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1. <i>Choose the word/group of words which is the most nearly </i> <b>SAME</b>
<i>in meaning as the word/group of words given in</i> <b>bold</b> <i>as used in the
passage.</i>
<b>SINCERE</b>
(A) Open (B) Earnest (C) Dissolute (D) Upright
Solution: (D)
Upright
2. <i>Choose the word/group of words which is the most nearly </i> <b>SAME</b>
<i>in meaning as the word/group of words given in</i> <b>bold</b> <i>as used in the
passage.</i>
<b>ENCOURAGE</b>
(A) Animate (B) Urge
(C) Stimulate (D) Dissuade
Solution: (C)
Stimulate
3. <i>Choose the word/group of words which is the most nearly </i> <b>SAME</b>
<i>in meaning as the word/group of words given in</i> <b>bold</b> <i>as used in the
passage.</i>
<b>SELF-SUFFICIENT</b>
(A) Adequate (B) Dpendent
(C) Overflowing (D) Self-reliant
Solution: (C)
Overflowing
4. <i>Choose the word/group of words which is the most nearly </i> <b>SAME</b>
<i>in meaning as the word/group of words given in</i> <b>bold</b> <i>as used in the
passage.</i>
<b>FOCUS</b>
(A) Adjust (B) Concentrate
(C) Meditate (D) Circulate
Solution: (B)
Concentrate
5. <i>Choose the word/group of words which is the most nearly </i> <b>SAME</b>
<i>in meaning as the word/group of words given in</i> <b>bold</b> <i>as used in the
passage.</i>
<b>SUPERFICIAL</b>
(A) Artificial (B) Shallow
(C) Complete (D) Profound
Solution: (B)
Shallow
6. Pick out the most effective word/phrase from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
He knelt at his side and comforted him with ……. words.
(A) Harsh (B) Silent (C) Kind (D) Cruel
Solution: (C)
Kind
7. Pick out the most effective word/phrase from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
A man who is perpetually ……. which of the two things he will do first, will do neither.
(A) Confuses (B) Forced
(C) Orders (D) Hesitating
Solution: (D)
Hesitating
8. Pick out the most effective word/phrase from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
We cannot …….. of life without suitable environment.
(A) Live (B) Buy (C) Extract (D) Think
Solution: (D)
Think
9. Pick out the most effective word/phrase from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
He thought the boy ……. to benefit the blacksmith.
(A) Wants (B) Wanting
(C) Desire (D) Harm
Solution: (A)
Wants
10. Pick out the most effective word/phrase from the given words to fill in the blank to
make the sentence meaningfully complete.
The fisherman gladly ……. up the baby and took it home.
(A) Loaded (B) Picked
(C) Dragged (D) Pushed
Solution: (B)
Picked
11. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part
is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ( ) i.e., ‘No error (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any).
(i) He is neither in (ii) favour of arms race or in favour of (iii) simple nuclear disarmament
(iv) No error
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (A)
(i)
12. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part
is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ( ) i.e., ‘No error (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any).
(i) Naturalization is the process by which (ii) a immigrant becomes a citizen (iii) of his
new country (iv) No error
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (B)
(ii)
13. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part
is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ( ) i.e., ‘No error (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any).
(i) A high fat diet not only increases the risks (ii) of heart ailments (iii) however also that
of other disorders (iv) No error
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (A)
(i)
14. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part
is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ( ) i.e., ‘No error (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any).
(i) When two vowel (ii) sounds occurs in direct succession, (iii) the transition between
them is often difficult to make (iv) No error
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (B)
(ii)
15. Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part
is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is ( ) i.e., ‘No error (Ignore errors of
punctuation, if any).
(i) The solutions is to avoid the impasse altogether, (ii) by taking a (iii) slightly different
route (iv) No error
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (A)
(i)
16. <i>Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the question given below than.</i>
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid
through which electricity could pass with ease.
Neither would solid salt offer free passage to electricity.
