate : State

Ans.a

Q.Brick : Building

Word : Dictionary
Alphabet : Letter
Platoon : Soldier
Idiom : Language

Ans.a

Q.Dulcet : Raucous

Sweet : Song
Crazy : Insane
Palliative : Exacerbating
Theory : Practical

Ans.c

Q.Action : Reaction

Introvert : Extrovert
Assail : Defend
Diseased : Treatment
Death : Rebirth

Ans.b

Q.Malapropism : Words

Anachronism : Time
Ellipsis : Sentence
Jinjanthropism : Apes
Catechism : Religion

Ans.a

Q.Anterior : Posterior

In : Out
Top : Bottom
Head : Tail
Front : Rear

Ans.d

In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

Q.When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___.

their giving the dog a bad name
their holding dogmas that are different from our own
the extremism that goes along with it
the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly

Ans.b

Q.I am an entertainer ___, I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow have an affinity.

Even if I have tears in my eyes
Even though I am depressed inside
While entertaining people
In the entertainment business

Ans.a

Q.The stock markets ___. The state they are in right now speaks volumes about this fact.

is the barometer of public confidence
are the best indicators of public sentiment
are used to trade in expensive shares
are not used to taking stock of all markets

Ans.b

Q.Political power is just as permanent as today's newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___ the most powerful man in any state today.

who cares
nobody will remember what was written in today's newspaper or
few will know, or care about
when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care

Ans.c

Q.___, the more they remain the same.

People all over the world change
The more people change
The more they are different
The less people change

Ans.b

Q.Although, it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali, ___ refuse to go away from the mind

the haunting images
its haunting images
its haunted images
the haunt of its images.

Ans.b

In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

Q.The Romanians may be restive under Soviet direction — but they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.

they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links
they are preparing for a great revolution
secretly they rather enjoy the prestige of being protected by the mighty Soviets
there is nothing they can do about it

Ans.a

Q.In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on these people without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid, but whose spirit is often neglected by a disinterested society.

whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid
who do not have enough to eat
whose hopelessness may be alleviated
who may be physically satiated

Ans.a

Q.Contemplating whether to exist with an insatiable romantic temperament, he was the author and largely the subject of a number of memorable novels.

Contemplating whether to exist
Combining realistic details
Miscegenating a brilliant mind
Aware that he had been born

Ans.b

Q.How many times have I asked myself: when is the world going to start to make sense? There is a monster out there, and it is rushing towards me over the uneven ground of consciousness.

There is a monster out there
It is as if the world is on my shoulders
The answer is out there somewhere
There is a sea of sensibility in me

Ans.c

Q.In Martin Amis' new novel, the narrator is trapped — and hurtling towards a terrible secret, its resolution and the dreadful revelations it brings, ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt.

ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt
to us give a vivid picture of guilt
is a painful picture of a guilt ridden world
does not really solve all the questions in the narrator's mind

Ans.a

Q.Victory is everything in the Indian universe and Tendulkar will be expected to translate his genius to that effect. To contemplate any other option is to contemplate the risk of failure.

To contemplate any other option is to contemplate the risk of failure.
Failure is not an action that can be contemplated.
Any other action has the potential of failure.
Failure is not an option

Ans.c

CAT - 1996 - Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

Q.1. Some pins are made of tin
2. All tin is made of copper
3. All copper is used for pins
4. Some tin is copper
5. Some pins are used for tin
6. Some copper is used for tin

Ans.c

Q.1. An ostrich lays eggs
2. All birds lay eggs
3. Some birds can fly
4. An ostrich cannot fly
5. An ostrich is a bird
6. An ostrich cannot swim

Ans.a

Q.1. Some paper is wood
2. All wood is good
3. All that is good is wood
4. All wood is paper
5. All paper is good
6. Some paper is good

Ans.b

Q.1. All bricks are tricks
2. Some tricks are shrieks
3. Some that are shrieks are bricks
4. Some tricks are not bricks
5. All tricks are shrieks
6. No tricks are shrieks

Ans.a

Q.1. Some sand is band
2. All sandal is band
3. All band is sandal
4. No sand is sandal
5. No band is sand
6. Some band is sandal

Ans.a

Q.1. No wife is a life
2. All life is strife
3. Some wife is strife
4. All that is wife is life
5. All wife is strife
6. No wife is strife

