New Pattern Questions (English Quiz) Based on IBPS Clerk Mains | 22nd January 2019

New Pattern Based English Language Quiz

               

Directions (1-5): In the following questions, a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence is given which is divided into five parts, (A),(B),(C),(D) and (E). Part (E) is fixed and highlighted in BOLD. You have to arrange the other four parts to make a contextually and grammatically meaningful sentence (the meaning can be different from the one given in the question). If no such rearrangement is possible mark (e) as your answer i.e. 'No rearrangement is possible'. 

Q1. concentration, time management (A)/ and discipline in the study (B)/ hours are required (C)/ to achieve success (D)/ in the long run. (E)/

Q2. for more than three decades, (A)/governments have been promising (B)/ that with environmental (C)/ safeguards, growth can (D)/be made sustainable.(E)/

Q3. Adivasis and other communities (A)/ have a dismal record of safeguarding (B)/ the environment and the (C)/ livelihoods of governments (D)/ in the last few years.(E)/

Q4. sedition and conspiracy charges (A)/ have been filed against (B)/ three former students of (C)/ Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)(D)/ and seven others.(E)/

Q5. students assembled on the grounds (A)/of JNU more than three years (B)/ ago spoke of liberation (C)/ from a caste-ridden (D)/and inegalitarian society. (E)/

Directions (6-10): Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed. 

Although food has classically been perceived as a means to provide energy and building material to the body, its ability to prevent and protect against diseases is starting to be recognized. In particular, research over the past 5 years has provided exciting (A)……………….. for the influence of dietary factors on specific molecular systems and mechanisms that maintain mental function. For instance, a diet that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids is (B)garnering appreciation for supporting cognitive processes in humans and upregulating genes that are important for maintaining synaptic function and plasticity in rodents. In turn, diets that are high in saturated fat are becoming notorious for reducing molecular substrates that support cognitive processing and increasing the risk of neurological dysfunction in both humans and animals. Although these studies emphasize an important effect of food on the brain, further work is necessary to determine the mechanisms of action and the conditions for therapeutic applications in humans.

Over thousands of years, diet, in conjunction with other aspects of daily living, such as exercise, (C)………………………………………………………………... Advances in molecular biology have revealed the ability of food-derived signals to influence energy metabolism and synaptic plasticity and, thus, mediate the effects of food on cognitive function, which is likely to have been crucial for the evolution of the modern brain. Feeding habits have been intrinsically associated with the development of human civilization, as people’s choice of what to eat is influenced by culture, religion and society. The newly discovered effects of food on cognition are intriguing for the general public, as they might challenge preconceptions, and they attract substantial interest from the media.

Q6. Which of the following words should fill in the blank in (A) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

Q7. Which of the following words can replace the word given in bold in (B) without changing the meaning of the sentence?

Q8. Which of the following is the effect of diet that is rich in saturated fat?

Q9. Which of the following phrases should fill the blank given in (C) to make it grammatically and contextually correct and meaningful?

Directions (10-13): Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed. 

Our brains depend on proper hydration to function optimally. Brain cells require a delicate balance between water and various elements to operate, and when you lose too much water, that balance is (A)disrupted. Your brain cells lose efficiency.

Years of research have found that when we're parched, we have more difficulty (I). Dehydration can impair short-term memory function and the recall of long-term memory. The ability to perform mental arithmetic, like calculating whether or not you'll be late for work if you hit snooze for another 15 minutes, is compromised when your fluids are low.

Over the course of a typical twenty-four hour period, the longest spell most of us go without fluid intake is the six to eight hours (II). Sleeping is hardly the kind of activity that you (B)……….. over, but that doesn't mean you're not losing water during the night. With every somnolent breath, you expel moisture, and the cumulative effect of a night's sleep is to dry out.

It's for this reason that I habitually get a drink soon after I wake up. If you're like me, when you're simply reminded of (III), your next thought is to head for the water cooler.

Q10. Which of the following words can replace the word given in bold in (A) without changing the meaning of the sentence?

Q11. In the Question below three phrases are given which must be filled in the positions given in I,II and III in the passage. From the options given below, choose the correct order of phrases that should be filled in the positions given. 

A. the negative effects of dehydration 

B. keeping our attention focused 

C. we spend sleeping

Q12. Which of the following words should fill in the blank in (B) to make a contextually correct and meaningful sentence?

Q13. Which of the following can be inferred as the theme of the passage above?

Q14. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.

Q15. In the questions given below five words are given in which four of them have a similar meaning and one word is the antonym for the other four words. Choose the word, opposite in meaning to the other four, as your answer.