CMAT 2024 Slot 2 Question Paper

a) Go about, b) Go after, and d) Go through are phrasal verbs, where the meaning changes significantly when combined with the preposition (e.g., "Go about" means to deal with something, "Go after" means to pursue, "Go through" means to endure or experience).

c) Go fast is a literal expression, meaning to move quickly, without forming a distinct phrasal verb.

Thus, c) Go fast is the odd one out

The first "Puzzled" acts as a verb here, referring to the children's confusion, and the second "puzzle" works as a noun, referring to a thing or problem that has confused the children. 

The word thus acts as a verb and a noun. 

Therefore, Option D is the correct answer. 

Option D is the correct answer.

An office without pay refers to a position where someone works voluntarily or without receiving monetary compensation. The term used to describe such a position is "Honorary."

A) Salaried refers to a position with regular pay.
B) Bonded refers to being legally bound to a job, often with pay.
C) Exgratia refers to payments made voluntarily or as a favour, not regular pay.

The subject "the teacher" is singular, so the verb must agree with it in the present tense. Among the options, "sleeps" is the correct conjugation for the singular subject, making "The teacher never sleeps in the class" grammatically correct.

Do you know that dressing properly for an interview can earn you those brownie points which will help you get that dream job? 
This is the grammatically correct sentence."Earn" is used in the present tense, while "earns" is used in the third person singular form of the verb.

Doleful means something sad, or full of grief. 

The direct opposite of this would be cheerful, which means happy. 

Deceitful means dishonest or misleading, which is unrelated to "doleful."
Beautiful refers to something pleasing to the senses or mind and does not oppose "doleful."
Mournful is synonymous with "doleful" as it also means sad or full of sorrow.

Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

Option D is the correct answer.

The object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence. In the active voice, "the council" is the object. In the passive voice, it becomes the subject.

The verb is changed to its passive form. The active verb "urged" is transformed into the passive form "was urged."

Thus, the sentence "He urged the council to reduce the rates" in passive voice becomes "The council was urged to reduce the rates."

The word "in" is a preposition, and prepositions are typically followed by a gerund (the -ing form of a verb).

Option A: "Persue" is the base form of the verb. However, prepositions like "in" are not followed by the base form of a verb

Option B: "Persues" is the third-person singular form of the verb, which doesn’t fit here. Verbs in their third-person singular form cannot follow a preposition like "in."

Option C: "Persuit" is a noun, and while grammatically possible, it changes the sentence's meaning. Using "pursuit" would emphasize the abstract concept of persuit, rather than the ongoing action that the context suggests.

Option D: The gerund "persuing" indicates an ongoing action or process, making "in persuing the idea of justice" a grammatically and semantically appropriate phrase, and hence would be the best fit. 

Therfore, Option D is the correct answer. 

The subject of the sentence is "scepticism," which is singular; the verb should also agree with this. (A) is best suited for a singular subject in the present tense. 

Option D would be grammatically incorrect (used for plural subjects) and can be easily eliminated. 

Option C is close, but "does" is a better overall fit, with has and "yield-nor is it intended to yield" not being coherent grammatically. 

Option B is generally used with plural subjects; since the subject here is singular, this, too, can be eliminated. 

Therefore, Option A is the correct answer. 

The final sentence suggests an general belief about something in a passive form. In such instance base form of the verb +ed is used, generally in past tense. Which would be option C. 

Options A, B and D are in different tenses and would be grammatically inappropriate to place in the blank. 

Therefore, Option C is the correct answer.