All India Management Association (AIMA) 2008 Entrance Exams Management Aptitude Test (MAT) MANAGEMENT APTITUDE TEST(-) - Question Paper

Directions for ques. 144 – 148: select the choice that fills the blanks in every sentence.

144. In the absence of native predators to stop the spread of their population, the imported goats ________
to such an inordinate degree that they over–grazed the countryside and ________ the native
vegetation.
(1) suffered, abandoned (2) propagated, cultivated (3) thrived, threatened (4) dwindled, eliminated

145. Carried away by the ________ effects of the experimental medication, the patient ________ his desire
to continue on as a subject for as long as he could.
(1) noxious, proclaimed (2) supplementary, announced
(3) frantic, repeated (4) salutary, reiterated

146. Just as a highway automobile accident leaves lasting marks of spilled coolant, ________and oil, the
smashing together of gigantic land masses releases and redirects fluids that flow, heat ________ and
deposit, having an enduring record of their presence.
(1) fuel, evaporate (2) petrol, disappear (3) paint, mark (4) anti–freeze, drip

147. The young boy’s ________ attempts to discuss to this girlfriend why he had failed to show up for their
movie date did little to ease her ________ feelings.
(1) veracious, vacuous (2) impassioned, disconsolate
(3) unbelievable, gluttonous (4) chronic, vicarious

148. A few decades ago, ________ about gender roles made it somewhat difficult for a woman to study
veterinary science, but today, female veterinarians are quite ________.
(1) preconceptions, prevalent (2) diatribes, affluent
(3) mindsets, poor (4) lectures, negligent

Directions for ques. 149 – 153: ans these ques. independent of every other.
149. The argument for liberalization which answers the worries of the Left parties about the possible trade
deficits created by the opening up of the Indian economy goes thus: many trading countries, the trade
ranging from 2 specific countries need to be balanced. The differing demands of goods and services and
the differing productive capabilities of the identical among various countries will reason a country like India
to have trade deficits with a few countries and surpluses with other countries. On the whole, the trade

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