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11 MOST APPROPRIATE
MISSING PART QUESTION
(LOGIC BASED)
Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option
from those given below the statement to make up the
missing part. Please note that more than one choice may
fit in to make a syntactically correct sentence, but select
the choice that is logical in the context of the sentence.
12 IDENTIFICATION OF
CORRECT SENTENCES
QUESTION
Each question consists of four/five sentences on a topic.
Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or
inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the
grammatically correct and appropriate sentence(s).
13 IDENTIFICATION OF
INCORRECT SENTENCES
QUESTION
Each question consists of four/five sentences on a topic.
Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or
inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the
grammatically incorrect and inappropriate sentence(s).
14 NONSENSICAL WORD
QUESTION
Each of the following questions has a aragraph with one
italicized word that does not make sense. Choose the most
appropriate replacement for that word, from the options
given below the paragraph.
15 WORD CONFUSABLES
QUESTION
In each question, there are four/five sentences. Each
sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized
and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted
word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate
word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then from
the options given, choose the best one.
16 MOST APPROPRIATE
MISSING PART QUESTION
(GRAMMAR BASED)
Each statement has a part missing. Choose the best option
from those given below the statement to make up the
missing part. Please note that more than one choice mayfit in to make a logically correct sentence, but select the
choice that is grammatically correct & appropriate in the
context of the sentence.
17 BEST REPLACEMENT OF
THE UNDERLINED PART
QUESTION
In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence
is underlined. Beneath each sentence, four/five different
ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated.
Choose the best alternative and mark its number as your
answer.
18 ARGUMENT BASED
LOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE I
(IDENTIFYING THE
CONCLUSION)
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a
short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
given choices.
19 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE I
In the following question, statements 1 and 6 are
respectively the first and the last sentences of a
paragraph. Statements A, B, C, D come in between them.
Rearrange A, B, C, D in such a manner that they make a
coherent paragraph together with the statements 1 and 6.
Select the correct order from the given choices and markits number as your answer.
20 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE II [5
The sentences given in each of the following questions,
when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
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STATEMENTS] Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the
choices given below each question, choose the most
logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent
paragraph.
21 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE III [6
STATEMENTS]
The sentences given in each of the following questions,
when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the
choices given below each question, choose the most
logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent
paragraph.
22 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE IV
In each question, there are five sentences/paragraphs.
The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place.
The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E, and need to
be arranged in the logical order to form a coherent
paragraph/passage. From the given options, choose the
most appropriate option.
23 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE V [4
STATEMENTS]
The sentences given in each of the following questions,
when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the
choices given below each question, choose the most
logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent
paragraph.
24 BEST STATEMENT
QUESTION (GRAMMAR
BASED)
In each question, four/five different ways of presenting an
idea are given. Choose the one that conforms most closely
to standard English usage.
25 BEST RESTATEMENTQUESTION (LOGIC
BASED)
Each question has a statement. Pick from the options themost appropriate restatement of the given statement.
Note that all the choices may be grammatically correct but
you have to select the one that is closest in meaning to
the given statement.
26 ERROR IDENTIFICATION
QUESTION (BROKEN
SENTENCE)
Each of the sentences given below is divided into four/five
parts. One of them has an error. Mark the number of the
incorrect part as your answer.
27 PARAGRAPH
COMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE I (BASED ON LOGIC)
The following question has a paragraph from which the
last sentence has benn deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most
appropriate way.
28 PARAGRAPH
COMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE II
Each of the following questions has a paragraph, from
which the last sentence has benn deleted, followed by
four/five sentences A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E which may
or may not logically conclude the paragraph. From the
given options, choose the sentence(s) that CANNOT
logically conclude the paragraph.
29 FACTS, INFERENCES AND
JUDGMENTS QUESTION
Each questio has a set of four/five sequentially ordered
statements. Each statement can be classified as one of thefollowing.
- Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has
heard, seen or read, and which are open to discovery or
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verification (the answer option indicates such a statement
with an F).
- Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the
unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option
indicates such a statement with an I).
- Judgements, which are opinions that imply approval or
disapproval of persons, objects, situations and
occurrences in the past, the present or the future (the
answer option indicates such a statement with a J)
Select the answer option that best describes the set of
four/five statements.
30 UPSTREAM
DOWNSTREAM
ARGUMENT QUESTION
Each question has a main statement followed by four/five
question statements - A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E. Read the
main statement and identify each question statement as
(U) if the main statement can be derived from the
question statement (UPSTREAM ARGUMENT)
(D) if the question statement can be derived from the
main statement (DOWNSTREAM ARGUMENT)
(L) if the question statement supports the main statement
(LATERAL ARGUMENT)
(I) if the question statement is not relevant to the main
statement (IRRELEVANT STATEMENT)
Select the answer option that best describes the set of
four/five statements.
31 BEST SUMMARY
QUESTION TYPE I
(FACTUAL PARAGRAPHS)
Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each
text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof
the text.
32 ODD MAN OUT QUESTION
TYPE I (RELATIONSHIP
BASED)
Find the odd man out.
33 SYNONYM QUESTION
TYPE I
Each question gives a word followed by four/five choices.
From the choices, select the most suitable synonym (word
which means the same) for the main word and mark its
number as the answer.
34 ANTONYM QUESTION
TYPE I
Each question gives a word followed by four/five choices.
From the choices, identify the one which is an antonym
(word which means the opposite) to the main word and
mark its number as the answer.
35 LCFI ARGUMENT
QUESTION
Each paragraph is followed by four/five question
statements - A, B, C, D or A, B, C, D, E. Study each
question statement in the light of what is said in the
paragraph, and mark your answer as
(L) if the question statement can be logically concluded
from the paragraph (LOGICAL CONCLUSION)
(C) if the question statement contradicts the intent of theparagraph (CONTRADICTION)
(F) if the question statement is a far-fetched conclusion
from the paragraph (FAR-FETCHED CONCLUSION)
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(I) if the question statement is not relevant to the intent
of the paragraph (IRRELEVANT STATEMENT)
Select the answer option that best describes the set of
four/five statements.
36 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE I (MAIN
THEME OR CENTRAL
IDEA)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
37 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE I (TWO PREMISES)
Select the alternative that logically follows from the two
given statements, but not from one stateme alone.
38 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE II
Each of these questions consist of five or six statements
followed by sets of three statements each. Find the set in
which the third statement can be logically concluded from
the first two statements.
39 CONNECTIVES QUESTION
TYPE I
Each question has a main statement followed by four
statements labelled A, B, C, D. Choose the ordered pair of
statements where the first statement implies the second,
and the two statements are logically consistent with the
main statement.
40 CONNECTIVES QUESTION
TYPE II
Each question below consists of a main statement
followed by four numbered statements. From the
numbered statements, select the one that logically
negates the main statement.
41 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE III
The questions given below have four groups of three
statements each. Read the statements in each groupcarefully and identify the group/groups where the third
statement logically follows the first two statements in the
group.
42 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE IV
Each question consists of a set of numbered statements.
Assume that each ones of these statements is individually
true. Each of the four/five choices consists of a subset of
these statements. Choose the subset as your answer
where the statements therein are logically consistent
among themselves.
43 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE V
Each of the following questions consists of two/three/four
statements followed by two/three/four conclusions.
Consider the statements to be true even if they vary from
the normally known facts and find out which of the
conclusion(s) logically follow(s) the given statements and
choose the proper alternative from the given choices.
Mark 1 if Only 1 follows
Mark 2 if Only 2 follows
Mark 3 if Only one of them can follow
Mark 4 if None of them follow44 CONTEXTUAL
VOCABULARY QUESTION
TYPE I
In the questions that follow, you will see a passage with
some highlighted text. Among the options given below the
passage, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to
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that of the highlighted text.
