English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-06th January

Directions (1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 5. 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. If none of the words given in options fits in, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer choice.

The Supreme Court’s interim order asking political parties to disclose, to the Election Commission in sealed covers, details of the donations they have received through anonymous electoral bonds is an inadequate and (1)……………. response to the serious concerns raised about the opaque scheme. The scheme, under which one can purchase bonds of various denominations from a (2)………………. bank and deposit them in the accounts of any political party, had been challenged in the apex court a year ago. When the matter was taken up last week, it was considered that the time (3)…………….. was too limited for an in-depth hearing. The order, unfortunately, preserves the status quo, and any effect that the possible asymmetry in political funding would have on the election process will stay as it is. The only concession given to those concerned about the dangers of anonymous political funding is that the names would be available with the EC, (4)………….. in sealed envelopes, until the court decides if they can be made public. There is some concern that a disproportionately large segment of the bonds purchased by corporate donors has gone to the Bharatiya Janata Party. This donor anonymity may end if the court decides that the EC should disclose the names at the end of the litigation, but the (5)……………….of such donations would have had on the electoral outcome would remain undisturbed.

Q1.
(a) sufficient
(b) reassure
(c) belated
(d) threshold
(e) None of these

Q2.
(a) designated
(b) locally
(c) authority
(d) appearing
(e) None of these

Q3.
(a) formation
(b)available
(c) create
(d) unattainable
(e) None of these

Q4.
(a) limit
(b) primitive
(c) scan
(d) albeit
(e) None of these

Q5.
(a) retard
(b) caused
(c) influence
(d) disturbing
(e) None of these

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. “Belated” means coming or happening later than should have been the case. As ‘inadequate’ has been used before and in the sentence, so “belated” will be correct for the blank.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. “Designated” is grammatically and contextually correct for the blank.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. “Available” is grammatically and contextually correct.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Albeit: though.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. “Influence” is the correct fit for the blank.