IBPS SO Prelims English Quiz
As the date of IBPS SO Exam is coming nearer, hopes of aspirants are growing with every passing day. It’s time to test their hard work and they would want to make the best of this opportunity. Thus, English Language can play a vital role to get success. IBPS SO English is all about well-planned strategy, time- management and strong grasp over English Language. So, stop boiling the ocean, and acquire command over vocabulary, enhance deep knowledge of grammar, and build competent comprehension skills to get the ball in the court in first attempt. Here is a quiz on English Language provided by Adda 247. It will help you practice latest pattern of English Questions for upcoming IBPS SO Pre Examination 2019.
Directions (1-8): Read the following passage, four words in each paragraph are highlighted .The word which is contextually incorrect has to be marked from the options given below.
(1) The deadly fire at dawn on Sunday that swept through an abandoned bag factory in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi area killing 43 workers is a shocking reminder that for every big industrial unit showcased as evidence of an emerging power, there are scores of Dickensian ratholes in which workers toil under crushing, dangerous conditions. (2) Neither the Delhi government nor the Centre, which has control of law and order in the national capital, can pretend to be surprised at the many survivors. It is well known that poorly paid labourers live and work in several residential buildings turned into unregistered factories, and those who died due to suffocation or burn injuries were no different. (3) Most of them came from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, and virtually slept at night next to the machines they worked on. If it is confirmed by a probe that the victims were locked in and assisted by materials stacked on staircases, the culpability of those responsible would be enormously higher. (4)A small consolation is the rescue of several people given the narrow approach to the stricken building, and a mass of tangled wires. The building’s owner and the manager have been arrested to exasperate public anger, but administrative agencies cannot escape responsibility for allowing the factory and other such units to function illegally, without safety audits.
(5) The third deadliest building fire in the national capital in two decades, on December 8, ahead of the polls to the Delhi Assembly, will provide grist to the Opposition to deflect the blame on the AAP government, which is responsible for civic services and labour issues.(6)Delhi’s Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal has, on the other hand, been blaming the lack of complete authority and obstruction by the Centre for his party not being able to deliver on a broader development agenda. Public safety cannot be allowed to fall victim to this irresponsible brotherhood. (7) Political parties, civil society and government must chart a new course, with a plan to make the older, built-up areas safe. At the root of planned urban development is the deplorable compact arrived at between governments and violators that allows rezoning to accommodate illegal commercial establishments in residential zones, weak enforcement of regulations and post facto regularisation of illegalities. (8) The Supreme Court of India has come down on municipal authorities in Delhi in the past for this, although culpability of building owners, as in the Uphaar Cinema case, has not been dealt with sternly. Initial financial relief has been announced for the victims in the Anaj Mandi fire, and some people will face the law, but the real test lies in whether this is treated as a celebration. Rules under the new occupational safety code must be strong enough to protect workers. Less government and lax enforcement is bad policy. It costs lives and harms the economy.
Q1.
(a) abandoned
(b) emerging
(c) ratholes
(d) toil
(e) None of these.
Q2.
(a) pretend
(b) survivors-
(c) poorly
(d) suffocation
(e) None of these.
Q3.
(a) virtually
(b) probe
(c) assisted
(d) culpability
(e) None of these.
Q4.
(a) consolation
(b)exasperate
(c) tangled
(d) stricken
(e) None of these.
Q5.
(a) deadliest
(b) grist
(c) deflect
(d) civic
(e) None of these.
Q6.
(a) obstruction
(b) development
(c) victim
(d) brotherhood
(e) None of these.
Q7.
(a) Built-up
(b) chart
(c) planned
(d) deplorable
(e) None of these.
Q8.
(a) sternly
(b) authorities
(c) celebration
(d) relief
(e) None of these.
Directions (9-15): Read the following passage and answer the following questions. Some words are highlighted to help you answer some of the questions.
Issues like conditions of forests, prey base, livelihood of fringe forest dwellers, tribals and so on need to be taken up on a priority basis so that the big cats don’t come in conflict with people. On the occasion of the International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 2018 Tiger Estimation report with great fanfare and broke the news of a significant increase in the tiger population of India. He termed the success of tiger conservation efforts in India as “baaghon mein bahar hai,” a take on the popular Hindi film song from yesteryears. According to the estimation report, the tiger population has increased from 1,400 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2019, a solid growth of 34 per cent. It is a remarkable achievement for the country that in spite of several hiccups in conservation, it has three-fourth of the world’s tiger population and has emerged as the safest habitat for the big cat. Highlighting India’s conservation efforts, Modi said that the target to double the tiger population by 2022, which was set in 2010 in St Petersburg by the international community, was achieved by India four years in advance.
