VOCABULARY [D - E] - APTITUDE

Chapter 7: VOCABULARY

D

dais :: raised platform for guests of honor

dally :: trifle with; procrastinate

dank :: damp

dastard :: coward

daunt :: intimidate

dauntless :: bold

dawdle :: loiter; waste time

dearth :: scarcity

debacle :: breaking up; downfall

debase :: reduce to lower state

debauch :: corrupt; make intemperate

debenture :: bond issued to secure a loan

debilitate :: weaken; enfeeble

debonair :: friendly; aiming to please

debutante :: young woman making formal entrance into society

decadence :: decay

decant :: pour off gently

deciduous :: falling of as of leaves

decimate :: kill, usually one out of ten

declivity :: downward slope

décolleté :: having a low-necked dress

decorous :: proper

decoy :: lure or bait

decrepit :: worn out by age

decrepitude :: state of collapse caused by illness or old age

decry :: disparage

deducible :: derived by reasoning

defalcate :: misuse money held in trust

defamation :: harming a person's reputation

default :: failure to do

defeatist :: attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

defection :: desertion

deference :: courteous regard for another's wish

defile :: pollute; profane

definitive :: final; complete

deflect :: turn aside

defunct :: dead; no longer in use or existence

degraded :: lowered in rank; debased

deign :: condescend

delete :: erase; strike out

deleterious :: harmful

delineation :: portrayal

deliquescent :: capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid

delirium :: mental disorder marked by confusion

delude :: deceive

delusion :: false belief; hallucination

delusive :: deceptive; raising vain hopes

demagogue :: person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

demean :: degrade; humiliate

demeanor :: behavior; bearing

demesne :: domain; land over which a

demise :: death

demolition :: destruction

demoniac :: fiendish

demotic :: pertaining to the people

demur :: delay; object

demure :: grave; serious; coy

denigrate :: blacken

denizen :: inhabitant of

denotation :: meaning; distinguishing by name

denouement :: outcome; final

depict :: portray

depilate :: remove hair

deplete :: reduce; exhaust

deploy :: bring (forces, arguments,

deposition :: testimony under oath

depravity :: corruption; wickedness

deprecate :: disapprove regretfully

deprecatory :: disapproving

depreciate :: lessen in value

depredation :: plundering

deranged :: insane

derelict :: abandoned

deride :: scoff at

derision :: ridicule

dermatologist :: one who studies the skin and its diseases

derogatory :: expressing a low opinion

descant :: discuss fully

descry :: catch sight of

desecrate :: profane; violate the sanctity of

desiccate :: dry up

desideratum :: that which is desired

despicable :: contemptible

despise :: scorn

despoil :: plunder

despotism :: tyranny

destitute :: extremely poor

desuetude :: disused condition

desultory :: aimless; jumping around

detergent :: cleansing agent

detonation :: explosion

detraction :: slandering; aspersion

detriment :: harm; damage

development of the plot of a play

deviate :: turn away from

devious :: going astray; erratic

devoid :: lacking

devolve :: deputize; pass to others

devout :: pious

dexterous :: skillful

diabolical :: devilish

diadem :: crown

dialectic :: art of debate

diaphanous :: sheer; transparent

diatribe :: bitter scolding; invective

dichotomy :: branching into two parts

dictum :: authoritative and weighty statement

didactic :: teaching; instructional

diffidence :: shyness

diffusion :: wordiness; spreading in all directions like a gas

digressive :: wandering away from the subject

dilapidation :: ruin because of neglect

dilate :: expand

dilatory :: delaying

dilemma :: problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives

dilettante :: aimless follower of the arts; amateur; dabbler

diminution :: lessening; reduction in size

dint :: means; effort

dipsomaniac :: on who has a strong craving for intoxicating liquor

dire :: disastrous

disabuse :: correct a false impression; undeceive

disavowal :: denial; disclaiming

discernible :: distinguishable; perceivable

discerning :: mentally quick and observant; having insight

