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Q.No: 1
Test Name : CAT Paper 2004

Directions for questions 87 to 89: Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from the four options given below the statement to make up the missing part.


Many people suggest ___ and still other would like to convince people not to buy pirated cassettes.

A
to bring down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidence of music piracy, others advocate strong legal action against the offenders,
B
bringing down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidents of music piracy, others are advocating strong legal action against offenders,
C
bringing down audiocassette prices to reduce the incidents of music piracy, others advocate strong legal action against offenders,
D
audiocassette prices to be brought down to reduce incidents of music piracy, others advocate that strong legal action must be taken against offenders,
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
In option (1), the usage ‘suggest to bring down is incorrect’. In option (4) audiocassette prices ‘should’ be (and not ‘to’ be) brought down. Between options (2) and (3), ‘incidence’ of music piracy can be reduced and not ‘incidents’.
Q.No: 2
Test Name : CAT Paper 2004

Directions for questions 87 to 89: Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from the four options given below the statement to make up the missing part.


The ancient Egyptians believed ___ so that when these objects were magically reanimated through the correct rituals, they would be able to function effectively.

A
that it was essential that things they portrayed must have every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible
B
it was essential for things they portray to have had every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible,
C
it was essential that the things they portrayed had every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible.
D
that when they portrayed things, it should have every relevant feature shown as clearly as possible
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Option (2) is incorrect due to the usage of the simple present tense in ‘they portray’. Option (4) is incorrect due to the usage if the singular ‘it’ for the plural ‘things’. Option (1) is wrong because of the unnecessary usage of ‘must have’ after using ‘essential’.
Q.No: 3
Test Name : CAT Paper 2004

Directions for questions 87 to 89: Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option from the four options given below the statement to make up the missing part.


Archaeologists believe that the pieces of red – ware pottery excavated recently near Bhavnagar and ___ shed light on a hitherto dark 600-year period in the Harappan history of Gujarat.

A
estimated with a reasonable certainty as being about 3400 years old,
B
are estimated reasonably certain to be about 3400 years old,
C
estimated at about 3400 years old with reasonable certainty,
D
estimated with reasonable certainty to be about 3400 years old,
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Option (2) is incorrect because we cannot say that ‘archeologists … are estimated’. Options (1) and (3) have the problems of misplaced modifiers.
Q.No: 4
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

Particularly today, when so many difficult and complex problems face the human species, the development of broad

A
and powerful shoulders is necessary.
B
plans of action is not possible.
C
moral values is required.
D
and powerful thinking is desperately needed.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Broad and powerful thinking is needed to solve the problems.
Q.No: 5
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

In the European Community countries there has been talk of an energy tax to raise funds

A
by burdening the rich who can afford higher taxes.
B
to penalise heavy users of energy.
C
by raising the price of energy-intensive implements.
D
to search for alternative sources of energy.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The funds are being ‘raised’ for the purpose of having money to spend on the search of alternative sources of energy.
Q.No: 6
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

“Look before you leap” reflects an attitude expressed in such a saying as

A
‘Forewarned is forearmed.’
B
‘A stitch in time saves nine.’
C
‘No risk no gain.’
D
‘Fools rush where the angels fear to tread.’
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
If you look before you leap you will be forewarned and thus can be forearmed.
Q.No: 7
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

This is the ancient kingdom of Sumeria and you are its venerated ruler. The fate of Sumeria’ economy and of your royal subjects

A
is written in their horoscopes.
B
is as unknown as the name of your kingdom.
C
is entirely in your hands.
D
is allocated according to their needs.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
As the king, the fate of the economy and the subjects would be in the ruler’s hands.
Q.No: 8
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

Furthermore, to be radical means to be ready and willing to break with the predominant cultural, political and social beliefs and values in order to

A
investigate the essential realities that they conceal.
B
investigate the root cause of malaise in a society.
C
shape a new economic order.
D
re-construct the system in terms of new realities.
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
We should be prepared to ‘break’ something to ‘reconstruct’ it.
Q.No: 9
Test Name : CAT Paper 1991
Q30 to 35 : Each of these questions contains a sentence followed by four choices. Select from among these choices the one which most logically completes the idea contained in the given sentence.

Entrepreneurs are never satisfied with the status quo, they are intent on shaping the future, rather than being shaped by it. As one Chief Executive once said,

A
“The future is the sum total of actions in the present and past.”
B
“If you are not alert, before you realize it the future is on you.”
C
“I do not want our competitors making decisions for us.”
D
“It is a sound business policy to anticipate change than being swamped by it.”
E
NA
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
If the future is upon us before we realize it, it will shape us rather than the other way round.
Q.No: 10
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q11 – 15: four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

A. Professional studies has become the _______ of the rich.
B. Every citizen has the _______ to speak, travel and live as he pleases.
C. He has a definite ________ over all his rivals.
D. Sheron no longer has the ________ of the company’s bungalow and car.

