Thursday 31 March 2016

amcat english preparation 25

Ques 177 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications. S6: Many Indian Institutes of Science and Technology run special programmes on polymer science. P: Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process, making them a viable alternative to metals. Q: Polymers are essentially long chains of hydrocarbon molecules. R: Today polymers are as strong as metals. S: These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars. Option 1 : QRSP Option 2 : RSQP Option 3 : RQSP Option 4 : QRPS


Ques 178 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: The cooperative system of doing business is a good way of encouraging ordinary workers to work hard. S6: The main object is to maintain the interest of every member of the society and to ensure that the members participate actively in the projects of the society. P: If the society is to be well run, it is necessary to prevent insincere officials being elected to the committee which is solely responsible for the running of the business. Q: They get this from experienced and professional workers who are not only familiar with the cooperative system, but also with efficient methods of doing business. R: To a large extent, many cooperative societies need advice and guidance. S: The capital necessary to start a business venture is obtained by the workers' contributions. Option 1 : SQPR Option 2 : PQSR Option 3 : SRQP Option 4 : PSRQ


Ques 179 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: American private lives may seem shallow. S6: This would not happen in China, he said. P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for. Q: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library. R: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors. S: But in general they returned them. Option 1 : PSQR Option 2 : QPSR Option 3 : RQPS Option 4 : RPSQ


Ques 180 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: On vacation in Tangier, Morocco, my friend and I sat down at a street cafe. S6: Finally a man walked over to me and whispered, "Hey buddy .... this guy's your waiter and he wants your order."
P: At one point, he bent over with a big smile, showing me a single gold tooth and a dingy face. Q: Soon I felt the presence of someone standing alongside me. R: But this one wouldn't budge. S: We had been cautioned about beggars and were told to ignore them. Option 1 : SQRP Option 2 : SQPR Option 3 : QSRP Option 4 : QSPR


Ques 181 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Venice is a strange and beautiful city in the north of Italy. S6: This is because Venice has no streets. P: There are about four hundred old stone bridges joining the island of Venice. Q: In this city there are no motor cars, no horses and no buses. R: These small islands are near one another. S: It is not an island but a hundred and seventeen islands. Option 1 : PQRS Option 2 : PRQS Option 3 : SRPQ Option 4 : PQSR


Ques 182 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: I keep on flapping my big ears all day. S6: Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant ? P: They also fear that I will flap them all away. Q: But children wonder why I flap them so. R: I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head. S: But I know what I am doing. Option 1 : SRQP Option 2 : QPSR Option 3 : QPRS Option 4 : PSRQ


Ques 183 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Jawaharlal Nehru was born in Allahabad on 14 Nov, 1889. S6: He died on 27 May, 1964. P: Nehru met Mahatma Gandhi in February, 1920. Q: In 1905 he was sent to London to study at a school called Harrow. R: He became the first Prime Minister of Independent India on 15 August, 1947. S:He married Kamla Kaul in 1915. Option 1 : QRPS Option 2 : QSPR Option 3 : RPQS Option 4 : SQRP Option 5 : 4


Ques 184 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Ms. Parasuram started a petrol pump in Madras. S6: Thus she has shown the way for many others. P: A total of twelve girls now work at the pump. Q: She advertised in newspapers for women staff.
R: They operate in two shifts. S: The response was good. Option 1 : PQSR Option 2 : SQPR Option 3 : QSPR Option 4 : PQRS


Ques 185 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Politeness is not a quality possessed by only one nation or race. S6: In any case, we should not mock at others' habits. P: One may observe that a man of one nation will remove his hat or fold his hands by way of greetings when he meets someone he knows. Q: A man of another country will not do so. R: It is a quality to be found among all peoples and nations in every corner of the earth. S: Obviously, each person follows the custom of his particular country. Option 1 : RPQS Option 2 : RPSQ Option 3 : PRQS Option 4 : QPRS


Ques 186 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: There is a difference between Gandhiji's concept of secularism and that of Nehru's.  S6: Instead of doing any good, such secularism can do harm instead of good. P: Nehru's idea of secularism was equal indifference to all religions and bothering about none of them. Q: According to Gandhiji, all religions are equally true and each scripture is worthy of respect. R: Such secularism which means the rejection of all religions is contrary to our culture and tradition. S: In Gandhiji's view, secularism stands for equal respect for all religions. Option 1 : SQPR Option 2 : PSQR Option 3 : QSPR Option 4 : PRSQ



Ques 187 : In the question each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentences are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled P, Q, R and S. Select the proper order for the four sentences. S1: Once upon a time an ant lived on the bank of a river. S6: She was touched. P: The dove saw the ant struggling in water in a helpless condition. Q: All its efforts to come up failed. R: One day it suddenly slipped into the water. S: A dove lived in a tree on the bank not far from the spot. Option 1 : RQSP Option 2 : QRPS Option 3 : SRPQ Option 4 : PQRS


Ques 188 : The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph. 1. But, we all helped in the first few days. 2. Chandrapur is considered as a rural area. 3. Manohar was transferred to his ofice recently.
4. Initially he was not getting adjusted to the city life. 5. Before that he was working in Chandrapur branch of our office. Option 1 : 54312 Option 2 : 43215 Option 3 : 12345 Option 4 : 35241  


