Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

When switching from D to E, one can scrutinize that the parallelism between actions is not maintained..
D)countries need to invest a lot more time in discussions of regional security
E)and do more to replace mutual suspicions with co-operation and confidence-building.

the correction required in E is "and replace mutual ..."

Correct--> countries need to invest a lot.... and replace mututal suspicions...
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@bs0409 explained..
@bs0409 said:
OA = ECan anyone explain??
mutual suspicion
@bhim19 said:
What made Dr Hawking €™s revelation so _________ to the religious establishment, and so __________to its ideological opponents, was that until now he was regarded as an ally of faith.(a) offensive, pertinent(b) jarring, mellifluous(c) concordant, incongruous(d) appealing, objectionableOA: bExplanationFirst of all understand the essence of the 3 lines. Let me break these three lines into three parts to answer the question.1.)What made Dr Hawking €™s revelation so _________ to the religious establishment2.) and so __________to its ideological opponentsHonestly first two lines won't give you the result .It is the third line which is important here.So let us see.3.)was that until now he was regarded as an ally of faith.Here the key words are "until now" and "ally of faith". He was considered someone who had faith in religion "until" he said something "negative" to the religious establishment. So ans boils down to 2 options a and b. Now revelation that is "offensive or jarring" to the religious opponents must be the opposite word of above words. Mellifluous is opposite of jarring which can't be said about "pertinent" which means relevant to a particular situation but it is not the opposite of offensive which we are looking for.

Now onwards, please tag those who answer your question. :)
@jai.tuteja said:
When switching from D to E, one can scrutinize that the parallelism between actions is not maintained..D)countries need to invest a lot more time in discussions of regional securityE)and do more to replace mutual suspicions with co-operation and confidence-building.the correction required in E is "and replace mutual ..."Correct--> countries need to invest a lot.... and replace mututal suspicions...
I think that it must be 'mutual suspicion'.... I usually go by what sounds good & this does.
@sheldon_boston You might be correct dude..!!!
I just went by the parallelism approach....

Lets wait for others explaination..!!!
@ravi.theja said:
This book's cover page is as beautiful as that of the book I purchased yesterday(c/ic)
ic:

This cover page of the book is as beautiful as that of the book I purchased yesterday.

Refer to Wren and Martin page 15 point no. 60.
@bs0409 said:
SC-find the incorrect onesA)If a ship goes missing, or suffers a collision, there is danger ofB)this being misconstrued as hostile action.C)He argues that to prevent minor incidents escalating in this way, AsianD)countries need to invest a lot more time in discussions of regional securityE)and do more to replace mutual suspicions with co-operation and confidence-building.1)A2)B3)C4)D5)E
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@ravi.theja said:
This book's cover page is as beautiful as that of the book I purchased yesterday(c/ic)
IC

This book's cover page is as beautiful as that of the book which I purchased yesterday.
(correct me if i am wrong 😃 )
@bs0409 said:
ic:This cover page of the book is as beautiful as that of the book I purchased yesterday.Refer to Wren and Martin page 15 point no. 60.
My Ans is wrong 😃

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@bs0409 said:
ic:This cover page of the book is as beautiful as that of the book I purchased yesterday.Refer to Wren and Martin page 15 point no. 60.
hmm correct refered to wren n martin

bohot din baad book khola :P
Find the best way of writing the given sentence:

1)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictators standing alone.
2)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as it disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.
3)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.
4)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with often Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.
5)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet's dictator standing alone.

@bs0409 said:
Find the best way of writing the given sentence:1)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictators standing alone.2)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as it disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.3)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.4)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with often Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.5)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet's dictator standing alone.
(5). ??
@bs0409

3
@bs0409 5.. whats the OA..???
@bs0409 said:
Find the best way of writing the given sentence:1)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictators standing alone.2)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as it disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.3)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.4)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with often Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.5)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet's dictator standing alone.
3 ?
@bs0409 said:
Find the best way of writing the given sentence:1)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictators standing alone.2)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as it disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.3)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.4)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with often Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet dictator standing alone.5)People disappeared in the developing rooms just as they disappeared in real life, and early group photos with Stalin often contracted into a picture of the Soviet's dictator standing alone.
its talking of people ..so "it" in sentence is wrong ==> 2 eliminated.

standing alone ==> 1 person...dictators in 1 is wrong ==> 1 eliminted.

4 ==> often stalin often wrong ==> 4 eliminated .

3/5 ==> soviet or soviet's ?? ==> it has to be soviet ..so its 3??