Verbal Diagnostic Test #1 by GMAT Club

Diagnostic Test No 1. Total 15 Qs

Maximum Time 27 minutes
Legend: E=Easy; M=Medium difficulty and H= Hard

Q.No1: SC E Source; gmatclub

Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments are change for the better that signify disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
(A). Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments are change for the better that signify disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
(B). Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments are change for the better that signifies disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
(C). Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments is change for the better that signifies disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
(D). Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments is change for the better that signify disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
(E)). Among the various factors that foster innovative accomplishments are changes for the better that signifies disruption of the routine, deviation from the normal and redirection from the past
OA and OE


Q. No 2 : CR E Source : gmatclub

Tests conducted by National Automobile Association of India, have revealed that, on average, the vacuum brakes fixed on Niño mini cars perform better than other brakes fixed in any other comparable cars. Thus, any consumer who is purchasing a mini-car based solely on the criteria of safety should purchase a Niño

Which one of the following statements, if true, most weakens the argument?

(A) Mini-cars are less safe than some other types of automobiles.
(B) Most consumers purchase cars based on multiple criteria in addition to safety.
(C) During the test, the brakes on some Santro mini cars outperformed those on some Nano cars
(D) The brakes on Nano mini cars are simple to use and maintain.
(E) The Santro mini-cars achieved a better frontal crash-test rating than the Nano mini-cars.
OA and OE


Q. No 3 : SC M Source : gmatclub

On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), a revered pilgrim centre In India, decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month and that of junior archakas to Rs 30,000, while the archakas were sought to withdraw the cases against the TTD.

(A). On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) , a revered pilgrim centre In India, decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month and that of junior archakas to Rs 30,000, while the archakas were sought to withdraw the cases against the TTD.
(B). On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) , a revered pilgrim centre In India, decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month and that of junior archakas to Rs 30,000 and they sought the archakas to withdraw the cases against the TTD.
(C). On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), a revered pilgrim centre In India decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month, and those of junior archakas to Rs 30,000, while seeking the archakas to withdraw the cases against the TTD.
(D). On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) , a revered pilgrim centre In India, decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month and that of junior archakas to Rs 30,000, whereas they sought the cases by the archakas against the TTD to be withdrawn. .
(E). On Saturday, the Board of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam(TTD) , a revered pilgrim centre In India, decided to enhance the salaries of the chief priests under its purview up to Rs 55,000 per month and that of junior archakas to Rs 30,000; at the same time, they asked the cases against the TTD to be withdrawn by the archakas.

OA and OE


Q. No 4 : SC M Source : gmatclub
A cricketer trying to predict the outcome of the one day world cup match in 1996 between the experienced Pakistan and the upstart Bangladesh, probably would have chosen the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and been quite wrong

A. have chosen the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and been quite wrong
B. have chosen that it would be the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and be quite wrong
C. choose the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and been quite wrong
D. choose the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and be quite wrong
E. choose in favor of the then invincible Pakistan by an odds of 10/1 and been quite wrong

OA and OE

Q. No 5 : CR M Source : gmatclub

Governments have the fundamental duty to respond to peoples demand for amending deficient public service by judiciously providing necessary remedies. However this results in use of additional regulation eventually leading to avoidable expenses. In spite of such strained finances, Government has no other go but to take up epidemics such as Dengue, in view of the public’s perception of very poor governance in these matters.

Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

(A) The quality of epidemic disease management will improve.
(B) The cost of handling health care on epidemics will increase.
(C) The government will resort of additional taxation to meet the increased costs of epidemic health care.
(D) Only when the government fears mounted public outcry will the Government wake from slumber.（B）
(E) If government does not act on epidemic health cure, the costs will not escalate.
OA and OE


Q. No 6: SC E Source : gmatclub

The later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites, held parties in their courts, they sported ethnic delicacies, choicest of cocktails, and randy performances by courtesans
(A) The later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites, held parties in their courts, they sported
(B) Parties were held in the courts of the later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites, which featured
(C) The later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites in their courts, held parties sporting
(D) The later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites, held parties in their courts that sported
(E) In their courts, the later generation Roman kings, flamboyant sybarites, held parties that sported

OA and OE



Q. No 7: CR M Source : gmatclub

Spotted deer are endowed with bright dots, and the most popular subspecies has the largest dots. The dots cannot act as camouflages for these open land grazers, due to their prominence. There is therefore some ecological reason for such bright spots. The dots must therefore be of importance to the species as the spots must be acting as some sort of signal to the deer

Which one of the following, if true, most strongly supports the conclusion regarding a signaling function?