45 MISCELLANEOUS
QUESTION
Provided below are 6 statements that form the content of
a single paragraph. While one statement of the paragraph
is in the right sequential position, the other 5 are not.
Answer the 3 questions that follow this set of statements,
following the specific directions given for each.
(1) X is the nth statement of the paragraph. From the
choices below, pick the one that represents the sequence
of the other 5 which, when read with X, would result in a
paragraph that delivers the best sense.
(2) Some of the six statements, are not in keeping with
the elements of standard English usage in some part(s).
The errors may be in grammatical structure of the
sentences including punctuation, appropriate use of
words, logical sense, and /or spellings. The six sentences
should present a logically coherent paragraph. With this is
mind, identify the statements that are incorrect, and pick
the set of the incorrect statements from the following
choices.
(3) Each of the statements contains a blank followed by
two words in bold print. One of these is the word better
suited to the blank. Identify the appropriate word for each
statement and pick, from the following choices, the one
that you think represents the correct sequence of
appropriate words in the six statements.
46 SYNONYM QUESTION
TYPE II
A word along with four/five sentences is given below.
There is a word highlighted in each of the sentences.
Choose the option in which the highlighted word is a
synonym of the base word.
47 SYNONYM QUESTION
TYPE III
Two sentences, each with a highlighted word, are given.
Choose the word which is closest in meaning to both these
words.
48 CONTEXTUAL
VOCABULARY QUESTION
TYPE II
In the questions that follow, you will see a passage with
some highlighted text. Among the options given below the
passage, choose the option that is farthest in meaning to
that of the highlighted text.
49 ANTONYM QUESTION
TYPE II
A word along with five sentences is given below. There is a
word highlighted in each of the sentences. Choose an
answer option which has the highlighted word as an
antonym of the base word.
50 ANTONYM QUESTION
TYPE III
There are two sentences given below. Each sentence has a
word highlighted in it. From the options choose the word
that is an antonym of both the highlighted words.
51 FILL IN THE BLANKS
QUESTION TYPE III
Choose a word, which is an antonym of the word that
should replace the blank.52 SYNONYM QUESTION
TYPE IV
Replace the underlined word with its nearest synonym.
53 ODD MAN OUT QUESTION Given below are five sentences, each with a highlighted
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TYPE II (ODD
SENTENCES)
word. Choose the option whose highlighted word is not
related to those of the other options.
54 PARAGRAPH
COMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE III (BASED ON
VOCABULARY/GRAMMAR)
The following question has a paragraph from which the
last sentence has benn deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most
appropriate way.
55 PARAGRAPHCOMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE IV (FIND THE
CONCLUSION)
The following question has a paragraph from which thelast sentence has benn deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most
appropriate way.
56 PARAGRAPH
COMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE V (FIND THE
ASSUMPTIONS/INFERENC
ES) I.E. (FIND THE FIRST
SENTENCE)
The following question has a paragraph from which the
first sentence has benn deleted. From the given options,
choose the one that completes the pararaph in the most
appropriate way.
57 PARAGRAPH
COMPLETION QUESTION
TYPE VI (CONNECT THE
TWO PARAGRAPHS)
The following question has two paragraphs from which the
middle sentence has benn deleted. From the given
options, choose the one that completes the pararaph in
the most appropriate way.
58 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE II
(AUTHORS OPINION,
ATTITUDE OR POINT OF
VIEW)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
59 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE III
(EXPLICIT INFORMATION)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
60 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE IV
(IMPLIED INFORMATION)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
61 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE V
(WORD/PHRASE IN
CONTEXT)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
62 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE VI
(PASSAGE STRUCTURE
OR TECHNIQUE)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
63 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE VII
(ANALOGOUS
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
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ARGUMENT)
64 READING
COMPREHENSION
QUESTION TYPE VIII
(QUESTIONS RELATING
TWO PASSAGES)
These questions are based on the following passages.