A
advantage
B
privilege
C
right
D
concession
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Privilege can be used in A., B. and D.
Q.No: 11
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q11 – 15: four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

A. People sensed _________.
B. A bad ________ case had come in – a person with a smashed arm.
C. And then, without warning, ________ struck.
D. The dogs were the first to recognize the signs of oncoming ________.

A
tragedy
B
accident
C
disaster
D
calamity
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Disaster can fit in A., C. and D.
Q.No: 12
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q11 – 15: four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

A. The men there have fought _________ and emotional withdrawal, and were more capable of helping Jim.
B. But ______ does occasionally inflict all the adults.
C. A person who is deeply hurt feels very __________.
D. It is hard to survive this feeling of _______.

A
dejection
B
lonely
C
trouble
D
depression
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Depression fits in A., B. and D.
Q.No: 13
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q11 – 15: four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

A. I have had a small power of _________.
B. Down with a very high fever, he suffers from frequents fits of _________.
C. They are now bitter enemies – all because of a small ________.
D. Her __________ is the most creative thing she has ever possessed.

A
illusion
B
imagination
C
hallucination
D
misunderstanding
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Imagination fits in A. and D.
Q.No: 14
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q11 – 15: four statements with blanks have been given. These statements are followed by four alternatives. Choose the one which fits into the set of statements the maximum number of times.

A. Communism states that every individual must live for the _________.
B. The _________ of the affairs of the nation is deplorable.
C. _________ have been laid down by the United States : states The Statesman.
D. No _________ has succeeded in gaining complete autonomy from the Federal government.

A
state
B
nation
C
government
D
condition
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
State fits in A., B. and D.
Q.No: 15
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

One dark night a Darvesh ________ passing by a dry well.

A
wasn’t
B
happened to be
C
discovered in
D
found to
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Only ‘happened to be ’ or ‘wasn’t’ can grammatically fit here. ‘Wasn’t’ does not give the sentence the appropriate meaning.
Q.No: 16
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

Nordisk have recently __________ a product called Glucometer.

A
started
B
commissioned
C
launched
D
begun
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
One ‘launches’ a product.
Q.No: 17
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

I had already published a novel and it was an unexpected success. I thought my _______.

A
days were up
B
chances were good
C
ladyluck was happy
D
fortune was made
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
‘Unexpected success’ goes best with ‘fortune was made’.
Q.No: 18
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

The neighbour grabbed the boy, and rolled him on the road to _______ the flames.

A
smother
B
kill
C
burn out
D
fizz out
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The correct idiomatic usage is ‘smothering the flames’, which means to extinguish the flames.
Q.No: 19
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

Sam asked me to keep his secret ___________.

A
secret
B
in myself
C
amongst us
D
between us
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Because there is a reference of two peoples Sam and I, there is a need to use ‘Between’.
Q.No: 20
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

Sometimes the greatest inventions ________ an idea of starting simplicity

A
stumbles upon
B
hinge upon
C
starves without
D
lacks
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
‘Hinge upon’ means ‘depends upon’.
Q.No: 21
Test Name : CAT Paper 1994
Q24 - 30 : Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using one from the words, idioms or phrases provided in the four alternatives.

Real friends, genuinely wanting the best for the organization, _______different garbs.

A
come in
B
clad in
C
dressed in
D
clothed in
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Only ‘come in’ fits here, in the sense of “appear in”.
Q.No: 22
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

When we call others dogmatic, what we really object to is ___.

A
their giving the dog a bad name
B
their holding dogmas that are different from our own
C
the extremism that goes along with it
D
the subversion of whatever they actually believe in concomitantly
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
This is the only phrase that fits here.
Q.No: 23
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

I am an entertainer ___, I have to keep smiling because in my heart laughter and sorrow have an affinity

A
Even if I have tears in my eyes
B
Even though I am depressed inside
C
While entertaining people
D
In the entertainment business
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
'Even if I have tears in my eyes' goes perfectly with 'I have to keep smiling'.
Q.No: 24
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

The stock markets ___. The state they are in right now speaks volumes about this fact.

A
is the barometer of public confidence
B
are the best indicators of public sentiment
C
are used to trade in expensive shares
D
are not used to taking stock of all markets
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Stock markets indicate public sentiment, not just confidence.
Q.No: 25
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

Political power is just as permanent as today's newspaper. Ten years down the line, ___ the most powerful man in any state today.

