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This quiz consists of questions from
various past papers of MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the
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Directions
for questions 1 to 6: From the given pair of words select the most appropriate
pair that fills the gaps and makes the sentence more meaningful.
1.
These issues are extremely ______ and any knee jerk reaction will ultimately
result in a loss of ______ for all shareholders.
A. Unassociated, curare
B. Ambiguous, plutocracy
C. Nuanced, opportunity
D. Unethical, serendipity
2.
Growth under this government has been _______ high and remarkably ______ even
during the worst global economic crisis.
A. Remarkably, flippant
B. Relatively, intractable
C. Obstructedly, rigid
D. Sustainedly, resilient
3.
There are different and _______ versions about what happened in the city, but
one thing is certain: it is a dastardly act that must be condemned ______.
A. Dissimilar, concertedly
B. Contrary, obviously
C. Conflicting, unequivocally
D. Unique, without conflict
4.
They _______ their seats away from the curved wall panels to give themselves
more space as the flight attendant brought drinks from the gallery, which was
______ with the family’s favorite snacks and beverages.
A. Swiveled, stocked
B. Hinged, lacquered
C. Pended, embellished
D. Retracted, thronged
5.
Cairn cannot _______ bring into picture some _______ outsider who has little
experience and necessary consents to deal in the oil field.
A. Peremptorily, ascribed
B. Complacently, endorsed
C. Democratically, aberrant
D. Arbitrarily, unrelated
6.
Economic growth is on auto-pilot, unlikely to be derailed by any lapse into
_______ and controls or to be _______ by serious policy reforms.
A. Growth, blowed
B. Boom, berated
C. Recession, reduced
D. Dirigisme, boosted
Directions
for questions 7 to 9: Each sentence has a part which is bold. Beneath the
sentence you will find four ways of phrasing the bold part. Follow the
requirements of the standard written English to choose your answer. Selection
should make the sentence clear, exact and free of grammatical error. It should
minimize awkwardness, ambiguity and redundancy.
7. Large
and experienced firms are more efficient at acquiring smaller and distressed
firms than are large and inexperienced firms, and converting them to
profitable ventures.
A. Large and experienced firms are more
efficient at acquiring smaller and distressed firms than large and
inexperienced firms
B. Large and experienced firms are more
efficient than large and inexperienced firms at acquiring smaller and
distressed firms
C. Large and experienced firms, acquire
smaller and distressed firms more efficiently than large and inexperienced
firms
D. Large and experienced firms, more
efficient than large and inexperienced firms at acquiring smaller and
distressed firms
8. The economic growth increased from 7 to
9 per cent in November 2010, supporting the expectations that industrial growth rate in October-December quarter more than
doubled that of the 4 per cent
growth rate in industrial growth for the previous quarter.
A. that industrial growth in the
October-December quarter more than doubled that of
B. of industrial growth in the October-
December quarter, that it more than doubled
C. of industrial growth in the
October-December quarter, that it would more than double that of
D. that industrial growth in
October-December quarter would more than double
9. As a result of surging financial greed,
the international rating agencies upgraded the rating of the credit derivative
instruments, and hence analysts recommended a strong buy, ignoring the advice
of Warren Buffett who warned that these instruments
would prove not only dangerous but
ineffective in the long run.
A. who warned that these instruments would
prove to be both dangerous and
B. warning that these instruments would
prove not only dangerous and also
C. warning that these instruments would
prove itself to be both dangerous and
D. who was warning that these instruments
would prove not only dangerous but
Directions
for questions 10: From the given options identify the word pair which is
unrelated to the given word pair.
10.
INSOUCIANT: GOSSAMER
A. Nymphs: Gehenna
B. Perfunctory: Diaphanous
C. Pococurante: Pellucid
D. Nonchalant: Tiffany
Directions
for questions 11 and 12: Select the pair of wrongly spelt word from the given
set of choices.
11.
A. Conscientious: Oleaginous
B. Obstreperous: Supercilious
C. Diletante: Reminiscience
D. Tergiversation: Interstice
12.
A. Irascible: Surreptitious
B. Proclivity: Vicissitude
C. Lassitude: Imperturbable
D. Munificient: Psusillanimous
Directions
for questions 13 to 15: Each question consists of a number of sentences that
need to be properly sequenced, to form a meaningful and coherent
paragraph/sentences. Choose the most logical order of sentences from the
choices given below.
13.
I. of course, it isn’t anywhere near as
simple as this in real life
II. the diagram is commonly called ‘the
stack’, and the people in the computer industry love to talk about it
III. at the base are components that are
assembled into finished hardware products; operating systems, middleware, and
software applications sit above the hardware; and it’s all topped off by a
whole range of services
IV. the stack shows most of the major
pieces in a typical computing environment
A.
II, I, III, IV B. II, IV, III, I C. III, IV, II, I D. II, III, I, IV
14.
I. as a skeptical empiricist
II. I do not want to be the turkey
III. since we do not observe
IV. so I do not want to focus
V. solely on specific organs in the brain
VI. brain functions very well
A.
I, II, III, IV, V, VI
B.
II, I, IV, III, V, VI
C.
I, VI, IV, III, V, II
D.
I, II, IV, V, III, VI
15.
I. knowledge, even when it is exact
II. because we tend to forget what we know
III. if we do not pay attention
IV. or forget how to process it properly
V. does not often lead to appropriate
actions
VI. even when we are experts
A.
I, V, II, IV, III, VI
B.
I, V, III, IV, II, VI
C.
VI, V, II, I, III, IV
D.
III, VI, I, II, V, IV
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Answers
1(c) 2(d)
3(c) 4(a) 5(d)
6(d) 7(b) 8(d)
9(a) 10(a) 11(c)
12(d) 13(b) 14(d)
15(a)