Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

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@saurav205 said:
@miseera this is really bad....1/5 ...Need to be more careful from next time...but good set bhai...
Bhai RC ka OA Bhi abhi daal Dunga Just Keep Working Its Just a Start
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@miseera PJ Set 1----2,1,4,2,2

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@techgeek2050 c
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@.brnv said:
@techgeek2050 c
and the correct form of C will be..?
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@.brnv said:
@miseera PJ Set 1----2,1,4,2,2
For answers you need to go o old pages
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@techgeek2050 the teacher institutionalized the children into obedience
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@miseera 4,3,3
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@ibad786 2

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SET (47) FIBs

11. The mandarin took the villager €™s ___ as a personal ____.
a. effrontery, affront b. affront, effrontery
c. carriage, prejudice d. mockery, encomium

12. A ___ of classical fiction has always hinged on mankind €™s extreme ___ and uncanny ability to
choose the worst possible course of action.
a. consequence, cupidity b. leitmotif, cupidity
c. leitmotif, intelligence d. motif, sophisticated

13. The ___ room received the latest guest with ___, a tired, desultory welcome like the specious smile
of a hotel receptionist.
a. decorated, hospitality b. desecrated, warmth
c. furnished, pseudo-hospitality d. consecrated, effusiveness

14. Mother Teresa ___ an aura of calm force and reserve strength which was like ___ to the weak, the
desolate and the suffering.
a. contrived, bane b. exuded, malediction
c. contrived, manna d. exuded, manna


Happy CATing
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@miseera A
B
B
A

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@saurav205 said:
@miseera ABBA
3Rd one-d
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@agarwalla21 said:
"Reservation Hatao IIM Bachao"http://www.mbauniverse.com/article/id/6803/
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@miseera said:
SET (47) FIBs11. The mandarin took the villager €™s ___ as a personal ____.a. effrontery, affront b. affront, effronteryc. carriage, prejudice d. mockery, encomium12. A ___ of classical fiction has always hinged on mankind €™s extreme ___ and uncanny ability tochoose the worst possible course of action.a. consequence, cupidity b. leitmotif, cupidityc. leitmotif, intelligence d. motif, sophisticated13. The ___ room received the latest guest with ___, a tired, desultory welcome like the specious smileof a hotel receptionist.a. decorated, hospitality b. desecrated, warmthc. furnished, pseudo-hospitality d. consecrated, effusiveness14. Mother Teresa ___ an aura of calm force and reserve strength which was like ___ to the weak, thedesolate and the suffering.a. contrived, bane b. exuded, maledictionc. contrived, manna d. exuded, mannaHappy CATing
11.A
12.B
13.C
14.C
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@miseera
A
B
C
D
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In 1483, Jews were expelled from all of Andalusia. Ferdinand pressured the Pope to promulgate a new bull. He did so on October 17, 1483, naming Tom谩s de Torquemada Inquisidor General of Arag贸n, Valencia and Catalonia. Torquemada quickly established procedures for the Inquisition. A new court would be announced with a thirty day grace period for confessions and the gathering of accusations by neighbors. Evidence that was used to identify a crypto-Jew included the absence of chimney smoke on Saturdays (a sign the family might secretly be honoring the Sabbath) or the buying of many vegetables before Passover or the purchase of meat from a converted butcher. The court employed physical torture to extract confessions. Crypto-Jews were allowed to confess and do penance, although those who relapsed were burned at the stake.

According to the passage, who is a crypto jew?

OPTIONS

1) A crypto-Jew is a Jew who has converted from Catholicism or Islam.
2) A crypto-Jew is a Jew accused of homosexual behaviour.
3) A crypto-Jew is secretly a Jew who converted to Catholicism prima facie only and is secretly observing all the rituals of his or her faith.
4) A crypto-Jew is someone who can be identified with the lack of chimney smoke on Sabbath days.
5) A crypto-Jew is someone who celebrates Passover by eating a lot of meat.
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@miseera 3
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@miseera 3
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@miseera
A
B
C
D
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@miseera said:
In 1483, Jews were expelled from all of Andalusia. Ferdinand pressured the Pope to promulgate a new bull. He did so on October 17, 1483, naming Tomás de Torquemada Inquisidor General of Aragón, Valencia and Catalonia. Torquemada quickly established procedures for the Inquisition. A new court would be announced with a thirty day grace period for confessions and the gathering of accusations by neighbors. Evidence that was used to identify a crypto-Jew included the absence of chimney smoke on Saturdays (a sign the family might secretly be honoring the Sabbath) or the buying of many vegetables before Passover or the purchase of meat from a converted butcher. The court employed physical torture to extract confessions. Crypto-Jews were allowed to confess and do penance, although those who relapsed were burned at the stake.According to the passage, who is a crypto jew?OPTIONS1) A crypto-Jew is a Jew who has converted from Catholicism or Islam.2) A crypto-Jew is a Jew accused of homosexual behaviour.3) A crypto-Jew is secretly a Jew who converted to Catholicism prima facie only and is secretly observing all the rituals of his or her faith.4) A crypto-Jew is someone who can be identified with the lack of chimney smoke on Sabbath days.5) A crypto-Jew is someone who celebrates Passover by eating a lot of meat.
The correct answer is 4. The passage states that “Evidence that was used to identify a crypto-Jew included the absence of chimney smoke on Saturdays (a sign the family might secretly be honoring the Sabbath)”. Option 1 is wrong as there is nothing in the passage to suggest it. So is Option 2. Option 3 is wrong as even though it's probably correct, there is no evidence in the passage to back it up. Option 5 is wrong as we don't know if there is a connect between Passover and meat.
Hence, the correct answer is option 4.
I too Marked 3
@Vignesh26
@shab86
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@miseera 3 Looked as the obvious answer....even i went with 3..but then again assuming something that is obvious never helps...good question...
Lesson to be learnt-dont assume....follow whats given in the passage...:)