General Aptitude
Verbal Ability
Practice questions from Verbal Ability.
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IncorrectHere are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II.
Group-I: Abuse Insult Ridicule
Group-II: ________ Praise Appreciate
The correct answer is (a) Extol.
Reason: The words in Group-I (Abuse Insult Ridicule)
follow a decreasing order of negative intensity. Similarly, the words in Group-I (Praise Appreciate) follow an increasing order of positive intensity.
"Extol" means to praise highly, which fits as the word of highest intensity in Group- II before "praise".
Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:
P. Over time, such adaptations lead to significant evolutionary changes with the potential to shape the development of new species.
Q. In natural world, organisms constantly adapt to their environments in response to challenges and opportunities.
R. This process of adaptation is driven by the principle of natural selection, where favourable traits increase an organism's chances of survival and reproduction.
S. As environments change, organisms that can adapt their behaviour, structure and physiology to such changes are more likely to survive.
The correct answer is (b) .
- The paragraph starts with 'Q', introducing the concept of organisms adapting to the concept of organisms adapting to their environments.
- 'S' follows, explaining that those who adapt are more likely to survive.
- Then, '' describes national selection as the driving force behind adaption.
- Finally, 'P' concludes by stating that these adaptations can lead to evolutionary changes
If’ ’denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words
[charm enamor bewitch]
is analogous to [bored __________ weary].
Which one the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?
Jaded means: tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something
Sequence the following sentences (P, Q, R, S) in a coherent passage:
P: Shifu’s student exclaimed, “Why do you run since the bull is an illusion?”
Q: Shifu said, “Surely my running away from the bull is also an illusion.”
R: Shifu once proclaimed that all life is illusion.
S: One day, when a bull gave him chase, Shifu began running for his life.
"I cannot support this proposal. My ________will not permit it."
The correct word to complete the sentence is:
(c) conscience
The complete sentence would then read: "I cannot support this proposal. My conscience will not permit it." This makes sense in the context of someone's inner sense of right and wrong influencing their decision regarding the proposal.
Courts : ________: : Parliament : Legislature
(By word meaning)
The relationship between "Courts" and "Parliament" is that "Courts" are part of the Judiciary, while "Parliament" is part of the Legislature.
So, the term that completes the analogy is:
(a) Judiciary
Forestland is a planet inhabited by different kinds of creatures. Among other creatures, it is populated by animals all of whom are ferocious, There are also creatures that have claws, and some that do not. All creatures that have claws are ferocious.
Based only on the information provided above, which one of the following options can be logically inferred with certainty?
Based on the information provided:
"All creatures that have claws are ferocious."
This means that if a creature has claws, it is ferocious. Therefore, it can be logically inferred that:
(d) Some ferocious creatures are creatures with claws.
This is because all creatures with claws are ferocious, so at least some of the ferocious creatures must have claws
Which one of the following options can be inferred from the given passage alone?
When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to imagine that I could just gaze off into space and be whisked to another planet.
[Excerpt from The Truth about Stories by T. King]
The given passage states: "When I was a kid, I was partial to stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel. I used to imagine that I could just gaze off into space and be whisked to another planet."
From this, we can infer that:
(b) It is an adult's memory of what he or she liked as a child.
This is because the passage reflects the narrator looking back on their childhood interests and memories of enjoying stories about other worlds and interplanetary travel.