Night Class: English Quiz for IBPS PO and Clerk 2017

Q1. Successful partnership will ______  both countries to navigate, calibrate and accommodate their _________  national interests. 
(a) lead, selfish
(b) make, own
(c) give, very
(d) require, respective
(e) result, neglected

Q2.  Indian information technology industry is going through a challenging _____ , when the traditional business is being disrupted and companies have to _______  their own path to non-linear growth.
(a) phase, identify
(b) step, see
(c) way, notify
(d) path, calculate
(e) instinct, deal

Q3. Normally, we tend to breathe with just the top half of our lungs, ______  the bottom half unused and full of stale, impure air, ________  the fullest absorption of oxygen. 
(a) causing, and
(b) remaining, promoting
(c) leaving, preventing
(d) through, helping
(e) making, fascinating

Q4. We take tens of thousands of breaths per day; yet, it is quite possible that we may spend our whole _______  without ever pondering about whether we can improve the _____ of breathing.
(a) dream, specification
(b) lifetime, quality
(c) time, calibre
(d) scenario, quantity
(e) quality, deal

Q5. The cow over multiple eras assumed a holy ______ . It draws respect by a culture, as though it was a crucial family ______ . 
(a) image, team
(b) statue, membership
(c) instinct, bonding
(d) status, member
(e) view, bond

Direction(6-15): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact. If none of these words fit well, mark your answer as none of these.

Q6.
I. Judges will ______  the performances based on their artistic and technical features. 
II. They had a dozen shots on ______ in the second period.
III. He set a ______ for himself of exercising at least three times a week.
(a) score
(b) instinct
(c) arm
(d) result
(e) gun

Q7. 
I. Most history books make no ______of the event.
II. There was barely a ______ of the plan’s possible dangers.
III. She’s never ______ anything to me about her husband.
(a) sense
(b) mentioned
(c) possibility
(d) reason
(e) chance

Q8. 
I.  How can doctors ______ patients for treatment without examining them first?
II. The numbers shown in the text ______ to footnotes at the bottom of the page.
III. At one time, people ______ to the city as the Paris of the East.
(a) sea
(b) were
(c) see
(d) observe
(e) refer

Q9. 
I. She’s making an effort to live more simply and ______less.
II. Work on the project has ______ his attention for many months.
III. He has a ______ interest in politics.
(a) friendly
(b) consuming
(c) great
(d) drawn
(e) drama

Q10. 
I. The game was boring and my ______  began to wander. 
II. The dog sat at ______ , listening for something in the distance.
III. The house is in good shape, but the porch needs some ______ .
(a) bench
(b) mind
(c) attention
(d) work
(e) focus

Q11. 
I. The wildfire poses no ______  threat to any houses in the area.
II. The effect of the new policy will be unknown for the ______  future.
III. There is an ______ connection between the two events.
(a) immediate
(b) big
(c) near
(d) strong
(e) recent

Q12.
I.  If you help me, I promise to return the favour in ______.
II. This technology is completely new. I’ve never seen anything of the ______
III. I don’t know how we’ll ever replace Mary after she retires. She’s really one of a ______ .
(a) kind
(b) future
(c) stamina
(d) form
(e) view

Q13. 
I. We must keep our armed forces in a constant ______ of readiness.
II. The building is in such a sorry ______ that it’s hardly worth fixing.
III. Her life is in a ______ of complete chaos.
(a) state
(b) turmoil
(c) middle
(d) place
(e) result

Q14. 
I.  You should be paid what your labour is ______.
II. It takes a long time to get a table at the restaurant, but the food is well ______ the wait.
III. The movie was good, but I didn’t think it was ______ all the fuss/hype.
(a) calculate
(b) become
(c) worth
(d) really
(e) cause

Q15. 
I. His plan has the ______ of being less expensive than other options.
II. Among the ______ of a small college is its campus life.
III. We took ______ of the warm weather and did some yard work.
(a) help
(b) middle
(c) reason
(d) advantage
(e) result