disclaim :: disown; renounce claim to

discomfit :: put to rout; defeat; disconcert

disconcert :: confuse; upset; embarrass

disconsolate :: sad

discordant :: inharmonious; conflicting

discrete :: separate; unconnected

discretion :: prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances

discursive :: digressing; rambling

disdain :: treat with scorn or contempt

disgruntle :: make discontented

dishabille :: in a state of undress

disheveled :: untidy

disingenuous :: not naive; sophisticated

disinterested :: unprejudiced

disjointed :: disconnected

dismember :: cut into small parts

disparage :: belittle

disparate :: basically different; unrelated

disparity :: difference; condition of inequality

dispassionate :: calm; impartial

dispersion :: scattering

dispirited :: lacking in spirit

disport :: amuse

disputatious :: argumentative; fond of argument

disquisition :: a formal systematic inquiry

dissection :: analysis; cutting apart in order to examine

dissemble :: disguise; pretend

disseminate :: scatter like seeds

dissertation :: formal essay

dissimulate :: pretend; conceal by feigning

dissipate :: squander

dissolute :: loose in morals

dissonance :: discord

dissuade :: advise against

dissuasion :: advice against

distaff :: female

distend :: expand; swell out

distortion :: twisting out of shape

distrait :: absentminded

distraught :: upset; distracted by anxiety

diurnal :: daily

diva :: operatic singer; prima donna

diverge :: vary; go in different directions from the same point

divers :: several; differing

diverse :: differing in some characteristics; various

diversity :: variety; dissimilitude

divest :: strip; deprive

divination :: foreseeing the future with aid of magic

divulge :: reveal

docile :: obedient; easily managed

docket :: program as for trial; book where such entries are made

doddering :: shaky; infirm from old age

doff :: take off

doggerel :: poor verse

dogmatic :: positive; arbitrary

dolorous :: sorrowful

dolt :: stupid person

domicile :: home

dormant :: sleeping; lethargic; torpid

dorsal :: relating to the back of an animal

dotage :: senility

doughty :: courageous

dour :: sullen; stubborn

dregs :: sediment; worthless residue

droll :: queer and amusing

dross :: waste matter; worthless impurities

drudgery :: menial work

dubious :: doubtful

duenna :: attendant of young female; chaperone

dulcet :: sweet sounding

duplicity :: double-dealing; hypocrisy

durance :: restraint; imprisonment

duress :: forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

dynamic :: active; efficient

E

earthy :: unrefined; coarse

ebullient :: showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

eccentricity :: oddity; idiosyncrasy

ecclesiastic :: pertaining to the church

éclat :: brilliance; glory

eclecticism :: selection of elements from various sets of opinions or systems

ecstasy :: rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion

edify :: instruct; correct morally

educe :: draw forth; elicit

eerie :: weird

efface :: rub out

effectual :: efficient

effeminate :: having womanly traits

effervesce :: bubble over; show excitement

effete :: worn out; exhausted; barren

efficacy :: power to produce desired effect

effigy :: dummy

efflorescent :: flowering

effluvium :: noxious smell

effrontery :: shameless boldness

effulgent :: brilliantly radiant

effusion :: pouring forth

effusive :: pouring forth; gushing

egoism :: excessive interest in one's self

egotism :: conceit; vanity

egregious :: gross; shocking

egress :: exit

ejaculation :: exclamation

elation :: a rise in spirits; exaltation

elegiacal :: like an elegy; mournful

elicit :: draw out by discussion

elucidate :: explain; enlighten

elusive :: evasive; baffling; hard to grasp

elusory :: tending to deceive expectations; elusive

emaciated :: thin and wasted

emanate :: issue forth

emancipate :: set free

embellish :: adorn

embezzlement :: stealing

emblazon :: deck in brilliant colors

embroil :: throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle

embryonic :: undeveloped; rudimentary

emend :: correct; correct by a critic

emendation :: correction of errors; improvement

