Verbal Aptitude Quiz for MBA entrance exams
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This quiz consists of questions from
various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the
comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions
for questions 1 to 6: Each question consists of a number of sentences that need
to be properly sequenced, to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph/
sentences. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the choices given
below.
1.
I.
of course, it isn’t anywhere near as simple as this in real life
II.
the diagram is commonly called ‘the stack’, and the people in the computer
industry love to talk about it
III.
at the base are components that are assembled into finished hardware products;
operating systems, middleware, and software applications sit above the
hardware; and it’s all topped off by a whole range of services
IV.
the stack shows most of the major pieces in a typical computing environment
A. II, I, III, IV B. II, IV, III, I C.
III, IV, II, I D. II, III,
I, IV
2.
I.
as a skeptical empiricist
II.
I do not want to be the turkey
III.
since we do not observe
IV.
so I do not want to focus
V.
solely on specific organs in the brain
VI.
brain functions very well
A. I, II, III, IV, V, VI B. II, I, IV, III, V, VI C. I, VI, IV, III, V, II D. I, II, IV, V, III, VI
3.
I.
knowledge, even when it is exact
II.
because we tend to forget what we know
III.
if we do not pay attention
IV.
or forget how to process it properly
V.
does not often lead to appropriate actions
VI.
even when we are experts
A. I, V, II, IV, III, VI B. I, V, III, IV, II, VI C. VI, V, II, I, III, IV D. III, VI, I, II, V, IV
4.
I.
in the classroom
II.
once they are let out on streets
III.
statisticians, it has been shown
IV.
and engage in most trivial inferential errors
V.
tend to leave their brains
A. III, V, I, IV, II B. II, III, V, I, IV C. I, V, II, III, IV D. III, I, V, IV, II
5.
I.
sure enough failed
II.
I have tested myself and
III.
by carefully setting a wide range
IV.
even while consciously trying to be humble
V.
as we will see the core of my professional activities
VI.
and yet such underestimation happens to be
A. I, II, V, III, IV, VI B. IV, II, I, III, V, VI C. V, II, I, IV, III, VI D. II, I, IV, III, VI, V
6.
I.
except that people got all excited
II.
so I would not have cared
III.
and talked quite a bit about
IV.
the least about them
V.
pouring verbal sauce around the forecasts
VI.
what these figures were going to mean
A. I, II, IV, IV, III, VI B. I, III, II, IV, V, VI C. II, IV, I, III, VI, V D. V, II, IV, VI, I, III
Directions
for questions 7 to 10: For each of the following questions select the answer
pair that expresses a relationship most similar to that expressed in the
capitalized pair.
7.
OMNISCIENT: KNOWLEDGE::
A. Saturnine: energy
B. Boundless: expanse
C. Inquisitive: science
D. Complete: retraction
8.
DISQUIETUDE: ANXIOUS::
A. Nonplus: perplexed
B. Cupidity: bellicose
C. Embellishment: overstated
D. Magnitude: unabridged
9.
DEVIATE: LECTURE::
A. Meander: drive
B. Disown: friend
C. Welcome: indifference
D. Entreat: solicitation
10.
NEBULOUS: FORM::
A. Insincere: misanthrope
B. Benevolent: excellence
C. Insipid: taste
D. Composed: innocence
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Answers
1(b) 2(d)
3(a) 4(a) 5(d)
6(c) 7(b) 8(a)
9(a) 10(c)