Verbal Ability Placement Paper
Verbal Ability Placement Paper
Verbal Ability Placement Paper
A. The skills to make India a global handloom hub exist but they
are dying for lack of proper infrastructure and planning.
B. India has over nine million textile craftspeople, with skills
unmatched by any other country.
C. Today ‘handmade’ and ‘handloom’ are becoming sought
after international brands, and new markets and buyers
are emerging.
D. These people also have an enormous repertoire of
designs going back generations and creating textiles
in hundreds of different techniques.
a. C, D, B, A
b. A, D, B, C
c. B, D, C, A
d. D, C, B, A
Answer: Option c
D, C, B, A
3. She kept looking at the men behind the counter in utter disbelief
- she had thought the Thanjavur painting would __________,
__________ as the gems were not precious.
C
Read the following passage and answer the given questions.
Possibly Africa’s most famous ethnic group, the Maasai people are semi-nomadic
people located primarily in Kenya and Northern Tanzania. They are considered to
be part of the Nilotic family of African tribes, just like the Schilluk from sudan and
the Acholi from Uganda.
According to their own oral history, the Maasai people originated in the Nile Valley
in Northern Africa and migrated south around 15th century with their cattle. Why
they did this is not known, however, history believe it was simply out of need for
better grazing land. In their southward expansion, the Maasai found such land and
satisfied their desire for more cattle by waging devastating warfare and continual
cattle raids on other tribes. They quickly spread south through the Rift Valley when
the fertile grasslands were ideal for their cattle and around the 18th century,
reached the present-day territories in Kenya and Tanzania.
Once considered fierce warriors and feared by all tribes in the area, the Maasai lost
much of that power in the 19th century. In tribe fighting was detrimental to the
growth of the tribe as a whole, and contributed outbreaks of human and cattle
disease, followed by severe droughts, decimated both the herds and population of
the Maasai. As a result, the Maasai tribe lost lands they had already conquered,
and when the British and German colonisers arrived, the Maasai were in no
position to avoid colonial conquest and their lands diminished.
Nevertheless, the Maasai turned their backs upon the prizes and temptations
offered by the West and despite education, civilization, and western cultural
influences, they remained faithful to their ancestry and traditional of life, making
them the strong symbol they are today of East African culture.
1) They started waging devastating warfare and continual cattle raids on other
tribes and quickly spread south through the Rift Valley.
2) They contributed outbreaks of human and cattle disease, followed by severe
droughts.
3) They reached the present-day territories in Kenya and Tanzania.
4) British and German colonisers arrived, the Maasai were in no position to avoid
colonial conquest.
5) They originated south of the Nile Valley with their cattle and for better grazing
land.
Option
a)AEBDC
b)EACBD
c)EBACD
d)ACEDB
B
Sentence of a paragraph is given here in jumbled order. Arrange the sentence in the
right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Because this involves so many governmental departments the task is complex,
but Chennai residents are hoping that in five years-time, the river will be revive
again.
B. To revive the river, the first tasks were the resettlement of people living along the
river and migrating the sewage flow along with setting up storage parts.
C. Over the past three decades, it was used as a dumping site not only for building
debris but for municipal as well as industrial waste.
D. The Adayar river in Chennai has been officially labelled as ‘dead’ as pollutants
had depleted all the oxygen in the water.
a)BCAD
b)DCBA
c)DABC
d)BADC
Human beings have always had a limit to the amount of information they could
meaningfully ______ in any given day.
a) duplicate
b) remember
c) encode
d) none of these
C
Select the option that is the meaning of the underlined word/segment in the given
context. He showed off his spanking new bike to all his friends.
a. newly renovated
b. well used
c. second hand
d. brand new
A
Identify the options that contains the correct sequence of sentences given below,
to make a paragraph.
On the surface, it looks like internet has democratized knowledge and has given
us more freedom.
The advent of the internet has changed the counters of independence and
freedom.
I can send messages to the Presidents or the Prime Minster of a Nation directly.
