General Aptitude

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Contents Verbal Ability

Chapters Page No.

#1. Vocabulary Based – Synonyms and Antonyms 𝟏−𝟔
 Theory + Examples 1
 Assignment Questions 2−4
 Answer Keys & Explanations 5−6

#2. Odd Man Out 𝟕 − 𝟏𝟏

 Theory + Examples 7
 Assignment Questions 7−9
 Answer Keys & Explanations 9 − 11

#3. Analogies 𝟏𝟐 − 𝟏𝟖
 Theory + Examples 12
 Assignment Questions 13 − 15
 Answer Keys & Explanations 16 − 18

#4. Multiple Usage 𝟏𝟗 − 𝟐𝟖

 Theory + Examples 19 − 20
 Assignment Questions 21 − 27
 Answer Keys & Explanations 27 − 28

#5. Grammar Brush-Up 𝟐𝟗 − 𝟑𝟓

 Theory + Examples 29 − 35

#6. Fill in the Blanks 𝟑𝟔 − 𝟒𝟗

 Theory + Examples 36 − 37
 Assignment Questions 38 − 45
 Answer Keys & Explanations 46 − 49

#7. Sentence Correction 𝟓𝟎 − 𝟓𝟔

 Theory + Examples 50
 Assignment Questions 51 − 54
 Answer Keys & Explanations 55 − 56

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#8. Jumbled Paragraphs 𝟓𝟕 − 𝟕𝟓

 Theory + Examples 57 − 58
 Assignment Questions 59 − 69
 Answer Keys & Explanations 70 − 74

#9. Reading Comprehension 𝟕𝟓 − 𝟗𝟕

 Theory 75
 Assignment Questions 75 − 95
 Answer Keys & Explanations 95 − 97

Appendix 1 111-135
 High Frequency Words and their Meanings 111-135

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 “Try not to become a man of success, but rather

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try to become a man of value..”

….Albert Einstein

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CHAPTER

Analogies
‘Analogies’ tests the ability to see the relationship between the meanings of words. A pair of words
that is given, are related to each other in a certain manner. The student has to spot the relationship
and mark the answer accordingly.

For Example:

1. MALAPROPISM: WORDS
(A) ANACHRONISM: TIME (C) JINJANTHROPISM: APES
(B) ELLIPSIS: SENTENCE (D) CATECHISM: RELIGION
Option (A) is correct. Just as a malapropism is a play of words, in the same way anachronism
is a play of time.

2. FISSION: FUSION
(A) IMPLOSION: EXPLOSION (C) INTRUSION: EXTRUSION
(B) SEPERATION: TOGETHERNESS (D) ENEMY: FRIEND
Option (B) is correct.
Fission means the same as separation
whereas fusion means to come together.

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Assignment
Directions for questions 1 to 40: From the 7. LIMPID : MURKY
given options, choose the pair of words (A) Dazed : clouded
which has a relationship similar to that (B) Obscure : vague
expressed in the question pair. (C) Bright : gloomy
1. LYING : PERJURY (D) Nebulous : dim
(A) Statement : testimony
(B) Seeing : observing 8. DRAMA : AUDIENCE
(C) Taking : stealing (A) Brawl : vagabonds
(D) Eating : dining (B) Obscure : vague
(C) Art : critics
2. PREHISTORIC : MEDIEVAL (D) Movie : actors
(A) Akbar : British
(B) Present : future 9. LIQUIDITY : GASEOUSNESS
(C) Shakespeare : Tennyson (A) Serum : fume
(D) Colossus : elephant (B) Humid : arid
(C) Thaw : distil
3. LOUD : STENTORIAN (D) Smoke : cloud
(A) Mild : noisy
(B) Painful : prickly 10. DOUBT : FAITH
(C) Adjective : descriptive (A) Atheist : religious
(D) Bright : resplendent (B) Sceptic : pious
(C) Iconoclast : idol
4. BUILDING : STOREY (D) Apostate : state
(A) Book : chapter
(B) Sentence : adjective 11. ACTION : REACTION
(C) Tree : stem (A) Introvert : extrovert
(D) Elephant : tusk (B) Assail : defend
(C) Diseased : treatment
5. EASE : ALLEVIATE (D) Death : rebirth
(A) Hint : allocate
(B) Revolt : repudiate 12. DULCET : RAUCOUS
(C) Collapse : rise (A) Sweet : song
(D) Question : interrogate (B) Crazy : sane
(C) Palliative : exacerbating
6. SECRET : CLANDESTINE (D) Theory : practical
(A) Overt : furtive
(B) Covert : stealthy 13. ANTERIOR : POSTERIOR
(C) Open : closed (A) In : out
(D) News : rumour (B) Top : bottom
(C) Head : tail
(D) Front : rear

