15th January 2020 RBI Assistant Prelims English Daily Mock Word Rearrangement and Idiom and Phrase meaning Set

Directions (1-9): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These four words may or may not be in their correct position. The sentence is then followed by options with the correct combination of words that should replace each other in order to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. Find the correct combination of the words that replace each other. If the sentence is correct as it is then select option (e) as your choice.

Q1. The LeBaron family broke (1) away from the mainstream (2) Mormon Church and early (3) in Mexico in the settled (4) 20th century.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q2. Airlines are likely to fares (1) this fiscal year with huge losses (2), hampered by their ability to raise end (3), even during the traditionally (4)strong October-December quarter.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q3. America formally combat (1) the UN of its intention (2) to withdraw from the Paris agreement to notified (3) climate change, through which countries have pledged (4) to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q4. Masayoshi Son, the betting (1) executive of SoftBank, acknowledged that he made a mistake by chief (2) on We Work, as his group revealed (3) a $4.6bn writes down of its investment (4) in the office-rental startup.

(a) 1-4

(b) 1-2

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q5. The high double-digit growth (1) in passenger foreseeable (2) that the sector witnessed (3) during past years is also unlikely to be seen again in the volumes (4) future.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q6. Country’s major telecom (1) operators, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, recently launched (2) their respective free Wi-Fi calling services, which will enable (3) their customers to switch (4) to voice over Wi-Fi inside their homes/offices. 

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q7. During (1) his India visit, the American expected (2) who founded Amazon in 1994, is billionaire (3) to face heat from several trader and retailer associations (4) in India.

(a) 1-4

(b) 2-3

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q8. The deployment (1) also announced its intention (2) to focus on three big social sectors (3) for government (4) of 5G—education, agriculture, waste management and healthcare.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-3

(e) None of these

Q9. When Iranian missiles response (1) into US bases in Iraq last week in slammed (2) to the killing (3) of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, airline executives in India were keenly (4) following the fallout.

(a) 1-4

(b) 3-4

(c) 2-4

(d) 1-2

(e) None of these

Directions (10-15): In each of the following questions, a sentence is given with highlighted phrase. There are five words given below each sentence. Choose the word among the five options illustrating the meaning of the phrase. If no word illustrates the correct meaning then choose option (e), i.e. ‘None of These’ as your option.

Q10. To win a World Cup you need a few players to chip in with goals, not just rely on one player to get five or six.

(a)Help

(b)Clean

(c)Enhance

(d)Score

(e)None of These

Q11. There are all sorts of other cases in which the standard components of parenting can come apart. 

(a)Become sick

(b) Unsuccessful

(c)Volunteer

(d)Interrupt

(e)None of These 

Q12. If you’re trying to cut back on coffee or caffeinated beverages, do it gradually.

(a)Originate in

(b)Start operating

(c)Consume less

(d)Rely on

(e)None of These

Q13. Some owners will put up with behaviour from their animals that would drive other people nuts.

(a)Raise

(b)Extinguish

(c)Organize

(d)Tolerate

(e)None of these 

Q14. During the past week campers learnt the art of African and tassa drumming, how to walk on stilts and how to put together an atlas.

(a)Concern

(b)Divide

(c)Evaluate

(d)Assemble 

(e)None of These 

Q15. May you take after your wonderful parents, and my treasured friends who share your name. 

(a)Resemble

(b)Follow

(c)Indicate

(d)Recall

(e)None of These 

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. Here, 3-4 i.e., ‘early’ will be replaced by ‘settled’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

“The LeBaron family broke away from the mainstream Mormon Church and settled in Mexico in the early 20th century.”

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e., ‘fares’ will be replaced by ‘end’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

“Airlines are likely to end (1) this fiscal year with huge losses (2), hampered by their ability to raise fares (3), even during the traditionally (4)strong October-December quarter.”

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol. Here, 1-3 i.e., ‘combat’ will be replaced by ‘notified’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

America formally notified (1) the UN of its intention (2) to withdraw from the Paris agreement to combat (3) climate change, through which countries have pledged (4) to cut greenhouse gas emissions. 

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e., ‘betting’ will be replaced by ‘chief’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

Masayoshi Son, the chief (1) executive of SoftBank, acknowledged that he made a mistake by betting (2) on We Work, as his group revealed (3) a $4.6bn writes down of its investment (4) in the office-rental startup.

S5. Ans. (c)

Sol. Here, 2-4 i.e., ‘foreseeable’ will be replaced by ‘volumes’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

The high double-digit growth (1) in passenger volumes (2) that the sector witnessed (3) during past years is also unlikely to be seen again in the foreseeable (4) future.

S6. Ans. (e)

Sol. Here, all the highlighted words are correctly placed and there is no rearrangement required. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice. 

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. Here, 2-3 i.e., ‘expected’ will be replaced by ‘billionaire’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

During (1) his India visit, the American billionaire (2) who founded Amazon in 1994, is expected (3) to face heat from several trader and retailer associations (4) in India.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e., ‘government will be replaced by ‘deployment’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

The government (1) also announced its intention (2) to focus on three big social sectors (3) for deployment (4) of 5G—education, agriculture, waste management and healthcare.

S9. Ans. (d)

Sol. Here, 1-2 i.e., ‘slammed’ will be replaced by ‘response’ to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. The sentence thus formed is, 

The sentence thus formed is,

When Iranian missiles slammed (1) into US bases in Iraq last week in response (2) to the killing (3) of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, airline executives in India were keenly (4) following the fallout.

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol: Phrase ‘chip in’ means ‘help’. In the given sentence, ‘to win a world cup you need a few players to help with goals, not just rely on one player to get five or six.’ Hence, option (a) is the most suitable selection. 

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol: In the given sentence, it is stated that there are all kinds of cases in which the standard components of parenting can be unsuccessful, or fail to produce the intended results. Hence, option (b) is the most fitting answer choice. 

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol: ‘cut back on’ means ‘consume less’. The sentence means ‘if you are trying to consume less coffee or caffeinated beverages, do it gradually’. Hence, option (c) is right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol: ‘to put up’ refers ‘to tolerate’. Hence right answer choice is option (d). 

S14. Ans. (d)

Sol: ‘put together’ infers ‘assemble’ as in ‘how to assemble an atlas’. So, the right answer choice is option (d). 

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol: ‘take after’ means ‘ to resemble’. Right answer choice is option (a).