Official verbal ability thread for CAT 2014

Identify the correct sentences in terms of punctuation , grammar ,usage and mark the right

choice.

A)(1) Rudeness at work is rampant and it's on the rise.

(2) Nearly everybody who experiences workplace incivility responds in a negative way, in some cases

overtly retaliating.

(3) Employees are less creative when they feel disrespected and many get fed up and leave.

(4) We've collected data from more than 14,000 people across the globe and know two things for certain:

incivility is expensive , and a few organisations recognise or take action to curtail it.

(1) All of the above (2) 1, 2 and 3

(3) 1 and 3 (4) 1 and 4

B) (1) Many publishers have turned into manufacturing online contents for students.

(2) For instance, class-le.net, an online learning portal enables students to interact with various institutions and professionals

(3) Once the students register themselves, they can attend online classes and interact with other professionals

and experts in their field.

(4) Tackling the shortage of faculty members, many colleges are in the process to install this learning portal.

(1) Only 3 (2) 1 and 2

(3) None of the above (4) 3 and 4

C)(1) One of the things I have learnt about wealth are the 'tides of money'.

(2) Money flows in and then flows out - and usually in unequal amounts.

(3) This is what I refer as the 'tides of money'.

(4) In economics, we learn that a business cycle consists of recessions and depressions, expansion and

prosperity.

(1) 1 and 3 (2) 1 and 4

(3) 2 and 4 (4) Only 4

D)(1) A car is no longer a luxury for India.

(2) However taxation adds more than fifty percent to the vehicle cost.

(3) If India should become an automatic hub, taxes should be restructured, rationalised and reduced.

(4) The penetration levels of cars, two-wheelers and buses at 4 per thousand is woefully low compared to

other developing nations.

(1) None of the above (2) 1, 2 and 3

(3) 1 and 2 (4) 2 and 4

E)(1) I've told you umpteen number of times that you mustn't have so much of sweets.

(2) Had you warned me in time, I wouldn't been in such a mess.

(3) Our sources in Hyderabad say one of the bombs didn't go.

(4) Others say it was only rumoured.

(1) Only 1 (2) 1 and 3

(3) None of the above (4) Only 3





Which are the top colleges that give preference to only marks obtained in the exam and don't care about work exp and all???

Find the incorrect sentence

(1) Two-thirds of the money were spent on purchasing laboratory equipment.

(2) Make the room look tidy by disposing off all the old bottles and paper.

(3) Bread and butter were all we had to eat.

(4) Neither the representatives nor the team members were happy with the decision.

(5) When I turned round, he was aiming a gun at me.

(6) The museum contains some of the oldest aircrafts in the world.

Rearrange the following five sentences in proper sequence

A. They have to, therefore, necessarily devise strategies for product differentiation and pricing, market segmentation and efficient portfolio management.

B. There is a great need for the banks to fully exploit these sectors to achieve a win-win situation for both the farm and non-farm sector units and the banks.

C. The time has now come to consolidate on the gains of the past decades of nationalised banking.

D. This means banks will no longer be operating in a "seller's market".

E. Undoubtedly, an untapped and vibrant market for commercial banking exists in the farm and non-farm sectors of rural economy.

F. Then, and only then, could it be claimed that the nationalisation has , at least to some extent, achieved the purpose of nationalisation.

G. The present era of financial liberalisation and globalised banking would entail that banks equip themselves to face the rigours of a highly competitive financial market.


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Find the incorrect sentence

(1) While the Speech Lab trains participants in voice modulation and tonal exercises,

(2) The Personality Lab trains them in presentation skills, communication skill and etiquette.

(3) The timings are: 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. .

(4) There is a week-end batch as well.

(1) 1 and 2 (2) 2 only

(3) 3 only (4) None of the above


In each of the following questions there are sentences that form a

paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage

(including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.