emeritus :: retired but retained in an honorary capacity

emetic :: substance causing vomiting

eminent :: high; lofty

emollient :: soothing or softening remedy

emolument :: salary; compensation

empirical :: based on experience

empyreal :: celestial; fiery

emulate :: rival; imitate

enamored :: in love

enclave :: territory enclosed within an alien land

encomiastic :: praising; eulogistic

encomium :: praise; eulogy

encompass :: surround

encroachment :: gradual intrusion

encumber :: burden

endearment :: fond statement

endemic :: prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area

endive :: species of leafy plant used in salads

endue :: provide with some quality; endow

energize :: invigorate; make forceful and active

enervate :: weaken

engender :: cause; produce

engross :: occupy fully

enhance :: advance; improve

enigma :: puzzle

enigmatic :: obscure; puzzling

enjoin :: command; order; forbid

ennui :: boredom

enormity :: hugeness (in a bad sense)

enrapture :: please intensely

ensconce :: settle comfortably

ensue :: follow

enthrall :: capture; enslave

entity :: real being

entomology :: study of insects

entree :: entrance

entrepreneur :: businessman; contractor

environ :: enclose; surround

ephemeral :: short-lived; fleeting

epicure :: connoisseur of food and drink

epicurean :: person who devotes himself to pleasure of the senses

epigram :: witty thought or saying, usually short

epilogue :: short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

epitaph :: inscription in memory of a dead person

epithet :: descriptive word or phrase

epitome :: summary; concise abstract

epoch :: period of time

equable :: tranquil; steady; uniform

equanimity :: calmness of temperament

equestrian :: rider on horseback

equinox :: period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn

equipage :: horse-drawn carriage

equitable :: fair; impartial

equity :: fairness; justice

equivocal :: doubtful; ambiguous

equivocate :: lie; mislead; attempt to

erode :: eat away

erotic :: pertaining to passionate love

errant :: wandering

erudite :: learned; scholarly

erudition :: high degree of knowledge and learning

escapade :: prank; flighty conduct

eschew :: avoid

escutcheon :: shield-shaped surface on which coat of arms is placed

esoteric :: known only to the chosen few

espionage :: spying

esprit de corps :: comradeship; spirit

estranged :: separated

etc.) into effective action

ethereal :: light; heavenly; fine

ethnic :: relating to races

ethnology :: study of man

etymology :: study of derivation,

eugenic :: pertaining to the improvement of race

eulogistic :: praising

eulogy :: praise

euphemism :: mild expression in place of an unpleasant one

euphonious :: pleasing in sound

evanescent :: fleeting; vanishing

evasive :: not frank; eluding

evince :: show clearly

eviscerate :: disembowel; remove entrails

evoke :: call forth

ewer :: water pitcher

ex officio :: by virtue of one's office

exacerbate :: worsen; embitter

exaction :: exorbitant demand; extortion

exaggerated report

exasperate :: vex

exchequer :: treasury

excision :: act of cutting away

excoriate :: flay; abrade

exculpate :: clear from blame

execrable :: very bad

execrate :: curse; express abhorrence for

exegesis :: explanation, especially of Biblical passages

exemplary :: serving as a model; outstanding

exhort :: urge

exhume :: dig out of the ground;

exigency :: urgent situation

exiguous :: small; minute

exodus :: departure

exonerate :: acquit; exculpate

exorbitant :: excessive

exorcise :: drive out evil spirits

exotic :: not native; strange

expatiate :: talk at length

expatriate :: exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

expediency :: that which is advisable or practical

expeditiously :: rapidly and efficiently

expiate :: make amends for a sin

expletive :: interjection; profane oath

explicit :: definite; open

expostulation :: remonstrance

expunge :: cancel; remove

expurgate :: clean; remove offensive parts of a book

extant :: still in existence

extemporaneous :: not planned; impromptu

extenuate :: weaken mitigate

extirpate :: root up

extol :: praise; glorify

extort :: wring from; get money by threats, etc.

