Verbal Ability Questions

Which letter is the seventh letter to the left of the letter which is the ninth letter to the right of the English alphabet's fifth letter?
$$\text{A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z}$$

Identify the word that cannot be formed using the letters of the word 'ENCOURAGEMENT' without repeating any letter more times than it appears in the original word.

What is the next term in the series?
$$\text{BA, CA, DA, EA, ?}$$

Identify the word that CANNOT be formed using the letters of the word 'CELEBRATION'.

Arrange the given words in alphabetical order as they would appear in an English dictionary and identify which word comes third:
$$\text{1. Promotion, 2. Selection, 3. Appointment, 4. Interview, 5. Application, 6. Advertisement}$$

If the letters of the words 'RANGE' and 'MUSCLE' are grouped together and arranged in ascending English alphabetical order, which letter will be the $3^{\text{rd}}$ letter to the left of the $4^{\text{th}}$ letter from the right?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Shy

Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Flamingos are long-legged wading birds that are usually covered in bright pink feathers. With a name that derives from the Spanish or Portuguese word meaning “flame-coloured,” the birds are known for their vibrant appearance. The pink of their feathers, though it is their most famous quality, is not a hereditary trait. Flamingos are in fact born dull grey.

For flamingos, the phrase “You are what you eat” holds more truth than it might for humans. The bright pink colour of flamingos comes from beta-carotene, a red-orange pigment that’s found in high amounts within the algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp that flamingos eat in their wetland environment. In the digestive system, enzymes break down carotenoids into pigments that are absorbed by fats in the liver and deposited in the feathers and skin of Flamingo. To colour those external attributes, carotenoids must be ingested in very large amounts. As the flamingo diet is nearly exclusively carotenoid-filled delicacies, the birds have no problem colouring themselves. Humans, on the other hand, would need to eat quite a lot of carrots, which is rich in carotenoids, to turn their skin a shade of orange.

There are six different species of flamingos, which are found in various places around the world. Because habitat and food sources vary from place to place and season to season, the birds’ colours also vary. Some flamingos are darker or brighter shades of pink, others are more orange or red, and still others are pure white.

Identify the tone of the passage from the following options.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
[Same Passage as Above]

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
The film industry is facing the challenge of the television screens which, because of their ready availability and nearness to (1) ______ seekers, are becoming very popular, particularly in the West where television programmes are as (2) ______ to people as newspaper material. Sustained entertainment for multitudes lasting two or three hours is possible only in big cinema halls. Scenic beauty, background effects and colour techniques which have made the products of cinema industry so (3) ______ and delightful may not be reproduced by television programme organisers, and therefore, this important invention in the field of wireless communication, in spite of having become a big rival of the cinema, may not succeed in replacing it.

The motion picture has also stepped into the international sphere as an agent of goodwill and co-operation among nations. Cultural contacts which tend to reduce tension in the world and bring (4) ______ in international relations have been established through the medium of films. The more people understand and appreciate the past history, present aims, customs, habits and beliefs of men and women in foreign lands, the more will they realise that their interests can best be served by establishing friendly relations with them and by removing those irritants which breed (5) _______, lack of cooperation and the desire to punish those whose views and attitudes are such as they do not like. As cultural agents, movies can cement ties of love and brotherhood AMONG nations and teach them to confer on each other the benefits of all the rich and glorious achievements of the present enlightened age. In recent years, artists of the film world have been visiting foreign lands with a view to presenting before audiences in those countries the best products of their cultural heritage. Film festivals, which many European and Asian countries have been organising from time to time, have also proved to be of immense value in reducing social barriers, colour prejudices and other causes of friction between nations.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in active voice.
"By what is she amused?"

Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
"A funeral procession"

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Throw cold water

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Submission

Sentences of a paragraph—labelled A, B, C, D—are given below in jumbled order.
Select the option that arranges the sentences in the correct logical order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. "A brilliant story about death and the fear of death," said the original jacket blurb on Don DeLillo's 1985 novel, White Noise, adding that the book "is a comedy, of course."
B. The writer that inspired Netflix's latest hit, White Noise, is a dazzling chronicler of modern America, and one of the country's legendary novelists.
C. So this feels like a good time to look again at White Noise's author, and consider why Don DeLillo is one of the great novelists of our time.
D. This month, Noah Baumbach's Netflix film, White Noise, dazzles its way on to our screens, and we're promised 'a fascinating, invigorating spectacle', a 'thrillingly original' blast of cinematic lustre.

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Identical

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
"Reghunath usually leaves his native village during the vacation."

Select the correct option to form a meaningful sentence.
Did(a) offences(b) know(c) you(d) that(e) men(f) four times(g) commit(h) driving(i) as many(j) women do?(k)