SIDBI GRADE A English Quiz : 19th March – Column based

TOPIC: Column based

 

Directions (1-15): In each of the following questions,
there are two columns having three sentences or phrases in each column. In the
column I, sentences/phrases are A, B, and C and in the column II, the
sentences/phrases are  D, E and F. The
sentences/phrases in column I may or may not join with the ones given in column
II to make a sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Each
question is followed by five options, four of which suggest the sequence in
which the sentences/phrase can be joined to make a grammatically correct and
contextually meaningful sentence. If none of the options suggests correct
combination of the sentences/phrases, mark (e) “none of these” as your answer.

 

Q1.

Column I	Column II
(A) Animals also have rights and it is our	(D) that have been lobbying for a shift in the Indian position
(B) India’s abstention disappointed many western countries	(E) moral responsibility to support these rights
(C) As the conflict continues, and the global	(F) India is calling for dialogue

(a) C-F

(b) A-D

(c) C-E

(d) A-E and B-D

(e) None of these

 

Q2.

Column I	Column II
(A) The media was tolerated at best	(D) including the biggest one of 1.17 lakh Indians
(B) It may become necessary for India to engage more	(E) let alone minister, there to address returning citizens
(C) When we returned, the welcome was perfunctory, with no senior official,	(F) deeply with the conflict in Europe, which is now a global concern

(a) A-D

(b) C-E

(c) B-F

(d) Both (b) and (c)

(e) None of these

 

Q3.

Column I	Column II
(A) In 1915, he joined the kitchen of British	(D) read Tamil books in the evenings to become a self-taught man
(B) At the age of 20, he saw a motorbike	(E) entrepreneur Robert Stanes, who was staying in Coimbatore
(C) He worked in the agricultural fields in the mornings and	(F) by a British official and was fascinated

(a) C-D

(b) Both (a) and (c)

(c) A-E

(d) C-F

(e) None of these

 

Q4.

Column I	Column II
(A) Among the economic activities carried out	(D) do not adopt the same kind of recovery methods
(B) Our stock in the decision-making process	(E) at homes has risen tremendously
(C) Acknowledging the role of the SHGs in	(F) by her group is the project of making plastic bitumen

(a) A-F

(b) Both (a) and (c)

(c) B-E

(d) C-D

(e) None of these

 

Q5.

Column I	Column II
(A) True glory lies in elevating life-sustaining goods	(D) of ordinary persons above power and conquest
(B) He has also publicly apologized for mass murders	(E) occupation are considered entirely legitimate
(C) Invasion of someone else’s territory and its	(F) and for the suffering he has caused to survivors

(a) B-F

(b) C-E

(c) A-D

(d) all (a), (b), and (c)

(e) None of these

 

Q6.

Column I	Column II
(A) When those adjudged guilty were asked if they	(D) many recounted their clean jail records
(B) According to a report by Project 39A at	(E) the liberal critique sidesteps the central issue
(C) Fundamentally, ‘rarest of rare’ is a standard	(F) allows a court of law to use public sentiment

(a) A-F

(b) C-D

(c) C-E

(d) A-E

(e) None of these

 

Q7.

Column I	Column II
(A) India’s carceral criminal jurisprudence requires a court to	(D) calculate proportionality between crime and punishment
(B) The unchartered implications arising	(E) from the Ukraine crisis only add to the challenge
(C) Fertiliser imports surged more than	(F) sevenfold last month to touch $1.6 billion

(a) A-D

(b) B-E

(c) C-F

(d) All of the above

(e) None of these

 

Q8.

Column I	Column II
(A) Higher inflation levels during 2021 have	(D) that address inefficiencies across the value chain
(B) The ecosystem is now at an inflection point	(E) led to three consecutive quarters with double-digit price increase
(C) Agriculture sector has witnessed the highest	(F) disruption in terms of smartphone and Internet penetration

(a)(A-E)

(b)Both (a)&(c)

(c)(C-F)

(d)(A-D)

(e)None of the above

 

Q9.

Column I	Column II
(A) A key threat to manufacturers comes from	(D) be spillover effects elsewhere with more impact on trade
(B) In the event of the crisis prolonging, there could	(E) agenda and outlined plans to fight inflation
(C) On the domestic front, he pushed his legislative	(F) only marginal increases in selling prices

(a)(A-F)

(b)(B-D)

(c)(C-E)

(d)All of the above

(e)None of the above

 

Q10.

Column I	Column II
(A) The Director General of Police should instruct	(D) expected to take place towards the end of March
(B) After being produced before the Third Judicial Magistrate	(E) the police not to arrest anyone mechanically
(C) The mass testing of the entire region is	(F) him was remanded in judicial custody

(a)Both (b)&(c)

(b)(C-D)

(c)(A-E)

(d)(A-F)

(e)None of the above

 

Q11.

Column I	Column II
(A) It is expected that the CM will meet PM	(D) approval to go ahead with subsequent works
(B) The State government requires Central	(E) requires for the final clearance by Railways
(C) According to a senior officer, the intervention	(F) during his next trip to New Delhi

(a)(A-F)

(b)Both (a)&(c)

(c)(B-D)

(d)(A-E)

(e)None of the above

 

Q12.

