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Previous-year paper · 45 questions
IPMAT Indore 2023
Verbal Ability
Read the passage or information below
The general idea of being fit is usually assumed to be exercising regularly and having a healthy diet. It’s true to some extent. But this is not always the case. People don’t realise that sleep also plays a crucial part when it comes to physical and mental well-being. It’s a restorative process, which shouldn’t be negotiable.
Hectic working hours, increasing stress levels, and an unhealthy lifestyle can cause irregular sleep patterns. These not only disturb one’s daily routine, but can also hamper one’s health, leading to lifestyle conditions like deranged cholesterol and diabetes. It’s a preconceived notion that cholesterol and diabetes are usually genetic diseases, and unhealthy eating patterns and lifestyle exacerbate them. It is not generally known that sleep deprivation can put a person at risk of both deranged cholesterol and diabetes.
Sleep helps your body and mind repair and recharge themselves. But things can go awry if one is sleep-deprived. Insomnia can generally make the body work abnormally. It affects the mental and physical abilities to prepare the body for the next day. It leaves the brain exhausted, affecting the natural functioning of the body.
Lack of sleep can lead to higher cholesterol and blood pressure. Sleep deprivation can lower levels of leptin, a hormone that stabilises metabolism and appetite. This can also lead to obesity, if left unchecked. Sleep deprivation has been found to raise levels of ghrelin, the hunger hormone, and decrease levels of leptin, the satiety hormone. That’s why people seek relief in foods that raise blood sugar. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults should get a minimum of seven to eight hours of sleep each night. Staying up late can lead to consuming unhealthy snacks and junk food high in carbs and sugar. All this increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes and is equally connected to obesity.
Just like any other routine, having a definite sleeping pattern can help a person maintain a cycle of rest and activity. Sleeping at the same time every day and waking up on time will encourage quality sleep. Proper relaxation of body and mind before sleeping means that one should keep the mobile phone aside for at least half an hour before bed. It helps if the room is dark and quiet. Plus, one can always read a good book or listen to soothing music which can lull one into deep sleep.
Question 1
As per the passage, which of these sentences is not correct?
- A.
One’s body and mind should be properly relaxed to ensure good sleep.
- B.
Regular exercising and eating healthy food alone ensure fitness.
- C.
Irregular sleep patterns can result in health problems.
- D.
Insufficient sleep can lead to obesity.
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Correct answer: B
Question 2
In order to remain physically fit one must
- A.
maintain a set sleep pattern.
- B.
snack frequently.
- C.
read a good book every night.
- D.
raise levels of ghrelin.
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Correct answer: A
Question 3
The objective of the passage is to
- A.
present psychological insights to the reader.
- B.
provide medical input to the reader.
- C.
expose the reader to disinformation.
- D.
advise the reader.
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Correct answer: D
Question 4
Being deprived of sleep can result in
- A.
hunger satiation.
- B.
terminal illness.
- C.
mental exhaustion.
- D.
metabolism loss.
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Correct answer: C
Question 5
In what way does sleep contribute to a person’s well-being?
- A.
By helping the body replenish its resources.
- B.
By increasing a person’s appetite.
- C.
By adding power and strength to the muscles.
- D.
By regularising a person’s daily routine.
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Correct answer: A
Question 6
The main focus of the passage is on the
- A.
stability of leptin and ghrelin in the human body.
- B.
dangers of high levels of cholesterol and diabetes.
- C.
perils of insomnia and irregular sleep patterns.
- D.
ill effects of junk food high in carbs and sugars.
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Correct answer: C
Read the passage or information below
Two Apple stores in Delhi and in Mumbai - opened in April 2023. Until now, Indians could buy Apple products in the country either online or through a vast network of what the company calls ‘premium resellers’. Will the new-found ability to sell products directly to customers in India - the world's second largest smartphone market - impact its fortunes here? Apple has long tried to open physical retail stores in India. In 2019, the Indian government relaxed some investment rules, exempting companies selling ‘cutting-edge’ items, such as Apple's iPhones and iPads, from restrictions.