Internet breaks the barriers between peoples and countries, it has made
information hitherto not available accessibility
O DCBA
O BDCA
O DCAB
O ABCD
1. It is also important to note that blockchain cannot be viewed as the panacea for digital
identity issues. It does provide the framework and accompanying benefits;
nevertheless. Like every system it comes with its own pros and cons. One being the
evolving nature of the technology itself, and two, the lack of standardisation of data
exchanges. Many institutions are invested in the technology and continuous efforts
are on to make blockchain- bases systems fool proofs.
Leveraging the benefit of transparency and trust provided by blockchain framework
many organization and nation are joining hand to ensure interoperability across their
border.
Siloed personal identity system are giving way to decentralized digital identity system
that are transcending border .therefore national digital identity are expected to lead to
“global identifier” thereby helping combat cyber terrorism and money laundering .
While it goes without saying that no mechanism can be completely foolproof and devoid
of vulnerability continues technical innovation and awareness can significantly help in
bringing down the risk and help us move toward a safer world,
As per this passage which of these is NOT true with respect to blockchain
technology
• Blockchain technology has matured fully
• Blockchain will help in fighting cyber terrorism
• Blockchain network provide transparency and trust
• The industry in general is seeing the potential that this technology has
A
2. It is also important to note that blockchain cannot be viewed as the panacea for digital
identity issues. It does provide the framework and accompanying benefits;
nevertheless. Like every system it comes with its own pros and cons. One being the
evolving nature of the technology itself, and two, the lack of standardisation of data
exchanges. Many institutions are invested in the technology and continuous efforts
are on to make blockchain- bases systems fool proofs.
Leveraging the benefit of transparency and trust provided by blockchain framework
many organization and nation are joining hand to ensure interoperability across their
border.
Siloed personal identity system are giving way to decentralized digital identity system
that are transcending border .therefore national digital identity are expected to lead to
“global identifier” thereby helping combat cyber terrorism and money laundering .
While it goes without saying that no mechanism can be completely foolproof and devoid
of vulnerability continues technical innovation and awareness can significantly help in
bringing down the risk and help us move toward a safer world.
What does the word “siloed” mean in the context of this passage?
• A kind of personal identity system
• A tower which safely houses a safe network
• Well connected with other
• Isolated from others
D
In each of the
another.
air.
evils.
In each of the
viewers.
turn it off.
A sentence is
A sentence is
gift.
gift.
On thin ice
(2) unbounded
the party.
to be their surnames.
5
Fill in the blanks in the given sentence so as to make It
(1)enchanted . . . appreciative
(2)captivated . . . promising
(3)lured . . .admiring
(4)enticed . . .impressive
(5)nonplussed . . .speculative
Each question
homeward.
Each question
(5) lasting
Each question
answer.
SURROGATE
Each question
answer.
DETER
Each question
DUCTILE
4. Identify the options that contains the correct sequence of sentences given below, to
make a paragraph.
A. On the surface, it looks like a internet has democratized knowledge and has given
us more freedom.
B. The advent of the internet has changed the counters of independence and
freedom.
C. I can send messages to the presidents of the Prime Minster of a Nation directly.
D. Internet breaks the barriers between peoples and countries, it has made
information hitherto not available accessibility
O DCBA
O BDCA
O DCAB
O ABCD
6. It is important to note that blockchain can not be viewed as the panacea for digital
identity issues. It does provide the frame work and accompanying benefits ;
nevertheless. Like every system it comes with its own pros and cons. One being the
evolving nature of the technology itself, and two, the lack of standardisation of data
exchanges. Many institutions are invested in the technology and continuous efforts
are on to make blockchain- bases systems fool proofs
Leveraging the benefit of transparency and trust provided by blockchain framework
many organization and nation are joining hand to ensure interoperability across their
border
Siloed personal identity system are giving way to decentralized digital identity system
that are transcending border .therefore national digital identity are expected to lead to
“global identifier” thereby helping combat cyber terrorism and money laundering .
while it goes without saying
That no mechanism can be completely foolproof and devoid of vulnerability continues
technical innovation and awareness can significantly help in bringing down the risk and
help us move toward a safer world,
As per this passage which of these is NOT true with respect to blockchain
technology
• Blockchain technology has matured fully
• Blockchain will help in fighting cyber terrorism
• Blockchain network provide transparency and trust
• The industry in general is seeing the potential that this technology has
What does the world “siloed” mean in the context of this passage?
