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National Insurance Company last year question papers
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As you want to get the National Insurance Company last year question papers so here is the information of the same for you: Some content of the file has been given here: Verbal Section Verbal Preparation This course provides extensive practice in test-taking strategies and verbal skills with individual feedback to raise your score on the General Management Admissions Test. The focus of the course is on the Verbal Section, but it also deals with the Quantitative Section to the extent that understanding and responding to those questions depends on language skills Sentence Completions Directions : Each sentence below has one or two blanks. Each blank shows that something has been omitted. Under each sentence five words are given as choice. Choose the one correct word for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentences as a whole. 1. The fact that the- of confrontation is no longer as popular as it once was - procatss in race relations. (a) insidiousness - reiterates (b) practice - inculcates (c) glimmer - foreshadows (d) technique - presages (e) reticence - indicates Ans : (d) 2. A child should not be - as being either very shy or over - agcatssive. (a) categorized (b) instructed (c) intoned (d) distracted (e) refrained Ans : (a) 3. President Anwar el - Sadat of Egypt, disregarding - criticism in the Alab world and in his own Government, - accepted prime minister Menahem Begin's invitation to visit Israel in order to address the Israeli parliament. (a) acrimonious - formally (b) blemished - stiffly (c) categorical - previously (d) malignant - plaintively (e) charismatic - meticulously Ans : (a) 4. In his usual - manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss. (a) pensive (b) providential (c) indifferent (d) circumspect (e) caustic Ans : (d) 5. We never believed that he would resort to - in order to achieve his goal; we always regarded him as a - man. (a) charm - insincere (b) necromancy - pietistic (c) logic - honorable (d) prestidigitation - articulate (e) subterfuge - honest Ans : (e) 6. The Sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was - by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles. (a) unproven (b) banal (c) superficial (d) complex (e) heretical Ans : (e) 7. Despite assorted effusion to the contrary, there is no necessary link between scientific skill and humanism, and quite possibly, there may be something of a - between them. (a) dichotomy (b) congruity (c) reciprocity (d) fusion (e) generosity Ans : (e) 8. The most technologically advanced societies have been responsible for the catatest - indeed savagery seems to be indirect proposition to - (a) inventions - know-how (b) wars - viciousness (c) triumphs - civilizations (d) atrocities - development (e) catastrophes - ill-will Ans : (d) 9. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no catater - their efforts to build as Procatssive Party than the - of the procatssive already elected to the legislature. (a) obstacle to - resistance (b) support for - advocacy (c) praise for - reputation (d) threat to - promise (e) benefit - success Ans : (a) 10. The simplicity of the theory - its main attraction - is also its - for only by - the assumptions of the theory is it possible to explain the most recent observations made by researchers. (a) glory - rejecting (b) liability - accepting (c) undoing - supplementing (d) downfall - considering (e) virtue - qualifying Ans : (c) 11. That the Third Battalion's fifty percent casually rate transformed its assault on Hill 306 from a brilliant stratagem into a debacle does not - eyewitness reports of its commander's extraordinary - in deploying his forces. (a) invalidate - brutality (b) gainsay - cleverness (c) underscore - ineptitude (d) justify - rapidity (e) corroborate -determination Ans : (b) 12. No longer - by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, many people try to find intellectual - for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism. (a) satisfied - reasons (b) reassured - justifications (c) restricted - parallels (d) sustained - substitutes (e) hampered - equivalents Ans : (d) 13. In eighth-century Japan, people who - wasteland were rewarded with official ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of - fields. (a) cultivated - domestic (b) located - desirable (c) conserved - forested (d) reclaimed - arable (e) irrigated - accessible. Ans : (d) 14. Clearly refuting sceptics, researchers have - not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what the theory- it should do. (a) assumed - deducted (b) estimated - accepted (c) supposed - asserted (d) doubted - warranted (e) demonstrated - predicted. Ans e) 15. Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world - of - (a) deprived - polarity (b) full - circumstantiality (c) bereft - theatricality (d) devoid - neutrality (e) composed - adversity. Ans : (d) 16. Sponsors of the bill were-because there was no opposition to it within the legislative, until after the measure had been signed into law. (a) well-intentioned (b) persistent (c) detained (d) unreliable (e) relieved. Ans : (b) 17. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable - through a complex network of producers and consumers. (a) nutrients (b) dividends (c) communications (d) artifacts (e) commodities. Ans : (c) 18. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by - the leaders of the movement have recently - most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism. (a) proclamation - codified (b) coercion - repudiated (c) participation - moderated (d) intimidation - issued (e) demonstration - deliberated. Ans : (b) 19. It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed. (a) tolerant (b) democratic (c) broadminded (d) emotional (e) intolerant. Ans : (e) 20. Many philosophers agree that the verbal aggression of profanity in certain redical newspapers is not - or childish, but an assault on - essential to the revolutionary's purpose. (a) insolent - sociability (b) trivial - decorum (c) belligerent - fallibility (d) serious - propriety (e) deliberate - affectation. Ans : (b) 21. The - tones of the flute succeeded in - his tense nerves. (a) rhapsodic - minimising (b) blatant - enhancing (c) hovendous - calming (d) vibrant - portraying (e) mellifluous - soothing. Ans : (e) 22. Without the psychiatrist's promise of confidentiality, trust is - and the patient's communication limited; even though confidentiality can thus be seen to be precious in thercopy, moral responsibility sometimes requires a willingness to - it. (a) lost - forget (b) implicit - extend (c) impaired - sacrifise (d) ambiguous - apply (e) assumed - examine. Ans : (c) 23. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look -they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the - of natural beauty and human glory. (a) great - immutability (b) joyful - mortality (c) conventional - wildness (d) cheerful - transitoriness (e) colorful - abstractness. Ans : (d) 24. Despite the - of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize ''pop culture'' as a key for - the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society. (a) pedantry - reinstating (b) enthusiasm - symbolizing (c) skepticism - deciphering (d) antipathy - involving (e) discernment - evaluating. Ans : (c) 25. If duty is the natural - of one's the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not. (a) outgrowth - control over (b) arbiter - responsibility for (c) correlate - understanding of (d) determinant - involvement in (e) mitigant - preoccupation with . Ans : (a) 26. Clearly refuting sceptics, researches have - not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what the theory - it should do. (a) supposed - asserted (b) voubted -warranted (c) assumed - deduced (d) demonstrated - predicted (e) estimated - accepted Ans 27. The Neolatonists' conception of a deity, in which perfection was measured by abundant fecundity, was contradicted by that of the Aristotelians, in which perfection was displayed in the - of creation. (a) variety (b) economy (c) profusion (d) clarity (e) precision. Ans : (b) 28. It is a great - to be able to transfer useful genes with as little extra gene material as possible, because the donor's genome may contain, in addition to desirable genes, many genes with - effects. (a) Disappointment - superfluous (b) Convenience - exquisite (c) Advantage - deleterious (d) Accomplishment - profound (e) Misfortune - unpredictable. Ans : (c) 29. While admitting that the risks incurred by use of the insecticide were not - the manufacturer's spokesperson argued that effective - were simply not available. (a) indeterminable - safeguards (b) unusual - alternatives (c) inconsequential - substitutes (d) proven - antidotes (e) increasing - procedures. Ans : (c) 30. Human reaction to the realm of though is often as strong as that to sensible presences; our higher moral life is based on the fact that - sensations actually present may have a weaker influence on our action than do ideas of - facts. (a) emotional - impersonal (b) familiar : symbolic (c) disturbing - ordinary (d) material - remote (e) defenitive - controvoisial. Ans : (d) 31. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on earth because of the possibility of - resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules. (a) variety (b) stability (c) deviations (d) invigorations (e) reproduction. Ans : (a) 32. It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed. (a) intolerant (b) democratic (c) emotional (d) patient (e) broadminded. Ans : (a) 33. An occasional - remark spoiled the - that made the paper memorable. (a) colloquial (b) trite - cliches (c) urbane - sophisticated (d) hackneyed - originality (e) jovial - fun. Ans : (d) 34. Broadway audiences have become inured to - and so - to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.? (a) cleverness : eager (b) condescension : disinclined (c) sentimentality : reluctant (d) mediocrity : desperate (e) histrionics : unlikely Ans : (d) 35. Nineteenth - century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical - or a brilliant - blending Egyptian and Assyruin art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece. (a) conversion - annexation (b) apparition - amalgam (c) stratagem - appropriation (d) paradigm - construct (e) example - synthesis Ans : (b) 36. The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in western society during the current decade is - critical. (a) archetypally (b) perennially (c) disturbingly (d) uniquely (e) cautiously Ans : (d) 37. Even though in today's Soviet union the - Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank - and - file clergy still. Have little - to practice their religion. (a) adversaries of - inclination (b) traditionalists among - incentive (c) practitioners among - opportunity (d) leaders of - latitude (e) dissidents within -obligation Ans : (d) 38. Unlike the Shakespearean plays, The ''closet dramas'' of the nineteenth century were meant to be - rather than - (a) seen - acted (b) read - acted (c) produced - acted (d) quiet - loud (e) sophisticated - urbane Ans : (b) 39. The little - known but rapidly expanding use of computers in mapmaking is technologically similar to the more - uses in designing everything from bolts to satellites. (a) ingenuous (b) recent (c) secure (d) publicized (e) successful Ans : (d) 40. Although his out numbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to - defeat and - a retreat. (a) oversee - reject (b) acknowledge - order (c) hasten - suggest (d) seek - try (e) overcome - request Ans : (b) 41. No hero of ancient or modern times can surpass the Indian with his lofty contempt of death and the - with which he sustained the cruelest coffliction. (a) guide (b) assent (c) reverence (d) fortitude (e) concern Ans : (d) 42. The hostess attempted to - a romantic atmosphere that would bring the two young people together in - (a) expand - fealty (b) present - collusion (c) simulate - conflict (d) introduce - cacophony (e) contrive - matrimony Ans : (e) 43. Employers who retire people who are willing and able to continue working should realize that - age is not an effective - in determining whether an individual is capable of working. (a) intellectual - criterion (b) Chronological - criterion (c) Physical - barrier (d) deteriorating - value (e) chronological - factor Ans : (b) 44. As the sun rose, the morning mists were borne away on the - like strands of - (a) whirlwind - flotsam (b) wind - cactus (c) morass - tundra (d) zephyr - gossamer (e) holocaust - taffeta Ans : (d) 45. The playwright was known not for his original ideas that had been propounded by others. (a) rejection (b) consideration (c) invention (d) reiteration (e) plagiarism Ans : (e) 46. The gypsy girl, decked out in - finery, and with her disheveled hair streaming over shoulders, was indeed a - sight. (a) verdant - wistful (b) sartorial - flagrant (c) specious - poignant (d) tawdry - bizarre (e) opulent - debonair Ans : (d) 47. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so - Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in - in the western hemisphere. (a) disabled - quarantine (b) decimated - abeyance (c) terrorized - contention (d) ravaged - secret (e) coupled - quiescence Ans : (b) 48. The painting was larger than it appeared to be, for hanging in a darkened recess of the chapel, it was - by the perspective. (a) embellished (b) improved (c) jeopardised (d) aggrandized (e) diminished Ans : (e) 49. We have in America - speech that is neither American, Oxford English, nor English but a - of all three. (a) motley - miracle (b) nasal - blend (c) feigned - patchwork (d) mangled - medley (e) hybrid - combination Ans : (e) 50. Old beliefs die hard, even when jobs become - the long - standing