extradition :: surrender of prisoner by one state to another

extraneous :: not essential; external

extricate :: free; disentangle

extrinsic :: external; not inherent; foreign

extrovert :: person interested mostly in external objects and actions

extrude :: force or push out

exuberant :: abundant; effusive; lavish

exude :: discharge; give forth

Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

Q. 1. Making people laugh is tricky.
A. At times, the intended humour may simply not come off.
B. Making people laugh while trying to sell them something is a tougher challenge, since the commercial can fall flat on two grounds.
C. There are many advertisements which do amuse but do not even begin to set the cash registers ringing.
D. Again, it is rarely sufficient for an advertiser simply to amuse the target audience in order to reap the sales benefit.
6. There are indications that in substituting the hardsell for a more entertaining approach, some agencies have rather thrown out the baby with the bath-water.

CDBA
ABCD
BADC
DCBA

Ans . C

Q. 1. Picture a termite colony, occupying a tall mud hump on an African plain.
A. Hungry predators often invade the colony and unsettle the balance.
B. The colony flourishes only if the proportion of soldiers to workers remains roughly the same, so that the queen and workers can be protected by the soldiers, and the queen and soldiers can be serviced by the workers.
C. But its fortunes are presently restored, because the immobile queen, walled in well below the ground level, lays eggs not only in large enough numbers, but also in the varying proportions required.
D. The hump is alive with worker termites and soldier termites going about their distinct kinds of business.
6. How can we account for a mysterious ability to respond like this to events on the distant surface?

BADC
DBAC
ADCB
BDCA

Ans . B

Q. 1. According to recent research, the critical period for developing language skills is between the age of three and five years.
A. The read-to child already has a large vocabulary and a sense of grammar and sentence structure.
B. Children who are read to in these years have a far better chance of reading well in school, indeed, of doing well in all their subjects.
C. And the reason is actually quite simple.
D. This correlation is far and away the highest yet found between home influences and school success.
6. Their comprehension of language is therefore very high.

DACB
ADCB
ABCD
BDCA

Ans . D

Q. 1. High-powered outboard motors were considered to be one of the major threats to the survival of the Beluga whales.
A. With these, hunters could approach Belugas within hunting range and profit from its inner skin and blubber.
B. To escape an approaching motor, Belugas have learnt to dive to the ocean bottom and stay there for up to 20 min, by which time the confused predator has left.
C. Today, however, even with much more powerful engines, it is difficult to come close, because the whales seem to disappear suddenly just when you thought you had them in your sights.
D. When the first outboard engines arrived in the early 1930s, one came across 4 HP and 8 HP motors.
6. Belugas seem to have used their well-known sensitivity to noise to evolve an ‘avoidance’ strategy to outsmart hunters and their powerful technologies.

DACB
ACDB
ADCB
DBAC

Ans . A

Q. 1. The reconstruction of history by post-revolutionary science texts involves more than a multiplication of historical misconstructions.
A. Because they aim quickly to acquaint the student with what the contemporary scientific community thinks it knows, textbooks treat the various experiments, concepts, laws and theories of the current normal science as separately and as nearly seriatim as possible.
B. Those misconstructions render revolutions invisible; the arrangement of the still visible material in science texts implies a process that, if it existed, would deny revolutions a function.
C. But when combined with the generally unhistorical air of science writing and with the occasional systematic misconstruction, one impression is likely to follow.
D. As pedagogy, this technique of presentation is unexceptionable.
6. Science has reached its present state by a series of individual discoveries and inventions that, when gathered together, constitute the modern body of technical knowledge.

BADC
ADCB
DACB
CBDA

Ans . A

Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Q. A. All software companies employ knowledge workers.
B. Tara Tech employs knowledge workers.
C. Tara Tech is a software company.
D. Some software companies employ knowledge workers.
E. Tara Tech employs only knowledge workers.

