English Quizzes, for IBPS PO Mains 2022 – 18th January – Fillers

Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions given below there are two blanks,
each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for
each blank which best fits to the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q1. There has been a divergence ____________ the bank’s
disclosed non-performing assets (NPAs) for fiscal year 2015-16 and the Reserve
Bank of India’s (RBI) assessment, ____________ to under-provisioning.

Q2.
As a _____________ regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
has taken strong corrective steps and what we have are well-regulated,
completely dematerialised and smooth functioning capital markets, which
_____________ confidence.

Q3.
As any business strategy professor will tell you, when customers ___________
the products to be similar, price (in this case discounts) ___________ the key
differentiator.

Q4.
The official said daily price change will ____________ the big leaps in rates
that need to be effected at the end of the fortnight, making the consumer more
___________ to market dynamics.

Q5.
The apex court has created room for a national debate on personal law cutting
across religions focusing on the _____________ gender bias they propagate,
sending a clear message for politicians to rise above their _____________
positions.

Directions (6-10):
Which of the pair of phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace
the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence
grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and
no correction is required, choose (e) as the answer.

Q6.
On November 8, 2016, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi expose to the nation that 500 and 1,000 rupee notes would cease to
be legal tender from midnight, he was sincere
in asserting that the measure was aimed at breaking “the grip of corruption and
black money”.

Q7.
All in all, the costs of demonetisation, which has taken place in robbing the country of its economic momentum, are
far greater than the benefits it has yielded.

Q8.
A degree of solidarity and cooperation among the residents has encouraged the crisis in the hills, but
there is no doubt that normal life has been explicitly affected.

Q9.
It has successfully managed to tap
into a vein of Bengali chauvinism following the unrest, something that helped
it bag the lion’s share of seats in the recently concluded municipal polls in the State.

Q10.
India is struggling to assist the
historical closeness with Nepal, the open border the two shares and the special
status Nepalis working in India have indulged.

(a)
leverage, enjoyed

 SOLUTIONS:

S1.
Ans. (d)

Sol.
“between, leading” is the correct set of words that make the sentence
meaningful.

Unrivaled means better than
everyone or everything of the same type.

S2.
Ans. (c)

Sol.
“proactive, inspire” is the correct set of words that make the sentence
meaningful.

Proactive means creating or
controlling a situation rather than just responding to it after it has
happened.

Enervate means exhaust.

Instigate means bring about or
initiate.

Fanatical means filled with
excessive and single-minded zeal.

Dissuade means discourage.

S3.
Ans. (d)

Sol.
“perceive, becomes” is the correct set of words that make the sentence
meaningful.

Descry means catch sight of.

Perceive means become aware or
conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

S4.
Ans. (a)

Sol.
“remove, aligned” is the correct set of words that make the sentence
meaningful.

Aligned means give support to.

Askew means wrong, awry.

Coarse means rough.

Blemish means a small mark or
flaw which spoils the appearance of something.

S5.
Ans. (e)

Sol.
“inevitable, partisan” is the correct set of words that make the sentence
meaningful.

Inevitable means certain to
happen, unavoidable.

Partisan means a strong
supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Fortuitous means happening by
chance rather than intention.

Adherent means someone who
supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas.

S6.
Ans. (b)

Sol.
“announced……unequivocal” is the best use.

‘Announced’
is used to make a formal public statement about a fact, occurrence, or
intention.

‘Unequivocal’
is clear or leaving no doubt.

S7.
Ans. (d)

Sol.
“resulted, bestowed” is the correct use.

‘Supervene’
means occur as an interruption or change to an existing situation.

S8.
Ans. (d)

Sol.
“mitigated, severely” is the correct use.

Mitigated
will be used here to show the situation less serious or painful.

S9.
Ans. (e)

Sol.
There is no improvement required here.

S10.
Ans. (a)

Sol.
“leverage, enjoyed” is the correct use.