English Language Cloze Test Quiz for IBPS Clerk Prelims

IBPS Clerk Prelims is on its way and a lot of aspirants are heading towards new hopes with this upcoming opportunity. Thus, English Language can be an impetus for their success by helping them save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for upcoming IBPS Clerk Exam.

Direction (1-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 10. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.

Q1. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Make

Detailed

Declare

Named

None of these

Solution:

The most appropriate answer choice here is ‘named’.

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer.

Q2. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Corrupt

Assigned

Accused

Party

Acquit

Solution:

In the given blank, very clearly none of the options, except option (c), fits in contextually and makes the sentence meaningful.

Hence, ‘accused’ is the correct answer choice here.

Q3. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

People

Persons

Individual

Company

None of these

Solution:

Since, just before the blank, ‘two’ is mentioned, hence the noun to be used in the blank must be plural - therefore, (c) & (d) are eliminated.
Also, ‘people’ is a general term used for a mass of human beings.

Hence it can also not be fitted in the blank. The correct answer choice here is, option (b).

Q4. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

File

Accused

Attempted

Registered

None of these

Solution:

Since, ‘has been’ has been used just before the blank, past participle form of a verb must be used. Therefore, (a) cannot be the answer here. Also, (b) & (c) are out of context.

Hence, the correct answer is option (d).

Q5. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Give

Solution:

‘paid in bribe’ is the correct phrase.

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer choice here.

Q6. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Complainant

Company

Friend

ATM

Credit Card

Solution:

Of all the options given, only option (a) is relevant.

Hence the correct filler for the given blank is ‘complainant’, which means a person, group, or company that makes a complaint, as in a legal action; a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

Q7. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Against

For

Defining

Detailed

Described

Solution:

The most appropriate answer choice for the given blank is option (a).

Q8. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Confirmed

Held

Conducted

Making

Released

Solution:

A ‘search’ or a ‘raid’ is always conducted.

Hence, the correct answer choice for the given question is option (c).

Q9. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Car

Premises

Path

Name

None of these

Solution:

PREMISES - a house or building, together with its land and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered in an official context.

Q10. The Central Bureau of Investigation has ___1___ its second-in-command Rakesh Asthana as an ___2___ in a bribery case along with another agency official and two private ___3___. The case has been ___4___ on the complaint from Satish Sana Babu, a businessman from Hyderabad. More than Rs. 3 crore were paid ___5___ bribes by the ___6___ for getting relief in a case ___7___ meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others, the agency said. The CBI arrested Manoj in the evening of October 16. Searches were also ___8___ on the Investigating Officer’s ___9___ on Saturday. Earlier, despite repeated questions from the media, the agency ___10___ not confirmed the developments.

Did

Are

Have

Had

Solution:

Since the sentence starts with ‘earlier’, it is very clear that it is in past tense. So, only option (a) and (d) are relevant. Also, with helping verb ‘did’ first form of a verb is used – but in the given sentenced ‘confirmed’ is used.

Hence the correct answer choice here is option (d), which makes the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

Direction (11-15): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 11 to 15. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.

Q11. Around the world, 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese. There is ___11___ no country on track to meet targets to ___12___ obesity, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases. ___13___, these count for more than 70% of deaths ___14___. The social stigma of obesity can lead to social isolation, suicidal thoughts and ___15___ of medical care.

Never

Always

Currently

Present

Seems

Solution:

Out of the given options, ‘currently’ is the most suitable one as it makes the sentence meaningful and is grammatically correct.

Q12. Around the world, 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese. There is ___11___ no country on track to meet targets to ___12___ obesity, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases. ___13___, these count for more than 70% of deaths ___14___. The social stigma of obesity can lead to social isolation, suicidal thoughts and ___15___ of medical care.

Halt

Fault

Dealt

See

Call

Solution:

HALT - bring or come to an abrupt stop; Stop.

Q13. Around the world, 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese. There is ___11___ no country on track to meet targets to ___12___ obesity, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases. ___13___, these count for more than 70% of deaths ___14___. The social stigma of obesity can lead to social isolation, suicidal thoughts and ___15___ of medical care.

After

Together

Alternatively

None of these

Solution:

In the given question, ‘together’ makes the sentence most meaningful and contextually correct. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer choice here.

Q14. Around the world, 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese. There is ___11___ no country on track to meet targets to ___12___ obesity, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases. ___13___, these count for more than 70% of deaths ___14___. The social stigma of obesity can lead to social isolation, suicidal thoughts and ___15___ of medical care.

Total

World

Across

Worldwide

Solution:

‘Worldwide’ adds meaning to the given sentence and is perfect given the context of the statement as well as the passage.

Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

Q15. Around the world, 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese. There is ___11___ no country on track to meet targets to ___12___ obesity, which is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and hepatic diseases. ___13___, these count for more than 70% of deaths ___14___. The social stigma of obesity can lead to social isolation, suicidal thoughts and ___15___ of medical care.

All

Avoidance

Violence

None of these

Solution:

Except option (b) all other are grammatically unfit. Also, since the given sentence talks about the negatives of the social stigma of obesity, use of ‘avoidance’ makes perfect sense here.