Verbal Placement Papers QB
Verbal Placement Papers QB
Q5) Select the SYNONYM of the given word from the following options.Proliferation
A. Growth B. Promise
C. Reduce D. Deflate
Q6) Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment
correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no’ correction
‘required’ if the sentence is correct as given. (The transit of the Planet of Love happen
in pairs), eight years apart every century.
A. The transits of the Planet of Love happens at pairs
B. The transit of the Planet of Love happen in pairs
C. The tranists of the Planet of Love happen in pairs
D. No correction required
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Q7) In the question one statement is given, followed by two inferences, I and II. You
have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from
commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given interferences, if any,
follows from the given statement.
Statement:
No one could deny Wheatley’s remarkable achievement in being the first African American
of either gender to publish a book in colonial America, a time and place where slaves’ very
humanity was questioned.
Inference:
I. Wheatly was the First African American lady to be educated.
II. Wheatly was an African American slave.
A. Only I follows. B. Only II follows.
C. Either I or II follows. D. Neither I nor II follow.
Q8) the sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the sentence
that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option ‘No Error’.
Hong Kong has been endowed with one of the finest natural harbour in the world.
A. No Error B. harbour in the world.
C. with one of the finest natural D. Hong Kong has been endowed
Q9) Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment
correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no’ correction
‘required’ if the sentence is correct as given. (This bridge neither crossed the Thames,
and neither gave) access to a now lost island in the river.
A. This bridge either crossed the Thames, and nor gave
B. This bridge neither crossed the Thames, and nor gives
C. No correction required
D. This bridge either crossed the Thames, or gave
Q10) Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice. Those unfamiliar with the saga
are bound to be mystified by the more _____ plot twists.
A. arcane B. aesthetic C. arbitrary D. anoint
Q11) Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.
Foetal _______ screening uses ultrasound scanning to find certain abnormalities in the baby.
A. fevering B. anomaly C. abeyance D. snuggle
Q12) Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment
correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no correction
required’ if the sentence is correct as given.
Jane was asked by her (aunt, “Where were you last night”.)
A. aunt that, “Where were you last night?” B. No correction required
C. aunt, “Where had you been you last night.” D. aunt, “Where were you last night?”
Q13) In the question one statement is given, followed by two course of actions, I and II.
You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance from
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commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given course of actions, if any,
follows from the given statement.
Statement:Students at times are not able to pass home exams marginally.
Course of action:
I. Borderline cases should be allowed to take a re-test.
II. Minimum Passing marks for home exams should be revised and brought down to a lower
level.
A. Neither I nor II follow. B. Either I or II follows.
C. Only II follows. D. Only I follows.
Q14) Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment
correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully. Select the option ‘no’ correction
‘required’ if the sentence is correct as given.
The Government appears (to be at war with its own people.)
A. No correction required. B. to be at war against its own people.
C. to be at war with its own people. D. to be on war with its own people.
Q15) The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the
sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option ‘No Error’.
An independent enquiry headed by Anthony White QC in 2011 further examined the claims
but also exonerated Coucher.
A. An independent enquiry headed by B. No Error
C. Anthony White QC in 2011 further examined D. the claims but also exonerated
Coucher.
Q16) Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.
Obesity is also a progressive condition, unlike anorexia nervosa, which tends to ______with
age.
A. inebriate B. ameliorate C. negate D. struggle
Q17) Fill in the blank with the most appropriate choice.
I often feel I am an _______, that I would be more at home at the turn of the century than
today.
A. avarice B. apathy C. anachronism D. analogous
Q18) The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the
sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option ‘No Error’.
This vacuum not only holds products in place, it also compacts the package size,
reducing the amount of space they take up in cartons.
A. the amount of space they take up in cartons. B. also compacts the package size,
reducing
C. This vacuum not only holds products in place, it. D. No Error
Q19) In this question, a statement has been given, followed by two assumption
numbered I and II. Analyse the two assumptions together and determine which of them
follows.
Statement: The use of breath analysis to check if the drivers are drunk has been stopped by
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the traffic police to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus to the traffic police.
Assumptions:
I. Corona virus can be passed on to traffic police only by drunken people.
II. The traffic police do not want to be infected with the Coronavirus.
A. Either assumption I or assumption II is implicit.
B. Only assumption II is implicit.
C. Neither assumption I nor assumption II is simplicity.
D. Only assumption I is implicit.
Q20) The sentence below has been divided into three parts. Select the part of the
sentence that has an error. If the sentence has no error, select the option ‘No Error’.
A cascade of events must occur for a neurotransmitter stimuli to lead to cellular response.
A. No Error B. lead to cellular response.
Q23) According to the passage, after what age does the range of topics, that each gender
finds interesting, starts to differ?
