IBPS Clerk Prelims English Quiz
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Directions (1-5): Each
question below has two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the
sentence. Each pair is lettered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled
up in the blanks in the sentence in the same order so as to complete the
sentences meaningfully.
question below has two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the
sentence. Each pair is lettered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled
up in the blanks in the sentence in the same order so as to complete the
sentences meaningfully.
Q1.
With just three months left in state assembly elections, Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Rao Bhagwat will be on a 10-day ___________
of Rajasthan where he will ________ in Jodhpur, Nagaur and Jaipur.
With just three months left in state assembly elections, Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Dr Mohan Rao Bhagwat will be on a 10-day ___________
of Rajasthan where he will ________ in Jodhpur, Nagaur and Jaipur.
(a)
pleasure, stay
pleasure, stay
(b)
stay, sleep
stay, sleep
(c)
tour, camp
tour, camp
(d)
running, run
running, run
(e)
visit, sleep
visit, sleep
Q2.
Jet Airways (India) Ltd __________ it would ________________ its
49% stake in Jet Privilege Pvt. Ltd, the frequent-flyer loyalty programme
subsidiary.
Jet Airways (India) Ltd __________ it would ________________ its
49% stake in Jet Privilege Pvt. Ltd, the frequent-flyer loyalty programme
subsidiary.
(a)
walked, sell
walked, sell
(b)
slept, eat
slept, eat
(c)
asserted, play
asserted, play
(d)
said, monetize
said, monetize
(e)
asserted, manages
asserted, manages
Q3.
Solar capacity installations _______________ the country is at 25,000
megawatts (MW), or _______________ of the 2022 target of 100,000 MW,
according to Mercom India research.
Solar capacity installations _______________ the country is at 25,000
megawatts (MW), or _______________ of the 2022 target of 100,000 MW,
according to Mercom India research.
(a)
on, one-eighth
on, one-eighth
(b)
in, one-fourth
in, one-fourth
(c)
below, two-third
below, two-third
(d)
at, excessive
at, excessive
(e)
in, one-eighth
in, one-eighth
Q4.
On Monday, the government ____________________ that it would merge Bank
of Baroda (Bank of Baroda), Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank to form the third largest
___________ in India.
On Monday, the government ____________________ that it would merge Bank
of Baroda (Bank of Baroda), Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank to form the third largest
___________ in India.
(a)
announced, lender
announced, lender
(b)
decided, investor
decided, investor
(c) decided, retailor
(d)
sought, bank
sought, bank
(e) received, lender
Q5.
he Union cabinet on Wednesday ___________________ a proposal for the
complete electrification of Indian Railways in the next four years, reducing
dependance on imported fossil fuel and saving revenue for the national __________________.
he Union cabinet on Wednesday ___________________ a proposal for the
complete electrification of Indian Railways in the next four years, reducing
dependance on imported fossil fuel and saving revenue for the national __________________.
(a)
postponed, railways
postponed, railways
(b)
announced, car
announced, car
(c)
discussed, transport
discussed, transport
(d)
told, railways
told, railways
(e)
approved, carrier
approved, carrier
Directions (6-10): There
are two different sentences with a blank space in each sentence. Choose the
word from the given options which fits appropriately in both the blanks adding
a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.
are two different sentences with a blank space in each sentence. Choose the
word from the given options which fits appropriately in both the blanks adding
a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.
Heart attacks are __________ by destruction of heart tissue.
(II) The
nurse __________ the old lady everywhere.
nurse __________ the old lady everywhere.
(a) accepted
(b) agreed
(c) bagged
(d)
accompanied
accompanied
(e) bathed
Q7.
(I)Mosquito buzzing in my ear really ____________ me.
(I)Mosquito buzzing in my ear really ____________ me.
(II)
Indulging me in conversation on certain topics __________ me.
Indulging me in conversation on certain topics __________ me.
(a) annoys
(b) become
(c) begins
(d) cites
(e) brings
Q8. (I) It
would have been __________ at twice this price.
would have been __________ at twice this price.
(II) The
higher usage of public transport in Chennai is because local buses in Chennai
are more reliable and __________.
higher usage of public transport in Chennai is because local buses in Chennai
are more reliable and __________.
(a) Buddhist
(b) Cheaper
(c) Burned
(d) Capital
(e) Careful
Q9. (I) The
Senate __________ the President’s candidate for Secretary of Defense.
Senate __________ the President’s candidate for Secretary of Defense.
(II) The
witness __________ the victim’s account
in the court of law.
witness __________ the victim’s account
in the court of law.
(a) dragged
(b)
kidnapped
kidnapped
(c) deleted
(d) confirmed
(e)
developed
developed
Q10. (I) The
mother was greatly concerned not to __________ her small child.
mother was greatly concerned not to __________ her small child.