Ans . B

Q. A. Traffic congestion increases carbon monoxide in the environment.
B. Increase in carbon monoxide is hazardous to health.
C. Traffic congestion is hazardous to health.
D. Some traffic congestion does not cause increased carbon monoxide.
E. Some traffic congestion is not hazardous to health.

Ans . D

Q. A. Apples are not sweets.
B. Some apples are sweet.
C. All sweets are tasty.
D. Some apples are not tasty.
E. No apple is tasty.

Ans . A

Q. A. Some towns in India are polluted.
B. All polluted towns should be destroyed.
C. Town Meghana should be destroyed.
D. Town Meghana is polluted.
E. Some towns in India should be destroyed.

Ans . B

Q. A. No patriot is a criminal.
B. Bundledas is not a criminal.
C. Bundledas is a patriot.
D. Bogusdas is not a patriot.
E. Bogusdas is a criminal.

Ans . A

Q. A. Anteaters like ants.
B. Boys are anteaters.
C. Balaram is an anteater.
D. Balaram likes ants.
E. Balaram may eat ants.

Ans . D

Q. A. All actors are handsome.
B. Some actors are popular.
C. Ram is handsome.
D. Ram is a popular actor.
E. Some popular people are handsome.

Ans . B

Q. A. Modern industry is technology-driven.
B. BTI is a modern industry.
C. BTI is technology-driven.
D. BTI may be technology-driven
E. Technology driven industry is modern.

Ans . A

Q. A. All Golmal islanders are blue-coloured people.
B. Some smart people are not blue-coloured people.
C. Some babies are blue-coloured.
D. Some babies are smart.
E. Some smart people are not Golmal islanders.

BCD
ABE
CBD
None of these

Ans . B

Q. A. MBAs are in great demand.
B. Ram and Sita are in great demand.
C. Ram is in great demand.
D. Sita is in great demand.
E. Ram and Sita are MBAs.

Ans . C

Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

Q. Either the orangutan is not angry, or he frowns upon the world.
A. The orangutan frowns upon the world.
B. The orangutan is not angry.
C. The orangutan does not frown upon the world.
D. The orangutan is angry.

CB only
DA only
AB only
CB and DA

Ans . D

Q. Either Ravana is a demon, or he is a hero.
A. Ravana is a hero.
B. Ravana is a demon.
C. Ravana is not a demon.
D. Ravana is not a hero.

CD only
BA only
CD and BA
DB and CA

Ans . D

Q. Whenever Rajeev uses the Internet, he dreams about spiders.
A. Rajeev did not dream about spiders.
B. Rajeev used the Internet.
C. Rajeev dreamt about spiders.
D. Rajeev did not use the Internet.

Ans . A

Q. If I talk to my professors, then I do not need to take a pill for headache.
A. I talked to my professors.
B. I did not need to take a pill for headache.
C. I needed to take a pill for headache.
D. I did not talk to my professors.

AB only
DC only
CD only
AB and CD

Ans . D

Choose the best alternative from among the four.

In each of the sentence, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Q. Though one eye is kept firmly on the ___, the company now also promotes ___ contemporary art.

present ... experimental
future ... popular
present ... popular
market ... popular

Ans . B

Q. The law prohibits a person from felling a sandalwood tree, even if it grows on one’s own land, without prior permission from the government. As poor people cannot deal with the government, this legal provision leads to a rip-roaring business for ___, who care neither for the ___, nor for the trees.

middlemen ... rich
the government ... poo
touts ... rich
touts ... poor

Ans . D

Q. It will take some time for many South Koreans to ___ the conflicting images of North Korea, let alone to ___ what to make of their northern cousins.

reconcile ... decide
understand ... clarify
make out ... decide
reconcile ... understand

Ans . A

Q. In these bleak and depressing times of ___ prices, non-performing governments and ___ crime rates, Sourav Ganguly has given us, Indians, a lot to cheer about.

escalating ... increasing
spiralling ... booming
spiralling ... soaring
ascending ... debilitating

Ans . C

Q. The manners and ___ of the nouveau riche is a recurrent ___ in the literature

style ... motif
morals ... story
wealth ... theme
morals ... theme

Ans . D

Read and Answer

For the word given at the top of each table, match the dictionary definitions on the left (A, B, C, D) with their corresponding usage on the right (E, F, G, H). Out of the four possibilities given in the boxes below the table, select the one that has all the definitions and their usages most closely matched.

