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Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).There is (1) hardly a day in the Lok Sahba (2) that (3) is not marked (4) by uproarious scenes. (5) No error
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Please explain your answers as wellDirections: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).(1) Your niece is (2) a cute little girl (3) and every one (4) adores her. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence below has been divided into four parts. Identify the part having an error. If no part has an error, mark (5).
Those (1) who (2) kill time (3) they are killed (4) by time. (5) No error
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Directions: The sentence given below may have an error. The sentence has been rewritten under answer options (1) to (5). Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the sentence.A balding, smooth faced man, he could have been anywhere between forty and sixty.
A balding, smooth faced man, he could have been anywhere between forty and sixty.
He could have been anywhere between forty and sixty, a balding, smooth faced man.
Anywhere between forty and sixty he could have been, a balding smooth faced man.
Between forty and sixty anywhere, he could have been, a balding smooth faced man.
Anywhere between forty and sixty, the man could have been balding and smooth faced.
Directions: The part of the sentence that has been underlined may have an error. The part has been rewritten under answer options (1) to (5). Select the option that is the most coherent and precise representation of the underlined part.The student almost revised the book five times before the exam.
almost revised the book five times before the exam
almost before the exam revised the book five times
almost five times revised the book before the exams
revised the book almost five times before the exam
almost revised the book five times before the exams
One of the easiest things to do in the world, one may be forgiven to say, is to sermonize. Also, one of the commonest things to do is to sermonize. It costs nothing to the one who sermonizes and gives some food for thought to the ones who are at the receiving end of these sermons, although there have been some victims of sermons as well. This might sound queer, but the fact of the matter is—there are quite a few victims in our own midst. What, imagine for a while, must be passing through the minds of those who harangue others with their sermons and what must be passing through the minds of those subjected to these unsolicited dose of words that sound more like hyperbole than anything else? And why people take to sermonizing?
Well, those speaking from the pulpit have this uncanny tendency of believing that they only know what is right or wrong for the people below and that the ignoramus ones who gather there to listen to their sermons need to be told again and again that this and not that is the right thing for them to do. Hence sermons become essential. By constantly lending them ears, we only help embolden them to get away with this impression. Sermons are not always innocuous these days. In fact, more often they are not. They could be inflammatory. Religious and political sermons could be deadly if they are taken to heart. This usually happens with the fanatics, and there is no dearth of these. They tend to take the sermons in letter and not in spirit. This creates situations that have wide ramifications. In the recent past some of these religious sermons have caused many conflagrations than have brought amity which is what a religion is supposed to aim at. Obviously, because of the excessive dose of religious sermons, there have been more fragmentations in our society than there had ever been before.
But it is the political sermons, of all the sermons, that are amusing. Political sermons are so only in the sense that politicians make them, and not because they are political in character. But the occasions they choose to make these sermons are quite sombre and there is nothing ludicrous about them. While celebrating Martyr's Day, we are told by our leaders to inculcate the qualities of the Father of the nation. Fine indeed! But the very next day when we are celebrating the birth day of Netaji (not exactly the next day), we are asked to emulate his qualities. On another day we are asked to follow in the footsteps of Shivaji and so on and so forth. There is obviously nothing wrong with these sermons. The trouble would begin when someone decides to take these sermons seriously and sets out on inculcating the qualities of those personages who are no longer on the scene. Not all of them had similar qualities. For instance, the only agenda on which both Gandhiji and Netaji agreed was India's freedom. Imagine the condition of the man who inculcates the qualities of all these great persons. What then will remain of him?
QuestionsThe writer indicates that a typical sermonizer we encounter
is more interested in just saying something without meaning it
is not interested in infusing any of these qualities he talks about
has a tendency to give unsolicited advice
has a preconceived notion about the quality of audience
has a positive role to play in society, but hardly ever plays that role
The writer seems to imply that
sermons are meant to confound people
sermonizers have no conviction of their own
those sermonized are the accursed lot
sermons are not meant to be taken seriously
political sermons are political in character
Two more questions for the previous passage
Question :
Writer's attitude towards the sermonizers is one of
righteous indignation
unnecessary jibe
studied indifference
intense dislike
scholarly objectivity
The writer views a sermonizer as
an important member of our society
one having crucial roles to play in the making of a nation or society
one bestowed with special privileges and powers
one with no concern for society or the nation
one with misconceived notion of being opinion makers
The writer does not seem to be entirely dismissive of all sermons. They could be useful if
they are followed in letter
they are sombre, not ludicrous
they are innocuous
they are lapped up by the fanatics
they are served in measured doses
The brains of identical twins are genetically identical. When only one of a pair of identical twins is a schizophrenic, certain areas of the affected twin‟s brain are smaller than corresponding areas in the brain of the unaffected twin. No such differences are found when neither twin is schizophrenic. Therefore, this discovery provides definitive evidence that schizophrenia is caused by damage to the physical structure of the brain.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
(A) The brain of person suffering from schizophrenia is smaller than the brain of anyone not suffering from schizophrenia
(B) The relative smallness of certain parts of the brains of schizophrenics is not the result of schizophrenia or of medications used in its treatment.
