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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2012

Choose the most appropriate alternative from the options given below to complete the following sentence:
Despite several ______ the mission succeeded in its attempt to resolve the conflict.

A

attempts

B

setbacks

C

meetings

D

delegations

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2012

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

A

Diminish

B

Divulge

C

Dedicate

D

Denote

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 3]

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
Many ancient cultures attributed disease to supernatural causes. However, modern science has largely helped __________ such notions.

A

impel

B

dispel

C

propel

D

repel

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2014 [Session 4]

Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence.
She could not _________ the thought of _________ the election to her bitter rival.

A

bear, loosing

B

bare, loosing

C

bear, losing

D

bare, losing

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 2]

Choose the most suitable one word substitute for the following expression:
Connotation of a road or way

A

Pertinacious

B

Vaticum

C

Clandestine

D

Ravenous

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 3]

Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given below, to complete the following sentence:
Apparent lifelessness __________ dormant life.

A

harbours

B

leads to

C

supports

D

affects

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2015 [Session 3]

Fill in the blank with the correct idiom/phrase.
That boy from the town was a __________ in the sleepy village.

A

dog out of herd

B

sheep from the heap

C

fish out of water

D

bird from the flock

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 1]

The policeman asked the victim of a theft, “What did you ____?”

A

loose

B

lose

C

loss

D

louse

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 1]

Despite the new medicine’s ____________ in treating diabetes, it is not ____________widely.

A

effectiveness --- prescribed

B

availability --- used

C

prescription --- available

D

acceptance --- proscribed

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 2]

Choose the statement(s) where the underlined word is used correctly: (i) A prone is a dried plum. (ii) He was lying prone on the floor. (iii) People who eat a lot of fat are prone to heart disease.

A

(i) and (iii) only

B

(iii) only

C

(i) and (ii) only

D

(ii) and (iii) only

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 3]

The students __________ the teacher on teachers’ day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.

A

facilitated

B

felicitated

C

fantasized

D

facilitated

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2016 [Session 3]

After India’s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?

A

history will rest in peace

B

rest is recorded in history books

C

rest is well known

D

rest is archaic

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 1]

“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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 1]

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 2]

“The dress ________ her so well that they all immediately ________ her on her appearance.”
The words that best fill the blanks in the above sentence are

A

complemented, complemented

B

complimented, complemented

C

complimented, complimented

D

complemented, complimented

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2018 [Session 2]

“The judge’s standing in the legal community, though shaken by false allegations of wrongdoing, remained ________.”
The word that best fills the blank in the above sentence is

A

undiminished

B

damaged

C

illegal

D

uncertain

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 1]

John Thomas, an ________ writer, passed away in 2018.

A

imminent

B

prominent

C

eminent

D

dominant

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2019 [Session 1]

The minister avoided any mention of the issue of women’s reservation in the private sector. He was accused of ________ the issue.

A

collaring

B

skirting

C

tying

D

belting

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 1]

He is known for his unscrupulous ways. He always sheds____tears to deceive people.

A

fox's

B

crocodile's

C

crocodile

D

fox

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

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2020 [Session 1]

I do not think you know the case well enough to have opinions. Having said that, I agree with your other point.
What does the phrase “having said that” mean in the given text?

A

as opposed to what I have said

B

despite what I have said

C

in addition to what I have said

D

contrary to what I have said

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