Q. Measure

Ans . C

Q. Bound

Ans . B

Q. Catch

Ans . D

Q. Deal

Ans . B

Q. Turn

Ans . D

The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph

Q. A. Branded disposable diapers are available at many supermarkets and drug stores.
B. If one supermarket sets a higher price for a diaper, customers may buy that brand elsewhere.
C. By contrast, the demand for private-label products may be less price sensitive since it is available only at a corresponding supermarket chain.
D. So the demand for branded diapers at any particular store may be quite price sensitive.
E. For instance, only SavOn Drugs stores sell SavOn Drugs diapers.
F. Then stores should set a higher incremental margin percentage for private label diapers.

ABCDEF
ABCEDF
ADBCEF
AEDBCF

Ans . C

Q. A. Having a strategy is a matter of discipline.
B. It involves the configuration of a tailored value chain that enables a company to offer unique value.
C. It requires a strong focus on profitability and a willingness to make tough tradeoffs in choosing what not to do.
D. Strategy goes far beyond the pursuit of best practices.
E. A company must stay the course even during times of upheaval, while constantly improving and extending its distinctive positioning.
F. When a company’s activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system, any competitor wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system.

ACEDBF
ACBDEF
DCBEFA
ABCEDF

Ans . A

Q. A. As officials, their vision of a country shouldn’t run too far beyond that of the local people with whom they have to deal.
B. Ambassadors have to choose their words.
C. To say what they feel they have to say, they appear to be denying or ignoring part of what they know.
D. So, with ambassadors as with other expatriates in black Africa, there appears at a first meeting a kind of ambivalence.
E. They do a specialized job and it is necessary for them to live ceremonial lives.

BCEDA
BEDAC
BEADC
BCDEA

Ans . C

Q. A. “This face-off will continue for several months given the strong convictions on either side,” says a senior functionary of the high-powered task force on drought.
B. During the past week-and-a-half, the Central Government has sought to deny some of the earlier apprehensions over the impact of drought.
C. The recent revival of the rains had led to the emergence of a line of divide between the two.
D. The state governments, on the other hand, allege that the Centre is downplaying the crisis only to evade its full responsibility of financial assistance that is required to alleviate the damage.
E. Shrill alarm about the economic impact of an inadequate monsoon had been sounded by the Centre as well as most of the states, in late July and early August.

EBCDA
DBACE
BDCAE
ECBDA

Ans . D

Q. A. This fact was established in the 1730s by French survey expeditions to Equador near the equator and Lapland in the Arctic, which found that around the middle of the earth the arc was about a kilometer shorter.
B. One of the unsettled scientific questions in the late 18th century was the exact nature of the shape of the earth.
C. The length of one-degree arc would be less near the equatorial latitudes than at the poles.
D. One way of doing that is to determine the length of the arc along a chosen longitude or meridian at one-degree latitude separation.
E. While it was generally known that the earth was not a sphere but an ‘oblate spheroid’, more curved at the equator and flatter at the poles, the question of ‘how much more’ was yet to be established.

BECAD
BEDCA
EDACB
EBDCA

Ans . B

Read and Answer

Fill the gaps in the passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the author’s overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

Von Nuemann and Morgenstern assume a decision framework in which all options are thoroughly considered, each option being independent of the others, with a numerical value derived for the utility of each possible outcome (these outcomes reflecting, in turn, all possible combinations of choices). The decision is then made to maximize the expected utility. ... 111 ... such a model reflects major simplifications of the way divisions are made in the real world. Humans are not able to process information as quickly and effectively as the model assumes; they tend not to think ... 112 ... as easily as the model calls for; they often deal with a particular option without really assessing its ... 113 ... and when they do assess alternatives, they may be extremely nebulous about their criteria of evaluation.