Apple first launched an online store in India through a website which allows users to request for customised products. Apple’s decision to open physical stores in India could be the next step in its branding strategy. It is not as if this will change Apple’s sales in any dramatic way, but it is still a key milestone, one that will allow Apple to deliver to Indian customers the full Apple experience.
The iPhone is still an aspirational product in the price-sensitive Indian market. When you launch an Apple store, you are basically giving a premium experience to your premium consumers. It might not pull up sales, but it pulls more people into the Apple ecosystem.
Setting up an Apple store in India is also a statement that the country is now big enough for Apple to be actually interested in expanding operations here, and comes at a time when India is rising fast as a manufacturing base for the iPhone.
Apple first began making a lower-end model of the iPhone in India in 2017. Last year, it began producing its latest model of iPhone 14 in the country, which now accounts for 5 percent of total iPhone production.
For years, Apple had relied on China's sophisticated manufacturing network to produce the bulk of its products. But analysts predict that by 2025, a quarter of all iPhones the company makes could be produced in India. Apple was already making between 5-7 percent of its products in India, and they are targeting to go up to 25 percent of their manufacturing capacity.
In 2022, Apple had a 60 percent market share in the Indian ‘premium smartphone’ market - which refers to mobiles that cost INR 40,000 or more, ahead of Samsung's 21 percent share. Apple is doing well across categories. The real issue will be to pull consumers to these flagship centres without alienating the partner sellers.
Apple has finally understood that India’s premium market is growing, so why not be serious about it.
Question 7
India is now the focus of Apple operations because
- A.
it offers the benefit of a manufacturing base in addition to a market.
- B.
no other country has the same ease of doing business.
- C.
it has the world’s second largest population.
- D.
American technology companies want to reduce their reliance on China.
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Correct answer: A
Question 8
Apple’s challenge while opening physical stores is to
- A.
provide stimulation that draws customers away from other sellers.
- B.
retain links with their partner sellers while drawing customers to their stores.
- C.
subtly alienate customers away from competitors.
- D.
offer parallel products packaged more attractively.
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Correct answer: B
Question 9
The main point the passage makes is that Apple
- A.
needs physical stores to expand sales to more buyers of premium products.
- B.
iPhone was already popular in India.
- C.
has realised the strategic importance of the Indian market.
- D.
needs new branding and marketing strategies to compete with Samsung.
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Correct answer: C
Question 10
Apple’s aim is not only to increase sales of its iPhones, but to draw people into Apple’s ecosystem. In the context of the passage, this statement means that Apple seeks to
- A.
bring customers into a network of related products which it offers.
- B.
attract customers to buy its phones through innovative means.
- C.
attract customers by displaying a wide range of aesthetically designed products.
- D.
be the market leader in the world of premium smartphones.
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Correct answer: A
Question 11
The Apple retail stores in India will
- A.
not have any impact on Apple’s image.
- B.
bring in more customers and increase sales.
- C.
not materially impact sales of iPhones.
- D.
drive healthy competition in the smartphone market.
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Correct answer: C
Question 12
Based on the passage which one of the following is not true?
- A.
Regulatory restrictions were eased in 2023.
- B.
iPhone 14 is being manufactured in India.
- C.
Currently 5 to 7 percent of all iPhones are manufactured in India.
- D.
Manufacturing of iPhones in India commenced in 2017.
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Correct answer: A
Question 13
Some big shots know how to escape the law even after they violate it. It is, however, the ___________ who are more often apprehended and punished.
- A.
small fry
- B.
small fish
- C.
tiny shots
- D.
tiny fish
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Correct answer: A
Question 14
Meena is very arrogant and class-conscious; she refuses to acknowledge Sunil because she feels he is a man ___________.
- A.
of some importance
- B.
of great importance
- C.
of less importance
- D.
of no importance
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Correct answer: D
Question 15
The new car has disappointed its buyers in many ways, and good mileage is its only ___________.
