VERBAL ABILITY QUESTIONS SET 12 SOLUTIONS

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1- D

The answer is option (d), ‘A & B’. Part C should be ‘...he who

claims to be talented’. ‘to claim talent’ is very ambiguous. It can

convey the inappropriate meaning of claiming for talent. Part D

contains an error of subject -Verb agreement. Since the

subject is the singular ‘he’, it should have been ‘and still has

nothing but scorn for’. Part E seems all right at the outset but

a closer look would reveal that this part is a continuation of

part C, ‘What are we to think of he who...’. This is clearly a

question. Therefore, part E should have concluded with a

note of interrogation. It should use a question mark instead of

a full stop.

2- C

The sentence highlights the Westerner’s confusion in

understanding Iran’s political system. The first blank invites a

term opposite to unhappiness since the author wants to bring

forth a contrasting term which is hinted at by the use of the

phrase ‘by turns’. On the basis of this we can eliminate option

(a). If we closely scrutinize option (b) then we would realize

that it is irrelevant as ‘dotty’ means crazy or eccentric. Now

we are left with two options (c) and (d) as both of them have

positive choices to fill in the first blank. However, on close

scrutiny of the tone of the sentence we can discard (c) on

the basis of the strong tone of the world ‘repulsive’ as it goes

against the tone and theme of the sentence. Since the

sentence talks about the confusion in the Westerner’s mind,

‘maddening’ fits appropriately, making (c) the correct answer

choice.

3 - D

Zealots’ in option (d) means fanatics, hence it suitably fills in

the first blank; ‘smithereens’, which means pieces carries the

essence of the sentence as ‘idols’ which would be struck

with hammers would break into pieces. Hence option (d) forms

the appropriate answer choice. In option (a), even if consider

‘warriors’ to suit the first blank, ‘cinders’ which means partly

burnt like coal would not fit in the second blank, thus rendering

this option incorrect. Similarly in option (b) ‘tatters’, which

means a torn or hanging piece of cloth does not fit in the

second blank. In option (c) ‘frays’, which means an argument

is out of context.

4- C

The paragraph is descriptive and not biased towards any

particular side. It is merely informative and not opinionated or

subjective. Option (a) is not extending the last line which talks

of ‘means of production’. Option (b) slips back to an earlier

point and gets repetitive. Option (d) talks of capitalism suddenly

and is also opinionated and not factual.

5- A

The answer is option (a) ‘A,C,D&E’. Part B contains an

unnecessary tense shift. It should have been ‘very...that she

started asking him...’. The whole question is in the past tense

and therefore this part should also be in the past tense.

However, this concept does not apply to part E. ‘is something

that can cause one to lose one’s way’, which is correctly in

the simple present tense as it is a universal truth.

6 - B

The sentence talks about the negative aspects of the world

economy in the 1970s, particularly in the United States. The

tone of the sentence is descriptive highlighting the negative

aspects. Option (b) aptly fills in both the blanks. The sentence

talks of high oil prices and devastating famines. Options (a),

(c) and (d) can be eliminated on the basis of the option

provided to fill in the first blank as ‘plummeting’, ‘precipitating’

and ‘stable’ oil prices would not be a part of the economic

crisis.

7 - C

The answer is option (c), ‘A, B, C & D’. Part E has an error of

subject -verb agreement. The subject here is ‘So many’ ,which

is plural and should have been ‘Never have so many...’ instead

of ‘Never has so many..’ Read this sentence like ‘So many

have never owed so much to so few’ , and one would get it in

a jiffy!

8 - D

Banter’ is playful ridicule/teasing, ‘saunter’ is a leisurely walk;

‘groaned’ means howl in pain, ‘growled’ is the low, guttural,

menacing sound made by an animal like a dog; ‘suite’ is an

apartment room, ‘suit’ is a formal wear; ‘circumspect’ is careful,

‘circumscribe’ is to put a boundary/restrict; ‘advise’ is a verb,

‘advice’ is a noun and is apt here.

9 - C

Discrete’ means separate, ‘discreet’ means prudent;

‘Voracious reader’- means active, interested or a voluminous

reader, ‘loquacious’- means talkative. ‘Fearsome’ means

causing fear, ‘fearful’ in this context means afraid or full of

fear; You ‘approach’ someone for something, you ‘broachopen’

a topic with someone; ‘foreword’ is a short page of

comments about the book, ‘forward’ which means ahead is

incorrect here. Thus options (c) is correct.

10 - D

The argument revolves around highlighting the dilapidated state

of Kolkata and the reasons for such. The argument is

chronological and descriptive in nature. Keeping that in view,

option (d) sums up the points mentioned in the argument,

hence it aptly substantiates as the last line of the argument.

(a) is unrelated to the discussion in the argument; it can be

eliminated as a very specific answer choice to some other

attribute of Kolkata, that is not mentioned in the argument. (b)

although related to the argument, hints at a positive change;

therefore, it would come after (d). (c) Although the argument

mentions Mother Teresa, but on the whole it speaks about the

grim state of affairs in Kolkata, which renders (c) as an incorrect

option. Moreover (c) is too general a statement and the opinion

of an individual which finds no hint in the discussion.

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