SoftSol Sample Verbal Ability Placement Paper

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Directions for Questions 1-6: Read each sentence to find if there is any grammatical error in it. If there is any error, it will be only one part of the sentence. The number or alphabet of that part is your answer. 1. I believe / that respect / is more preferable than / money. A B C D ANS: C 2. I shall / ring him / tomorrow / in the afternoon. A B C D ANS: B 3. I enjoyed / during my / stay in / England. A B C D ANS: A 4. I never have / visited / or intend to visit / foreign countries / A B C D ANS: C 5. I have got / my M.Sc. degree / in 1988 / No error A B C D ANS: A 6. Find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence The Indian radio / which was previously controlled by the British rulers A B / is free now from the narrow vested interests / No error. C D ANS: C
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Directions for Questions 7-10: In country X, democratic, conservative and justice parties have fought three civil wars in twenty years. To restore stability an agreement is reached to rotate the top offices President, Prime Minister and Army Chief among the parties so that each party controls one and only one office at all times. The three top office holders must each have two deputies, one from each of the other parties. Each deputy must choose a staff composed of equally members of his or her chiefs party and member of the third party. 7. Which of the following is allowable under the rules as stated: (a) More than half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party (b) Half of the staff within a given office belonging to a single party (c) Any person having a member of the same party as his or her immediate superior (d) Half the total number of staff members in all three offices belonging to a single party (e) Half the staff members in a given office belonging to parties different from the party of the top office holder in that office. ANS: (a) 8. The office of the Army Chief passes from Conservative to Justice party. Which of the following must be fired? (a) The democratic deputy and all staff members belonging to Justice party (b) Justice party deputy and all his or hers staff members (c) Justice party deputy and half of his Conservative staff members in the chief of staff office (d) The Conservative deputy and all of his or her staff members belonging to Conservative party (e) No deputies and all staff members belonging to conservative parties. ANS: (a)
9. When the democratic party holds presidency, the staff of the prime minister's deputies are composed I. One-fourth of democratic party members II. One-half of justice party members and one-fourth of conservative party members III. One-half of conservative party members and one-fourth of justice party members. (a) I only (b) I and II only (c) II or III but not both (d) I and II or I and III (e) None of these ANS: (a) 10. When Justice party holds one of the top offices, which of the following cannot be true (a) Some of the staff members within that office are justice party members (b) Some of the staff members within that office are democratic party members (c) Two of the deputies within the other offices are justice party members (d) Two of the deputies within the other offices are conservative party members (e) Some of the staff members within the other offices are justice party members. ANS: (a) 11. Which one of the words given below is different from others? 1. Orange 2. Grape 3. Apricot 4. Raspberry 5. Mango ANS: 3.
Directions for Questions 12-16: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow: Organizations are institutions in which members complete for status and power. They compete for resource of the organization, for example finance to expand their own departments, for career advancement and for power to control the activities of others. In pursuit of these aims, grouped are formed and sectional interests emerge. As a result, policy decisions may serve the ends of political and career systems rather than those of the concern. In this way, the goals of the organization may be displaced in favour of sectional interests and individual ambition. These preoccupations sometimes prevent the emergence of organic systems. Many of the electronic firms in the study had recently created research and development departments employing highly qualified and well paid scientists and technicians. Their high pay and expert knowledge were sometimes seen as a threat to the established order of rank, power and privilege. Many senior managers had little knowledge of technicality and possibilities of new developments and electronics. Some felt that close cooperation with the experts in an organic system would reveal their ignorance and show their experience was now redundant. 12. "Organic system" as related to the organization implies its A. growth with the help of expert knowledge B. growth with input from science and technology C. steady all around development D. natural and unimpeded growth ANS: B 13. The theme of the passage is A. groupism in organizations B. individual ambitions in organizations C. frustration of senior managers D. emergence of sectional interests in organizations ANS: D
14. Policy decision in organization would involve A. cooperation at all levels in the organization B. modernization of the organization C. attracting highly qualified personnel D. keeping in view the larger objectives of the organizations ANS: C 15. The author makes out a case for A. organic system B. Research and Development in organizations C. an understanding between senior and middle level executives D. a refresher course for senior managers ANS: A 16. The author tends to the senior managers as A. ignorant and incompetent B. a little out of step with their work environment C. jealous of their younger colleagues D. robbed of their rank, power and privilege ANS: A 17. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. Do you imitate others? A. Are others being imitated by you? B. Are others imitated by you? C. Have others being imitated by you? D. Were others being imitated by you? ANS: B 18. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice. You need to clean your shoes properly.
