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CAT 2005 | Question: 54
The following question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentences. Large reductions in the ozone layer, which sits about $15-30$ km ... before these substances have disappeared from the atmosphere. D only B & D A & D A & C

The following question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatica...

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go_editor asked Dec 30, 2015

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CAT 2005 | Question: 53
The following question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatically correct and appropriate sentences. When virtuoso team begin their work, individuals are in and group consensus is out ... a powerful team with a shared identity A & C A & D B & D A, C & D

The following question consists of four sentences on a topic. Some sentences are grammatically incorrect or inappropriate. Select the option that indicates the grammatica...

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go_editor asked Dec 30, 2015

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CAT 2006 | Question: 46
Read the passage and answer the question. Our propensity to look out for regularities, and to impose laws upon nature, leads to the psychological phenomenon of dogmatic thinking or, more generally, dogmatic behaviour: we expect regularities ... fertilizer industry being transformed into fertilizers. A predator killing its prey. The effect of fertilizers on a sapling.

Read the passage and answer the question.Our propensity to look out for regularities, and to impose laws upon nature, leads to the psychological phenomenon of dogmatic th...

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go_editor asked Dec 28, 2015

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CAT 2006 | Question: 41
Read the passage and answer the question. My aim is to present a conception of justice which generalizes and carries to a higher level of abstraction the familiar theory of the social contract. In order to do this we are not to think of the ... to all. A hypothetical society in which principles of justice are not based on the existing positions and powers of the individuals.

Read the passage and answer the question.My aim is to present a conception of justice which generalizes and carries to a higher level of abstraction the familiar theory o...

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go_editor asked Dec 28, 2015

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CAT 2006 | Question: 39
Read the passage and answer the question. Fifteen years after communism was officially pronounced dead, its spectre seems once again to be haunting Europe. , Last month, the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly voted to condemn the crimes ... principles of imperialism. While communism was never limited to Europe, both the Nazis and the colonialists originated in Europe.

Read the passage and answer the question.Fifteen years after communism was officially pronounced dead, its spectre seems once again to be haunting Europe. , Last month, t...

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go_editor asked Dec 27, 2015

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CAT 2006 | Question: 36
Read the passage and answer the question. Fifteen years after communism was officially pronounced dead, its spectre seems once again to be haunting Europe. , Last month, the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly voted to condemn ... viewed as imperialistic by proponents of communism. Communist ideology is faulted because communist regimes resulted in economic failure.

Read the passage and answer the question.Fifteen years after communism was officially pronounced dead, its spectre seems once again to be haunting Europe. , Last month, t...

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go_editor asked Dec 27, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 73
Read the passage and answer the give question. Every civilized society lives and thrives on a silent and profound agreement as to what is to be accepted as the valid mould of experience. Civilization is the complex system of dams, dykes and ... difference between width' and depth' of creative power. The difference between the legendary character and a modern day singer

Read the passage and answer the give question.Every civilized society lives and thrives on a silent and profound agreement as to what is to be accepted as the valid mould...

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go_editor asked Dec 18, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 72
In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need to be arranged in logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. From the ... , so that in certain seasons thin blue columns of smoke rose here and there all over the farm. CBDE BCDE CBED DBCE EDBC

In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need...

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go_editor asked Dec 18, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 71
In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need to be arranged in logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage ... relations have not. Vedi Hadis argues that Indonesia's democratic transition has been anything but linear. BDEC CBDE CEBD DEBC BCDE

In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need...

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go_editor asked Dec 18, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 70
In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need to be arranged in logical order to form a coherent paragraph/passage. ... the experiences of those who apparently do not conform to conventional stereotypes of the good mother . EDBC BCED DBCE EDCB BCDE

In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need...

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go_editor asked Dec 18, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 69
In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need to be arranged in logical order to form a coherent paragraph/ ... academic literature exists on the validity of the pure economic approach to the evolution of family structures. BCDE DBEC BDCE ECBD EDCB

In this question, there are five sentences/paragraphs. The sentence/paragraph labelled A is in its correct place. The four that follow are labelled B, C, D and E are need...

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go_editor asked Dec 18, 2015

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Logical Inference English
The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. Then a serum was made from their blood. Serums to fight ... horses were given immunity to diseases generally quite immune to diseases given medicines to fight toxins given diphtheria and tetanus serums

The horse has played a little known but very important role in the field of medicine. Horses were injected with toxins of diseases until their blood built up immunities. ...

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Akash Kanase asked Dec 16, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 66
Read the passage and answer the following question. Human biology does nothing to human society. Age may enfeeble us all, but cultures vary considerably in prestige and power they accord to the elderly. Giving birth is a ... reciprocal roles. Human behavior dependents on biological linkages and reciprocal roles. Reciprocal roles determine normative human behavior in society

Read the passage and answer the following question.Human biology does nothing to human society. Age may enfeeble us all, but cultures vary considerably in prestige and po...

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go_editor asked Dec 15, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 63
In the below questions, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage. Then choose the most appropriate option. When I returned to home, I began ... Minneapolis I became one of his most active devotees C & E C only E only B, C, and E C, D, and E

In the below questions, there are five sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in te...

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go_editor asked Dec 15, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 60
Read the passage and answer the below question. The difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly similar to the difficulties facing astronomers, climatologists, ecologists and evolutionary ... . Isolated islands, in so far as they are inhabited, arouse curiosity about how human beings evolved there.

Read the passage and answer the below question.The difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly s...

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go_editor asked Dec 12, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 57
The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. Characters are also part of deep structure. Characters tie ... . The personification of a whole organization is a textual device we use to make macro-level theories more comprehensible.

