A to Z Exams

What impact do planning policies have on the development of slums ?

They encourage the poor to invest in land thereby perpetuating slums.

They focus on developing rural rather than urban areas so people have to live in slums.

They offer alternative practical suggestions for construction of low-cost housing.

They advocate demolishing homes which violate planning rules, encouraging slums.

None of these

He objected to the proposal because it was founded on a………………… principle and also was……….. at times.

faulty – desirable

imperative- reasonable

wrong- inconvenient

sound- acceptable

conforming-deplorable

She was overcome with a wave of ______ whenever she thought of her childhood in Bihar

nostalgia

nausea

frustration

regret

A person who is always dissatisfied

Heretic

Felon

Malcontent

Surrogate

How compensation is usually provided?

Provident Fund

Fringe Benefits

Variable pay

Over time

University training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a _________ of thought

line

Strand

Plethora

skein

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate given. As a _______ of the foreign rule the country was ______ into mass poverty.

sequel, going

consequence, steeped

consequence, sliding

fall-out, slipping

sequence, much.

The best general characterization of the European philosophical tradition as it has developed upto now, with all its variety, is that it consists of a ________ Plato

series of footnotes to

set of prologues to

series of chapters on

string of commentaries on

According to the first paragraph of the passage, which of the following statements is NOT false

Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain werev the first to conceive of jet propulsion

Supersonic fighter planes were first used in the Second World War

No man had traveled faster than sound until the 1950s

The exploitation of jet propulsion for supersonic aviation has been remarkably fast

The novel moves from exotic charm_______ the little people swept up in larger events which inevitably crush them

into darker territory depicting more horror, as lives are invaded and nightmares banish peace of mind of

into a darker territory depicting more horror, as lives are invaded and nightmares banish peace of mind of

into a darker territory, depicting more horror, as lives become invaded and nightmares banish peace of mind

into darker territory, depicting more horror, as life is invaded and nightmares banish peace of mind of

The marriage of the princess with the commoner caused a furore among the royalty

misalliance

mismatch

elopement

romance

The theory of self-destruction:

is a myth

has been put forward by scientists

is a natural outcome of the cycle of birth and death

none of these

High level of anxiety

produces higher motivation

increases the level of ability

strengthens the relationship between motivation and performance

decreases job satisfaction

None of these

A small piece of wood

Splinter

Crumb

Scrap

Chip

Is alive and insatiably curious

Individual

One

Human

Man

Which of the following according to the author is-the most welcome thing?

The negligible role to be played by the executive in the appointment of judges.

Coordinating role played by the executive in the appointment of judges

The appointment of judges from the ethnic minority classes.

Appointment of judges purely on the basis of merit

None of these

Whatever be the experience of the other funds, the Unit Trust of India decision will put pressure on them to convert their closed schemes into open ones. Investors must evaluate future offerings from the other funds on that basis.

must evaluate future offerings from the other funds on that basis.

should hereafter gauge such offerings keeping such rationale in mind.

reckon with such offerings upon such expectations.

ought to carefully scan potential offerings on that logic.

China has to be prepared to meet many age-related social and financial challenges in the coming years.

Is been preparing

Was prepared

Have been prepared

Has preparations

No correction required

A short walk for pleasure or exercise

Jog

Stroll

Gallop

Promenade

‘Allah’, he said, rising his face towards the star- spangled black sky, “punish me as much as you like- Mahesh died with thirst on his lips.”

raised his face towards the star-spangled black sky

had raised his face towards the star-spangled black sky

rose his face towards the star spangled black sky

raising his face towards the star-spangled black sky

No correction required

find the correctly spelt word.

Millionaire

Miilioniare

Millionare

Milionaire

Why is Sony cross about the VGS developed by Connectix?

VGS might affect Sony’s sales.

VGS might be sold at a loss to encourage people to buy it

VGS might not be up to customer expectations

All of the above

The revized (A) rates (B) of interest will be effective (C) immediately. (D) All correct (E)

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

(E)

We had concluded that Jim had died in a railway accident, when a week later, he stood in front of us as large as _______

a giant

an ox

the day

life

Since the advent of cable television, at the beginning of this decade, the entertainment industry took a giant stride forward in our country.

this decade saw the entertainment industry 'taking

this decade, the entertainment industry has taken

this decade, the entertainment industry had taken

this decade, the entertainment industry took

Choose the word that is the same in meaning as the word "aboiind" as used in the passage.

around

proliferate

flourish

plentiful

few

The Chairman had to quickly refute the allegation that his country was trying to _______ the starving people of Zambia with weapons of war _____ their crying need for food and medicine.

alienate;due to meet

emancipate;for to meet

enervate;in an attempt to meet

appease;rather than meet

We have in America a ______ speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor colloquial English, but ______ of all three.

motley, an enhancement

hybrid, a combination

nasal, a blend

mangled, a medley.

