CAT Verbal Ability Questions

Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:01 PM PDT

Direction for next 3 CAT Verbal Ability Questions: Each verbal ability questions consists of 4 sentences on a topic. Some of them are grammatically incorrect/ inappropriate. Select the one which indicates the correct option.

1.
A. Most mobile phone and cable companies are no longer content just to selling Web access to consumers.
B. After investing in high speed pipes, they also want to peddle more of lucrative products, such as TV programs, movies and phone calls.
C. But selling those extras puts the phone and cable companies in competition with Web services big and small.
D. The network operators could block consumers from popular sites such as Google, in favour of their own.
a) C & D
b) D
c) B
d) A & C
e) C

2. A. A Google- Sun Alliance, if it flowers, could take advantage of new technology for running applications on the web, one that eliminates the sluggishness and limited functions of traditional Web-based programs.
B. But advances in technology and the hints dropped by the very secretive Google suggests that it could become a reality few years down the road.
C. In the longer run, however, this could be a big deal indeed for the computer users, especially in home, in school and in small businesses.
D. While lacking some of the polishes of Microsoft Word or Excel, Star Office is more than adequate for most consumers, educational and small business uses.
a) B & C
b) B,C & D
c) A & D
d) A
e) A & B

3. A. Each new Chinese Corporate takeover bid for a multinational company or revelation of a major outsourcing deal elicit howls of protest by U.S politicians.
B. Given their young population, high savings and sheer amount of catching up they still have to do, most economies figure China and India possess the fundamentals to keep growing in 7% to 8% range for decades.
C. Rarely has the economic ascent of two still relatively poor nations been watched with such a mixture of awe, opportunism and trepidation.
D. Studies show the attitudes and aspirations of today's young Chinese and Indians resemble those of Americans a few decades ago.
a) A & C
b) B
c) C & D
d) B,C & D
e) None of these.

Sunday, October 17, 2010