fear that unemployment could return at a moments notice - (a) protected - subsided (b) vacant - perished (c) available - receded (d) plentiful - persisted (e) easier - charged Ans : (d) 51. Not only the - are fooled by pcopagandas we can all be misled if we are not - (a) people - mature (b) ignorant - cynical (c) masses - cautious (d) uncultured - concerned (e) gullible - wary Ans : (e) 52. -- merciful by nature, he was - toward the murderer. (a) although - unmoving (b) while - unjust (c) truly - indicative (d) though - kind (e) albeit - implacable Ans : (e) 53. When the news of his - with the enemy become known, he was hanged in - (a) collusion - effigy (b) conversation's - earnest (c) involvement - martyrdom (d) complacency - retaliation (e) bickering - response Ans : (e) 54. He was so - by the interplay of the colors that varied in brilliance and pattern as the music rose and fell, that he asked the price of the device. (a) overwrought (b) penalized (c) repelled (d) inteugued (e) penalized Ans : (e) 55. The absence of a sense of outrage and grief at national tragedy is an - of moral responsibility. (a) intervention (b) energising (c) abdication (d) administration (e) actuation. Ans : (c) 56. In an effort to - its operations, the corporation announced it was acquiring a - company in a different type of manufacturing. (a) diversify - subsidiary (b) adumberate - solvent (c) multiply - protracted (d) intensify - fluctuating (e) establish - sequential. Ans : (a) 57. Samuel Clemens chose the - Mark Twain as a result of his knowledge of river boat piloting. (a) mountebank (b) protagonist (c) misanthrope (d) hallucination (e) pseudonym. Ans : (e) 58. To meet all - a source of - electrical power was added to the train's engine. (a) Integuments - parallel (b) possibilities - incidental (c) amenities - diverse (d) contingencies - auxiliary (e) conveniences - automatic. Ans : (d) 59. Since the escaping vapors proved to be highly -, measures were at once taken for the - of the experiments. (a) Volatile - ratification (b) Observable - insulation (c) Gaseous - reduction (d) Noxious - cessation (e) Incriminating - destruction. Ans : (d) 60. Eric Fromm does not agree that man is - in Freudian sexual dilemmas for if the - that man creates can be changed for the better, there is hope that the state of man can be changed as well. (a) Tortured - goals (b) Trapped - institutions (c) Caught - symbols (d) Engulfed - life (e) Confused - meanings. Ans : (b) Verbal Section: Analogies Directions : Each of the questions below consists of two words that have a certain relationship to each other, followed by five lettered pairs of related words. Select the lettered pair of words. 1. ANGLE : DECATE (a) area : square inch (b) milk : quart (c) society : classes (d) letter : alphabet (e) time : minutes Ans : (a) 2. CONFIRMED : INVETERATE (a) knowledge : supposed (b) financial : bankrupt (c) immature : callow (d) credible : incredible (e) careful: punishing Ans : (b) 3. LULLABY : BARCAROLE (a) birth : marriage (b) night : morning (c) cradle : gondola (d) song : poem (e) carol : sonneteer Ans : (c) 4. ZOOLOGY : ANIMALS (a) ecology : pollution (b) botany : plants (c) chemistry : atoms (d) history : people (e) mathematics : geometry Ans : (a) 5. DORY : VAN (a) dairy : cow (b) fish : vehicle (c) freighter : caisson (d) runners : wheels (e) danish : Dutch Ans : (c) 6. PARQUET : WOOD (a) color : painting (b) mosaic : glass (c) potpourri : medley (d) collage : tapestry (e) linoleum : marble Ans : (b) 7. SAW : CARPENTER (a) Scissors : tailor (b) Wagon : farmer (c) Brush : painter (d) Typewriter : author (e) Trowel : bricklayer Ans : (a) 8. LURK : WAIT (a) boost : elevate (b) deplete : drain (c) abscond : depart (d) bilk : cheat (e) topple : stabilize Ans : (c) 9. ALCHEMY : SCIENCE (a) nostrum : remedy (b) sideshow : carnival (c) ploy : tactic (d) forgery : imitation (e) burlesque : comedy Ans : (a) 10. NEEDLE : KNIT (a) bait : fish (b) match : fire (c) loom : weave (d) soap : wash (e) bed : sleep Ans : (c) 11. PARENTHESIS : EXPLANATION (a) ellipsis : omission (b) asterisk : exaggeration (c) synopsis : affectation (d) apostrophe : annotation (e) synthesis : interpolation Ans : (a) 12. CENSUS : POPULATION (a) manifest : debts (b) roster : audience (c) itinerary : journeys (d) inventory : merchandise (e) state : incumbents Ans : (d) 13. STANZA : POEM (a) mimicry : pantomime (b) duet : chorus (c) act : opera (d) rhyme : verse (e) pirouette : ballet Ans : (c) 14. EXHORT : SUGGEST (a) conspire : plan (b) tamper : adjust (c) crave : accept (d) goad : direct (e) instruct : teach Ans : (d) 15. SAND PAPER : ABRASIVE (a) gasoline : refined (b) grativity : irritant (c) polish : floors (d) acrylic : emulsion (e) oil : lubricant. Ans : (e) 16. DIAPHANOUS : CACOPHONOUS (a) translucent : transparent (b) transparent : noisy (c) sheer : opaque (d) harmonious : discordant (e) twofold : multiple. Ans : (b) 17. INFANCY : SENILITY (a) january : October (b) incipient : critical (c) day : night (d) conclusion : climax (e) dawn : dusk. Ans : (e) 18. RIG : CONTEST (a) solve : conundrum (b) predict : race (c) repudiate : thesis (d) gerrymander : district (e) incriminate : evidence Ans : (d) 19. ARBORETUM : TREES (a) aviary : birds (b) catenhouse : garden (c) museum : painters (d) grove : forest (e) zoo : range Ans : (d) 20. MENDICANT : IMPECUNIOUS (a) hat : askew (b) liar : poor (c) complainer : petulant (d) critic : quizzical (e) philanthrophist : prodigal. Ans : (c) 21. RELAPSE : CONVALESCENCE (a) dissonance : harmony (b) feudalism : industrialization (c) repetition : monotony (d) impasse : debate (e) recidivism : rehavbilitation. Ans : (e) 22. BOUQUET : FLOWERS (a) corn : husk (b) woodpile : logs (c) forest : thicket (d) mist : fog (e) drift : snow. Ans : (b) 23. TRIANGLE : QUADRILATERAL (a) rectangle : octagon (b) cone : cube (c) pentagon : hexagon (d) plane : solid (e) regular : symmetrical. Ans : (c) 24. SARTORIAL : TAILOR (a) thespian : designer (b) rhetorical : questioner (c) pictorial : musician (d) histrionic : singer (e) terpsichorear : dancer. Ans : (e) 25. NECROMANCY : GHOSTS (a) magic : legerdemain (b) alchemy : gold (c) sorcery : spirits (d) fortune_telling : gypsies (e) romance : stories. Ans : (c) 26. DRUM : TYMPANI (a) piano : orchestra (b) cornet : percussion (c) stick : baton (d) violin : viola (e) oboe : woodwind. Ans : (e) 27. EXTROVERT : RETICENT (a) reprobate : humility (b) strategist : decisiveness (c) zealot : loyalty (d) maverick : conformity (e) renegade : ambition. Ans : (d) 28. HYGROMETER : BAROMETER (a) snow : rain (b) humidity : pressure (c) water : mercury (d) temperature : weather (e) forecast : rain. Ans : (b) 29. EXEMPTION : EXCLUSIONS (a) discharge : elimination (b) debarment : prevention (c) immunity : isolation (d) forgive : condone (e) enclosure : open. Ans : (c) 30. FEBRILE : ILLNESS (a) classic : cultivation (b) delusional : insanity (c) eccentric : discrimination (d) tenacious : astonishment (e) juvenile : maturity. Ans :B 31. DISAPPROBATION : CONDEMN (a) calumny : eulogise (b) enigma : enlighter (c) fallacy : diseminate (d) exhortation : urge (e) solvency : deploy. Ans : (d) 32. GEM : TURQUOISE (a) lettuce : green (b) pear : orange (c) stone : magnetta (d) vine : cherry (e) flower : violet. Ans : (e) 33. WINE : GRAPES (a) liquor : intoxicating (b) whiskey : hops (c) champagne : raisins (d) vodka : potatoes (e) vineyard : winery. Ans : (d) 34. DEBATE : FORENSIC (a) concerto : harmonizing (b) drama : histrionic (c) opera : spoken (d) argument : domestic (e) novel : original. Ans : (b) 35. NOISOME : GARBAGE (a) heavy : metal (b) warmth : snow (c) fragrant : incense (d) liquid : perfume (e) loud : music. Ans : (c) 36. CONDUIT : WATER (a) behaviour : liquid (b) electricity : television (c) artery : blood (d) wire : sound (e) pump : oil. Ans : (c) 37. BIZARRE : EXOTIC (a) wild : tame (b) lively : livid (c) stage : dancer (d) commonplace : routine (e) ordinary : exceptional. Ans : (d) 38. ENTREPRENEUR : LABORER (a) mediator : conflict (b) capitalism : communism (c) profits : wages (d) arbitrator : capitalist (e) moonlighting : worker. Ans : (c) 39. ANTIMACASSAR : SOFA (a) picture : frame (b) rug : floor (c) pillow : bed (d) door : window (e) table : chair. Ans : (b) 40. NOTABLE : NOTORIOUS (a) heinous : atrocious (b) philandering : pleasant (c) philanthropic : miserly (d) nefarious : secret (e) philanthropic : benevolent. Ans : (e) 41. BABBLE : TALK (a) though : blank (b) look : espy (c) wink : eye (d) leer : ogle (e) simper : smile. Ans :E 42. ALCOVE : RECESS (a) column : entrance (b) foundation : building (c) dome : roof (d) turret : chimney (e) foyer : ballroom Ans :C 43. FIRM : INTRANSIGHT (a) faithful : resolute (b) improvident : industrious (c) vague : inattentive (d) concerned : obsessed (e) malleable : tractable Ans : (d) 44. EPAULET : SHOULDER (a) medal : chest (b) decoration : uniform (c) knapsack : back (d) sword : scabbard (e) sash : window Ans : (a) 45. ANACHRONISM : CHRONOLOGY (a) tradition : custom (b) variations : incongruity (c) fallacy : logic (d) archetype : paradigm (e) debauchery : appetites Ans : (c) 46. DETRITUS : GLACIERS (a) thaw : cold (b) snow : icebergs (c) sediment : bottom (d) silt : rivers (e) dregs : society Ans 47. OUTSKIRTS : TOWN (a) water : goblet (b) margin : page (c) rung : ladder (d) hangar : airplane (e) trunk : tree Ans : (b) 48. EQUIVOCATE : COMMITMENT (a) collaborate : falsification (b) fabricate : explanation (c) procrastinate : action (d) expostulate : confusion (e) implicate : exposition Ans : (c) 49. MORPHINE : SEDATES (a) oil : smears (b) bandage : protects (c) drug : addicts (d) liquor : sedates (e) medicine : soothes Ans : (d) 50. STICKLER : APPROXIMATION (a) Lluggard : indolence (b) connoisseur : anachronism (c) scientist : theorizing (d) leader : guidance (e) purist : adulteration Ans : (e) 51. LOOM : WEAVE (a) couch : sleep (b) needle : knit (d) machine : stitch (e) bail : fish Ans : (b) 52. SUBPOENA : WITNESS (a) hire : laborer (b) tax : worker (c) elect : officer (d) suborn : judge (e) conscript : soldier Ans : (e) 53. INVINCIBLE : SUBDUED (a) expensive : bought (b) inconsistent : expressed (c) bolted : separated (d) impervious : damaged (e) imprudent : enacted Ans : (d) 54. BURLESQUE : PLAY (a) operetta : symphony (b) limerick : sonnet (c) doggerel : verse (d) table : narration (e) sketch : drawing Ans : (c) 55. GROW : BURGEON (a) flourish : thrive (b) transport : enrapture (c) beat : palpitate (d) evolve : multiply (e) wrot : decay Ans : (c) 56 HOAX : DECEIVE (a) gimmick : wheedle (b) filibuster : delay (c) boast : cajole (d) lottery : disburse (e) scandal : vilify Ans : (b) 57. BODY GUARD : PERSON (a) teacher : pupil (b) mayor : city (c) police officer : traffic (d) soldier : country (e) secretary : office Ans : (d) 58. MUFFLE : SOUND (a) conceal : secret (b) assuage : grief (c) maul : object (d) extract : flavor (e) endure : agony Ans : (b) 59. CENSORSHIP : INFORMATION (a) cultivation : erosion (b) philanthropy : generosity (c) frugality : constraint (d) sampling : measurement (e) sanitation : disease Ans : (e) 60. DUPLICATE : ALTER (a) greet : ignore (b) exchange : return (c) shake : stabilize (d) stretch : shrink (e) eradicate : implicate Ans : (d) 61. HYPOTHESIS : EXPERIMENTATION (a) reality : fantasy (b) opinion : debate (c) film : camera (d) predication : conclusion (e) science : success Ans : (b) 62. TANGO : DANCE (a) stanza : line (b) tonality : instrumentation (c) arabesque : theme (d) rhyme : pattern (e) elegy : poem Ans : (e) 63. CHRONOMETER : SUNDIAL (a) measurement : visibility (b) chronology : analogy (c) computer : abacus (d) watch : ray (e) reduction : enlargement Ans : (c) 64. FOOTBALL : GRIDIRON (a) wrestling : mat (b) court : tennis (c) bowling : floor (d) rugby : arena (e) baseball : diamond Ans : (e) 65. EXPURGATE : PASSAGE (a) abridge : text (b) filter : water (c) irritate : wound (d) burn : book (e) cancel : plan Ans : (b) 66. IMPECUNIOUS : HOVEL (a) progress : prosper (b) mendicant : evasion (c) prosperity : poverty (d) mendacious : cringe (e) affluent : mansion Ans : (e) 67. APIARY : BEE (a) museum : painting (b) dam : water (c) arboretum : tree (d) forum : speech (e) planetarium : star Ans : (c) 68. BULLET : BARREL (a) fame : films (b) train : track (c) idea : brain (d) plane : clouds (e) water : boat Ans : (b) 69. VINDICATE : REPREHENSIBLE. (a) sad : sorrow (b) bitter : sad (c) mild : serious (d) solid : porous (e) vivid : obsequious. Ans : (c) 70. TERMAGANT : SHREW (a) virago : harpy (b) anteater : mouse (c) supporter : nag (d) single : married (e) male : female. Ans : (a) 71. APOSTATE : RELIGION (a) traitor : country (b) renegade : Indian (c) loyal : faith (d) vital : church (e) diloyal : colonies. Ans : (a) 72. PLEBISCITE : UKASE (a) lack : abundance (b) vote : musical instrument (c) cancel : construct (d) public : ruler (e) written : oral Ans : (d) 73. DEBATER : LARYNGITIS (a) pedestrian : lameness (b) actor : aplause (c) doctor : diagnosis (d) swimmer : wet (e) writer : paper Ans : (a) 74. INKBLOT : EYECHART (a) oculist : ophthalmologist (b) blotter : spectacles (c) psychiatrist : optometrist (d) physician : specialist (e) blurs : letters Ans : (c) 75. LIGNEOUS : WOOD (a) cellular : microbe (b) nautical : water (c) igneous : rock (d) osseous : bone (e) fossilized : plant Ans : (d) 76. SHRINE : PILGRIM (a) defeat : loser (b) peak : climber (c) rescue : danger (d) election : contestant (e) direction : driver. Ans : (b) 77. RIVAL : COMPETITION (a) litigant : morality (b) maverick : co-operation (c) mentor : praise (d) sycophant : flattery (e) medicant : confusion. Ans : (d) 78. SPIKE : TACK (a) bullet : wound (b) knife : cut (c) arrow : bow (d) spear : dart (e) pin : needle Ans : (d) 79. INIQUITOUS : DISOBEDIENT (a) adult : child (b) hostile : cool (c) quiescent : lethargic (d) inflammable : flammable (e) inequitable : equitable Ans : (b) 80. BALEFUL : MENACE (a) brusque : retort (b) competent : achievement (c) placid : boredom (d) flirtatious : affection (e) solicitous : concern Ans : (e) Verbal Section : Antonyms Directions : Each of the CAT sample antonyms questions below consists of a word printed in Italics, followed by five words or phrase as choices. Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capitals and shade the alphabets marked in the grid on your answer sheet. 1. ABOMINATE : (a) loathe (b) despise (c) adore (d) abhor (e) attach Ans : (c) 2. OBSEQUIOUS : (a) servile (b) first (c) fawning (d) supercilious (e) improper Ans : (d) 3. OROTUND : (a) not resonant (b) not reddish (c) not eager (d) pompous (e) loud Ans : (a) 4. RECANT : (a) entangle (b) rescue (c) fail (d) assert (e) predict Ans : (d) 5. UPBRAID : (a) defer (b) vacillate (c) sever (d) conjoin (e) laud Ans : (e) 6. PLENITUDE : (a) luxury (b) magnificence (c) richness (d) contentment (e) scarcity Ans : (e) 7. SCURRILOUS : (a) decent (b) savage (c) major (d) volatile (e) scabby Ans : (a) 8. FULMINATION : (a) praise (b) repetition (c) escape (d) ratification (e) addition Ans : (a) 9. DISTEND: (a) deteriorate (b) weaken (c) constrict (d) concentrate (e) fold Ans : (c) 10. TOUT : (a) cast aspersions on (b) deny the relevance of (c) placate (d) withhold consent (e) misrepresent Ans : (e) |
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Re: National Insurance Company last year question papers
11. SQUALID (a) fervid (b) florid (c) pristine (d) extraneous (e) abundant Ans : (c) 12. SCOTCH (a) renovate (b) entrust (c) unfasten (d) encourage (e) emphasize Ans : (d) 13. PERFIDY (a) tact (b) generosity (c) thoroughness (d) loyalty (e) gratitude Ans : (d) 14. OUTLANDISH (a) conventional (b) prolific (c) unchanging (d) transparent (e) noticeable Ans : (a) 15. PLUMB (a) reversed (b) lofty (c) horizontal (d) thin (e) light Ans : (c) 16. FERVID (a) undistinguished (b) unexpected (c) stubborn (d) restrained (e) discouraged Ans : (d) 17. VACUITY (a) quality (b) certainty (c) plenitude (d) stability (e) incontinence Ans : (c) 18. RAVEL (a) knit (b) omit (c) remain silent (d) measure (e) increase in value Ans : A 19. PERSISTENCE (a) irrelevance (b) inconstancy (c) inequality (d) intemperance (e) incompetence. Ans : B 20. SUBROSA (a) openly (b) fashionably (c) under the owse (d) simply (e) clandestinely Ans : A 21. PREFATORY : (a) intelligent (b) outstanding (c) predatory (d) conclusive (e) magnificent Ans : (e) 22. CONCILIATE : (a) arrive (b) appeal (c) retaliate (d) estrange (e) lie Ans : (b) 23. SUBSERVIENT : (a) fawning (b) obsequious (c) miserly (d) omnipresent (e) haughty Ans : (c) 24. VAUNTED : (a) berated (b) belittled (c) lauded (d) wicked (e) worried Ans : (c) 25. QUOTA : (a) Anonymous remark (b) decisive action (c) debatable issue (d) unlimited number (e) irrelevant topic Ans : (d) 26. CONTENTIOUS : (a) satisfied (b) pacific (c) hungry (d) bellicose (e) dissatisfied Ans : (d) 27. OBLOQUY : (a) fame (b) name (c) inquiry (d) shame (e) collogue Ans : (d) 28. PENCHANT : (a) distaste (b) scabbard (c) agreement (d) earring (e) beginning Ans : (c) 29. BALEFUL : (a) empty (b) tasty (c) gaudy (d) full (e) congenial Ans : (d) 30. CURT : (a) contractual (b) precise (c) honest (d) voluble (e) peremptory Ans : (d) 31. ANIMOSITY (a) parody (b) retardation (c) sincerity (d) refutation (e) canaraderie Ans : (e) 32. INVETERATE (a) uninvited (b) illiterate (c) cumulative (d) beginning (e) incompetent Ans : (d) 33. SCOTCH (a) renovate (b) encourage (c) entrust (d) ameliorate Ans : (b) 34. PREDILECTION (a) ambiguity (b) unwillingness to choose (c) desire to please (d) propensity to dislike (e) stereotype Ans : (d) 35. CHOLERIC (a) good-natured (b) spoiled (c) irascible (d) immune (e) idiotic. Ans : (a) 36. EXACERBATE (a) contemplate (b) bewilder (c) reward (d) better (e) horify Ans : (d) 37. EQUANIMITY (a) clamour (b) volume (c) disparity (d) agitation (e) caution Ans : (d) 38. ANIMADVERSION (a) gullibility (b) precision (c) praise (d) sobriety (e) criticize Ans : (c) 39. EXHUME (a) enter (b) fertilize (c) inter (d) decay (e) clarify Ans : (c) 40. CALLOW (a) rustic (b) crude (c) exquisite (d) experienced (e) migratory Ans : D 41. CUPIDITY (a) generosity (b) love (c) anxiety (d) entertainment (e) tragedy. Ans : (a) 42. ANIMOSITY (a) parody (b) retardation (c) sincerity (d) refutation (e) canaraderie Ans : (b) 43. INVETERATE (a) uninvited (b) illiterate (c) cumulative (d) beginning (e) incompetent Ans : (a) 44. SATURNINE : (a) quick â€â€oe wilted (b) genial (c) heavy â€â€oe handed (d) distinguished (e) devout Ans : (e) 45. PERSPICACIOUS : (a) Insufficiently precise (b) of indefinite