Vocabulary - Previous Year CAT/MBA Questions
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Read the following statement carefully and fill up the blanks from the given options.
As _________evolved and eventually moved to cities, close proximity ____________how we viewed and assessed each_________.
- (a)
generations, changed, other
- (b)
people, helped, nation
- (c)
lives, destroyed, culture
- (d)
culture, helped, life
- (e)
civilization, enhanced, situation
Solution
Discuss
ReportRead the following statement carefully.
___________like a fake can be a sign of___________, and clinging too tightly to what feels like one’s authentic self can ________that growth.
Fill in the blanks meaningfully, in the above statement, from the following options.
- (a)
operating, smartness, increase
- (b)
performing, stupidity, change
- (c)
feeling, growth, hinder
- (d)
behaving, improvement, support
- (e)
acting, progress, enhance
Fill up the blanks with appropriate words.
Oil painting did to appearance what capital did to social____________. It reduced everything to the __________of objects. Everything became __________because everything became a commodity. All reality was mechanically__________ by its materiality.
- (a)
Reality, randomness, saleable, located
- (b)
Setup, understanding, useless, identified
- (c)
Justice, level, expensive, understood
- (d)
Relations, equality, exchangeable, measured
- (e)
Construction, minuteness, commercial, evaluated
Choose the option which is opposite in meaning to the following word: Intrepid
- (a)
Amiable
- (b)
Fiendish
- (c)
Tranquil
- (d)
Cowardly
The word “veteran” means:
- (a)
A person who has fought elections
- (b)
A person who treats animals
- (c)
A person who has long experience
- (d)
A person who lives on vegetables
Pick the synonym of “confess”:
- (a)
Agree
- (b)
Admit
- (c)
Understand
- (d)
Decide
Identify the appropriate meaning for the given root word:
Root word: Quin (as in quintessence/ quintet)
- (a)
Summary
- (b)
Cone
- (c)
Fifth
- (d)
Easy to understand
Identify the appropriate meaning for the given root word:
Root word: Rhin/o (as in Rhinoceros)
- (a)
Huge
- (b)
Fire
- (c)
Wisdom
- (d)
Nose
Find the most appropriate word from the given options, which best describes the meaning provided in the question.
Meaning: The study of reptiles
- (a)
Ecology
- (b)
Zoology
- (c)
Amphibology
- (d)
Herpetology
Certain foreign words are frequently used in English language. Identify the origin of the given words:
I. faux pas
II. en masse
III. bandolero
IV. versus
- (a)
Only I and IV are French
- (b)
Only II and III are Spanish
- (c)
Only IV is Latin
- (d)
Only I and II are Latin
Certain foreign words are frequently used in English language. Identify the origin of the given words:
I. coup d'etat
II. fait accompli
III. tete-e-tete
IV. elite
- (a)
All are Spanish
- (b)
All are French
- (c)
All are Latin
- (d)
All are Anglo-Indian
Find the most appropriate word from the given options, which best describes the meaning provided in the question.
Meaning: The study of inscriptions
- (a)
Cacography
- (b)
Calligraphy
- (c)
Epigraphy
- (d)
Pantography
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
Carefully 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
Use the table for answering the following questions:
Below given (a) and (b) explain the meaning/synonym of two words from the above table. Identify the correct matching option from the choices given below :
(a) Idealistic but impractical
(b) Extremely thorough
- (a)
(a) - (ix) ; (b) – (ii)
- (b)
(a) - (xiii) ; (b) - (xviii)
- (c)
(a) - (xiii) ; (b) - (viii)
- (d)
(a) - (xii) ; (b) - (viii)
Below given (a) and (b) explain the meaning /synonym of the two words from the above table. Identify the correct matching option from the choices given below :
(a) Change of fortune
(b) Unruly
- (a)
(a) - (xi) ; (b) - (ii)
- (b)
(a) - (vi); (b) - (i)
- (c)
(a) - (i); (b) - (xiv)
- (d)
(a) - (vi) ; (b) - (xi)
Complete the crosswords using words from the above table. There are more words than required.
Hint :
(a) Across: Producing tears (b) Across : Mocking
(a) Down: Unpredictable (b) Down: Resembling a caveman
- (a)
(a) - Across - (ii) ; (b) - Across - (iii) ;
(a) - Down - (xv) ; (b) - Down - (xvi) - (b)
(a) - Across - (vii) ; (b) - Across - (iv) ;
(a) - Down - (xv) ; (b) - Down - (xvi) - (c)
(a) - Across - (ii) ; (b) - Across - (xvii) ;
(a) - Down - (ix) ; (b) - Down - (x) - (d)
(a) - Across - (vii) ; (b) - Across - (iv) ;
(a) - Down - (ix) ; (b) - Down - (vi)
Match each word in the left hand column with the description in the right hand column which best describes its meaning/synonym:
Choose the correct option :
- (a)
(a) – (iv) ; (b) – (ii) ; (c) – (iii) ; (d) – (i) ; (e) – (v)
- (b)
(a) – (v) ; (b) – (iii) ; (c) – (ii) ; (d) – (i) ; (e) – (iv)
- (c)
(a) – (i) ; (b) – (iv) ; (c) – (v) ; (d) – (ii) ; (e) – (iii)
- (d)
(a) – (iii) ; (b) – (v) ; (c) – (iv) ; (d) – (ii) ; (e) – (i)
Identify the correct sentence from the given options :
- (a)
When fishing you can always tell when you lose a fish because the line feels loose.
- (b)
When fishing you can always tell when you loose a fish because the line feels lose.
- (c)
When fishing you can always tell when you loose a fish because the line feels loose.
- (d)
When fishing you can always tell when you lose a fish because the line feels lose.
Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
A pipe dream :
- (a)
A bad dream
- (b)
A pleasant dream
- (c)
An impracticable plan
- (d)
A foolish idea
Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
Ante meridiem :
- (a)
Between midnight and noon
- (b)
An old mother
- (c)
A great mother
- (d)
None of these
Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.
To flog a dead horse :
- (a)
To do a thing in vain
- (b)
To act in a foolish way
- (c)
To criticize strongly
- (d)
Try to revive interest in a subject that is out of date
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
______ the importance of ‘horizontal stratification’ ______ higher education is widely acknowledged, ______ attention has been applied to horizontal stratification ______ compulsory schooling.
- (a)
Whereas; with: too less; to
- (b)
While; on: far fewer; about
- (c)
Whereas; about: for less; of
- (d)
While; within: far less; within
- (e)
While; without: further less; within
Study the first sentence and then identify from among the options given the closest antonym of the highlighted word in the second sentence
It’s conventional wisdom that procreation between first cousins is unhealthy. But what are the actual genetic risks?
- (a)
unfounded
- (b)
relative
- (c)
tangible
- (d)
hard
- (e)
abstract