• A kind of personal identity system
• A tower which safely houses a safe network
• Well connected with other
• Isolated from others
7. Identify the correct options to fill in the blank and completer the sentence
The Sanskrit professor resigned recently. The school steering a committee discussed
_______ to reduce when the professor left
whether the number of students studying Sanskrit likely
if the number of students studying sanskrit were likely
whether the number of student studying Sanskrit were liable
whether the number of students studying Sanskrit were likely
8. The following are a few reasons for doing sentiment analysis of the insights drawn
from a company’s social media presence
1. To understand how the public is responding to ait’s brand, products and services.
2. To know how people feel about it’s offering.
3. To get feedback in a contextual manner
As per this passage, which of the above three statements are true….
2 and 3
1,2 and 3
3 and 1
1 and 2
9. Identify the correct order in which the below sentences need to be sequenced in
order to form a logical paragraph
The beginnings go even further back to the work of Atan Turing. Allen Newell and
Herbert A. Simon.
Artificial Intelligence is beginning to find it way into so many walks of life.
However, it was when deep blue the IBM chess computer beet Artificial Intelligence.
Its recently popularity notwithstanding, this technology actually being as early as
the 1950s an Artificial Intelligence.
In fact it’s beginning just the teaches average among on the street that has becoming
aware of its impact.
B,D,E,C,A
B,D,E,A,C
B,A,C,D,E
A,D,C,B,E
10. As fate would have it, the young steve jobs arrived at kainchi much too late and was
unable to meet neem karoli baba nevertheless the kainchi ashram left a
powerful_______ on steve job , in fact , decades later he would advise a young mark
sucker berg to make a piligri image all the way from silicon valley to
kainchiuttarkhand , however , neemkaroli baba was not the only metaphysical
influence on steve jobs .he also _______the harakrishna temples and was not the only
metro physical influence on steve job. He also ______the harakrishna temple and was
also drawn to Japanese .______master and teachers of Tibetan buddhism .in fact the
______design sensibility of apple is often attributed to the japanese influence.
1. In fact the______ design sensibility of apple is often attributed to the japanese
• Modernist
• Beautiful
• Minimalist
• elegant
2. he also _____ the hare krishna temples
• frequented
• saw
• toured
• visited
3. and was also drawn to japanese ____ masters and teachers of tibetanbuddhism.
• Animist and animation
• Shinto
• Zen
• Yoga
4. Nevertheless the kainchiashram left a powerful _____ on steve job
• Effect
• Impression
• Stench
• Impact
11. Identify the options that contains the correct sequence of sentences given below, to
make a paragraph.
E. On the surface, it looks like a internet has democratized knowledge and has given
us more freedom.
F. The advent of the internet has changed the contours of independence and
freedom.
G. I can send messages to the presidents of the Prime Minster of a Nation directly.
H. Internet breaks the barriers between peoples and countries, it has made
information hitherto not available accessible
O DCBA
O BDCA
O DCAB
O ABCD
12. BalajiSrinivasan, a tech entrepreneur recently said, “Blockchains have freed up the
root APIs you no longer need to incorporate in Delaware or receive money via
Fedwire. Instead, you can set up an entirely internet-based organization, without
obligate reference to any underlying nation_________”.
*security
*infrastructure
*state
*technology
13. In the 1960s and early seventies, America, and California in particular, witnessed an
unusual phenomenon of youth rejecting the materialism of their parents and heading
off in search deeper_______-. Two professors at the Harvard psychology department
,Richard Alpert, from a Jewish background and Timothy Leary of Irish Catholic
descent, played rather interesting parts in the rise of (what came Richard me to be
called) counterculture. On the one hand, Timothy Leary encouraged the use of
_______ drugs like LSD, and urged college students to “turn on , tune in, and drop out.
“Alpert, on the other handmade the long______ to seeking the Sage.
