List of top Questions asked in CAT- 2008

We were not successful in defusing(A)/diffusing(B) the Guru’s ideas.
The students baited(A)/bated(B) the instructor with irrelevant questions.
The hoard(A)/horde(B) rushed into the campus.
The prisoner’s interment(A)/internment(B) came to an end with his early release.
The hockey team could not deal with his unsociable(A)/unsocial(B) tendencies.

Exhaustion of natural resources, destruction of individual initiative by governments, control over men’s minds by central .............. of education and propaganda are some of the major evils which appear to be on the increase as a result of the impact of science upon minds suited by .............. to an earlier kind of world.

Every human being, after the first few days of his life, is a product of two factors: on the one hand, there is his .............. endowment; and on the other hand, there is the effect of environment, including ...............

As navigators, calendar makers, and other .............. of the night sky accumulated evidence to the contrary, ancient astronomers were forced to .............. that certain bodies might move in circles about points, which in turn moved in circles about the earth.

The genocides in Bosnia and Rwanda, apart from being mis-described in the most sinister and .............. manner as ‘ethnic cleansing’, were also blamed, in further hand-washing rhetoric, on something dark and interior to .............. and perpetrators alike.

The cake had lots of currents(A)/currants(B) and nuts in it.
If you engage in such exceptional(A)/exceptionable(B) behaviour, I will be forced to punish you.
He has the same capacity as an adult to consent(A)/assent(B) to surgical treatment.
The minister is obliged(A)/compelled(B) to report regularly to a parliamentary board.
His analysis of the situation is far too sanguine(A)/genuine(B).

Anita wore a beautiful broach(A)/brooch(B) on the lapel of her jacket.
If you want to complain about the amenities in your neighbourhood, please meet your councillor(A)/counselor(B).
I would like your advice(A)/advise(B) on which job I should choose.
The last scene provided a climactic(A)/climatic(B) ending to the film.
Jeans that flair(A)/flare(B) at the bottom are in fashion these days.

Most people at their first consultation take a furtive look at the surgeon’s hands in the hope of reassurance. Based on this, Henry Perowne loses a number of cases each year. He knows it’s about to happen before the patient does: the downward glance, repeated questions, overemphatic thanks during retreat to the door. Which statement explains his loss of cases?

Trade protectionism, disguised as concern for the climate, is raising its head. Which statement summarises the author’s main point?

Mattancherry is Indian Jewry’s most famous settlement, symbolising religious tolerance and peace. Which statement best captures this idea?

Given cultural and intellectual interconnections, the question of what is ‘Western’ and what is ‘Eastern’ is hard to decide. Which statement reflects the author’s conclusion?

Suppose, in addition, it is known that Grey came in fourth. Then which of the following cannot be true?

What does the author mean by “nowadays the moralist risks seeming at odds with morality”?

Which of the following cannot be inferred from the passage?

The author pined for two two-cent cones instead of one four-cent pie because:

According to the passage, which of the following best represents the factor that has been cited by the author in the context of Rwanda and Haiti?

By an anthropogenic drought, the author means:

According to the passage, the drought at the time of Maya collapse had a different impact compared to the droughts earlier because:

According to the author, why is it difficult to explain the reasons for Maya collapse?

Which factor has not been cited as one of the factors causing the collapse of Maya society?

According to the passage, which of the following does not stem from popular wisdom on language?

Which of the following can be used to replace the "spiders know how to spin webs" analogy as used by the author?

According to the passage, which of the following is unique to human beings?

According to the passage, complexity of language cannot be taught by parents or at school to children because:

Which of the following best summarizes the passage?