A. Your shoes are needed to clean properly. B. You are needed to clean your shoes properly. C. Your shoes need to be cleaned properly. D. Your shoes are needed by you to clean properly. ANS: C 19. Choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Passive/Active voice He is said to be very rich. A. He said he is very rich. B. People say he is very rich. C. He said it is very rich. D. People say it is very rich. ANS: B 20. An incomplete statement (Stem) followed by fillers is given. Pick out the best one which can complete incomplete stem correctly and meaningfully. His appearance is unsmiling but...... A. his heart is full of compassion for others B. he looks very serious on most occasions C. people are afraid of him D. he is uncompromising on matters of task performance E. he is full of jealousy towards his colleagues ANS: A 21. If Kamal says," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi? A. grandfather B. father C. brother D. none of these ANS: D
Directions for Questions 22-25: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage: Disequilibrium at the interface of water and air is a factor on which the transfer of heat and water vapor from the ocean to the air depends. The air within about a millimeter of the water is almost saturated with water vapor and the temperature of the air is close to that of the surface water. Irrespective of how small these differences might be, they are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water vapor content. The turbulence, which takes its energy from the wind, mixes the air. As the speed of wind increases, so do the turbulence, and consequently the rate of heat and moisture transfer. We can arrive at a detailed understanding of this phenomenon after further study. The transfer of momentum from wind to water, which occurs when waves are formed, is an interacting-and complicated phenomenon. When waves are made by the wind, it transfers important amounts of energy-energy, which is consequently not available for the production of turbulence. 22. The wind over the ocean usually does which of the following according to the given passage? I. Leads to cool, dry air coming in proximity with the ocean surface. II. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean and the air. III. Results in frequent changes in the ocean surface temperature. A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. II and III only E. I, II, and III ANS: A
23. According to the given passage, in case the wind was to decrease until there was no wind at all, which of the following would occur? A. The air, which is closest to the ocean surface would get saturated with water vapor. B. The water would be cooler than the air closest to the ocean surface. C. There would be a decrease in the amount of moisture in the air closest to the ocean surface. D. There would be an increase in the rate of heat and moisture transfer. E. The temperature of the air closest to the ocean and that of the air higher up would be the same. ANS: A 24. According to the author the present knowledge regarding heat and moisture transfer from the ocean to air as A. revolutionary B. inconsequential C. outdated D. derivative E. incomplete ANS: E 25. This passage principally intends to: A. resolve a controversy B. attempt a description of a phenomenon C. sketch a theory D. reinforces certain research findings E. tabulate various observations ANS: B 26. I have trouble _____. 1. to remember my password 2. to remembering my password 3. remember my password
4. remembering my password ANS: 4. Directions for Questions 27-32: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow on the basis of the information provided in the passage: Roger Rosenblatt's book Black Fiction, manages to alter the approach taken in many previous studies by making an attempt to apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its subject. Rosenblatt points out that criticism of Black writing has very often served as a pretext for an expounding on Black history. The recent work of Addison Gayle's passes a judgment on the value of Black fiction by clearly political standards, rating each work according to the ideas of Black identity, which it propounds. Though fiction results from political circumstances, its author react not in ideological ways to those circumstances, and talking about novels and stories primarily as instruments of ideology circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Affinities and connections are revealed in the works of Black fiction in Rosenblatt's literary analysis; these affinities and connections have been overlooked and ignored by solely political studies. The writing of acceptable criticism of Black fiction, however, presumes giving satisfactory answers to a quite a few questions. The most important of all, is there a sufficient reason, apart from the racial identity of the authors, for the grouping together of Black authors? Secondly, what is the distinction of Black fiction from other modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous? In the work Rosenblatt demonstrates that Black fiction is a distinct body of writing, which has an identifiable, coherent literary tradition. He highlights recurring concerns and designs, which are independent of chronology in Black fiction written over the past eighty years. These concerns and designs are thematic, and they come from the central fact of the predominant white culture, where the Black characters in the novel are situated irrespective of whether they attempt to conform to that culture or they rebel against
