Practice Question and answers set 3 - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Directions:
Attempt these questions based on the information given against each.
Q-1) Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text given below : Physically, inertia is a feeling that you just can't move; mentally, it is a sluggish mind. Even if you try to be sensitive, if your mind is sluggish, you just don't feel anything intensely. You may even see a tragedy enacted in front of your eyes and not be able to respond meaningfully. You may see one person exploiting another, one group persecuting another, and not be able to get angry. Your energy is frozen. You are not deliberately refusing to act; you just don't have the capacity. A. Inertia makes your body and mind sluggish. They become insensitive to tragedies, exploitation, and persecution because it freezes your energy and decapacitates it. B. When you have inertia you don't act although you see one person exploiting another or one group persecuting another. You don't get angry because you are incapable. C. Inertia is of two types – physical and mental. Physical inertia restricts bodily movements. Mental inertia prevents mental response to events enacted in front of your eyes. D. Physical inertia stops your body from moving; mental inertia freezes your energy, and stop your mind from responding meaningfully to events, even tragedies, in front of you.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(c) is the correct choice because according to the passage having inertia means we are incapable of doing anything. Eventhough we may see one person exploiting another, or a group persecuting another.
Directions:
Read the following information and the sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian governement for selling B150, a tough, a short-haul plane ideal for connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.
- B150 planes have not only low operating costs than competing planes like Cezana but also a much better track record in terms of saftey and efficiency.
- The profit margin of road transport operators in the smal ler towns connected by B150 planes has been reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air transport over other means of transport.
- Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads and railways as compared to flight services.
- B150 planes are capable of operating I sectors where large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the rich and the elite.
- B150 planes need to operate in the existing airports which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly connected to the smaller cities.
Q-2) Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above would weaken the offer made by the foreign companies for selling B150 planes to Indian government?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
If the instructure does not exist, the deal will be a wastage of money.
Directions:
Read the following information and the sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian governement for selling B150, a tough, a short-haul plane ideal for connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.
- B150 planes have not only low operating costs than competing planes like Cezana but also a much better track record in terms of saftey and efficiency.
- The profit margin of road transport operators in the smal ler towns connected by B150 planes has been reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air transport over other means of transport.
- Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads and railways as compared to flight services.
- B150 planes are capable of operating I sectors where large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the rich and the elite.
- B150 planes need to operate in the existing airports which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly connected to the smaller cities.
Q-3) Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) mentioned above represents a possible consequence of the success of B150 planes in smaller cities?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Getting conncected by air is bound to have an impact on road traffic.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
"The financial results of IT companies in the quarter ending December were 'far ahead' of estimates and very promising," Som Mittal, President of Nasscom said. "These results," he said, "reflected the 'strong fundamentals' of Indian IT companies." These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below
- Nasscom is an organisation which keeps an eye on the performance of IT companies.
- IT companies form the crux of the Indian economy.
- The financial results of the previous three quarters were admirable.
- A strong financial position forms the backdrop of the overall health of the organisation.
- The financial results of this quarter are dismal as compared to those of the last year
Q-4) Which of the statements, if true, would weaken the argument in the speaker?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(E) brings about a mood of pessimism.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
"The financial results of IT companies in the quarter ending December were 'far ahead' of estimates and very promising," Som Mittal, President of Nasscom said. "These results," he said, "reflected the 'strong fundamentals' of Indian IT companies." These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below
- Nasscom is an organisation which keeps an eye on the performance of IT companies.
- IT companies form the crux of the Indian economy.
- The financial results of the previous three quarters were admirable.
- A strong financial position forms the backdrop of the overall health of the organisation.
- The financial results of this quarter are dismal as compared to those of the last year
Q-5) Which of the statements, if true, would strengthen the statement of the speaker?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
The results in this quarter are promising. And if this promise rides on an "admirable" background, the companies must really be doing well.
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
"The financial results of IT companies in the quarter ending December were 'far ahead' of estimates and very promising," Som Mittal, President of Nasscom said. "These results," he said, "reflected the 'strong fundamentals' of Indian IT companies." These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below
- Nasscom is an organisation which keeps an eye on the performance of IT companies.
- IT companies form the crux of the Indian economy.
- The financial results of the previous three quarters were admirable.
- A strong financial position forms the backdrop of the overall health of the organisation.
- The financial results of this quarter are dismal as compared to those of the last year
Q-6) Which of the following can be an assumption in the above passage?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Hence the emphasis on reflection of "strong fundamentals".
Directions:
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow:
"The financial results of IT companies in the quarter ending December were 'far ahead' of estimates and very promising," Som Mittal, President of Nasscom said. "These results," he said, "reflected the 'strong fundamentals' of Indian IT companies." These questions are based on the information given above and the sentences labelled as (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below
- Nasscom is an organisation which keeps an eye on the performance of IT companies.
- IT companies form the crux of the Indian economy.
- The financial results of the previous three quarters were admirable.
- A strong financial position forms the backdrop of the overall health of the organisation.
- The financial results of this quarter are dismal as compared to those of the last year
Q-7) Which of the following can be a conclusion from the above passage?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Look at the way Som Mittal is evaluating the performance of IT companies in his capacity as the President of Nasscom.
Directions:
Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follows.
After rising for several months, gold prices are likely to see a gradual decline in the short term on the back of strong global cues. With the US economy showing signs of recovery, domestic gold prices are expected to settle at under ` 30000 per 10 grams by March, although the decline may not be as steep as international prices.
- Gold prices are determined by international market prices.
- Prices of gold in local market are on a continuous decline.
- Soaring price of gold is not a positive sign for an economy.
- The US economy is very speculative.
- There are strong signs of decline in the price as it was in the case of petroleum and crude oil five years ago. Later, the market did decline.
Q-8) Which of the following statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be a conclusion from the above paragraph?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Note the relationship with US economy.
Directions:
Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the questions that follows.
After rising for several months, gold prices are likely to see a gradual decline in the short term on the back of strong global cues. With the US economy showing signs of recovery, domestic gold prices are expected to settle at under ` 30000 per 10 grams by March, although the decline may not be as steep as international prices.
- Gold prices are determined by international market prices.
- Prices of gold in local market are on a continuous decline.
- Soaring price of gold is not a positive sign for an economy.
- The US economy is very speculative.
- There are strong signs of decline in the price as it was in the case of petroleum and crude oil five years ago. Later, the market did decline.
Q-9) Which of the following statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) would weaken the argument of the author?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
If an economy is speculative, it cannot be so trustworthy and hence we can't Predict or determine the prices of goods or commodity with respect to that economy. Hence, it weakens the argument of the author.
Directions:
Read the following information and the sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) given below it carefully and answer the questions which follow:
A host of foreign companies are in talks with the Indian governement for selling B150, a tough, a short-haul plane ideal for connectivity of smaller towns which is lacking in India at present.
- B150 planes have not only low operating costs than competing planes like Cezana but also a much better track record in terms of saftey and efficiency.
- The profit margin of road transport operators in the smal ler towns connected by B150 planes has been reduced substantially as a majority of people prefer air transport over other means of transport.
- Smaller towns, at present, are better connected by roads and railways as compared to flight services.
- B150 planes are capable of operating I sectors where large airlines cannot fly due to challenging conditions such as mist, short runways, etc. Such planes can also double up as cargo planes and charter flights for the rich and the elite.
- B150 planes need to operate in the existing airports which are situated in bigger cities only and are poorly connected to the smaller cities.
Q-10) Which of the statements (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) can be inferred from the facts/information given in the statement? (An inference is something which is not directly stated but can be inferred from the given facts.)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
Even (C) can be inferred only probably.