Q. 111 can be filled with

Regrettably
Firstly
Obviously
Apparently

Ans . C

Q. 112 can be filled with

quantitatively
systematically
scientifically
analytically

Ans . A

Q. 113 can be filled with

implications
disadvantages
utility
alternatives

Ans . D

In a large company, ... 114 ... people is about as common as using a gun or a switch-blade to ... 115 ... an argument. As a result, most managers have little or no experience of firing people, and they find it emotionally traumatic; as result, they often delay the act interminably, much as an unhappy spouse will prolong a bad marriage. And when the firing is done, it’s often done clumsily, with far worse side effects than are necessary. Do the world-class software organizations have a different way of firing people? No, but they do the deed swiftly, humanely, and professionally. The key point here is to view the fired employee as a ‘failed product’ and to ask how the process ... 116 ... such a phenomenon in the first place

Q. 114 can be filled with

dismissing
punishing
firing
admonishing

Ans . C

Q. 115 can be filled with

resolve
thwart
defeat
close

Ans . A

Q. 116 can be filled with

derived
engineered
produced
allowed

Ans . D

Read and Answer

Q. A. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is that it is not always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
B. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
C. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not that it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.
D. The main problem with the notion of price discrimination is not it is always a bad thing, but that it is the monopolist who has the power to decide who is charged what price.

Ans . C

Q. A. A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians, and by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals.
B. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and costs are artificially escalated with a large number of devices and black money is generated through underhand deals.
C. A symbiotic relationship develops among contractors, bureaucracy and the politicians, and by a large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated on underhand deals.
D. A symbiotic relationship develops among the contractors, bureaucracy and politicians, and by large number of devices costs are artificially escalated and black money is generated by underhand deals.

Ans . B

Q. A. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create difference of prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their price within a local market.
B. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference of prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices in the local market.
C. The distinctive feature of tariffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference between prices at which goods are traded on the world market and their prices within a local market.
D. The distinctive feature of tarriffs and export subsidies is that they create a difference across prices at which goods are traded with the world market and their prices within a local market.

Ans . C

Q. A. Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive hedging.
B. Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourage excessive gambling.
C. Any action by government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourages excessive gambling.
D. Any action of government to reduce the systemic risk inherent in financial markets will also reduce the risks that private operators perceive and thereby encourages excessive gambling.

Ans . B

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Directions for questions 121 to 125: For each of the words below a context is provided. From the alternatives given pick the word or phrase that is closest in meaning in the given context.

Q. Opprobrium: The police officer appears oblivious to the opprobrium generated by his blatantly partisan conduct.

Harsh criticism
Acute distrust
Bitter enmity
Stark oppressiveness

Ans . A

Q. Portend: It appears to many that the US ‘war on terrorism’ portends trouble in the Gulf.

Introduces
Evokes
Spells
Bodes

Ans . D

Q. Prevaricate: When a videotape of her meeting was played back to her and she was asked to explain her presence there, she started prevaricating

Speaking evasively
Speaking violently
Lying furiously
Throwing a tantrum

Ans . A

Q. Restive: The crowd became restive when the minister failed to appear even by 10 pm

Violent
Angry
Restless
Distressed

Ans . C

Q. Ostensible: Manohar’s ostensible job was to guard the building at night.

Apparent
Blatant
Ostentatious
Insidious

Ans . A

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Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 and 6.

Each question consists of five statements followed by options consisting of three statements put together in a specific order. Choose the option which indicates a valid argument, that is, where the third statement is a conclusion drawn from the preceding two statements.

Each question has a main statement followed by four statements labelled A, B, C and D. Choose the ordered pair of statements where the first statement implies the second, and the two statements are logically consistent with the main statement.

Choose the best alternative from among the four.

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The sentences given in each question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the given choices to construct a coherent paragraph

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