RBI Assistant Prelims English Quiz : 6th March – Practice Test

TOPIC: Practice Test

 

Direction (1-5): Rearrange the given sentence (A), (B), (C),
(D), (E) and (F) to form a meaningful paragraph and answer the questions that
follow.

 

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books
could be made quickly and easily.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in
ways never seen before in human history. How will that change our societies,
our relationships, ourselves?’

(C) As more books became available, so
ideas spread much more rapidly.

(D) That’s the question that interests
Michael Wesch.

(E) Being able to print texts instead
of writing them by hand transformed the world. It changed the way people could
communicate with each other.

(F) The last time communications
technology had such a wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention
of the printing press.

 

Q1. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) E

(e) F

 

Q2. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) E

(d) B

(e) D

 

Q3. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence of the
rearranged paragraph?

(a) A

(b) D

(c) E

(d) B

(e) F

 

Q4. Q4. Which of the following will be the LAST sentence of
the rearranged paragraph?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) B

(d) D

(e) F

 

Q5. What will be the correct sequence of the given sentences?

(a) BDFEAC

(b) ABDECF

(c) AFDEBC

(d) FBADEC

(e) BEDACF

 

Directions (6-10): There has been a word omitted from the
following sentences which prevents the particular sentence from becoming
meaningful. Choose the option which contains the correct word to be placed in
the filler. If no word is likely to fit in the sentence, then choose none of
these are your answer.

 

Q6. Russia’s ______________________ assault on Ukraine,
now in its fourth day, has faced universal condemnation from Western powers.

(a) candid

(b) binary

(c) unprovoked

(d) monetary

(e) none of these

 

Q7. Two top-10 Russian tennis stars, including world No. 1
Daniil Medvedev, have addressed their country’s _________________ of
Ukraine this week.

(a) invasion

(b) paragon

(c) deficient

(d) fiscal

(e) none of these

 

Q8. A local entrepreneur in the Japanese tourist destination
of Nara has developed an __________________ to plastic shopping bags, to
protect the town’s sacred deer

(a) syntax

(b) pristine

(c) impartiality

(d) alternative

(e) none of these

 

Q9. India __________________ from a procedural vote
taken in UNSC to call for a special emergency session of UN General Assembly on
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

(a) imparted

(b) abstained

(c) perished

(d) reinforced

(e) none of these

 

Q10. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation is planning to
build ____________________ of 15 dinosaurs out of scrap material at a
park in Sarai Kale Khan.

(a) sentiments

(b) replicas

(c) subordinates

(d) juxtapositions      

(e) none of these

 

Direction (11-15): The sentences given below consists of an
idiom given in bold. From the given alternatives identify the most
suitable option reflecting the meaning of the idiom.

 

Q11. How can the manager praise my colleague and talk of his
average performance in the same breath?

(a) saying opposite
things as if both true

(b) benefiting from
two different opportunities at once

(c) everything
going wrong at once

(d) the worst
possible situation

(e) to lose control
in a situation

 

Q12. The editor blew
hot and cold over the story for few days and then finally decided to
publish it.

(a) express your
sentiments too openly

(b) help someone
get out of trouble.

(c) fail to
influence or make an effect

(d) achieve big
success, usually through luck.

(e) to keep changing your
attitude towards something

 

Q13. Recession in
the country has run its course and left an aftermath of uncertainty.

(a) say or do
something that makes lot of people angry or uncomfortable

(b) let someone
know that they’re less important than they think

(c) reveal your
thoughts or inner feelings

(d) to develop and
finish naturally

(e) do something
even though it hurts your self-respect

 

Q14. I’ve made the
request few times in the past, but it has always fallen on deaf ears.

(a) ultimately
succeed from a seemingly losing position

(b) finally happening
for the first time

(c) to fail to be
heard

(d) see signs of
improvement in a situation that has been bad for a long time

(e) continue to
exist longer than expected

 

Q15. Over tea on
Sunday, he finally let his hair down and talked about his hobbies and
family.

