TCS NQT || 2026 || VERBAL ABILITY || READING COMPREHENSION || CLASS

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Question 1

Remote work has increased flexibility for employees, but it also demands greater self-discipline. Without clear boundaries, productivity may decline despite reduced commuting time.

The author suggests that remote work:


  • always improves productivity

  • requires strong self-management skills

  • is unsuitable for most employees

  • reduces the importance of time management

Question 2

Choose the right word to fill in the blank

According to NCF 2005 (3.1.3), "at the initial stages of learning any

language, a______ may be used as one of the languages for learning

activities to create an awareness of the world in the child".


  • English

  • Vernacular language

  • Second language

  • Hindi

Question 3

Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate not clear option for each number. India's history and culture are dynamic

(1).___________spanning back to the Culture beginning of human civilization. It begins with a mysterious (2) __________along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India. The history of India is punctuated by the constant integration of migrating people with the diverse cultures that surround India.

Available evidence suggests that the use of iron, copper, and other metals was widely prevalent in the Indian sub-continent at a fairly early period, which is indicative of the progress that this part of the world had made. By the end of the fourth millennium BC, India had emerged as a region of highly developed civilization.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization, more precisely known as the Harappan Civilization. It (3) ______ around 2,500 BC, in the expand western part of South Asia, what today is Pakistan and Western India.

Which of these words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (3)?


  • halted

  • twirled

  • flourished

  • withered

Question 4

Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate not clear option for each number. India's history and culture are dynamic

(1).___________spanning back to the Culture beginning of human civilization. It begins with a mysterious (2) __________along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India. The history of India is punctuated by the constant integration of migrating people with the diverse cultures that surround India.

Available evidence suggests that the use of iron, copper, and other metals was widely prevalent in the Indian sub-continent at a fairly early period, which is indicative of the progress that this part of the world had made. By the end of the fourth millennium BC, India had emerged as a region of highly developed civilization.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization, more precisely known as the Harappan Civilization. It (3) ______ around 2,500 BC, in the expand western part of South Asia, what today is Pakistan and Western India.

Which of these words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (2)?


  • fight

  • inelegance

  • family

  • culture

Question 5

Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate not clear option for each number. India's history and culture are dynamic

(1).___________spanning back to the Culture beginning of human civilization. It begins with a mysterious (2) __________along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India. The history of India is punctuated by the constant integration of migrating people with the diverse cultures that surround India.

Available evidence suggests that the use of iron, copper, and other metals was widely prevalent in the Indian sub-continent at a fairly early period, which is indicative of the progress that this part of the world had made. By the end of the fourth millennium BC, India had emerged as a region of highly developed civilization.

The History of India begins with the birth of the Indus Valley Civilization, more precisely known as the Harappan Civilization. It (3) ______ around 2,500 BC, in the expand western part of South Asia, what today is Pakistan and Western India.


Which of these words most appropriately fits the blank labelled (1)?

  • lethargic

  • dynamic

  • inactive

  • lazy

Question 6

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which will improve the bracketed part of the sentence. In case no improvement is needed, select "no improvement".

Students are making to work in the garden.


  • Is made

  • Was made

  • Are made

  • No improvement

Question 7

Identify the best way to complete the given sentence.

To evaluate reading comprehension at class III level, students may be asked to __________

  • Retell a story in their own words or to summarise the main idea or the moral the story

  • Take a short dictation of what they have read

  • Write a diary based on one of the characters

  • use a set of identified vocabulary on their own

Question 8

In the given question, a sentence is given with a part of it missing and represented by a blank. Choose the phrase that can be placed in the given blank to make a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. A short hour-long drive from the Doon Valley, Mussoorie is a charming _____________ at an altitude of 1880 m in the Garhwal little hill station hills.

  • cocooned


  • exposed

  • denuded


  • none of these

Question 9

The best way to ensure peace is to make life comfortable for the world's majority. To a large extent, this has been achieved. Before the world wars, comfort was a privilege for a few affluent people in high society. Now, we have reached a minimum critical mass for the comfort level, such that it does not pay to fight anymore. In the present consumer-oriented culture, people want jobs, money, exposure, entertainment, products, and services. They are least concerned about conflict and confrontation. They are part of the new 'ME' generation that is concerned only about personal freedom and personal prosperity and is least bothered about wars and victories. The new awakening offers great hope for a free, fair, and flexible world full of enjoyable opportunities to travel, entertain and explore.

The 'ME' generation in the passage addresses


  • The victorious

  • The selfless

  • The women of today

  • The selfish

Question 10

The best way to ensure peace is to make life comfortable for the world's majority. To a large extent, this has been achieved. Before the world wars, comfort was a privilege for a few affluent people in high society. Now, we have reached a minimum critical mass for the comfort level, such that it does not pay to fight anymore. In the present consumer-oriented culture, people want jobs, money, exposure, entertainment, products, and services. They are least concerned about conflict and confrontation. They are part of the new 'ME' generation that is concerned only about personal freedom and personal prosperity and is least bothered about wars and victories. The new awakening offers great hope for a free, fair, and flexible world full of enjoyable opportunities to travel, entertain and explore.

What phrase does the author use to describe the present day culture?


  • Conflict-oriented

  • Consumer-oriented

  • People-oriented

  • Freedom-oriented

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