Q. 1
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
...appliances can deliver a shock. it is important to provide .........inspection...
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It is logically consistent that "lethal" (deadly) shocks require "adequate" (sufficient) inspection.
Q. 2
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The fact that confrontation is no longer popular as it once was--------progress in race relations.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Contextual Meaning: The sentence discusses how a decline in aggressive or toxic social "confrontation" serves to underscore or repeat (reiterate) the idea that progress is actively being made in human or race relations.
Test Design: Because this is an exact question extracted from legacy verbal reasoning exams, D is the absolute designated answer choice corresponding to the provided options.
Test Design: Because this is an exact question extracted from legacy verbal reasoning exams, D is the absolute designated answer choice corresponding to the provided options.
Q. 3
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Without the --------to thing imaginatively, man could never have developed --------
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Capacity" for imagination is required to develop complex systems like "architecture."
Q. 4
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
In case of emergency, the crew must---------all possible material.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
To "jettison" means to throw or drop something from an aircraft or ship in an emergency.
Q. 5
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The quotation was erroneously--------to a British poet.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Attributed" is the correct verb for assigning authorship or origin to a specific person.
Q. 6
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Use of air conditioners... had to be ---------... because of the ---------of the generating system.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Usage is "curtailed" (reduced) when a system is marked by "inefficiency" or failure.
Q. 7
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Despite their seeming--------, the subjugated tribes secretly did their best to--------their conquerors.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Acquiescence" (apparent agreement) contrasts with the secret attempt to "thwart" (prevent).
Q. 8
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Legal---------... necessitates that manufacturers use---------in choosing food additives.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Government "restraints" (regulations) force manufacturers to exercise "caution" in food production.
Q. 9
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Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A really--------person would never be ---------enough to think that he is always right.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Sophisticated" people are usually not "naïve" (simple/lacking experience) enough to assume perfection.
Q. 10
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
---------surveillance includes the use of tape recorders and microphones.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Surveillance using recorders and microphones is categorized as "electronic" surveillance.
Q. 11
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A ---------on the manufacture... would help lead to---------on arms limitations.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A "moratorium" (temporary ban) often paves the way for further diplomatic "negotiations."
Q. 12
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Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The poor -------of the village lived in huts.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Inhabitants" is the collective plural noun for people who live in a specific place.
Q. 13
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Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
He uttered a lie and this -------his father’s anger.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Anger is "aroused" (stirred up or awakened) by an external provocation like a lie.
Q. 14
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Medium
(1 Mark)
The examination has been ---------
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Postponed" is the correct term for an event that has been delayed to a later date.
Q. 15
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
World War II was responsible for........new..........in average people.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
While "Effecting" is used here as a verb for "bringing about," choice (a) is the designated answer.
Q. 16
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Because of his -------- driving, the other car was forced to turn off the road or be hit.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Negligent" driving (carelessness) is the only choice that explains why another car would be forced off the road.
Q. 17
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Since the bill was ---------an excellent chance... he decided to base his future plans on the assumption...
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Accorded" (given) and "impartial" (neutral) fits the context of objective legislative observation.
Q. 18
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Many young people... show their --------by opposing the -------- establishment.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
It is a common social observation that youth from "affluent" backgrounds may feel "alienation" from the establishment.
Q. 19
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The dogmatist... believes in freedom for himself but not for those who---------his ideologies.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
A dogmatist is defined by an inability to accept those who "reject" their specific set of beliefs.
Q. 20
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Their married life was not --------since it ended in divorce.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
If a marriage ends in divorce, it can be logically inferred that it was not "tranquil" (peaceful).
Q. 21
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
Life arose... through the --------of --------matter into man.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Scientifically, life is often described as the "transformation" of "inanimate" (non-living) matter.
Q. 22
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
A child should not be ---------as being either shy or over-aggressive.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Categorized" fits the context of avoiding restrictive labels for children's behavioral traits.
Q. 23
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
The fact is that surface fleets are becoming increasingly --------... Navy is reluctant to --------this.
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
Navies are often reluctant to "concede" (admit) that existing fleets might be "obsolete" in a new era.
Q. 24
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
...respond to a threat of rejection by becoming very --------, while others--------...
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
These are two common psychological reactions to rejection: aggressive (militant) and infantile (regress).
Q. 25
Intelligence Tests
Difficulty: Hard
(1 Mark)
His choice for the new judge won the immediate--------... even though some of them had----------...
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Step-by-Step Explanation & Concept Rationale
"Acclaim" (praise) contrasts with the "reservations" (doubts) held by some officials.
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