Read each passage carefully and choose the best answer
for the questions that follow it.
65 CAUSE AND EFFECTQUESTION
Each question has two statements. Identify the nature ofthe relationship between them.
Options:
(1) if statement A is the cause and statement B is the
effect.
(2) if statement B is the cause and statement A is the
effect.
(3) if statements A and B are independent causes.
(4) if statements A and B are effects of independent
causes.
(5) if statements A and B are effects of a common cause.
66 COURSE OF ACTION
QUESTION
Consider the information in the statement to be true and
on the basis of that read the following questions and mark
them as:
(a) if only A is the course of action.
(b) if only B is the course of action.
(c) if either of the two is the course of action.
(d) if neither of the two is the course of action.
(e) if both of them are the courses of action.
67 ARGUMENT BASEDLOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE II
(IDENTIFYING THE
ASSUMPTION)
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on ashort argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
given choices.
68 ARGUMENT BASED
LOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE III
(IDENTIFYING A
STRENGTHENING
ARGUMENT)
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a
short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
given choices.
69 ARGUMENT BASED
LOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE IV
(IDENTIFYING A
WEAKENING ARGUMENT)
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a
short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
given choices.
70 ARGUMENT BASED
LOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE V
(PARALLEL REASONING)
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a
short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
given choices.71 ARGUMENT BASED
LOGICAL REASONING
QUESTION TYPE VI
Each of these critical reasoning questions is based on a
short argument, a set if statements, or a plan of action.
For each question, select the correct alternative from the
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(IDENTIFYING A
INFERENCE)
given choices.
72 IMPLICIT STATEMENT
QUESTION
For the questions given below, a small passage is
provided, followed by three conclusions. You have to
identify whether the statements are implicit in the given
passage.
73 SENTENCE FORMATIONQUESTION
Arrange the given statements in a logical order to form ameaningful sentence.
74 PARAGRAPH FORMATION
QUESTION TYPE VI
(SINGLE LOT OF 8
SENTENCES AND 5
QUESTIONS PER SET)
The sentences given in each of the following questions,
when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph.
Each sentence is labelled with a letter. From among the
choices given below each question, choose the most
logical order of sentences that constructs a coherent
paragraph.
75 BEST SUMMARY
QUESTION TYPE II
(ABSTRACT
PARAGRAPHS)
Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each
text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof
the text.
76 BEST SUMMARY
QUESTION TYPE III
(LOGICAL SUMMARIES)
Four/Five alternative summaries are given below each
text. Choose the option that best captures the essenceof
the text.
77 PROBABLY/DEFINITELY
TRUE OR FALSE
QUESTION
Given below is a passage followed by several inferences.
Examine the inferences separately in the context of the
passage, and determine whether they are true or false.
Mark1. if the inference is definitely true, i.e. it directly follows
from the statement of facts given.
2. if the inference is probably true, though not directly
true, in the light of the statement of facts given.
3. if the inference is uncertain, i.e. data is insufficient to
decide whether the inference is true or false
4. if the inference is probably false, though not definitely
false, in the light of the statement of facts given.
5. if the inference is definitely false, i.e. it cannot possibly
be inferred from the statement of facts given.
78 STRONG/WEAK
ARGUMENT QUESTION
For the questions given below, a statement is provided,
followed by some arguments. You have to identify whether
the arguments are strong or weak and select the correct
alternative. Strong arguments are important and directly
related to the question. Weak arguments may not be
directly related or may be related to trivial aspects of the
question and may be of lesser importance.
79 DEDUCTIONS QUESTION
TYPE VI
Each question has one statement followed by four
numbered statements. Answer options begin with one ofthe numbered statements which is to be treated as the
second premise and the second numbered statement
which is to be treated as conclusion. Choose the correct
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syllogism.