urgent need Options: A) desperation B) rush C) imperative D) immediate focus E) The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

E. The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

follow Options: A) oblige B) apply C) change D) understand E) The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

E. The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

Cloze Test Questions with Solutions – MBA CET 2025–2026 (23 Qs)

Q153EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q153

Passage shown as image

Fill in the blank given in the passage with the correct given word out of the following options.

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expert
clown
connoisseur
personality
player

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Answer: C official key

Approach: Fill the blank with the noun that collocates with 'of wit' and suits Oscar Wilde.

Solution: Sentence: '... wrote that ______ of wit, Oscar Wilde.' Wilde was a celebrated master and judge of witty remarks.
Connoisseur = a person with refined judgement in a field; 'connoisseur of wit' is natural and complimentary.

Why the other options are wrong:
A expert — we say 'expert in/on', and it lacks the sense of refined taste.
B clown — mocking; wrong tone for a quoted authority.
D personality — 'personality of wit' is meaningless.
E player — no such collocation.

Cetking shortcut: Noun + 'of' + field of taste (wine, art, wit) → connoisseur.

Answer: C

Q165EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q165

Passage shown as image

Fill in the blank in the given passage with a word that fits perfectly grammatically and also contextually out of the given options below.

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strife
endeavour
methods
studies
science

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Answer: B official key

Approach: Fill the blank with a noun that collocates with 'political' and fits 'the goal of all political ___'.

Solution: The sentence says village improvement was to be placed before governments 'as the goal of all political ______'.
We need a word for purposeful political effort → 'endeavour' (a serious attempt to achieve something).

Why the other options are wrong:
A strife — conflict/struggle; a goal of conflict is illogical here.
C methods — methods have aims but 'goal of all political methods' is awkward and plural clashes with style.
D studies — the passage is about action, not academic study.
E science — 'political science' is an academic subject, wrong sense.

Cetking shortcut: 'Goal of all ___' needs an effort-word: endeavour/effort/activity.

Answer: B

Q170EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q170

Passage shown as image

Which of the options given below can be used to fill in the blank in the given passage with a word that fits perfectly grammatically and also contextually?

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decides
assumes
discovers
guarantees
realises

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Answer: D official key

Approach: Fill the blank so it pairs logically with 'and promises to pay'.

Solution: 'The reason is that Government ______ that the piece of paper is worth the amount printed on it and promises to pay that amount ...'
The idea is an assurance/pledge of value → 'guarantees'.

Why the other options are wrong:
A decides — a decision is not an assurance to the holder.
B assumes — mere supposition gives no value.
C discovers — value is not found; it is assured.
E realises — understanding something does not make paper worth money.

Cetking shortcut: The second verb ('promises') signals the first must be a commitment word too.

Answer: D

Q182MediumCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q182

Passage / data for this question

In the given passage, there are words / group of words highlighted in bold and underlined. You have to decide if the words / group of words given is / are correct grammatically and contextually. If not find out the appropriate word / group of words from the given options. In case the given highlighted words / group of words is / are correct, then mark that option as your answer.

Every year over a lakh of our students, seek admissions abroad spending about $ 4 billion (Rs. 16,400 crore) annually. The demand in seats in metros is maddening. Even the less rated institutes are crowded with students. There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education. To link this huge demand – supply gap, one of the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission is to allow foreign universities in the country. The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation. There is a possibility that the craze for a foreign label and lack of information about these institutes can leave thousands of students duped by fly by night operators, especially the franchisees. The government has to be skeptical in allowing entry to foreign universities. Only those institutions that are accredited by reputed organizations should be given permission to set up here

demand in

surge in
rush for
split in
line for
The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

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Answer: B official key

Approach: Check the preposition and the meaning of the bold phrase.

Solution: 'The demand in seats in metros is maddening' — 'demand' takes 'for' (demand for seats), so the given phrase is wrong.
We need 'X for seats' meaning heavy demand → 'rush for' (rush for seats = scramble to get seats).

Why the other options are wrong:
A surge in — would mean the seats themselves increased.
C split in — meaningless here.
D line for — informal and does not convey 'maddening' demand.
E — the given 'demand in' has the wrong preposition.

Cetking shortcut: Fix the preposition first ('for'), then choose among the 'for' options by meaning.

Answer: B

Q183EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q183

Passage / data for this question

In the given passage, there are words / group of words highlighted in bold and underlined. You have to decide if the words / group of words given is / are correct grammatically and contextually. If not find out the appropriate word / group of words from the given options. In case the given highlighted words / group of words is / are correct, then mark that option as your answer.

