NAT IA Arts & Humanities Verbal Test Preparation for Pakistani Students

National Aptitude test is most commonly known as NAT test. In Pakistan National testing services is responsible for conducting NAT, GAT as well as other tests. NAT test in Pakistan is usually conducted by NTS organizations for the students who wish to get admissions in bachelors and master’s degree program in any NTS associated university.

There are two types of NAT test, NAT-I and NAT-II. NAT-I test is conducted for the aspirants who have successfully completed their 12 years of education and wants to get admission in bachelor’s degree program.

Though, the students are required to appear in NAT-I test according to their fields of study. For example, if the students had studies pre-engineering group at inter level and wishes to get admission in the field at bachelors level, then he/she is required to appear in NAT-IE test. If he/she had studied arts subjects at inter level then he/she will be required to appear in NAT-IA test.

NAT I Arts Verbal

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NAT I Arts Verbal

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Question # 1

Democratic societies from the earliest times have expected their governments to protect the weak against the strong no era good feeling can justify discharging the police force or giving up the idea of public control over concentrated private wealth on the other hand it is obvious that a spirit of self-denial and moderation on the part of those who hold economic power will greatly soften the demand for absolute equality men are more interested in freedom and security than in an equal distribution of wealth the extent to which Government must interfere with business therefore is not exactly measured by the extent to which economic power is concentrated into a few hands the required degree of government interference depends mainly on whether economic powers are oppressively used and on the necessity of keeping economic factors in a tolerable state of balanceHowever with the necessity of meeting all these dangers and threats to liberty the powers of government are unavoidable increased whichever political party may be in office the growth of government is necessary result of the growth of technology and of the problems that go with the use of machines and science since the Government in our nation must take on more powers to meet is problem there is no way to preserve freedom except by making democracy more powerful.a.The advent of science and technology has increase the

Question # 2

Sentence Completion

His_____painting style made it difficult to follow his thought processes no surprise to his contemporaries who were familiar with his _____ manner of talking

Question # 3

Street is related to Lane in the same way as Road is related to........?

Question # 4

Recent advance in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to find out abnormalities in the unborn foetus and take remedial action to rectify some defects which would otherwise prove to be fatal to the child Though genetic engineering is still at its infancy scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder it is not yet an exact science since they are not in a position to predict when exactly a genetic disorder will set in While they have not yet been able to change the genetic order of the germs they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near future they might be successful in achieving this feat They have however acquired the ability in manipulating tissue cells. However genetic mis-information can sometimes be damaging for it may adversely affect people psychologically Genetic information can therefore be abused and its application in deciding the sex of the foetus and its subsequent abortion is now hotly debated on ethical lines but on this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though this charge has often been leveled at them it is mainly a societal problem At present genetic engineering is a costly process of detecting disorder but scientists hope to reduce the costs when technology becomes more advanced.This is why much progress in this area has been possible in scientifically advanced and rich countries like the U.S.A, U.K and Japan.It remains to be seen if in the future this science will lead to the development of a race of supermen or will be able to obliterate disease from this world.f. Which of the following is the opposite in meaning to the word charged as used in the passage?

Question # 5

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

CONCEAL

Question # 6

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

BOMBASTIC

Question # 7

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

BRIDGE

Question # 8

Recent advance in science and technology have made it possible for geneticists to find out abnormalities in the unborn foetus and take remedial action to rectify some defects which would otherwise prove to be fatal to the child Though genetic engineering is still at its infancy scientists can now predict with greater accuracy a genetic disorder it is not yet an exact science since they are not in a position to predict when exactly a genetic disorder will set in While they have not yet been able to change the genetic order of the germs they are optimistic and are holding out that in the near future they might be successful in achieving this feat They have however acquired the ability in manipulating tissue cells. However genetic mis-information can sometimes be damaging for it may adversely affect people psychologically Genetic information can therefore be abused and its application in deciding the sex of the foetus and its subsequent abortion is now hotly debated on ethical lines but on this issue geneticists cannot be squarely blamed though this charge has often been leveled at them it is mainly a societal problem At present genetic engineering is a costly process of detecting disorder but scientists hope to reduce the costs when technology becomes more advanced.This is why much progress in this area has been possible in scientifically advanced and rich countries like the U.S.A, U.K and Japan.It remains to be seen if in the future this science will lead to the development of a race of supermen or will be able to obliterate disease from this world.n. which of the following is not true according to the passage?