A
who cares
B
nobody will remember what was written in today's newspaper or
C
few will know, or care about
D
when a lot of water will have passed under the bridge, who will care
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
'Few will know about' is the most concise way to express the meaning.
Q.No: 26
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

___, the more they remain the same.

A
People all over the world change
B
The more people change
C
The more they are different
D
The less people change
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
It is a well-known saying in English.
Q.No: 27
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 24 to 29: In each of the following questions, a part of a sentence is left blank. Choose from among the four options given below each question, the one which would best fill the blanks.

Although, it has been more than 50 years since Satyajit Ray made Pather Panchali, ___ refuse to go away from the mind.

A
the haunting images
B
its haunting images
C
its haunted images
D
the haunt of its images.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
'Its haunting images' refers to the images of the movie that are capable of haunting people.
Q.No: 28
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

The Romanians may be restive under Soviet direction — but they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links.

A
they are tied to Moscow by ideological and military links
B
they are preparing for a great revolution
C
secretly they rather enjoy the prestige of being protected by the mighty Soviets
D
there is nothing they can do about it
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
No other choice states why they are tied to Moscow.
Q.No: 29
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

In a penetrating study, CBS-TV focuses on these people without hope, whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid, but whose spirit is often neglected by a disinterested society.

A
whose bodies are cared for by welfare aid
B
who do not have enough to eat
C
whose hopelessness may be alleviated
D
who may be physically satiated
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence refers to the people who are 'physically looked after' by the welfare aid. No other choice states the involvement of welfare aid.
Q.No: 30
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

Contemplating whether to exist with an insatiable romantic temperament, he was the author and largely the subject of a number of memorable novels

A
Contemplating whether to exist
B
Combining realistic details
C
Miscegenating a brilliant mind
D
Aware that he had been born
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The best possible and logical answer is (b) combining realistic details.
Q.No: 31
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

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.

A
There is a monster out there
B
It is as if the world is on my shoulders
C
The answer is out there somewhere
D
There is a sea of sensibility in me
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The given phrase obviously refers to the answer to the question that is bothering the author.
Q.No: 32
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

In Martin Amis' new novel, the narrator is trapped — and hurtling towards a terrible secret, its resolution and the dreadful revelations it brings, ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt.

A
ally to give an excruciating vision of guilt
B
to us give a vivid picture of guilt
C
is a painful picture of a guilt ridden world
D
does not really solve all the questions in the narrator's mind
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The original phrase is best suited here.
Q.No: 33
Test Name : CAT Paper 1996

Direction for questions 30 to 35: In each of the following questions, a part of the paragraph or sentences has been underlined. From the choices given to you, you are required to choose the one which would best replace the underlined part.

Victory is everything in the Indian universe and Tendulkar will be expected to translate his genius to that effect. To contemplate any other option is to contemplate the risk of failure.

A
To contemplate any other option is to contemplate the risk of failure.
B
Failure is not an action that can be contemplated
C
Any other action has the potential of failure.
D
Failure is not an option.
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence means that any other action will most probably lead to failure.
Q.No: 34
Test Name : CAT Paper 2001
Directions for questions 61 to 65: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

But ___ are now regularly written not just for tools, but well-established practices, organisations and institutions, not all of which seem to be ___ away.

A
reports ... withering
B
stories ... trading
C
books ... dying
D
obituaries ... fading
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
It’s choice (d). You don’t write reports or stories or books for tools, but ‘obituaries’ — yes, as tools do get obsolete. Also ‘practices’ do not wither or trade or die away, but they do fade away with time.
Q.No: 35
Test Name : CAT Paper 2001
Directions for questions 61 to 65: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

The Darwin who ___ is most remarkable for the way in which he ___ the attributes of the world class thinker and head of the household.

A
comes ... figures
B
arises ... adds
C
emerges ... combines
D
appeared ... combines
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
You do not add or figure two attributes, but you do combine them into one. ‘Appear’ again is too abrupt when you are discerning a personality, ‘emerges’ would be more appropriate.
Q.No: 36
Test Name : CAT Paper 2001
Directions for questions 61 to 65: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

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

A
make-up ... realise
B
expression ... ascertain
C
emotion ... diagnose
D
scars ... understand
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
The sentence is drawing a correlation between her face and her understanding. Scars and make-up are irrelevant in this context and can be removed as irrelevant options. “To diagnose if she appreciated” is incorrect, you diagnose on the basis of symptoms. This leaves us with option (b) which fits in well to make a coherent sentence.
Q.No: 37
Test Name : CAT Paper 2001
Directions for questions 61 to 65: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

In this context, the ___ of the British labour movement is particularly ___.

