Official Verbal Ability thread for CAT 2013

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His long face at his failure to make it to the IIM's suggested that he was ---------

And also ----------

Non Scintillating , verbose

Reviled , providential

Quiescent,Succint

Sad , Contemplative

Lugubrious, Lachrymose

@brixcel @burnett @revn @abhas17 @Chirayu2404 @PhoenixScribe @Harmeet89 kuch questions dalo yaar...

triskaidekaphobia ka matlab batao :)

For Time Material 2012 Pune Message me.

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.


(1)tenets; fixation


(2)aspects; inhibitions


(3)institutions; inhibitions


(4)organs; traditions


(5)departments; repulsions

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Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one

hand, there is his __________ endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of

environment, including __________.


(1) constitutional; weather


(2) congenital; education


(3) personal; climate


(4) economic; learning


(5) genetic; pedagogy



P.S- Make your OA :P

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The ................regions of spain have all have unique cultures but the .....................views within each region make the issue of an acceptable common language of instruction an even more contentious one.

different, competing

divergent, distinct

distinct,disparate

different, discrete

please explain as your approach as well

a)Having a strategy is a matter of discipline
b)It involves the configuration of a tailored value chain that enables a company to offer unique value
c)It requires a strong focus on profitability and a willingness to make tough trade-offs in choosing what not to do
d)Strategy goes beyond the pursuit of best practices
e)A company must stay on course even during the times of upheaval while constantly improving and extending its distinctive positioning
f)When a company's activities fit together as a self-reinforcing system any competitor wishing to imitate a strategy must replicate the whole system

ACEDBF
ACBDEF
DCBEFA
ABCEDF

please explain the approach as well thanks

When drive-ins were at the height of their popularity in the late 1950's, some 4,000 existed in the United States, but today **there are less than one-quarter that many**.

A. there are less than one-quarter that many


B. there are fewer than one-quarter as many


C. there are fewer than one-quarter of that amount


D. the number is less than one-quarter the amount


E. it is less than one-quarter of that amount

The greatest road system built in the Americas prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending from northern Ecuador through Peru to southern Chili.

A. Columbus was the Incan highway, which, over 2,500 miles long and extending

B. Columbus was the Incan highway, over 2,500 miles in length, and extended


C. Columbus, the Incan highway, which was over 2,500 miles in length and extended


D. Columbus, the Incan highway, being over 2,500 miles in length, was extended


E. Columbus, the Incan Highway was over 2,500 miles long, extending


Which one of these is correct?

* None of the boys run as fast as her.

* None of the boys run as fast as she.

* None of the boys runs as fast as her.

* None of the boys runs as fast as she.

@scrabbler Please advise.

IBMR-gurgaon, Pratap university,jaipur ,LPU???WHICH 1 IZ GOOD FOH mba????

Any web recommendation for vocabs with their Mnemonics because I learn and forget :P

What are imp topics for lr ?

Does logical deductions questions and blood relation questions comes in CAT now ?? Need help whether to prepare them or not?

guys can u suggest me how can I score gud in "RC"...

Can someone tell me where o use bereaved and where to sue bereft

Hi puys , can anybody please suggest me a good source or material to improve grammar, and practice questions like fill in the blanks and correct usage of words ?