- A.
saving grace
- B.
saving praise
- C.
saving case
- D.
saving face
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Correct answer: A
Question 16
It grieved me ___________ my friend’s serious illness.
- A.
hearing regarding
- B.
in hearing
- C.
to hear of
- D.
to hear regarding
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Correct answer: C
Question 17
If you ask me to give you a rough estimate for the cost of the project, ___________ I would say thirty lakhs.
- A.
off-the-mike
- B.
off-the-mark
- C.
off-the-cuff
- D.
off-the-grid
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Correct answer: C
Question 18
The nasty comments made by strangers on the social media platforms about the actor made him ___________.
- A.
ill and ache
- B.
ill at ease
- C.
ill at heart
- D.
ill in heart
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Correct answer: B
Question 19
A few brands tailor their pants in such a way that it is easy for people with prosthetic legs to put them on. This is how they ___________.
- A.
go the extra mile
- B.
go to the extra level
- C.
go the entire mile
- D.
go to the extreme level
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Correct answer: A
Question 20
My aunt Seema was the most generous of all the members of our family. Whenever we went out for dinner, she always insisted to pay for the meal.
- A.
on and paid for the meal
- B.
that she had paid for the meal
- C.
that she will be paying for the meal
- D.
that she pay for the meal
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Correct answer: D
Question 21
Listening to the recording of cricket commentary from the past can be great fun. Especially, the last few overs, when the best players are gone, and the tailenders try their best to run between the wickets without getting out. This is when you realise that nothing much has changed, hasn't it?
- A.
nothing much has changed, has it?
- B.
nothing much has changed, would it?
- C.
nothing much is changed, isn't it?
- D.
nothing much has changed, hasn't it?
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Correct answer: A
Question 22
Justin couldn’t understand why his friend had refused to work in a company that offered him a huge salary. If it had been him in his friend’s place, he would definitely accepted such an offer.
- A.
have definitely accept such an offer
- B.
have definitely have accepted such an offer
- C.
definitely accepted such an offer
- D.
have definitely accepted such an offer
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Correct answer: D
Question 23
When you play the ‘Secret Santa’, you are expected to buy a gift for whoever you are assigned, without letting them know that you are the one buying the gift.
- A.
who you are assigned
- B.
whomever you are assigned
- C.
whom you are assigned
- D.
whoever you are assigned
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Correct answer: B
Question 24
The setting of a story effects the story's plot.
- A.
affects the story plots
- B.
affects the story’s plot
- C.
effects the stories’ plot
- D.
affect the story’s plot
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Correct answer: B
Question 25
The concept of the ‘Villa’ and other European ideas came to Lucknow with foreign soldiers, travellers and adventurers. For the Nawabs of Lucknow, architecture became the physical manifestation of their new status, and a way of proclaiming their alignment to the new power bloc. ___________. Villas, hence, provided an ideal substitute. Europeans sold to the Nawabs the idea of villas, based on designs in publications carried by them, and often aided by memory. The building chosen as the prototype for the famous Dilkusha Kothi was a country house in Northumberland.
- A.
The Villa became the backdrop to both the private as well as the court life of the Nawabs
- B.
The Nawabs chose to live in Villas because they were easier to construct than palaces
- C.
The Nawabs of Lucknow fancied building palaces that resembled British ancestral homes
- D.
The Nawabs were attracted to European ideas in architecture because of their ‘foreignness’
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Correct answer: C
Question 26
In the late 1960s, architect Charles Correa began his career as an urban planner, creating New Bombay (now Navi Mumbai), an urban area that provided housing and job opportunities for many who lived across the harbour from the original city. In the midst of overpopulated cities, he tried to create quasi-rural housing environments. In all of his urban planning commissions, Correa avoided high-rise housing solutions. ___________.
- A.
He focused on low-rise dwelling solutions that emphasized the human scale and created a sense of community
- B.
Considerations of the Indian climate drove many of his decisions
- C.
He is particularly noted for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor
- D.