Ans.d

Q.1. Some crows are flies
2. Some flies are mosquitoes
3. All mosquitoes are flies
4. Some owls are flies
5. All owls are mosquitoes
6. Some mosquitoes are not owls

Ans.d

Q.1. Six is five
2. Five is not four
3. Some five is ten
4. Some six is twelve
5. Some twelve is five
6. Some ten is four

Ans.a

Q.1. Poor girls want to marry rich boys
2. Rich girls want to marry rich boys
3. Poor girls want to marry rich girls
4. Rich boys want to marry rich girls
5. Poor girls want to marry rich girls
6. Rich boys want to marry poor girls

Ans.a

CAT - Paragraph forming questions

Q.A. Still, Sophie might need an open heart surgery later in life and now be more prone to respiratory infections.
B. But with the news that his infant daughter Sophie has a hole in her heart, he appears quite vulnerable.
C. While the condition sounds bad, it is not life threatening, and frequently corrects itself.
D. Sylvester Stallone has made millions and built a thriving career out of looking invincible.

DCAB
DBAC
DBCA
DCBA

Ans.c

Q.A. However, the severed head could not grow back if fire could be applied instantly to the amputated part.
B. To get rid of this monstrosity was truly a Herculean task, for as soon as one head was cut off, two new ones replaced it.
C. Hercules accomplished this labour with the aid of an assistant who cauterized the necks as fast as Hercules cut off the heads!
D. One of the twelve labours of Hercules was the killing of hydra, a water monster with nine heads.

DCBA
ABCD
DBAC
BDCA

Ans.c

Q.A. That Hollywood is a man's world is certainly true, but it is not the whole truth.
B. Even Renaissance film actress, Jodie Foster, who hosts this compendium of movie history, confesses surprise at this.
C. She says that she had no idea that women were so active in the industry even in those days.
D. During the silent era, for example, female scriptwriters outnumbered males 10 to 1.

ADBC
ABDC
DCAB
ABCD

Ans.a

Q.A. Its business decisions are made on the timely and accurate flow of information.
B. It has 1,700 employees in 13 branch and representative offices across the Asia-Pacific region.
C. For employees to maintain a competitive edge in a fast-moving field, they must have quick access to JP Morgan's proprietary trade related data.
D. JP Morgan's is one of the largest banking institutions in the US and a premier international trading firm.

DBAC
DCBA
CDAB
DCAB

Ans.a

Q.A. The Saheli Programme, run by the US Cross-Cultural Solutions, is offering a three week tour of India that involves a lot more than frenzied sightseeing.
B. Participants interested in women's issues will learn about arranged marriages, dowry and infanticide.
C. Holiday packages include all sorts of topics, but female infanticide must be the first for tourism.
D. Interspersed with these talks and meetings are visits to cities like New Delhi and Agra, home to the Taj Mahal.

ACBD
CDBA
ADBC
CABD

Ans.a

Q.A. Something magical is happening to our planet.
B. Some are calling it a paradigm shift.
C. Its getting smaller.
D. Others call it business transformation.

ABDC
ACDB
ABCD
ACBD

Ans.d

In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Q.Peel : Peal

Coat : Rind
Laugh : Bell
Rain : Reign
Brain : Cranium

Ans.c

Q.Doggerel : Poet

Symphony : Composer
Prediction : Astrologer
Wine : Vintner
Pulp fiction : Novelist

Ans.d

Q.Premise : Conclusion

Assumption : Inference
Hypothesis : Theory
Knowledge : Ideas
Brand : Marketing

Ans.b

Q.Barge : Vessel

Shovel : Implement
Book : Anthology
Rim : Edge
Training : Preparation

Ans.a

Q.Love : Obsession

Happiness : Joy
Amity : Harmony
Enemy : Hatred
Sorrow : Misery

Ans.d

Q.Reptile : Adder

Skeleton : Flesh
Method : System
Plant : Genus
Dinosaur : Tyrannosaurus

Ans.d

Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

Q.A. No bird is viviparous. B. All mammals are viviparous.
C. Bats are viviparous. D. No bat is a bird.
E. No bird is a mammal. F. All bats are mammals.