A
affair ... weird
B
activity ... moving
C
experience ... significant
D
atmosphere ... gloomy
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Choice (a) with “weird” as an option can be removed and similarly choice (d) with “gloomy”. They are both using words that are not first-priority as they are somewhat informal. Out of the other choices, “activity” is not qualified as “moving” (emotional). Choice (c) fits in the best and is the answer.
Q.No: 38
Test Name : CAT Paper 2001
Directions for questions 61 to 65: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, four different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the four.

Indian intellectuals may boast, if they are so inclined, of being ___ to the most elitist among the intellectual ___ of the world.

A
subordinate ... traditions
B
heirs ... cliques
C
ancestors ... societies
D
heir ... traditions
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Choice (a) can be easily eliminated since “being subordinate” and “boasting” of it do not go together. Choice (c) is incorrect because ‘intellectuals’ (individuals) being ancestors to societies (collectivity) is incorrect. Also present Indian intellectuals cannot possibly be ancestors either. Choice (b) is incorrect because “intellectual cliques” is odd especially since “cliques” is used in a somewhat negative sense. Choice (d) is correct.
Q.No: 39
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 46 to 50: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.

The British retailer, M&S, today formally ______ defeat in its attempt to _____ King’s, its US subsidiary, since no potential purchasers were ready to cough up the necessary cash.

A
admitted, acquire
B
conceded, offload
C
announced, dispose
D
ratified, auction
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
conceded and offload are the most appropriate pair of words to fit here. announced do not go with formally, so (3) is out. Nor does ratified, so (4) is out. Acquire does not go logically with purchasers, so (1) is out.
Q.No: 40
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 46 to 50: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.

Early ______ of maladjustment to college culture is _______ by the tendency to develop friendship networks outside college which mask signals of maladjustment.

A
treatment, compounded
B
detection, facilitated
C
identification, complicated
D
prevention, helped
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
If you have friends outside college, they tend to mask adjustment problems with college colleagues. treatment cannot be compounded, so (1) is out. If signals are masked, nothing is facilitated, so (2) is out. For similar reasons, helped in (4) cannot fill the second blank. Identification and complicated is thus the right pair.
Q.No: 41
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 46 to 50: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.

The ______ regions of Spain all have unique cultures, but the _______ views within each region make the issue of an acceptable common language of instruction an even more contentious one.

A
different, discrete
B
distinct, disparate
C
divergent, distinct
E
different, competing
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
In the first blank the confusion could be between “different” and “distinct”. However once you know that certain regions of Spain are unique, only then can you call them distinct, not before. Which is why the first blank can’t be distinct. So the first blank should be different. Now between (1) and (4) the correct answer is (1) because discrete means distinct and so we are carrying forward the thought of difference between regions and then in the regions themselves.
Q.No: 42
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 46 to 50: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.

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 drastically reduced pay packets.

A
resent, replacing
B
resist, challenging
C
welcome, assisting
D
are, supplanting
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
resent and replacing is the most appropriate pair of words to fit here. welcome cannot go with the implication in unhappy so (3) is out. Resist is too extreme to fit in a teacher's situation, so (2) is out. are in (4) also indicate a compulsive situation which is not evident in the sentence, so (4) is out.
Q.No: 43
Test Name : CAT Paper 2003 (L)
DIRECTIONS for Questions 46 to 50: There are two gaps in each of the following sentences. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately. The first word in the pair should fill the first gap.

Companies that try to improve employees’ performance by _____ rewards encourage negative kinds of behavior instead of _____ a genuine interest in doing the work well.

A
giving, seeking
B
bestowing, discouraging
C
conferring, discrediting
D
withholding, fostering
Answer key/Solution
Solution:
Negative reinforcements foster negative behavior. (1), (2) and (3) are easily ruled out as giving, bestowing or conferring rewards cannot possibly encourage negative behaviour. Withholding and fostering thus presents the right situation here.
Solution:
In option (1), the usage ‘suggest to bring down is incorrect’. In option (4) audiocassette prices ‘should’ be (and not ‘to’ be) brought down. Between options (2) and (3), ‘incidence’ of music piracy can be reduced and not ‘incidents’.

Solution:
Option (2) is incorrect due to the usage of the simple present tense in ‘they portray’. Option (4) is incorrect due to the usage if the singular ‘it’ for the plural ‘things’. Option (1) is wrong because of the unnecessary usage of ‘must have’ after using ‘essential’.

Solution:
Option (2) is incorrect because we cannot say that ‘archeologists … are estimated’. Options (1) and (3) have the problems of misplaced modifiers.

