Fill in the blanks - Previous Year CAT/MBA Questions
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Carefully read the paragraph below:
A map is a useful metaphor for our brain when talking about _______ because at its most basic level our brain __________to be our atlas of sorts, a system of routes _______to navigate us toward just one destination: staying alive!
From the options below, choose the set that MOST appropriately fills up the blanks.
- A.
Perception, evolved, designed
- B.
Understanding, progressed, shaped
- C.
Connections, changed, molded
- D.
Design, developed, shaped
- E.
Comprehension, metamorphosed, designed
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ReportCarefully read the paragraph below:
__________, medicine has been operated by trial and error, in other words, __________. We know by now that there can be entirely_________ connections between symptoms and treatment, and some medications succeed in medical trials for mere random reasons.
From the options below, choose the one that MOST appropriately fills up the blanks.
- A.
Formerly, randomly, accidental
- B.
Traditionally, analytically, casual
- C.
Initially, statistically, unexpected
- D.
Periodically, logically, arbitrary
- E.
Historically, arbitrarily, fortuitous
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the options.
In _______________ of international matters, there is always an element of risk in _______________ one might do.
- A.
case; whatever
- B.
spite; whatever
- C.
many; doing
- D.
spite; whichever
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the options.
Sunita’s ______________ in athletics yielded rich ___________________ as she got a scholarship.
- A.
performance; money
- B.
excellence; dividends
- C.
won; appreciation
- D.
failure; appointment
In 1942, the French writer Albert Camus composed an essay, ‘The Myth of Sisyphus’. It draws on the Greek fable of a man condemned to roll a rock up a mountain only to have it roll back down under its own weight, a ______ that lasts for eternity. Camus argues that this image ______ the human condition in a world where we can no longer make sense of events; but instead of committing suicide, we should ______ ourselves to this ‘elusive feeling of absurdity’ and bear it as best we can. In this sense, Sisyphus is the ideal hero.
Consider the following words:
- surrender
- choice
- symbolises
- quandary
- attune
- option
- reconcile
- depicts
Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that best fits the blanks in the above paragraph?
- A.
4, 2, 6
- B.
4, 3, 7
- C.
2, 3, 1
- D.
4, 5, 1
- E.
2, 5, 7
From the given pair of words select the most appropriate pair that fills the gaps and makes the sentence more meaningful.
Despite being the …………….partner in the relationship, the franchiser does not always have all the ………….
- A.
Sincere……………limitations
- B.
authoritative……………legalities
- C.
dominant……………advantages
- D.
active……………losses
With large classes, it is difficult for teachers to ………..regular essay type questions for homework because……….long answers would take too much time.
- A.
consider……….writing
- B.
revalue……….concise
- C.
pursue………..feeling
- D.
handle…………weighing
‘Patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrel’, says Johnson. In the modern world where the cunning selfish people……………and the hard working, conscientious people……………. The quotation holds good.
- A.
dominate…………suppress
- B.
thrive…………………suffer
- C.
enjoy………………….mutilate
- D.
empower…………..subjected
Read the following statements carefully:
The payoff from ________ in education is so ______ and _______ that it is almost ________ as a predictor of economic change over a five to ten year period.
Fill in the blanks meaningfully, in the above statement, from the following options.
- A.
Expenditure, small, insignificant, irrelevant
- B.
Productivity, small, erratic, useless
- C.
Expenditure, fast, significant, powerful
- D.
Investment, slow, erratic, useless
- E.
Investment, slow, predictable, irrelevant
Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:
The Lannisters had ______ gold than the Tyrells until the Lannister army sacked Highgarden and took the Tyrell fortune to pay back the Iron Bank. On the other hand, the Northern army has
______ than 10,000 men and therefore, Jon needs to bend the knee to Daenerys. What happens in the story next is dependent on George R. Martin, the writer of the series. For ______, he has not written anything further and we hope George R. Martin will get around to finishing the book _______. But as it happens, ________, book releases are delayed.
Fill in the blanks meaningfully, in the above paragraph, from the following options.
- A.
less, fewer, some time, sometime, sometimes
- B.
fewer, less, sometime, some time, sometimes
- C.
less, fewer, sometime, some time, sometimes
- D.
fewer, less, sometimes, sometime, some time
- E.
fewer, less, some time, sometime, sometimes
The serious study of popular films by critics is regularly credited with having rendered obsolete a once-dominant view that popular mainstream films are inherently inferior to art films. Yet the change of attitude may be somewhat _________ Although, it is now academically respectable to analyse popular films, the fact that many critics feel compelled to rationalize their own _________ action movies or mass-market fiction reveals, perhaps unwittingly, their continued _________ the old hierarchy of popular and art films.
