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JIPMAT 2025

Verbal Ability

Question 1

In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect speech.

Pritha said to me, "We have to win this trophy".

  1. A.

    Pritha told me that they have to win that trophy.

  2. B.

    Pritha told me that we had to win that trophy.

  3. C.

    Pritha told me that we have to win that trophy.

  4. D.

    Pritha told me that they had to win that trophy.

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Accepted answers: B or D (either option is accepted)

Question 2

Pick the odd one out from the following options:

  1. A.

    strip of

  2. B.

    strip off

  3. C.

    strip away

  4. D.

    strip against

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Correct answer: D

Question 3

Below are given alternatives to the underlined part of the sentence which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative:

"Some forms of feminisms have been criticised for take into account only white, middle class and college educated perspectives."

  1. A.

    to take in

  2. B.

    for taking into

  3. C.

    to take into

  4. D.

    by take into

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Correct answer: B

Question 4

Pick the most appropriate punctuation mark for the following sentence.

"What a good man he is ____"

  1. A.

    (.) full stop

  2. B.

    (?) question mark

  3. C.

    (!) exclamation mark

  4. D.

    (:) colon

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Correct answer: C

Question 5

Choose the option which best replaces the underlined phrase.

"Happy is the man who acquired the habit of reading when he is young."

  1. A.

    who acquires

  2. B.

    which was acquiring

  3. C.

    who acquire

  4. D.

    who has been acquired

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Correct answer: A

Question 6

Pick the antonym of the word COLOSSAL:

  1. A.

    Epic

  2. B.

    Rust

  3. C.

    Tiny

  4. D.

    Vast

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Correct answer: C

Question 7

Choose the correct meaning of the underlined word:

Students are allowed only one resit.

  1. A.

    to take rest

  2. B.

    to do creative work

  3. C.

    to take an exam again

  4. D.

    to do research on a topic

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Correct answer: C

Question 8

Pick the synonym of the word CALLOUS:

  1. A.

    Passive

  2. B.

    Careless

  3. C.

    Cursed

  4. D.

    Insensitive

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Correct answer: D

Question 9

Choose the correct meaning of the phrase/idiom from the given options:

Where discipline is concerned, I put my foot down.

  1. A.

    take a firm stand.

  2. B.

    take a light stand.

  3. C.

    take a heavy stand.

  4. D.

    take a shaky stand.

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Correct answer: A

Question 10

Out of the four alternatives, choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/phrase:

"Misappropriation of money."

  1. A.

    Robbery

  2. B.

    Embezzlement

  3. C.

    Theft

  4. D.

    Fraud

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Correct answer: B

Question 11

Identify the error in the sentence given below:

  1. Education is a instrument / 2. which imparts knowledge and / 3. therefore indirectly controls power / 4. and narratives.
  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

    4

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Correct answer: A

Question 12

Choose the correct meaning of the proverb/idiom from the given options:

Not to mince matters

  1. A.

    to be at ease

  2. B.

    to not confuse others

  3. C.

    to not interfere in others' affairs

  4. D.

    to speak out plainly

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Correct answer: D

Question 13

From the following four alternatives, choose the one that can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

"One who is indifferent to pain or pleasure."

  1. A.

    Eccentric

  2. B.

    Philosopher

  3. C.

    Fatalist

  4. D.

    Stoic

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Correct answer: D

Question 14

Pick the antonym of the word ENTREATY:

  1. A.

    Immense

  2. B.

    Command

  3. C.

    Request

  4. D.

    Hatred

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Correct answer: B

Question 15

Identify the error in the sentence given below:

  1. After knowing truth / 2. they took the right decision / 3. in the matter / 4. and punished the real culprits.
  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    3

  4. D.

    4

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Correct answer: A

Question 16

Pick the synonym of the word PROSCRIBE:

  1. A.

    Torture

  2. B.

    Forbid

  3. C.

    Progressive

  4. D.

    Elemental

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Correct answer: B

Question 17

In the following question, a sentence has been given in passive voice. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in active voice.

"A good deal of money will be made by the investment."

  1. A.

    The investment has made a good deal of money.

  2. B.

    The investment will be making a good deal of money.

  3. C.

    The investment has been making a good deal of money.

