English Usage Previous Year Questions (CAT) - Set 0003

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Question 6

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

PASSING  

1 She did not have passing marks in mathematics.

2 The mad woman was cursing everybody passing her on the road.

3 At the birthday party all the children enjoyed a game of passing the parcel

4 A passing taxi was stopped to rush the accident victim to the hospital. 

(CAT 2004)

 

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Answer: Option 2

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Question 7

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

FALLOUT  

1 Nagasaki suffered from the fallout of nuclear radiation.

2 People believed that the political fallout of the scandal would be insignificant.

3 Who can predict the environmental fallout of the WTO agreements?

4 The headmaster could not understand the fallout of several of his good students at the public examination.   (CAT 2004)

 

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Answer: Option 4

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Question 8

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE. 

(CAT 2003 Retest)

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Answer: Option 3

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Question 9

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

(CAT 2003 Retest)

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Answer: Option 4

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Question 10

Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or INAPPROPRIATE.

(CAT 2003 Retest)

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Answer: Option 1