English Usage(Exams > Cat > Verbal ) Questions and answers for exam Preparation

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Question 61. In the question below, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, labeled A to E. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

EVEN

Our cricket team has become even stronger than it used to be a few years ago.
The contest is now even.
He will surely even with you for this insult
Inspite of the slight, he spoke in an even voice
ABABA

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Answer: Option C. -> He will surely even with you for this insult
:
C
In sentence 1 ‘even’ is an adverb (qualifying stronger) used to emphasize something unexpected. In the second sentence ‘even’ means equal. The third sentence is wrong as the intended meaning is to ‘get even’.ANS:

Question 62. In the question below, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, labeled A to E. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

GIVE

These doors are made of high quality teakwood and are unlikely to give
As our food is devoid of any nutrition, we are likely to give out in early thirties.
I shall be grateful to you if you can give away some loan.
When we give in to terrorist’s demands we indirectly encourage them to hold society to ransom.
ABABA

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Answer: Option C. -> I shall be grateful to you if you can give away some loan.
:
C
To ‘give away'means something given free. Hence loans cannot be given away.
ANS:option C

Question 63. (A) The users must also accept the realities [A] / the reality [B] that enjoying world – class facilities comes with [A] / comes for [B] a price.
(B) Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani’s namesake corporation has entered in [A] / entered into [B] a joint venture with DLF to TAP India’s expanding luxury consumer market.
(C) It’s true that past promises are no guarantee against [A] / guarantee of [B] future performance.
(D) The affiliating system in India is a curse for [A] / curse on [B] higher education.

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Answer: Option D. -> BABBB
:
D
In the first part of the sentence ‘the reality’ is suitable. In the next part of the sentence the verbal phrase ‘comes with a price’ means expensive. ‘Enter into’ is correct as it suggestsjoining or getting into a venture. Into indicates motion. If one thing generates another it isa guarantee of the other. ‘Curse on’ is acceptable. It is a curse on something.
Hence BABBB.
ANS:option D

Question 64. Regrettably [A] /Regretfully [B],I have to decline your invitation. I am drawn to the poetic, sensual [A] / sensuous [B]quality of her paintings. He was besides [A] / beside [B] himself with rage when I told him what I had done. After brushing against a stationary [A] / stationery [B] truck my car turned turtle. As the water began to rise over [A] / above [B]the danger mark, the signs of an imminent flood were clear.
The correct sequence is: ___

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Answer: Option C. -> BBBAB
:
C
One can decline an invitation "regretfully" and not "regrettably". I am drawn to "sensuous" (giving pleasure to intellectual senses) and not "sensual" (physically passionate) quality of her paintings. He was "beside" himself (meaning unable to control himself) and not besides (in addition to or apart from) the rage. "Stationary" is the correct word because a truck can be stationary or not moving but not stationery or writing material. Water rises "above" the danger mark not "over".

Question 65. A. So once an economy is actually in recession,
B. the authorities can, in principle, move the economy.
C. out of slump - assuming hypothetically.
D. that they know how to - by a temporary stimuli.
E. In the longer term, however, such policies have no affect on the overall behaviour of the economy.
(CAT 2007)

A, B & E
C & D
E only
B only

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Answer: Option D. -> B only
:
D
Option (d)
A. Comma missing in "So, once an"
B. No error
C. out of a slump
D. know how to do so
E. have no effect

Question 66. Their achievement in the field of literature is described as ______; sometimes it is even called ___. (CAT 2003)

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Answer: Option D. -> Unimportant, Trivial
:
D
Option (d):
Options (a), (b) and (c) are not correct as they contain words with opposite meaning. The question demands words with similar meaning. Hence (d) is correct as "unimportant" and "trivial" have similar meaning.

Question 67. The further [A] / farther [B] he pushed himself, the more disillusioned he grew. For the crowds it was more of a historical [A] / historic [B] event; for their leader, it was just another day. The old man has a healthy distrust [A] /mistrust [B] for all new technology. This film is based on a real [A] / true [B] story. One suspects that the compliment [A] / complement [B] was backhanded.
(2007)

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Answer: Option B. -> ABBBA
"Further means degree or extent of something, whereas "farther" refers to distance in space or time. So "further" is the more appropriate word in this sentence." Historic" is the correct word to describe the event because it means "a significant event" whereas "historical" means ancient, past. "Distrust" is a feeling of suspicion and "mistrust" means lack of trust. In the given sentence, distrust fits in more appropriately making answer option (B) correct.

Question 68. A. When I returned to home, I began to read B. everything I could get my hand on about Israel. C. That same year Israel's Jewish Agency sent D. a Shaliach a sort of recruiter to Minneapolis. E. I became one of his most active devotees. (CAT 2007)

C & E
E only
B, C & E
C, D & E

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Answer: Option B. -> E only
:
B
Option (b)
A. "to home" is incorrect usage. It should be "When I returned home"
B. "..get my hands on " is the correct usage
C. It should be "The same year"
D. Comma missing after "..a Shaliach, "
E. No error

Question 69. In the question below, the word at the top of the table is used in four different ways, labeled A to E. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is incorrect or inappropriate.

Hand (CAT 2005)

I have my hand full, I cannot do it today.
The minister visited the jail to see the breach at first hand.
The situation is getting out of hand here!
When the roof of my house was blown away, he was willing to lend me a hand.

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Answer: Option A. -> I have my hand full, I cannot do it today.
:
A
Option (a)
The correct usage is: "I have my hands full, I cannot do it today."

Question 70. This simplified ________ to the decision-making process is a must read for anyone ______ important real estate, personal, or professional decisions.
(2003)

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Answer: Option D. -> guide, facing
:
D
option : (d)
One cannot "maximize", "enact" or "under" a decision. Decisions are "faced". Hence options (a), (b) and (c) get eliminated.