English Quiz for IBPS PO Mains 2019(21st of October)

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Directions (1-7): Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed. There are some blanks given in the passage-based in which some questions are framed, and some words are highlighted as well to help you answer some of the questions. 
Once again, Israel is poised for protracted ______________ (A) talks between the country’s two main parties. Tuesday’s election, the second this year, is shaping to be as inconclusive as the poll in April. (B)The conservative (1) to win a fifth term (2) in office could elude (3) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the ambition (4) Likud party.
(C) If anything, his appeal to hard-line Jewish parties to the right helping Israeli Arabs, under the rubric of the Arab Joint List, to coalesce as a more cohesive force ahead of the polls. Mr. Netanyahu also burned his bridges with potential centrist allies in recent months. With about 96.5% of the ballots counted, Israeli media says the Likud party has won 31 seats. Blue and White, the Opposition of former Army chief Benny Gantz, has reportedly won 33 seats. In the 120-seat Knesset, neither is thus anywhere near securing a clean majority. Between the two of them, Mr. Netanyahu’s position appears more ____________(D). Having failed to forge a right-wing coalition after the inconclusive April election, he opted to return to the people rather than allow Mr. Gantz to try and break the deadlock. Predictably, the latter has offered to establish a unity government with Likud, but without Mr. Netanyahu at the helm. Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister could not even _______________ (E) such a scenario, as the country’s chief prosecutor is scheduled to begin a probe within weeks into bribery and fraud against him.
Reports indicate that given Mr. Gantz’s openness to work with other parties, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin _________________ (F) him first to form a government. The other dilemma Mr. Netanyahu faces is from the Israel Our Home party, headed by his former Defence Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, who has relentlessly campaigned to remove the exemption of ultra-orthodox Jewish communities from enlisting in the armed forces. The issue was a major obstacle to the two parties coming together earlier this year. Israel Our Home and the Arab Joint List are expected to improve on their tally in this election. But to anticipate a working arrangement between them and the Blue and White Opposition may be stretching optimism too far. After all, Mr. Gantz has resorted no less to the rhetoric about expanding Israel’s borders deep into the Palestinian territory. (G) But in Israel’s compromises (1) fragmented polity, the oblige (2) of forming a government imperatives (3) parties to strike increasingly (4). That endeavor ought to be underpinned by a recognition of the two-state solution as the only viable course to accord dignity and sovereignty to the Palestinian people. Foremost, Tel Aviv needs a government. Mr. Netanyahu could facilitate the process by stepping aside. That would be the statesmanly act.

Q1. Which of the following word given in the options should come at the place marked as (A) in the above passage to make it grammatically correct and meaningful? Also, the word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful. 
(I) Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was able to complete his full term as the head of a BJP-led ______________.
(II) _________________ governments can get a lot of things done, and when they do that, they stick together too.
(a) Coalition
(b) Dispute
(c) Attitude
(d) Perpetual
(e) None of these

Q2. The sentence given in (B) has four words given in bold. Amongst the given bold words which of the followings must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful?
(a) 2-1 and 3-4
(b) Only 1-4
(c) Only 2-3
(d) 1-4 and 2-3
(e) Only 2-4

Q3. In the above passage, sentence (C) is italicized. There may or may not be error in one part of the sentence, select the part having error it in.
(a) If anything, his appeal to hard-line Jewish parties
(b) to the right helping Israeli Arabs, under
(c) the rubric of the Arab Joint List, to
(d) coalesce as a more cohesive force ahead of the polls
(e) None of these

Q4.  Which of the following should fill the blank given in (D) to make it contextually correct and meaningful?
(a) Incident
(b) Engender
(c) Crusade
(d) Precarious
(e) None of the above

Q5. Which of the following word given in the options should come at the place marked as (E) in the given passage to make it grammatically correct and meaningful? Also, the word should fill in the two sentences given below to make them contextually correct and meaningful. 
(I) The word ‘yoga’ derives from the Sanskrit root ‘yug’, meaning to control and to contemplate.
(II) Indeed it is extremely interesting to contemplate the idea that great statesmen were also great lovers of books and incidentally authors.
(a) Contemplate
(b) Cavalier
(c) Nomadic
(d) Employment
(e) None of these

