Robert Bosch

Verbal ability

Directions (1-4): Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given
word.
1. Obnoxious
A. Depressing B. Disgusting C. Arrogant D. Filthy
2. Inflatuation
A. Emotion B. Passion C. Imagination D. Compassion
3. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
Wean
A. flourish B. flush C. strengthen D. addict
4. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
Mendacious
A. bashful B. capacious C. veracious D. quiet

5. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
He was AMENABLE to the whole situation knowing when it was his mistake.
A. Uncooperative B. Persuadable C. Biddable D. Docile

6. Select the option that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the given word.
The whole town was in Amity after the disaster stuck.
A. Malevolence B. Affection C. Mercy D. Lenity

7. The ________ of honest politicians is the reason for the ________ state of the country.
A. slur, glorious B. abundance, sad C. shortage, miserable D. lack, progressive

8. Rearrange the parts of the sentence in correct order

India has no uniform civil code
P: The uniform civil code has been frozen as a directive principle of state policy since.
Q: Decades ago, the members of the Constituent Assembly chose the politically expedient
path.
R: Treating matters such as marriage or divorce differently for different religious communities is
what we witness today
S: Instead, it has several codes.
A. QPSR B. QSPR C. SRQP D. SQRP

9. Find the misspelled word

A. Carismatic B. Stupendous C. Corroborate D. Successor

10. Find the misspelt word

A) Maoustache B) Abbrevate C) Malevolent D) Affectatious

11. Attention needs to be _________ to both cyclical and structural dimensions of India’s
present _________ slowdown
a) infrastructure, functionality (b) paid, economic (c) sought, remote
(d) willing, sharing (e) developed, funding

12. Policymakers were clearly under ________ to do something to allay the fears of foreign
investors, so the ____________ of SEBI’s move is no surprise.
(a) sober, sorority (b) synchronization, timid (c) options, prioritize
(d) demonetization, luckily (e) pressure, timing

13. It is in the second and third years of the child's life that the ________ of the
development of the mental processes is most apparent, and it might seem more reasonable
to adopt a strictly _________ order to note the same.
A) process, alphabetical B) rush, numerical C) nature, celestial
D) stimulus, random E) rapidity, chronological

Directions (14-18): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in a
proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph. Then answer the questions given below.
A. They had gone fishing in a creek deep inside the forest.
B. A tiger killed two fishermen in the Sunderbans last Monday.
C. But there was no trace of the missing fishermen.
D. At last the party decided to search the creeks, where they discovered their mauled
halfeaten bodies.
E. The search party combed the regular fishing areas for two days.
F. When they didn’t return home in the evening, a search party was formed by the villagers.
14. Which of the following should be the SECOND statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. F C. C D. D E. E

15. Which of the following should be the FIFTH statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. B C. C D. F E. E

16. Which of the following should be the FOURTH statement after rearrangement?
A. F B. B C. C D. D E. E

17. Which of the following should be the FIRST statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E

18. Which of the following should be the SIXTH statement after rearrangement?
A. A B. F C. C D. D E. E

Direction (19-23): Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions.
A new analysis has determined that the threat of global warming can still be greatly
diminished if nations cut emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases by 70% this century.
The analysis was done by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
While global temperatures would rise, the most dangerous potential aspects of climate
change, including massive losses of Arctic sea ice and permafrost and significant sea-level
rise, could be partially avoided.
“This research indicates that we can no longer avoid significant warming during this
century,” said NCAR scientist Warren Washington, the study paper’s lead author. “But, if the
world were to implement this level of emission cuts, we could stabilize the threat of climate
change”, the Average global temperatures have warmed by close to 1 degree Celsius since
the preindustrial era. Much of the warming is due to human-produced emissions of
greenhouse gases, predominantly carbon dioxide. This heat-trapping gas has increased from
a preindustrial level of about 284 parts per million (ppm) in the atmosphere to more than
380 ppm today. With research showing that additional warming of about 1 degree C may be
the threshold for dangerous climate change, the European Union has called for dramatic
cuts in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
To examine the impact of such cuts on the world’s climate, Washington and his colleagues
ran a series of global studies with the NCAR based Community Climate System Model
(CCSM). They assumed that carbon dioxide levels could be held to 450 ppm at the end to
this century. In contrast, emissions are now on track to reach about 750 ppm by 2100 if
unchecked. The team’s results showed that if carbon dioxide were held to 450 ppm, global
temperatures would increase by 0.6 degrees Celsius above current readings by the end of
the century. In contrast, the study showed that temperatures would rise by almost four
times that amount, to 2.2 degrees Celsius above current readings, if emissions were allowed
to continue on their present course. Holding carbon dioxide levels to 450 ppm would have
other impacts, according to the climate modeling study.
Sea-level rise due-to thermal expansion as water temperatures warmed would be 14
centimeters (about 5.5 inches) instead of 22 centimeters (8.7 inches). Also, Arctic ice in the
summertime least shrink by about a quarter in volume and stabilize by 2100, as opposed to
shrinking at least three-quarters and continuing to melt, and Arctic warming would be
reduced by almost half.
Questions :
19. Why has European Union called for dramatic cuts in carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas
emissions?
A. As global warming is not an issue of concern. B. As the temperatures may rise almost
by an additional one degree and this may lead to severe climate changes.
C. As the NCAR has forced the European. Union to announce, the cuts.
D. As all the nations have decided to cut emissions of carbon dioxide. E. None of these

20. What would be one of the positive impacts of cutting greenhouse gas emissions?
A. Temperature will stop soaring. B. Ice in the Arctic sea would melt at a slower pace.
C. The rise in sea level would be lesser.
D. All of the above would be key positive impacts. E. None of these

21. As per the passage, what would be the impact of unchecked greenhouse gases and
carbon dioxide emissions?
A. The temperature would rise from the current temperature by 2.2 degrees Celsius.
B. The sea-level would rise by about 5.5 inches.
C. The arctic ice would stabilize by 2100. D. The arctic ice would reduce by one-fourth.
E. None of these

22. What can be the most appropriate tittle of the above passage?
A. A study of the rise in water level. B. A study of rise in temperatures.
C. A study of the effects of greenhouse gas emissions. D. A study of the Arctic region.
E. A study of change in seasons.

23. Which of the following statements is true in context of the passage?

A. At present the carbon dioxide emission is about 284 ppm.
B. The carbon dioxide emissions will be about 450 ppm at the end of this century if
unchecked.
C. The carbon dioxide emission was about 380 ppm during the pre-industrial era.
D. The carbon dioxide emissions will be about 750 ppm at the end of this century if
unchecked.

24. He ….. (buy) a car one month ago.

(A) bought (B) has bought (C) has been buying (D) had been buying

25. Directions for the questions: A sentence has been given in Active Voice. Out of the
five/four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in
Passive Voice.
Her manners pleased us very much.
A. We were very much pleased on her manners.
B. We are very much pleased with her manners.
C. We pleased her very much with manners.
D. We were very much pleased with her manners.
Key answers:

1 B

2 B

3 A

4 C

5 A

6 A

7 C

8 C

9 A

10 A

11 B

12 E

13 E

14 A

15 C

16 E

17 B

18 D

19 B

20 D

21 A

22 C

23 D

24 A

25 D