English Quizzes, for IBPS Clerk/NIACL AO Prelims 2021 – 22nd September

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the
following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) ,(F) and (G) in the proper
sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given
below.

(A)Some of the European cities are also not
prepared with any form of air conditioning.

(B)In the African Peninsula, another port city,
Cape Town, met with a similar fate, prompting mandatory rationing of water.

(C)The ‘empty chair’ during the recently
concluded G-7 meeting was not just a low point for the coveted gathering in
France, but also disheartening for those conscious of the catastrophic changes
in the climate.

(D)Despite the havoc caused by climate change,
there is not enough financing to support for renewable energy and mitigating
environmental changes.

(E)Around the same time, the Bay of Bengal city
of Chennai saw its five-million population jostling for drinking water.

(F)Earlier in June, most Europeans were caught
unaware by the heat wave, a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.

(G)The International Energy Agency estimates
that $53 trillion is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Q1. Which of the following should be the first
sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) D

(d) F

(e) C

Q2. Which of the following should be the third
sentence after rearrangement?

(a)G

(b)F

(c)D

(d)C

(e)A

Q3. Which of the following should be the fourth
sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) E

(d) C

(e) G

Q4. Which of the following should be the last
sentence after rearrangement?

(a)A

(b)D

(c)C

(d)G

(e)F

Q5. Which of the following should be the
second sentence after rearrangement?

(a) C

(b) F

(d) G

(e) E

Directions (6-10): In each of the questions
given below, a sentence is given with one blank. Below each sentence, FOUR
words are given out of which two can fit into the sentence. Five options are
provided with various combinations of these words. You have to choose the
combination with the correct set of words which can coherently fit into the
given sentence.

Q6. AIDS affects the poor, the
__________________________ communities disproportionately as they face
challenges in accessing the ‘test and treat’ programs.

(I) marginalized,

(II) criminalized

(III) located

(IV) strengthen

(a) (I) – (II)

(b) (I) – (IV)

(d) (III) – (IV)

(e) All of these

Q7. Operation Parakram (2001-02) — meant a
sustained period of deep hostilities, with diplomatic missions _______________.

(I) Downgraded

(II) Specified

(III) Doubled

(IV) Truncated

(a) (I) – (II)

(b) (I) – (IV)

(d) (III) – (IV)

(e) All of these

Q8. New Delhi’s decision to embark on a
course that will need _______________ India-Pakistan meetings is nothing short
of a breach of its otherwise firm “no talks without terror ending” policy.

(I) Stressed

(II) Regular

(III) Repeated

(IV) Installed

(a) (I) – (II)

(b) (I) – (IV)

(d) (III) – (IV)

(e) All of these

Q9. In the last few years, every avenue has
been shut down from those for official, _______________ talks.

(I) Several

(II) General

(III) Bilateral

(IV) Regional

(a) (I) – (II)

(b) (I) – (IV)

(d) (III) – (IV)

(e) All of these

Q10. TPPs should also be required to submit
verifiable evidence to ____________________ the disclosures.

(I) Support

(II) Substantiate

(III) Mediation

(IV) Deliberately

(a) (I) – (II)

(b) (I) – (IV)

(d) (III) – (IV)

(e) All of these

Directions
(11-15): Read each of the
following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D)
of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark
option (e) as your answer choice.

Q11. Sensible shoes and rainproof (A)/clothing are recommended, but (B)/we
were very luckier enough (C)/ to
have all fine weather (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q12.
Don’t include your (A)/telephone number or home (B)/address as part of (C)/your sign on e-mails (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q13. The worst humiliation of contemporary (A)/religious
life is the abjectness of needing (B)/God and a community quiet badly (C)/enough even to sit
through this(D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q14. Aristotle
certainly made research (A)/ on
the natural history of Lesbos, (B)/and the surrounding (C)/seas and neighboring
areas(D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q15. For
some the confident of
(A)/ adolescence is replaced with questions (B)/ and doubt, marking (C)/the
transition to adulthood (D)/ No Error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans. (e)