(C) The brain of a person with an identical twin is no smaller, on average, than the brain of person who is not twines.
(D) When a pair of identical twins both suffer from schizophrenia, their brains are the same size (E) People who have an identical twin are no more likely to suffer from schizophrenia than those who do not.
Sixty adults were asked to keep a diary of their meals, including what they consumed, when, and in the company of how many people. It was found that at meals with which they drank alcoholic beverages, they consumed about 175 calories more from non-alcoholic source than they did at meals with which they did not drink alcoholic beverages.
Each of the following, if true, contributes to an explanation of the difference in caloric intake EXCEPT:
(A) Diners spent a much longer time at meals served with alcohol than they did at those serve without alcohol.
(B) The meals eaten later in the day tended to be larger than those eaten earlier in the day, and later meals were more likely to include alcohol.
(C) People eat more when there are more people present at the meal, and more people tended to be present at meal served with alcohol than at meals served without alcohol.
(D) The meals that were most carefully prepared and most attractively served tended to be those at which alcoholic beverages were consumed
(E) At meals that included alcohol, relatively more of the total calories consumed came from carbohydrates and relatively fewer of them came from fats and proteins.
Something must be done to ease traffic congestion. In traditional small towns, people used to work and shop in the same town in which they lived, but now that stores and workplaces are located far away from residential areas, people cannot avoid travelling long distances each day. Traffic congestion is so heavy on all roads that, even on major highways, the maximum speed averages only 35 miles per hour.
Which one of the following proposals is most supported by the statements above?
(A) The maximum speed limit on major highways should be increased.
(B) People who now travel on major highways should be encouraged to travel on secondary roads instead.
(C) Residents of the remaining traditional small towns should be encouraged to move to the suburbs.
(D) Drivers who travel well below the maximum speed limit on major highways should be fined.
(E) New businesses should be encouraged to locate closer to where their workers would live.
Mayor of Plainsville: In order to help the economy of Plainsville, I am using some of our tax revenues to help bring a major highway through the town and thereby attract new business to Plainsville. Citizens' group: You must have interests other than our economy in mind. If you were really interested in helping our economy, you would instead allocate the revenues to building a new business park since it would bring in twice the business that your highway would.
The argument by the citizens group relies on which one of the following assumptions?
(A) Plainsville presently has no major highways running through it.
(B) The mayor accepts that a new business park would bring in more new business than would the new highway.
(C) The new highway would have no benefits for Plainsville other than attracting new business.
(D) The mayor is required to get approval for all tax revenue allocation plans from the city council.
(E) Plainsville's economy will not be helped unless a new business park of the sort envisioned by the citizens' group is built.
Two palaeontologists, Dr Tyson and Dr. Rees, disagree over the interpretation of certain footprints that were left among other footprints in hardened volcanic ash at site G. Dr. Tyson claims they are clearly early hominid footprints since they show human characteristics: a squarish heel and a big toe immediately adjacent to the next toe. However, since the footprints indicate that if hominids made those prints they would have had to walk in an unexpected cross-stepping manner, by placing the left foot to the right of the right foot. Dr. Rees rejects Dr. Tyson's conclusion.
Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines Dr. Tyson's conclusion?
(A) The foot prints showing human characteristics were clearly those of at least two distinct individuals.
(B) Certain species of bears had feet very like human feet, except that the outside toe on each foot was the biggest toe and the innermost toe was the smallest toe.
(C) Footprints shaped like a human's that do not show a cross-stepping pattern exist at site M, which is a mile away from site G, and the two sets of footprints are contemporaneous.
(D) When the moist volcanic ash became sealed under additional layers of ash before hardening, some details of some of the footprints were erased.
(E) Most of the other footprints at site G were of animals with hooves.
The brains of identical twins are genetically identical. When only one of a pair of identical twins is a schizophrenic, certain areas of the affected twin‟s brain are smaller than corresponding areas in the brain of the unaffected twin. No such differences are found when neither twin is schizophrenic. Therefore, this discovery provides definitive evidence that schizophrenia is caused by damage to the physical structure of the brain.
Which one of the following is an assumption required by the argument?
(A) The brain of person suffering from schizophrenia is smaller than the brain of anyone not suffering from schizophrenia
(B) The relative smallness of certain parts of the brains of schizophrenics is not the result of schizophrenia or of medications used in its treatment.
(C) The brain of a person with an identical twin is no smaller, on average, than the brain of person who is not twines.
(D) When a pair of identical twins both suffer from schizophrenia, their brains are the same size (E) People who have an identical twin are no more likely to suffer from schizophrenia than those who do not.