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
Which of the following will be the <b>FIFTH</b> sentence?
(A) A (B) C (C) B (D) E
Solution: (D)
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
17. <i>Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the question given below than.</i>
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid
through which electricity could pass with ease.
Neither would solid salt offer free passage to electricity.
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
Which of the following will be the <b>FOURTH</b> sentence?
(A) A (B) B (C) F (D) E
Solution: (C)
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
18. <i>Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the question given below than.</i>
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid
through which electricity could pass with ease.
Neither would solid salt offer free passage to electricity.
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
Which of the following will be the <b>LAST</b> (SIXTH) sentence?
(A) C (B) A (C) B (D) E
Solution: (B)
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
19. <i>Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the question given below than.</i>
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid
through which electricity could pass with ease.
Neither would solid salt offer free passage to electricity.
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
Which of the following will be the <b>THIRD</b> sentence?
(A) C (B) D (C) F (D) A
Solution: (A)
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid through
which electricity could pass with ease.
20. <i>Rearrange the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph and then
answer the question given below than.</i>
A classroom discussion can be initiated in order to answer this very question.
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
Yet when salt and distilled water were mixed, then the solution became a liquid
through which electricity could pass with ease.
Neither would solid salt offer free passage to electricity.
How could one explain this strange behavior of solution.
And, as the current passed through this solution, a deep seated decomposition took
place.
Which of the following will be the <b>FIRST</b> sentence?
(A) A (B) D (C) B (D) C
Solution: (C)
An electric current could not be made to traverse distilled water.
21. <i>Which of the phrases</i> ( ) ( ) and ( ) <i>given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as is given and no correction is required, mark</i> ( ) <i>as the
answer.</i>
Your doctor may explain the importance of <b>a proper and balanced</b> diet in the
human body.
(A) An proper and balanced
(B) A proper or balanced
(C) A prosperous and balance
(D) No correction required
Solution: (D)
No correction required
22. <i>Which of the phrases</i> ( ) ( ) and ( ) <i>given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as is given and no correction is required, mark</i> ( ) <i>as the
answer.</i>
English today <b>is closer to been</b> a world language than any other language has
been in history.
(A) Is closer for been
(B) Is closer upon being
(C) Is closer to being
(D) No correction required
Solution: (C)
Is closer to being
23. <i>Which of the phrases</i> ( ) ( ) and ( ) <i>given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as is given and no correction is required, mark</i> ( ) <i>as the
answer.</i>
In almost every occupation one <b>needs simple a </b> understanding of electricity.
(A) Needed simple an
(B) Need a simple
(C) Needs a simple
(D) No correction required
Solution: (C)
Needs a simple
24. <i>Which of the phrases</i> ( ) ( ) and ( ) <i>given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as is given and no correction is required, mark</i> ( ) <i>as the
answer.</i>
Which ice and water <b>existed together on </b> the same volume, the temperature
remains constant.
(A) Exist together in
(B) Will exist together on
(C) Existed together in
(D) No correction required
Solution: (A)
Exist together in
25. <i>Which of the phrases</i> ( ) ( ) and ( ) <i>given below each sentence should
replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If
the sentence is correct as is given and no correction is required, mark</i> ( ) <i>as the
answer.</i>
Scientific method as a rote item in the syllabus <b>had little valued.</b>
(A) Had belittled value (B) Has little value
(C) Have little value (D) No correction required
Solution: (B)
Has little value
26. In each sentence below three words have been printed in bold which are numbered
( ) ( ) and ( ). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word
is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is ( )
i.e., all correct.
(i) The <b>importanse</b> (ii) give to content-oriented approach has effected the
<b>methodology</b> (iii) of this <b>project.</b> (iv) All correct
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (A)
(i)
27. In each sentence below three words have been printed in bold which are numbered
( ) ( ) and ( ). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word
is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is ( )
i.e., all correct.