1. A. In 1849, a poor Bavarian immigrant named Levi Strauss

B. landed in San Francisco, California,

C. at the invitation of his brother-in-law David Stern

D. owner of dry goods business.

E. This dry goods business would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company.

(1) B only (2) B and C

(3) A and B (4) A only (5) A, B and D

2. A. In response to the allegations and condemnation pouring in,

B. Nike implemented comprehensive changes in their labour policy.

C. Perhaps sensing the rising tide of global labour concerns,

D. from the public would become a prominent media issue,

E. Nike sought to be a industry leader in employee relations.

(1) D and E (2) D only

(3) A and E (4) A and D (5) B, C and E

3. A. Charges and counter charges mean nothing

B. to the few million who have lost their home.

C. The nightmare is far from over, for the government

D. is still unable to reach hundreds who are marooned.

E. The death count have just begun.

(1) A only (2) C only

(3) A and C (4) A, C and D (5) D only

4. A. I did not know what to make of you.

B. Because you'd lived in India, I associate you more with my parents than with me.

C. And yet you were unlike my cousins in Calcutta, who seem so innocent and obedient when I visited them

D. You were not curious about me in the least.

E. Although you did make effort to meet me.

(1) A only (2) A and B

(3) A and E (4) D only (5) A and D



The errors may include grammatical ones, as well as those in spelling, punctuation and usage .Find the error in each of the sentence .
1.
I'm not accustomed to living in multi-storied apartments.
2.
By acting as an insane, he managed to escape the death penalty.
3.
Many new roads have been built; therefore it is much easier to travel from one place to another
4.
I shall return back to Karwar by the end of March
5.
The British bank had been looking for buyers for its retail and commercial business, which it says is no more core to its Indian strategy

6.The rest of my family still is in Delhi
7.
Only if the two sides talk to each other war can be avoided.

8. My headmaster gave me a good advice in choosing a career

9.He told us to read carefully the questions.

10. He described some of the harmful affects of smoking.

11. Many of them are afraid to lose their jobs.

12. It was six months ago since we last saw each other.

13. One of the most serious problems that some students have are lack of motivation
14.The jewellery was given to Mary, who sold them for Rs. 80,000/-.



Phrasal Verb - "look up" (to find)


This phrasal verb is transitive and the object placement can vary.


I looked the number up in the phone book (the preposition and the verb are separated).

I looked up the number in the phone book (the preposition and the verb are not separated).


Phrasal Verb - "look up" (to find)

This phrasal verb is transitive and the object placement can vary.


I looked the number up in the phone book (the preposition and the verb are separated).

I looked up the number in the phone book (the preposition and the verb are not separated).


Sentence Correction question for CAT/GMAT Verbal

Given below is a sentence, a part or all of which is underlined. Beneath the sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the underlined part. The first of these repeats the original; the other three are different. If you think the original is best, choose the first answer; otherwise choose one of the others. These questions test correctness and effectiveness of expression. In choosing your answer, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, and sentence construction. Choose the answer that produces the most effective sentence; this answer should be clear and exact, without awkwardness, ambiguity, redundancy, or grammatical error. Acting as a facilitator or go-between, the weak link in effective communication between two parties is the broker and the elimination of this person can be the most desirable outcome of our initiative.


a. the weak link in effective communication between two parties is the broker and the elimination of this person can be the most desirable outcome of our initiative.

b. the broker is usually the weak link in effective communication among two parties and the elimination of this person can be the most desirable outcome of our initiative.

c. the weak link in effective communication among two parties is the broker and the elimination of that person can be the most desirable outcome of our initiative.

d. the broker is usually the weak link in effective communication between two parties and the elimination of this person can be the most desirable outcome of our initiative.




kindly also explain ur answer...

Read the argument given below and answer the questions.



Illusions refer to propositions or set of propositions people judge to be true that in actuality are false. From this point of view, illusions are always intellectual and inadvertent. Being blind to accuracy, we unwittingly give illusions the status of truth and bestow on illusions all the respect and honor accorded to truth and honesty. It is hard to unravel an illusion because the illusion is assumed to be true. The above passage could be used to strengthen which of the following arguments?

a. People do not deliberately seek illusions.

b. Some illusions are more worse than others.

c. Although the ramifications of an illusion may be sweeping, an illusion does not affect every judgement.

d. The more we become curious, the more we are likely to suffer from illusions.

e. Our inaccurate assumptions make it difficult to unravel an illusion.