The committee has prescribed A)/ a code of conduct B)/ about the recovery agents C)/ appointed by banks. D)/ No error E)

Bacon believes that the medical profession should be permitted to ease and quicken death where the end would otherwise only delay for a new days and at the cost of great pain:

be delayed for a few days

be delayed for a few days and

be otherwise only delayed for a few days and

otherwise only delay for a few days and

Drawing inferences from real life can be quite erogenous.

Be quite erroneous.

Be quite erogenous.

Inevitably be erroneous.

Be errorful.

His mother made great sacrifices to educate him, moving house or three occasions, and severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lesson to make him understand the need to persevere.

severing the thread on the loom's shuttle whenever Mencium neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere.

severed the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need to persevere.

severed the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius neglected his lessons to make him understand the need for preserving.

severing the thread on her loom's shuttle whenever Mencius' neglected his lessons, to make them understand the need to persevere.

Akbar, one of the ______ and ______ emperors of India who made a name for himself is acknowledged even today.

desirous ______ indolent

aspiring ______ sluggard

slothful ______ active

simple bold ______ bold

ambitious ______ energetic

The original inhabitants of a country

Aborigines

Citizens

Natives

Primitive

Foreign businesses in developing countries have usually problems with lack of infrastructure and rigid laws.

usual problems as

usually problems on

as usual problems like

the usual problems of

No correction required

The secretary ship has been _________for a long time as nobody is _________ to undertake duties of the post.

open, reluctant

taken, interested

empty, capable

occupied, volunteered

vacant, willing

What, according to the author, has always character I zcti the Hindu religion?

Spirituality and reactivity

Proactivity and individual dignity

Dynamism and growth

Morality and stagnation

Collective wisdom and democracy

Radar is ______ for 'Radio Detection and Ranging'

acronym

synonym

antonym

homonym

His irresponsible and ________ behaviour invited ______ observations on his mental ability

puerile,positive

favourable, childish

careful, glowing

adult, adulatory

What do the Asian Development Bank statistics indicate?

Asian economies are financially more sound than those of the developed world.

The financial crisis impacted the West far more than it did Asia.

Asia countries have aligned themselves on lines similar to the European Union.

Western countries are sceptical about trading with developing countries.

Asian countries have been actively opening their markets to one another.

If I won a crore in ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ I would have probably bought a yacht.

would have probably bought

would buy probably

would probably buy

will probably buy

Shivalal ……. classical music. He always prefers Bhimsen Joshi to Asha Bhonsale, and Pandit Jasraj to Kumar Sanu.

adores

apprehends

encompasses

cultivates

Their achievement in the field of literature is described as _________; sometimes it is even called___________.

Magnificent, Irresponsible

Insignificant, Influential

Significant, Paltry

Unimportant, Trivial

A growing number of these expert professionals ________ having to train foreigners as the students end up _____ the teachers who have to then unhappily contend with no jobs at all or new jobs with d rastically reduced pay packets.

resent, replacing

resist, challenging

welcome, assisting

are, supplanting

Why do certain countries use selective tactics against developing countries?

To help developing countries gain military and economic independence

To help developing countries govern themselves and be economically independent

To ally with developing countries to dominate over other developed countries

To curtail their domination over developing countries

None of these

The captious political situation __________ unorthodox remedies.

Calls in

calls off

calls for

calls out

"— their sterile purity jealously protected from the seductive advances of private enterprise" the author here is referring to

The family silver of the public institutions.

The rigid financial practices of the public institutions.

The productive assets of the public institutions.

None of these.

One of the base laws of nature is that adaptability is the price of survival

basis laws of

basic law of

base law of

basic laws of

No correction required

In the question below, there are two blanks provide Pick out the most appropriate pair to fill in the blanks in the same order to complete the sentence meaningfully. Some plans may give ________ results ________ few other plans may give exponential results.

Incremental, whereas

Decrease, while

Increased, if

Augmented, although

Find the error, if any, in the underlined portion in BOLD, if none mark 5 as your answer.

I received

a letter by

my father after

more than

two weeks. No error

What was the old priests definition of a human being?

