Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a phrase/idiom is given in BOLD and five options are given below it. You have to choose the option which best describes the meaning of the phrase/idiom.
Q1. Backseat driver
(a) An event that happens infrequently.
(b) A person who has a lot of experience.
(c) An expert of the subject.
(d) A person who manages taxi services.
(e) Anyone who offers unwanted advice.
Q2. Lion’s share
(a) Share in profits of a company
(b) The largest part of something.
(c) The smallest part of something
(d) A Lion’s prey
(e) None of the Above
Q3. Not a spark of decency
(a) No regret for a mistake
(b) No manners
(c) No affection towards animals
(d) No respect towards elders
(e) None of the Above
Q4. Wild goose chase
(a) To search for a wild goose
(b) To chase one’s dreams passionately
(c) To achieve something with complete dedication.
(d) A foolish and hopeless search for something unattainable.
(e) To do something badly or cheaply.
Q5. To kick the bucket
(a) To die
(b) To take a bath
(c) To lose control
(d) To get angry
(e) To shout with anger
Directions (6-10): For each question is given a sentence or a group of sentences with four highlighted words. Among the four highlighted words, two words needs to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Choose the option which mentions the correct interchange to make the stanza grammatically and contextually correct.
Q6. To reread a book is to make a re-acquaintance (1) not simply of the text, the storyline and the nudge (2), it is not simply to be drawn into a process of reappraisal and see how it all stacks (3) up now compared to when the book was read ages ago. It is also a characters (4) to imagine that person you were when you first, or last as the case may be, read the book.
(a) 1-4
(b) 2-4
(c) 1-3
(d) 2-3
(e) 3-4
Q7. While most planners and experts recommend diversifying your portfolio, going compromise (1) with it is not a good idea. “Over-diversification leads to a overboard (2) on the returns since it can take away your ability to invest a substantial (3) amount in good schemes or instruments (4).
(a) 2-1
(b) 3-1
(c) 3-4
(d) 4-1
(e) 2-4
Q8. After all, apart from the high base effect for some companies such as Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, the industry needs to contend with a global growth (1). This double whammy (2) has already hit slowdown (3) at Accenture Plc, which reported results for the quarter(4) ended February late last month.
(a) 1-4
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 3-4
(e) 1-2
Q9. Under open acreage licensing policy, companies are allowed to put in an expression of interest (EoI) for licence (1) of oil and gas in any area that is presently (2) not under any production or exploration prospecting (3). The EoIs can be put in at any time of the year but they are accumulated (4) twice annually.
(a) 1-3
(b) 3-4
(c) 2-4
(d) 1-4
(e) 2-3
Q10. But how do banks figure out which product (1) to offer to which customer? Your transaction patterns with a bank gives a lot of offer (2). For instance, if you are spending repeatedly (3) to buy movie tickets using the Net banking facility, the bank is likely to insights (4) you a co-branded credit card that has some related benefits.
(a) 2-3
(b) 1-3
(c) 1-4
(d) 2-4
(e) 3-4
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Backseat driver: Anyone who offers unwanted advice.
S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lion’s share: The largest part of something.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Not a spark of decency: No manners
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Wild goose chase: A foolish and hopeless search for something unattainable.
S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. To kick the bucket: To die
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Phrase ‘the storyline and the nudge’ doesn’t make any sense. But the phrase ‘the storyline and the characters’ make sense. So, the interchange should be 2-4.
Hence, the option (b) is the correct answer.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. Among the given options, option (a) is the correct answer.
The phrase ‘recommend overboard your portfolio’ doesn’t make sense but the phrase ‘recommend diversifying your portfolio’ do make sense. So, the interchange should be between the words 1 and 2 (or 2 and 1). Hence, the option (a) is the correct answer.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Among the given options, option (b) is the correct answer.
The phrase ‘with a global growth’ though seems correct but it is contextually incorrect because the starting phrase of the sentence, ‘Apart from the high base effect’ conveys the idea that the ending phrase of the sentence should be something which will contradict the starting phrase. Hence ‘with a global growth’ should be replaced by ‘with a global slowdown.’
So, the interchange should be between the words 1 and 3 (or 3 and 1).
Hence, the option (b) is the correct answer.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The position of the words ‘prospecting’ and ‘licence’ is wrong. Interchanging the words would make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
So, the option (a) is the correct answer.
S10. Ans. (d)
Sol. The presence of the word ‘insights’ at (4) and ‘offer’ at (2) is making the sentence grammatically & contextually incorrect and incoherent. Upon interchanging the words at (4) and (2), we get a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentence.
Hence, the option (d) is the correct answer.
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