SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz- 23rd July 2019

The given stanza is talking about the advantages of harvesting the paddy straw. As it explains that this kind of paddy variety gives them (farmers) just the double yield so they need not spend on other things like pesticides or other chemicals to increase the yield of this kind of paddy.
Option (d) can be easily omitted as it is giving information about some person. Option (b) is talking about revised Minimum Support Prices (MSP) that has resulted in the increase of return to farmers. Option (c) is the most viable answer choice making whole of the stanza meaningful. Hence option (c) is the correct answer choice.

The given stanza is talking about the worsening Non-Performing Assets situation in banks.
Tip of the iceberg- Only a hint or suggestion of a much larger or more complex issue or problem
Saga- a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic/ epic.
Option (a) can be easily omitted as it is talking about stakeholders and their efforts regarding something,
Option (b) is conveying an idea like it is talking about some rate that has been fixed for banks to follow on.
Only option (d) is giving a complete idea about the second line of the stanza that there has been found a risky (dicey) situation or arrangement, between the bank and the borrower, regarding the loan structure. Hence option (d) is the correct answer choice.

The given stanza has questioned the government that if agriculture has a great contribution in the economy of the country then why is it so that politicians don’t give it priority and they abstain themselves from talking on the topic agriculture? Option (d) can be easily omitted as it has mentioned some issue regarding subsidy. Option (c) can’t be the answer as it is not going to fill up the given blank both grammatically and contextually correct. Option (a) is the only option which is making sense while completing the stanza. Hence option (a) is the correct answer choice.

The given stanza is talking about the dark matter, it’s characteristics and why is it necessary to study it. Stanza has shown a relation among the galaxy, star formation and the dark matter. Option (d) can be easily omitted as it is talking about some process through which the irregular shape galaxies transform into other shapes, which is totally out of context. In option (b) ‘how stars are formed’ gives us the clue that this could be the correct answer choice. Option (b) is the most viable answer choice making whole of the stanza meaningful. Hence option (b) is the correct answer choice.

The given stanza has talked about a U.N. report which explains that how fragile climate has brought the food security at risk. Because of the unsustainable use of land and water has led to the depletion of the natural resources, resulting into the scarcity of the food and less yielding farm output. Option (d), though being in the context of the given stanza doesn’t fit in the blank contextually so can be easily omitted. Option (c) is the most viable answer choice as it is talking about population growth and to provide the food at affordable price thus making whole of the stanza meaningful. Hence option (c) is the correct answer choice.

The given stanza is talking about the idea of Govt. banks rationalizing the foreign units. Banks would have to take on rationalization of overseas operations for cost efficiencies and the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations.
None of the given options can get up with the given context of the stanza.
The correct option filling the blank contextually could be, “for cost efficiencies and synergies in overseas markets, based on competitive strength and viability.”
Hence option (e) is the correct answer choice.

The appropriate choice is option (c).The sentence can be used with the conjunction while in such a way, “While it was true that the state governments were insisting on keeping the rates high for fear of tax collections falling short, it was never clear why the Centre didn’t push for lower rates as it was guaranteeing that states would get 14% growth in their tax revenues in the next five years.” All the other options fail to satisfy the given conjunction while.

The most suitable choice here is option (d).Although and though both mean “in spite of something.” They are subordinating conjunctions. This means that the clause that they introduce is a subordinate clause which needs a main clause to make it complete. The sentences can be combined with the given conjunction in such a form, “They examined the rest of the garments and each, upon careful observation, was identified in a like fashion although some of the markings were so faded they were no longer legible.”

The appropriate option here is option (c).However is a conjunction which is used to introduce a statement that contrasts with or seems to contradict something that has been said previously. Here however can be used in the following way to combine the given sentences (A) and (B) i.e. “The Taiwanese government is claiming that the People’s Republic of China would invade the island state if the U.S. withdrew its support for Taipei, however, it is dubious that Beijing has the amphibious assault capacity or capability to conduct a successful sea-based invasion of Taiwan where a forcible entry is required.”

The most suitable choice is option (b). As, when used in the form of conjunction is used to indicate that something happens during the time when something else is taking place. The two sentences (C) and (D) can be combined in the given way by using this conjunction: “A growing number of exchanges have stopped fiat support as Indian crypto currency exchanges ramp up peer-to-peer and crypto-to-crypto trading.”

Both the starters (i) and (iii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the second starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
(i) “The new timed finishing feature that gives the option to shoot/head the ball better by utilising a double tap of circle in order to generate more power, swerve and accuracy will undoubtedly be the biggest adjustment in playing FIFA”.
(iii) “The biggest adjustment in playing FIFA will undoubtedly be the new timed finishing feature which basically gives the option to shoot/head the ball better by utilising a double tap of circle in order to generate more power, swerve and accuracy”.

All the three starters can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given sentences. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.
(i) The reason that infections continue to remain problematic following surgery in the developing world is that nurses receive little training to prevent them, medical student Josh Guild realized.
(ii) Since nurses receive little training to prevent infections, the infections continue to remain problematic following surgery in the developing world, medical student Josh Guild realized.
(iii) Due to the little training received by the nurses to prevent the infections post-surgery, the infections continue to remain problematic following surgery in the developing world, medical student Josh Guild realized.

Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the third starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
(i) “Realizing that while there is scope to improve the FRL’s operational aspects, more substantive changes to the framework should be approached as part of a comprehensive plan”.
(ii) “In the view of the fact that there is scope to improve the FRL’s operational aspects, more substantive changes to the framework should be approached as part of a comprehensive plan”.

Both the starters (ii) and (iii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the first starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.
(ii) Owing to heavy rain, the decision of CBSE schools to cut short the Onam holidays to compensate for the working days lost due to heavy rains has received criticism from the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
(iii) The decision of CBSE schools to cut short the Onam holidays to compensate for the working days lost owing to heavy rain has drawn criticism from the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Only (iii) can be used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using the first and second starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.
(iii) “Even though a lot of contestants have done what they can to cement their place in Bachelor Nation history, a lot of them in every season, even the most memorable ones can end up getting buried within the large franchise.”