In the 1960s and early seventies, America and California, in particular, witnessed an
unusual phenomenon of youth rejecting the materialism of their parents and heading off
in search of deeper _______
O thought
O clarity
O life
O meaning
On the one hand, Timothy Leary encouraged the use of_______ drugs like LSD ,and
encouraged college students to “turn on, turn in and drop out”.
O psychedelic
O medical
O recreational
O psychotropic
Richard Alpert, on the other hand, make the long __________to India seeking the Sage.
1. hike
2. trip
3. pilgrimage
4. travel
The Guardian recently reported that Almeria province in Spain “one of the
recognisable spots on the planet from the lessons of the passing satellite. The
roofs of ten of thousands of closely packed plastic ___________ from a blanket of
mirrored light beaming into space “.
O containers
O buckets
O greenhouses
O balls
2 Based on information provided in a passage, choose the option that complete the
following sentence correctly “ the word sentiment” in the context of the passage
* refers to the feeling or belief in the minds of people
* is a social media feature like “ likes” and “ retweet ” offered
*is a Jorge on from the field of Artificial intelligence
*is a statistical method used Analytics
Friday
Sunday
Wednesday
Monday
15. BeefLedger is a novel multi-million dollar Australian tech initiative to provide supply
chain transparency for beef exported from Australia to a rapidly growing Chain
market. The beef industry is worth more than A$ 13 billion a year and 75% of its
output is exported. The beef industry tears that growing demand from an affluent
China will soon exceed their capacity. One of the key anticipated outcomes of
BeefLedger is to assure the affluent Chain consumer that she is getting original
Australian beef. It aims to become the integrated blockchain enabled provenance
and smart contract platform of the beef industry
What does provenance mean?
1. A Province
2. A record of origin and ownership of something
3. From the provenance region
4. Provincial
16. At the end of a long quest Alpert found answer to his question at the feet of Neem
Karoli Baba in Kainchi near Nainkel Neem karoli Baba accepted Richard Alpert just
as he accepted several hundred other young America as_____ . Richard Alpert was
given the spiritual name , ram Dass, and asked to return to America . in 1971, he
published a best seller. Be here now . A young Steve job read Baba Rama Dass book
and was influenced by it to travel to _____
A young Steve job read Rama dass book and was influenced by it to travel to ______
• Asia
• Uttarakhand
• India
• South Asia
Question 1: Sentences of a paragraph are given here in
jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to
form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. The skills to make India a global handloom hub exist but they are dying
for lack of proper infrastructure and planning.
B. India has over nine million textile craftspeople, with skills unmatched
by any other country.
C. Today ‘handmade’ and ‘handloom’ are becoming sought after
international brands, and new markets and buyers are emerging.
D. These people also have an enormous repertoire of designs going back
generations and creating textiles in hundreds of different techniques.
Options:
A. C, D, B, A
B. A, D, B, C
C. B, D, C, A
D. D, C, B, A
Answer: Option C
D, C, B, A
words/segment in the given context. Please allow me to pick your brain on this
topic.
Answer: Option D
To obtain more information from you
Question 3: She kept looking at the men behind the counter in utter
disbelief -she had thought the Thanjavur painting would __________,
__________ as the gems were not precious
Answer: Option B
Cost an arm and a leg, but it was dead cheap
Direction for Question 4-6:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:Under the
harsh light of a naked blue bulb, the handloom weaver sits in a pit, craning his
neck over a loom, manipulating a mass of threads. Slowly frame by frame, a
paisley motif emerges on fuchsia pink silk, sourced from South India. Banaras
silk is mentioned in the Rig Veda and Buddhist history texts, which, together
with images from the Mughal court, provide clues to its evolution. Silk-
embroidered sarees have been an art form during the Mughal period in the 16th
century.
To gain an insight into the intricate weaving process, a visit to the Mehta
International Silk Centre helps. Here you can understand the intricacies of the
process: difference between phenkua and kadhua: the technique of throwing the
shuttle from end-to-end between the threads of the warp, and weaving in the
threads, one by one.
Three generations can wear an intricately woven Banarasi saree, and it is more a
family heirloom that a mother passes on to her daughter or daughter-in-law. The
complexity of design in a Banarasi saree is of the highest order —the highest
pixels.
