CAT VARC QUIZ 15

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Question 1:

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


It is said that once three old men set out on a journey together. One of them was bald, the second was a philosopher and the third one was a barber. At nightfall, they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn. The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher after that and the bald man last of all. So, the philosopher and the bald man went off to sleep and the barber was on watch. For some time he kept awake but in the end, he felt tired of it and he thought of some diversion as otherwise it was difficult for him to pass time. Then he took out the razor from his box and shaved the head of the philosopher. At the fixed time he woke up the philosopher and himself went off to sleep. When the philosopher got up an felt his head all over, he was startled and said in surprise, “It is my turn but this wretched fellow has awakened bald man.”

Why did the barber shave off the head of the philosopher?

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

It is said that once three old men set out on a journey together. One of them was bald, the second was a philosopher and the third one was a barber. At nightfall, they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn. The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher after that and the bald man last of all. So, the philosopher and the bald man went off to sleep and the barber was on watch. For some time he kept awake but in the end, he felt tired of it and he thought of some diversion as otherwise it was difficult for him to pass time. Then he took out the razor from his box and shaved the head of the philosopher. At the fixed time he woke up the philosopher and himself went off to sleep. When the philosopher got up and felt his head all over, he was startled and said in surprise, “It is my turn but this wretched fellow has awakened bald man.”

Question 2:

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

It is said that once three old men set out on a journey together. One of them was bald, the second was a philosopher and the third one was a barber. At nightfall, they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn. The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher after that anthe bald man last of all. So, the philosopher and the bald man went off to sleep an the barber was on watch. For some time he kept awake but in the end, he felt tired of it and he thought of some diversion as otherwise it was difficult for him to pass time. Then he took out the razor from his box and shaved the head of the philosopher. At the fixed time he woke up the philosopher and himself went off to sleep. When the philosopher got up an felt his head all over, he was startled and said in surprise, “It is my turn but this wretched fellow has awakened bald man.”
Why did the philosopher get up?
Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

It is said that once three old men set out on a journey together. One of them was bald, the second was a philosopher and the third one was a barber. At nightfall, they decided that each one of them should sit for watch turn by turn. The barber was to keep watch first of all, the philosopher after that anthe bald man last of all. So, the philosopher and the bald man went off to sleep an the barber was on watch. For some time he kept awake but in the end, he felt tired of it and he thought of some diversion as otherwise it was difficult for him to pass time. Then he took out the razor from his box and shaved the head of the philosopher. At the fixed time he woke up the philosopher and himself went off to sleep. When the philosopher got up an felt his head all over, he was startled and said in surprise, “It is my turn but this wretched fellow has awakened bald man.”

Question 3:

Five jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out and key in the number of the sentence as your answer: 


1. Judgment was pronounced yesterday by Mr. F.A. Connor, Additional District Magistrate, Amritsar, in what is known as the Tarn Taran case.

2. The pujaris who were in possession of the temple threw bombs on the akalis, some of whom in return used deadly weapons,

3. Briefly the facts are that on January 26, 1920, some 20 akalis visited the Sikh Gurudwara at Tarn Taran.

3. A tehsil in Ammritsar, with the intention of taking forcible possession

.5. Whether this exclusion will result in a falling-off in their standard of play remains to be seem.

Question 4:

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.

As used in the passage, which is the best synonym for ‘imminent’?

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.

Question 5:

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.

Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

What combine together to produce a natural leader?

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.
Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

Question 6:

Direction :- The four sentences labelled (P),(Q),(R),(S) below, when properly sequenced would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the four numbers as your answer.

P: Such a system will help to identify and groom executives for positions of strategists.
Q: Evaluation of performance is more often than not done for the purpose of reward or punishment for past performance.
R: They must become an integral part of the executive system’>
S: Even where the evaluation system is for one’s promotion to assume higher responsibilities, it rarely includes terms that are a key for playing the role of strategist effectively, e.g., the skills of playing the role

Question 7:

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.

Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

Why can it not always be said that ‘leaders are born, not made?

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.
Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

Question 8:

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.

Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

According to the passage, what is leadership?

Direction for Reading Comprehension :- Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Leadership is getting things done through people. Leadership is required because someone has to point the way and that the same person has to ensure that everyone concerned gets there. The most familiar saying about leadership is that ‘leaders are born not made’. Like all cliches, there is some truth in it, although, it cannot be taken literally. There are many successful leaders around who demonstrated their abilities at an early age have never looked back since. They have natural talents and although, they may not have actually been born with them, these talents have been fostered by their upbringing and experiences at school, university or in the armed forces. Their charisma, inspirational qualities and ways of handling people combine to produce a person about whom everyone says he’s a natural leader.
Effective leaders start with same natural talents and then they build on them. They are good at observing how to do it and how not to do it. They learn from their experience and they keep on learning.

Question 9:

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.

What does ‘the sharp decline’ indicate?

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.

Question 10:

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.


Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.

The author’s primary purpose is to

Direction for Reading Comprehension : Read the passage carefully and pick the option whose answer best aligns with the passage.

Given the sharp decline in the Industrial Average of Devi Brothers company, with mega-cap corporations leading the way. It seems the likelihood of hitting levels indicating a double dip recession is probable, if not imminent, in the upcoming months. Our analysts recommend that investors closely observe industry rating, take caution in their attempts to capitalise on yearly lows and remain vigilant of the aforementioned sell-off predictions. While it may be tempting to ‘stab’ the market when it is down,be wary; today’s lows are often tomorrow’s highs.
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