It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)

answer should be...
fifth option
rational....alientate:clap::clap:

Set - 4:
1. Indications are that the Government is ... to the prospect of granting bonus to the
striking employees.
(1) Aligned (2) Obliged (3) Reconciled (4) Relieved
2. We cannot go on strike every year. Now that we have gone on strike we must ...... this
issue.
(1) Clinch (2) Culminate-- (3) Cross (4) Canvass
3. Man is a/an ....... creature ; however, he is more in need of mental companionship than
of physical companionship.
(1) Egoistic (2) Biological-- (3) Emotional (4) Gregarious
4. He is the best man for this job. He has mental ...... to carry it out.
(1) Predilection (2) Durability (3) Adroitness (4) Persuasion
5. I was totally ...... by his line of thinking and could not put forth any argument.
(1) Demolished (2) Non-plussed (3) Exhausted (4) Refuted

1.)option(2)not sure...
2.)option (2)
3.)option(4)
4.)option (3)
5.)option (2)

Set - 4:

My take

1.Reconciled
2.Clinch
3.biological
4.
5.Non-plussed

@all dont quote the entire question while answering..

Set - 4:

1. Indications are that the Government is ... to the prospect of granting bonus to the
striking employees.
(1) Aligned (2) Obliged (3) Reconciled (4) Relieved

2. We cannot go on strike every year. Now that we have gone on strike we must ...... this
issue.
(1) Clinch (2) Culminate-- (3) Cross (4) Canvass

3. Man is a/an ....... creature ; however, he is more in need of mental companionship than
of physical companionship.
(1) Egoistic (2) Biological-- (3) Emotional (4) Gregarious

4. He is the best man for this job. He has mental ...... to carry it out.
(1) Predilection (2) Durability (3) Adroitness (4) Persuasion

5. I was totally ...... by his line of thinking and could not put forth any argument.
(1) Demolished (2) Non-plussed (3) Exhausted (4) Refuted

my take in bold...plz post the correct ans as well puys to your questions....so that we get to know where did we go wrong....its really imp...do tc of that

Set - 4:

My Takes:-
1.Reconciled
2.Clinch
3.biological
4.Adroitness
5.Non-plussed

Set - 4:

1. Indications are that the Government is ... to the prospect of granting bonus to the
striking employees.
(1) Aligned (2) Obliged (3) Reconciled (4) Relieved

2. We cannot go on strike every year. Now that we have gone on strike we must ...... this
issue.
(1) Clinch (2) Culminate (3) Cross (4) Canvass

3. Man is a/an ....... creature ; however, he is more in need of mental companionship than
of physical companionship.
(1) Egoistic (2) Biological-- (3) Emotional (4) Gregarious

4. He is the best man for this job. He has mental ...... to carry it out.
(1) Predilection (2) Durability (3) Adroitness (4) Persuasion

5. I was totally ...... by his line of thinking and could not put forth any argument.
(1) Demolished (2) Non-plussed (3) Exhausted (4) Refuted

Puys, pl start posting the questions with set nos, so that it would obviate the need to quote the entire set while answering.

my take in bold

We dont have words strong enough to criticize such a foul and ___ act of murder.
1.Dastardly
2.Hateful
3.Timid
4.Timorous

my take 1

Set - 4:

1. Indications are that the Government is ... to the prospect of granting bonus to the
striking employees.
(1) Aligned (2) Obliged (3) Reconciled (4) Relieved

2. We cannot go on strike every year. Now that we have gone on strike we must ...... this
issue.
(1) Clinch (2) Culminate-- (3) Cross (4) Canvass

3. Man is a/an ....... creature ; however, he is more in need of mental companionship than
of physical companionship.
(1) Egoistic (2) Biological-- (3) Emotional (4) Gregarious

4. He is the best man for this job. He has mental ...... to carry it out.
(1) Predilection (2) Durability (3) Adroitness (4) Persuasion

5. I was totally ...... by his line of thinking and could not put forth any argument.
(1) Demolished (2) Non-plussed (3) Exhausted (4) Refuted

Puys, pl start posting the questions with set nos, so that it would obviate the need to quote the entire set while answering.

We dont have words strong enough to criticize such a foul and ___ act of murder.
1.Dastardly
2.Hateful
3.Timid
4.Timorous

Option 1) Dastardly

We dont have words strong enough to criticize such a foul and ___ act of murder.
1.Dastardly
2.Hateful
3.Timid
4.Timorous

1.Dastardly

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

shatter...immaterial

We dont have words strong enough to criticize such a foul and ___ act of murder.
1.Dastardly
2.Hateful
3.Timid
4.Timorous

shyamrakesh Says

Set -3

My Takes:


1. (4) volatile
2. (2) significant
3. (5) morose
4. (1) redemptive
5. (3) staggering

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential
Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

My takes in BOLD

Set -3

A post after very long time....

