English Quizzes For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2022 : 19th August – Miscellaneous

TOPIC:  Miscellaneous

Directions (1-10): 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.

Last April, the
Allahabad High Court allowed the farmers’ writ pleas and (1) the
project. It (2) that farmers who had received (3)
for their land should either return the money and take back the land or
willingly hand it over for the project. Around 140 farmers did not accept
compensation. Those who did are in no condition to repay the amount, causing an
(4) which the administration is (5) to break.

      After the (6) violence, the (7)
have been peaceful, but the farmers complain they are being (8)
by local (9) and officials to give up their land and (10)
the protests.

Q1. (a) enquired

(b)          stalled

(c)          interrogated

(d)          inspected

(e)          checked 

Q2. (a) framed

(b)          prayed

(c)          rebuked

(d)          stipulated

(e)          questioned

Q3. (a) fee

(b)          compensation

(c)          benefit

(d)          profit

(e)          premium

Q4. (a) importance

(b)          end

(c)          agreement

(d)          interest

(e)          impasse

Q5. (a) struggling

(b)          attacking

(c)          tackling 

(d)          prohibiting

(e)          labouring

Q6. (a) final

(b)          initial

(c)          late

(d)          leading

(e)          starting

Q7. (a) gossip

(b)          condition

           (c)          protests

(d)          riot

(e)          turmoil

Q8) (a) helped

(b)          rescued

(c)          intimidated

(d)          praised

(e)          protected

Q9. (a) hawkers

(b)          employees

(c)          goons

(d)          friends

(e)          person

Q10. (a) encash

(b)          prohibit

(c)          check

(d)          enforce

(e)          discontinue

Directions (11-15):
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic
error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number
of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is e). (Ignore
errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q11. In
emerging economies (a)/ the private credit market (b)/ remains highly segmented
and thus(c)/ weaken power of monetary policy.(d)/ No error (e).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q12. The
recent election campaign (a)/ has been one of (b)/ the most noisiest campaigns
(c)/ in the last decade. /(d) No error(e).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q13. Wholesome
strategic planning (a)/ was the focus as (b)/ the firm manage through a
difficult period (c)/ a couple of years ago.(d)No error(e). 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q14. In spite
of the best governmental efforts,(a)/ emission of green-house gases (b)/ and
noxious chemicals (c)/ remain a cause of worry.(d)/No error (e).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q15. The rate of metabolism of (a)/ a body is
comparatively lowest when (b)/ it is at rest and is (c)/ thus optimum for
examination.(d)/No error (e).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (b)

S2. Ans. (d)

S3. Ans. (b)

S4. Ans. (e)

S5. Ans. (a)

S6. Ans. (b)

S7. Ans. (c)

S8. Ans. (c)

S9. Ans. (c)

S10. Ans. (e)

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. Use
‘weakens’ in place of ‘weaken’. The subject is singular so singular verb is
used.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. Remove
‘most’ double superlative is not used in the sentence.

S13. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use
‘managed’ in place of ‘manage’.  

S14. Ans. (d)

Sol. Use
‘remains’ in place of ‘remain’. 

S15. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘lower’ in place of ‘lowest’.
Comparative degree is used after comparatively.