The tiger census, one of the world’s largest, was carried out over an area of 3,91,400 sq km in 3,17,958 sample habitat plots. As many as 26,838 camera traps located at 141 sites covered over 1,21,337 sq km of forests and snapped more than 76,000 pictures of the big cats. This estimation seems quite reliable given the meticulous planning, use of cutting-edge technology and analytical tools. This time human errors were minimised and figures were based on recording of actual field data digitally through the mobile phone application M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tiger-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status). The sighting of tigers and other animals was recorded and geo-tagged. One of the keys to success was the adoption of a landscape approach across five tiger habitats, i.e. the Shivaliks and Indo-Gangetic Plains, Central India and Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats, the North-East and the Sunderbans. National Geographic prepared a documentary on this census, highlighting the hard work done by the field staff and other officers.
The increase in tiger numbers in the country has basically been due to the hard work put in by the foresters and positive attitude of villagers apart from policy thrust and priority attached to conservation by the Centre and State Governments. The impact of improvement in overall forest management and technological back-up was also felt. However, we must also remember that the tiger is a prolific breeder and once its numbers started growing, a good prey base and habitat ensured that the population would register good growth. But the nation must give equal credit to villagers situated near tiger habitats as without their cooperation, protecting the feline species would have been a pipe dream, as is the case in many other countries. However, the increased tiger population has brought with it more responsibility and challenges for forest departments as tigers can only prosper in healthy environs that would support their prey base.
Incidentally, the highest number of tigers, 526, was located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), followed by 524 in Karnataka and 442 in Uttarakhand. Sadly, Chhattisgarh witnessed a big decline from 46 tigers in 2014 to 19 in 2019 and is a cause for concern. Similarly the results in Bihar, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha,Mizoram and Arunanchal Pradesh are not very encouraging and the situation may become critical in other areas also. Shockingly, no tigers were reported in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa tiger reserves.
However, a word of caution for MP, Uttarakhand and Karnataka which have shown a boost in big cat numbers. They must control the increasing man-animal conflicts as a larger tiger population means increasing competition for food, water and space. Issues like conditions of forests, prey base, livelihood of fringe forest dwellers, tribals and so on, need to be taken up on a priority basis so that the big cats don’t come in conflict with people. Further, water sources will have to be improved on a war footing to combat climatic vagaries. The Ministry of Environment’s Compensatory Afforestation Planning and Management Authority (CAMPA) recently released Rs 47,000 crore to States. Even if the annual interest earned on this amount is used in a well-planned manner, it can solve the monetary and resource crunch faced by the forest department. There is also dire need to synchronise the working of forests, rural, tribal affairs and Jal Shakti Ministries. The time is ripe to make some innovative and forward-looking changes in the governance of these subjects.
Q9. What can be concluded from the passage?
(a) Project Tiger is an important movement aimed at the conservation of tiger in India.
(b) The International Tiger Day is celebrated every year on 29 July to raise awareness about tiger conservation.
(c) The four-year tiger census report, Status of Tigers in India, 2018, released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, shows numbers of the big cat have increased across all landscapes.
(d) India’s tiger population has fallen by 6% in the past year . Indian tiger numbers are down, according to one of the most detailed wildlife
(e) None of these.
Q10. Which of the following lines are true with reference to the passage?
(a) Ample number of tigers were reported in Buxa, Palamu and Dampa tiger reserves.
(b) The tiger estimation report, released every four years, pegs the population of wild tigers in the country at 2,967 in 2019.
(c) The Global Tiger Forum, an international collaboration of tiger-bearing countries, has set a goal of doubling the count of wild tigers by 2022.
(d) The biggest increase has been in Madhya Pradesh recorded 526 in numbers.
(e) Both (b) & (d)
Q11. What priorities must be on top according to the passage?
(a) The fact that the tiger reserve is having no connectivity with other tiger reserves has only compounded the problems of the present tiger population. So it must have a good connectivity.
(b) A steep fall in the tiger population could lead to a rise in the herbivore population, which could destroy forests by feeding on trees and plants, prompting the government to form a Tiger Task Force, and tighten protection measures.
(c) A new report by Survival International has revealed that the mass eviction of tribal people in India whose lands are being turned into tiger reserves is illegal under both national and international law.
(d) Issues like conditions of forests, augmentation of prey and livelihood of villagers situated near tiger habitats need to be taken up on a priority basis so that the big cats don’t come in conflict with people.
(e) None of these.
Q12. Why does there have been an increment in tiger numbers?
(a) It is due to the hard work put by the foresters and the villagers implementing the policy who surrounds the forest.