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14. BRICK : BUILDING 21. CONFESS : DENY

(A) Word : dictionary (A) Royal : regal
(B) Alphabet : letter (B) Speak : hear
(C) Platoon : soldier (C) Release : imprison
(D) Idiom : language (D) Loud : audible

15. PEEL : PEAL 22. FAIR : FARE

(A) Coat : rind (A) Smart : pretty
(B) Laugh : bell (B) Bushel : corn
(C) Rain : reign (C) Hair : hare
(D) Brain : cranium (D) Moral : amoral

16. DOGGEREL : POET 23. EYE : LIGHT

(A) Symphony : composer (A) Hear : see
(B) Prediction : astrologer (B) Brain : idea
(C) Wine : vintner (C) Hand : fist
(D) Pulp fiction : novelist (D) Ear : sound

17. PREMISE : CONCLUSION 24. GALLEY : SHIP

(A) Assumption : inference (A) Mall : market
(B) Hypothesis : theory (B) Kitchen : house
(C) Knowledge : ideas (C) Banquet : feast
(D) Brand : marketing (D) Restaurant : hotel

18. BARGE : VESSEL 25. LETHARGIC : STIMULATE

(A) Shovel : implement (A) Skeptical : convince
(B) Book : anthology (B) Bored : disinterested
(C) Rim : edge (C) Unwilling : willing
(D) Training : preparation (D) Erudite : teach

19. LOVE : AFFECTION 26. Mass : Kilogram

(A) Happiness : joy (A) Sweets : Quantity
(B) Amity : harmony (B) Earthquake : Richter
(C) Enemy : hatred (C) Fabric : Yarn
(D) Sorrow : misery (D) Axe : Sword

20. PARADIGM : PATTERN 27. Spade : Dig

(A) Skeleton : flesh (A) Pen : Paper
(B) Method : system (B) Pullover : Wool
(C) Plant : genus (C) Auger : Bore
(D) Dinosaur : tyrannosaurus (D) Goat : Lamb

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28. Rubber : Latex 35. COGITATION : LEVITY

(A) Razor : Shave (A) Euphoria : humour
(B) Insect : Larvae (B) Original : ersatz
(C) Dogs : Bark (C) Detract : extract
(D) Metal : Ore (D) Oracular : prophetic

29. Frequency : Hertz 36. Pomfret : Fish

(A) Rainfall : Centimeters (A) Geranium : Plant
(B) Bears : Growl (B) Uranium : Planet
(C) Diamond : Money (C) Coliseum : Colour
(D) Weakness : Sickness (D) Maximum : Temper

30. Hyenas : Laugh 37. Clam : Mollusc

(A) Vultures : Scream (A) Gerontocracy : Government
(B) Dermatology : Skin (B) Monocracy : Monument
(C) Dog : Kennel (C) Currency : Current
(D) Anger : Rage (D) Plutocracy : Pluto

31. APPLE : FRUIT 38. Paddle : Bicycle

(A) Milk : water (A) Telescope : Teleology
(B) Wood : tree (B) Periscope : Palaeontology
(C) Letter : alphabet (C) Gyroscope : Gyrocompass
(D) Iron : gold (D) Hydroscope : Horology

32. LADDER : STOOL 39. Taxonomy : Classification

(A) Sweater : gloves (A) Sinology : Sin
(B) Far : distance (B) Cryptology : Code
(C) Jump : hop (C) Ideology : Idiot
(D) Mawkish : awkward (D) Urology : Uganda

33. FUEL : TRUCK 40. Deontology : Morals

(A) Trigger : gun (A) Herpetology : Reptiles
(B) Food : man (B) Genealogy : Gene
(C) Fuse : explosion (C) Cytology : Cyclone
(D) Light : match (D) Ontology : Onions

34. POP : EXPLODE

(A) Annoyed : furious
(B) Heat : boil
(C) Cold : ice
(D) Freeze : thaw

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Answer Keys & Explanations

1. [Ans. A] 10. [Ans. B]

Perjury means to swear falsely under A sceptic is one who doubts whereas a
oath. If differs in degree from lying. In the pious is one who has faith.
same way testimony means a statement
under oath and differs in degree from 11. [Ans. B]
statement. A reaction would be against an action,
whereas defend would be against assail
2. [Ans. B] (ferocious attack).
The Medieval age came after prehistory
as in the same way as future comes after 12. [Ans. C]
the present. In both pairs the second word is an
antonym of the first.
3. [Ans. D]
Stentorian is a greater degree of loudness, 13. [Ans. D]
in the same way resplendent is a greater Both pairs of words are opposite in
degree of brightness. meaning to each other.

4. [Ans. A] 14. [Ans. B]

Just as a building is made up of many Just as bricks make up a building in the
storey’s in the same way a book is made same manner alphabets make up the
up of many chapters. letters.