  4. D.

    The investment will make a good deal of money.

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Correct answer: D

Question 18

Pick the word with the correct spelling:

  1. A.

    Lieutinant

  2. B.

    Lieutenant

  3. C.

    Leftinant

  4. D.

    Leutenant

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Correct answer: B

Question 19

In the following sentence, find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option:

"The patient died / despite he had received / the best medical help / from the hospital staff."

  1. A.

    The patient died

  2. B.

    despite he had received

  3. C.

    the best medical help

  4. D.

    from the hospital staff.

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Correct answer: B

Question 20

In the question, the sentence has two blanks: each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for the blanks which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

"The ______ of new projects in the energy sector is ______ not only on low cost or profitability of the project but also on sustainability".

  1. A.

    planning, vulnerable

  2. B.

    occurrence, premised

  3. C.

    initiation, dependent

  4. D.

    starting, possible

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Correct answer: C

Read the passage or information below

Unlike, (i) Britain, the Indian Constitution has a Bill of Rights. This was a break with the past and the roots of the change lay in the history of the Indian freedom. Prior to the enactment of the Parliamentary Act of 1935, demands were made (ii) India for the incorporation into the Act a Bill of Rights. This demand was rejected by the British Government following its own tradition that freedom was best preserved not by constitutional provisions but by adherence to the rule of law and to unwritten practices and conventions. This was not (iii) to the Indian mind which had long suffered from discriminations, disabilities and oppressive acts of the foreign rulers. To Indians, as to most modern minds, a Bill of Rights was an essential feature of a complete Constitution. It has been said that "the Indian reaction" (in enacting the Bill of Rights), "like the American reaction, is in large measure a product of the British rule." The Indian Bill of Rights (iv), in a certain measure, the pattern of the Constitution of the United States of America, but it has also borrowed (v) from other Constitutions, and some of its provisions are indicative of the peculiar difficulties of the institutions of the country itself.

Question 21

Pick the most appropriate word to fill (iv) in the given passage:

  1. A.

    follow

  2. B.

    follows

  3. C.

    followed

  4. D.

    following

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Correct answer: B

Question 22

Pick the most appropriate word to fill (v) in the given passage:

  1. A.

    large

  2. B.

    largest

  3. C.

    largely

  4. D.

    largly

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Correct answer: C

Question 23

Pick the most appropriate word to fill (ii) in the given passage:

  1. A.

    on behalf

  2. B.

    behalf of

  3. C.

    on the behalf of

  4. D.

    on behalf of

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Correct answer: D

Question 24

Pick the most appropriate word to fill (iii) in the given passage:

  1. A.

    accepted

  2. B.

    accepting

  3. C.

    acceptable

  4. D.

    acceptably

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Correct answer: C

Question 25

Pick the most appropriate word to fill (i) in the given passage:

  1. A.

    the

  2. B.

    in

  3. C.

    on

  4. D.

    with

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Correct answer: B

Question 26

Choose the order of the sentences marked A, B, C, D and E that forms a logical paragraph:

A. Such an intervention in political reforms in India has got inspiration from the western societies.
B. These organisations have emphasised on an approach towards political democracy that is rooted in the idea of civil society.
C. The ever-widening group of middle class Indians is using NGOs to come face-to-face with India's poorer and working classes, and to plant the idea of rights and liberties across these communities.
D. And while it is still early days here, this trend carries a great deal of promises especially when we consider that the growth of such NGOs has been enabled by a non-partisan middle class with an active interest in political reforms.
E. This bottom-up civil consciousness though not rooted in Indian traditions, yet with non-political and non-partisan agenda, can bring in a new kind of democracy in India.

  1. A.

    C, D, A, B, E

  2. B.

    A, E, B, D, C

  3. C.

    B, D, E, A, C

  4. D.

    E, B, A, D, C

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Correct answer: A

Question 27

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences: Out of the four options given below, select the most logical order of the sentences to from a coherent paragraph:

A. Yet, he is remembered with reverence and affection as a great reformer.
B. People here are generally very open and accept religious and social changes with a positive attitude.
C. For instance, Swami Dayanand Saraswati raised his voice against idol worship in Hindu Dharma.
D. India is a country which respects spirituality much more than materialism.

