Verbal Aptitude Quiz for MBA entrance exams
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Direction for questions 1 to 5: Answer the
questions based on the following information.
In these questions, each sentence has been
divided into four parts, marked a, b, c and d. Identify that part of the
sentence which needs to be changed for the sentence to be grammatically
correct.
1. a. Almost
all school teachers insist that
b. a
student’s mother
c. is
responsible for the student’s conduct
d. as well
as his dress.
2. a. In the forthcoming elections
b. every
man and woman
c. must
vote for the candidate
d. of
their choice.
3. a. If one
has to decide
b. about
the choice of a career
c. you
should choose that option
d. which
is really beneficial.
4. a. It is
essential that diseases like tuberculosis
b. are
detected and treated
c. as
early as possible in order to
d. assure
a successful cure.
5.
a. The Mumbai police have found
b. the body of a man
c. who they believe to be
d. the prime suspect in a murder case.
Questions 6 to 10: In each of the questions
below, there are four statements which express the same idea. Choose the alternative
that is most concise and clear.
6.
(a) The history of Modern Industry’s
performance, which is marginal at best, may be an indication of solvency problems
that will occur in the future.
(b) Modern industry’s history of marginal
performance may indicate solvency problems in the future.
(c) The history of marginal performance of
Modern Industry may indicate future solvency problems.
(d) Modern Industry’s history of
performance, which is marginal at best, may indicate future solvency problems.
7.
(a) On the whole food front one may say
that we can enjoy festivals in the consciousness that though some things are dear,
the basic foods are better in quality and still low in price.
(b) We can enjoy festivals knowing that
though some things are clear, the basic foods are of better quality and still
low in price.
(c) Although we know that some things are
dear, we can still enjoy festivals because the basic foods are better in quality
and low in price.
(d) On the whole food front, although some
things are dear, we can still enjoy festivals as the basic foods are of better quality
and quite cheap.
8.
(a) The dull are likely to have a limited
conceptual grasp.
(b) It is unlikely that the dull would have
adequate conceptual grasp.
(c) The dull are not likely to grasp
concepts easily.
(d) It is unlikely that the dull can grasp
concepts easily.
9.
(a) I request you to kindly deliver to me a
tin of milk powder.
(b) Could you please send me a tin of milk
powder?
(c) May I request you to please send me a
tin of milk powder?
(d) Can I have milk powder sent to me
please?
10.
(a) There is no question of it not being
possible to freeze you to death and wake you up as and when you want.
(b) There is no question of it not being
possible to freeze you to death and wake you up whenever you want.
(c) Undoubtedly, it should be possible to
freeze you to death and wake you up whenever you want.
(d) Undoubtedly, it should be possible to
freeze you to death and wake you up when you want.
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Answers
1(c) 2(d)
3(c) 4(d) 5(c)
6(c) 7(c) 8(c)
9(b) 10(c)