(II) The
Prime Minister of Greece doesn’t want to __________ everyone by postponing the
visit to India.
Prime Minister of Greece doesn’t want to __________ everyone by postponing the
visit to India.
(a) do
(b) drag
(c) excuse
(d) fashion
(e)
disappoint
disappoint
Directions (11-15): Each question below has
two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the sentence. Each pair is
lettered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled up in the blanks in the
sentence in the same order so as to complete the sentences meaningfully.
two blanks. There are five pairs of words below the sentence. Each pair is
lettered. Choose the pair of words which can be filled up in the blanks in the
sentence in the same order so as to complete the sentences meaningfully.
Q11. Gandhi was no economist, although most
of his views and social ____________
dealt with production and consumption of goods and _____________________.
of his views and social ____________
dealt with production and consumption of goods and _____________________.
(a) successful,
drawings
drawings
(b) experiments, services
(c) design,
anticipation
anticipation
(d) degree,
appreciate
appreciate
(e) None of
these.
these.
Q12. The
firm ________________ to invest
$500,000 to $10 million in early-growth stage companies and also participates
in follow-on _________________ at
later stages
firm ________________ to invest
$500,000 to $10 million in early-growth stage companies and also participates
in follow-on _________________ at
later stages
(a) prefers,
investments
investments
(b) challenges,
lamenting
lamenting
(c) ambit,
see
see
(d) volunteer,
place
place
(e) None of
these.
these.
Q13. In
India, festivals ___________________
the days in a year. But there are some festivals that are ________________ with grandeur across the country.
India, festivals ___________________
the days in a year. But there are some festivals that are ________________ with grandeur across the country.
(a) strong,
following
following
(b) static,
decomposes
decomposes
(c) virtue, criticized
(d) outnumber,
celebrated
celebrated
(e) None of
these.
these.
Q14. Gold is
traditionally gifted and used during weddings and festivals, and it’s not
always possible to _________________
traditions and emotions from all _______________.
traditionally gifted and used during weddings and festivals, and it’s not
always possible to _________________
traditions and emotions from all _______________.
(a) allow,
important
important
(b) eliminate,
investments
investments
(c) direct,
extra
extra
(d) action,
agreed
agreed
(e) None of
these.
these.
Q15. In six
years of the Narendra Modi government, India’s _____________ improved 79 places from 142nd in 2014 to 63th in
2019, a record for a major _____________.
years of the Narendra Modi government, India’s _____________ improved 79 places from 142nd in 2014 to 63th in
2019, a record for a major _____________.
(a) brought,
passing
passing
(b) problem,
agreed
agreed
(c) ranking,
economy
economy
(d) level,
advance
advance
(e) None of
these.
these.
Solutions
S1.
Ans. (c)
Ans. (c)
Sol.
The context of the sentence suggests that RSS Sarsanghchalak will be visiting
Rajasthan where he stay there for days. Among the given options, option (c)
provides the best alternatives to the blank and is the correct answer.
The context of the sentence suggests that RSS Sarsanghchalak will be visiting
Rajasthan where he stay there for days. Among the given options, option (c)
provides the best alternatives to the blank and is the correct answer.
S2.
Ans. (d)
Ans. (d)
Sol.
The word ‘manages’ for the second blank doesn’t impart complete sense to the
sense, but an incomplete sense. Jet Airways would manage its 49%
stake… If the stakes were already belonged to Jet Airways, what is the need to
state that it would manages its own stake. That’s already
understood.
The word ‘manages’ for the second blank doesn’t impart complete sense to the
sense, but an incomplete sense. Jet Airways would manage its 49%
stake… If the stakes were already belonged to Jet Airways, what is the need to
state that it would manages its own stake. That’s already
understood.
The
option which provides correct and relevant alternatives to the blank is the
option (d).
option which provides correct and relevant alternatives to the blank is the
option (d).
S3.
Ans. (b)
Ans. (b)
Sol.
The context of the sentence suggests that the blank would be filled by a
preposition to impart a correct relationship between ‘Solar capacity
installations is at 25,000 megawatts (MW)’ and ‘the country’. The phrase
‘______ the country’ is behaving as an adverb-phrase. Among the given
alternatives for the first blank, the correct preposition to be used is ‘in’.
The context of the sentence suggests that the blank would be filled by a
preposition to impart a correct relationship between ‘Solar capacity
installations is at 25,000 megawatts (MW)’ and ‘the country’. The phrase
‘______ the country’ is behaving as an adverb-phrase. Among the given
alternatives for the first blank, the correct preposition to be used is ‘in’.
Now,
25,000 megawatts (MW) is one-fourth of the 100,000 MW.
25,000 megawatts (MW) is one-fourth of the 100,000 MW.
So,
the correct answer is the option (b).
the correct answer is the option (b).
S4.
Ans. (a)
Ans. (a)
Sol.