  1. A.

    B, C, D, A

  2. B.

    A, C, D, B

  3. C.

    C, D, A, B

  4. D.

    D, B, C, A

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Correct answer: D

Question 28

In the following question a sentence is divided into four parts (A, B, C and D). Rearrange it in the proper sequence in order to make a meaningful sentence:

A. or unfair treatment
B. affirmative action is a policy
C. that tries to make up for past discrimination
D. against certain groups of people

  1. A.

    B, C, A, D

  2. B.

    D, B, A, C

  3. C.

    C, D, A, B

  4. D.

    D, C, B, A

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Correct answer: A

Read the passage or information below

One of the peculiarities which distinguish the present age is the multiplication of books. Everyday brings new advertisements of literary undertakings, and we are flattered with repeated promises of growing wise on easier terms than our progenitors. How much either happiness or knowledge is advanced by this multitude of authors, is not very easy to decide.

He that teaches us anything which we know not before, is undoubtedly to be loved as a benefactor; and he that supplies life with innocent amusement, will certainly be caressed as a pleasing companion.

But a few of those who fill the world with books, have any pretensions to the hope either of pleasing or instructing. They have often no other task than to lay two books before them out of which they compile a third, without any new materials of their own, and with little application of judgement to those which former authors have supplied.

That all compilations are useless, I do not assert. Particles of science are often widely scattered upon topics very remote from the principal subject, which are often more valuable than formal treatises, and which yet are not known because they are not promised in the title. He that collects those under proper heads is laudably employed; for though he exerts no great abilities in the work, he facilitates the progress of others, and, by making that easy of attainment which is already written, may give some mind more vigorous or more adventurous than his own, leisure for new thoughts and originality of designs.

But the collections poured lately from the press have seldom been made at any great expense of time or inquiry and therefore only serve to distract choice without supplying any real want.

Question 29

Which of the following statements are true about the given passage:

A. The passage presents a robust picture of the publication industry.
B. The passage presents a bleak condition of publications in the present age.
C. The main idea of the passage is elaborated through juxtaposition.
D. The passage is primarily in the present tense with active and occasional passive sentence construction.

  1. A.

    A and C Only

  2. B.

    B and D Only

  3. C.

    A, C and D Only

  4. D.

    B, C and D Only

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Correct answer: D

Question 30

Which of the following terms suitably describe the idea stated in the given passage:

A. Copyright laws
B. Plagiarism
C. Duplication
D. Innovation

  1. A.

    A and B Only

  2. B.

    B and C Only

  3. C.

    A, B and C Only

  4. D.

    B, C and D Only

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Correct answer: B

Question 31

Which of the following statements are true about the given passage :

A. The writer condemns the vanity publications devoid of new ideas.
B. Though the writer acknowledges the contribution of the genuine writers, he appears to be worried about the prevailing publications.
C. The writer denigrates and outrightly rejects the compilation works in general.
D. Instead of being totally against the compilations, the writer opines that such works could be substantially useful, if they are done properly.

  1. A.

    A and B Only

  2. B.

    A and D Only

  3. C.

    A, B and D Only

  4. D.

    B, C and D Only

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Correct answer: C

Read the passage or information below

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A. Be at cross purposeI. secret things
B. Wheels within wheelsII. not understanding each other
C. Wild goose chaseIII. without any preparation
D. Off the cuffIV. foolish effort

Question 32

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

  2. B.

    A-I, B-IV, C-III, D-II

  3. C.

    A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

  4. D.

    A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

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Correct answer: C

Read the passage or information below

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A. AliasI. in proportion
B. De jureII. in the place of something
C. In lieu ofIII. as a matter of legal rights
D. Pro rataIV. second name

Question 33

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

  2. B.

    A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

  3. C.

    A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I

  4. D.

    A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II

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Correct answer: B

Read the passage or information below

Match the LIST-I with LIST-II

LIST-ILIST-II
A. The team had won the match.I. Simple past tense
B. The team won the match.II. Past continuous tense
C. The team had been winning the match.III. Past perfect tense
D. The team was winning the match.IV. Past perfect continuous tense

Question 34

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. A.

    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

  2. B.

    A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I

  3. C.

    A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

  4. D.

    A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III

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Correct answer: C

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