IBPS Clerk Prelims English Language 28th October, 2020 – Miscellaneous

Direction (1-5): Which of the following set of phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below
each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the
sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e)
i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.

Q1. Australia could take on a seat of the powerful UN Human Rights Council
following France’s withdrawal for the
process, according to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

(a)may take a seat in the powerful, to
the process

(b)will take a seat on the powerful,
from the process

(c)must be taking a seat on the
powerful, at the process

(d)should take seats at the powerful, with
the process

(e)No correction required

Q2. The India-China standoff at the Bhutan-China-India tri-junction highlights the
imperative to be sensitive to mutual
concerns and shed recrimination.

(a)stand at, sensitive on mutual
concerns

(b)standoff on, sensitive over mutual
concern

(c)stands on, sensitive over mutual
concerns

(d)standing at, sensitive of mutual
concern

(e)No correction required

Q3. The rapid spread of Chinese
influence in and around South Asia had
now gained traction by its One Belt One Road connective initiative.

(a)have now gained, connective
initiative

(b)is now gaining, connecting initiative

(c)has now gained, connectivity
initiative

(d)are gaining now, connected initiative

(e)No correction required

Q4. To
provide gain employment
opportunities is essential in enabling people
for improving their standard of living.

(a)Providing gained, to enable people in
improving

(b)To provide gaining, enabling people
at improving

(c)To provide gainful, for enabled
people to improve

(d)Providing gainful, for enabling
people to improve

(e)No correction required

Q5. According to Census 2011, the average growth rate of the economy was
7.7 per cent per annum, when it was only
1.8 per cent for employment.

(a)average economy growth, while it will
around

(b)average growth rate in economy, when
it is only

(c)growth rate to the economy, when it
is only

(d)average grow rate of the economy,
while it is only

(e)No correction required

Direction (6-10): In the
following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered and one
word has been suggested alongside the blank. These numbers are printed below
the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the appropriate
word which fits the blank appropriately. If the word written alongside the
blank fits the passage, choose option ‘e’ (No correction required) as the
correct choice.

Facebook users in India have crossed 240-million mark, becoming the
largest fans (6) country for the
social media giant, according to a media report. As of 13 July, Facebook is
reporting a total “potential audience” of 241 million active users in India,
compared to 240 million in the US.

The change at the top of the platform’s country
standing (7) comes just a few days
after Facebook favored (8) it has
more than two billion monthly users around the world.

Facebook has achieved impressive (9) growth in both the countries since the start of
2017, but these new figures suggest that powerful
(10) users in India are growing more than twice as fast as they are in the
US, The Next Web reported.

Q6. (a)turnout

(b)following

(c)audience

(d)supporting

(e)No correction required

Q7. (a)dominance

(b)rankings

(c)ladder

(d)steps

(e)No correction required

Q8. (a)announced

(b)expressed

(c)drafted

(d)preferred

(e)No correction required

Q9. (a)possible

(b)satisfying

(c)presumable

(d)shocking

(e)No correction required

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Q10. (a)sharp

(b)spirited

(c)excited

(d)active

(e)No correction required

Directions (11-15): 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.

Q11. The toughest part of the job is to
draw the line between the _____________ of multiple voices and the ____________
of concurrent monologues.

(a)polyphony, cacophony

(b)melody, refining

(c)chorus, song

(d)consonance, test

(e)concert, jangle

Q12. North Korea believes that it now
has a more powerful position at the ______________
table, indeed to extract its endgame _______________.

(a)exchange, answer

(b)trading, reversal

(c)bargaining, imperatives

(d)budget, integrity

(e)low-cost, duty

Q13. Adoption of digital payments has
also witnessed a massive growth with a _______________
in behaviour change as more people ________________
digital payments in daily life.

(a)shifting, accept

(b)fault, opt

(c)switch, shun

(d)shift, adopt

(e)variation, follow

Q14. With nearly half of the world’s
population online, the research ______________
the development of 60 countries, demonstrating their competitiveness and market
______________ for further digital
economic growth.

(a)chart, possible

(b)maps, potential

(c)draw, promising

(d)depicts, dormant

(e)surveys, future

Q15. Standing tall at $20 billion
annually and still growing, the wildlife _______________
has become the world’s fourth largest ______________
trade, said World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Saturday — the Global Tiger
Day.

(a)sanctuary, poor

(b)violation, immoral

(c)population, unlawful

(d)crime, business

(e)trafficking, illicit

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. “will take a seat on the powerful,
from the process” is the correct set of phrases to make the sentence
grammatically correct.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. The given sentence is grammatically
correct. Standoff means a deadlock
between two equally matched opponents in a dispute or conflict.

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol. “has now gained, connectivity
initiative” is the correct set of phrases to make the sentence grammatically
correct. It is to be noted that the sentence is in Present Tense and in Passive
form.

S4. Ans. (d)

Sol. “Providing gainful, for enabling
people to improve” is the correct set of phrases to make the sentence
grammatically correct.

S5. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct. Since the sentence talks about the Past event, “when it was only” is the correct phrase to comply the sentence
structure.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. “the largest audience country” is the correct phrase in context of the
paragraph.

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. “rankings” is the correct word
replacement as it means having a specified rank in a hierarchy.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. “announced” is the correct word
replacement as it means make a formal public statement about a fact,
occurrence, or intention.

S9. Ans. (e)

Sol. “impressive” is the correct word in
context of its usage in the paragraph. Hence (e) is the correct option.

S10. Ans. (d)

Sol. “active” is the correct word
replacement as it means participating or engaged in a particular sphere or
activity.

S11. Ans. (a)

Sol. Polyphony means the style of simultaneously combining a number of
parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other. Cacophony means a harsh discordant
mixture of sounds. As both are opposite in meanings, it makes the sentence
perfectly meaningful.

Consonance means agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

Jangle means a ringing metallic sound.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. Bargaining means negotiate the terms and conditions of a
transaction. Imperatives mean
directive, instruction. Hence “bargaining, imperatives” is the correct set of
words to fill the spaces meaningfully.

Reversal means a change to an opposite direction, position, or course of
action.

Integrity means the quality of being honest and having strong moral
principles.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol. “shift, adopt” is the correct set
of words which fill the blanks meaningfully. “a shift in behavior” forms a
better and meaningful phrase than any other words given in the options.

Shun means persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something)
through antipathy or caution.

S14. Ans. (b)

Sol. “maps, potential” is the correct
set of words which fit into the sentence meaningfully. Maps means represent (an area) on a map; make a map of. Potential means latent qualities or
abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness. It is
to be noted that in this case, the word “maps” is used as a verb and the word
“potential” is used as a noun. Hence among the given options, only this set of
words find the most suitable fillers.

Dormant means having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down
for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep.

S15. Ans. (e)

Sol. “trafficking, illicit” is the
correct set of words to make the sentence meaningful. Trafficking means dealing or trading in something illegal. Illicit means forbidden by law, rules,
or custom.

Covert means not openly acknowledged or displayed.