1. Carefully read the following statement:
[XAT 2022]
When I ask people to name three recently implemented technologies that most impact our world today, they usually propose the computers, the Internet and the laser. All three were unplanned, ___________, and_____________ upon their discovery and remained __________ well after their initial use.
Which of the following options will BEST fill up the above blanks meaningfully?
(1) Astonishing, Amazing, Amazing
(2) Astonishing, Superb, Superb
(3) Surprising, Fulfilling, Unfulfilling
(4) Amazing, Shocking, Shocking
(5) Unpredicted, Unappreciated, Unappreciated
2. Carefully read the following statement:
[XAT 2022]
The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it _____ for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that _____ are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed? If everybody always lies to you, the ________ is not that you believe the lies, but rather that nobody believes anything any longer. This is because lies, by their very nature, have to be changed, and a lying government has ________ to rewrite its own history.
Which of the following options will BEST fill up the above blanks meaningfully?
(1) Possible, people, consequence, constantly
(2) Absurd, subjects, beauty, no reason
(3) Unpleasant, plebeians, fact, forced
(4) Unique, senators, reason, enough
(5) Necessary, citizens, joy, unusually
3. Fill up the blanks with appropriate words.
[XAT 2023]
Oil painting did to appearance what capital did to social ____________. It reduced everything to
the __________ of objects. Everything became __________ because everything became a
commodity. All reality was mechanically __________ by its materiality.
A. Justice, level, expensive, understood
B. Reality, randomness, saleable, located
C. Setup, understanding, useless, identified
D. Relations, equality, exchangeable, measured
E. Construction, minuteness, commercial, evaluated
4. Read the following statement carefully.
[XAT 2024]
___________like a fake can be a sign of___________, and clinging too tightly to what feels like one’s authentic self can ________that growth.
Fill in the blanks meaningfully, in the above statement, from the following options.
1. acting, progress, enhance
2. feeling, growth, hinder
3. behaving, improvement, support
4. performing, stupidity, change
5. operating, smartness, increase
5. Read the following statement carefully and fill up the blanks from the given options.
[XAT 2024]
As _________evolved and eventually moved to cities, close proximity ____________how we viewed and assessed each_________.
1. civilization, enhanced, situation
2. generations, changed, other
3. culture, helped, life
4. lives, destroyed, culture
5. people, helped, nation
6. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2025]
When each_________________ generation grows up, it looks down on the next as if we all forget what it feels like to be______________. When most____________ think about their own youthful indiscretions they do so with a wink and a laugh. But when the same people think about those in today’s generation doing something similar, they _________________sound the alarm about a decline in morality in next generation.
From the options below, choose the one that meaningfully fills up the blanks.
(1) preceding, succeeding, folks, cautiously
(2) young, young, seniors, carefully
(3) successive, young, adults, hypocritically
(4) succeeding, next, people, naturally
(5) old, older, youngsters, sincerely
7. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2025]
A. There are less cars on the road today.
B. She is nicer than her sister.
C. I have been here from Monday.
D. I know how to swim.
E. She is the girl that won the case competition.
F. The media are divided on the issue.
Which of the following options contains only grammatically CORRECT sentences?
(1) B, C & E
(2) A, D & E
(3) D, E & F
(4) A, D & F
(5) B, D & F
8. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2025]
A. The dean asked for additional funding.
B. The boss discussed about the new project with his team.
C. Radhika is good in data interpretation.
D. Neil is transitioning into a new phase of life.
E. Rajat emphasized on the need for consistency in XAT preparation.
F. This car is superior to the previous one in terms of efficiency.
Which of the following options contains only grammatically CORRECT sentences?
(1) A, D & F
(2) A, B & C
(3) B, C & F
(4) C, E & F
(5) B, C & D
9. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2024]
A. I shall be there at about 9:00 a.m.
B. Keep off of the grass.
C. My old car was much faster than the new one.
D. I was angry at my friend.
E. Rohit is as capable as Virat.
Which of the following combinations has all the INCORRECT sentences?
1. A & B
2. B & C
3. C & D
4. D & E
5. A & E
10. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2024]
A. Everybody accepts his responsibilities.
B. Nobody in that group have their reports up to date, as they should have.
C. Either of the boys is acceptable to do the errands.
D. Both of the mice is underfed.
E. It is I who am next.
F. The teacher told he and I to leave early.
Which of the following combinations has all the sentences grammatically CORRECT?
1. B, D & F
2. B, C & D
3. A, C & E
4. A, E & F
5. C, D & F
11. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2023]
1. The boss accused her employee for stealing information.
2. The boss had better discuss the issue with the employee concerned.
3. The India of 2022 is very different from the India of 1947.
4. The government is committed to providing people with food.
5. He is good in playing the piano.
From the following, identify the option with INCORRECT sentences.
A. 2, 3
B. 3, 4
C. 1, 2
D. 4, 5
E. 1, 5
12. Which of the following sentences have the CORRECT usage of punctuation?
[XAT 2023]
A. Italy is famous for their composers and musicians; France, for their chefs and philosophers; Poland for their mathematicians and logicians.
B. Italy is famous for its composers and musicians. France for its chefs and philosophers. Poland for its mathematicians and logicians.
C. Italy is famous for its composers and musicians, France for its chefs and philosophers, Poland for its mathematicians and logicians.
D. Italy is famous, for their composers and musicians; France, for their chefs and philosophers; Poland for their mathematicians and logicians.
E. Italy is famous for its composers and musicians, France, for its chefs and philosophers, and Poland, for its mathematicians and logicians.
13. Read the following sentences carefully.
[XAT 2023]
1. The exam will begin from 2:00 p.m. on January 8th.
2. While entering into the college building, he saw the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
3. The government has entered into a discussion with the local bodies for keeping the streets
clean.
4. I will start my world tour from Sri Lanka.
5. Amitabh Bacchan is married with Jaya Bacchan.
6. I have been working on this project for three weeks.
From the following, choose the option having all the CORRECT sentences.
A. 1, 3, 4
B. 4, 5, 6
C. 1, 2, 5
D. 3, 4, 6
E. 2, 3, 5
14. Which of the following sentences have INCORRECT usage of preposition?
[XAT 2022]
1. The manager was sitting at the desk.
2. My work is superior to yours.
3. I prefer coffee than tea.
4. She was accused for stealing gold.
5. This is an exception to the rule.
6. They are leaving to England soon.
(A) 1,3,6
(B) 2,3,4
(C) 3,4,6
(D) 1,2,3
(E) 3,4,5
15. Which of the following sentences are grammatically CORRECT?
[XAT 2022]
1. Have you any clothes to dispose of?
2. I saw a pleasant dream last night.
3. I have done it many a times safely.
4. Students struggle to cope up with academic pressure.
5. You need not give negative feedback to your employees.
6. My friend is good at playing football.
(A) 2,3,4
(B) 1,2,3
(C) 1,5,6
(D) 4,5,6
(E) 3,4,5