Course: RBI ASSISTANT MAINS/ IBPS PO MAINS
Directions
(1-5): In each of these questions, there are two blanks indicating that
something has been omitted. There are five alternatives given. Choose the one
that best fits the meaning of the sentence or sentences as a whole.
Q1. The Dalits have never had a _______
of freedom in the suffocating society. They are a wounded people _______ and
broken.
(a) glimpse, mitigated
(b) sigh ,rejected
(c) moment , appreciated
(d) satisfaction , recognition
(e) breath , battered
Q2.His vision could well be the ________
that the policy-makers use to _______ the banking sector.
(a) roadmap , restructure
(b) associate , shape
(c) blueprint , planned
(d) remedy , resuscitate
(e) medicine , represent
Q3. A person’s formal educational
background may _______ rich but complex information. To some degree education
________ a person’s knowledge and skill base.
(a) reveal , restore
(b) yield , indicates
(c) exhibit , develop
(d) cover , evolve
(e) surmount ,. shows
Q4. The RBI in consultation with
Government of India has _______ working group to suggest measures for ________
of weak public sector banks.
(a) commissioned , appreciating
(b) establish , accommodation
(c) reshaped , join
(d) constituted , revival
(e) distributed , development
Q5.The textile industry in India has
________ rough weather in recent times. The Textile mill is one of the few
companies to have ________ this storm.
(a) damaged , empowered
(b) managed , absorbed
(c) protested , fought
(d) withstood , Survived
(e) venture , Managed
Directions (6-15): In the following
passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are
printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of
which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
When the frogs in the lake saw a large number
of rabbits (11) they were filled
with (12) and made for the deepest
part of the lake. Seeing this, the (13)
of the rabbits stopped and said to his fellow- creatures: “It is true we are
timid, but here are animals more timid than us. There is still some (14) for us. Let us all go back to our
homes,” and the (15) of rabbits
headed back to their colony.
Q6. (a)
calm
(b)
expensive
(c)
generous
(d)
timid
(e)
skilled
Q7. (a)
lecture
(b)
assembly
(c)
festival
(d)
contest
(e)
meeting
Q8. (a)
gene
(b)
trait
(c) virtue
(d)
sentiment
(e)
tradition
Q9. (a)
finale
(b)
point
(c)
solution
(d)
conclusion
(e)
decision
Q10. (a)
misery
(b) bad
luck
(c)
life
(d)
species
(e) torture
Q11. (a)
retreating
(b) approaching
(c)
swimming
(d)
sulking
(e)
Attending
Q12. (a)
fear
(b)
empathy
(c)
gratitude
(d)
glee
(e)
sympathy
Q13. (a)
army
(b)
leader
(c)
captains
(d)
fellow
(e) group
Q14. (a)
refuge
(b)
doubt
(c)
solution
(d)
hope
(e) ray
Q15. (a)
manifold
(b)
leader
(c)
herd
(d)
calmest
(e)
multiple
S1.Ans.(e)
Sol.
‘breath, battered’
is the correct use.
Battered means
injured by repeated blows or punishment.
S2.Ans.(a)
Sol.
‘roadmap, restructure’ is the correct use.
Roadmap means
a plan or strategy intended to achieve a particular goal.
Restructure means
organize differently.
S3.Ans.(b)
Sol.
‘yield, indicates’
is the correct use.
Yield means
produce or provide.
Indicate means
point out.
S4.Ans.(d)
Sol.
‘constituted, revival’ is the correct use.
Constituted
means be (a part) of a whole.
Revival means
an improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.
S5.Ans.(d)
Sol.
‘withstood,
Survived’ is the correct use.
Withstood
means remain undamaged or unaffected by.
Survived means continue to live or exist.
S6.Ans.(d)
S7.Ans.(e)
S8.Ans.(b)
S9.Ans.(d)
S10.Ans.(a)
S11.Ans.(b)
S12.Ans.(a)
S13.Ans.(b)
S14.Ans.(d)
S15.Ans.(c)
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