English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-09th April

Directions (1-5): In the following passage there are words highlighted in bold, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which replaces the bold word appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. If the word highlighted in bold does not require any replacement, choose “No improvement required” as your answer.

Air pollution is a public health risk that injures (1) the quality of life and productivity. This much is obvious. What must be also taken into account is that sustained (2) poor quality of the air one has to radiate (3) is a sharply negative factor, for drawing in investment. Which investor in his right senses mendicates (4) to set up shop in a place where people are guaranteed to turn delicately (5) and only the desperate would take up jobs?

Q1.
(a) tumbles
(b) blisters
(c) terminates
(d) lowers
(e) No improvement required

Q2.
(a) mitigated
(b) settled
(c) inbred
(d) inveterated
(e) No improvement required

Q3.
(a) survive
(b) breathe
(c) vapourize
(d) expel
(e) No improvement required

Q4.
(a) extent
(b) desire
(c) wants
(d) terminate
(e) No improvement required

Q5.
(a) sickly
(b) wanely
(c) tamely
(d) lividly
(e) No improvement required

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘lowers’ is the most appropriate word making the sentence meaningful.

S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. No improvement is required here.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘breathe’ is the correct word to be replaced.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘wants’ best suits the purpose.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘sickly’ best suits the purpose.

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