SNAP 2015 Preparation series. It is a known fact that although there is no specific syllabus for aptitude tests, the concepts and in some cases, even the questions get repeated a lot. Also, the previous year papers are a fair indication of what level of difficulty should one expect and so, avoid over-preparing. To make sure that you know exactly what to expect in SNAP 2015, we will be running a series under SNAP 2015 preparation. In this, we will be featuring actual SNAP questions segregated section wise for your benefit. There will be 400+ actual questions covered in the SNAP 2015 preparation series. You can browse through the posts here.
Q.1. Match the following idiomatic references to parts of the human anatomy
| 1) | palm | 5) | could not tolerate the insult |
| 2) | foot | 6) | to look at with envy and desire |
| 3) | eye | 7) | to put the blame on someone else |
| 4) | stomach | 8) | forced to pay the bill |
a. 1-8, 2-6, 3-5, 4-7
b. 1-5, 2-7, 3-6, 4-8
c. 1-7, 2-8, 3-6, 4-5
d. 1-6, 2-8, 3-5, 4-7
Q.2. Find the maximum number of times any one of the given words fits the sets of sentences
RAISE, ARISE, AROSE, RISE
1) Opportunities will _____________, and you must grab them.
2) A hot wind ________ from the desert.
3) I _________ at dawn on most days.
4) A mood of optimism _____________ among the people.
a. in all four sentences
b. in 3 sentences
c. in 2 sentences
d. in 1 sentence
Q.3. Which two sentences among the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed below:
1) He is in a fool’s paradise.
2) He can’t see the wood for the trees.
3) He can’t distinguish between reality and fancy.
4) He is unable to separate unimportant details from the really important ones.
a. 2, 3
b. 2, 4
c. 1, 4
d. 1, 3
Q.4. Find the correct match of grammatical function with usage for the word THEN.
| Function | Usage | ||
| 1) | Noun | 5) | He was the then King of Nepal. |
| 2) | Adjective | 6) | I have not heard about him since then. |
| 3) | Adverb | 7) | He is not feeling well, then how can he possibly go for the picnic. |
| 4) | Conjunction | 8) | He was not a graduate then. |
a. 1-8, 2-5, 3-6, 4-7
b. 1-6, 2-5, 3-8, 4-7
c. 1-7, 2-5, 3-6, 4-8
d. 1-8, 2-7, 3-6, 4-5
Q.5. We can never make our beliefs regarding the world certain. Even scientific theory of a most rigorous and well-confirmed nature is likely to change over a decade or even tomorrow. If we refuse to even try to understand, then it is like resigning from the human race. Undoubtedly life of an unexamined kind is worth living in other respects – as it is no mean thing to be a vegetable or an animal. It is also true that a man wishes to see this speculative domain beyond his next dinner. From the above passage it is clear that the author believes that
a. men would do well not to speculate
b. progress in the scientific field is impossible
c. one should live life with the dictum ‘what will be will be’
d. men are different from animals as far as their reasoning abilities are concerned
Q.6. The plural of Virus is
a. Viruses
b. Virae
c. Virii
d. Virus
Q.7. If the following segments of a sentence are to be rearranged in logical order as A, B, C, D where would ‘3’ be placed
1) to see that students do not altogether forget to write especially during exam time
2) the education groups are now asking for hand writing classes
3) thanks to mobile testing and computer literacy
4) writing in long hand is becoming a vanishing art
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D
Q.8. If leaf is to leaves and knife is to knives, then belief is to ____________
a. beliefs
b. believes
c. belief
d. believing
Q.9. Choose the sentence where the word ‘pedestrian’ is used correctly.
a. This latest novel is a pedestrian story about spies.
b. The exam paper is not pedestrian but difficult.
c. This is the pedestrian highway.
d. Every week we are forced to listen to a pedestrian lecture.
Q.10. When the fire alarm rang ________ left the building immediately
a. all
b. everyone
c. all the people
d. every person
Answer Key
1. c
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. d
6. a
7. a
8. a
9. d
10. b
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