A. 17 B. 22 C. 43 D. 50
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Q24) According to passage, why do men and women find it frustrating to converse?
A. Because men and women inherently have nothing in common.
B. Because women like to gossip while men like to discuss.
C. Because both the genders are polar opposites of each other.
D. Because of dissimilar tastes in topics they like to have a conversation in.
Q25) According to the passage which of the following is not a topic discussed by females
often?
A. Matters related to health and family B. Personal and domestic subjects
C. Topics which include food, clothing and weight. D. Current affairs
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Q4) The lady _____ purse was lost lodged a complaint at the police station.
A. Who B. Whose C. Whom D. Where
Q5) The final report on the project was ______ into three parts
A. Broken up B. Broken off C. Broken away D. Broken out
Q6) Some part of the sentence below may contain an error. Identify the part. If there is
no error, choose ‘No Error’.
The new computation algorithm combines scores with multiple measures of quantitative
assessment
A. The new computation algorithm combines B. scores with multiple measures
C. No error D. of quantitative assessment
Q7) Some sentences are missing from the given text. Choose from the list (A-C) the most
appropriate sentence for each gap (1-2) in the text. There is one extra sentence that you
do not need to use.
S1: My mother had been overweight since she was a child and lost weight only after she got
married.
S2: ?S3: ?
S4: There were no use crying to my grandmother as she was now absolved of her
responsibilities
P: She started giving me lectures on the importance of meditation and breathing exercises.
Q: My food was regulated - she decided when, what and how much.
R: Her memory of overcoming severe problems of obesity kicked in and soon my weight and
health became her obsession.
A. RP B. QR C. PR D. RQ
Q12) One part of the sentence below may contain an error. Identify the error or choose
“No Error”
One of the unreturned book was found in the parking lot.
Q13) One part of the sentence below may contain an error. Identify the error or choose
“No Error”
All the students of the class decided to head to the principal’s office to complain for the
new teacher’s misconduct
A. to head to the principal’s office B. All the students of the class decided
C. to complain for the new teacher’s misconduct D. No error
Q14) Read the following passage and fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate
option
Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram, is about fifty-five kilometres from the city
of Chennai. The East Coast Road takes you to this 1________ (missing) which is on the
shore of the Bay of Bengal. This 7th century city which was once a 2._____ seaport is
now famous for its rock-cut shore temples.
B. There has been an increase in the people's awareness of the consequences of such
progress
C. We are bringing out industrial progress to make the world a better and more
comfortable place to live in
Q17) One part of the sentence below may contain an error. Identify the error or choose
“No Error”
The soldiers, in an attempt of showing their loyalty towards their king, fought ruthlessly
until the end of the war
A. The soldiers, in an attempt of showing B. fought ruthlessly until the end of the war
C. their loyalty towards their king D. No error
Q18) The following sentence pair can be combined into one better sentence. Choose the
option that contains the two sentences without changing the meaning:
My mother made me join seven different sports activities. At the time, I was just nine
A. My mother made me join seven different sports activities when I was just nine
B. Because I was nine, my mother made me join seven different sports activities
C. While I was nine my mother made me join seven different sports activities
D. Though I was 9, my mother made me join seven different sports activities
Q19) One part of the sentence below may contain an error. Identify the error or choose
“No Error”
He had been married with a doctor for five years
A. For five years B. He had been married
C. No Error D. With a doctor
Q20) Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks:
Shreya will keep working for you _____ you are respectful towards her.
A. For B. As long C. As long as D. As soon as
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Q4) Find out the words which have the similar meaning of the bold words among the
following options:
By next year, I settled in Singapore for 10 years.
A. will have been living B. lived C. will have lived D. would have lived
Q5) Read each of the short passages given below and choose the option best
representing the theme of the passage.
Radiation is the energy released from the atom as the element disintegrates from one
element to another. There are many types of radiation, including light and microwaves.
When radioactive elements release their energy, the radiation is called ionizing
radiation, which includes charged particles. These charged particles are the harmful
radiation that is dangerous to live organisms. However, not all radiation emitted from
the elements is harmful to humans and are classed as alpha and beta ray radiation.
A. Characteristic of energy B. Radioactive Substances C. Radiation Emission
D. Harmful effects of emission.
Direction (Q6 - Q7): Read the given passage carefully and answer the question that
follows.
The Stratosphere specifically, the lower Stratosphere has. It seems, been drying out. Water
vaporIs a greenhouse gas, and the cooling effect on the Earth's climate due to this desiccation
may account for a fair bit of the slowdown in the rise of global temperatures seen over the
past ten years. The Stratosphere sits on top of the Troposphere, the lowest densest layer of the
atmosphere.