Every year over a lakh of our students, seek admissions abroad spending about $ 4 billion (Rs. 16,400 crore) annually. The demand in seats in metros is maddening. Even the less rated institutes are crowded with students. There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education. To link this huge demand – supply gap, one of the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission is to allow foreign universities in the country. The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation. There is a possibility that the craze for a foreign label and lack of information about these institutes can leave thousands of students duped by fly by night operators, especially the franchisees. The government has to be skeptical in allowing entry to foreign universities. Only those institutions that are accredited by reputed organizations should be given permission to set up here

urgent need

desperation
rush
imperative
immediate focus
The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

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Answer: E official key

Approach: Test the bold phrase in its sentence before trying replacements.

Solution: 'There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education.'
'Urgent need to + verb' is a standard collocation; meaning and grammar are both fine.

Why the other options are wrong:
A desperation — 'a desperation to expand' is unidiomatic and overstated.
B rush — 'a rush to expand' changes meaning to haste.
C imperative — possible as a noun but awkward with 'There is an ... in our country'.
D immediate focus — 'immediate focus to expand' is ungrammatical (focus on).

Cetking shortcut: If the original phrase reads naturally and the options are only near-synonyms, mark it correct.

Answer: E

Q184EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q184

Passage / data for this question

In the given passage, there are words / group of words highlighted in bold and underlined. You have to decide if the words / group of words given is / are correct grammatically and contextually. If not find out the appropriate word / group of words from the given options. In case the given highlighted words / group of words is / are correct, then mark that option as your answer.

Every year over a lakh of our students, seek admissions abroad spending about $ 4 billion (Rs. 16,400 crore) annually. The demand in seats in metros is maddening. Even the less rated institutes are crowded with students. There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education. To link this huge demand – supply gap, one of the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission is to allow foreign universities in the country. The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation. There is a possibility that the craze for a foreign label and lack of information about these institutes can leave thousands of students duped by fly by night operators, especially the franchisees. The government has to be skeptical in allowing entry to foreign universities. Only those institutions that are accredited by reputed organizations should be given permission to set up here

link

orchestrate
manipulate
bridge
align
join

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Answer: C official key

Approach: Collocation: verb + 'gap'.

Solution: 'To link this huge demand – supply gap ...' — one does not 'link' a gap.
The standard collocation is 'bridge the gap' = reduce/close the difference.

Why the other options are wrong:
A orchestrate — organise; wrong collocation.
B manipulate — negative sense; wrong.
D align — things are aligned, not gaps.
E join — same problem as 'link'.

Cetking shortcut: Remember the fixed pair: bridge / close / narrow the gap.

Answer: C

Q185EasyCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q185

Passage / data for this question

In the given passage, there are words / group of words highlighted in bold and underlined. You have to decide if the words / group of words given is / are correct grammatically and contextually. If not find out the appropriate word / group of words from the given options. In case the given highlighted words / group of words is / are correct, then mark that option as your answer.

Every year over a lakh of our students, seek admissions abroad spending about $ 4 billion (Rs. 16,400 crore) annually. The demand in seats in metros is maddening. Even the less rated institutes are crowded with students. There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education. To link this huge demand – supply gap, one of the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission is to allow foreign universities in the country. The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation. There is a possibility that the craze for a foreign label and lack of information about these institutes can leave thousands of students duped by fly by night operators, especially the franchisees. The government has to be skeptical in allowing entry to foreign universities. Only those institutions that are accredited by reputed organizations should be given permission to set up here

follow

oblige
apply
change
understand
The given and highlighted word(s) is / are correct

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Answer: E official key

Approach: Test the bold word in its sentence.

Solution: 'The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation.'
'Follow a recommendation' = accept and act on it — correct collocation and meaning.

Why the other options are wrong:
A oblige — oblige a person, not a recommendation.
B apply — 'apply a recommendation' is unidiomatic.
C change — contradicts the next sentence, which discusses its effects.
D understand — the government is set to act, not merely understand.

Answer: E

Q186MediumCET 2026 · Slot 2 · Q186

Passage / data for this question

In the given passage, there are words / group of words highlighted in bold and underlined. You have to decide if the words / group of words given is / are correct grammatically and contextually. If not find out the appropriate word / group of words from the given options. In case the given highlighted words / group of words is / are correct, then mark that option as your answer.

Every year over a lakh of our students, seek admissions abroad spending about $ 4 billion (Rs. 16,400 crore) annually. The demand in seats in metros is maddening. Even the less rated institutes are crowded with students. There is an urgent need in our country to expand the capacity of higher education. To link this huge demand – supply gap, one of the recommendations of the Knowledge Commission is to allow foreign universities in the country. The government it seems is all set to follow this recommendation. There is a possibility that the craze for a foreign label and lack of information about these institutes can leave thousands of students duped by fly by night operators, especially the franchisees. The government has to be skeptical in allowing entry to foreign universities. Only those institutions that are accredited by reputed organizations should be given permission to set up here

skeptical in

judicious in
envious in
discriminatory in
flambouyant in
proactive in

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Answer: A official key

Approach: Read the surrounding sentences for the author's stand, then check the collocation.

