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Exam : KMAT Kerala Entrance Examination
Degree : MBA
Year : 2016
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KMAT Kerala MBA Entrance Examination :
Section 1 : English Language Usage And Reading
Comprehension : (50 QUESTIONS)
Related : University of Hyderabad Ph.D. English Entrance Exam Question Paper : www.pdfquestion.in/11513.html
Direction (for Q.No.1-5):
Identify the misspelled word in the list below:
1.
a) Quadruple
b) Quagmaire
c) Quadrangle
d) Quadrant
2.
a) Postar
b) Pastor
c) Posture
d) Pasture
3.
a) Reference
b) Preference
c) Difference
d) Performence
4.
a) Athletic
b) Amature
c) Nonchalant
d) Non-commissioned
5.
a) Embankment
b) Deliberately
c) Preceding
d) Proleferous
Direction (for Q.No.6-15):
Identify the word that has same meaning in the list below:
6. Irreproachable
a) Remarkable
b) Secret
c) Admirable
d) Relieve
7. Impost
a) Fertiliser
b) Dispatch
c) Tax
d) Postage
8. Luxuriant
a) Luxury-loving
b) lovely
c) Rich
d) Abundant
9. Cantankerous
a) Cancerous
b) Ferocious
c) Quarrelsome
d) Fissiparous
10. Onus
a) Sadness
b) Happiness
c) Responsibility
d) Criticism
11. Derision
a) Humiliation
b) Embarrassment
c) Ridicule
d) Condemnation
12. Trite
a) Commonplace
b) Clever
c) Brief
d) Impudent
13. Ostracise
a) Banish
b) Belittle
c) Beguile
d) Besiege
14. Prophylactic
a) antagonistic
b) toxic
c) preventive
d) Purgative
15. Coddle
a) Huddle
b) Pamper
c) protect
d) Cheat
Direction (for Q.No.16-20):
Identify the word that has opposite meaning in the list below:
16. Jettison
a) Accept
b) Reward
c) Preserve
d) Consent
17. Ameliorate
a) Improve
b) Depend
c) soften
d) Worsen
18. Grotesque
a) Natural
b) Odd
c) Whimsical
d) Sinful
19. Devious
a) Straight
b) Obvious
c) Simple
d) Superficial
20. Evanescent
a) Imminent
b) Permanent
c) Pervasive
d) Immanent
Directions (for Q.No. 21–25):
In the following questions, each passage consists of six sentences. The first and the sixth sentence (as S1 and S6) are given in the beginning. The middle four sentences in each have been removed and jumbled up. These are labelled as P, Q, R and S. You are required to find out the proper sequence of the four sentences and mark accordingly on the answer sheet.
21. S1: Education in India had a glorious beginning.
S6: As the Britishers left, we had a complexity of opinions regarding
English
P: But after the British rule, it faced many changes.
Q: It went for centuries with the same glory.
R: English as the medium of instruction had a very great response.
S: One of the changes was the introduction of English as medium of instruction.
The proper sequence should be
a) PQRS
b) QPSR
c) PQSR
d) SRPQ
22. S1: It is easy to criticize people at the helm, for the slow progress in every field.
S6: The situation of brain drain leads to variety of problems.
P: We are well aware that the intellectuals are leaving country for better employment opportunities.
Q: The question remains unanswered because our country cannot show opportunities to intellectuals.
R: Then, what about their obligation to the motherland?
S: First, we should ask ourselves as to what is happening to the young intellectuals in India.
The proper sequence should be
a) PSQR
b) RPSQ
c) PSRQ
d) SPRQ
23. S1: It is the responsibility of the parents to teach the young moral
values in life.
S6: As such the society is going away from the value system.
P: Many children tak e advantage of their parent’s busy schedule.
Q: This results in children’s ignorance of social values.
R: The reason behind it is that parents are quite busy nowadays.
S: Nowadays, parents spend very meagre time with children.
The proper sequence should be
a) SRPQ
b) PQRS
c) SQRP
d) SPQR
24. S1: The most vulnerable section of the society is the students.
S6: However, if these become violent, the anti social elements get encouraged and they put all proper working out of gear.
P: Revolutionary and new fledged ideas have a great appeal to them.
Q: Agitations may be non-violent methods to protest.
R: They cannot resist the charm of persuasion.
S: They are taught that without discipline they cannot get proper education.
The proper sequence should be
a) PRSQ
b) RSQP
c) SRPQ
d) RPQS
25. S1: Venice is a strange city
S6: This is because Venice has no streets
P: There are about 400 odd bridges connecting the islands of Venice
Q: There are no motor cars , no horses and no buses there
R: These small islands are close to one another
S: It is not one island but hundreds of islands
The proper sequence should be
a) SRPQ
b) PSRQ
c) RQPS
d) QSRP