Online Verbal Ability Test - Verbal Ability Test - Random

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  • Total number of questions: 20.
  • Time allotted: 30 minutes.
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Total number of questions
20
Number of answered questions
0
Number of unanswered questions
20
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Direction (Q.Nos. 1 - 2)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'D'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

1.

(solve as per the direction given above)

Since India has gained Independence
49 years ago.
much progress has been made in almost every field.
No error.
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
'Since India gained independence'

2.

(solve as per the direction given above)

The school is
within hundred yards
from the church.
No error.
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
within a hundred yards

Direction (Q.No. 3)

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is 'E'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

3.

(solve as per the direction given above)

I am contacting you
sometime in next week
to explain to you
my problem in detail.
No error.
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
sometime next week

Direction (Q.No. 4)

In each of the sentences given below a word is printed in bold. Below it four choices are given. Pick up the one which is most nearly the same in meaning as the word printer in bold and can replaces it without altering the meaning of the sentence.

4.
As soon as he finished his speech, there was spontaneous applause from the audience.
well-timed
willing
instinctive
instantaneous
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.Nos. 5 - 6)

Each sentences below consist of a word or a phrase which is bold. It is followed by four words or phrases. Select the word or pharse which is closes to the OPPOSITE in meaning of the bold word or phrase.

5.
His short but pointed speech was applauded by all sections of the audience.
disapproved
misunderstood
praised
welcomed
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

6.
The officer asked the clerk to expedite the matter.
postpone
defer
adjourn
delay
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.Nos. 7 - 8)

Pick out the most effective word(s) from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

7.
One major ...... between the Election Commission and the Union Government related to the powers of the former in respect of the deployment of central police forces at places where are elections is held.
irritant
conflict
pain
culprit
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

8.
I haven't seen you ...... a week.
within
since
for
from
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 9)

In each question below a sentence broken into five or six parts. Join these parts to make a meaningful sentence. The correct order of parts is the answer.

9.
1. medicine 2. a 3. Neeta
4. given 5. was  
51423
25431
15423
42531
35421
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option
Explanation:
"Neeta was given a medicine."

Direction (Q.Nos. 10 - 12)

In each question, an incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully.

10.
The weather outside was extremely pleasant and hence we decided to ......
utilise our time in watching the television
refrain from going out for a morning walk
enjoy a morning ride in the open
employ this rare opportunity for writing letters
remain seated in our rooms in the bungalow
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

11.
Even though it is very large house, ......
there is a lot of space available in it for children
there is hardly any space available for children
there is no dearth of space for children
the servants take a long time to clean it
the municipal taxes on it are very happy
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

12.
The employer appeared to be in such an affable mood that Rohit ......
decided to ask for a raise in his salary
was scared to talk to him about his leave
felt very guilty for his inadvertent slip
promised him that he would not commit mistake again
was pained to press his demand for a new flat.
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 13)

In questions below, each passage consist of six sentences. The first and sixth sentence are given in the begining. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. Find out the proper order for the four sentences.

13.
S1: There is only one monkey we can thoroughly recommend as an indoor pet.
P : They quickly die from colds and coughs after the first winter fogs.
Q : It is beautiful and intelligent Capuchin monkey.
R : The lively little Capuchins, however, may be left for years in an English house without the least danger to their health.
S : The Marmosets, it is true, are more beautiful than a Capuchins and just as pleasing, but they are too delicate for the English climate
S6: Finally let me say that no other monkey has a better temper or winning ways.
The Proper sequence should be:
PQRS
QRPS
QSPR
RPSQ
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 14)
Rearrange the following six sentences in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph, then answer the questions given below.
  1. Chandrakanth was shocked when he realised that the leg had lost sensation.
  2. when he tried to get up, he felt his leg was very heavy.
  3. He had to lie down hopelessly, till he saw a flash light
  4. It was an odd night time and hence nobody heard his voice.
  5. Due to sudden sprain chandrakanth fell down.
  6. Nervous with this realisation, he called out for help.
14.
Which of the following should be the sixth sentence ?
6
5
4
3
2
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 15)
Parents spend to much time worrying about their adolescents wasting time. But for an adolescent, many activities, parents consider wasteful, are, in fact, worthwhile. Parents complain that teenagers spend too much daydreaming. Yet ...(1)... has important functions in teenagers' development ...(2)... daydreams, all adolescents try out various ...(3)... as they search for the direction ...(4)... want to take in their lives. Many daydreams are ways of ...(5)... escaping the streets of everyday life ...(6)... even they have some immediate-tension-reducing ...(7)... Some parents also complain about the ...(8)... conversation the teenagers have with one ...(9)... over the telephone. In fact, these ...(10)... pointless conversations are often a means ...(11)... which adolescents check out their own ...(12)... of the world with others, gaining ...(13)... view of themselves and others. For parents, the issue is the ...(14)... of the fact that any kind of significant achievement ...(15)... hard work which the adolescents do not fully appreciate.
15.

(solve as per the direction given above)

dream
imagination
fantasy
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 16)
I noticed George Ramsay at the restaurant. He was starting into space. He looked as though the burden of the whole world sat on his shoulders. I ...(1)... at once that his unfortunate brother ...(2)... trouble again. I suppose every family has a black ...(3)... Tom has been ...(4)... trail to his family ...(5)... twenty years. He had begun life decently enough; he went ...(6)... business, married and had two children. The Ramsay were ...(7)... respectable people, and there was every ...(8)... to suppose that Tom Ramsay would have a useful and ...(9)... career. But one day without warning, he ...(10)... that he did not like to work, and that he was not suited ...(11)... marriage. He wanted to enjoy ...(12)... He would listen ...(13)... no advice. He left his wife and his ...(14)... He had ...(15)... money and he spent two happy years in the various capitals of Europe. Rumours of his ...(16)... reached his relations from time to time and they were ...(17)... He certainly ...(18)... a very good time. They shook their heads and asked what ...(19)... when his money was spent. they soon found out that he was broke and wanted to ...(20)... home.
16.

(solve as per the direction given above)

deeply
shocked
disappointed
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 17)

The greatest thing this age can be proud of is the birth of man in the conciousness of men. In his drunken orgies of power and national pride man may flout and jeer at it. when organised national selfishness, racial antipathy and commercial self seeking begin to display their ugly deformities in all their nakedness, then comes the time for man to know that his salvation is not in political organisations and extended trade relations, not in any mechanical re-arrangement of social system but in a deeper transformation of life, in the liberation of consciousness in love, in the realisation of God in man

17.
People jeer at the 'birth of Man' in the human consciousness when they
begin to think of themselves as God
become power hungry
restructure the social system
become mentally deranged
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 18)
In questions given below out of four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given word/sentence.
18.
A large sleeping-room with many beds
Bedroom
Dormitory
Hostel
Basement
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 19)
Some proverbs/idioms are given below together with their meanings. Choose the correct meaning of proverb/idiom, If there is no correct meaning given, E (i.e.) 'None of these' will be the answer.
19.
To have an axe to grind
A private end to serve
To fail to arouse interest
To have no result
To work for both sides
None of these
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

Direction (Q.No. 20)
In the questions below the sentences have been given in Active/Passive voice. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice.
20.
Do you imitate others?
Are others being imitated by you?
Are others imitated by you?
Have others being imitated by you?
Were others being imitated by you?
Your Answer: Option
(Not Answered)
Correct Answer: Option

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