Do you have any approximate idea how much questions we need to get correct in CAT in order to get 99.8+ in each section. ?

The core of modern doctoring is diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Most medical schools emphasize little else. Western

doctors have been analyzing the wheezes and pains of their patients since the 17th cen

tury to identify the underlying disease

of the cause of complaints. They did it well and good diagnosis became the hall mark of a good physician. They were less

strong on treatment. But when sulphonamides were discovered in 1935 to treat certain bacterial infections, doctors found

themselves with powerful new tools. The area of modern medicine was born. Today there is a ever-burgeoning array of

complex diagnostic tests, and of pharmaceutical and surgical methods of treatment. Yet what impact has all this had on

health?

Most observers ascribe recent improvements in health in rich countries to better living standards and changes in lifestyle.

The World Health Organization cities the wide differences in health between Western and Eastern Europe. The two areas

have similar pattern of diseases: heart disease, senile dementia, arthritis and cancer are the most common cause of sickness

and death. Between 1947 and 1964, both parts of Europe saw general health improve , with the arrival of cleaner water,

better sanitation and domestic refrigerators. Since the mid 1960s, however, E. European countries, notable Poland and

Hungary, have seen mortality rates rise and life expectancy fall, why? The WHO ascribes the divergence to differences in

lifestyle-diet, smoking habits, alcohol, a sedentary way of life (factors associated with chronic and degenerative diseases)

rather than differences in access in modern medical care.

In contrast, the huge sum now spent in the same of medical progress produce only marginal improvements in health.

America devotes nearly 12% of its GNP to it high technology medicine, more than any other developed country. Yet,

overall, Americans die younger, lose more babies and are at least as likely to suffer from chronic diseases. Some medical

producers demonstrably do work: mending broken bones, the removable of cataracts, drugs for ulcers, vaccination, aspirin

for headaches, antibiotics for bacterial infections, techniques that save new born babies, some organ transplant, yet the

evidence is scant for many other common treatments. The coronary by-pass, a common, surgical technique, is usually to

overcome the observation caused by a blood clot in arteries leading to the heart. Deprived of oxygen, tissues in the heart

might otherwise die. Yet, according to a 1988 study conducted in Europe, coronary by-pass surgery is beneficial only in the

short term. A by-pass patient who dies within five years has probably lasted longer than if he had simply taken drugs. But

among those who get to or past five years, the drug-takers live longer than those who have surgery.

An American study completed in 1988 concluded that removing tissue from the prostate gland after the appearance of (noncancerous)

growth, but before the growths can do much damage, does not prolong life expectancy. Yet the operation was

performed regularly and cost Medicare, the federally – subsidized system for the elderly, over $1 billion a year.

Though they have to go through extensive clinical trials, it is not always clear that drugs provide health benefits. According

to Dr. Louise Russell, a professor of economics at Rutgers University, in New Jersey, although anti – cholesterol drugs have

been shown in clinical trails to reduce the incidence of deaths due to coronary heart disease, in ordinary life there is no

evidence that extend the individual drug taker's life expectancy. Medical practice varies widely from one country to

another. Each year in America about 60 of every 100,000 people have a coronary by-pass; In Britain about six Anti-diabetic

drugs are far more commonly used in some European countries than others. One woman in five, in Britain, has a

hysterectomy (removal of the womb) at some time during her life; In America and Denmark, seven out of ten do so.

Why? If coronary heart problems were far commoner in America than Britain, or diabetes in one part of Europe than

another, such differences would be justified. But that is not so. Nor do American and Danish women become evidently

healthier than British ones. It is the medical practice, not the pattern of illness or the outcome, that differs. Perhaps

American patients expect their doctors to “do something” more urgently than British ones? Perhaps American doctors are

readier to comply? Certainly the American medical fraternity grows richer as a result. No one else seems to have gained

through such practices.

To add injury to insult, modern medical procedures may not be just of questionable worth but sometimes dangerous.

Virtually all drugs have some adverse side-effects on some people. No surgical procedure is without risk. Treatments that

prolong life can also promote sickness: the heart attack victim may be saved but survive disabled.

