Vocabulary and Idioms in Context - Verbal Ability - General Aptitude (GA) Previous Year Questions

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 1]

Extreme focus on syllabus and studying for tests has become such a dominant concern of Indian students that they close their minds to anything ________________ to the requirements of the exam.

A

related

B

extraneous

C

outside

D

useful

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
The official answered __________ that the complaints of the citizen would be looked into.

A

respectably

B

respectfully

C

reputably

D

respectively

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2015 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2015 [Session 2]

Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.

A

The minister insured the victims that everything would be all right.

B

He ensured that the company will not have to bear any loss.

C

The actor got himself ensured against any accident.

D

The teacher insured students of good results.

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

A rewording of something written or spoken is a ______________.

A

paraphrase

B

paradox

C

paradigm

D

paraffin

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 1]

Archimedes said, “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I will move the world.”
The sentence above is an example of a ______________ statement.

A

figurative

B

collateral

C

literal

D

figurine

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

He turned a deaf ear to my request.
What does the underlined phrasal verb mean?

A

ignored

B

appreciated

C

twisted

D

returned

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2016 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2016 [Session 2]

Choose the most appropriate set of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
________ ________ is a will, ________ is a way.

A

Wear, there, their

B

Were, their, there

C

Where, there, there

D

Where, their, their

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2017 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2017 [Session 2]

There was no doubt that their work was thorough.

Which of the words below is closest in meaning to the underlined word above?

A

pretty

B

complete

C

sloppy

D

haphazard

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2018 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

"His face __________ with joy when the solution of the puzzle was ______ to him."
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

A

shone, shown

B

shone, shone

C

shown, shone

D

shown, shown

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2018 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 [Session 2]

"Although it does contain some pioneering ideas, one would hardly characterize the work as __________."
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

A

innovative

B

simple

C

dull

D

boring

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2019 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2019 [Session 2]

Daytime temperatures in Delhi can _____ 40°C.

A

get

B

stand

C

reach

D

peak

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2020 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

Select the most appropriate word that can replace the underlined word without changing the meaning of the sentence:
Now-a-days, most children have a tendency to belittle the legitimate concerns of their parents.

A

disparage

B

applaud

C

reduce

D

begrudge

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2020 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2020 [Session 2]

Select the word that fits the analogy:
Partial : Impartial : : Popular : _____

A

Impopular

B

Dispopular

C

Mispopular

D

Unpopular

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2024 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 1]

If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words [simmer → seethe → smolder] is analogous to [break → raze → ______]. Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

A

obfuscate

B

obliterate

C

fracture

D

fissure

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2024 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2024 [Session 2]

In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)–(iv). Select the best match for all the blanks.
Yoko Roi stands ___(i)___ as an author for standing ___(ii)___ as an honorary fellow, after she stood ___(iii)___ her writings that stand ___(iv)___ the freedom of speech.

A

(i) out (ii) down (iii) in (iv) for

B

(i) down (ii) out (iii) by (iv) in

C

(i) down (ii) out (iii) for (iv) in

D

(i) out (ii) down (iii) by (iv) for

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2025 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 1]

As the police officer was found guilty of embezzlement, he was ______ dismissed from the service in accordance with the Service Rules.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

A

sumptuously

B

brazenly

C

unintentionally

D

summarily

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2025 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Civil Engineering (CE) 2025 [Session 2]

Even though I had planned to go skiing with my friends, I had to __________ at the last moment because of an injury.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

A

back up

B

back of

C

back on

D

back out

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