(A) Exceptional size and vigor also mark the subspecies of deer characterized by the best-defined dots
(B) Grazing animals with a coat of uniform color may be harder to spot than spotted deer in certain tall grasses.
(C) A temporary change of color easily can be perceived by the other members of the species, marking a visual signal in the most prevalent species of deer.
(D) Deers respond much faster to moving shapes that have dots than they do to moving shapes that are otherwise identical but without dots. D）
(E) Deers give several kinds of vocal signals than do similar species such as horses.
OA and OE



Q. No 8 : SC E Source : gmatclub

Like many others who acted as double agents, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, treaded in dangerous waters; accused of spying for Germany in the First World War, she was finally executed by a firing squad for treason in France

Like many others who acted as double agents, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, treaded in dangerous waters;
Like many others acting as double agents and treading in dangerous waters, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, was
Like many others who acted as double agents, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, treaded in dangerous waters was
As with many others who acted as double agents, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, treading in dangerous waters was
As with many others who acted as double agents, Mata Hari, a Dutch seductive dancer, treaded in dangerous waters was

OA and OE



Q. No 9 : SC H Source : gmatclub

The idea that earth was a ball of expanding mass never drew any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts transformed the indifference into one of interest, though the concept of drift itself was ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift.

(A) was a ball of expanding mass never drew any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts transformed the indifference into one of interest , though the concept of drift itself was ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift.

(B) is a ball of expanding mass had never drawn any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts transformed the indifference into one of interest, though the concept of drift itself was ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift.

(C) was a ball of expanding mass did never draw any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts has transformed the indifference into one of interest, though the concept of drift itself has been ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift.

(D) was a ball of expanding mass never drew any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts transformed this apathetic indifference into one of interest, though the concept of drift itself was ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift.

(E) is a ball of expanding mass had never drawn any takers until the well documented phenomenon of continental drifts transformed the indifference into one of interest, though the concept of drift itself had been ignored until physicists produced compelling evidence to prove the occurrence of drift

OA and OE



Q. No 10 : CR H Source : gmatclub

When there is more rainfall than normal, the water levels of subtropical rivers overflow and water gathers high speed. . Because Pentaflora, an aquatic whose habitat in river water grows best in slow-moving water, the amount of Pentaflora per unit of water generally increases when there has been less rainfall and slow moving water. By contrast, however, following a period of high rainfall, Pentaflora levels are high even in speedy waters which have been dammed.

Which of the following, if true, does most to explain the contrast described above?

(A) Extreme speed, causes the populations of some of the feeders of Pentaflora tend to fall.
(B) The temperature of the more and more slowly moving water is more and more conducive for the growth of Pentaflora
(C) High Pentaflora populations lead to toxic levels of the river waters for some other fragile inhabitants that usually live in the local environment
(D) High rainfall causes subtropical rivers to swell completely for short stints
(E) water release by means of damming is helpful for the higher growth of Pentaflora than by not damming due to optimal speed

OA and OE


Questions 11, 12, and 13 are based on the following passage



Q14 SC H Source : gmatclub

In a recently conducted study, Harvard Scientists have linked a molecule to PGC-1 alpha FNDC5, a protein that enhances the expression of brain-health, not only as promoting the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserving existing brain cells.

A. In a recently conducted study, Harvard Scientists have linked a molecule to PGC-1 alpha FNDC5, a protein that enhances the expression of brain-health, not only as promoting the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserving existing brain cells.
B. In a recently conducted study by Harvard Scientists, a molecule PGC-1 alpha FNDC5, a protein enhancing the expression of brain-health, not only promotes the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserves existing brain cells.
C In a recently conducted study by Harvard Scientists, the researchers have linked a molecule to PGC-1 alpha FNDC5, a protein that enhances the expression of brain-health, saying that it not only promotes the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserves existing brain cells.
D Linking a molecule PGC-1 alpha to FNDC5, a protein that enhances the expression of brain-health, Harvard Scientists claim that the factor not only promotes the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserves existing brain cells in a recently conducted study.
E In a recently conducted study by Harvard Scientists, which linked a molecule PGC-1 alpha to FNDC5, a protein enhancing the expression of brain-health, it not only promotes the development of new nerves and synapses in the hippocampus of the adult brain, but also preserves existing brain cells

OA and OE


Q. No 15 : CR M Source : gmatclub


Hiberian Opposition Party Spokesman : Our National Textile board is running at loss; The cost of maintaining a wide network of inspection offices and officials are disproportionate to the benefits accrued since hardly only 1% of the consignments are getting rejected overall. Hence, if we cut down the size of the official expenditure on maintenance of such inspection operations, it will go a long way in sustaining the operations, yet maintaining Hiberian quality of exports and reputation. .
Hiberian PMO Spokesman: This is a fallacious approach. The mere message that somebody is overseeing the affairs deters many potential fraudsters from exporting unfit goods and earning bad reputation.
The PMO Spokesman responds to the Opposition Party Spokesman by
A) rebutting the argument of the spokesman of the opposition party while urging that the standards according to which the board inspects exported textiles should be raised
(B) Evidencing that the Opposition stand has significantly overestimated the cost of maintaining the board
(C) criticizing the Opposition Party’s stand introducing into the issue irrelevant and non- economic factors
(D) bringing out into open a factor which the Opposition totally failed to consider.
(E) resorting to Ad hominem, i.e. attack one’s character rather than the argument per se.
OA and OE