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IBPS PO Mains English Quiz on Miscellaneous Topics

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Directions (1-8): In the
following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is
indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against
each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph
meaningfully complete.

WhatsApp had
informed the Indian government in September that 121 Indian users were targeted
by the Israeli spyware Pegasus, but the Information Technology Ministry has ________(1)_______ the information
received from the messaging app earlier was inadequate and _________(2)______, according to sources.
Sources at
WhatsApp said the messaging platform had now responded to the government’s
query seeking an explanation on the spyware incident that allegedly ________(3)_____ on journalists and
human rights activists across the world.
The Ministry
sources said they had received a reply from WhatsApp and were studying it, and
that a view on it would be taken soon.
While
declining to comment on the details of the fresh response sent last week,
sources in WhatsApp said the company had _____(4)_________
out to the government in September as well, its second alert on the issue after
its communication in May. They said the Facebook-owned company had in the
September communication flagged that 121 users in India had been affected by
the spyware.
The IT
Ministry officials said they had received some communication from WhatsApp in
the past but it was inadequate, incomplete and full of technical ____(5)_______. WhatsApp did not respond
to queries over the matter.
The
messaging giant, on Thursday, had said Indian journalists and human rights
activists were among those globally ________(6)__________by
unnamed entities using an Israeli spyware Pegasus.
Government
officials had questioned the “suspicious” timing of the disclosure of the
hacking incident, particularly against the backdrop of the Supreme Court
allowing the Centre three months to come up with rules to curb _________(7)_______ of social media in
the country, and the continued demand for bringing in traceability of
originators of ______(8)________
content.
Q1.
(a) cajole
(b) contended
(c) appease
(d) pander
(e) None of
these.
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Q2.
(a)
belligerent
(b) warring
(c) incomplete
(d)
internecine
(e) None of
these.
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Q3.
(a) snooped
(b) plot
(c) schema
(d) figure
(e) None of
these.
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Q4.
(a) dislodge
(b) blaze
(c) reached
(d) figure
(e) None of
these.
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Q5.
(a) chronic
(b) jargon
(c) delay
(d) limit
(e) None of
these.
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Q6.
(a) look
after
(b) spied
upon
(c) kneel
down
(d) scope
(e) None of
these.
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Q7.
(a) misuse
(b) misfit
(c) foster
(d) deserves
(e) None of
these.
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Q8.
(a) requires
(b) demands
(c) malicious
(d) gloomy
(e) None of
these.
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Directions (9-15): Rearrange the following sentences in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given
below.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(E) The spyware in effect nullifies
WhatsApp’s objections. Surveillance of communication by government agencies is
not new.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Q9. Considering  statement
(A) “
The fourth
Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact on the
shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
.” as the first sentence of the rearranged paragraph, then which
among the followings fails to become the part of the coherent paragraph?
(a) H
(b) D
(c) B
(d) F
(e) E
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Q10. Among the following pairs which one of them is
formed with two consecutive statements after the rearrangement?
(a) B – D
(b) C – D
(c) A – B
(d) C – E
(e) A – F
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Difficulty 3
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Rearrangement
Q11. Considering statement (A) “The fourth Industrial Revolution
has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact on the shop floor, in stores,
offices, boardrooms and beyond.
as the first
sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the following statement should be
FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement? (Excluding the incoherent sentence)
(a) D
(b) B
(c) E
(d) C
(e) F
L1
Difficulty 3
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Rearrangement
Q12. Considering statement (A) “The fourth Industrial Revolution
has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact on the shop floor, in stores,
offices, boardrooms and beyond.
as the first
sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the following statements would
be  the last sentence after the
rearrangement? (Excluding the incoherent sentence)
(a) D
(b) B
(c) H
(d) C
(e) F
L1
Difficulty 3
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Rearrangement
Q13. Considering statement (A) “The fourth Industrial Revolution has swept
the world, leaving its indelible impact on the shop floor, in stores, offices,
boardrooms and beyond.
as the first sentence of the rearranged paragraph, identify
the correct sequence of the sentences to form a coherent paragraph (excluding
the incoherent one).
(a) ADECFHB
(b) ACGBDFH
(c) AFBECEH
(d) ADFCEBH
(e) ADBCFEH
L1
Difficulty 3
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Rearrangement
Q14. Considering statement (A) “The fourth Industrial Revolution
has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact on the shop floor, in stores,
offices, boardrooms and beyond.
as the first
sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the following statement should be
THIRD sentence after the rearrangement? (Excluding the incoherent sentence)
(a) D
(b) B
(c) E
(d) G
(e) F
L1
Difficulty 3
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Rearrangement
Q15. Considering statement (A) “The fourth Industrial Revolution
has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact on the shop floor, in stores,
offices, boardrooms and beyond.
as the first
sentence of the rearranged paragraph, which of the following statement should SECOND
sentence after the rearrangement? (Excluding the incoherent sentence)
(a) D
(b) B
(c) E
(d) G
(e) C
L1
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Rearrangement
Solutions
S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. The
correct option is option (b).
Contended:
struggle to surmount
Pander: Gratify
or indulge
Cajole:
Synonyms: persuade, tempt, lure,
flatter
S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct
option is option (c).
 Belligerent-Eager to fight
 Warring: hostile, fighting, conflicting,
opposed 
internecine-
destructive, deadly, fatal
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. The
correct option is option (a).
Snooped- If
someone snoops around a place, they secretly look around it in order to find
out things
S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. The
correct option is option (c).
Blaze-A mark
on the tree to show directions, a great fire
S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The
correct option is option (b).
Chronic-Very
severe and unpleasant.
Jargon- specialized
language concerned with a particular subject, culture, or profession
S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The
correct option is option (b).
look after-take
care of.
spied
upon-to observe secretively or furtively with hostile intent (often followed by
on or upon).
S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. The
correct option is option (a).
S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The
correct option is option (c).
Gloomy-dark
or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening.
Both the
words ‘malicious’ and ‘gloomy’ are adjectives but “malicious” fits the blank.
So the
correct option is option (c).
S9. Ans. (e)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S11. Ans. (b)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S12. Ans. (c)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S13. Ans. (b)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S14 Ans. (d)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more
human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.
S15. Ans. (e)
Sol.
(A)The
fourth Industrial Revolution has swept the world, leaving its indelible impact
on the shop floor, in stores, offices, boardrooms and beyond.
(C)The
fusion of technologies that characterises this revolution has triggered a wave
of transformative change, impacting society in ways we could not have imagined
earlier and at a pace that we have not seen before.
(G)The
benefits of digital technologies are many. They have the power to revolutionise
society as, for the first time, the disadvantaged have access to information,
services, skilling opportunities
(B) and
markets that can enable them to improve their lives. However, as in the case of
the earlier Industrial Revolutions, this one too, brings formidable challenges
for society.
(D) The
frenetic speed of digital adoption and the entry of machines is making the
skills of millions of people irrelevant almost overnight.
(F) It also
raises the need to determine what a machine should do and which tasks should remain
under a human’s purview.
(H) As a
result, the conversation in technological and business circles is moving from a
purely business-focused view of technology application to one that is more human-centric.
Hence, our correct sequence is “ACGBDFH”.