(b) Numerous efforts are being carried out to save their species, and Project Tiger is an important movement aimed at the conservation of tiger in India.
(c) There is an increase in the forest range in the last decade so that prey base can be increased
(d) There have been more stringent rules for the tigers in the few days.
(e) None of these.
Q13. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
(a) The programme aims at empowering women by helping them start income-generating activities.
(b) The Ministry of Environment’s Compensatory Afforestation Planning and Management Authority (CAMPA) recently released Rs 47,000 crore to States.
(c) The Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development
(d) While all the States saw a “positive” increase, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram saw a decline in tiger population.
(e) None of these.
Q14. Identify the word which has the same meaning as the given word in bold in the passage.
Vagaries
(a)Argue
(b)Mediate
(c)Active
(d) Idiosyncrasy
(e) Serene
Q15. Identify the word which has the same meaning as the given word in bold in the passage.
Hiccups
(a) Demand
(b) Approval
(c) Glitches
(d) Brief
(e) Imperfect
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. From the given options, only option (a) fits to make a contextually meaningless sentence remaining options render meaning to the paragraph. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (a).The correct word there be ‘unregistered’ in the option.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. To get the right answer, reading the previous and subsequent paragraph, it can be observed that it describes the number of casualties, making the given word irrelevant. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (b).The correct word there be ‘casualties’ in the option.
S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct word to be identified is assisted or option(c). The paragraph talks about people unable to get out of rooms and getting locked in leading to their death hence the word present does not make any contextual sense. The correct word there be ‘obstructed’ in the option.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option here will be option (b). Exasperate means “intensely irritated and frustrated” the paragraph involved here states measures taken by the police to pacify the people rather then further enrage them. The correct word there be ‘mollify’ in the option.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. To make the sentence contextually correct option (c) will have to be replaced. The preceding word “Grist” means to have material or documents in support of something or a cause consequentially the presence of option (c) makes the sentence incorrect. The correct word there be ‘pin’ in the option.
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. The sentence displays the conflict between various levels existent in the government, the presence of option (d) makes the sentence logically incorrect. Hence option (d) will be the correct answer. The correct word there be ‘wrangling’ in the option.
S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. Option (c) should be replaced here as the given lines talk about the nexus between different organisation powering illegal constructions. Hence the given option (c) will be contextually incorrect here. The correct word there be ‘chaotic’ in the option.
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The given para talks about the legal and rehabilitative steps taken by the authorities which further culminates into the question of how this tragedy will pave way for further action. option (c) is contextually incorrect here. The correct word there be ‘watershed’ in the option.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Referring to the lines in the first passage,it is pretty clear that option (c) holds true. This can be inferred from the lines mentioned in the passage, “On the occasion of the International Tiger Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 2018 Tiger Estimation report with great fanfare and broke the news of a significant increase in the tiger population of India. He termed the success of tiger conservation efforts in India as “baaghon mein bahar hai,” a take on the popular Hindi film song from yesteryears”. This makes our correct option (c).
S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. Referring to the first paragraph, it is pretty clear that option (b) holds true. This can be inferred from the lines mentioned in the passage, According to the estimation report, the tiger population has increased from 1,400 in 2014 to 2,967 in 2019, a solid growth of 34 per cent.
Referring to the fourth paragraph, it is evident that option (d) holds true. This can be inferred from the lines mentioned in the passage, “Incidentally, the highest number of tigers, 526, was located in Madhya Pradesh (MP), followed by 524 in Karnataka and 442 in Uttarakhand”.
There is nothing mentioned about the Global Tiger Forum aimed at achieving the tiger population. This makes incorrect option(c).
So the correct answer is option (e).
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. Referring to the lines of the last passage, “Issues like conditions of forests, prey base, livelihood of fringe forest dwellers, tribals and so on, need to be taken up on a priority basis so that the big cats don’t come in conflict with people. Further, water sources will have to be improved on a war footing to combat climatic vagaries.”
This can be inferred that option (d) holds true.
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. Referring to the lines of the passage, ‘The increase in tiger numbers in the country has basically been due to the hard work put in by the foresters and positive attitude of villagers apart from policy thrust and priority attached to conservation by the Centre and State Governments.’ This makes our correct answer choice option (a).
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. Referring to the last few lines of the passage, it is inferred that option (b) holds true. Other than that no other option is correct.
S14. Ans. (d)
Sol.
Vagaries mean ‘an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behaviour’.
Idiosyncrasy means the same as Vagaries.
Serene means ‘calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil’.
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. Hiccups means ‘a minor difficulty’ which means the same as “Glitiches”. This makes our correct option (c).
Hiccups means ‘a temporary or minor problem or setback’ or ‘a break in continuity’
