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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2015

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
The principal presented the chief guest with a __________, as token of appreciation.

A

momento

B

memento

C

momentum

D

moment

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2015

Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given below, to complete the following sentence.
Frogs ________________.

A

croak

B

roar

C

hiss

D

patter

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2018

“Going by the ________ that many hands make light work, the school ________ involved all the students in the task.”
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

A

principle, principal

B

principal, principle

C

principle, principle

D

principal, principal

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2018

“Her________ should not be confused with miserliness; she is ever willing to assist those in need.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

A

cleanliness

B

punctuality

C

frugality

D

greatness

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2019

The nomenclature of Hindustani music has changed over the centuries. Since the medieval period dhrupad styles were identified as baanis. Terms like gayaki and baaj were used to refer to vocal and instrumental styles, respectively. With the institutionalization of music education the term gharana became acceptable. Gharana originally referred to hereditary musicians from a particular lineage, including disciples and grand disciples.
Which one of the following pairings is NOT correct?

A

dhrupad, baani

B

gayaki, vocal

C

baaj, institution

D

gharana, lineage

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2020

Stock markets ______ at the news of the coup.

A

poised

B

plunged

C

plugged

D

probed

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2025

Here are two analogous groups, Group-I and Group-II, that list words in their decreasing order of intensity. Identify the missing word in Group-II.
Group-I:   Abuse → Insult → Ridicule
Group-II:   ________ → Praise → Appreciate

A

Extol

B

Prize

C

Appropriate

D

Espouse

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2017

She has a sharp tongue and it can occasionally turn ______________

A

hurtful

B

left

C

methodical

D

vital

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

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2017

“If you are looking for a history of India, or for an account of the rise and fall of the British Raj, or for the reason of the cleaving of the subcontinent into two mutually antagonistic parts and the effects this mutilation will have in the respective sections, and ultimately on Asia, you will not find it in these pages; for though I have spent a lifetime in the country, I lived too near the seat of events, and was too intimately associated with the actors, to get the perspective needed for the impartial recording of these matters”.
Here, the word ‘antagonistic’ is closest in meaning to

A

impartial

B

argumentative

C

separated

D

hostile

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2022 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2022

You should _________ when to say _________.

A

no / no

B

no / know

C

know / know

D

know / no

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2026 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Ecology and Evolution (EY) 2026

Expedite, Hasten, Hurry, ______
Fill the blank by choosing a word with a meaning similar to that of the words given above.

A

Accelerate

B

Retard

C

Provide

D

Disable

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