duration (c) dull wilted (d) lacking intrinsic value (e) condemnatory Ans : (e) 46. INCARCERATE : (a) summon (b) assist (c) liberate (d) anticipate (e) confide Ans : (c) 47. INSOLVENCY : (a) ability to sustain growth (b) concentration (c) coherence (d) ability to pay one’s debts (e) compatibility Ans : (d) 48. EFFLUVIA : (a) controlled reactions (b) predictable results (c) important examples (d) descried products (e) relevant theories Ans : (c) 49. APPOSITE : (a) parallel (b) synonymous (c) hostile (d) inappropriate (e) vague Ans : (d) 50. GRATUITOUS : (a) frank (b) pithy (c) warranted (d) frugal (e) ingenuous Ans : (a) 51. PREFATORY : (a) intelligent (b) outstanding (c) predatory (d) conclusive (e) magnificent Ans : (e) 52. CONCILIATE : (a) arrive (b) appeal (c) retaliate (d) estrange (e) lie Ans : (b) 53. SUBSERVIENT : (a) fawning (b) obsequious (c) miserly (d) omnipresent (e) haughty Ans : (c) 54. VAUNTED : (a) berated (b) belittled (c) lauded (d) wicked (e) worried Ans : (a) 55. QUOTA : (a) Anonymous remark (b) decisive action (c) debatable issue (d) unlimited number (e) irrelevant topic Ans : (d) 56. CONTENTIOUS : (a) satisfied (b) pacific (c) hungry (d) bellicose (e) dissatisfied Ans : (d) 57. OBLOQUY : (a) fame (b) name (c) inquiry (d) shame (e) collogue Ans : (d) 58. PENCHANT : (a) distaste (b) scabbard (c) agreement (d) earring (e) beginning Ans : (c) 59. BALEFUL : (a) empty (b) tasty (c) gaudy (d) full (e) congenial Ans : (d) 60. CURT : (a) contractual (b) precise (c) honest (d) voluble (e) peremptory Ans : (d) 61. INVIDIOUS : (a) candid (b) stubborn (c) defensive (d) hostile (e) inoffensive Ans : (e) 62. MACERATE : (a) cover by painting (b) assess by observing (c) harden by drying (d) influence by lying (e) cure by medicating Ans : (b) 63. SKEPTICISM : (a) reason (b) conviction (c) plausibility (d) audricty (e) argument Ans : (d) 64. IGNOMINIOUS : (a) scholarly (b) incognito (c) laudatory (d) disgraceful (e) erudite Ans : (b) 65. CODA : (a) creflain (b) crescendo (c) prelude (d) improvisation (e) solo Ans : (a) 66.PALTRY : (a) farm (b) scanty (c) excessive (d) friendly (e) benevolent Ans : (a) 67. PUISSANCE : (a) strength (b) knowledge (c) liberality (d) skepticism (e) powerlessness Ans : (e) 68. MANUMIT : (a) print (b) impress (c) enslave (d) fail (e) endeavor Ans : (d) 69. GENUFLECT : (a) pronounce correctly (b) falsify (c) trick (d) stand erect (e) project Ans : (e) 70. INNOCUOUS : (a) toxic (b) large (c) sober (d) impeccable (e) spotless Ans : (c) 71. BAROQUE : (a) rococo (b) simple (c) common (d) stupid (e) boat like Ans : (b) 72. MYOPIC : (a) blind (b) moral (c) visionary (d) farsighted (e) glassy Ans : (c) 73. NASCENT : (a) loyal (b) fading (c) unnamed (d) treacherous (e) reoccuring Ans : (c) 74. LOLL : (a) describe exactly (b) insist strongly (c) comply readily (d) notice incidentally (e) move vigorously Ans : (e) 75. TURBULENCE : (a) immunity (b) tranquility (c) meditation (d) moderation (e) co – ordination Ans : (e) 76. BANAL : (a) inclined (b) faithful (c) elaborate (d) forced (e) arresting Ans : (c) 77. GERMINAL (a) sterilized (b) strategic (c) fully developed (d) primitive (e) excused . Ans : (d) 78. GASCONADE (a) modesty (b) transparency (c) seizure (d) cleanliness (e) imposture Ans : (a) 79. MIASMA (a) scenario (b) summing up (c) noxious fumes (d) fragrant aroma (e) benevolent Ans : (b) 80. OPPORTUNIST (a) Man of principle (b) fatalist (c) fledgling (d) colleague (e) foe. Ans : (d) 81. CENSURE (a) uncertainity (b) encomium (c) criticism (d) legal contual (e) matrimony Ans : (b) 82. COMMODIOUS (a) product (b) space (c) cramped (d) company (e) roomy. Ans : (e) 83. EFFRONTERY (a) modesty (b) confrontation (c) avoidance (d) shamelessness (e) impudence Ans : (b) 84. OBSTREPEROUS (a) noisy (b) defiant (c) permeable (d) quiet (e) stubborn Ans : (e) 85. PACIFY (a) ameliorate (b) patchup (c) truce (d) tormented (e) agitated Ans : (c) 86. AMBIGUOUS (a) confusing (b) lucid (c) desirous (d) obfuscate Ans : (a) 87. MILITANT (a) Dramatic (b) combative (c) religious (d) pacific (e) quaint. Ans : (d) 88. MOTILITY : (a) static (b) tension (c) ascent (d) liquidity (e) vulnerability Ans : (a) 89.SINUOUS : (a) wet (b) vacant (c) numerous (d) direct (e) round Ans : (d) 90. PLUMB : (a) reversed (b) horizontal (c) light (d) lofty (e) thin Ans : B For more detailed information I am uploading PDF files which are free to download: Contact Details: National Insurance Company Limited DAB Division No. 18, Palika Bhawan, R.K. Puram, Block B, Sector 13, RK Puram, New Delhi, Delhi 110066 1800 120 1430 India Map Location: |
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