@endgame said:My take for 1) B and 2) A
Sorry off topic Puys... 😃 I wanted your suggestions on any book which I could use for practice in VA section of CAT
@PagaLDroid said:Sorry off topic Puys... I wanted your suggestions on any book which I could use for practice in VA section of CAT
Prefer Arun Sharma 
TG Stuff and Follow Verbal Threads 
TG Stuff and Follow Verbal Threads @PagaLDroid said:Sorry off topic Puys... I wanted your suggestions on any book which I could use for practice in VA section of CAT
Not sure abt books as such. There are many PG threads for VA. Any coaching booklets should also be helpful. U can always have a grammar book like W&M.; I have no idea of Arun Sharma's or other such 'VA' books
@amresh_maverick said:SET 21 complete the paragraph1>I am ashamed to say it took a movie to make me realise what, above all others, is surely the greatest political question of our time. An hour and 40 minutes in the cinema watching Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, which opens in Britain this weekend, is what finally did it. ______________a >Sure, I had heard the warnings and read the reports: for two decades environmental activists have been sounding the alarm. b> But, I confess, none of it had really sunk in the way it did after seeing 'An Inconvenient Truth'. c> I can think of few films of greater political power. d> A perfect yawn. A souped-up lecture delivered by a middle-aged, thwarted politician who was best known for being dull and wooden. e> I was able to portend this all along.2>California schools face two confusing and often contradictory “accountability” systems. One is the state's Academic Performance Index, which aims to improve student performance so that every school achieves at least an 800 score on the index. Each year schools need to make steady progress toward that goal before facing a range of sanctions. The other is the federal government's No Child Left Behind Act, which also imposes a set of sanctions. ______________a> The law, sets an absolute bar that requires 100 percent of students in California to perform at a “proficient” level on the state's own tests by 2010. b> That is a commendable goal. But it is one that will be impossible to achieve. c> Rep. George Miller, D-Martinez, wrote a Letter to the Editor arguing that if the two systems are confusing or conflicting. Then it should be abandoned. d> The state's accountability system that rewards schools for steady improvement in student performance is preferable to one that punishes schools that fail to meet unrealistic goals. e> Accountability and transparency have to be brought under the control of the federal government
OA SET 21
1> A
Option (a) is correct as it extends the discussion of the main idea: the issue of the greatest political issue of the times, option (b) is a reaction to the movie and option (c) delivers the verdict
2> A
Option (a) further highlights the aspects of the law. Option a is correct as the last line of the paragraph introduces the act- No Child Left Behind, and option elaborates it. Option c may follow the course but it comes later in the sequence.
@miseera ji :)
1> A
Option (a) is correct as it extends the discussion of the main idea: the issue of the greatest political issue of the times, option (b) is a reaction to the movie and option (c) delivers the verdict
2> A
Option (a) further highlights the aspects of the law. Option a is correct as the last line of the paragraph introduces the act- No Child Left Behind, and option elaborates it. Option c may follow the course but it comes later in the sequence.
@miseera ji :)
SET 24 (PC)
1>
Things are said to be named 'equivocally' when, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. For should any one define in what sense each is an animal, his definition in the one case will be appropriate to that case only. ____________
a> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'univocally'.
b> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'indefinitely'.
c> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'amphilogically'.
d> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'tenebrously'.
e> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'ambiguously'.
2>
Déjà vu is a strong sense of global familiarity that occurs in a seemingly novel situation. The familiarity experienced in déjà vu is global in that it seems as if the entire event—every detail—has happened before, despite the knowledge that the event is unique. The experience is frequently disconcerting and is often accompanied by a sense of unreality. Most people experience déjà vu at some point in their lives—surveys indicate that a majority of respondents have experienced at least one episode of déjà vu. We don't yet have a definitive account of the mechanisms that produce déjà vu but a number of theoretical approaches have been advanced. _______________________________
a> Most people think about déjà vu as a way of creating cool 3D images and as an excuse to play with laser beams.
b> Sigmund Freud, the developer of psychoanalysis, proposed that déjà vu happens when a person is spontaneously reminded of an unconscious fantasy.
c> As it is unconscious, the content of the fantasy is blocked from awareness, but the sense of familiarity leaks through and results in the déjà vu experience.
d> Herman Sno, has proposed that memories are stored in a format that is similar to that used to store holographic images.
e> The Oxford English Dictionary is not clear on the definition of Déjà vu.
@amresh_maverick said:SET 24 (PC)1>Things are said to be named 'equivocally' when, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. Thus, a real man and a figure in a picture can both lay claim to the name 'animal'; yet these are equivocally so named, for, though they have a common name, the definition corresponding with the name differs for each. For should any one define in what sense each is an animal, his definition in the one case will be appropriate to that case only. ____________a> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'univocally'.b> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'indefinitely'.c> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'amphilogically'.d> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'tenebrously'.e> On the other hand, things that have both the name and the definition answering to the name in common are named 'ambiguously'.2>Déjà vu is a strong sense of global familiarity that occurs in a seemingly novel situation. The familiarity experienced in déjà vu is global in that it seems as if the entire event—every detail—has happened before, despite the knowledge that the event is unique. The experience is frequently disconcerting and is often accompanied by a sense of unreality. Most people experience déjà vu at some point in their lives—surveys indicate that a majority of respondents have experienced at least one episode of déjà vu. We don't yet have a definitive account of the mechanisms that produce déjà vu but a number of theoretical approaches have been advanced. _______________________________a> Most people think about déjà vu as a way of creating cool 3D images and as an excuse to play with laser beams.b> Sigmund Freud, the developer of psychoanalysis, proposed that déjà vu happens when a person is spontaneously reminded of an unconscious fantasy.c> As it is unconscious, the content of the fantasy is blocked from awareness, but the sense of familiarity leaks through and results in the déjà vu experience.d> Herman Sno, has proposed that memories are stored in a format that is similar to that used to store holographic images.e> The Oxford English Dictionary is not clear on the definition of Déjà vu.
