English Language Quiz for Bank Foundation 2023-25th july

Directions (1-5): In each of the sentences given in these questions, there are two blanks indicating that something has been omitted. There are five alternatives given. Choose the one that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q1. The ……… playing of loud music has led the angry resident of this vicinity to file a police complaint and move court against the organiser’s lack of ……….. for the people’s need for a peaceful neighborhood.

(a) peaceful, thought

(b) abrupt, hope

(c) incessant, consideration

(d) fashionable, friendliness

(e) intermittent, interpretation

Q2. The ……… of the chronic balance of payments deficit which has ………. the finance ministry under three prime minister is very real.

(a) temptation, reviled

(b) understanding, menaced

(c) impact, underestimated

(d) obligation, blessed

(e) dilemma, plagued

Q3. Britain, for the present, is deeply ……….. in economic troubles, and the economic future, heavily …………, looks uncertain.

(a) engrossed, responsive

(b) ingrained, skeptical

(c) saturated, enveloped

(d) mired, mortgaged

(e) restrained, participative

Q4. Our Constitution was based on the belief that the free ……… of ideas, people and cultures is essential to the …….. of a democratic society.

(a) selection, concurrence

(b) interchange, preservation

(c) reversal, upholding

(d) dissemination, congruence

(e) distinction, design

Q5. As this country has become more …………. , industrial and internationalized, it has, like all Western democracies, experienced a necessary increase in the ………… of the executive.

(a) urbanized, role

(b) objective, wealth

(c) synthesised, efficiency

(d) civilized, convenience

(e) cultivated, proficiency

Directions (6-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.

Q6. World Trade Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) – What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity  to rebuild? The answer in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth. (8),  The funds allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.

(a) understand

(b) anger

(c) wonder

(d) sense

(e) questions

Q7. World Trade Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) – What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity  to rebuild? The answer in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth. (8),  The funds allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.

(a) complexity

(b) delight

(c) knowing

(d) drop

(e) obsession

Q8. World Trade Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) – What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity  to rebuild? The answer in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth. (8),  The funds allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.

(a) When

(b) Despite

(c) Instead

(d) Exclusive

(e) Moreover

Q9. World Trade Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) – What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity  to rebuild? The answer in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth. (8),  The funds allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.

(a) advantages

(b) information

(c) challenges

(d) attempts

(e) crisis

Q10. World Trade Center is viewed as a statement of hope, a marvel of persistence and a miracle of logistics. As years passed after the tragedy at the site at which it was constructed and the delays kept mounting, Americans began to (6) – What’s taking so long? Have we lost the capacity to rebuild? The answer in part was the sheer (7) of the project – 10,000 workers attempting one of the most difficult construction projects ever in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth. (8), The funds allotted for the project were estimated at $1.5 billion when the design was unveiled but the price tag just kept going up. Other (9) included the weather- in harsh sun of the summer steel beams could reach temperatures that were hot enough to singe skin, added to which a hurricane (10) the construction site. The Monument may not be all things to all people, but its completion signifies that ambition coupled with the determination of people in the face of odds is intact and will always win the day.

(a) formed

(b) affected

(c) predicted

(d) hazard

(e) flooded

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘incessant, consideration’ is the correct use.

Incessant– (of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. ‘dilemma, plagued’ is the correct use.

Dilemma– a difficult situation or problem.

Plagued- cause continual trouble or distress to.

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol. ‘mired, mortgaged’ is the correct use.

Mired– to be mired in something is to be entangled in it.

Mortgaged– pledged or advance obligation.

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘interchange, preservation’ is the correct use.

Interchange– the action of interchanging people or things.

Preservation– the action of preserving something.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. ‘urbanized, role’ is the correct use.

Urbanized– make or become urban in character.

S6. Ans. (c)

S7. Ans. (a)

S8. Ans. (e)

S9. Ans. (c)

S10. Ans. (b)