Solution: Before: students may be 'duped by fly by night operators'. After: 'Only those institutions ... accredited ... should be given permission'.
So the government must be careful/discerning. 'Skeptical' takes 'about/of', so 'skeptical in' is wrong; 'judicious in allowing entry' (sensible, careful judgement) fits both grammar and meaning.

Why the other options are wrong:
B envious in — jealousy is irrelevant.
C discriminatory in — implies unfair bias, a negative sense.
D flambouyant in — showy; meaningless here.
E proactive in — implies eagerness to allow, against the author's caution.

Cetking shortcut: No 'correct as is' option → the bold phrase must be replaced; pick the word matching the author's cautious tone.

Answer: A

Q171EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q171

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In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1

exercise
undertake
empower
authorise
tolerate

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Answer: A

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: The question is whether women use/practise leadership differently from men. The fixed collocation is exercise leadership (like exercise power, exercise authority).

Why the other options are wrong:
B undertake: used for tasks, journeys, responsibilities ('undertake a project'), not leadership.
C empower: one empowers people, not leadership.
D authorise: means to give permission.
E tolerate: means to put up with — wrong sense.

Cetking shortcut: Power/authority/leadership/control → 'exercise'.

Answer: A

Q172EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q172

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

affect
succeed
compete
profess
dominate

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Answer: B

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: "Will feminine leadership succeed where masculine leadership does not?" — the natural question is whether one style works where the other fails.

Why the other options are wrong:
A affect: needs an object.
C compete: 'compete where the other does not' makes little sense.
D profess: means to declare.
E dominate: needs an object and misses the success/failure contrast.

Answer: B

Q173EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q173

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

traditional
charismatic
masculine
benevolent
authoritarian

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Answer: C

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: The paragraph compares women and men; 'feminine leadership' is set against masculine leadership.

Why the other options are wrong:
A traditional, B charismatic, D benevolent, E authoritarian: styles of leadership, not the gender contrast the passage sets up.

Answer: C

Q174EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q174

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

outlive
outcast
outwork
outstand
outdo

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Answer: E

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: "Female managers outdo their male counterparts" — they perform better, which is 'paradoxical' given similar characteristics.

Why the other options are wrong:
A outlive: live longer.
B outcast: a noun for a rejected person.
C outwork: work harder — not what the study measures.
D outstand: not standard in this sense.

Answer: E

Q175EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q175

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

employees
subordinates
managers
counterparts
superiors

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Answer: D

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: Female managers are compared with male managers in the same role — their male counterparts.

Why the other options are wrong:
A employees, B subordinates, E superiors: change the hierarchy — not equals.
C managers: 'their male managers' reads as their bosses.

Answer: D

Q176EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q176

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 6.

minimal
distinct
unique
similar
constant

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Answer: D

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: The result is paradoxical because women outperform men even when their personal characteristics are very similar.

Why the other options are wrong:
A minimal: 'very minimal characteristics' is meaningless.
B distinct, C unique: if different, outperformance would not be paradoxical.
E constant: does not compare the two groups.

Cetking shortcut: 'Even when' needs a condition that should have made the result equal.

Answer: D

Q177EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q177

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 7.

employment
culture
gender
class
category

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Answer: C

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: Structuralists say men and women are not treated the same at work, so removing gender bias would remove the differences.

Why the other options are wrong:
A employment, B culture, D class, E category: none is the men-vs-women bias the sentence describes.

Answer: C

Q178EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q178

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 8.

variations
discriminations
resemblances
distortions
central

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Answer: A

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: Stamping out gender bias would stamp out the observed variations — the differences in how men and women lead/perform.

Why the other options are wrong:
B discriminations: the bias itself, not the observed effect.
C resemblances: opposite meaning.
D distortions: implies falsified data.
E central: an adjective, grammatically impossible after 'the observed'.

Answer: A

Q179EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q179

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 9.

needy
desperate
preliminary
trivial
central

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Answer: E

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: Socialisation theory: men experience work differently because they see it as more central to their lives.

Why the other options are wrong:
A needy, B desperate: describe people, not work's importance.
C preliminary: means introductory.
D trivial: opposite of the intended sense.

Answer: E

Q180EasyCET 2025 · Slot 5 · Q180

Passage / data for this question

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage as questions and against each, five words are suggested as alternative options, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate words in each case.