(a) make something
unimportant to seem important

(b) make a demand
that can’t be fulfilled

(c) being exactly right
about something

(d) to be relaxed
and behave informally

(e) pay too much
for something

  

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (e)

Sol. The correct sequence is BDFEAC.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in human
history. How will that change our societies, our relationships, ourselves?’

(D) That’s the question that interests Michael Wesch.

(F) The last time communications technology had such a
wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press.

(E) Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand
transformed the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each
other.

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly
and easily.

(C) As more books became available, so ideas spread much more
rapidly.

Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence is BDFEAC.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in
human history. How will that change our societies, our relationships,
ourselves?’

(D) That’s the question that interests Michael Wesch.

(F) The last time communications technology had such a
wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press.

(E) Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand
transformed the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each
other.

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly
and easily.

(C) As more books became available, so ideas spread much more
rapidly.

Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is BDFEAC.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in
human history. How will that change our societies, our relationships,
ourselves?’

(D) That’s the question that interests Michael Wesch.

(F) The last time communications technology had such a
wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press.

(E) Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand
transformed the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each
other.

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly
and easily.

(C) As more books became available, so ideas spread much more
rapidly.

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence is BDFEAC.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in
human history. How will that change our societies, our relationships,
ourselves?’

(D) That’s the question that interests Michael Wesch.

(F) The last time communications technology had such a
wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press.

(E) Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand
transformed the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each
other.

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly
and easily.

(C) As more books became available, so ideas spread much more
rapidly.

Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence is BDFEAC.

(B) ‘Technology is connecting us in ways never seen before in
human history. How will that change our societies, our relationships,
ourselves?’

(D) That’s the question that interests Michael Wesch.

(F) The last time communications technology had such a
wide-ranging impact was 500 years ago with the invention of the printing press.

(E) Being able to print texts instead of writing them by hand
transformed the world. It changed the way people could communicate with each
other.

(A) Suddenly, multiple copies of books could be made quickly
and easily.

(C) As more books became available, so ideas spread much more
rapidly.

Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans (c)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is unprovoked and it means (esp. of an unpleasant action or remark) not
caused by anything and therefore unfair

Candid- truthful and
straightforward; frank.

Binary- something
having two parts.

Monetary- relating to money or currency

S7. Ans (a)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is invasion and it means an
instance of invading a country or region with an armed force.

Paragon- a person or
thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

Deficient- not having
enough of a specified quality or ingredient.

Fiscal- relating to government revenue,
especially taxes

S8. Ans (d)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is alternative and it means (of
one or more things) available as another possibility or choice.

Syntax means the arrangement of words and phrases to create
well-formed sentences in a language.

Pristine means
clean
and fresh as if new; spotless.

Impartiality means equal
treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness.

S9. Ans (b)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is abstained and it means formally
decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion.

Imparted- to give or
grant from or as if from a supply

Perished- (of rubber,
food, etc.) lose its normal qualities; rot or decay.

Reinforced- strengthen (an
existing feeling, idea, or habit).

S6. Ans (b)

Sol. The appropriate word that will be used to fill the blank
is replicas and it means an
exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.

Sentiments- a view or
opinion that is held or expressed.

Subordinates-
a
person under the authority or control of another within an organization.

Juxtapositions-
the
fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

S11. Ans (a)

Sol. When you say
two things in the same breath, you say two very different or
contradictory things.

Hence, option (a) becomes the most viable answer choice.

 

S12. Ans (e)

Sol. Blow hot and cold: alternate inconsistently between
two moods, attitudes, or courses of action in negative statements.

Hence, option (e) becomes the most viable answer
choice

S13. Ans (d)

Sol. When something runs its course, it continues naturally
until it finishes.

Hence, option (d) becomes the most viable answer choice.

 

S14. Ans (c)

Sol. If you turn a deaf ear, you ignore what others are
saying.

Hence, option (c) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S15. Ans (d)

Sol. Let one’s hair down: to relax and enjoy yourself,
without worrying about behaving politely.

Hence, option (d) becomes the most viable answer choice