Solution:
Broad and powerful thinking is needed to solve the problems.

Solution:
The funds are being ‘raised’ for the purpose of having money to spend on the search of alternative sources of energy.

Solution:
If you look before you leap you will be forewarned and thus can be forearmed.

Solution:
As the king, the fate of the economy and the subjects would be in the ruler’s hands.

Solution:
We should be prepared to ‘break’ something to ‘reconstruct’ it.

Solution:
If the future is upon us before we realize it, it will shape us rather than the other way round.

Solution:
Privilege can be used in A., B. and D.

Solution:
Disaster can fit in A., C. and D.

Solution:
Depression fits in A., B. and D.

Solution:
Imagination fits in A. and D.

Solution:
State fits in A., B. and D.

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Only ‘happened to be ’ or ‘wasn’t’ can grammatically fit here. ‘Wasn’t’ does not give the sentence the appropriate meaning.

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One ‘launches’ a product.

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‘Unexpected success’ goes best with ‘fortune was made’.

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The correct idiomatic usage is ‘smothering the flames’, which means to extinguish the flames.

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Because there is a reference of two peoples Sam and I, there is a need to use ‘Between’.

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‘Hinge upon’ means ‘depends upon’.

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Only ‘come in’ fits here, in the sense of “appear in”.

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This is the only phrase that fits here.

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'Even if I have tears in my eyes' goes perfectly with 'I have to keep smiling'.

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Stock markets indicate public sentiment, not just confidence.

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'Few will know about' is the most concise way to express the meaning.

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It is a well-known saying in English.

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'Its haunting images' refers to the images of the movie that are capable of haunting people.

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No other choice states why they are tied to Moscow.

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The sentence refers to the people who are 'physically looked after' by the welfare aid. No other choice states the involvement of welfare aid.

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The best possible and logical answer is (b) combining realistic details.

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The given phrase obviously refers to the answer to the question that is bothering the author.

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The original phrase is best suited here.

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The sentence means that any other action will most probably lead to failure.

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It’s choice (d). You don’t write reports or stories or books for tools, but ‘obituaries’ — yes, as tools do get obsolete. Also ‘practices’ do not wither or trade or die away, but they do fade away with time.

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You do not add or figure two attributes, but you do combine them into one. ‘Appear’ again is too abrupt when you are discerning a personality, ‘emerges’ would be more appropriate.

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The sentence is drawing a correlation between her face and her understanding. Scars and make-up are irrelevant in this context and can be removed as irrelevant options. “To diagnose if she appreciated” is incorrect, you diagnose on the basis of symptoms. This leaves us with option (b) which fits in well to make a coherent sentence.

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Choice (a) with “weird” as an option can be removed and similarly choice (d) with “gloomy”. They are both using words that are not first-priority as they are somewhat informal. Out of the other choices, “activity” is not qualified as “moving” (emotional). Choice (c) fits in the best and is the answer.

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Choice (a) can be easily eliminated since “being subordinate” and “boasting” of it do not go together. Choice (c) is incorrect because ‘intellectuals’ (individuals) being ancestors to societies (collectivity) is incorrect. Also present Indian intellectuals cannot possibly be ancestors either. Choice (b) is incorrect because “intellectual cliques” is odd especially since “cliques” is used in a somewhat negative sense. Choice (d) is correct.

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conceded and offload are the most appropriate pair of words to fit here. announced do not go with formally, so (3) is out. Nor does ratified, so (4) is out. Acquire does not go logically with purchasers, so (1) is out.

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If you have friends outside college, they tend to mask adjustment problems with college colleagues. treatment cannot be compounded, so (1) is out. If signals are masked, nothing is facilitated, so (2) is out. For similar reasons, helped in (4) cannot fill the second blank. Identification and complicated is thus the right pair.

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In the first blank the confusion could be between “different” and “distinct”. However once you know that certain regions of Spain are unique, only then can you call them distinct, not before. Which is why the first blank can’t be distinct. So the first blank should be different. Now between (1) and (4) the correct answer is (1) because discrete means distinct and so we are carrying forward the thought of difference between regions and then in the regions themselves.

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resent and replacing is the most appropriate pair of words to fit here. welcome cannot go with the implication in unhappy so (3) is out. Resist is too extreme to fit in a teacher's situation, so (2) is out. are in (4) also indicate a compulsive situation which is not evident in the sentence, so (4) is out.

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Negative reinforcements foster negative behavior. (1), (2) and (3) are easily ruled out as giving, bestowing or conferring rewards cannot possibly encourage negative behaviour. Withholding and fostering thus presents the right situation here.

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