1: e
2: b
@miseera said:SET (23) PCs 1. Management and leadership are two words that are considered synonymous but describe two different concepts. According to the dictionary, management is the act, manner or practice of managing; handling, supervision, or control; leadership is the capacity or ability to lead. ________________________________ a. Essentially, management is "the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals". b. Not only that, management is a theory and a way of doing business. c. In many organizations, management is a job description; leadership is a positive trait. d. For an organization to be successful, management should be exercised cautiously.2.Although northeast India is considered an international biodiversity hot spot, political and civil unrest have had an adverse impact on its rich flora and fauna. Many species that are in the danger of being lost have barely even been listed, leave alone studied. For all these years, inaccessibility kept development-induced destruction at bay from the Northeast, while the rest of the country thumped on the industrial bandwagon. While one set of people in the Northeast have started clamouring for factories, mines, damns, roads and chemical complexes, another points out that the region's Nature capital is going to be the true measure of the wealth of the people. Of course, at present, the wrong side is winning, with natural resources being eyed by both the governments and industrial giants. _____________________a. The region has been cut off from the ravages of pollution for all these years. b. History might prove that the benign neglect of the Northeast was preferable to the unbridled assualt that is unfolding. c. The value and worth of 'nature economics' is yet to be realised. d. Predictably, the forest cover is disappearing.3. Though the workforce may not assign homework to its workers in the traditional sense, many of the objectives and jobs that need to be completed require that employees work with deadlines. The deadlines that students encounter in the classroom may be different in content when compared to the deadlines of the workforce, but the importance of meeting those deadlines is the same. _________________a) It is heartening to know that most of the organizations do not realize this. b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination. c) It is extremely important for teachers to know that deadlines can bring out the best in a child. d) Today, deadlines define the way work is done in most of the organizations.Happy CATing
1: c
2: b
3: d
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OAs for SET (23)
OAs for SET (23)1) C-because its the only option which is in flow of the passage.it shows distinction of the mangmnt and leadership.
2.) D-only option which ends up passage by ended with the flow of the passage.
3 )b) In fact, failure to meet deadlines in both the classroom and the workforce can mean instant termination.because A.its ridiculous with its mono tone. C.here also it talks abt teachers and not the organization.D.it was a close one but here also its talks only abt organization. B.it talks abt the classroom and organization and moreover author initially describe the advantage of deadline in classes and organization and ends para with talking abt its adverse effect in both.
Happy CATing 
SET (25) Thoda Grammar Bhi 
59. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s)/ part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are
correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency).
Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Š Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency).
Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. Ren Š Descartes had a short working life and it begin late.
B. He did not get down to sustained research in philosophy and the natural sciences until 1628.
C. Had he confined himself to the natural sciences his achievement would be remarkable enough.
D. But his range was, in fact, considerably wider.
(a) B & C (b) A & B (c) A & D (d) B & D
60. Given below are a few sentences. Identify the sentence(s) part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are
incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency).
Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their €˜earth, air, fire, and water €™ are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
incorrect in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency).
Then choose the most appropriate option.
A. The ancient Greeks believed that everything is made from a few basic elements.
B. The idea was basically correct; it were the details that were wrong.
C. Their €˜earth, air, fire, and water €™ are made of what today we know as the chemical elements.
D. Pure water is made from two elements: hydrogen and oxygen.
(a) A & C (b) B & C (c) Only B (d) D & A
Happy CATing 
@miseera said:
My Take
1> (d) B & D
it begin late - began
would be - would have been
2> (d) D & A
made from two - made of
from a few basic elements. - 'a' is not required here
1> (d) B & D
it begin late - began
would be - would have been
2> (d) D & A
made from two - made of
from a few basic elements. - 'a' is not required here
@miseera
set 25
59. going with option D
RenĂŠDescartes had a short working life and it begin late. wrong tense.
60.D
PS ek mein sai waale aur doosre mein wrong waale..:P
@saurav205 @karan20 @amresh_maverick OAs for SET (25) 
59. d- Sentence A is incorrect. The correct statement should
use the past tense “René Descartes had a short
working life and it began late.” Statement C is incorrect.
The correct statement should be “Had he confined
himself to the natural sciences his achievement would
have been remarkable enough.”
working life and it began late.” Statement C is incorrect.
The correct statement should be “Had he confined
himself to the natural sciences his achievement would
have been remarkable enough.”
60. c- Only sentence B is incorrect. The correct statement
should be “it was the details that were wrong.”
should be “it was the details that were wrong.”
Happy CATing
@miseera
it were the details that were wrong. ------- it refers to details which is plural , so the verb should also be plural , what do u think ?
The shirt is made of cotton.
The shirt is made from cotton.
which one is correct and why ? or both are correct ?
it were the details that were wrong. ------- it refers to details which is plural , so the verb should also be plural , what do u think ?
The shirt is made of cotton.
The shirt is made from cotton.
which one is correct and why ? or both are correct ?