The workers, mostly men, may take 10 days to weave a saree working eight hour
shifts on wages as low as Rs 600 per day. If the design is complicated, then the
saree may proceed at 2 inches a day and the weaver may even take three months
to weave just one saree. Sarees may tell pictorial stories; the motifs on sarees are
like a history book of influences —Persian and Mughal and Hindu culture. One
can find motifs like asharfi (coin-shape), gainda (marigold flower), chand-tara
(moon and star), lateefa (floral bouquet), etc.
Answer: Option D
Question 5: Which of the following is the odd one out in the history of influences
on Banarasi sarees?
A. Buddhist
B. Hindu
C. Persian
D. Mughal
Answer: Option A
Buddhist
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option A
Create
Answer: Option A
Insanity
Question 1:
Three suspects are accused of stealing a ring. They make the following statements
Only one of the suspects is telling truth. The other two are lying . which one is
guilty?
Suspect 2
Suspect3
Suspect 1
Question 2:
Should
Could
Should have
Could have
Question 3:
Options:
A. Could have
B. Should have
C. Should
D. Could
A. The skills to make India a global handloom hub exist but they
are dying for lack of proper infrastructure and planning.
B. India has over nine million textile craftspeople, with skills
unmatched by any other country.
C. Today ‘handmade’ and ‘handloom’ are becoming sought
after international brands, and new markets and buyers
are emerging.
D. These people also have an enormous repertoire of
designs going back generations and creating textiles
in hundreds of different techniques.
a. C, D, B, A
b. A, D, B, C
c. B, D, C, A
d. D, C, B, A
Answer: Option c
D, C, B, A
3. She kept looking at the men behind the counter in utter disbelief
- she had thought the Thanjavur painting would __________,
__________ as the gems were not precious.
Verbal ability:
Options:
A. C, D, B, A
B. A, D, B, C
C. B, D, C, A
D. D, C, B, A
Answer: Option C
D, C, B, A
words/segment in the given context. Please allow me to pick your brain on this
topic.
Answer: Option D
To obtain more information from you
Question 3: She kept looking at the men behind the counter in utter
disbelief -she had thought the Thanjavur painting would __________,
__________ as the gems were not precious
Answer: Option B
Cost an arm and a leg, but it was dead cheap
To gain an insight into the intricate weaving process, a visit to the Mehta
International Silk Centre helps. Here you can understand the intricacies of the
process: difference between phenkua and kadhua: the technique of throwing the
shuttle from end-to-end between the threads of the warp, and weaving in the
threads, one by one.
Three generations can wear an intricately woven Banarasi saree, and it is more a
family heirloom that a mother passes on to her daughter or daughter-in-law. The
complexity of design in a Banarasi saree is of the highest order —the highest
pixels.
The workers, mostly men, may take 10 days to weave a saree working eight hour
shifts on wages as low as Rs 600 per day. If the design is complicated, then the
saree may proceed at 2 inches a day and the weaver may even take three months
to weave just one saree. Sarees may tell pictorial stories; the motifs on sarees are
like a history book of influences —Persian and Mughal and Hindu culture. One
can find motifs like asharfi (coin-shape), gainda (marigold flower), chand-tara
(moon and star), lateefa (floral bouquet), etc.
Answer: Option D
Question 5: Which of the following is the odd one out in the history of influences
on Banarasi sarees?
A. Buddhist
B. Hindu
C. Persian
D. Mughal
Answer: Option A
Buddhist
Answer: Option A
Answer: Option A
Create
Answer: Option A
Insanity
Question 1: Sentences of a paragraph are given here in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the
right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph. A. The skills to make India a global
handloom hub exist but they are dying for lack of proper infrastructure and planning. B. India has
over nine million textile craftspeople, with skills unmatched by any other country. C. Today
‘handmade’ and ‘handloom’ are becoming sought after international brands, and new markets and
buyers are emerging. D. These people also have an enormous repertoire of designs going back
generations and creating textiles in hundreds of different techniques. Options: A. C, D, B, A B. A, D,
B, C C. B, D, C, A D. D, C, B, A Answer: Option C D, C, B, A Question 2: Select the option that is the
meaning of the underlined words/segment in the given context. Please allow me to pick your brain
on this topic. A. to find fault in you B. to talk to an intelligent person such as you C. to irritate you D.
