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

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2014 [Session 1]

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentence below?
It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.

A

adopt to

B

adapt to

C

adept in

D

accept with

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2014 [Session 1]

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
He could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because he thought that her performance was quite ______.

A

superb

B

medium

C

mediocre

D

exhilarating

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2014 [Session 1]

In a press meet on the recent scam, the minister said, “The buck stops here”. What did the minister convey by the statement?

A

He wants all the money

B

He will return the money

C

He will assume final responsibility

D

He will resist all enquiries

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2014 [Session 2]

Choose the most appropriate phrase from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
India is a post-colonial country because

A

it was a former British colony

B

Indian Information Technology professionals have colonized the world

C

India does not follow any colonial practices

D

India has helped other countries gain freedom

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2014 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2014 [Session 3]

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word “coherent”.

A

sticky

B

well-connected

C

rambling

D

friendly

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 [Session 1]

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the sentence below?
She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.

A

She had a terrible time at the party

B

She had a horrible time at the party

C

She had a terrific time at the party

D

She had a terrifying time at the party

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 [Session 1]

Which one of the following combinations is incorrect?

A

Acquiescence - Submission

B

Wheedle - Roundabout

C

Flippancy - Lightness

D

Profligate - Extravagant

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 [Session 1]

Select the alternative meaning of the underlined part of the sentence.
The chain snatchers took to their heels when the police party arrived.

A

took shelter in a thick jungle

B

open indiscriminate fire

C

took to flight

D

unconditionally surrendered

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 [Session 2]

Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.

A

The industrialist had a personnel jet.

B

I write my experience in my personnel diary.

C

All personnel are being given the day off.

D

Being religious is a personnel aspect.

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2015 [Session 2]

A generic term that includes various items of clothing such as a skirt, a pair of trousers and a shirt is

A

fabric

B

textile

C

fibre

D

apparel

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2016 [Session 1]

Nobody knows how the Indian cricket team is going to cope with the difficult and seamer-friendly wickets in Australia.
Choose the option which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase in the above sentence.

A

put up with

B

put in with

C

put down to

D

put up against

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2016 [Session 1]

Find the odd one in the following group of words.
mock, deride, praise, jeer

A

mock

B

deride

C

praise

D

jeer

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2016 [Session 2]

The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to _______________ him.

A

bare with

B

bore with

C

bear with

D

bare

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2016 [Session 2]

Identify the correct spelling out of the given options:

A

Managable

B

Manageable

C

Mangaable

D

Manigible

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2017 [Session 2]

Choose the option with words that are not synonyms.

A

aversion, dislike

B

luminous, radiant

C

plunder, loot

D

yielding, resistant

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2017 [Session 2]

“We lived in a culture that denied any merit to literary works, considering them important only when they were handmaidens to something seemingly more urgent – namely ideology. This was a country where all gestures, even the most private, were interpreted in political terms.” The author’s belief that ideology is not as important as literature is revealed by the word:

A

‘culture’

B

‘seemingly’

C

‘urgent’

D

‘political’

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2018

"Since you have gone off the ________, the ________ sand is likely to damage the car."
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

A

course, coarse

B

course, course

C

coarse, course

D

coarse, coarse

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2018

"A common misconception among writers is that sentence structure mirrors thought; the more ________ the structure, the more complicated the ideas."
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

A

detailed

B

simple

C

clear

D

convoluted

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2019

I am not sure if the bus that has been booked will be able to ________ all the students.

A

sit

B

deteriorate

C

fill

D

accommodate

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

Electrical Engineering (EE) 2019

Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The ____ trouble is that I read ____ many of them.

A

even, quite

B

even, too

C

only, quite

D

only, too

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