Question # 9

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

PRICE : EXORBITANT

Question # 10

Sentence Completion

Fauzia presents herself as a bold journalist by asking people in politics the kinds of ______questions that other reporters do not ask

Question # 11

Choose a related pair of words or phrases

ENERGIZE : ACTIVE

Question # 12

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

KNOWLEDGE

Question # 13

Sentence Completion

Maria forced herself to eat every piece on her plate although she found the food practically_______.

Question # 14

Sentence Completion

Producers of Punjabi films have long decried the_____of the Lahore movie critics whose reviews can determine the fate of a film in a month

Question # 15

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

PRIM

Question # 16

Sentence Completion

A rumor that the corporation was close to the______caused panic among its creditors and stockholders

Question # 17

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

FRAILTY

Question # 18

Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

PATCHY

Question # 19

Brain is related to Cranium in the same way as pearl is related to........

Question # 20

Condolence is related to Loss in the same way as Congratulation is related to........

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The NAT-IA test comprises of total 90 multiple choices questions from various sections. These sections includes verbal, analytical, quantitative and subjects (Arts subjects).

The verbal section in NAT-IA paper consists of total 20 multiple choice questions of weightage 22.2% from different topics. These topics are:

  1. Sentence completion
  2. Analogy
  3. Antonym
  4. Comprehension
  5. Synonym

The first topic which is sentence completion comprises of total 5 MCQs, analogy topic comprises of 3 MCQs, antonym comprises of 4 MCQS, comprehension consist of 5 MCQS and synonym topic consist of 3 MCQs.

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NAT-I Verbal Important MCQ's

Sr.# Question Answer
1 Select the choice closest in meaning to the main word.

BOUNTY
A. Donation
B. Gift
C. Pleasure
D. Reward
2 Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

FRANTIC
A. Calm
B. Hopeful
C. Active
D. Bitter
3 Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

BASHFUL
A. Daring
B. Boastful
C. Upright
D. Confident
4 Sentence Completion

His_____painting style made it difficult to follow his thought processes no surprise to his contemporaries who were familiar with his _____ manner of talking
A. Hypnotic....attractive
B. Complex....affected
C. Laborious.....tedious
D. Convoluted...circumlocutory
5 Choose the words or phrases that is most opposite in meaning to the word.

BAGGY
A. Strict
B. Compact
C. Firm
D. Tight
6 The history of literature really began was the earliest of the arts. Man danced for joy round his primitive camp fire after the defeat and slaughter of his enemy. He yelled and shouted as he danced and gradually the yells and shouts became coherent and caught the measure of the coherent and caught the measure of the dance and thus the first war song was sung. As the idea of God developed prayers were framed. The songs and prayers became traditional and were repeated from one generation to another each generation something of its own.As man slowly grew more civilized he was compelled to invent some method of writing by three urgent necessities. There were certain things that it was dangerous to forget and which therefore had to be recorded it was necessary to protect one's property by making tools cattle and so on in some distinctive manner so man taught himself to write and having learned to write purely for utilitarian reasons he used this new method for preserving his war songs and his prayers of course among these ancient peoples there were only a very few individuals who learned to write and only a few could read what was written.f. The word_measure in the context of the passage means
A. Weight
B. Rhythm
C. Size
D. Quantity
7 Choose a related pair of words or phrases

SLICE : SCALPEL
A. Knit : gloves
B. Signal : flare
C. Yarn : fiber
D. Air : tube
8 Sentence Completion

The final edition of the love and Cheating consists of six volumes however only a small_____of its full volume has ever been published
A. Edition
B. Volume
C. Fraction
D. Chapter
9 Sentence Completion

As______as she is original. Tahira has created songs for theaters classical concerts and Pakistani movies.
A. Versatile
B. Old fashioned
C. Sophisticated
D. Solo
10 Sentence Completion

The cheerful lively sound of folk music______almost everyone
A. Expired
B. Make lazy
C. Revived
D. Accustomed

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