Ans.b

Q.A. No mother is a nurse. B. Some nurses like to work.
C. No woman is a prude. D. Some prude are nurses.
E. Some nurses are women. F. All women like to work.

Ans.c

Q.A. Oranges are sweet. B. All oranges are apples.
C. Some sweet are apples. D. Some oranges are apples.
E. All sweet are sour. F. Some apples are sour.

Ans.a

Q.A. Zens are Marutis. B. Zens are fragile.
C. Marutis are fragile. D. Opels are fragile.
E. Marutis are Opels. F. Opels are stable.

Ans.a

Q.A. Dogs sleep in the open. B. Sheep sleep indoors.
C. Dogs are like sheep. D. All indoors are sheep.
E. Some dogs are not sheep. F. Some open are not sheep.

Ans.a

In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to the given statement.

Q.Either Sam is ill, or he is drunk.
A. Sam is ill. B. Sam is not ill.
C. Sam is drunk. D. Sam is not drunk.

Ans.b

Q.Whenever Ram hears of a tragedy, he loses sleep.
A. Ram heard of a tragedy. B. Ram did not hear of a tragedy.
C. Ram lost sleep. D. Ram did not lose sleep.

Ans.c

Q.Either the train is late, or it has derailed.
A. The train is late. B. The train is not late.
C. The train is derailed. D. The train is not derailed.

Ans.d

Q.When I read a horror story I have a nightmare.
A. I read a story. B. I did not read a horror story.
C. I did not have a nightmare. D. I had a nightmare.

Ans.a

Q.When I eat berries I get rashes.
A. I ate berries. B. I did not get rashes.
C. I did not eat berries. D. I got rashes.

DA
BC
CB
None of these

Ans.b

In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part

Q.This government has given subsidies to the Navratnas but there is no telling whether the subsequent one will do.

whether the subsequent government will do so
if the government to follow will accept the policy
if the government to follow will adhere to the policy
whether the subsequent one will do so

Ans.d

Q.Rahul Bajaj has done a great job of taking the company to its present status, but it is time that he let go off the reins

let go of the reins
stepped down
let go off the reins
delegated responsibility

Ans.a

Q.With the pick up in the standard of education, expensive private schools have started blooming up in every corner of the country.

started blooming in every corner of the country
started mushrooming all over the country
started mushrooming in every corner of the country
blossomed all over the country

Ans.c

Q.It is important that whatever else happens, these two factors should not be messed around with.

It is important that
It is a fact that
It should be urgently understood that
It should be understood that

Ans.a

Q.It must be noticed that under no circumstance should the company go in for diversification

It must be noticed
It must be noted
It must be pointed out
It should be noticed

Ans.b

In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence has been left blank. Select from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill in the blank.

Q.An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance ___.

is reprehensible
is sordid
reopens the first chapter
writes an epilogue

Ans.c

Q.This is about ___ a sociological analysis can penetrate.

as far as
the outer limits that
just how far into the subject
just the relative distance that

Ans.a

Q.I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___ achieve five years ago.

set out to
went to
thought to
thought of

Ans.a

Q.This is not the first time that the management has done some ___.

tough talk
tough talking
firm talk
firm talking

Ans.b

Q.In India the talent is prodigious, and it increases ___.

each year
year by year
annually
progressively

Ans.b

Q.The present constitution will see ___ amendments but its basic structure will survive.

much more
many more
too many more
quite a few more

Ans.b

Q.Taking risks, breaking the rules, and being a maverick have always been important for companies, but, today, they are ___.

more crucial than ever
more crucial
much more crucial
very crucial

Ans.a

Q.Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ___ the economic barriers between nations.

break down
break
crumble
dismantle

Ans.a

Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.

Q.1. Whenever technology has flowered, it has put man's language — developing skills into overdrive.
A. Technical terms are spilling into mainstream language almost as fast as junk — mail is slapped into e-mail boxes.
B. The era of computers is no less.
C. From the wheel with its axle to the spinning wheel with its bobbins, to the compact disc and its jewel box, inventions have trailed new words in their wake.
D. "Cyberslang is huge, but it's parochial, and we don't know what will filter into the large culture," said Tom Dalzell, who wrote the slang dictionary Flappers 2 Rappers.
6. Some slangs already have a pedigree.

