Verbal Ability

Infosys Practice Set 2

20 Questions

Que. 1In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses
the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
A MARE’S NEST
1. A brief lecture
2. Talking behind the curtain
3. A complicated situation
4. A small possession
Testbook Solution Correct Option - 3

Que. 2 Select the most appropriate 'one word ' for the expressions given below.
An area within which someone or something has authority, influence, or knowledge
1. Lagoon
2. Purview
3. Hinterland
4. Vicinity
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Que. 3 Direction: Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.
A day after Pfizer sought the Indian regulator’s nod for emergency-use authorisation for its mRNA
vaccine, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India has approached the regulator for a similar nod for its vaccine,
Covishield, developed by Oxford University. Unlike Pfizer, AstraZeneca, which is carrying out the phase-3 trials
of the Oxford vaccine in four countries, is yet to secure a nod from any of the regulatory agencies.
AstraZeneca recently gave details of the interim safety and efficacy data involving 131 COVID-19 cases in the
phase-3 trials in the U.K. and Brazil. But details of the trials in India are not out yet. The unprecedented speed in
taking the vaccine from the development stage to approval process in less than a year is remarkable, and perhaps
necessitated by the toll the virus has taken on lives and livelihoods.
But this is not without cause for concern at a time when governments are putting pressure on regulatory bodies to
fast-track the entire process. Lack of transparency about vaccine safety and efficacy does no good in gaining
people’s confidence and willingness to get vaccinated.
While Moderna, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca took the extraordinary step of publicly sharing the trial protocol, the
time points at which interim analysis of phase-3 trial in India will be carried out for safety and efficacy is
unclear.

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given word from among the four alternatives.
INTERIM
1. Temporary
2. Impermanent
3. Permanent
4. None of these
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Que. 4Direction: In the given question select the word that has a similar or closest meaning to the given
word.
EFFICACY
1. Effectivity
2. Ineffacious
3. Inefficacy
4. None of these
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Que. 5 Direction: Choose the appropriate option according to the paragraph.

Unlike Pfizer, which is carrying out the phase-3 trials of the Oxford vaccine in four
countries, is yet to secure a nod from any of the regulatory agencies.
1. AstraZeneca
2. Pfizer
3. mRNA
4. None of these
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Que. 6 Select the wrong sentence according to the paragraph.

1. Lack of transparency about vaccine safety and efficacy does no good in gaining people’s confidence
and willingness to get vaccinated.
2. AstraZeneca recently gave details of the interim safety and efficacy data involving 131 COVID-19 cases
in the phase-3 trials in the U.K. and Brazil.
3. While Moderna, Pfizer,and AstraZeneca took the extraordinary step of publicly sharing the trial protocol.
4. None of these
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Que. 7 Direction: Choose the appropriate option according to the paragraph.

The time points at which interim analysis of trial in India will be carried out for safety
and efficacy is unclear.
1. Phase - 1
2. Phase - 2
3. Phase - 3
4. Phase - 4
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Que. 8 A sentence has been given with a blank to be filled with an appropriate word. Choose the correct
alternative.
She was their to the outside world for almost two years.
1. connection
2. connects
3. connecting
4. connect

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Que. 9 In the following sentence four words/phrases have been underlined. One of them is incorrect. Choose
the incorrect
word/phrase from the given options.
The protesters campaigned for some months now against the sealing of commercial establishments in residential
colonies.
1. sealing of
2. against
3. now
4. campaigned
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Que. 10 Directions: In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will
improve the underlined part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "No
improvement".
The Prime minister of India is looking forward to interact with his Chinese counterpart in the upcoming bilateral
summit.
1. Look forward to interact
2. Look forward to interacting
3. Looking forward to interacting
4. No Improvement
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Que. 11 In the given question, a sentence is given with a part of it missing and represented by a blank.
Choose the phrase that can be placed in the given blank to make a meaningful and
grammatically correct sentence.
"Social distancing is not just for the sick, but for each and every person," Modi said in a nationwide
last week.
1. address
2. thought
3. monologue
4. none of these
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Que. 12 The following sentence is divided into four parts (P, Q, R, and S). Rearrange it in the proper
sequence in order to make a meaningful sentence.
(P) That is closely related to the peach tree
(Q) Almonds are commonly called nuts
(R) But they are actually seeds
(S) And they come from a tree
1. RPSQ
2. QRSP
3. SQPR

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 4. RQPS
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Que. 13 In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the
sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select
‘No Error’.
When we are able to stop, pause and think (1)/ more about our actions, words and thoughts, we begin (2)/ to see
the cause and affect more clearly. (3)/ No error (4)
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
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Que. 14 Identify the best way to improve the bold part of the given sentence. If there is no improvement
required, select ‘no improvement’.
There are sufficient funds to meet the requirements of the entire schools in our zone.
1. schools
2. all of the schools
3. all the schools
4. no improvement
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Que. 15 Directions: Parts of a sentence have been jumbled up. Arrange these parts in a meaningful order.
A. reacted collectively to nip this in the bud
B. that are far more stringent than
C. what we could have gotten away with had the world
D. today, we will need social isolation methods
1. DCBA
2. DBCA
3. DACB
4. DBAC
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Que. 16 In the given question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Choose the
correctly spelt word.
1. Felecitation
2. Felicitation
3. Falicitation
4. Felicitasion
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Que. 17 Directions: Choose the word which best expresses nearly the same meaning of the given word.

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 RETICENT
1. Verbose
2. Foul Smell
3. Taciturn
4. Entourage
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Que. 18 Choose the most appropriate grammatical sentence from the following:
1. Who is supplying these students such dangerous drugs?
2. Who is supplying these students with such dangerous drugs?
3. Who are supplying these students such dangerous drugs?
4. Who is supplying these students on such dangerous drugs?
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Que. 19 Provide the appropriate synonym for the underlined word in the below sentence.
He is an ardent supporter of Liverpool.
1. Arrogant
2. Devoted
3. Impossible
4. Strength
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Que. 20 Directions: Choose the correct option for Assertive to Interrogative transformation of
the sentence given.
Man cannot die better than facing fearful odds.
1. How can man die better than having to face fearful odds?
2. How can man die better than facing fearful odds?
3. Can man die better than having to face fearful odds?
4. Can man die better than facing fearful odds?
Testbook Solution Correct Option - 2

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