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

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Life Sciences (XL) 2012

Which one of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?

Latitude

A

Eligibility

B

Freedom

C

Coercion

D

Meticulousness

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2012 · General Aptitude (GA) · Verbal Ability · Vocabulary and Idioms in Context

Life Sciences (XL) 2012

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence:

Given the seriousness of the situation that he had to face, his ___ was impressive.

A

beggary

B

nomenclature

C

jealousy

D

nonchalance

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

Life Sciences (XL) 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

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

Life Sciences (XL) 2016

The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to ______________ him.

A

bare with

B

bore with

C

bear with

D

bare

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

Life Sciences (XL) 2017

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

Life Sciences (XL) 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

Life Sciences (XL) 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

Life Sciences (XL) 2019

A final examination is the ______ of a series of evaluations that a student has to go through.

A

culmination

B

consultation

C

desperation

D

insinuation

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

Life Sciences (XL) 2020

Despite a string of poor performances, the chances of K. L. Rahul’s selection in the team are _____.

A

slim

B

bright

C

obvious

D

uncertain

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

Life Sciences (XL) 2025

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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