Vocabulary CAT PYQs , 16 Questions with Solutions

The Earth is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why is it happening so? One answer is that it could simply be a part of a natural process. After all, there have been ice ages and long periods of warmth in the past. However, now scientists believe that human activity is the cause. For more than 200 years human activities have changed drastically. (i) _______ (for example, industrial pollution) which have contributed to creating a layer in the atmosphere around the Earth like a giant glass container, affecting the temperatures. Unwariness (ii) _______ of humans may lead to a big global catastrophe in the future, harmful not only to the existence of humanity but to other living and non-living beings too.

Which of the following options is closer to the meaning of the underlined word (ii)?

Match List-I with List-II:

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Find the correctly spelt word.

Choose the correct spelling of the word given in bold.

The rich youth cynically declared that the penacea for all speeding tickets was a big enough bribe.

The word "veteran" means:

Find the correctly spelt word.

Identify the word with a prefix in this sentence: "The submarine descended to a depth of 200 meters below the surface to explore the ocean floor."

Choose the sentence that uses the word 'apprise' correctly:

Before we went hiking, we spent many hours _______ over the maps

There was a _______ possibility that war would be declared soon. Select the word that best fits the above incomplete sentence and completes it:

Please select the sentence that makes the accurate use of the word 'diffuse':

Virtuoso means?

Read this sentence and answer: fill the blanks: Construction: When the engineer visited the ………………, the chaos of cement, steel and sand was a horrible ............ , so, he had no option but to ............ that in his report.

Choose the word NOT having a prefix.

Choose the correct word from the given options. The defence lawyer ......... there was insufficient evidence to convict his client.

Choose the correct word based on the sentence. Raj, normally an amicable person, gets towards the unjust.