Kindly focus on the clause ‘it (government) would merge Bank of Baroda, Vijaya
Bank and Dena Bank to form the third largest ______ in India’. Three banks
would be merged to give a larger bank. Notice that the word ‘lender’ is a
synonym for the word ‘bank’. For the first blank, both ‘announced’ and
‘decided’ are appropriate.
Kindly focus on the clause ‘it (government) would merge Bank of Baroda, Vijaya
Bank and Dena Bank to form the third largest ______ in India’. Three banks
would be merged to give a larger bank. Notice that the word ‘lender’ is a
synonym for the word ‘bank’. For the first blank, both ‘announced’ and
‘decided’ are appropriate.
Considering
the above, the correct option which imparts correct and relevant words to the
blanks is the option (a).
the above, the correct option which imparts correct and relevant words to the
blanks is the option (a).
Hence,
option (a) is the correct answer.
option (a) is the correct answer.
S5.
Ans. (e)
Ans. (e)
Sol.
The phrase ‘reducing dependence on imported fossil fuel…’ suggests that the
proposal was approved. For the second blank, the appropriate words are
‘carrier’ and ‘railways’.
The phrase ‘reducing dependence on imported fossil fuel…’ suggests that the
proposal was approved. For the second blank, the appropriate words are
‘carrier’ and ‘railways’.
From
above, it can be derived that the correct answer is option (e).
above, it can be derived that the correct answer is option (e).
S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. Bagged
[bag, verb] = put (something) in a bag.
[bag, verb] = put (something) in a bag.
Among the
given options, the options (a), (b), (c) and (e) are completely irrelevant to
the context of the sentence.
given options, the options (a), (b), (c) and (e) are completely irrelevant to
the context of the sentence.
The option
(d) ‘accompanied’ is the correct answer.
(d) ‘accompanied’ is the correct answer.
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. The
options (b), (c), (d) and (e) are completely irrelevant.
options (b), (c), (d) and (e) are completely irrelevant.
What feeling
a person gets when mosquito buzzes in someone’s ears?
a person gets when mosquito buzzes in someone’s ears?
The option
(a) is the most relevant word. Moreover, the option (a) is also relevant for
the second sentence.
(a) is the most relevant word. Moreover, the option (a) is also relevant for
the second sentence.
Hence, the
correct answer is the option (a).
correct answer is the option (a).
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. What
could be attributed to the higher usage of public transport in Chennai?
could be attributed to the higher usage of public transport in Chennai?
Among the
given options, ‘cheaper’ travel on local buses is the most relevant option and
is the correct answer.
given options, ‘cheaper’ travel on local buses is the most relevant option and
is the correct answer.
The options
(a), (c), (d) and (e) are completely irrelevant.
(a), (c), (d) and (e) are completely irrelevant.
Hence, the
correct answer is the option (b).
correct answer is the option (b).
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. Among
the given options, only option (d) ‘confirmed’ is the most appropriate choice
and the correct answer.
the given options, only option (d) ‘confirmed’ is the most appropriate choice
and the correct answer.
What could
witnesses do to the victim’s account in the court of law?
witnesses do to the victim’s account in the court of law?
They could
‘confirm’ it.
‘confirm’ it.
What could
the Senate do to the President’s candidate for Secretary of Defense?
the Senate do to the President’s candidate for Secretary of Defense?
The senate
could ‘confirm’ it.
could ‘confirm’ it.
The options
(a), (b), (c) and (e) are completely irrelevant as per the context of the
sentence.
(a), (b), (c) and (e) are completely irrelevant as per the context of the
sentence.
S10. Ans.
(e)
(e)
Sol. What,
among the options, could be the concern of a mother for her small child?
among the options, could be the concern of a mother for her small child?
The mother
wouldn’t desire to disappoint her small child.
wouldn’t desire to disappoint her small child.
Similarly,
‘the Prime Minister of Greece doesn’t want to disappoint everyone by postponing
the visit to India’ is a sensible, contextually meaningful and grammatically
correct sentence.
‘the Prime Minister of Greece doesn’t want to disappoint everyone by postponing
the visit to India’ is a sensible, contextually meaningful and grammatically
correct sentence.
Among the
given options, the option (e) ‘disappoint’ is the most relevant word to fill
the blank.
given options, the option (e) ‘disappoint’ is the most relevant word to fill
the blank.
Hence, the
correct answer is the option (e).
correct answer is the option (e).
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol. The
correct option is option (b).
correct option is option (b).
S12. Ans. (a)
Sol. The
correct option is option (a).
correct option is option (a).
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. The
correct option is option (d).
correct option is option (d).
S14. Ans. (b)
Sol. The
correct option is option (b).
correct option is option (b).
S15. Ans. (c)
Sol. The
correct option is option (c).
correct option is option (c).
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