Those who succeed in life and earn a lot of money are human beings

Thosewho watch for other people’s interests and well being are human beings

Those who put stones and thorns in other people's path are human beings

Those who know how to make other people laugh are human beings

Those who know how to recite shlokas are human beings

__________ that in this apparent mess , two things not be interfered with.

It is important.

it is of cardinal importance

It should be urgently understood.

It cannot be emphasized.

The meeting was held IN CAMERA

in secret

openly

in a small room

The underlying physica1 principles that control the midair gyrations of divers and gymnasts are the same as the body orientation controlling astronauts in a weightless environment

as the body orientation controlling

as the body orientation which controls

as those controlling the body orientation of

ones to control the body orientation of

ones used in controlling the body orientation of

The world is fast moving into a period of ‘civilization clash’ in which the primary identification of people and countries will not be _________ as during the Cold war , but________

Ideological, technological

Cultural , ethnic

Political, economic

Ideological. Cultural

Which of the following is not a likely cause of readiness, shown by people towards adolescents?

Increase in crime

Growing violence

Equality of opportunity

Physical presence of youth

Increased social unrest

Which of the following are some reasons of the scarcity of talented teachers?

Low salaries and poor infrastructures of schools.

Increase in the number of schools

The increase in the number of pass-outs from the teacher training institutes.

The define of spiritualism in teachers

The _______ of his interest between music and dance put him in a ______as to which to pursue after completion of school

diffusion, charisma

interest, problem

dichotomy, dilemma

confusion, perplex

Which of the following are behavioral economists not studying?

taxi drivers

drug addiction

share prices

car drivers

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence aftff rearrangement?

hubris sauves demure weird

hubris

sauves

demure

weird

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate given. Fortunately no one was hurt _______ the accident being ______

although, fatal

though, damaging

however, critical

as, serious

in spite of, serious.

A.They think that India will disintegrate like the SovletUnion or Yugoslavia. B. What will be the exact shape of India in 2000 A.D can only be a matter of surmise. C On the contrary, the blind patriots for see a very bright future for India. D.The prophets of doom say that the future c doomed.

BCDA

BDAC

DABC

DBAC

BCAD

This government may promise autonomy to the navaratnas but there is no telling what the subsequent one will do.

There is no telling what the future will do.

There is no telling what the subsequent one will do.

It is not clear whether its successors will do the same.

Nobody can be sure that subsequent governments will adhere to that policy.

The post-monsoon season routinely such storms at least twice a month.

a. brings

testifies

forecasts

witnesses

Neutrons stars are believed to be the highly compressed remnants of exploding stars (supernovas) and thus _______ of one of the most _______ processes in nature.

causes, cataclysmic

products, violent

examples, equivocal

justifications, harsh

To feeding, clothing and housing people, There is, however, no proof that if we had

Gone

Reserved

Allotted

Devoted

You may wonder how the expert on fossils remain is able to trace descent through teeth, which seem ________ pegs upon which to hang whole ancestries.

Reliable

Inadequate

Novel

specious

Quick -breeding and immu ne to most pesticides, cockroaches are so that even a professional exterminator may fail to_______ them.

Vulnerable , Eradicate

widespread, discern

Fragile, destroy

hardy, eliminate

Since her face was free of __________ there was no way to __________ if she appreciated what had happened.

make -up, realise

expression, ascertain

emotion, diagnose

scars, understand

Kamala howled at ten, twelve and three at night because

All Indian wolves howl at those times.

During her formative years, she was exposed to howling at these specified times and she too acquired the pattern.

She was rewarded for howling at these times

None of the above

His absence at the crucialmeeting cannot be ____ as he ____ the country at important international fora.

helped, represents

condoned, participates

permitted, engages

sanctioned, governs

forgiven, promote

This is a group insurance policy, in favour of the workers, _____ accident or injury.

for

against

A friendship founded on business is best than a business founded on friendship

is good than

is better than

is bestest than

is better then

No correction required

Which of the following is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word HASSLE-FREE used in the passage?

Unskilled

Not annoying

Subtle

Unsaddle

Notable

I was feeling rather _______ when I ______ a yellow envelope on the table.

happy, discerned

jubilant, glimpsed

ecstatic, perceived

miserable, spotted

Like and strong firm, the organisation has a powerful corporate culture based on shared _________ and common ____________

Ethics and understandings

Values and experiences

Principles and practices

Philosophies and ideologies

We wanted to portray a sense of normalcy

We will portray a sense of normalcy

We shall portray a sense of normalcy

We want to portray a sense of normalcy

Which of the following arguments of Ms Aung Suu Kyi is not true?

