Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

[tinasingh]

has anyone given CMAT????

mine was on 28th. bt i had my other exam also on that very day. co i missed it

is there any other chance for it

[ansh_ansh (Anshul Garg)]

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[xepicentrex (Manvika Marwah)]

Which is correct

I'm confused between the two options, hence looking for a consensus

• both
• I want to learn how to speak chinese
• I want to speak chinese

[amaze11 (Ashish Khandelwal)]

explain your choice

[amaze11 (Ashish Khandelwal)]

explain your choice

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

Rising _______ might not lead to a wide-spread feeling of _______ as long as people can

aspire to climb up the ladder.

1)disparity; anomie

2)despondency; apathy

3)inequality; inequity

4)imbalances; hostility

• 1
• 3
• 4
• 2

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

The million of urban _______ pouring into mega cities each year are not simply a new global

migrant underclass,_______ to live in chaos and work in the shadow economy; instead, they

often form functional, self-organizing ecosystems that are "off the grid".

1)immigrants; authorized

2)inmates; apportioned

3)residents; permitted

4)squatters; consigned

• 3
• 1
• 5
• 4
• 2

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

2. Sculpture in Eastern India, though ______ the broad development of sculpturing in Northern India,

nevertheless presents a ______ pattern.

A. sharing . . . distinct

B. incorporating . . . similar

C. separating . . . different

D. identifying . . . delicate

• A
• C
• D
• B

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

3. With little sunlight penetrating the ______ forest canopy, the ______ is usually poorly developed.

A. meagre . . . forest

B. thick . . . scrubland

C. dense . . . undergrowth

D. green . . . girth

• B
• D
• A
• C

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

1. Traditionally, Indonesians practiced a tolerant, almost ____________ brand of faith, ______ with

the Buddhist, Hindu and the animist traditions of earlier periods

1. aesthetic, imbibed

2. syncretic, infused

3. hermetic, impelled

4. emetic, infused

• 2
• 1
• 3
• 4

[miseera (Stop 'Mad'aming me. I ain't Madam. .)]

2. The more I thought about the vibrant___________ Scottish nationalists driving a debate north of

the border about what kind of relationship it wants with England, the more I grimly ____________the

fallout on this side of the border.

1. rejuvenated, contemplated

2. empowered, sustained

3. imaginative, learned

4. outspoken, ascertained

• 2
• 3
• 4
• 1

[pri_006 (priya)]

Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over

men's minds by central _______ of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which

appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by __________

to an earlier kind of world.

[the-invincible (Jaspuneet Singh)]

He said, "what a lovely voice she has.!"

(narration)

• none
• He exclaimed that she has a very lovely voice.
• He exclaimed that she had a very lovely voice.

[jp_1991 (Jack of all trades)]

Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being ___ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___ of the world.

a. subordinate ... traditions

b. heirs ... cliques

c. heir ... traditions

d. ancestors ... societies

[iabhishekmalik (bulls_eye)]

Puys i came across some different type of questions in CR.Like finding a relevence of the argument,evaluating the method of argument,cause and effect relationship in the argument.I think names give u a idea of what type of questions these are.Have they ever appeared in cat or any other examination??

[jp_1991 (Jack of all trades)]

Whether we look at the intrinsic value of our literature, or at the particular situation of this country, we shall see the strongest reason to think that of all foreign tongues, the English tongue is that which would be the most useful to our native subjects. It can be inferred that

a the speaker is a die-hard colonist.

b the speaker has the good of the nation at heart.

c the speaker is addressing an issue related to a colonial empire.

d the speaker is impelling the audience to promote English.

e the speaker is providing his/her opinion about importance and relevance of English among all the foreign languages.

[shape (sharon peter)]

Although America and China seem to line up on the opposite sides of so many international issues, optimists can point to progress in some areas of co-operation.

• correct
• incorrect

[papu2013 (Thinking)]

CR

[nish17 (raj aryan)]

1. A 1972 agreement between Canada and the United States reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump into the Great Lakes.

(A) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities had been allowed to dump

(B) reduced the phosphate amount that municipalities had been dumping

(C) reduces the phosphate amount municipalities have been allowed to dump

(D) reduced the amount of phosphates that municipalities are allowed to dump

(E) reduces the amount of phosphates allowed for dumping by municipalities

find the correct alternative .... puys??

[nish17 (raj aryan)]

1. A patient accusing a doctor of malpractice will find it difficult to prove damage if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify about proper medical procedures.

(A) if there is a lack of some other doctor to testify

(B) unless there will be another doctor to testify

(C) without another doctor's testimony

(D) should there be no testimony from some other doctor

(E) lacking another doctor to testify