BCAD
CBAD
ABCD
DBCA

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Q.1. Until the MBA arrived on the scene the IIT graduate was king.
A. A degree from one of the five IITs was a passport to a well-paying job, great prospects abroad and, for some, a decent dowry to boot.
B. From the day he or she cracked the Joint Entrance Examination, the IIT student commanded the awe of neighbours and close relatives.
C. IIT students had, meanwhile, also developed their own special culture, complete with lingo and attitude, which they passed down.
D. True, the success stories of IIT graduates are legion and they now constitute the cream of the Indian diaspora.
6. But not many alumni would agree that the IIT undergraduate mindset merits a serious psychological study, let alone an interactive one.

BACD
ADCB
BADC
ABCD

Ans.c

Q.1. Some of the maharajas, like the one at Kapurthala, had exquisite taste.
A. In 1902, the Maharaja of Kapurthala gave his civil engineer photographs of the Versailles Palace and asked him to replicate it, right down to the gargoyles.
B. Yeshwantrao Holkar of Indore brought in Bauhaus aesthetics and even works of modern artists like Brancusi and Duchamp.
C. Kitsch is the most polite way to describe them.
D. But many of them, as the available light photographs show, had execrable taste.
6. Like Ali Baba's caves, some of the palaces were like warehouses with the downright ugly next to the sublimely aesthetic.

BACD
BDCA
ABCD
ABDC

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Q.1. There, in Europe, his true gifts unveiled.
A. Playing with Don Cherie, blending Indian music and jazz for the first time, he began setting the pace in the late 70s for much of what present — day fusion is.
B. John McLaughlin, the legendary guitarist whose soul has always had an Indian stamp on it, was seduced immediately.
C. Fusion by Gurtu had begun.
D. He partnered Gurtu for four years, and 'natured' him as a composer.
6. But for every experimental musician there's a critic nestling nearby.

ABCD
BCAD
ADBC
ABDC

Ans.d

Q.1. India, which has two out of every five TB patients in the world, is on the brink of a major public health disaster.
A. If untreated, a TB patient can die within five years.
B. Unlike AIDS, the great curse of modern sexuality, the TB germ is airborne, which means there are no barriers to its spread.
C. The dreaded infection ranks fourth among major killers worldwide.
D. Every minute, a patient falls prey to the infection in India, which means that over five lakh people die of the disease annually.
6. Anyone, anywhere can be affected by this disease.

CADB
BACD
ABCD
DBAC

Ans.a

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph

Q.A. It begins with an ordinary fever and a moderate cough.
B. India could be under attack from a class of germs that cause what are called atypical pneumonias.
C. Slowly, a sore throat progresses to bronchitis and then pneumonia and respiratory complications.
D. It appears like the ordinary flu, but baffled doctors find that the usual drugs don't work.

ABCD
BDAC
ADCB
BCDA

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Q.A. Chemists mostly don't stock it: only a few government hospitals do but in limited quantities.
B. Delhi's building boom is creating a bizarre problem: snakes are increasingly biting people as they emerge from their disturbed underground homes.
C. There isn't enough anti-snake serum, largely because there is no centralised agency that distributes the product.
D. If things don't improve, more people could face paralysis, and even death.

BCAD
DBCA
ABCD
CABD

Ans.a

Q.A. But the last decade has witnessed greater voting and political participation by various privileged sections.
B. If one goes by the earlier record of mid-term elections, it is likely that the turnout in 1998 will drop by anything between four and six percentage points over the already low polling of 58 per cent in 1996.
C. If this trend offsets the mid-term poll fatigue, the fall may not be so steep.
D. Notwithstanding a good deal of speculation on this issue, it is still not clear as to who benefits from a lower turnout.

BACD
ABCD
DBAC
CBDA

Ans.a

Q.A. After several routine elections there comes a 'critical' election which redefines the basic pattern of political loyalties, redraws political geography and opens up political space.
B. In psephological jargon, they call it realignment.
C. Rather, since 1989, there have been a series of semi-critical elections.
D. On a strict definition, none of the recent Indian elections qualifies as a critical election.

