IIFT 2012 Question Paper

Meaning of Arrogate is 'clinch or seize without right'
Meaning of Arraign is 'to bring before court of law'
Meaning of Chagrin is 'embarrassment due to disappointment'
Meaning of Conscript is 'to enroll for compulsory service'
Meaning of Vacillate is 'to swing back and forth'.
These are matched correctly only in option B and is thus our answer.

Meaning of Ephemeral is 'fleeting/short lived
Meaning of Ethereal is 'spiritual/not of this world'
Meaning of Aperitif is 'an alcoholic drink taken before a meal'
Meaning of Candour is 'frankness'
Meaning of Chimera is 'illusion'
These are correctly matched only in option D.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.

In Sentence A we are given 'each of the six boys' i.e. here we are referring to each of the boy i.e. singular quantity and thus, instead of 'their' it should be 'his'.
In Sentence B we have 'One' as the subject. Thus, instead of the pronoun 'his' 'one's' should be used.
In Sentence C we have used the correlative conjunction 'either—or', the verb and the pronoun should agree with the subject nearer to the verb.
Thus, Since Shyam (a singular) is nearer to the verb, the word 'their'(a plural) can't be used instead a singular word should have been used(his)
Sentence D has no error.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Sentence A is grammatically correct.
In Sentence B there is a tense mismatch. It should be either 'Before the rain stopped, they had reached home'(past report) or 'Before the rain stops, they will have reached home'(present possibility). The only other possibility is 'Before the rain stopped, they would reach home'(a habitual past action).
In Sentence C too there is a mismatch error. As a conditional or a possible future action it should be 'When you come to see me, we will go to Mumbai.
Sentence D should be 'I have written both to their branch office and their/the head office'.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

We use 'between' to refer to two things which are clearly separated. We use 'among' to talk about things which are not clearly separated because they are part of a group or crowd or mass of objects
Thus, in i Between should be used and Among should be used in iv.
In ii the tense is 'present perfect' and the starting point of time of the action is mentioned thus, the correct word use in ii will be ‘since’.
In iii the tense is simple past and the starting point of time is mentioned—January and thus, we should use ‘from’.If in iii instead present perfect tense was used like in ii then we would have to use 'since'.
In v 'six months', a period of time, warrants the use of 'for'.
The only option in which all of this is correctly used is option D.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

In i we are given that he succeeded because of his perseverance and hand work and thus, both 'by dint of' or 'by virtue of' can be used.
In ii we are given that the person declares the power he has and thus, both 'by dint of' or 'by virtue of' can be used.
In iii we are given that the illness was the case and thus, 'in consequence of' should be used.
In iv 'in case of' should be clearly used.
Only in option B all of these are correctly used.
Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Hence, option D is correct answer. 

Oxymoron : a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). In option A, the term 'kind cruelty' is an oxymoron. Hence, option A is the correct answer. 

Meaning of Puerile is Childishly silly and immature.
Thus, the correct antonym among the given options will be Adult.

Ambiguous is not clear or undecided.

Servile is showing excessive willingness to serve
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Prosaic means Overly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
Thus, the correct antonym among the given options will be Interesting.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.