English Quizzes, Miscellaneous for IBPS Clerk Pre 2021 – 19th July

 

Q1.
Mr. Gandhi termed Mr. Modi’s visited to China as one without an agenda(A)/, and
alleged that the Prime Minister didn’t raise(B)/ the presence of Chinese
troops(C)/ in the Doklam plateau(D)/ with Chinese President Xi Jinping(E).

(a)
(A)

(b)
(B)

(c)
(C)

(d)
(D)

(e)
No error

 

Q2.
Tinkering with the existing national programme of(A)/ providing hot-cooked
meals to children three(B)/ to six years old, and take-home rations(C)/ for
younger children and pregnant and(D)/ lactating mothers is fraught to
danger(E).

(a)
(D)

(b)
(B)

(c)
(C)

(d)
(E)

(e)
No error

 

Q3.
Most of their conversations were unstructured(A)/, at informal events where(B)/
they were accompanied only by(C)/ translators. There was(D)/ just one
delegating-level meeting(E).

(a)
(A)

(b)
(E)

(c)
(C)

(d)
(B)

(e)
No error

 

Q4.
Despite hundreds of years of engaging each other(A)/, the two neighbours have
(B)/ to war only once since, the Agreement on the(C)/ Maintenance of Peace and
Tranquility(D)/ was signed in 1993(E).

(a)
(D)

(b)
(C)

(c)
(B)

(d)
(E)

(e)
No error

 

Q5.
The index is close to its highest level(A)/ since mid-January, indicating
that(B)/ investors see assets undergirded(C)/ by the dollar(D)/ as a strong
bet(E).

(a)
(A)

(b)
(B)

(c)
(C)

(d)
(D)

(e)
No error

 

Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentence, there are
two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is
to be filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill
up the sentences with the correct word.

 

Q6.
(I) Near the centre of the park is
Mud ………….., a circular crater about 40 ft.

(II) Rictiovarus in disgust cast himself into
the fire, or the …………… of boiling tar, from which they had
emerged refreshed.

(a)
vessel

(b)
cauldron

(c)
cataclysm

(d)
cavalcade

(e)
casserole

 

Q7.
(I) The …………. of the various kinds of snakes acts differently.

(II)
………….. replaced saliva and his jaw began to ache.

(a)
venom

(b)
potion

(c)
discharge

(d)
blood

(e)
skin

 

Q8.
(I) Another simple apparatus is a large
vertical pipe or shoot in which sloping …………. plates or
shelves are placed at intervals.

(II) His speeches carry us but a little way
beyond the mental range, his novels rather ………….. than
instruct.

(a)
sham

(b)
baffle

(c)
buffer

(d)
shame

(e)
rebuke

 

Q9.
(I) His concept of …………… appeal
just can’t be based on numbers.

(II) I have an …………… appreciation
of John’s looks, personal style and creativity.

(a)
anesthesia

(b)
unaesthetic

(c)
aesthetic

(d)
aesthesia

(e)
unanesthesia

 

Q10.
(I) The pair 6232 and 6368
is ……………, but they cannot be derived from this formula.

(II) His investigation of the properties
of …………. numbers and of the problem of trisecting an angle,
are of importance.

(a)
beautiful

(b)
handsome

(c)
complicated

(d)
composite

(e)
amicable

 

Directions (11-15): In the passage given below there
are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the
appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence
without altering the meaning of the statement. 

 

 Q11.
While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have (11)……….. against the dollar this year,
with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble (12)…………. value, it remains particularly (13)…………. to mounting oil costs given the economy’s (14)………… high dependence on crude
imports to (15)……… energy needs.

(a)
waived

(b)
risen

(c)
depressed

(d)
depreciated

(e)
declined

 

Q12.
While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have (11)……….. against the dollar this year,
with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble (12)…………. value, it remains particularly (13)…………. to mounting oil costs given the economy’s (14)………… high dependence on crude
imports to (15)……… energy needs.

(a)
stating

(b)
decreasing

(c)
increasing

(d)
loosing

(e)
losing

 

Q13.
While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have (11)……….. against the dollar this year,
with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble (12)…………. value, it remains particularly (13)…………. to mounting oil costs given the economy’s (14)………… high dependence on crude
imports to (15)……… energy needs.

(a)
combustible

(b)
fallible

(c)
vulnerable

(d)
strong

(e)
powerful

 

Q14.
While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have (11)……….. against the dollar this year,
with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble (12)…………. value, it remains particularly (13)…………. to mounting oil costs given the economy’s (14)………… high dependence on crude
imports to (15)……… energy needs.

(a)
extremely

(b)
farthest

(c)
reasonable

(d)
least

(e)
nearest

 

Q15.
While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have (11)……….. against the dollar this year,
with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble (12)…………. value, it remains particularly (13)…………. to mounting oil costs given the economy’s (14)………… high dependence on crude
imports to (15)……… energy needs.

(a)
meet

(b)
pass

(c)
join

(d)
complete

(e)
take

 

Solutions

 

S1.
Ans.(a)

Sol.  “Mr. Gandhi termed Mr. Modi’s visit
to China as one without an agenda” as apostrophe in the subject ‘Modi’
denotes a noun which is obviously related to the subject. Hence, ‘visited’
.i.e. a verb will not follow it.

 

S2.
Ans.(d)

Sol.
“lactating mothers is fraught with danger”- here, ‘fraught’
which is a noun, means ‘load or burden’ which will obviously take
the correct preposition .i.e. ‘with’.

 

S3.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
“just one delegation-level meeting”  is the correct usage that should replace the
incorrect portion in the given statement as ‘delegation’ is a noun which
makes the perfect sense here, and from which correct meaning can also be
inferred.

 

S4.
Ans.(c)

Sol.
“the two neighbors have been” is grammatically correct
sentence here as the two parties which have been talked about here, had signed
the agreement of peace, and thus ‘have been’ to war only once.

 

S5.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
No error

 

S6.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
cauldron– a large bowl-shaped pot

 

S7.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
venom– poison

 

S8.
Ans.(b)

Sol.
baffle– to deceive or to confuse

 

S9.
Ans.(c)

Sol.
aesthetic– concerned with beauty,
artistic impact, or appearance

 

S10.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
amicable– friendly

 

S11.
Ans.(d)

Sol.
depreciated means to lessen in price
or estimated value. And here, we are talking about the currencies. Thus, depreciated is the best suited
alternative.

 

S12.
Ans.(e)

Sol.
losing is the only option that goes
with the context of the value of the Brazilian and Russian currencies in the
given statement.

 

S13.
Ans.(c)

Sol.
vulnerable is the one who/which is
most likely to expose to the dangers. Hence, this best suits the context as the
mounting of oil costs have been talked about that obviously reflects the
negative tone of the given passage.

 

S14.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
extremely means to the highest or
extreme degree which states the extreme dependence on the crude oil.

 

S15.
Ans.(a)

Sol.
meet is the only option that best
suits the context.