THE French film industry is more often given to ____ agonising about American cultural imperialism or the tyranny of the market than to self-congratulation. But this year, ____ triumph is in the air. It is not just that for the first time in 21 years the Cannes film festival jury, headed this time by Sean Penn, awarded its top prize, the Palme dOr, to a French film, Laurent Cantets Entre les Murs (The Class). Another homegrown movie, Bienvenue Chez les Chtis (which will be remade for an American audience as Welcome to the Sticks), is set to overtake James Camerons Hollywood blockbuster, Titanic, as the countrys all-time top box-office hit.

1. (1) cognitive (2) introspective (3) perceptive
(4) volatile (5) random

2. (1) apologetic (2) significant (3) deliberative
(4) unapologetic (5) reluctant


Apart from their tiny budgets, these two films could scarcely differ more. The first is a ____ documentarystyle classroom drama, filmedlike Nicolas Philiberts charming 2002 film, Etre et Avoir (To Be and To Have)with real pupils in a real school, this one in a multicultural quarter of Paris. It is adapted from a book by Franois Bgaudeau, based on his experience as a teacher (he plays a fictionalised version of himself in the film). The second is a slick, warm, ____ comedy, written by and starring Dany Boon, a French comic, which overturns French prejudices about the beer-drinking, rain-soaked north. Since its release in February, Bienvenue Chez les Chtis has notched up a ____ 20m cinema tickets in Francejust short of the
20.7m that Titanic securedand over $157.6m in receipts.

3. (1) boring (2) egregious (3) gritty
(4) dreary (5) morose

4. (1) redemptive (2) tedious (3) unamenable
(4) dry (5) listless

5. (1) sparse (2) bare (3) staggering
(4) massive (5) laudatory

My answers:
1.cognitive
2. significant
3.gritty
4.redemptive
5.staggering

Set -3

A post after very long time....

THE French film industry is more often given to ____ agonising about American cultural imperialism or the tyranny of the market than to self-congratulation. But this year, ____ triumph is in the air. It is not just that for the first time in 21 years the Cannes film festival jury, headed this time by Sean Penn, awarded its top prize, the Palme dOr, to a French film, Laurent Cantets Entre les Murs (The Class). Another homegrown movie, Bienvenue Chez les Chtis (which will be remade for an American audience as Welcome to the Sticks), is set to overtake James Camerons Hollywood blockbuster, Titanic, as the countrys all-time top box-office hit.

1. (1) cognitive (2) introspective (3) perceptive
(4) volatile (5) random

2. (1) apologetic (2) significant (3) deliberative
(4) unapologetic (5) reluctant


Apart from their tiny budgets, these two films could scarcely differ more. The first is a ____ documentarystyle classroom drama, filmedlike Nicolas Philiberts charming 2002 film, Etre et Avoir (To Be and To Have)with real pupils in a real school, this one in a multicultural quarter of Paris. It is adapted from a book by Franois Bgaudeau, based on his experience as a teacher (he plays a fictionalised version of himself in the film). The second is a slick, warm, ____ comedy, written by and starring Dany Boon, a French comic, which overturns French prejudices about the beer-drinking, rain-soaked north. Since its release in February, Bienvenue Chez les Chtis has notched up a ____ 20m cinema tickets in Francejust short of the
20.7m that Titanic securedand over $157.6m in receipts.

3. (1) boring (2) egregious (3) gritty
(4) dreary (5) morose

4. (1) redemptive (2) tedious (3) unamenable
(4) dry (5) listless

5. (1) sparse (2) bare (3) staggering
(4) massive (5) laudatory

OA's

1.1
2.2
3.2
4.1
5.3

Set -3

A post after very long time.

1. (5) random

2. (3) deliberative

3. (3) gritty

4. (1) redemptive

5. (5) laudatory

my take for this set

Set -3

A post after very long time....

THE French film industry is more often given to ____ agonising about American cultural imperialism or the tyranny of the market than to self-congratulation. But this year, ____ triumph is in the air. It is not just that for the first time in 21 years the Cannes film festival jury, headed this time by Sean Penn, awarded its top prize, the Palme d'Or, to a French film, Laurent Cantet's "Entre les Murs" ("The Class"). Another homegrown movie, "Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis" (which will be remade for an American audience as "Welcome to the Sticks"), is set to overtake James Cameron's Hollywood blockbuster, "Titanic", as the country's all-time top box-office hit.

1. (1) cognitive (2) introspective (3) perceptive
(4) volatile (5) random

2. (1) apologetic (2) significant (3) deliberative
(4) unapologetic (5) reluctant


Apart from their tiny budgets, these two films could scarcely differ more. The first is a ____ documentarystyle classroom drama, filmed-like Nicolas Philibert's charming 2002 film, "Etre et Avoir" ("To Be and To Have")-with real pupils in a real school, this one in a multicultural quarter of Paris. It is adapted from a book by Franois Bgaudeau, based on his experience as a teacher (he plays a fictionalised version of himself in the film). The second is a slick, warm, ____ comedy, written by and starring Dany Boon, a French comic, which overturns French prejudices about the beer-drinking, rain-soaked north. Since its release in February, "Bienvenue Chez les Ch'tis" has notched up a ____ 20m cinema tickets in France-just short of the
20.7m that "Titanic" secured-and over $157.6m in receipts.

