English Quizzes, for IBPS Clerk/NIACL AO Prelims 2021 – 20th September

Directions (1-8): In each of the following questions, five words are given out of which four are similar to the highlighted word given in the question. Choose the word which is odd-one and mark as your answer.

Q1. Reinstatement
(a) Abate
(b) Abolish
(c) Restoration
(d) Abrogate
(e) Annihilate

Q2. Strident
(a) Dulcet
(b) Harsh
(c) Raucous
(d) Grating
(e) Rough

Q3. Unsubstantiated
(a) Justified
(b) Reasoned
(c) Sensible
(d) Groundless
(e) Valid

Q4. Bonafide
(a) Genuine
(b) Bogus
(c) Authentic
(d) Real
(e) True

Q5. Chasm
(a) Gulf
(b) Breach
(c) Junction
(d) Division
(e) Rift

Q6. Conformity
(a) Rebellion
(b) Conflict
(c) Eccentricity
(d) Disagreement
(e) Adherence

Q7. Infamy
(a) Ignominy
(b) Honour
(c) Notoriety
(d) Disrepute
(e) Shame

Q8. Quell
(a) Subdue
(b) Silence
(c) Clampdown
(d) Prompt
(e) Crush

Directions (9-15): In each of the following questions below, a sentence is given with some bold words which may contain errors. Below each of the sentence, a table is given with two columns in which column ‘A’ contains the list of bold words, and in column ‘B’ the suggested corrections are listed. You have to choose the best alternative among the four given options. If no correction is required against any given bold wordmark (e),.i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.

Q9. The Government has already introduction the IBC amendment bill in the Parliament and in the Budget session it will be passed.

Column (A)
(1) Introduction
(2) Amendment
(3) Session

Column (B)
(4) Introduced
(5) Amending
(6) Sessional

(a) Both (2-5) and (3-6)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (1-6)
(e) None of the above

Q10. Farm expert Raoshaheb Pujari from Kolhapur said that the State before the onset of monsoon season was faced drinking water problems and shorten of animal fodder.

Column (A)
(1) Onset
(2) Faced
(3) Shorten

Column (B)
(5) Ongoing
(6) Facing
(7) Shortage

(a) Both (2-6) and (3-7)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (1-6)
(e) None of the above

Q11. The report shows that risks are tilted to downside and include tax revenue shortfalls and delays in structure reforms.

Column (A)
(1) Tilted
(2) Shortfalls
(3) Structure

Column (B)
(5) Tilt
(6) Shorting
(7) Structural

(a) Both (2-5) and (3-6)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (3-7)
(e) None of the above

Q12. Inflation is projected to remain around 3.4 per cent, with the effect of subdued demand broadly offsetting dissipating base effects of low food prices.

Column (A)
(1) Projected
(2) Subdued
(3) Dissipating

Column (B)
(5) Project
(6) Subdues
(7) Dissipates

(a) Both (2-5) and (3-6)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (1-6)
(e) None of the above

Q13. The director welcomed the strengthened monitoring and regulation of non-bank financial companies and recommended enhances the availability of timely and granular data to help restored confidence in the sector.

Column (A)
(1) Strengthened
(2) Enhances
(3) Restored

Column (B)
(5) Strength
(6) Enhancing
(7) Restore

(a) Both (2-6) and (3-7)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (1-6)
(e) None of the above

Q14. The government has announced plans to double farmers’ income by 2022, but not many belief that’s going to help them regain their social and economic status.

Column (A)
(1) Plans
(2) Belief
(3) Regain

Column (B)
(5) Planning
(6) Believe
(7) Regained

(a) Both (2-5) and (3-6)
(b) (2-5)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (2-6)
(e) None of the above

Q15. Farmers here have multiplying their income by conserving every drop of water and making agriculture a profit-making ventured.

Column (A)
(1) Multiplying
(2)Conserving
(3) Ventured

Column (B)
(5) Multiplied
(6) Conserves
(7) Venture

(a) Both (2-5) and (3-6)
(b) Both (1-5) and (3-7)
(c) (1-4)
(d) (1-6)
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Restoration (Synonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (a)
Sol. Dulcet (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. Groundless (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Bogus (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. Junction (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. Adherence (Synonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Honour (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. Prompt (Antonym) is the odd-one out. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. 1-4; Introduction-Introduced is the correct alternative. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. 2-6 and 3-7; ‘Faced-Facing’ and ‘shorten-Shortage’ is the correct alternative. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. 3-7; ‘Structure-Structural’ is the correct alternative. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. There is no correction required in the above sentence. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S13. Ans. (a)
Sol. 2-6 and 3-7; ‘Enhances-Enhancing’ and ‘Restored-Restore’ is the correct alternative. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S14. Ans. (d)
Sol. 2-6; ‘Belief-Believe’ is the correct alternative. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. 1-5 and 3-7; ‘Multiplying-Multiplied’ and ‘Ventured-Venture’ is the correct alternative. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.