Practice Test

Q1) Which of the following statements is best supported by this passage ? Show Answer

Q2) Which of the following most probably was the subject of the paragraph preceding the passage ? Show Answer

Q3) The relationship between the cleavage and translucence of a diamond most similar in relationship between the style of a car and its : Show Answer

Q4) The word 'genuine' (underlined) could best be replaced by which of the following ? Show Answer

Q5) Which of the following statements best describes the organisation of this passage ? Show Answer

Q6) The cars that are most likely to sell would be : Show Answer

Q7) Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ? Show Answer

Q8) Suppose VX 1000 is a new car that is taking away customers from Japanese cars. Our closest hypothesis would be VX 1000 : Show Answer

Q9) Which of the following statements is false ? Show Answer

Q10) Which of the following statements is true ? Show Answer

Q11) The primary purpose of the passage is to : Show Answer

Q12) It can be inferred from this passage that the author views he information contained within it as : Show Answer

Q13) With which of the following words can you replace the word uniform as given in this passage ? Show Answer

Q14) What does the underlined word 'it' stand for in the passage ? Show Answer

Q15) The author provides information that answers which of following question ?
(I) What causes the disturbance that changes the cloud from its original static condition ?
(II) How does this small region's increasing density affect its gravitational field ?
(III) What is the end result of the gradually increasing concentration of the small region of gas ? Show Answer

Q16) As per passage, organisational behaviour is : Show Answer

Q17) Ethics is to an administration, what character is for : Show Answer

Q18) Government Servants' Conduct Rules are meant for : Show Answer

Q19) The underlined word 'manual' in the context of the given passage means : Show Answer

Q20) What is he passage about ? Show Answer

Q21) According to the passage which one of the following statements is true about broad general knowledge ? Show Answer

Q22) Supporters of the first theory would not agree with : Show Answer

Q23) "School of thought" can best be explained as : Show Answer

Q24) According to the second school of thought education will not be very effective, if students : Show Answer

Q25) What does the passage mainly discuss ? Show Answer

Q26) The underlined word 'potential' could best be replaced by which of the following ? Show Answer

Q27) According to the passage which of the following is not a possible because of many heart attacks ? Show Answer

Q28) As used in the passage, which of the following could best replace the underlined word 'reveal'? Show Answer

Q29) Which of the following does the passage infer ? Show Answer

Q30) What is the central idea of the passage ? Show Answer

Q31) What is the author's attitude to modern development in science and communications ? Show Answer

Q32) Rationality, according to the passage, means mainly : Show Answer

Q33) The author feels that it is impractical to appeal to altruism because : Show Answer

Q34) 'The King Demos' refers to : Show Answer

Q35) Which is the most appropriate title for the passage based on its content ? Show Answer

Q36) The author provides information that would answer which of the following questions :
(I) What factors cause changing in organism ?
(II) What is the theory of evolution ?
(III) Could structurally different organs be similar in evolution ? Show Answer

Q37) The author organises the passage by : Show Answer

Q38) Which of the following words could best be substituted to 'homologous' without substantially changing the author's meaning ? Show Answer

Q39) The author's style can best be described as : Show Answer

Q40) What point is the writer trying to make when he says "She may lie at a man's feet stroking his new socks" ? Show Answer

Q41) The 'gynolatry' of one civilisation would suggest all the following except that : Show Answer

Q42) By saying that women depicted in an advertisement is "not a women" the author implies that : Show Answer

Q43) The author's primary purpose in this passage is : Show Answer

Q44) In the last sentence of the paragraph, the word 'doll' is meant to express : Show Answer

Q45) The author uses the word 'improvisation' to suggest : Show Answer

Q46) According to the author high at cannot be democratised because : Show Answer

Q47) They tried to introduce bits of jazz in serious music so that : Show Answer

Q48) Which of the following words can best replace the word raucous in the paragraph ? Show Answer

Q49) Speaking of the techniques of some composers Paul Hindesmith said that they evoked image of emotions : Show Answer

Q50) The passage is primarily concerned with : Show Answer

Q51) Lichens survive in the extreme cold conditions of Antarctica on earth for all the following reasons, except : Show Answer

Q52) Which of the following statements is not true ? Show Answer

Q53) The most primitive forms of life likely to exist on Mars are all the following, except : Show Answer

Q54) Exobiologists might find on Mars algae similar to stromatolites on earth because : Show Answer

Q55) The main subject of the passage is : Show Answer

Q56) The word "era" in line 1 could be replaced by which of the following words ? Show Answer

Q57) According to the author which of the following is not popular now ? Show Answer

Q58) According to the author, why would red be a good colour for a lawn mower ? Show Answer

Q59) In this passage which of the following are not used as names for colours ? Show Answer

Q60) The main purpose of the passage is to : Show Answer

Q61) The rhetorical purpose of the fourth para of the passage is to :
(I) Anticipate objection to what the GNP fails to take into account.
(II) Cite example of "Products", the GNP ought to include.
(III) Develop the definition of the GNP with special details. Show Answer

Q62) We can infer from the passage that of the following, the factor that does not influence the growth of GNP is : Show Answer