The litany of misdeeds on Wall Street is long, and didn't start in 2011. But it has become apparent that the recession is not going to deal an equally tough blow to the wealthiest Americans than to the rest of the country. Unemployment rates have remained stubbornly high — nearly 14 million people in the U.S. still can't find work. Meanwhile, CEO pay and Wall Street bonuses have rebounded spectacularly, and sales at luxury retailers are soaring again — facts that the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who say they represent “the 99%”, are quick to point out. It's not clear that the financial industry and the rich in general created the U.S.'s uneven economic playing field.
(a) But it is clear they are not bothered.
(b) But it is clear that they aren't trying very hard to change it.
(c) But it is clear that the mood of the people is one of anger.
(d) But it is clear they welcome the uneven economic playing field.
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Thus the end of knowledge and the closing of the frontier that it symbolizes is not alooming crisis at all, but merely one of many embarrassing fits of hubris in civilization'slong industry. In the end, it will pass away and be forgotten. Ours is not the firstgeneration to struggle to understand the organizational laws of the frontier, deceive itself that it has succeeded, and goes to its grave having failed. ParaCompletion!!
1. One would be wise to be humble.
2. But we might be the first generation to actually reach the frontier.
3. But we might be the first generation to deal with the crisis.
4. However, this time the success is not illusory
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. Publishers soon discovered that the gentlest and most_____female novelists were tough-minded and _____when their professional integrity was at stake.
(a) refined, meandering
b) idyllic, unyielding (
c) ladylike, relentless
(d) decorous, genteel
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READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES:
1999—2006 Subject-Wise Summary of CAT RC Passages
PHILOSOPHY
1. [CAT-2002] The Nature and Role of Philosophy
2. [CAT-2006] Dogmatic and Critical Attitude
3. [CAT-2006] A Conception of Justice
POLITICAL SCIENCE & HISTORY
1. [CAT-1999] The Concept of the Nation-State
2. [CAT-2001] Democracy: A Perspective
3. [CAT-2002] Histories of India: Different Approaches
4. [CAT-Nov 03] Why did The British Give Up India?
5. [CAT-Feb 04] Indian Federalism: Panchayati Raj System
6. [CAT-2006] Condemning the Crimes of Communism
ECONOMICS & HISTORY
1. [CAT-1999] The Creation of WTO
2. [CAT-2000] TRIPs—Impact on Indian Agriculture
3. [CAT-2004] The Viability of the Multinational Corporate System
4. [CAT-2005] The Second Age of Globalization
ARTS & LITERATURE
PART-A: Theory, Concepts, & Trends
1. [CAT-1999] Human Perception and Creation
2. [CAT-1999] Abstract and Representational Art
3. [CAT-2000] Classical Music: Indian and Western
4. [CAT-2000] Abstractionism: Does it Have a Future?
5. [CAT-Feb 04] Greek Architecture
6. [CAT-2004] Painters and their Subject Matter
7. [CAT-2005] Derrida's Deconstructive Approach
PART-B: An Obituary, A Film Review, & A poem
1. [CAT-2001] Billie Holiday: An Obituary
2. [CAT-2001] The Narrative of Dersu Uzala (A Film Review)
3. [CAT-Nov 03] In Search of Ithaka (A Poem)
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, & SOCIETY
1. [CAT-2000] New Developments in Computer Hardware
2. [CAT-2001] Quasars Throw Light on Cosmic Dark Age
3. [CAT-2002] Human Cells: A Marvel of Nature's Design
4. [CAT-Nov 03] The Controversy over Genetically-Modified Foods
5. [CAT-Nov 03] Modern Science: Galileo and Newton
6. [CAT-Feb 04] The History of Aviation Technology
7. [CAT-2004] Malnutrition: Major Cause of Degenerative Diseases
SOCIETY, CULTURE, & HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
1. [CAT-2000] Impact of New Technology on Society
2. [CAT-2001] Racial and Caste-based Discrimination
3. [CAT-2002] The Practice of Abortion
4. [CAT-Nov 03] The Usefulness of Social Life
5. [CAT-Feb 04] Cultural Differences: My Father and Me
6. [CAT-2004] Lack of Real Change
MISCELLANEOUS
1. [CAT-1999] The Art of War: Eastern and Western
2. [CAT-2001] Phonological Skills
3. [CAT-2002] The Rhetoric of Economists
4. [CAT-Nov 03] Wine Consumption
5. [CAT-Feb 04] Secularization of Education: Twelfth Century Europe
6. [CAT-2004] The Maneless Tsavo Lions
7. [CAT-2005] The Game of Strategy
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The most irritating Question people generally ask 😠'What to read and From where' ? 
In verbal Ability section they check your language Understanding (Especially RC )
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Exclusive Opinion, Commentary and Op-ed from today s Top Economists and Public Intellectuals - Project Syndicate latest articles on World Economics. ( My favourite ) 
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy For Philosophy Reading ( Isko Samjh Dala to RC Jhingalala )
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