The following question has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most...

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go_editor asked Dec 12, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 54
Read the passage and answer the question. To discover the relation between the rules, paradigms and normal science, consider first how the historian isolates the particular loci of commitment that have been described as accepted rules. Close ... into a paradigm Ways of understanding a scientific tradition The frustrations of attempting to define a paradigm of a tradition

Read the passage and answer the question.To discover the relation between the rules, paradigms and normal science, consider first how the historian isolates the particula...

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go_editor asked Dec 12, 2015

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CAT 2007 | Question: 51
In the question there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then ... credulous[A]/credible[B]. She caught discreetly[A]/discretely[B] to announce he presence. BBAAA AAABA BBBBA AABBA BBBAA

In the question there are four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted word(s)/phrase...

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go_editor asked Dec 10, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 86
The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. When i was little, children were bought two kinds of ice cream, sold from those white wagons with canopies made of silvery ... consumer civilization gives away exactly what the thing is worth. The consumer civilization attempts to spoil children and adults alike.

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.When i was little, children were bought two kinds of ice cr...

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go_editor asked Dec 5, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 81
The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the we learn to tell time or how the federal government works. Instead, it is a ... is a cultural invention. Language is learnt as we grow. Language is unique to Homo sapiens. Language is a psychological faculty.

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.Language is not a cultural artifact that we learn the we le...

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go_editor asked Dec 4, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 76
The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. To summarize the Classic Maya collapse, we can tentatively identify five strands. I acknowledge, however, that Maya archaeologists ... fighting with each other. various ethnic groups competing for political power. various ethnic groups fighting for their identity.

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.To summarize the Classic Maya collapse, we can tentatively ...

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go_editor asked Dec 4, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 71
The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question. A remarkable aspect of art of the present century is the range of concepts and ideologies which is embodies. It is ... people blessed with creative muse. patronage by the rich and powerful that supported art. systematic investigation, codifications and conventions.

The passage given below is followed by a set of questions. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question.A remarkable aspect of art of the present century is the ra...

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go_editor asked Dec 4, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 67
Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way. Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at ... is not concerned. But other will take their place, he thought. These hands are steady enough, but they are large.

Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the sentence that completes the paragraph in...

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go_editor asked Dec 2, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 63
In the following question there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then choose the most appropriate option. ... would later became known as Levi Strauss & Company. B only B and C A and B A only A, B and D

In the following question there are sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of the sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and us...

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go_editor asked Dec 2, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 59
In the question there are five sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted words, select the most appropriate words (A or B) to form correct sentences. The sentence are followed by options ... the film. Jeans that flair(A)/flare(B) at the bottom are in fashion these days. BABAA BABAB BAAAB ABABA BAABA

In the question there are five sentences. Each sentence has a pair of words that are italicized and highlighted. From the italicized and highlighted words, select the mos...

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go_editor asked Dec 2, 2015

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CAT 2008 | Question: 55
In the below question, a word has been used in sentences in five different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of word is incorrect or inappropriate. Run I must run fast to catch up with him. Our team scored a goal ... t run over him like that. The newly released book is enjoying a popular run. This film is a run-of-the-mill production.

In the below question, a word has been used in sentences in five different ways. Choose the option corresponding to the sentence in which the usage of word is incorrect o...

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go_editor asked Dec 2, 2015

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In a certain country, individuals tend to change their political affiliation readily from one political party to another.

In a certain country, individuals tend to change their political affiliation readily from one political party to another. In the past the Union party grew larger because ...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 21, 2015

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A recent study of an insurance company's under - writers indicated that those who worked in pleasant physical surroundings.

A recent study of an insurance company's under - writers indicated that those who worked in pleasant physical surroundings were 25% more productive than their peers in an...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 21, 2015

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When an osprey ( a fishing - eating hawk ) returns from fishing to its nesting area with a fish.

When an Osprey ( a fishing-eating hawk ) returns from fishing to its nesting area with a fish like an alewife, a pollack, or a smelt, other Osprey's will retrace its flig...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 18, 2015

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A world wide ban on the production of certain ozone- destroying chemicals would provide only an illusion of protection.

A world wide ban on the production of certain ozone destroying chemicals would provide only an illusion of protection. Quantities of such chemicals, already produced, exi...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 15, 2015

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Riothamus, a fifth century king of the Britons, was betrayed by an associate, fought bravely against the Goths.

Riothamus, a fifth century king of the Britons, was betrayed by an associate, fought bravely against the Goths but was defeated, and disappeared mysteriously. Riothamus a...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 15, 2015

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The company should not be held responsible for failing to correct the control-panel problem that caused the accident.

The company should not be held responsible for failing to correct the control-panel problem that caused the accident. Although the problem had been mentioned earlier in a...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 11, 2015

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Each questions below consist of a word printed in capital letters followed by five letters word or phrases.

Each question below consist of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered word or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposi...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 10, 2015

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Each questions below consist of a word printed in capital letters followed by five letters word or phrases.

Each question below consist of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered word or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposi...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 10, 2015

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Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Each question below consist of word in printed capital letters, followed by five lettered word or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 10, 2015

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Each questions below consist of a word or phrase printed in capital letters.

Each questions below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opp...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 9, 2015

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Each questions below consist of a word or phrase printed in capital letters.

Each questions below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opp...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 9, 2015

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Each questions below consist of a word or phrase printed in capital letters.

Each questions below consist of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five letter or phrase. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in m...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 9, 2015

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Choose the the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Each question below consists of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly oppo...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 9, 2015

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Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

Each questions below consist of a word printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered word or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is most nearly oppos...

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makhdoom ghaya asked Sep 8, 2015

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