Q63) The critic of the limitations of the measurement of GNP might cite its failure to consider all of the following except : Show Answer

Q64) According to the passage, which one of the following organisation is not associated in evolving and Indian MNC Index ? Show Answer

Q65) Which one of the following sectors of economy is now announced for overseas investment for the first time ? Show Answer

Q66) Which of the following is not implied as per the reported statement of the Chairman of the Samtel Group ? Show Answer

Q67) What is the main topic of the passage ? Show Answer

Q68) Why did companies and universities develop programmes to prepare managers in large numbers ? Show Answer

Q69) Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage ? Show Answer

Q70) Management education was emphasized in the management programmes because : Show Answer

Q71) What is the historical reason for many organisations not having leadership ? Show Answer

Q72) Which of the following is similar in meaning to the underlined word 'nurtured' as used in the passage ? Show Answer

Q73) What according to the author is leadership ? Show Answer

Q74) Which of the following characteristics help organisations in their transformations efforts ? Show Answer

Q75) Why were people taught little about leadership in management programmes ? Show Answer

Q76) Which of the following statements is false according to the passage ? Show Answer

Q77) The basic issue(s) requiring greater discussion and participative decision making regarding the dis-investment programme is/are : Show Answer

Q78) "The public sector is inefficient and resources waster whereas private enterprise is resource-efficient". This opinion is due to : Show Answer

Q79) The reform programme in India, started with the policy of restrucuring of PSUs, has got shifted to : Show Answer

Q80) What were made with great dedication earlier, but now derided ? Show Answer

Q81) According to the author, non-performers exist in : Show Answer

Q82) An appropriate title to the passage will be : Show Answer

Q83) When the author writes "globalising our social inequities" the reference is to : Show Answer

Q84) According to the author, 'inverted' representations as balm for the forsaken Show Answer

Q85) Based on the passage, which broad areas unambiguously fall under the purview of the UN conference being discussed ?
A. Racial prejudice
B. Racial pride
C. Disclimination, racial or otherwise
D. Caste related discrimination
E. Race related discrimination Show Answer

Q86) According to the author, the sociologist who argued that race is a 'biological' category and caste is a 'social' one : Show Answer

Q87) As important message in the passage, of one accepts a dialectic between nature and culture, is that : Show Answer

Q88) According to the passage, which of the following is the best set of reasons for which one needs to "look hard" at an economist's language ?
A. Economists accomplish a great deal through their language
B. Economics is an opinion-based subject
C. Economics has a great impact on other's lives
D. Economics is damaging. Show Answer

Q89) In the light of the definition of rhetoric given in the passage, which of the following will have the least element of rhetoric ? Show Answer

Q90) As used in the passage, which of the following is the closest meaning to the statement "The culture of the conversation makes the words arcane "? Show Answer

Q91) As used in the passage, which of the following is the closest alternative to the word 'arcane' ? Show Answer

Q92) Based on your understanding of the passage, which of the following conclusions would you agree with ? Show Answer

Q93) What according to the author should the French do to avoid becoming a producer of merely old-fashioned wines ? Show Answer

Q94) The development which has created fear among winemakers in the wine heartlands of France is the Show Answer

Q95) Which one of the following, if true, would provide most support for Dr. Renaud's findings about the effect of tannins ? Show Answer

Q96) Which one of the following CANNOT be reasonably attributed to the the labelling strategy followed by wine producers in English-speaking countries ? Show Answer

Q97) The tone that the author uses while asking "What French winemakers will ever admit that " is best described as Show Answer

Q98) The good title for this passage might be Show Answer

Q99) Attitude of ants toward strangers of the same species may be categorized as Show Answer

Q100) The author's anecdotes of the inebriated ants would support all the following induction except the statement that Show Answer

Q101) According to the passage chloroform was less successful than alcohol for inhibiting communication because of Show Answer

Q102) Although the author is a scientist, his style of writing also exhibits a quality of Show Answer

Q103) One of the types of radiation that cannot pass through the atmospheric "windows" without distortion is Show Answer

Q104) One of the atmospheric effects that affects earth-based experiments that is not mentioned in the passage is Show Answer

Q105) The purpose of telescope mounting is no neutralize Show Answer

Q106) The precession period of Earth is Show Answer

Q107) Gravitational action of the Sun and the Moon on Earth causes
(I) diurnal spinning
(II) Precession
(III) nutation Show Answer

Q108) The orbital motion of the Earth Show Answer

Q109) The man-made radio signals have wave-lengths of Show Answer

Q110) The author's reaction to the snowstorm may be said to be Show Answer

Q111) How many vehicles does the author mention in the passage ? Show Answer

Q112) Which of the following was not the result of the 'Winter of Blue Snow ' ? Show Answer

Q113) The author compares the weather bulletin channel reportage to Show Answer

Q114) According to the author, one of the greatest attractions of the weather is that Show Answer

Q115) The moral indifference of the weather is simulating in spite of being destructive because Show Answer

Q116) Which of the following is not true of the weather ? Show Answer

Q117) What is most probably the physical position of the author of the passage ? Show Answer

Q118) According to the author, the doctrines of Mr. Darwin .... Show Answer

Q119) What is most probably the author's opinion of the existing moral principles of the people ? Show Answer

