English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2023 -30th May

Directions (1 – 5): In the following questions a sentence is given with some highlighted words. These words may not be in their correct position and need an interchange. Select the option depicting the correct interchange so as to make the given sentence contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.

 Q1. Air passengers have a legitimate (A) right to get full cancelled(B) for their tickets refund(C) due to no fault of their own during the national lockdown (D).

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No interchange required.

Q2. The southwest lull(A) picked up over Kerala after a monsoon(B) under the influence (C) of a low-pressure area that formed (D) over the Arabian Sea.

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No interchange required.

Q3. Concerns have been raised (A) regarding the donors(B) of U.S.-based evangelical impact(C) in regard to Indian associations. (D)

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No interchange required.

Q4. The Defence exchanged(A) of India and Iran discussed (B) ways to take forward bilateral (C) cooperation and Ministers(D) views on regional security issues.

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No interchange required.

Q5. The Delhi Metro, which halted (A) its operations (B) five months ago following the imposition (C) of a nationwide lockdown (D) due to COVID-19, is set to run again.

(a) A-D

(b) B-C

(c) C-D

(d) A-B

(e) No interchange required.

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else’s head?

(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans — has always been highly attractive

(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.

(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, “A penny for your thoughts?”, was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.

(E) The going rate for a “thought” – a probe into the thinking of another – was once quite a bargain.

(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?

(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargin.

Q6. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) F

(b) D

(c) C

(d) G

(e) A

Q7. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A

(b) B

(c) G

(d) D

(e) F

Q8. Which of the following be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E

(b) G

(c) C

(d) B

(e) A

Q9. Which of the following be the SEVENTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A

(b) B

(c) F

(d) D

(e) E

Q10. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Solutions 

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. B-C needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
Air passengers have a legitimate right to get full refund for their tickets cancelled due to no fault of their own during the national lockdown.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. A-B needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
The southwest monsoon picked up over Kerala after a lull under the influence of a low-pressure area that formed over the Arabian Sea.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. B-C needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
Concerns have been raised regarding the impact of U.S.-based evangelical donors in regard to Indian associations.

S4. Ans. (a)
Sol. A-D needs to be interchanged to form a correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is:
The Defence Ministers of India and Iran discussed ways to take forward bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. All of the highlighted words are correctly used here and requires no interchange. So, the correct answer choice is option (e).

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.