Attempts have been made to sort out this tangle. The “outcomes movement” born in America during the past decade, aims

to lessen the use of inappropriate drugs and pointless surgery by reaching some medical consensus which drug to give?

Whether to operate or medicate? through better assessment of the outcome of treatments.

Ordinary clinical trials measure the safety and immediate efficacy of products or procedures. The outcomes enthusiasts try

to measure and evaluate far wider consequences. Do patients actually feel better? What is the impact on life expectancy and

other health statistics? And instead of relying on results from just a few thousand patients, the effect of treating tens of

thousands are studied retrospectively. As an example of what this can turn up, the adverse side-effects associated with

Opren, an anti-arthritis drug, were not spotted until it was widely used.

Yet Dr. Arnold Epstein, of the Harvard Medical School, argues that, worthy as it may be, the outcomes movement is likely

to have only a modest impact on medical practice. Effectiveness can be difficult to measure: patients can vary widely in

their responses. In some, a given drug may relieve pain, in others not: is highly subjective. Many medical controversies will

be hard to resolve because of data conflict.

And what of the promised heart-disease or cancer cures? Scientists accept that they are unlikely to find an answer to cancer,

heart disease or degenerative brain illness for a long while yet. These diseases appear to be highly complex triggered when a

number of bodily functions go awry. No one pill or surgical procedure is likely to be the panacea. The doctors probably

would do better looking at the patient's diet and lifestyle before he becomes ill than giving him six pills for the six different

bodily failure that are causing the illness once he has got it.

Nonetheless modern medicine remains entrenched. It is easier to pop pills than change a lifetime'' habits. And there is

always the hope some new miracle cure -–or some individual miracle.

Computer technology has helped produce cameras so sensitive that they can detect the egg in the womb, to be extracted for

test tube fertilization. Bio-materials have created an artificial heart that is expected to increase life expectancy among those

fitted with one by an average of 54 months. Bio-technology has produced expensive new drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Some have proved life-savers against some rare cancers; none has yet had a substantial impact on overall death rates due to

cancer.

These innovations have vastly increased the demand and expectations of health care and pushed medical bills even higher –

not lower, as was once hoped, Inevitably, governments, employers and insurers who finance health care have rebelled over

the past decade against its astronomic costs, and have introduced budgets and rationing to curb them.

Just as inevitably, this limits access to health care: rich people get it more easily than poor ones.

Some proposed solutions would mean no essential change, just better management of the current system. But others, mostly

from American academics, go further, aiming to reduce the emphasis on modern medicine and its advance. Their trust is

two headed:

(i) prevention is better – and might be cheaper – than cure; and

(ii) if you want high-tech, high-cost medicine, you (or your insurers, but not the public) must pay for it, especially when its

value is uncertain.

Thus the finance of health-care systems, private or public, could be skewed to favour prevention rather than cure. Doctors

would be reimbursed for preventive practices, whilst curative measures would be severely rationed. Today the skew is all

the other way: Governments or insurers pay doctors to diagnose disease and prescribe treatment, but not to give advise on

smoking or diet.

Most of the main chronic diseases are man-made. By reducing environmental pollution, screening for and treating

biological risk indicators such as high blood pressure, providing vaccination and other such measures – above all, by

changing people's own behavior – within decades the incidence of these diseases could be much reduced. Governments

could help by imposing ferocious “Sin taxes” on unhealthy products such as cigarettes, alcohol, maybe even fatty foods, to

discourage consumption.

The trouble is that nobody knows precisely which changes – apart from stopping smoking – are really worth putting into

effect, let alone how. It is clear that people whose blood pressure is brought down have a brighter future than if it stayed

high; It is not clear that cholesterol screening and treatment are similarly valuable. Today's view of what constitutes a good

diet may be judged wrong tomorrow.

Much must change before any of these “caring” rather than “cure” schemes will get beyond the academic drawing-board.

Nobody has yet been able to assemble a coherent preventive programme. Those countries that treat medicine as a social cost

have been wary of moves to restrict public use of advanced and / or costly medical procedures, while leaving the rich to buy

what they like. They fear that this would simply leave ordinary people with third-class medicine.

