RBI Assistant I IBPS Mains 2 November 2020 English Quiz : Attempt Now

 

Directions
(1-5): The Following questions have two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q1. The equipments
that were being used in the survey were ……………….. , and because of the
below-zero temperature, it was feared they would freeze and ………………….

(a) icy, capsize

(b) frosty, shide

(c) fragile,
shatter

(d) frozen,
dehydrate

(e) useless,
capsize

 

Q2. The young boy’s
………………….. attempts to explain to his friend why he had failed to show for the
movie did little to ease her ……………. feelings.

(a) impassioned,
disconsolate

(b) veracious,
vacuous

(c) unbelievable,
gluttonous

(d) chronic,
vicarious

(e)  immeasurable, vacuous

 

Q3. There was a
……………………… all about the palace, and the …………… concerned the security guards.

(a) gift,
distribution

(b) silence, quiet

(c) tranquil,
temper

(d) feast,
circulation

(e) commotion,
quiet

 

Q4. The
conspirators met ……………………… in order to plot a(n) ………………… against the oppressive
governance of Julius Caesar.

(a) clandestine,
revolt

(b) wickedly,
invocation

(c) craftily,
referendum

(d) wittily, ban

(e) aggressively,
crime

 

Q5. Although the
food in the hostel mess was barely ………………….., after six months, the residents
of the hostel had become …………….. to it.

(a) edible, resist

(b) edible, inured

(c) palatable,
immune

(d) palatable,
inured

(e)  affordable, attuned

  

Directions (6-10): 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.

The worlds’ climate has always changed
and species have evolved accordingly to survive it. The surprising fact about
the (6) between evolution and global
warming is that it is not linear. Rising temperatures alone are not (7) of evolution. Evolution is also the
result of seasonal changes. As the environment changes those species which
don’t adapt (8) to exist. But the
sheer pace of manmade climate change today is (9). ‘Bad things are happening’ and by one (10) global warming could threaten upto one-third of the world’s
species if left unchecked. In fact, a lot of the species which will be able to
survive are the ones we consider pests like insects and weeds.

 

Q6. (a)
difference

(b) similarity

(c) argument

(d) relationship

(e) alliance

 

Q7. (a)
mediums

(b) triggers

(c) responses

(d) threats

(e) stimulus

 

Q8. (a)
continue

(b) halt

(c) cease

(d) terminate

(e) interval

 

Q9. (a)
threatened

(b) pursued

(c) unprecedented

(d) record

(e) debated

 

Q10.
(a) forecast

(b) chance

(c) pattern

(d) occasion

(e) imagination

 

Directions (11-15): Read
each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The
error, if any, will be one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the
answer. If there is no error, the answer is (ignore the errors of punctuation,
if any.)

Q11.(1) All the evidence/(2) were against Himesh/(3) and he was/ (4)
held guilty./ (5) No error.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

 

Q12.(1)The aim of the course /(2) will be
to cater to students with diverted needs /(3) from basic knowledge /(4) to top
end research and publishing skills./(5) No error.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

 

Q13. (1) The immune /(2) system is the
body’s/ (3) defence /(4) against infection. /(5)No error.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

 

Q14. (1)Though, she has aptitude /(2) in
mathematics I won’t allow /(3) her to take it up as a subject of study for the
Master’s Degree /(4) because I know the labour involved will tell upon her
health. /(5)No error .

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

 

Q15. (1) The bank may have followed /(2) an aggressive monetary
tightening policy /(3) but its stated aim of /(4)curbing inflation have not
been achieved. /(5) No error.

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

SOLUTIONS: 

S1.Ans.(c)

Sol.

fragile means (of an object) easily broken or damaged.

 

S2.Ans.(a)

Sol.

impassioned means filled with or showing great emotion.

disconsolate means very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

 

 

S3.Ans.(b)

Sol.

‘silence, quiet’
fits the two blank perfectly.

 

S4.Ans.(a)

Sol.

Clandestine means kept secret or done secretively,
especially because illicit.

 

S5.Ans.(d)

Sol.

Palatable means (of food or drink) pleasant to taste.

S6.Ans.(d)

S7.Ans.(b)

S8.Ans.(c)

S9.Ans.(c)

S10.Ans.(a)

S11.Ans.(e)

Sol.

 No error

S12.Ans.(b)

Sol.

‘Divert’ is a verb and it should not be
used here in the form of ‘diverted’. Instead, we should use ‘diversifying’
which is an adjective and that qualifies a noun well.

S13.Ans.(e)

Sol. No error

S14.Ans.(b)

Sol.

Use
‘for’ in place of ‘in’.

S15.Ans.(d)

Sol.

In place of ‘have’ use ‘has’ as the subject is ‘aim’.

 

 

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