it. Rosenblatt's work does leave certain aesthetic questions open. His thematic analysis allows considerable objectivity; he even clearly states that he does not intend to judge the merit of the various works yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For example, certain novels have an appearance of structural diffusion. Is this a defeat, or are the authors working out of, or attempting to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? Apart from this, the style of certain Black novels, like Jean Toomer's Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism; does this technique provide a counterpoint to the prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more naturalistic modes of expressions? Irrespective of such omissions, what Rosenblatt talks about in his work makes for an astute and worthwhile study? His book very effectively surveys a variety of novels, highlighting certain fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson's Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man. Black Fiction is tightly constructed, and levelheaded and penetrating criticism is exemplified in its forthright and lucid style. 27. The author of the passage raises and objection to criticism of Black fiction like that by Addison Gayle as it: A. Highlights only the purely literary aspects of such works B. Misconceive the ideological content of such fiction C. Miscalculate the notions of Black identity presented in such fiction D. Replaces political for literary criteria in evaluating such fiction E. Disregards the reciprocation between Black history and Black identity exhibited in such fiction. ANS: D 28. From the following options, which does the author not make use of while discussing Black Fiction? A. Rhetorical questions B. Specific examples
C. Comparison and contrast D. Definition of terms E. Personal opinion. ANS: D 29. Rosenblatt's discussion of Black Fiction is : A. Pedantic and contentious B. Critical but admiring C. Ironic and deprecating D. Argumentative but unfocused E. Stilted and insincere. ANS: B 30. The primary concern of the author in the above passage is: A. Reviewing the validity of a work of criticism B. Comparing various critical approaches to a subject C. Talking of the limitations of a particular kind of criticism D. Recapitulation of the major points in a work of criticism E. Illustrating the theoretical background of a certain kind of criticism. ANS: A 31. According to the given passage the author would be LEAST likely to approve of which among the following? A. Analyzing the influence of political events on the personal ideology of Black writers B. Attempting a critical study, which applies sociopolitical criteria to the autobiographies of Black authors C. A literary study of Black poetry that appraises the merits of poems according to the political acceptability of their themes D. Studying the growth of a distinct Black literary tradition within the context of Black history E. Undertaking a literary study, this attempts to isolate aesthetic qualities unique to Black fiction.
ANS: C 32. The author is of the opinion that Black Fiction would have been improved had Rosenblatt: A. Undertaken a more careful evaluation of the ideological and historical aspects of Black Fiction B. Been more objective in his approach to novels and stories by Black authors C. Attempted a more detailed exploration of the recurring themes in Black fiction throughout its history D. Established a basis for placing Black fiction within its own unique literary tradition E. Calculated the relative literary merit of the novels he analyzed thematically. ANS: E Directions for Questions 33-36: In each question below are given three statement followed by 4 conclusions-I, II, III and IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read the entire conclusion and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. 33. Statements: All cars are jeeps, All jeeps are buses, All buses are trucks Conclusions: I. All trucks are buses II. All buses are jeeps III. All jeeps are cars IV. All cars are trucks A. None follows B. all follow C. Only III and IV follow D. Only IV follow ANS: D
34. Statements: All towns are villages, No village is forest Some forests are rivers Conclusions: I. Some forests are villages II. Some forests are not villages III. Some rivers are not towns IV. All villages are town A. all follow B. Only either I or II follow C. Only either I or II or III follow D. none of these ANS: D 35. Statements: Some books are pens, All pens are chairs some chairs are tables Conclusions: I. some books are chairs II. Some chairs are books III. all tables are chairs IV. Some tables are chairs A. All follow B. Only I, II, and III follow C. Only I, II, and IV follow D. Only I, III, and IV follow ANS: C 36. Statements: Some trees are flowers Some flowers are pencils, Some pencils are tables Conclusions: I. Some tables are flowers II. Some pencils are trees III. Some tables are trees IV. Some trees are pencils
A. All follow C. Only II and IV follow ANS: D
B. Only I and III follow D. None follows
Directions for Questions 37-40: In a certain society, there are two marriage groups, Red and Brown. No marriage is permitted within a group. On marriage, males become part of their wifes group: women remain in their own group. Children belong to the same group as their parents. Widowers and divorced males revert to the group of their birth. Marriage to more than one person at the same time and marriage to a direct descendant are forbidden. 37. Which of the following is not permitted under the rules stated? (A) A Brown male marrying his fathers sister (B) A Red female marrying her mothers brother (C) A man born Red, who is now a widower, marrying his brothers widow (D) A widower marrying his wifes sister (E) A widow marrying her divorced daughters ex-husband ANS: (B) 38. If widowers and divorced males retained the group they had upon marrying, which of the following would have been permissible? (Assume no previous marriages occurred) (A) A woman marrying her dead sisters husband (B) A woman marrying her divorced daughters ex-husband. (c) A widower marrying his brothers daughter (D) A woman marrying her mothers brother, who is a widower (E) A divorced male marrying his ex-wifes divorced sister ANS: (D) 39. A male born into the Brown group may have (A) an uncle in either group (B) a Brown daughter
(C) a Brown son (D) a son-in-law born into the Red group (E) a daughter-in-law in the Red group ANS: (A) 40. A Brown female could have had I. a grandfather born Red II. a grandmother born Red III. two grandfathers born Brown (A) I only (B) II only (C) I and II only (D) II and III only (E) I,II and III ANS: (C)

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B. Only I and III follow D. None follows

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