Consider the following words:
- unproductive
- not appreciated
- overstated
- penchant for
- dislike for
- investment in
- exposure to
Which of the following options is the most appropriate sequence that would meaningfully fit the blanks in the above paragraph?
- A.
1, 5, 6
- B.
3, 2, 7
- C.
3, 4, 6
- D.
4, 5, 6
- E.
6, 3, 1
In the following passage, fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word from the options provided.
Come October and you are burnt by the mid-day Sun. The storm and the sizzle is particularly __70__ as it comes after the relatively cool monsoon months. Though it is hot and muggy, that does not prevent people from coming out on the streets to __71__ the traditional festivals. And it must be shopping time also, colourfully decorated showrooms are __72__ the passerby to let his hair down, splurge and take a __73__ of gifts home for family. After all, the New Year is just around.
- A.
traumatic
- B.
pleasant
- C.
sultry
- D.
fantastic
In the following passage, fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word from the options provided.
Come October and you are burnt by the mid-day Sun. The storm and the sizzle is particularly __70__ as it comes after the relatively cool monsoon months. Though it is hot and muggy, that does not prevent people from coming out on the streets to __71__ the traditional festivals. And it must be shopping time also, colourfully decorated showrooms are __72__ the passerby to let his hair down, splurge and take a __73__ of gifts home for family. After all, the New Year is just around.
- A.
herald
- B.
moot
- C.
invite
- D.
boycott
In the following passage, fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word from the options provided.
Come October and you are burnt by the mid-day Sun. The storm and the sizzle is particularly __70__ as it comes after the relatively cool monsoon months. Though it is hot and muggy, that does not prevent people from coming out on the streets to __71__ the traditional festivals. And it must be shopping time also, colourfully decorated showrooms are __72__ the passerby to let his hair down, splurge and take a __73__ of gifts home for family. After all, the New Year is just around.
- A.
drawing
- B.
exhorting
- C.
fascinating
- D.
pursuing
In the following passage, fill in the blank spaces with the most appropriate word from the options provided.
Come October and you are burnt by the mid-day Sun. The storm and the sizzle is particularly __70__ as it comes after the relatively cool monsoon months. Though it is hot and muggy, that does not prevent people from coming out on the streets to __71__ the traditional festivals. And it must be shopping time also, colourfully decorated showrooms are __72__ the passerby to let his hair down, splurge and take a __73__ of gifts home for family. After all, the New Year is just around.
- A.
token
- B.
list
- C.
bagful
- D.
placement
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
Peter has suggested to me that the _____________ of highly systematic and _____________ planning techniques may have led to a substantial _____________ in firms’ notions of what is likely to happen in the future, and thus to a _____________ in the incidence of mistakes, especially on the part of the _____________modern corporations.
- A.
progressive development, exact, decline, decrease, tiny
- B.
progress deterioration, exact, increase, decrease, tiny
- C.
progressive development, precise, improvement, reduction, large
- D.
progressive deterioration, precise, increase, decrease, large
- E.
gradual growth, exact, increase, decline, large
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
Clinical practitioners _____________ integrated mindfulness _____________ treatment of _____________ host of emotional and behavioural disorders, _____________ borderline personality disorder, major depression, chronic pain, or eating disorders. Number of such practitioners _____________ increased substantially.
- A.
have, in the, a, but, such
- B.
have, in the, the, like, have
- C.
were, for, a, like, has
- D.
have, for, a, like, has
- E.
could, in the, the, such as, have
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
Ontologies are _____________ equated with taxonomic hierarchies of classes, class definitions, and _____________ subsumption relation, _____________ ontologies need not be limited to _____________ forms.
- A.
often, a, but, such
- B.
often, the, yet, such
- C.
frequently, a, yet, such
- D.
often, a, yet, these
- E.
often, the, but, these
It _____________ not look like a great deal today, but back then it was a coup: no man before ___________ to import tea directly into Ireland.
The option that will best fill the blanks in the above sentences would be:
- A.
may, has dared
- B.
may, had dared
- C.
might, have dared
- D.
might, have ever dared
- E.
may, ever dared
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word/set of words from the given options.
The head ___________ was annoyed to see a _________ in the soup.
The option that would best fill the blanks in the above sentence would be:
- A.
chief, house fly
- B.
chef, housefly
- C.
chief, house-fly
- D.
chef, house fly
- E.
chef, house-fly
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word/set of words from the given options.
Not wanting to present an unwanted optimistic picture in the board meeting, the CEO estimated the sales growth _____________.
The option that will best fill the blank in the above sentence would be:
- A.
strictly
- B.
liberally
- C.
fancifully
- D.
pessimistically
- E.
conservatively