English Language Section has given heebie-jeebies to the aspirants when they appear for a banking examination. As the level of every other section is only getting complex and convoluted, there is no doubt that this section, too, makes your blood run cold. The questions asked in this section are confusing and very time-consuming. But once dealt with proper strategy, speed, and accuracy, this section can get you the maximum marks in the examination.
Directions (1-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.
Now that the Karnataka election is over, the Centre has finally (1)…………… the courage to submit a draft scheme in the Supreme Court to (2)………….. the final decision on (3)……………… the Cauvery waters among the riparian States. The draft, which gives no name for the authority it (4)……………… to create to monitor implementation of the Cauvery Tribunal’s final award, as (5)………………. by the Supreme Court, has been largely drawn from the Tribunal’s directions. It will be a two-tier structure, with an apex body (6)……………. with the power to ensure (7)………………. with the final award, and a regulation committee that will (8)……………… the field situation and water flow. The powers and functions of the authority are fairly (9)……………. Its powers would extend to apportionment, regulation and control of Cauvery waters, supervision of operations of reservoirs and (10)……………. of water releases. The draft makes the authority’s decisions final and (11)……………. However, there is an ambiguous clause: if the authority finds that any one of the States is not (12)………………, it can seek the Centre’s help, and the Centre’s decision will be final and binding. This can be seen either as an (13)………………. clause to resolve the situation when there is a stand-off, or as one that gives scope to the Centre to (14)……………….. on behalf of one State. To allay apprehensions of the Centre acting in a (15)…………….. manner, it would be better if it is not given the final say, but mandated to help in the implementation of the Tribunal’s award at all times.
(Source: The Hindu)
Q1.
(a) contributed
(b) mustered
(c) managed
(d) developed
(e) mastered
Sol. mustered- gathering or assemblage
Q2.
(a) regulate
(b) execute
(c) implement
(d) start
(e) reject
Sol. implement- to bring about; to put into practice
Q3.
(a) sanitizing
(b) proportionate
(c) distribute
(d) rationalize
(e) apportioning
Sol. apportioning- to divide and distribute portions of a whole
Q4.
(a) proposes
(b) imposes
(c) offers
(d) provides
(e) tries
Sol. proposes- to suggest a plan or course of action
Q5.
(a) institutionalized
(b) regulated
(c) sanctioned
(d) created
(e) modified
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Sol. modified- changed or altered
Q6.
(a) levied
(b) charged
(c) bestowed
(d) endowed
(e) provided
Sol. charged- the scope of someone’s responsibility; someone or something entrusted to one’s care
Q7.
(a) violating
(b) reliance
(c) compliance
(d) confirm
(e) adopt
Sol. compliance– to yield assent; to agree
Q8.
(a) authorize
(b) statute
(c) overlook
(d) monitor
(e) execute
Sol. monitor- to supervise; to watch over
Q9.
(a) comprehensive
(b) apprehensive
(c) detrimental
(d) besieging
(e) implementing
Sol. comprehensive– broadly or completely covering, including a large proportion of something
Q10.
(a) control
(b) empowering
(c) regulation
(d) authorizing
(e) monitoring
Sol. regulation– the process of controlling or directing according to the law or principle
Q11.
(a) parting
(b) forcing
(c) abounding
(d) enforce
(e) binding
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Sol. binding– assigning something that one will be held to
Q12.
(a) cooperative
(b) combative
(c) adversarial
(d) implementer
(e) mandating
Sol. cooperative- including cooperation between individuals or parties
Q13.
(a) distressing
(b) unabling
(c) enabling
(d) hostile
(e) enraging
Sol. enabling– an act or an instance of something being enabled
Q14.
(a) acting
(b) disturb
(c) interfere
(d) intervene
(e) perform
Sol. intervene– to become involved in a situation, so as to alter or prevent an action
Q15.
(a) parting
(b) partisan
(c) absurd
(d) different
(e) partial
Sol. partisan- devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause
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