To obtain more information from you Answer: Option D To obtain more information from you
Question 3: She kept looking at the men behind the counter in utter disbelief -she had thought the
Thanjavur painting would __________, __________ as the gems were not precious A. Cost an arm
and a hand, but it was dirt cheap B. Cost an arm and a leg, but it was dead cheap C. Cost an arm and
a leg, but it was dirt cheap D. Cost two arms and both legs, but it was dirt cheap Answer: Option B
Cost an arm and a leg, but it was dead cheap Direction for Question 4-6: Read the following passage
and answer the questions that follow:Under the harsh light of a naked blue bulb, the handloom
weaver sits in a pit, craning his neck over a loom, manipulating a mass of threads. Slowly frame by
frame, a paisley motif emerges on fuchsia pink silk, sourced from South India. Banaras silk is
mentioned in the Rig Veda and Buddhist history texts, which, together with images from the Mughal
court, provide clues to its evolution. Silk-embroidered sarees have been an art form during the
Mughal period in the 16th century. To gain an insight into the intricate weaving process, a visit to the
Mehta International Silk Centre helps. Here you can understand the intricacies of the process:
difference between phenkua and kadhua: the technique of throwing the shuttle from end-to-end
between the threads of the warp, and weaving in the threads, one by one. Three generations can
wear an intricately woven Banarasi saree, and it is more a family heirloom that a mother passes on
to her daughter or daughter-in-law. The complexity of design in a Banarasi saree is of the highest
order —the highest pixels. The workers, mostly men, may take 10 days to weave a saree working
eight hour shifts on wages as low as Rs 600 per day. If the design is complicated, then the saree may
proceed at 2 inches a day and the weaver may even take three months to weave just one saree.
Sarees may tell pictorial stories; the motifs on sarees are like a history book of influences —Persian
and Mughal and Hindu culture. One can find motifs like asharfi (coin-shape), gainda (marigold
flower), chand-tara (moon and star), lateefa (floral bouquet), etc. Question 4: What is the broad
theme of the given passage? A. The various types of Banarasi sarees. B. The flourishing weaving
industry of Varanasi. C. The poor condition of the weavers of Varanasi. D. The intricate weaving
process of Banarasi sarees Answer: Option D The intricate weaving process of Banarasi sarees.
Question 5: Which of the following is the odd one out in the history of influences on Banarasi
sarees? A. Buddhist B. Hindu C. Persian D. Mughal Answer: Option A Buddhist Question 6: Three
generations can wear an intricately woven Banarasi saree because A. It goes through an intricate
weaving process. B. It becomes a family heirloom. C. It is very strong and lasts for years together. D.
It has a complexity of design of the highest order Answer: Option A It goes through an intricate
weaving process. Direction for Question 7- 8: Four words have been deleted in the paragraph given
below.The four sentences, from which the words have been deleted, are given below --individually.
Select the word that best completes the sentence in each of the four items below.Good art must
connect with ordinary lives. It must be relatable. It must connect with themes that other people’s
lives are influenced by. The artist cannot merely _______an ideal. The best utopian works depict an
ideal which is achievable. The best _______ works depict a terrifying future that’s ever possible.
Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is terrifying because it so accurately portrays the ______ and human
suffering that occurs when fascism takes over. Great literature holds a hand-mirror up to the flaws
on society’s face. it forces people to face the consequences of their actions and helps us try to
_________ a better, more equal society. Question 7: The artist cannot merely ________ an ideal. A.
Create B. Correct C. Abjure D. Adore Answer: Option A Create Question 8: Onwell’s Nineteen Eighty-
Four is terrifying because it so accurately portrays the __________ and the human suffering that
occurs when fascism takes over. A. Insanity B. Inimitability C. Immunity D. Invulnerability Answer:
Option A Insanity