His early work combined traditional architectural values with the Modernist use of materials
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Correct answer: A
Question 27
A study of the social and cultural context of Indian poetry in English reveals several important insights into its origin. Indian poetry in English began in Bengal, the province where the British first gained a stronghold. In addition, this poetry was a largely urban phenomenon, centered in Calcutta. ___________. Then, gradually, it moved to other urban centres such as Madras and Bombay. Even today, Indian poetry in English remains largely urban. Moreover, because English was an elite language, Indian poets writing in English came from the upper classes.
- A.
The British had decided that poetry about India could reach a larger audience if written in Calcutta
- B.
The rulers encouraged the natives to write poetry about India only if their mother tongue was English
- C.
English was seen as an elite language and so the British felt that only they could use it for poetry
- D.
In fact, poetry writing for the first fifty years was confined to a few families who were residents of Calcutta
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Correct answer: D
Question 28
_____________. Conflicts are now brewing over rivers and river basins shared by many countries around the world. This is not unexpected, given the fact that more than two hundred water bodies are shared by two or more countries. Strife over water, for example, is erupting throughout the Middle East, from the watersheds of the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
- A.
With water becoming increasingly scarce and development of new sources of water extremely costly, international water tensions are expected to rise
- B.
It might be a cliche, but given how scarce it is, water is the new oil of the 21st century
- C.
The world does not consider water to be the scarce resource it is
- D.
Fresh water is increasingly in short supply, with nearly two-thirds of the global population living in water-stressed conditions
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Correct answer: A
Question 29
The culture of the 21st century – on an increasingly _______ scale – is oriented around the practical principles of utility, effectiveness, and impact. Things are good to the extent that they are instrumental, with instrumentality usually defined as the capacity to produce money or things. The worth of anything – an idea, an activity, an artwork, a _______ with another person – is determined _______.
- A.
nominal; dinner; meaningfully
- B.
global; relationship; pragmatically
- C.
conspicuous; dialogue; diligently
- D.
ordinal; conversation; imaginatively
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Correct answer: B
Question 30
Working from home requires that you may have to put your _______ life on _______. Some people find this very _______ as they like to keep their work and home lives separate.
- A.
entire; camera; complicated
- B.
private; screen; disconcerting
- C.
actual; video; uncomfortable
- D.
family; microscope; disturbing
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Correct answer: B
Question 31
_____________ have to label their _______ posts in order to bring about transparency and _______ the interests of the customers.
- A.
Promoters; social media; incite
- B.
Influencers; promotional; safeguard
- C.
Advertisers; commercials; capture
- D.
Distributors; Facebook; multiply
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Correct answer: B
Question 32
The human resource chief said that the company will not _______ on investing in people and has _______ spending on employee needs in order to _______ them and provide them with a sense of stability and certainty.
- A.
prioritise; compromised; include
- B.
compromise; prioritised; reassure
- C.
delay; assured; empower
- D.
debate; assured; confront
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Correct answer: B
Question 33
In its early stages, dementia is often _______ from normal ageing, in which the older brain may naturally begin to show signs of cognitive impairment. Neither dementia nor cognitive ageing is currently _______, though they may be slowed through diet, exercise, and keeping the mind agile with social and intellectual activity.
- A.
distinguishable; permanent
- B.
irreversible; manageable
- C.
indistinguishable; reversible
- D.
differentiated; visible
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Correct answer: C
Question 34
In the alleyways of old Cairo, in its cafes, warehouses and barbershops, framed portraits of Egyptian icons are _______ on fading walls. Kings, presidents, religious and political figures are all _______ as symbols of a glorious past.
- A.
fashionable; confounded
- B.
ubiquitous; immortalised
- C.
rare; abundant
- D.
substantial; dispersed
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Correct answer: B
Question 35
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
They were all soaking wet and their mother told them to ring their clothes first and then put them out to dry.
- B.
She had left home for the first time, so her parents made her promise that she would ring them up every day.
- C.