Women also can bring greater peace to the world.

Men cannot claim they have done more for peace.

Women have the capacity for compassion and sacrifice.

Men have done nothing to dissipate ignorance.

Genuine Italian stilettos are still manufactured by a very well master craftsman in together Maniago and the Campobasso area. While the contemporary alloys ----------- in many of the blades permit for more sturdy edges; much of the grinding and edge modification is always done by hand.

Utilized

Grinding

Permit

Sturdy

Modification

One who believes that everything is pre-destined

Pessimist

Fatalist

Palmist

Astrologer

Each of the following is cited in the passage as an accomplishment of the Women's Trade Union League EXCEPT

It organized a highly skilled workforce to increase its bargaining power.

It contributed to the development of a group of leaders in America.

It provided essential support to striking women.

It helped fund start-up unions for women.

Which of the following may be the closest in meaning to the statement "restored India to Indian history"?

Indian historian began writing Indian history.

Trained historians began writing Indian history

Writing India-centric Indian history began.

Indian history began to be written in India.

Fill in the blank with the appropriate word from the five alternatives provided. __________ will help you to search for meaning, answers, possibilities and alternatives and will help you to learn.

Snooping

Prying

Curiosity

Apathy

Oddity

At present, there are about four lac…… in Japan who survived the…… of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

women……accident

men……incident

workers……trouble

employees……terror

persons……tragedy

If you are on a three-month software design project and in two weeks you've put together a programme that solves Part of the problem, show it to your boss without delay.

and, you've put together a programme that solves part of the problem in two weeks

and, two weeks, you have put together a programme that solves part of the problem

and, you've put together a programme that has solved part of the problem in two weeks

and, in two weeks you put together a programme that solved only part of the problem

Whom does the author primarily hold responsible for India not being to overcome the obstacles on the path of prosperity?

The politicians.

The influential avaricious.

The bureaucrats

The impoverished sections of society.

RC question: 1/5 We can infer, from the use of the phrase "... rapid democratisation of the world", in the first para, that:

the world is shrinking, thanks to improved communication.

countries prefer democracy as a form of government.

religion would have changed beyond recognition

people are accorded more freedom in terms of choices.

For the last half century he ……………himself to public affairs……………. Taking a holiday

by- committed

after-offered

devoted-without

sacrificed- after

prepared- before

At the rate at which India’s population is growing, it is destined to be on collision course

Destined to be

Bound to be

Meant to be

Intended to be

Astronomers find it difficult to study the Dark Age because

suitable telescopes are few

the associated events took place aeons ago

the energy source that powers a quasar is unknown

their best chance is to study quasars, which are faint objects to begin with

When the mob turned…………. The police opened fire to control the………… situation.

away, burning

up, untoward

around, devastating

quietly, aggravate

hostile, riotous

Victory is everything in the Indian universe and Tendulkar will be expected to translate his genius in batting into the captaincy. To contemplate other options is to contemplate the risk of failure.

To contemplate other options is to contemplate the risk of failure.

Failure is not an option.

All other options have the potential for failure.

Unrealistic options invite the threat of failure.

Statistics in an…………. Tool for researchers that…………..them to make inferences or generalizations about populations from their observations of the characteristics of samples

outstanding, proposes

invaluable, proceeds

invaluable, enables

important, proclaims

indispensable, enables

To the embittered ex-philanthropist, all the former recipients of his charity were _________ as stingy with their thanks as they were wasteful of his largesse.

louts

Misers

Ingrates

prigs

In this context, the _______________ of the British labor movement is particularly_______________.

affair, weird

activity, moving

experience, significant

atmosphere, gloomy

India was up for grabs and the only ———block was the English-who also——-imperial ambitions.

Impeding; promoted

solid; encouraged

Stumbling; fostered

limping; nurtured

Mature; having

The article is a continuation of the series on mew projects under planning and implementation in India

Series of new projects under planning and implementation in India.

Series on new projects under planning and implementation in India.

Series of articles published on new projects under planning and implementation in India.

Article on new project under planning and implementation in India.

Leadership is one of the world’s oldest……………..The understanding of leadership has figured strongly in the ………………..for knowledge

cultures, desire

institutions, passion

pre-occupations, quest

subjects, preference

undertakings, conviction

How many times have I asked myself: when is the world going to start to make sense? There is a monster out there, and it is rushing towards me over the uneven ground of consciousness.

There is a monster out there

It is as if the world is on my shoulders

The answer is out there somewhere

There is a sea of sensibility in me

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