ABCD
ABDC
DBAC
DCBA

Ans.b

Q.A. Trivial pursuits marketed by the Congress, is a game imported from Italy.
B. The idea is to create an imaginary saviour in times of crisis so that the party doesn't fall flat on its collective face.
C. Closest contenders are Mani Shankar Aiyar, who still hears His Master's Voice and V. George, who is frustrated by the fact that his political future remains Sonia and yet so far.
D. The current champion is Arjun for whom all roads lead to Rome, or in this case, 10 Janpath.

ABDC
ABCD
DCBA
CDBA

Ans.a

Q.A. Good advertising can make people buy your products even if it sucks.
B. A dollar spent on brainwashing is more cost-effective than a dollar spent on product improvement.
C. That's important because it takes pressure off you to make good products.
D. Obviously, there's a minimum quality that every product has to achieve: it should be able to withstand the shipping process without becoming unrecognizable.

BACD
ACBD
ADCB
BCDA

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Q.A. Almost a century ago, when the father of the modern automobile industry, Henry Ford, sold the first Model T car, he decided that only the best would do for his customers.
B. Today, it is committed to delivering the finest quality with over six million vehicles a year in over 200 countries across the world.
C. And for over 90 years, this philosophy has endured in the Ford Motor Company.
D. Thus, a vehicle is ready for the customer only if it passes the Ford 'Zero Defect Programme'.

ABCD
ACDB
ACBD
CDAB

Ans.c

Q.A. But, clearly, the government still has the final say.
B. In the past few years, the Reserve Bank of India might have wrested considerable powers from the government when it comes to monetary policy.
C. The RBI's announcements on certain issues become effective only after the government notifies them.
D. Isn't it time the government vested the RBI with powers to sanction such changes, leaving their ratification for later?

ACDB
ACBD
BACD
DACB

Ans.c

Q.A. I sat there frowning at the checkered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of insight.
B. That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed.
C. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend failed to cheer me as it usually did.
D. Because of certain miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through.

ADBC
BCDA
BDCA
ABCD

Ans.c

Q.A. Perhaps the best known is the Bay Area Writing Project, founded by James Gray in 1974.
B. The decline in writing skills can be stopped.
C. Today's back-to-basics movement has already forced some schools to place renewed emphasis on writing skills.
D. Although the inability of some teachers to teach writing successfully remains a big stumbling block, a number of programmes have been developed to attack this problem.

BCDA
ADCB
ACBD
CABD

Ans.a

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Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Keen
Kin
Enthusiastic
Willing

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Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Adept
Adapt
Skilful
Proficient

Ans.b

Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Ring
Round
Bell
Circle

Ans.c

Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Computer
Internet
Grid
Network

Ans.a

Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Suffer
Endure
Bear
Withstand

Ans.d

Q.In the following questions, a set of four words has been given. Three of the words are related to in some way. You have to select the word that does not fit in the relation.

Break
Hiatus
Chasm
Bridge

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CAT Questions for Practice

Each question has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CAT Questions for practice

Each question is a logical sequence of statements with a missing link, the location of which is shown parenthetically. From the four choices available you are required to choose the one which best fits the sequence logically.

Each of these questions has a pair of CAPITALIZED words followed by four pairs of words. Choose the pair of words which best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed in the capitalized pair.

CAT Problems

Find the Error

In each of the following questions, four sentences are given between the sentences numbered 1 and 6. You are required to arrange the four sentences so that all six together make a logical paragraph.

Find the odd word

In each of the following questions a pair of capitalised words is followed by four pair of words. You are required to mark as the answer the pair of words which have a relationship between them most similar to the relationship between the capitalised pair.

In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

CAT - 1996 - Given below are six statements followed by sets of three. You are to mark the option in which the statements are most logically related.

CAT - Paragraph forming questions

In each of the following questions, a related pair of words is followed by four pairs of words or phrases. Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to the one expressed in the question pair.

Each of the following questions contains six statements followed by four sets of combinations of three. You have to choose that set in which the third statement logically follows from the first two.

In each of the following sentences, the main statement is followed by four sentences each. Select a pair of sentences that relate logically to the given statement.

In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentence has been underlined. From the choices given, you are required to choose the one, which would best replace the underlined part

In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence has been left blank. Select from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill in the blank.

Arrange sentences A, B, C and D between sentences 1 and 6, so as to form a logical sequence of six sentences.

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D in a proper sequence so as to make a coherent paragraph

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