In any case, before fundamental change can come, society will have to recognize that modern medicine is an imprecise

science that does not always work: and that questions of how much to spend on it, and how, should not be determined

almost incidentally, by doctor's medical preferences.

101. The discovery of sulphonamides

(a) helped the doctors to diagnose better.

(b) led to better treatment of some bacterial infections.

(c) eventually led to pharmaceutical and surgical methods of treatment.

(d) None of the above.

102. The current medical practice as carried out in America benefits mostly the

(a) doctors

(b) rich

(c) biotechnology companies

(d) None of the above

103. In some European countries anti-diabetic drugs are far more commonly used than others because

(a) the drugs are fairly easy to take.

(b) more people in those countries suffer from diabetes than in others.

(c) medical practice in different countries varies.

(d) the sedentary way of life which marks their lifestyle results in more people becoming diabetic.

104. Which of the following statements is false?

(a) Coronary by-pass operation is entirely ineffective.

(b) Drug taking is sometimes better than undergoing coronary by-pass surgery.

(c) Removing tissue from prostrate gland after non-cancerous growths appear is a risky operation.

(d) The American medicare is billed about a billion dollars annually for prostrate operations.

105. Which of the following measures if undertaken under 'Care rather than Cure' movement could prove to be

controversial?

(a) 'Sin' taxes on harmful substances such as tobacco and alcohol.

(b) Screening for high blood pressure.

(c) Providing vaccinations.

(d) Cholesterol screening.

106. The outcomes movement could make a significant impact on medical practice if only

(a) the efficacy of all drugs could be tested fast.

(b) the results from just a few thousands patients could be relied on.

(c) the patient had responded uniformly to drugs and medical procedure.

(d) pain could be easily relieved.

107. Modern cure are to expensive because

(a) bio-material are expensive.

(b) employing biotechnological process in making medicines is an expensive process.

(c) there is a huge demand for them but the supply is limited.

(d) None of these.

108. The main objection to 'care rather cure' approach is that it

(a) might leave the poor to fend for themselves.

(b) will lead to confusion as far as the choice of medical technique to be followed.

(c) is not possible to put together coherent preventive programme.

(d) will lead to the neglect to curative techniques.

Though Sheenam and Rohini are best friends yet they fight with one another a lot.

1) they fight for one another a lot

2) they fight with each other a lot

3) they fight with one another lots

4) No change required



In the older days, khap panchayats were more inclusive and Sarvkhaps comprised people of all castes and communities. Today, with their clout diminished to the realm of social traditions, marriage practices and customs, khap panchayats represent the dominant Jat community in Haryana and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. They have become undemocratic, oppressive and in conflict with the law. But because Jats comprise almost 25 per cent of the population in Haryana, political parties are indulgent towards them. _________________________________________________

a. The Jat community has, in recent times, opposed signs of change and progress in society and has been unmindful of legal action.

b. But the Supreme Court has declared these bodies illegal and unconstitutional.

c. The AAP €” which aims to form a government in Haryana later this year €” it turns out is no different from the other parties in this respect.

d. Activists in Haryana say that the opposition to same gotra or inter caste marriages by khaps is actually aimed at preventing the economic empowerment of girls.

Two words for the day (Vocabulary)


Duplicitous (marked by deliberate deceptiveness in word or speech)

Usage: I was cheated of all my money because I believed the words of that duplicitous salesman.


Oneiric (of or relating to dreams; dreamy)

Usage: "Most of the actors here are double and triple cast, and if they barely differentiate among their roles, that just adds to the oneiric effect." €” From a theater review by Jeffrey Gantz in The Boston Globe, March 12, 2012


Phrasal Verb differences

Break in - means "to force an entry into a building" Usage: I was in my office when the burglars tried to break into my home.

Break in on - to interrupt Usage: I was talking to my wife when our young son broke in on our discussion.

(See how a preposition can make a huge difference)

Those days, finding conveyance was a challenge but I managed to hitch a ride till the destination.

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which is the best material for verbal section .Time or CL ?
Is anyone using either.I want to know their suggestions ?