[Download PDF] IIFT 2017 Question Paper Paper with Solutions

Instructions

Read the sentences below carefully and identify the nature of phrase/clause used in the underlined section of the sentences.

Question 21

Since you have already decided, why do you ask my opinion?

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Solution

The underlined portion contains a verb. Therefore, the underlined portion is a clause. The clause describes the action (the act of asking). Therefore, the underlined portion acts as an adverb. Therefore, the underlined portion is an adverb clause and hence, option D is the right answer.

Question 22

The Poor debtor intended to pay back every penny of the money.

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Solution

The underlined portion does not have any verb. Therefore, the underlined portion is a phrase. The underlined portion acts as the object of the sentence. Therefore, the underlined portion is a noun phrase.

Question 23

The Plan has the virtue of committing us to nothing.

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The underlined portion does not have a verb. Therefore, the underlined portion is a phrase. The phrase describes the virtue. The virtue is a noun. Therefore, the underlined portion acts as an adjective and hence, option A is the right answer.

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Insert commas wherever necessary in the following sentences and identify the words sequentially alter which commas will be inserted

Question 24

ln the old Persian stories Turan the land of darkness is opposed to lran in the land of light.

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Solution

Here, Turan and Iran are two cities which have been labelled as the land of darkness and the land of light. Hence, we would have commas after stories, the cities in question and the labels.

Question 25

A letter from a young lady written in most passionate terms wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman her lover who was lately wounded in a duel has turned my thoughts to that subject and inclined me to examine into the causes which precipitate men into so fatal a folly.

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Solution

Remember that all additional information in the sentence has to be within commas - in this case 'written in most passionate terms', 'wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman', 'her lover' and 'who was wounded in a duel'

Question 26

When he was a boy Franklin who afterward became a distinguished statesman and philosopher learned his trade in the printing office of his brother who published a paper in Boston.

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Solution

The additional information in the sentence would, of course, feature with commas - 'who afterward became a distinguished statesman and philosopher'. 'Franklin', as the name, would feature within commas. More information is given about the brother too, so there would be a comma after 'brother' as well.

Instructions

For the following questions answer them individually

Question 27

Match the prefix and suffix with its meaning

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Solution

'ation' is a suffix used to describe a process.
Eg) Participation
'Trans' is a prefix which means across.
Eg) Trans-boundary railway
'ship' is a suffix used to indicate the position held.
Eg) Ownership
'Ambi' is a prefix which means both
Eg) Ambidextrous
'ose' is a suffix which means full of.
Eg) Verbose
Therefore, option A is the right answer.

Instructions

Follow the analogy between the given pair of words in the question (in Capital) and identify the most suitable pair which can represent almost similar relationship

Question 28

FRET: DlSQUIETUDE

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Solution

Fret and disquietude are synonyms meaning restless. Similarly, inspirit and confidence mean encouraging circumstances.

Question 29

COFFER: VALUABLES

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Solution

A coffer is a place where valuables are kept safely, just as a sanctuary provides refuge from danger.

Question 30

APOCRYPHAL: CORROBORATION

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Solution

Something apocryphal cannot be corroborated or substantiated. Similarly, something 'esoteric' lacks commonality.

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IIFT 2017 Question Paper

Since you have already decided, why do you ask my opinion?

The Poor debtor intended to pay back every penny of the money.

The Plan has the virtue of committing us to nothing.

ln the old Persian stories Turan the land of darkness is opposed to lran in the land of light.

A letter from a young lady written in most passionate terms wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman her lover who was lately wounded in a duel has turned my thoughts to that subject and inclined me to examine into the causes which precipitate men into so fatal a folly.

When he was a boy Franklin who afterward became a distinguished statesman and philosopher learned his trade in the printing office of his brother who published a paper in Boston.

Match the prefix and suffix with its meaning

FRET: DlSQUIETUDE

COFFER: VALUABLES

APOCRYPHAL: CORROBORATION

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IIFT 2017 Question Paper

Since you have already decided, why do you ask my opinion?

The Poor debtor intended to pay back every penny of the money.

The Plan has the virtue of committing us to nothing.

ln the old Persian stories Turan the land of darkness is opposed to lran in the land of light.

A letter from a young lady written in most passionate terms wherein she laments the misfortune of a gentleman her lover who was lately wounded in a duel has turned my thoughts to that subject and inclined me to examine into the causes which precipitate men into so fatal a folly.

When he was a boy Franklin who afterward became a distinguished statesman and philosopher learned his trade in the printing office of his brother who published a paper in Boston.

Match the prefix and suffix with its meaning

FRET: DlSQUIETUDE

COFFER: VALUABLES

APOCRYPHAL: CORROBORATION

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