Verbal Ability Reviewer - Part 15

Practice 15 Verbal Ability questions for the Civil Service Exam (CSE), each with the correct answer and an explanation.

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Part 15 of our Verbal Ability reviewer has 15 practice questions in the style of the Civil Service Exam. Answer them in order, read the explanation after each one, and check your score against the 80% passing mark at the end. Questions and choices are reshuffled every time you retake the part.

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Sample questions from Part 15

Here are a few questions from this part. Take the full test to answer all 15 and get your score.

Sample question 1

A. When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5% of all indian children were malnourished.
B. This would still be below the trget of reducing malnourishment to 28.6%.
C. India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
D. Since then, progress has been slow.
E. Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40% by the end of 2015.
F. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Answer: A
Sentence A provides historical context following the general statements in C and F, making it the logical next part of the narrative.

Sample question 2

A. When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5% of all indian children were malnourished.
B. This would still be below the trget of reducing malnourishment to 28.6%.
C. India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
D. Since then, progress has been slow.
E. Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40% by the end of 2015.
F. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (last) sentence after rearrangement?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Answer: B
Sentence B concludes the sequence by comparing projected malnourishment levels with the original target, closing the discussion logically.

Sample question 3

A. When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5% of all indian children were malnourished.
B. This would still be below the trget of reducing malnourishment to 28.6%.
C. India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
D. Since then, progress has been slow.
E. Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40% by the end of 2015.
F. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Answer: D
Sentence D logically follows A because it comments on the slow progress since the initial conditions stated earlier.

Sample question 4

A. When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5% of all indian children were malnourished.
B. This would still be below the trget of reducing malnourishment to 28.6%.
C. India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
D. Since then, progress has been slow.
E. Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40% by the end of 2015.
F. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Answer: F
Sentence F follows C by expanding the context and highlighting ongoing challenges related to poverty and malnourishment.

Sample question 5

A. When these millennium development goals were first formulated in 1990, 53.5% of all indian children were malnourished.
B. This would still be below the trget of reducing malnourishment to 28.6%.
C. India has been moderately successful in reducing poverty.
D. Since then, progress has been slow.
E. Today, it is estimated that malnourishment could decline to 40% by the end of 2015.
F. However, eradicating hunger along with malnourishment still remains a key challenge, according to the millennium development goals. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
Answer: C
Sentence C introduces the main idea logically by presenting India’s moderate success in reducing poverty, setting context for the rest.

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