5. [Ans. D] 15. [Ans. C]

In both pairs the second word is greater
in degree than the first one.
16.
6. [Ans. B]
Both pair of words mean the same. The
second pair is a synonym of the first.
Both pairs of words are Homonyms.
[Ans. D]
Doggerel is something badly written by a
poet while pulp fiction is badly written by
a novelist.

7. [Ans. C] 17. [Ans. A]

Both pairs are opposite in meaning to A premise leads to a conclusion just as an
each other. assumption can lead to an inference.

8. [Ans. B] 18. [Ans. A]

In both pairs the second is linked to the A barge is a type of vessel, in the same
first intrinsically. way as a shovel is an implement.

9. [Ans. A] 19. [Ans. B]

In both pairs first word refers to the The second word of both pairs differ from
liquid state of matter while second refers the first in degree (higher one).
to the gaseous state.

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20. [Ans. B] 28. [Ans. D]

A paradigm is a pattern of something, as a
method is a part of a system.
21. [Ans. C]
‘Confess’ and ‘Deny’ are antonyms. The
pair with the same relationship is (C)
Release: Imprison.
Rubber is made from latex; similarly, a
metal is extracted from its ore. An insect’s
young one is called its larvae.
29. [Ans. A]
Frequency is measured in hertz like
rainfall is measured in centimeters.

22. [Ans. C] 30. [Ans. A]

‘Fair’ and ‘Fare’ have no relationship Hyenas laugh just as vultures scream.
except that of being similar sounding Dogs live in kennels and dermatology is
words. So, the correct option is that branch of medicine that studies skin
‘Hair: Hare’. diseases.

23. [Ans. D] 31. [Ans. C]

The ‘eye’ sees ‘light’. A similar The relationship is that of a subset and
relationship is ‘ear: sound’. Do not get universal set. ‘Apple’ is a subset of the
misled by ‘brain: idea’. The brain universal set ‘fruit’. Hence, the correct
generates an idea; the eye does not answer is ‘letter: alphabet’.
generate light.
32. [Ans. A]
24. [Ans. B] The relationship is that of function. Both
‘Galley’ is the part of a ship where food is ‘ladder’ and ‘stool’ are used for climbing
prepared. Similarly, the kitchen is the part higher. The answer therefore is option
of the house where food is prepared. A (A) ‘sweater: gloves’. Since both are used
hotel’s food may be prepared in its to keep one warm.
restaurant, but it is most likely to be in
the restaurant’s kitchen. 33. [Ans. B]
‘Fuel’ is what provides the energy to make
25. [Ans. A] a ‘truck’ work. Similarly ‘food’ provides
A ‘lethargic’ person needs to be ‘man’ with energy to work.
‘stimulated’, while a ‘skeptical’ person
needs to be convinced. 34. [Ans. A]
The relationship is that of degree.
26. [Ans. B] ‘Explode’ is a more extreme from of ‘Pop’.
Mass is measured in kilograms. Sweets Similarly, ‘furious’ is a higher degree of
are not measured by just quantity, fabric ‘annoyed’.
is not measured in yarns and axes are not
measured by swords. The intensity of an 35. [Ans. B]
earthquake is measured on a Richter This is a relationship of antonyms. As
scale. ‘Original’ and ‘Ersatz’ are antonyms,
option (B), is the correct one.
27. [Ans. C]
A spade is used for digging. Similarly, an
auger is used for boring.

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36. [Ans. A]
Pomfret is a type of fish just as geranium
is a type of plant (a medicinal plant). A
coliseum is an amphitheatre.

37. [Ans. A]
A mollusc is an invertebrate having a soft
unsegmented body usually enclosed in a
shell. A clam is a type of marine mollusc.
Similarly, gerontocracy is a type of
government, where the government is
run by old men.

38. [Ans. C]
A paddle is a part of a bicycle. Similarly, a
gyroscope is a part of a gyrocompass.
Teleology refers to doctrines that explain
phenomena by their ends or purposes. A
periscope is an optical instrument that
provides a view of an otherwise
obstructed field. Paleontology is that
branch of archaeology which studies
fossil organisms and related remains.
Horology is the art of designing and
making clocks.

39. [Ans. B]
Taxonomy is the science that studies
classifications just as cryptology is the
science that studies codes or crypts.
Sinology is the study of Chinese history,
language, and culture. Urology is that
branch of medicine that deals with the
diagnosis and treatment of disorders of
the urinary tract or system.

40. [Ans. A]
Deontology is the study of morals and
duties just as herpetology is the science
that studies reptiles. Cytology is the
branch of biology that studies the
structure and function of cells. Ontology is
the metaphysical study of the nature of
being and existence.

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