Verbal Ability :: One Word Substitutes

1.Extremeoldagewhenamanbehaveslikeafool
a. Imbecility
b. Senility
c. Dotage
d. Superannuation
2.Thatwhichcannotbecorrected
e.
f.
g.
h.

Unintelligible
Indelible
Illegible
Incorrigible

3.Apersonwhoinsistsonsomething
a. Disciplinarian
b. Stickler
c. Instantaneous
d. Boaster

4.Stateinwhichthefewgovernthemany
e.
f.
g.
h.

Monarchy
Oligarchy
Plutocracy
Autocracy

5.Astyleinwhichawritermakesadisplayofhisknowledge
a.
b.
c.
d.

Pedantic
Verbose
Pompous
Ornate

6.Leaveorremovefromaplaceconsidereddangerous
e.
f.
g.
h.

Evade
Evacuate
Avoid
Exterminate

7.Onewhohaslittlefaithinhumansincerityandgoodness
a.
b.
c.
d.

Egoist
Fatalist
Stoic
Cynic

8.Wordsinscribedontomb
e.
f.
g.
h.

Epitome
Epistle
Epilogue
Epitaph

9.Onewhoisnoteasilypleasedbyanything
a.
b.
c.
d.

Maiden
Mediaeval
Precarious
Fastidious

10.Onewhoisfondoffighting
e.
f.
g.
h.

Bellicose
Aggressive
Belligerent
Militant

11.Inastateoftensionoranxietyorsuspense
a.
b.
c.
d.

Offbalance
Depressed
Diffused
Ontenterhooks

12.Habituallysilentortalkinglittle
e.
f.
g.
h.

Servile
Unequivocal
Taciturn
Synoptic

DataInterpretation(II)
Session4

Veryorganised%

All students

21

Age up to 22 years

18

Age 23-25 years

26

Age over 26 years

35

ModelAnswer
Thefirstgraphshowsthetrendinworldpopulationgrowthbetween1800and
2100,whilethesecondgraphgivespredictedurbanpopulationfiguresforthe
next25years.
Theworldpopulationhasexperiencedcontinuousgrowthsince1800.Between
1800and1950,thepopulationgrewslowlyfromjustunder1billionto2.5billion
people.Afterthat,thegrowthrateincreasedandcurrentlythefigureisaround
6.5billion.Projectionsshowacontinuedincreaseinpopulationinthenear
future,butasteadydeclineinthepopulationgrowthrate.Theglobalpopulation
isexpectedtopeakat8.2billionby2050,andthendeclinetoaround6.2billion
by2100.
Thepredictionsalsoshowthatalmostallurbanpopulationgrowthinthenext25
yearswilloccurincitiesofdevelopingcountries.Indevelopedregions,onthe
otherhand,theurbanpopulationisexpectedtoremainunchangedatabout1.3
billionpeopleoverthenexttwodecades.
Thegraphsshowthattheglobalpopulationincreasewillnotoccurevenly
throughouttheworld,butwillbegreaterinsomeareasthanothers.

ModelAnswer
Thebarchartshowstheestimatedsalesofjeansinthousandsofpairsfortwo
companiesinTurkeynextyear.
ItisanticipatedthatpurchasesofjeansatMangoCo.willrisefrom150,000pairsin
Januarytoapproximately500,000pairsinAugust,andwillremainthereuntil
November.ForDecember,salesareexpectedtobeintheregionof600,000pairs.
Meanwhile,itisestimatedthatthesalesofjeansforJack&JonesCo.willbegintheyear
ataround450,000pairsinJanuary,fallingtoabout250,000,beforeincreasingto
around400,000inJune.ForthenexttwomonthsuntilAugust,salesareforecastto
remainsteadyatthislevel,afterwhichtheyareexpectedtorisesteadilytohitapeakof
approximately900,000pairsinDecember.
Thepiechartshowsthat,attheendofnextyear,theanticipatedmarketsharefor
MangoCo.andJack&JonesCo.is20%and30%respectively.
Ascanbeseenfromthechart,theoverallsalestrendsforbothcompaniesareforecastto
beupwards.

ModelAnswer
Thetwodiagramsshowstudents'responsestothequestionofhowgoodtheyare
atmanagingtheirfinances.ThepiechartillustratestheabilityofUKstudentsto
managetheirfinancesandthetableshowstheproportionofstudents,byage,
whothinktheyareveryorganisedatmanagingtheirfinances.
Morethanthree-quartersofstudents(76%)believetheyareeitherveryor
fairlyorganisedfinancially,whileoneinfive(20%)saytheyarenotvery
organisedinthisarea.Only4%ofstudentsratethemselvesasnotatall
competent.
Theabilitytomanageonesfinanceswellwouldseemtodevelopwithageand
experienceasolderstudentsarealmosttwiceaslikelytosaytheyarevery
organisedthanyoungerones(31%ofstudentsaged26orovercomparedtojust
17%forthoseagedupto22).
Overall,thefindingssuggestthatstudentsgenerallymanagetheirfinanceswell.

Electricity Generation by Source in New Zealand

Electricity Generation by Source in Germany

ModelAnswer
The charts compare the sources of electricity in New Zealand and Germany in the
years 1980 and 2010. Between these years, electricity generation almost doubled,
rising from 127 units to 200 in New Zealand, and from 107 to 214 units in Germany.
In 1980 New Zealand used coal as the main electricity source (56 units) and the
remainder was produced from natural gas, hydro power (each producing 30 units)
and petroleum (which produced only 11 units). By 2010, coal had become the fuel
for more than 75% of electricity produced and only hydro continued to be another
significant source supplying approximately 20%.
In contrast, Germany used coal as a source for only 28 units of electricity in 1980,
which was matched by natural gas. The remaining 49 units were produced largely
from petroleum and nuclear power, with hydro contributing only 7 units. But by
2010 nuclear power, which was not used at all in New Zealand, had developed into
the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 155 units, while coal and
petroleum together produced only 55 units. Other sources were no longer
significant.
Overall, it is clear by 2010 these two countries relied on different principal fuel
sources: New Zealand relied on coal and Germany on nuclear power.