Do women ...(1)... leadership differently than men do? And if so, will feminine leadership ...(2)... where ...(3)... leadership does not? A recent study suggests somewhat paradoxically that female managers ...(4)... their male ...(5)... even when the personal characteristics of both are very ...(6)... Of the two schools of thought, the structuralist theory argues that men and women do not receive the same treatment in the workplace and that stamping out ...(7)... bias would stamp out the observed ...(8)... In contrast, the socialization theory contends that men and women experience work differently because men see work as more ...(9)... to their lives. These ...(10)... explanations apart, today, business appears to be undergoing feminization of leadership

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no 10.

contradictory
corresponding
discrimination
analogical
identical

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Answer: A

Approach: Cloze — choose the word that fits both grammar and the passage's logic/collocation.

Solution: The structuralist and socialisation theories are introduced with 'In contrast', so they are contradictory explanations.

Why the other options are wrong:
B corresponding, E identical, D analogical: imply agreement.
C discrimination: a noun, does not fit before 'explanations'.

Answer: A

Q156EasyCET 2025 · Slot 4 · Q156

Passage / data for this question

Cloze passage — shown as image.

Fill the gap numbered 1 in the passage with the most appropriate word (see figure).

Figure for MBA CET 2025 Slot 4 question 156

Regrettably
Firstly
Obviously
Apparently
Important

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Answer: C

Approach: Sentence-opening adverb that fits the author's tone.

Solution: The paragraph before describes an idealised model (all options considered, utility of every outcome computed). The blank opens the comment "___ such a model reflects major simplifications of the way divisions [sic: decisions] are made in the real world" — the author treats this as self-evident, so "Obviously" fits.

Why the other options are wrong:
A Regrettably: adds a sense of regret the author does not express.
B Firstly: no list of points follows.
D Apparently: suggests doubt, but the author is certain.
E Important: an adjective, ungrammatical as a sentence opener here.

Answer: C

Q157MediumCET 2025 · Slot 4 · Q157

Passage / data for this question

Cloze passage — shown as image.

Fill the gap numbered 2 in the passage with the most appropriate word (see figure).

Figure for MBA CET 2025 Slot 4 question 157

Quantitatively
Systematically
Scientifically
Analytically
Interestingly

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Answer: A

Approach: Collocation with the model being described.

Solution: The model assigns "a numerical value" to each outcome. Humans "tend not to think ___ as easily as the model calls for", i.e. they do not think in numbers — "quantitatively".

Why the other options are wrong:
B Systematically / C Scientifically / D Analytically: humans do think this way to some extent; the model's special demand is numerical valuation.
E Interestingly: unrelated to manner of thinking in the model.

Cetking shortcut: Look back for a matching clue: "numerical value derived for the utility" = quantitative.

Answer: A

Q158EasyCET 2025 · Slot 4 · Q158

Passage / data for this question

Cloze passage — shown as image.

Fill the gap numbered 3 in the passage with the most appropriate word (see figure).

Figure for MBA CET 2025 Slot 4 question 158

Implication
Disadvantages
Utility
Alternatives
Assets

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Answer: D

Approach: Parallel structure within the sentence.

Solution: The sentence reads: "they often deal with a particular option without really assessing its ___ and when they do assess alternatives..." The second half repeats the idea with "alternatives", so the first half must be "alternatives" — people consider one option without comparing it with the others.

Why the other options are wrong:
A Implication / C Utility: fit "assessing" but the follow-up "when they do assess alternatives" shows the missing word is alternatives.
B Disadvantages / E Assets: too narrow; the model compares options, not pros or cons of one.

Cetking shortcut: "...when they DO assess alternatives" repeats the blank word — the echo gives the answer.

Answer: D

Q159EasyCET 2025 · Slot 4 · Q159

Passage / data for this question

Cloze passage — shown as image.

Fill the gap numbered 4 in the passage with the most appropriate word (see figure).

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Resolve
Thwart
Defeat
Close
Assume

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Answer: A

Approach: Verb collocation with "argument".

Solution: Firing people is as rare in a large company as using "a gun or a switch-blade to ___ an argument". One "resolves" (settles) an argument; the violent tool is used to end the dispute.

Why the other options are wrong:
B Thwart / C Defeat: one defeats an opponent, not an argument in this sense.
D Close: "close an argument" is not the natural idiom.
E Assume: makes no sense.

Answer: A

Q160MediumCET 2025 · Slot 4 · Q160

Passage / data for this question

Cloze passage — shown as image.

Fill the gap numbered 5 in the passage with the most appropriate word (see figure).

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Derived
Engineered
Produced
Allowed
Delivered

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Answer: D

Approach: Meaning in context — process that let a failure happen.

Solution: The fired employee is a "failed product", and the question is how the process "___ such a phenomenon in the first place" — i.e. how the hiring/managing process let it happen: "allowed".

Why the other options are wrong:
A Derived: one derives something from a source, not a phenomenon from a process.
B Engineered / C Produced: imply deliberate creation, too strong.
E Delivered: used for products, not for letting a failure occur.

Cetking shortcut: "In the first place" signals asking how it was permitted to happen — allowed.

Answer: D

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