English Language Quiz for Bank Foundation 2023-29th july

Directions (1-5): In each of the following Questions a sentence is divided into four parts A, B, C and D. Rearrange the following parts (A), (B), (C) and (D) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful sentence and then answer the questions given below.

Q1.
(A) pulling out the boat is
(B) equipment is with us and if
(C) the boat has not overturned
(D) not difficult if the latest

(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD

Q2.
(A) the attack on the tourist, the second
(B) such incident in a fortnight
(C) civil society members condemned
(D) regional parties and several

(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD

Q3.
(A) worse than merely the production of studious
(B) actually, what India is experiencing
(C) in higher education today is far
(D) but creativity-challenged youth

(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD

Q4.
(A) creativity of the people as a whole
(B) Singapore’s orderly society may not
(C) suggests one way we could identify the
(D) be everybody’s cup of tea but its history

(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD

Q5.
(A) over independent thought
(B) system that rewarded studiousness
(C) he traced the lack of
(D) creativity to an education

(a) CDBA
(b) ADBC
(c) BDCA
(d) DCAB
(e) BCAD

Directions (6-7): Choose the word which is not an antonym for the given word.

Q6. AMELIORATE

(a) aggravate
(b) intensify
(c) mitigate
(d) worsen
(e) hurt

Q7. THROTTLE

(a) encourage
(b) free
(c) help
(d) release
(e) strangulate

Directions (8-10): Choose the word out of five which is not the synonym of the word given in bold in each question.

Q8. EMBONPOINT

(a) burly
(b) blimp
(c) obese
(d) skinny
(e) bulky

Q9. PARLAY

(a) manage
(b) neglect
(c) speculate
(d) venture
(e) wager

Q10. LEGERDEMAIN

(a) uprightness
(b) conjuring
(c) chicanery
(d) cunning
(e) deceit

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is ADBC.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is DCAB.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is BCAD.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is BDCA.

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CDBA.

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. AMELIORATE- make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

S7. Ans.(e)
Sol. THROTTLE- a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine; a person’s throat, gullet, or windpipe

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Meaning: the bodily property of being well rounded
Antonyms: skinny

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Meaning: stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager
Antonyms: neglect

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Meaning: an illusory feat
Antonyms: uprightness