Q6.  Which of the following phrases should fill the blank (F) to make it contextually and grammatically meaningful and correct respectively? 
(a) might be inclination to invited
(b) may be inclined to invite
(c) may be inclination to invited
(d) might be inclined to invited
(e) None of these

Q7. The sentence given in (G) has four words given in bold. Amongst the given bold words, which of the followings must replace each other to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful?
(a) 1-3
(b) Both 2-4 and 1-3
(c) 2-3
(d) Both 1-4 and 2-3
(e) 3-4

(Directions  8-12): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G)  in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F) to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT

Q8. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) G
(c) F
(d) E
(e) C

Q9. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)D
(c)E
(d)B
(e)C


Q10. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) E
(c) F
(d)C
(e) A

Q11. Which of the following should be the last sentence after rearrangement?
(a)F
(b)G
(c)B
(d)A
(e)E

Q12. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) F
(c) B
(d) D
(e) E

Direction (13): There are sets of statements in question given below which when connected using the correct sentence structure forms a complete single sentence without altering the meaning of the sentences given in the question. There are four options given below the question, choose the sentence that forms the correct formation of single sentence which is both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. If none follows, choose (e) as your answer.
Q13. The conception of the world and of human life is controlled by natural law; is alien to Hebrew thought in general; is alien to the prophetic and liturgical Hebrew literature.
(a) Because the conception of the world and of human life as controlled by natural law has been alien to Hebrew thought in general but is alien to the prophetic and liturgical Hebrew literature.
(b) The conception of the world and of human life as controls by natural law is alien not only to the prophetic and liturgical Hebrew literature but also to Hebrew thought in general.
(c) Although the conception of the world and of human life is controlled by natural law is alien to the prophetic and liturgical Hebrew literature, so, it is also alien to Hebrew thought in general.
(d) The conception of the world and of human life as controlled by natural law is alien not only to the prophetic and liturgical Hebrew literature but also to Hebrew thought in general.
(e) None of the above is correct.

Direction (14): The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into three parts which may contain grammatical errors in one or more than one part of the sentence. If there is an error in any part of the sentence, find the correct alternatives to replace those parts from the three options given below each question to make the sentence grammatically correct. If there is an error in any part of the sentence and none of the alternatives is correct to replace that part, then choose (d) i.e. None of the (I), (II) and (III) as your answer. If the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any correction, choose (e) i.e. No correction required as your answer. 
Q14. The 67-years of independence has seen (I)/ a little changes in the socio-economic landscape (II)/ of Asia’s third largest economy. (III)
(I) The 67-years of independence have seen
(II) many changes in the socio-economic landscape
(III) in Asia’s third largest economy
(a)Only (I)
(b)Both (I) and (II)
(c)Both (I) and (III)
(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)
(e)No correction required

Direction (15): In the following question a part of the sentence is given in bold, it is then followed by three sentences which try to explain the meaning of the phrase given in bold. Choose the best set of alternatives from the five options given below each question which explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given as question.
Q15. Tesla and SpaceX CEO, Elon Musk, warned in 2016 that, if artificial intelligence is left unregulated, humans could devolve into the equivalent of house cats next to increasingly powerful supercomputers.
(I) In 2016, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk said that if artificial intelligence is not controlled properly, the very powerful supercomputers will mutate humans into house cats.
(II) Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, alerted in 2016 that artificial intelligence will be left unregulated and humans will transform into house cats before extremely powerful supercomputers.
(III) In 2016, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, cautioned that if artificial intelligence will not be properly regulated, in future, the human condition will deteriorate into something similar to domesticated pets in front of increasingly powerful computers.
(a)Only (II) is correct
(b)Only (III) is correct
(c)Both (II) and (III) are correct
(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct
(e)All are correct

Solutions
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The term ‘coalition’ means ‘a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.’ Other options do not fit the context of the given sentence with blank (A). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, 1-4 i.e, ‘conservative-ambition’ will be replaced making the sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. The sentence thus arranged is, “The ambition to win a fifth term in office could elude Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the conservative Likud party.”

