English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Mains 2023-16th September

Directions (1-5):  The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Choose the correct combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement. If none of the combinations makes an impact, choose (e) i.e. “No combination fits” as your answer.

Q1. By this time there is little scope for conversation or ………………. and the police realise their cautionary ……………. have been thrown to the dogs.

(a) departure/approval

(b) assurance/support

(c) negotiation/caveats

(d) suffocation/restriction

(e) No combination fits

Q2. His handling of the riots has …………………. what little reputation he built as a good administrator. One is not even clear whether his indifference will save him, as a wave of ………………………… spreads around him.

(a) affirmed/calmness

(b) validated/contentedness

(c) established/composure

(d) vitiated/dissatisfaction

(e) No combination fits

Q3. Riots have become …………………. acts of violence serving as a ……………… and a catalyst for India’s electoral machine.

(a) premediated/prelude

(b) awful/conclusion

(c) intended/epilogue

(d) odious/postlude

(e) No combination fits

Q4. The reality is that India has to maintain a ……………….. balance in its relations with the three major powers, remaining conscious of the fact that elements of these relations will be continuously ………………… by the dynamic flux of today’s global geopolitics.

(a) irrational/liberated

(b) subdued/hindered

(c) pragmatic/impacted

(d) wasteful/lost

(e) No combination fits

Q5. A decade ago, the ………………….of cricket writing sat in the press box at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, with very little idea of what to expect. They had come from England and Australia and all over India to witness what Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), promised would be the biggest show on ………………………

(a) luminaries/turf

(b) dignitary/sand

(c) candidates/world

(d) challengers/hub

(e) No combination fits

Directions (6-10): In the question given below two statements are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by choosing the word given below the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible word as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Q6. (l) The rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year, with both the Brazilian real and the Russian Ruble losing value.

(ll) It remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.

(a) while

(b) rather

(c) as well as

(d) as

(e) nevertheless

Q7. (l) It is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring.

 (ll) This cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended.

(a) as well as

(b) seldom

(c) While

(d) even

(e) yet

Q8. (l) The commendable performances in Gold Coast.

(ll) India are still a long way behind benchmarks and standards in most disciplines—not just at the Olympics, but also Asian levels.

(a) in order that

(b) as

(c) meanwhile

(d) Despite

(e) None of the above

Q9. (l) Seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice.

(ll) It is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.

(a) and

(b) but

(c) as

(d) though

(e) as if

Q10. (l) Physicists are now looking beyond the ordinary to find new and exotic phases of matter.

(ll) Change in a stepwise fashion.

(a) towards

(b) that

(c) unless

(d) on

(e) before

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. Negotiation: discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.

Caveats: a notice, especially in a probate, that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice.

S2. Ans. (d)

Sol. Vitiate: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

S3. Ans. (a)

Sol. Premediate: think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.

Prelude: an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. Pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol. Luminaries: a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

Turf: the surface layer of land on which grass is growing, consisting of the grass and the soil in which its roots grow, or a piece of this that is cut from the ground and is usually rectangular.

S6. Ans. (a)

Sol. While the rupee is not alone among BRICS currencies to have depreciated against the dollar this year, with both the Brazilian real and the Russian rouble losing value, it remains particularly vulnerable to mounting oil costs given the economy’s extremely high dependence on crude imports to meet energy needs.

‘while’ will be used here to show whereas or indicating contrast.

S7. Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘while’ will connect these two sentences. While it is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring, this cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended.

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol. “despite” will connect the sentences. Despite the commendable performances in Gold Coast, India are still a long way behind benchmarks and standards in most disciplines—not just at the Olympics, but also Asian levels.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘But’-Seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice, but it is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘that’- Physicists are now looking beyond the ordinary to find new and exotic phases of matter that change in a stepwise fashion.