Vocabulary & Word Exchange || VARC || MH-CET 2021 II 03 July for CAT & MBA Exams

Question 1

Direction: The following question carries a word, which has been used in 3 different sentences given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word has been used correctly.

I. She hauled herself up the sheer slope of the mountain.
II. The sheer size of the engine makes it difficult to transport.
III. Words could not convey the sheer terror of the experience.

Question 2

Direction: The following question carries a word, which has been used in 3 different sentences given below it. Identify the statement(s) in which the word has been used correctly.

I. The government would like to widen the 20 p tax band to include the majority of taxpayers.
II. Their interest suddenly banded when they knew they would make money out of the deal.
III. We banded the birds so that we could identify them later.

Question 3

Direction: In the following question, three statements have been given, and a word has been highlighted in each of them. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

I. It took almost a minute to get to the resort from the beach.
II. He will have no more than a minute chance of exercising influence.
III. It is necessary to carry out a minute examination of the islands.

Question 4

Direction: In the following question, three statements have been given, and a word has been highlighted in each of them. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

I. That island was captured by the enemy forces a long while back.
II. She did a series of sketches, trying to capture all his moods.
III. With every speech he made, the charming politician was able to capture the listeners.

Question 5

Direction: In the following question, three statements have been given, and a word has been highlighted in each of them. Identify the statement(s) in which the word fits contextually to convey a logical meaning.

Leaves
I. The leaves quickly fell to the ground, forming a thick layer of foliage everywhere.
II. The leading aristocrat hardly leaves any room for failure.
III. They gave the boy another one to use until his leaves was up.

Question 6

Direction: In the given questions, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In each case the given sentences is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. 'No exchange required'.

There were signs of rejected (1) from early on but the instructor danger (2) those as mere coincidence, (3) which led to the accident. (4)

Question 7

Direction: In the given questions, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In each case the given sentences is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. 'No exchange required'.

The investigation (1) will cast a further shadow on an Indian beer business (2) that already faces stringent tougher (3) and state-level regulation, making it compliance (4) for brewers to expand.

Question 8

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

The decision followed the Supreme Court’s liberty (1) that the Governor shall be at observation (2) to decide on the remission application (3) of Perarivalan, one of the convicts (4), “as deemed fit."

Question 9

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

We've all come through (1) advertisements when brands take on one another (2), and openly mock the rival brand across (3) print, digital or broadcast media (4).

Question 10

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E) i.e. No correction required.

‘A dragon is no idle fancy,’ (1) wrote Tolkien in 1936, but ‘a potent fantasy (2) of men’s imagination, richer in significance than his barrow is in gold’. The potency (3) has only increased over the last eighty years. Dragons crowd the pages of modern creation; (4) no one needs telling that Daenerys, the Mother of Dragons, holds a crucial place in George R R Martin’s Game of Thrones universe.