(i) Almost all <b>risk-taking</b> (ii) work <b>involve</b> (iii) decision making under
<b>uncertainty.</b> (iv) All correct
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (d)
(iv)
28. In each sentence below three words have been printed in bold which are numbered
( ) ( ) and ( ). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word
is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is ( )
i.e., all correct.
(i) In <b>developing</b> (ii) countries there is <b>increasing</b> (iii) concern for
fostering human <b>potential</b> (iv) All correct
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (B)
(ii)
29. In each sentence below three words have been printed in bold which are numbered
( ) ( ) and ( ). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word
is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is ( )
i.e., all correct.
I want to <b>express</b> (ii) my <b> appreciation</b> (iii) of the help offered by my
former <b>colleages.</b> (iv) All correct
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (C)
(iii)
30. In each sentence below three words have been printed in bold which are numbered
( ) ( ) and ( ). One of these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of
the sentence. Find out the wrongly spelt or inappropriate word. The number of that word
is the answer. If all the words are correctly spelt and are appropriate the answer is ( )
i.e., all correct.
The <b>research</b> (ii) reported in this <b>valume</b> (iii) assumes
<b>importance.</b> (iv) All correct
(A) (i) (B) (ii) (C) (iii) (D) (iv)
Solution: (B)
(ii)
31. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
<b>Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)</b>……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes …….(v)……
the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Gives (B) Gave (C) Forced (D) Given
Solution: (D)
Given
32. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)<b>……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)</b>…. Products. Such
attention to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the
process by …….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)…..
attention away from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these
processes …….(v)…… the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Those (B) These (C) That (D) Raw
Solution: (B)
These
33. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)<b>…. Products. Such
attention to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the
process by …….(iii)</b>….. individuals interact with their environment and to……
(iv)….. attention away from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these
processes …….(v)…… the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) How (B) Way (C) Speech (D) Which
Solution: (D)
Which
34. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)<b>….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)</b>…..
attention away from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these
processes …….(v)…… the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Draw (B) Seek (C) Force (D) Drag
Solution: (D)
Drag
35. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)<b>….. attention
away from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes
…….(v)</b>…… the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) At (B) Plan (C) During (D) Follow
Solution: (C)
During
36. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes
…….(v)<b>…… the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)</b>….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Who (B) Should (C) Might (D) Will
Solution: (A)
Who
37. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes …….(v)……
the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)<b>….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)</b>…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Meaning (B) Person (C) Extend (D) Extent
Solution: (D)
Extent
38. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes …….(v)……
the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)<b>…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)</b>……
concerned with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Uptill (B) Till (C) Until (D) Still
Solution: (D)
Still
39. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes …….(v)……
the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)<b>……
concerned with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)</b>…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.
(A) Focus (B) Focuses (C) Jumps (D) Emphasise
Solution: (B)
Focuses
40. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered.
These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are
suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in
each case.
Working under the psychometric approach, both scientists and practitioners have
placed undue emphasis upon a unitary concept of intelligence as reflected in the single
I.Q. They seem to have ……(i)……too much attention to the products of intelligent
behavior rather than the processes used to acquire…….. (ii)…. Products. Such attention
to product rather than to process tends to mark qualitative differences in the process by
…….(iii)….. individuals interact with their environment and to…… (iv)….. attention away
from the possibility of qualitative changes in the nature of these processes …….(v)……
the course of cognitive development.
Haywood points out that there is no such thing as intelligence. There are in fact many
intelligences. Factor analysts,……(vi)….. have studied the nature of intellect by
examining its apparent structure across different age groups and different segments of
the population have to a great …….(vii)…..discredited the unitary concept of
intelligence. Even so, the structure theories of intelligence are ……(viii)…… concerned
with products and not with processes.
A very promising approach to the nature of intelligence in recent years is the process
development (Cognitive Development) approach. It ……(ix)<b>…..upon the cognitive
processes used to receive, code and …….(x)….. information.</b>
(A) Pack (B) Transmits (C) Store (D) Stocked
Solution: (C)
Store