IIM Bangalore (BBA-DBE) - Verbal Ability - Paracompletion | Free Questions

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VA > Paracompletion

Medium

Select the correct sentence from the given options to fill in the blank in the paragraph.

Humanity is a social species by nature. When the internet entered daily life around 1983, worldwide connections became an instant possibility. _____________________. The backyard fence was replaced by a computer monitor. Whether for private purposes or business, communication is what humans do - not always gracefully or truthfully, but certainly continuously.

Social media had its first seeds in email.

The internet came, connecting people on the World Wide Web, and nothing changed.

Social media has become a vast, informal network of online venues.

Talking to the next-door neighbour became talking to anyone on the planet.

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VA > Paracompletion

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The ancient city of Pompeii, located near Naples in Italy, was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii remained buried for nearly 1,700 years before its rediscovery in 1748. When excavations began, archaeologists found the city remarkably well-preserved, offering a unique glimpse into life in ancient Rome. The streets were lined with homes, shops, and public buildings, many adorned with colorful frescoes and mosaics. ________.

Read the paragraph and select the option that correctly fills in the missing sentence:

The eruption led thousands of people fight against each other.

The city had a population of about 11,000 inhabitants.

Pompeii was a thriving commercial center in the Roman Empire.

It appears that the city's inhabitants had no warning of the impending disaster.

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VA > Paracompletion

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Audience segmentation used to be a blunt process—grouping people based on demographic information such as their age, gender, location, educational level, income, and so on. Al technologies can drill down into audience behaviors and help teams develop a sophisticated understanding of niche communities based on their shared values, behaviors, influences, brand affinities, and more. This provides a much more nuanced understanding of what really makes an audience tick, making it easier to create campaigns that resonate.

A sentence has been removed from the end of the following passage. Please choose the CORRECT option that completes the passage in the most appropriate manner:

None the less, implementing AI requires significant investment.

This newfound understanding allows for marketing based on blanket information.

Unlike conventional market research tactics, it’s based on real-time data, which means the intelligence it gives you is never out of date.

With AI, marketers can now target specific demographics.

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Q4:

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VA > Paracompletion

Medium

Select the CORRECT option to fill in the blank. I drove out early one morning to Hemis to witness one of the greatest events of the Ladakhi calendar, the Tse-Chu festival. ________________________. I concluded that this is how the traditional culture flourished, until a Ladakhi pointed out that such goods could be aimed only at the tourist market. The real Ladakhis in evidence were clustered around the homemade roulette wheels set among the trees.

I knew before I came to Ladakh–the high dry region in northern India that borders Tibet

Indeed many of Ladakh's festivals, traditionally held in winter when Ladakhi's don't have to work on fields, have now been moved to the summer so they can grab a foreign audience.

We began to edge down along a single lane road towards Nubra valley.

When I arrived, I found a wholistic settlement set up around the temple, with sharp cheeked men and girls selling necklaces and statues of the Buddha, mystic scrolls and even CDs.

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Q5:

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VA > Paracompletion

Medium

Select the CORRECT option to fill in the blank. The selectors were criticized for choosing a weak team for the World Cup. The team faced defeats in the initial stages and performed well later. Contrary to general belief the ____

team lost the final match

team won the trophy

team lost the trophy

team returned empty handed

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