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This quiz consists of questions from
various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the
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Direction for questions 1 – 4: Select the
most appropriate word(s) from the given choice to fill the blanks (s).

1. Justice Minister Bola Ige, confronted
with the general incivility of local police, placed a _____ on the cads. Said
the Hon. Bola Ige, “I pray that God will make big holes in their pockets.”

A. malediction             B. sanction      C.
proscription            D. plea

2. I _____ i _____that he will pass his
exam and get a good job.

I will make a _____ ii _____. There will be
a new government in less than a year.

A. i. prophecy ii. prophesy

B. i. prophesy ii. prophecy

C. i. prophecy ii. prophecy

D. i. prophesy ii. Prophesy

3. Imagine an _____ public figure attacked
by the press and public, who is facing an inquiry into allegations of having
obtained money by deception.

A. empowered            B. endangered           C.
embattled               D. engrossed

4. His listeners enjoyed his _____ wit but
his victims often _____ at  its satire.

A. lugubrious, suffered

B. bitter, smarted

C. lugubrious, smiled

D. trenchant, winced

Directions for questions 5 – 8: In each of
the following sentences, part or all of the sentence is underlined. The
answer-choices offer four ways of phrasing the underlined part. If you think
the original sentence is better than the alternatives, choose A, which merely
repeats the underlined part; otherwise choose one of the alternatives.

5. Had the President’s Administration
not lost the vote on the budget reduction package, his first year in office
would have been rated an A.

A. Had the President’s Administration not
lost the vote on the budget reduction package, his first year in office would
have been rated an A.

B. Had the President’s Administration not
lost the vote on the budget reduction package, it would have been rated an A in
the first year.

C. If the President’s had not lost the vote
on the budget reduction package, the Administration’s first year in office
would have been rated and A.

D. Had the President’s Administration not
lost the vote on its budget reduction package, his first year in office would
have been rated an A.

6.
This century began with war brewing in Europe, the industrial revolution
well-established, and a nascent communication age.

A. war brewing in Europe, the industrial
revolution well-established, and a nascent communication age.

B. war brewing in Europe, the industrial
revolution surging, and a nascent communication age.

C. war brewing in Europe, the industrial
revolution well-established, and the communication age beginning.

D. war brewing in Europe, the industrial
revolution well-established, and saw the birth of the communication age.

7. The rise in negative attitudes toward
foreigners indicate that the country is becoming less tolerant, and
therefore that the opportunities are ripe for extremist groups to exploit
the illegal immigration problem.

A. indicate that the country is becoming
less tolerant, and therefore that

B. indicates that the country is becoming
less tolerant, and therefore

C. indicates that the country is becoming
less tolerant, and therefore that

D. indicates that the country has become
less tolerant, and therefore

8. Due to the chemical spill, the
commute into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours.

A. Due to the chemical spill, the commute
into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours. B. The chemical spill,
will be delaying the commute into the city by as much as 2 hours.

C. Due to the chemical spill, the commute
into the city had been delayed by as much as 2 hours.

D. Because of the chemical spill, the
commute into the city will be delayed by as much as 2 hours.

9. There are four sentences S1, S2, S3, S4
where the underlined word is used either correctly or incorrectly. Choose the
option which lists the sentences, where the underlined word is used correctly.

S1. Only 22% of the people voted. The rest
were totally disinterested.

S2. The management and the union asked a
completely disinterested party to mediate between them.

S3. I don’t know why he didn’t go to the
exhibition. Perhaps he was too busy or just disinterested.

S4. France’s intervention in the dispute
was not entirely disinterested. It gave her increased power and
influence in the area.

A. S1, S2, S4.                B. S2, S3, S4.                C.
S1, S4.                     D. S2, S4

10. There are four sentences S1, S2, S3, S4
where the underlined phrase is used either correctly or incorrectly. Choose the
option which lists the sentences. Where the underlined phrase is used
correctly.

S1. Good Lord, I’m not rich! on the
contrary, I’m constantly in debt.

S2. She’s very intelligent, but on the
contrary she’s apt to be impatient.

S3. Yes, it’s a very cosmopolitan city. On
the contrary, It’s very expensive.

S4. I don’t think he’ll pass the exam. On
the contrary, I think he’ll almost certainly fail.

A. S1, S2, S4.                B. S2, S4.                     C.
S1, S4.                     D. S2, S3

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Answers

1(a)    2(b)    
3(c)    4(d)     5(c)    
6(c)   7(b)    8(d)    
9(d)    10(c)