Column I	Column II
(A) Combating and defeating the communal forces	(D) so we had to send him to a government college
(B) We were unable to afford a seat in a private college	(E) was of paramount importance for India’s Constitutional order
(C) The Union government was taking away	(F) seats unavailable to meritorious students

(a)(A-E)

(b)(B-D)

(c)Both (a)&(b)

(d)(C-F)

(e)None of the above

 

Q13.

Column I	Column II
(A) State governments that are providing	(D) encourage and honour individuals
(B) Amidst growing criticism for a much-needed reform	(E) urged industrialists to work with a vision
(C) People should work towards the welfare	(F) cleared NEET had received coaching

(a)(C-E)
(b)(A-D)
(c)(B-F)
(d)Both (b)&(c)
(e)None of the above

 

Q14.

Column I	Column II
(A) Those who identify themselves as male or third	(D) the neighbouring Karnataka had become the first State
(B) The judge made the recommendations	(E) of ₹10 lakh, a citation and a shawl
(C) The award carries a cash component	(F) gender were considered under general category

(a)(C-D)
(b)(C-E)
(c)Both (b)&(d)
(d)(A-F)
(e)None of the above

 

Q15.

Column I	Column II
(A) Let me remind you that this is a crucial	(D) morbidity and mortality in people with chronic kidney disease
(B) Chronic artery disease is the leading cause of	(E) implants can be effective over dentures
(C) The webinar will touch upon how	(F) time to give the victims, hope and bring them home

(a)(A-F) 

(b)(C-E)
(c) (B-D)
(d)All of the above

(e)None of the above

 

SOLUTIONS:

 

S1. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-E and B-D can be joined to make grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful sentences. The sentences are,

A-E: Animals also have rights and it is our moral
responsibility to support these rights.

B-D: India’s abstention disappointed many western
countries that have been lobbying for a shift in the Indian position.

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

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. Both B-F and C-E can be joined to make  grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful sentences. The sentences are,

B-F: It may become necessary for India to engage more
deeply with the conflict in Europe, which is now a global concern.

C-E: When we returned, the welcome was perfunctory,
with no senior official, let alone minister, there to address returning
citizens.

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

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-E and C-D can be joined to make grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
The sentences are,

A-E: In 1915, he joined the kitchen of British
entrepreneur Robert Stanes, who was staying in Coimbatore.

C-D: He worked in the agricultural fields in the
mornings and read Tamil books in the evenings to become a self-taught man.

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. Both A-F and B-E can be joined to make
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
The sentences are,

A-F: Among the economic activities carried out by
her group is the project of making plastic bitumen.

B-E: Our stock in the decision-making process at
homes has risen tremendously.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. B-F and C-E can be joined to make grammatically
correct and contextually meaningful sentences.
The sentences are,

B-F: He has also publicly apologized for mass
murders and for the suffering he has caused to survivors.

C-E: Invasion of someone else’s territory and its
occupation are considered entirely legitimate.

A-D: True glory lies in elevating life-sustaining
goods of ordinary persons above power and conquest.

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

S6. Ans. (e)

Sol. None of the sentences/phrases can be joined to
make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence,
option (e) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-D, B-E and C-F will be joined to make the
sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

A-D: India’s carceral criminal jurisprudence
requires a court to calculate proportionality between crime and punishment.

B-E: The unchartered implications arising from the
Ukraine crisis only add to the challenge.

C-F: Fertiliser imports surged more than sevenfold
last month to touch $1.6 billion.

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

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-E and C-F will be joined to make the sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

A-E: Higher inflation levels during 2021 have led
to three consecutive quarters with double-digit price increase.

C-F:  Agriculture
sector has witnessed the highest disruption in terms of smartphone and Internet
penetration.

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

S9. Ans. (d)

Sol. All A-F, B-D and C-E will be joined to make the sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

A-F: A key threat to manufacturers comes from only
marginal increases in selling prices.

B-D: In the event of the crisis prolonging, there
could be spillover effects elsewhere with more impact on trade.

C-E: On the domestic front, he pushed his
legislative agenda and outlined plans to fight inflation.

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

S10. Ans. (a)

Sol. C-D and A-E will be joined to make the sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

C-D: The mass testing of the entire region is
expected to take place towards the end of March.

A-E:  The
Director General of Police should instruct the police not to arrest anyone
mechanically.

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

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol. A-F and B-D will be joined to make the sentences grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

A-F: It is expected that the CM will meet PM during
his next trip to New Delhi.

B-D: The State government requires Central approval
to go ahead with subsequent works.

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

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. Both A-E and B-D will be joined to make the
sentences grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.

A-E: Combating and defeating the communal forces
was of paramount importance for India’s Constitutional order.

B-D: We were unable to afford a seat in a private
college so we had to send him to a government college.

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

S13. Ans. (e)

Sol. None of the sentences/phrases can be joined to
make the sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Hence,
option (e) is the right answer choice

S14. Ans. (c)

Sol. C-E and A-F will be joined to make the sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
The sentences are:

C-E: The award carries a cash component of ₹10
lakh, a citation and a shawl.

A-F: Those who identify themselves as male or third
gender
were considered under general category.

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

S15. Ans. (d)

Sol. A-F, B-D, and C-E will be joined to make the
sentences
grammatically correct and contextually meaningful.
The sentences are:

A-F: Let me remind you that this is a crucial time
to give the victims, hope and bring them home.

C-E: The webinar will touch upon how implants can
be effective over dentures.

B-D: Chronic artery disease is the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in people with chronic kidney disease.

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