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, option (b) has error in it. ‘Helping’ will be replaced by ‘helped’. The correct sentence is, ‘If anything, his appeal to hard-line Jewish parties to the right helped Israeli Arabs, under the rubric of the Arab Joint List, to coalesce as a more cohesive force ahead of the polls.’

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, option (d) will fill the blank given in (D) to make it contextually correct and meaningful. The sentence thus formed is, ‘Between the two of them, Mr. Netanyahu’s position appears more precarious.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. The term ‘contemplate’ means ‘look thoughtfully for a long time at’. All the other options neither fit the context of give two statements nor the sentence with a blank marked as (E). Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice. The sentence thus formed is, ‘Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister could not even contemplate such a scenario, as the country’s chief prosecutor is scheduled to begin a probe within weeks into bribery and fraud against him.’

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Here, option (b) is the right answer choice. ‘may be inclined to invite’ is the optimum phrase to fill in the blank (F) making the sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct. The sentence thus formed is,
‘ Reports indicate that given Mr. Gantz’s openness to work with other parties, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin may be inclined to invite him first to form a government.’

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. Here, both 1-4 and 2-3 i.e, ‘increasingly-compromises’ and ‘oblige-imperatives’ will be replace to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful. The sentence thus formed is,
“But in Israel’s increasingly fragmented polity, the imperatives of forming a government oblige parties to strike compromises.’

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. 
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F)to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the rearranged sentences will be GBCADEF. This makes option (b) correct

S9. Ans. (e)
Sol.
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F)to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the rearranged sentences will be GBCADEF. This makes option (e) correct

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. 
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F)to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the rearranged sentences will be GBCADEF. This makes option (e) correct

S11. Ans. (a)
Sol. 
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F)to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the rearranged sentences will be GBCADEF. This makes option (a) correct

S12. Ans. (c)
Sol. 
(G)Kolkata-born Abhijit Banerjee, Ford Foundation Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, his wife Esther Duflo, also from MIT
(B) and Michael Kremer of Harvard University have won the Nobel Prize for Economics Sciences for 2019.
(C) The trio was awarded the Prize for their “experimental approach to alleviating global poverty”.
(A)The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said their work had shown how poverty could be addressed by breaking it down into smaller
(D) and more precise questions in areas such as education and healthcare, making problems easier to solve.
(E)It said the results of their studies and field experiments had ranged from helping millions of Indian schoolchildren with remedial tutoring
(F) to encouraging governments around the world to increase funding for preventative medicine.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the rearranged sentences will be GBCADEF. This makes option (c) correct

S13. Ans (d)
Sol. Among the given options, sentence (b) is grammatically (due to the usage of controls) and contextually incorrect. Sentences (a) and (c) are contextually different and structurally incorrect. They are not inferring the same meaning as per the demand of the question. Hence only option (d) forms the correct sentence which follows the sentences given in the question both grammatically and contextually.

S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. Both the phrases (I) and (II) are grammatically correct to replace the erroneous phrases given in the sentence. In the first part of the sentence, “has” should be replaced with “have”, since the subject is plural “the 67-years of independence”. Moreover, in second part of the sentence “a little” should be replaced with “many”, since the noun [changes] associated with the quantifier is a countable noun. It is to be noted that little is used with uncountable nouns while few is used with plural countable nouns. However, third part of the sentence is devoid of all errors and thus does not require any replacement. Hence, option (b) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the context of this sentence, the phrase “devolve into the equivalent of house cats” means the condition of humans will worsen into a level identical to that of a pet animal. Among the given statements, only the sentence (III) expresses the meaning which complies with the meaning of the phrase and at the same time it makes sure that the actual meaning of the sentence remains intact. Statements (I) and (II) are irrelevant as they alter the meaning of the sentence. Hence (b) is the correct option.