To catch the terrorist the security forces formed a ring around the house where he was hiding.
- D.
The witch waved her wand, recited a magical verse, pressed the blue stone on her ring and vanished into thin air.
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Correct answer: A
Question 36
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
After many years of knowing one another, they eventually tied the knot.
- B.
It was a full moon night and the tied was high, but he went boating and, unfortunately, he drowned.
- C.
The bags placed on the carrier were not securely tied, which led to an unfortunate accident.
- D.
I have a good chance of a promotion since my firm has recently tied up with a global conglomerate.
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Correct answer: B
Question 37
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
They found that all the flowers placed on their mother's grave had withered within a week.
- B.
The pet dog could not come to terms with his master's death and went to grave for him, even refusing to eat for several days.
- C.
When the witness was summoned by the lawyer, he made grave allegations against the accused.
- D.
The landlord issued a warning to the tenants that non-payment of rent was a grave matter and would lead to a court case.
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Correct answer: B
Question 38
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
Our products have to function in extreme weather conditions, which is why we put them through climatic testing.
- B.
The climatic moment of the match was when the captain got caught behind the wicket.
- C.
Under certain climatic conditions, hailstorms are formed in the atmosphere, resulting in unexpected accidents.
- D.
The passengers in the bus were sweating profusely because of the hot climatic conditions.
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Correct answer: B
Question 39
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
To keep the key safe, she wore it on a cord around her neck.
- B.
He purchased a cord of wood from the market.
- C.
Teenagers may feel a need to cut the umbilical cord tying them to their homes.
- D.
The musician would hear a cord in his head and play each note individually.
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Correct answer: D
Question 40
One of the statements below contains a word used incorrectly or inappropriately. Choose the option which has the incorrect or inappropriate usage of the word.
- A.
If you need to farther your career, you should avoid all kinds of distractions.
- B.
The politician was so flustered by the animosity of the crowd that he refused to answer further questions.
- C.
We need to discuss this problem right away and avoid letting it fester any further.
- D.
I live farther away from college than all my classmates.
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Correct answer: A
Question 41
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- This instance highlights how young people from different backgrounds can make important contributions to climate change.
- Participation in environmental education programmes can motivate children to act responsibly towards the environment.
- They were motivated to act in ways that would help the environment, like using a reusable water bottle or refusing to use plastic straws.
- Six hundred elementary school children from varied social and linguistic groups participated in an ocean pollution education programme.
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Correct answer: 2431
Question 42
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- Once they reach a high altitude, they manage to travel all over the world.
- An expert from the team explained that the bacteria usually lived on the surface of vegetation, such as leaves.
- The wind carries them off the surface and into the atmosphere.
- A group of researchers were surprised to find that clouds had carried drug resistant bacteria over a long distance.
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Correct answer: 4231
Question 43
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- Yet, even as TikTok delights consumers and advertisers, others believe the sunny app has a dark side.
- Since launching just five years ago, the app has brought a warm glow to its 1 billion plus users, as well as an icy dash of competition to the social media incumbents of Silicon Valley.
- ByteDance, its owner, has its headquarters in China, whose government is addicted to surveillance and propaganda- making it a worrying place for a media app to be placed.
- With its wholesome dancing and lip-syncing videos, TikTok once billed itself as the 'last sunny corner on the Internet.'
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Correct answer: 4213
Question 44
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- But the mutiny of Visakhapatnam predates this.
- Instead of going against their heroic leader, the sepoys attacked the British soldiers and managed to escape from the town.
- The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 in the garrison town of Meerut is regarded as the First War of Independence.
- It happened in 1780 when the British officers asked the local sepoys to join the fight against Hyder Ali.
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Correct answer: 3142
Question 45
Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- What is more shocking to observe is how often such strokes lead to death.
- When the body temperature rises, our vital organs swell, and this causes death.
- One main reason for this is that people underestimate how badly heat can affect the body.
- Heat strokes have become more common in our country than ever before.
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Correct answer: 4132
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