3. (1) boring (2) egregious (3) gritty
(4) dreary (5) morose

4. (1) redemptive (2) tedious (3) unamenable
(4) dry (5) listless

5. (1) sparse (2) bare (3) staggering
(4) massive (5) laudatory

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

OA is b

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential

Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

My take in BOLD

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

My take:

2..demolish...critical..

Take on set 2
1)5
2) 2

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

2..demolish...critical..

Options 3 and 5 eliminated by the first blank. Option 4 also eliminated as incumbent should be followed by on/upon. In Option 1, immaterial cannot take the second blank.

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

logical. . . allay

1. disintegrate isn't appropriate
3. fascinating isn't appropriate
4. augment .. a heart attack ...!!! :P
5. alienate isn't appropriate ..

can someone explain the set 1 answer. also friends explain your answer a bit so that we could understand it clearly.
thanks.

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organize public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

...3 and 5 can be easily eliminated.

.....Incumbent is either used as an adjective or as adjective phrase that relies upon a object.;4 is eliminated.

......Immaterial cannot be used as it can be inferred that it is necessary for America to remain open for its potential customers ;1 is eliminated .

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

Only options 1,2 and 4 are appropriate for the first blank and only option 2 fits the second blank. (Here even though incumbent means obligatory which might fit, it has to be followed by on or upon.)

So my take is option 2.

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths a..

4..dismantle...incumbent
(Can be demolish/critical too but the words are too sharp in this context)

ps: I suggest we start giving a set number henceforth so that we dont have to quote to reply.
Thanks.

OAs

1) 5 override potential
2) 4 heir, traditions

vishal das, sbroy and jackoneill got both correct:thumbsup:

PS:Puys, post your answers along with set no without quoting the whole set.

Sirjee, good to see you after a long time. My query is, why can't it be the 3rd option?

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative[/QUOT

shatter ... immaterial

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3.65) It is unwise to let our yearning for universal ______ overcome our capability for progress because in the majority of the cases this concentration on the opinions of others makes us lose the ______ on our own cases aspirations and work output..

1. acclaim....initiative
2. disenchantment....insisyence
3.approbation....focus
4. praise...involvement

OA is 3

2.64 The US chamber which is prepared to organise public debates to ____ the myths about outsourcing, says that to create jobs it is ___ that America remains open to the world economy where 95 percent of its potential customers customers live..

1. shatter....immaterial
2..demolish...critical..
3..develop...crucial
4..dismantle...incumbent
5..demonstrate..imperative

3.65) It is unwise to let our yearning for universal ______ overcome our capability for progress because in the majority of the cases this concentration on the opinions of others makes us lose the ______ on our own cases aspirations and work output..

3.approbation....focus

My take in bold

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential

Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

5 and 2 should be the answers respectively.

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)

2 should be the answer.

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)

in this question, see the key word, also which says the repetition of something which has already occured. can prevent should match with the blank that comes in the second place. so allay which also means reduce or demolish should be used

3.65) It is unwise to let our yearning for universal ______ overcome our capability for progress because in the majority of the cases this concentration on the opinions of others makes us lose the ______ on our own cases aspirations and work output..

1. acclaim....initiative
2. disenchantment....insisyence
3.approbation....focus
4. praise...involvement

My Take-

Option 3) approbation....focus

3.65) It is unwise to let our yearning for universal ______ overcome our capability for progress because in the majority of the cases this concentration on the opinions of others makes us lose the ______ on our own cases aspirations and work output..

1. acclaim....initiative
2. disenchantment....insisyence
3.approbation....focus
4. praise...involvement

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-

5) override potential

Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-

4) heir, traditions

my takes..

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential
Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

MY TAKE Underlined.... Puys post more.....

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

MY TAKE on SET1:
logical. . . allay

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
2) eradicate zenith
Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
2) heirs, cliques

My takes in italices:biggrin:

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)

my take 2

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential
Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

My take in bold

Set 2
Q1)
Nurturing young people's minds might not _______ their DNA, but it does help them achieve their intellectual _______.
Options-
1) quash quotient
2) eradicate zenith
3) quell capacity
4) annihilate aptitude
5) override potential

Q2)
Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being __________ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___________ of the world.
Options-
1) subordinate, traditions
2) heirs, cliques
3) ancestors, societies
4) heir, traditions

priyalli Says

my take 2 nd option !!!

Set 1 My Take

It is option 2-logical. . . allay



PS:- Puys, please don't forget to mention the set number while posting a set.

my take 2 nd option !!!

Ans is Option 2.

Ans: 2. logical...allay.....

It sounds ______ that if a low carb diet can prevent a second heart attack from occurring, it should also be able to ______ the first occurrence.

1. realistic. . . disintegrate
   
2. logical. . . allay
   
3. fascinating. . . foment
   
4. reasonable. . . augment
   
5. rational. . . alienate
   

First Question in FIB 2012 :):)