IPMAT Indore 2023 (VA) PYQs

small fry

small fish

tiny shots

tiny fish

of some importance

of great importance

of less importance

of no importance

saving grace

saving praise

saving case

saving face

hearing regarding

in hearing

to hear of

to hear regarding

off-the-mike

off-the-mark

off-the-cuff

off-the-grid

ill and ache

ill at ease

ill at heart

ill in heart

go the extra mile

go to the extra level

go the entire mile

go to the extreme level

on and paid for the meal

that she had paid for the meal

that she will be paying for the meal

that she pay for the meal

nothing much has changed, has it?

nothing much has changed, would it?

nothing much is changed, isn't it?

nothing much has changed, hasn't it?

have definitely accept such an offer

have definitely have accepted such an offer

definitely accepted such an offer

have definitely accepted such an offer

who you are assigned

whomever you are assigned

whom you are assigned

whoever you are assigned

affects the story plots

affects the story’s plot

effects the stories’ plot

affect the story’s plot

The Villa became the backdrop to both the private as well as the court life of the Nawabs

The Nawabs chose to live in Villas because they were easier to construct than palaces

The Nawabs of Lucknow fancied building palaces that resembled British ancestral homes

The Nawabs were attracted to European ideas in architecture because of their ‘foreignness’

He focused on low-rise dwelling solutions that emphasized the human scale and created a sense of community

Considerations of the Indian climate drove many of his decisions

He is particularly noted for his sensitivity to the needs of the urban poor

His early work combined traditional architectural values with the Modernist use of materials

The British had decided that poetry about India could reach a larger audience if written in Calcutta

The rulers encouraged the natives to write poetry about India only if their mother tongue was English

English was seen as an elite language and so the British felt that only they could use it for poetry

In fact, poetry writing for the first fifty years was confined to a few families who were residents of Calcutta

With water becoming increasingly scarce and development of new sources of water extremely costly, international water tensions are expected to rise

It might be a cliche, but given how scarce it is, water is the new oil of the 21st century

The world does not consider water to be the scarce resource it is

Fresh water is increasingly in short supply, with nearly two-thirds of the global population living in water-stressed conditions

nominal; dinner; meaningfully

global; relationship; pragmatically

conspicuous; dialogue; diligently

ordinal; conversation; imaginatively

entire; camera; complicated

private; screen; disconcerting

actual; video; uncomfortable

family; microscope; disturbing

Promoters; social media; incite

Influencers; promotional; safeguard

Advertisers; commercials; capture

Distributors; Facebook; multiply

prioritise; compromised; include

compromise; prioritised; reassure

delay; assured; empower

debate; assured; confront

distinguishable; permanent

irreversible; manageable

indistinguishable; reversible

differentiated; visible

fashionable; confounded

ubiquitous; immortalised

rare; abundant

substantial; dispersed

They were all soaking wet and their mother told them to ring their clothes first and then put them out to dry.

She had left home for the first time, so her parents made her promise that she would ring them up every day.

To catch the terrorist the security forces formed a ring around the house where he was hiding.

The witch waved her wand, recited a magical verse, pressed the blue stone on her ring and vanished into thin air.

After many years of knowing one another, they eventually tied the knot.

It was a full moon night and the tied was high, but he went boating and, unfortunately, he drowned.

The bags placed on the carrier were not securely tied, which led to an unfortunate accident.

I have a good chance of a promotion since my firm has recently tied up with a global conglomerate.

They found that all the flowers placed on their mother's grave had withered within a week.

The pet dog could not come to terms with his master's death and went to grave for him, even refusing to eat for several days.

When the witness was summoned by the lawyer, he made grave allegations against the accused.

The landlord issued a warning to the tenants that non-payment of rent was a grave matter and would lead to a court case.

Our products have to function in extreme weather conditions, which is why we put them through climatic testing.

The climatic moment of the match was when the captain got caught behind the wicket.

Under certain climatic conditions, hailstorms are formed in the atmosphere, resulting in unexpected accidents.

The passengers in the bus were sweating profusely because of the hot climatic conditions.

To keep the key safe, she wore it on a cord around her neck.

He purchased a cord of wood from the market.

Teenagers may feel a need to cut the umbilical cord tying them to their homes.

The musician would hear a cord in his head and play each note individually.

If you need to farther your career, you should avoid all kinds of distractions.

The politician was so flustered by the animosity of the crowd that he refused to answer further questions.

We need to discuss this problem right away and avoid letting it fester any further.

I live farther away from college than all my classmates.