CMAT 2020 ( Verbal )

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives”.

Tilak’s messages were most effective ...........

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives”.

Which of the following is the result of Lokmanya Tilak’s exemplary life ?

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives”.

Which of the following is the general tendency of critics according to the passage ?

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives”.

In the context of the passage, a reformer becomes effective if :

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfilment of his ambition in their lives”.

Which of the following types of writers can be moral in their personal life and lack in public life ?

Directions for questions 1-6:

Comprehension:
The reformer must know that what moves people is the authentic life, not mere writing. The newspaper and journals that Tilak and other reformers ran, the books they wrote, sold little but had an enormous effect. Their writing was known to reflect and be just an extension of, their exemplary lives. It was the authenticity of their lives which lent weight to their message, to their example. All knew that their lives were an integral whole - they were not moral in public life and lacking in private, not vice versa. They were not full of pious thoughts and sacred resolutions within the walls of a temple.

A writer who is merely entertaining his readers, even one who is merely informing them, can do what he wants with the rest of his life.
But the writer, who sets out to use his pen to reform public life, can not afford such dualities. Here is the testimony of one great man - about the influence of another, Lokmanya Tilak.

“I believe that an editor who has anything worth saying and who commands a clientele cannot easily be hushed. He delivered his finished message as soon as he is put under duress. Tilak spoke more eloquently from the Mandalay fortress than through columns of the printed Kesari. His influence was multiplied a thousandfold by his imprisonment and his speech and his pen had acquired much greater power after he was discharged than before his imprisonment. By his death we have been editing his paper without pen and speech through the sacred resolution of the people to realize his life’s dream.

He could possibly have done more if he were today in flesh preaching his view. Critics like me would perhaps be still finding fault in the expression of this or that. Today, his message rules millions of hearts which are determined to raise permanent a living memorial by the fulfillment of his ambition in their lives”.

In the context of the passage, which of the following statements about Tilak and the reformers is true ?

Choose the correctly spelt word.

In the following sentence, choose the nearest similar meaning word so that the meaning of sentence may not change.
Ritu asked Rashmi not a meddle in her affairs.

Radha keeps an open house every weekend to teach yoga.
What does the underlined word mean?

The appropriate meaning of stir up a hornet’s nest would be ..........

New Metro Rail Project was commissioned yesterday at Hyderabad by the State Railway Minister. What is the opposite of the underlined word?

Fill in the blank with appropriate word(s).
One who believes in no Government and therefore incites disorder in a state is called .........

Fill in the blank(s) with appropriate word/ words.
Confused and ........ Shyam fumbled to make sense of seemingly inconsistent statements, ............ the impatience of his listeners.

In this question, a word is underlined in the given sentence. For the underlined word, four words are listed below. Choose the word nearest in meaning to the underlined word.
The football coach had a sympathetic presence, albeit a commanding one.

In this question, you are given a sentence, a part of which is underlined. This is followed by four ways of phrasing the underlined part.
Select the version that best rephrases the underlined part.
We want the teacher to be him who has the best rapport with the students.

The question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a logical sequence.
(A) but there is some merit in it
(B) as distinct from consumption
(C) the bifurcation of plan and non-plan funds
(D) in so far as it focuses attention on development expenses
(E) in the budget in artificial

Rajiv's utopian idea was entertaining, but not acceptable. What does the underlined word mean?

Form a meaningful sentence from the given sentences.
(A) It results from a carefully revised plan
(B) Men work together for a cause or purpose
(C) Team work does not just happen
(D) It must be clearly known to them

What do you understand by - FRATRICIDE?

Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
You are advised to show clemency to the defeated enemy.

Fill in the blank(s) with appropriate word/ words.
As ......... head of the organisation, he attended social functions and civil meetings but had no ........ in the formulation of company policy.

Choose the most suitable word for the given expression.
One who cannot die.

Fill in the blank with appropriate word/words.
Harris ....... thirteen pages when his laptop crashed.

Rajni is a Voracious reader.
The meaning of the underlined word is:

Choose an appropriate synonym for the given word:
WREAK