Q120) According to the author, the moral code of Christianity ..... Show Answer

Q121) It is implied in the passage that ... Show Answer

Q122) What, according to the passage, is the Chief Good ? Show Answer

Q123) Female polar bears give birth during Show Answer

Q124) Mother bear Show Answer

Q125) With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
(I) Polar bears fast as long as eight months due to non availability of prey.
(II) Polar bears always give birth to triplets.
Which of the assumptions given above is/are valid ? Show Answer

Q126) What does the expression "pitching the highest camp" imply ? Show Answer

Q127) They took a long time to finish the work because Show Answer

Q128) When they crawled into the tent Show Answer

Q129) The man went into another room because Show Answer

Q130) The man was called a hero because he Show Answer

Q131) When the night fell, he slept Show Answer

Q132) He soon fell asleep because Show Answer

Q133) With reference to the passage, consider the following statements :
I. He was walking through the countryside.
II. The cottages and farmers gave him enough food so that he could sleep at night without feeling hungry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q134) According to the paragraph, abolishing child labour through legal means is most likely to result into.... Show Answer

Q135) What can be inferred about the policy being followed about child labour in India ?
(I) Giving economic benefits to the families of child labourers.
(II) Reducing / controlling child labour in unhealthy areas of work.
(III) Monitoring and improving working conditions for children. Show Answer

Q136) Which of the following words is most nearly the SAME in meaning to the word AMELIORATE as used in the paragraph ? Show Answer

Q137) The meaning of phrase 'Freedom of Press' in the passage is Show Answer

Q138) In India, real restrictions on the press do not come from : Show Answer

Q139) Which of the following statements sums up the writer's intention ? Show Answer

Q140) According to the passage, a scientist : Show Answer

Q141) In this passage, the phrase 'the heart of the matter' refers to the suggestion that : Show Answer

Q142) The scientist may give up research if he finds that : Show Answer

Q143) The author wants to evaluate the importance of the English language because it is : Show Answer

Q144) The speakers to every language : Show Answer

Q145) The writer's evaluation of the importance of the English language is based on : Show Answer

Q146) The young generation is getting frustrated because : Show Answer

Q147) Enormous responsibility to comprehend the problems of young generation lies with : Show Answer

Q148) The increase in violence in our society is : Show Answer

Q149) According to the author, discussions of drug addiction are generally concerned with Show Answer

Q150) Addicts take to criminal acts because Show Answer

Q151) The author seems to criticize the narcotics laws for Show Answer

Q152) With reference to the passage, consider the following statements
(I) Addiction to drugs is a criminal act.
(II) Drug addicts cannot be rehabilitated.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct ? Show Answer

Q153) Which of the following statements best reflects the underlying tone of the passage ? Show Answer

Q154) The author of the above passage says that in the past the basis of education for all people, irrespective of their intellectual calibre was Show Answer

Q155) The author of the above passage says that the classics and the Bible were read by his ancentors Show Answer

Q156) According to the author the above passage, the old man form of education, based on the study of the classics and of the Bible, has Show Answer

Q157) The author of the above passage fears that the greater part of the vacuum created by lack of interest in the classics and the Bible has been sense filled up by Show Answer

Q158) "It is the root of many other problems" means that Show Answer

Q159) The present satisfactory position in regard to food and cloth is due to : Show Answer

Q160) If the population of India continues to increase at this rate, the situation in regard to food and cloth Show Answer

Q161) The situation in respect of accomodation Show Answer

Q162) At present Indians have Show Answer

Q163) When did Mr Sharma's friend go to see, what was wrong ? Show Answer

Q164) When Mr Sharma saw the tigress, he was Show Answer

Q165) Mr Sharma stayed on to fight the tigress for Show Answer

Q166) The author views Indian Culture as Show Answer

Q167) The author thinks that Show Answer

Q168) The author wants Show Answer

Q169) The author wants Indians to Show Answer

Q170) What does 'nature' in the passage mean ? Show Answer

Q171) Which one of the following is the correct statement ? According to the passage, Show Answer

Q172) What does the writer suggest ? Show Answer

Q173) What does 'struggle' in the passage mean ? Show Answer

Q174) Why a beautiful landscape 'will fill us with infinite satisfaction' ? Show Answer

Q175) Which one of the following is correct ?
The writer believes that India is Show Answer

Q176) Where will the future leaders of the country mainly come from? Show Answer

Q177) What is author's tone in the passage ? Show Answer

Q178) Which one of the following is correct ?
For realizing the India of our dreams, Show Answer

Q179) Which one of the following is correct ? What is deeply encouraging about educated young men and women of India is that Show Answer

Q180) The amount of oxygen available in the atmosphere of Mars is Show Answer

Q181) The reason suggested by the writer for the difference in colour between the rocks on Mars and those on the Moon is that Show Answer

Q182) According to the passage Show Answer

Q183) The presence of colouration in Mars is quite suggestive of the presence of Show Answer

Q184) Which of the following is cited as a possible risk factor ? Show Answer

Q185) The word 'unduloudly' in the context of the passage means Show Answer