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Instructions

For each of the questions below, select the word that fits well in all the four given sentences.

Question 71

i. We ___ the room with an electric heater.
ii. His mother _ lunch for all his friends.
iii. The will the each child will receive half of the money.
iv. He ______________ for his family by working overtime.

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Solution

We _______________ the room with an electric heater. In this sentence, prepared cannot be used and thus, prepared is rejected.
His mother _______________ lunch for all his friends. In this sentence, equipped cannot be used and thus, equipped is rejected.
He _______________ for his family by working overtime. In this sentence, arranged cannot be used and thus, arranged is rejected.
Hence, only provided is can be appropriately used in all the 4 sentences.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Instructions

Arrange the given sentences in the most logical sequence.

Question 72

i. She was so innovative that she had begun to include the songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore in her repertoire even before the word “Rabindra Sangeet” was coined.
ii. Gauhar knew she could gain the goodwill of the Bengali babus by singing as many Bengali songs as she could in her soirees.
iii. Instead, she rendered them in her own style, giving them a classical twist.
iv. Gauhar was not afraid to defy the norms and in fact she seldom used the tunes that Tagore had set his songs to.

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Solution

Statements i and ii cannot start the paragraph as they both begin with the pronoun 'She'. Out of ii and iv, ii gives more generalized information about Gauhar's singing prowess and hence will begin the paragraph.

Since statement i elaborates more on her singing style, it will be a direct follow-up to ii.

Now out of the four options, only C is following this pattern.

Thus, the correct option is C.

Question 73

i. At dusk, I allowed Adele to put away books and work, and to run downstairs.
ii. Twilight and snowflakes together thickened the air hid the very shrubs
iii. The afternoon was wild and snowy and we passed it in the schoolroom.
iv. Left alone, I walked to the window but nothing was to be seen there.

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Solution

Since statement III starts with a general statement about the afternoon weather, it is the aptest starting line of the paragraph.

Statement I follows up III by stating what happened at dusk(after an afternoon), where Adele was allowed to run downstairs. Now, since statement IV describes the scene after Adele left the room, the order of the statements will be III, I, IV, and II.

Thus, the correct option is B.

Instructions

Select a word to replace the blank spaces.

Question 74

Alleviate : Aggravate ∷ Elastic :________________

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Solution

The meaning of Alleviate is Make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe and the the meaning of Aggravate is Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.
Thus, as we can see that the analogy here is that the words are antonyms.
Hence, the antonym of Elastic is RIgid.
Hence, option A is the correct answer.

Question 75

Benevolent : Kind ∷ Unclear : _________________

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Solution

Benevolent refers to well-meaning and kind.

The synonym of Unclear from the four options will be muddy as muddy refers to something vague or unclear.

Thus, the correct option is D

Instructions

Select one word/phrase which is closest in meaning to the given phrase.

Question 76

Person who know or can speak many languages

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Solution

Polyglot: A person who knows or speaks many languages.

Potable: something drinkable.

Plebiscite: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate on an important public question such as a change in the constitution.

Paramour: a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.

Thus, the correct option is A.

Question 77

Deserving blame for an offence or crime

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Solution

Hedonist: a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker.

Culpable: Someone who deserves blame for an offence

Misanthrope: a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.

Regicide: the action of killing a king.

The correct option is B.

Question 78

To have a jaundiced eye

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Solution

To have a jaundiced eye means to look at something with prejudice.

Thus, the correct option is A.

Question 79

To lose one’s bearings

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Solution

To lose one's bearing means to become lost or uncertain of the position.

Thus, the correct option is D.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 80

Which of the following statements is grammatically incorrect?

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Solution

The verb in a sentence with neither/nor agrees with the noun or pronoun closest to it. In option D, since the subject is singular and the verb is plural, it is not grammatically correct.

Thus, the correct option is D.

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IIFT 2013 Question Paper

IIFT 2013 Question Paper

i. We _______________ the room with an electric heater.ii. His mother _______________________ lunch for all his friends.iii. The will ______________________ the each child will receive half of the money.iv. He __________________________ for his family by working overtime.

i. At dusk, I allowed Adele to put away books and work, and to run downstairs.ii. Twilight and snowflakes together thickened the air hid the very shrubsiii. The afternoon was wild and snowy and we passed it in the schoolroom.iv. Left alone, I walked to the window but nothing was to be seen there.

Alleviate : Aggravate ∷ Elastic :________________

Benevolent : Kind ∷ Unclear : _________________

Person who know or can speak many languages

Deserving blame for an offence or crime

To have a jaundiced eye

To lose one’s bearings

Which of the following statements is grammatically incorrect?

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i. We ___ the room with an electric heater.
ii. His mother _ lunch for all his friends.
iii. The will the each child will receive half of the money.
iv. He ______________ for his family by working overtime.