English Language Quiz for Indian Bank PO Mains Exam: 31st October 2018

Directions (1-5): Against each question number, an incomplete statement is provided. In the column above, there are fillers denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H) and (I). You have to find out which one, two or more of these can grammatically and meaningfully complete the incomplete statement provided against the question number. Accordingly, mark your answer where answer choices are provided against question number.

(A) he had to pay what the vendor had insisted on.

(B) yet, he seldom wins any easy bargain.

(C) yet, he somehow manages to maintain a win-win situation.

(D) and therefore, always has an edge over others.

(E) still, he rarely succeeds in being a beneficiary.

(F) but the refrains from seeking any benefits out of that strength.

(G) and people are carried away by his perceived personality.

(H) he uses it for the society and not for self

(I) how can one expect him to benefit?

Q1. His misunderstanding is that he has acquired a good trick of the trade —

Q2. He projects himself as a likeable person without really being so —

Q3. His persuasive skills are of a higher order —

Q4. Despite being good at negotiations —

Q5. He has serious limitations in convincing others —

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. 

Q6. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q7. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q8. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q9. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q10. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q11. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q12. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q13. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q14. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.

Q15. The latest official figures of 2010 on (6) say this: “A typical Indian worker is male, (7) working in his mid-twenties, is presumably better educated than before, (8) most likely to find work as casual labour – the(9) secure of jobs. He is also more likely to (10) a job, less likely to be interested in one, and will surely earn better money. His wife is less likely to work”. This is just the sort of (11) that the government cautions observers not to paint, pointing to the formidable armies of the self–employed — those who (12) your shoes, sell you roadside tea, and build a dhaba or a mechanic’s shop inthe workforce. But be it the “casual” workers or the self-employed, these are not the big, sweeping (13) that one expects to see 20 years after a big country starts liberalizing. (14), the proportion of Indians in manufacturing jobs hasn’t changed significantly (15) the 90’s.