Ques 189 : The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph. 1. A study to this effect suggests that the average white-collar worker demonstrates only about twenty-five per cent listening efficiency. 2. However, for trained and good listeners it is not unusual to use all the three approaches during a setting, thus improving listening effiiciency. 3. There are three approaches to listening: listening for comprehension, listening for empathy and listening for evaluation. 4. Although we spend nearly half of each communication interaction listening, we do not listen well. 5. Each approach has a particular emphasis that may help us to receive and process information in different settings. Option 1 : 15432 Option 2 : 23451 Option 3 : 35241 Option 4 : 43215


Ques 190 : The sentences given in the question, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the four given choices to construct a coherent paragraph. 1. Much of the argument that goes on around the alternative solution occurs because people hold different perceptions of the problem. 2. One of the reasons that Japanese Managers are perceived as making superior decisions compared to Western Managers is that they spend a great deal of effort and time determining that the problem is correctly defined. 3. Unfortunately, too often in the West, Managers assume that the initial definition of the situation is correct. 4. Up to half the time in meetings is spent in asking "Is this the real problem?" Option 1 : 2431 Option 2 : 2341 Option 3 : 3241 Option 4 : 1342


Ques 191 : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6 1. Take the case of a child raised under slum conditions, whose parents are socially ambitious and envy families with money, but who nevertheless squander the little they have on drink. A. Common sense would expect that he would develop the value of thrift; he would never again endure the grinding poverty he has experienced as a child. B. He may simply be unable in later life to mobilize a drive sufficient to overcome these early conditions. C. But infact it is not so. D. The exact conditions are too complex but when certain conditions are fulfilled, he will thereafter be a spend thrift. 6. This is what has been observed in a number of cases. Option 1 : DCBA Option 2 : ABCD Option 3 : ACDB Option 4 : BACD



Ques 192 : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6 1. The three colonial cities - Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were born at around the same time. A. Sadly today it has also become the most virulent symbol of the violent trends in body politic that is tearing apart the society along suicidal lines. B. Of the three, Bombay had been most enterprising in industrial and commercial exploration. C. Whether it is one caste against other or the most pervasive of all trends - Hindus against Muslims. D. It is indeed a metaphor for modern India. 6. This is about two tales of a city. Option 1 : ABCD Option 2 : BACD Option 3 : BDCA Option 4 : DABC


Ques 193 : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6 1. Indian golfers contemplating a round or two in China would do well to familiarise themselves with the grazing habits of water buffalo. A. However, it is rare that these bulky beasts of burden meander across the manicured greens of China's golf courses. B. Chuangshan - located 90 minutes north of Hongkong was constructed to make the most of the area's natural attributes - an undulating valley ringed by blue mountains. C. But it is not very rare to find a bamboo hatted worker excitedly directing a moving hazard. D. Particularly not so if it is Chuangshan Hotspring Golf Club. 6. Chuangshan is unique for more than a highly picturesque phenomenon.  Option 1 : ABCD Option 2 : ACDB Option 3 : ADCB Option 4 : ADBC


Ques 194 : Arrange the sentences A, B, C and D to form a logical sequence between sentences 1 to 6 1. Hunger lurks unseen in every village and city of our country. A. What goes unrecognised is that death of starvation is only the most dramatic manifestation of a much more invisible malaise - of pervasive, stubborn, chronic hunger. B. Yet it surfaces into public consciousness only trainsiently, in moments when there are troubling media reports of starvation deaths. C. Among these are entire communities, utterly disenfranchised and asset less. D. And, that there are millions of forgotten people in India who live routinely at the very edge of survival, with hunger as a way of everyday life. 6. Like the Musahaars, a proud and savagely oppressed Dalit community in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, who own not even the land on which their tenuous homesteads are built. Option 1 : CBAD Option 2 : BDAC Option 3 : ADCB Option 4 : BADC   


Ques 195 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. FACILE
Option 1 : Face
Option 2 : Fragile
Option 3 : Soft
Option 4 : Easily done   


Ques 196 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. APPROBATION Option 1 : Selfconfidence Option 2 : Probe Option 3 : Approval Option 4 : Distress


Ques 197 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. ASPERSION Option 1 : Discipline Option 2 : To go away Option 3 : Deceit Option 4 : Slander   



Ques 198 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. BOORISH Option 1 : Beautifiul Option 2 : Distasteful Option 3 : Boring Option 4 : Crude   


Ques 199 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. BLITHE Option 1 : Disturb Option 2 : Carefree Option 3 : Distress Option


Ques 200 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. CREDULITY Option 1 : Credible Option 2 : Discipline Option 3 : Gullible Option 4 : Weakness


Ques 201 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. DELUGE Option 1 : Delude Option 2 : Fancy Option 3 : Flood Option 4 : Illusion


Ques 202 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. DISCOURSE Option 1 : Conversation Option 2 : Speech Option 3 : Function Option 4 : Religion


Ques 203 : Select the word or phrase which best expresses the meaning of the given word. DISPARATE Option 1 : Option 2 : Option 3 : Option 4 :
Discreet Disturb Different Defame 

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