Sol. The ‘empty chair’ during the recently
concluded G-7 meeting was not just a low point for the coveted gathering in
France,but also disheartening for those conscious of the catastrophic changes
in the climate.Earlier in June, most Europeans were caught unaware by the heat
wave, a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.Some of the European cities
are also not prepared with any form of air conditioning. Around the same time,
the Bay of Bengal city of Chennai saw its five-million population jostling for
drinking water. In the African Peninsula, another port city, Cape Town, met
with a similar fate, prompting mandatory rationing of water.Despite the havoc
caused by climate change, there is not enough financing to support for
renewable energy and mitigating environmental changes. The International Energy
Agency estimates that $53 trillion is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris
Agreement.

Therefore, the correct sequence of the
rearranged sentences will be CFAEBDG. This makes option (e) correct.

S2. Ans. (e)

Therefore, the correct sequence of the
rearranged sentences will be CFAEBDG. This makes option (e) correct.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. The ‘empty chair’ during the recently
concluded G-7 meeting was not just a low point for the coveted gathering in
France,but also disheartening for those conscious of the catastrophic changes
in the climate.Earlier in June, most Europeans were caught unaware by the heat
wave, a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.Some of the European cities
are also not prepared with any form of air conditioning. Around the same time,
the Bay of Bengal city of Chennai saw its five-million population jostling for
drinking water. In the African Peninsula, another port city, Cape Town, met
with a similar fate, prompting mandatory rationing of water.Despite the havoc
caused by climate change, there is not enough financing to support for renewable
energy and mitigating environmental changes. The International Energy Agency
estimates that $53 trillion is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris
Agreement.

Therefore, the correct sequence of the
rearranged sentences will be CFAEBDG. This makes option (b) correct.

S4. Ans. (d)

Sol. The ‘empty chair’ during the recently
concluded G-7 meeting was not just a low point for the coveted gathering in
France,but also disheartening for those conscious of the catastrophic changes
in the climate.Earlier in June, most Europeans were caught unaware by the heat
wave, a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.Some of the European cities
are also not prepared with any form of air conditioning. Around the same time,
the Bay of Bengal city of Chennai saw its five-million population jostling for
drinking water. In the African Peninsula, another port city, Cape Town, met
with a similar fate, prompting mandatory rationing of water.Despite the havoc
caused by climate change, there is not enough financing to support for renewable
energy and mitigating environmental changes. The International Energy Agency
estimates that $53 trillion is needed to achieve the goals of the Paris
Agreement.

Therefore, the correct sequence of the
rearranged sentences will be CFAEBDG.
This makes option (d) correct.

S5. Ans. (b)

Therefore, the correct sequence of the
rearranged sentences will be CFAEBDG. This makes option (b) correct.

S6. Ans. (a)

Sol. The most appropriate combination of words
is “criminalized and marginalized”.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. The most appropriate combination of words
is, “Downgraded and truncated”.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. The most appropriate combination of words
is, “regular and repeated”.

S9. Ans. (d)

Sol. The most appropriate combination of words
is, “ Bilateral and Regional”.

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol. The most appropriate combination of words
is, “ Support and Substantiate”.

S11. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use of ‘very’ is superfluous here. Also,
“Positive degree + Adjective” is used such as:

Tall enough, Rich
enough. Hence, “very luckier enough’ is wrong here.

S12. Ans. (d)

Sol. Instead of
‘sign’, ‘signature’ will be used because ‘sign’ is a verb and ‘signature’ is a
noun.

S13. Ans. (c)

Sol. Instead of
‘quiet’, quite will be used because ‘quiet’ is an adjective which means
‘silent’ while ‘quite’ is an adverb which means ‘slightly or relatively’. And
quality of ‘badly’ will be defined by an adverb, not an adjective.

S14. Ans. (a)

Sol. Instead of ‘made
research’, it will be ‘did research’ as we ‘do research’ and not ‘make
research’.

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol. Instead of
‘confident’ it will be ‘confidence’. Because ‘confident’ is an adjective and
‘confidence’ is a noun.