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The boundary between the two, the Tropopause, is about 18km above your head. If you are in
the tropics, and a few kilometers lower if you are at higher latitudes (or up a mountain). In the
Troposphere, the air at higher altitudes is in general cooler than the air below it, an unstable
situation in which warm and often moist air below is endlessly buoying up into cooler air
above. The resultant commotion creates clouds, storms and much of the rest of the world's
weather. In the Stratosphere,the air gets warmer at higher altitudes, which provides stability.
The Stratosphere-which extends up to about 55km, where the Mesosphere begins, Is made
even less weather-prone by the absence of water vapor, and thus of the clouds and
precipitation to which it leads. This is because the top of the Troposphere is normally very
cold, causing ascending water vapor to freeze into ice crystals that drift and fall, rather than
continuing up into the Stratosphere.
A little water manages to get past this cold trap. But as Dr Solomon and her colleagues note,
satellite measurements show that rather less has been doing so over the past ten years than
was the case previously. Plugging the changes in water vapor into a climate model that looks
at the way different substances absorb and emit Infrared radiation, they conclude that
between 2000 and 2009 a drop in the Stratospheric water vapor of less than one part per
million slowed the rate of warming at the Earth's surface by about 25%.
Q6) What is the order of layers in the atmosphere starting from the lowermost and
going to the topmost?
A. Tropopause, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
B. Troposphere, Tropopause, Stratosphere, Mesosphere
C. Troposphere, Tropopause, Mesosphere, Stratosphere
D. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere
Q10) Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word.
PROFUSE
A. Defuse B. Ample C. Flimsy D. Accept E. Declare
Q11) Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully
complete.
Mentally he _____ not been the same after his near fatal accident.
A. Has B. Was C. Have D. Is E. Had
Q12) Select the option that is most nearly opposite to the given word.
FUTILE (OPPOSITE)
A. Useful B. Handy C. Functional D. Positive
Q13) Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If
there is no error, the answer is “D’. (Ignore - the errors of punctuation, if any)
(A)The meeting adjourned abruptly/(B) by the CEO after/(C) about three hours of
deliberation./(D) No error
A. (A) B. (B) C. (C) D. (D)
Q14) In the question, a part of the sentence is italicized. Alternatives to the italicized
part are given which may improve the construction of the sentence. Select the correct
alternative.
The appropriate atmospheric conditions made it feasible for the astronomers to see the
stars and they could even distinguish the sizes.
A. And even distinguish the sizes
B. And they were even distinguishing the sizes
C. And he could even distinguish the sizes
D. And even distinguishing the sizes.
Q15)Select the correct option that fills the blank(s) to make the sentence meaningfully
complete.
Everyone improves ____ standards but this is a complete overhaul of the erstwhile
superb.
A. On B. At C. In D. The
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Q4) Consider the statement to be true, decide which of the given course of action
logically follows for pursuing.
Statement:
A large number of tribal inhabitants are found to have been suffering from various
diseases due to exposure to radioactive waste near the Uranium mine.
Courses of Action:
I. The Government should immediately close down the mine.
II. The Government should immediately take steps to save local people from exposure to
radioactive waste.
III. The tribals should be rehabilitated at a safer place.
A. Only III follow B. Only Il and III follow
C. Only | and I follow D. Only | and III follow
Q5) Consider the statement to be true, decide which of the assumptions is implicit for
the statement.
(A) Ifonly assumption | is implicit. (B) Ifonly assumption II is implicit.
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(1) But the fact is that most of us lie about 18 to 50 times a day. Often without thinking.
(2) And so, honesty can make all the difference in a relationship.
(3) We all like to think of ourselves as honest people.
(4) So we land in trouble constantly, even though we never meant to hurt someone's feelings.
A) 3412 B) 314 C) 3421 D) 3124
Q8) Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the word given below.
CONTRAST
A) Compare B) Check C) Prepare D) Display
Q9) Fill in the blank with the most suitable option.
This family needs a counsellor to____ guide them towards happiness.
A) gauntly B) smartly C) gently D) sweetly
Q10) Find out which underlined part of the sentence below has an error and mark the
option accordingly.
I regret that I wasn't aware that you have lost your job when you visited me last week.
A) I wasn't aware B) have lost your
C) When you visited me D) No Error
Q11) Choose the answer that shows the best punctuation for the underlined part of the
sentence.
She was the one you were talking of, wasn't she?
A) Of, wasn't she? B) Of wasn't she?
C) Of wasn’t she. D) Of, wasn't she?
Q13) Mark the option which is closest to the meaning of the word.
BAIL
Don't dismiss the idea completely; talk it ______ with your husband and see if you agree on
it.
A) At B) Up C) For D) Over
Q15) Find out which underlined part of the sentence below has an error and mark the
option accordingly.
lam guilty of not knowing you have come to me to seek help for the next issue of your
magazine.
A) Your magazine B) For the next issue C) Not knowing D) Have come to me