English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2023 -24th October

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below four words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct position. Following each sentence four sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words which will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. If the words are correct at their current position, then choose option (e) as your answer.

Q1. The team’s championship (A) in the victory (B) was a result of their hard work and dedication as well as the exceptional player (C) of their star performance (D).

(a) DCBA
(b) BADC
(c) ACBD
(d) CADB
(e) No interchange required

Q2. The longer (A) surge in online shopping has led to an increase in demand for home delivery logistics (B), which has put a strain on the services (C) industry and led to recent (D) delivery times.

(a) BDAC
(b) ACDB
(c) CADB
(d) DCBA
(e) No interchange required

Q3. The manager is considering productivity (A) the employees who have been working hard (B) for the past few months, in order to boost (C) the company’s promoting (D).
(a) ABDC
(b) CBAD
(c) DBCA
(d) BDAC
(e) No interchange required

Q4. The new system’s (A) upgrade is expected to improve the software (B) performance and enhance the hardware (C) experience, but it may also cause compatibility issues with older user (D).

(a) BADC
(b) CBDA
(c) DACB
(d) ACBD
(e) No interchange required

Q5. The company’s (A) new marketing campaign has been aggressive (B) in attracting a large number of new customers (C), but it has also received some criticism for being too successful (D).

(a) CBAD
(b) ADCB
(c) BADC
(d) ACBD
(e) No interchange required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the given sentence, “championship & victory” and “player & performance” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is talking about the reasons behind the team’s victory in the championship. The victory was a result of the team’s hard work and dedication, as well as the exceptional performance of their star player. Thus, the correct arrangement will be BADC.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be “The team’s victory in the championship was a result of their hard work and dedication as well as the exceptional performance of their star player”

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. In the given sentence, “longer & recent” and “logistics & services” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is talking about the effects of the recent surge in online shopping. The increase in demand for home delivery services has put a strain on the logistics industry and led to longer delivery times. Thus, the correct arrangement will be DCBA.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be “The recent surge in online shopping has led to an increase in demand for home delivery services, which has put a strain on the logistics industry and led to longer delivery times.”

 S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. In the given sentence, “productivity and promoting” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is talking about the manager’s plan to promote hard-working employees to improve the company’s productivity. Thus, the correct arrangement will be DBCA.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be “The manager is considering promoting the employees who have been working hard for the past few months, in order to boost the company’s productivity.”

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. In the given sentence, “systems’ & software” and “hardware & user” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is talking about the expected benefits and potential problems with a new software upgrade. Thus, the correct arrangement will be BADC.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be “The new software upgrade is expected to improve the system’s performance and enhance the user experience, but it may also cause compatibility issues with older hardware.”

 S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. In the given sentence, “aggressive and successful” are incorrectly placed as the given statement is talking about the success of a new marketing campaign, as well as some criticism it has received. Thus, the correct arrangement will be ADCB.
Hence, the correct sentence formed will be “The company’s new marketing campaign has been successful in attracting a large number of new customers, but it has also received some criticism for being too aggressive.”