English Language Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2023 -09th July

Directions (1- 2): Choose the word which is most similar in meaning of the word printed in bold in the context of the passage.

Q1. Sordid

(a) expedite
(b) abet
(c) parlay
(d) corrupted
(e) sustain

Q2. Vilified

(a) escalation
(b) accretion
(c) divulge
(d) disparage
(e) acclaim

Directions (3- 5): Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold in context of the passage.

Q3. Forbid

(a) asperse
(b) sanction
(c) fascinate
(d) admit
(e) feeble

Q4. Hyped

(a) annihilate
(b) secrecy
(c) satiate
(d) devour
(e) indulge

Q5. Hoover

(a) abject
(b) pitiable
(c) covet
(d) despicable
(e) abstain

Directions (6-10): There are two different sentences with a blank space in each question. Choose the word from the given options which fits into both the blanks appropriately adding a proper and logical meaning to the sentences.

Q6. She had authorized British forces to conduct precision air-launched cruise missile ____________ on Syria to degrade its chemical weapons capability, saying there was no ______________ to military action.
(a) pound; substitute
(b) strikes; alternative
(c) beat; restrain
(d) hits; refrain
(e) attacks; walkout

Q7. The _______________ carved head of a Buddha protrudes from the ground – it probably fell from its post during an earthquake, our guide ______________.

(a) intricately; speculates
(b) intricate; refers
(c) beautifully; assume
(d) delicately; guess
(e) specially; thinks

Q8. Farmers usually ______________ await good rains, but not the unseasonal ones like those that ______________ Chittoor district last November.

(a) sensitively; sighed
(b) doubtfully; benefited
(c) keenly; relieved
(d) eagerly; lashed
(e) regularly; charmed

Q9. Any macro-economist _____________ say that if 87.5% of the currency is being demonetized, then it better _______________ made sure that a similar amount of currency is printed and ready to be put back in circulation.

(a) should; needs to
(b) forcefully; must
(c) would; be
(d) repeatedly; to
(e) will; so

Q10. The company will _______________ on artificial intelligence and automation to win digital deals, reskill employees and __________________ more locals in markets such as US, Europe, and Australia.

(a) stuck; recruit
(b) depend; purchase
(c) pivot; fire
(d) count; charter
(e) rely; hire

Solutions

S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. Sordid means involving immoral or dishonorable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt. Hence it has the same meaning as corrupted.
Expedite means make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.
Abet means encourage or assist.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Vilified means speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner. Hence it has the same meaning as disparage.
Accretion means growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
Acclaim means praise enthusiastically and publicly.
Divulge means make known.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. Forbid means refuse to allow. Hence it has the opposite meaning to sanction.
Feeble means lacking physical strength.
Fascinate means attract the strong attention and interest of (someone).
Asperse means attack or criticize the reputation, or integrity of.

 S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. Hyped means promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits. Hence it has the opposite meaning to secrecy.
Annihilate means destroy utterly; obliterate.
Devour means read quickly and eagerly.
Satiate means satisfied to the full; sated.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. Hoover means consume something quickly and eagerly. Hence it has the opposite meaning to abstain.
Covet means yearn to possess.
Pitiable means deserving or arousing pity.
Abject means completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.
Despicable means deserving hatred and contempt.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. (b) is the correct answer as it conveys the meaning of the statement correctly.
(a) is incorrect as ‘poundings’ need to be used instead of ‘pound’ to make it correct.
(e) cannot be correct. ‘walkout’ needs to be followed by ‘from’ to make it correct but in the statement the 2nd blank is followed by ‘to’.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. (a) is the correct answer as it predicts the meaning accurately.
(b) cannot be the answer as ‘intricate’ cannot be used here as the statements talk about how precisely the head of Buddha is carved so ‘intricately’ is the correct word for the 1st blank.
(c) cannot be correct as ‘assume’ is used for plural but the guide is singular therefore ‘assume’ needs to be replaced with ‘assumes’.
(d) cannot be correct as ‘guess’ is used for plural but the guide is singular therefore ‘guess’ needs to be replaced with ‘guesses’.
specially gives incoherent meaning to the sentence therefore (e) cannot be correct.

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. (d) is the correct answer as it conveys the meaning of the sentence that farmers eagerly await good rains but not the unseasonal rains because they are harmful to the crops.
(a) cannot be correct as ‘sighed’ contradicts the 2nd part of the statement. The 2nd part tells that farmers do not want unseasonal rains therefore the rains must be having some harmful effects to their crops but ‘sighed’ means ‘relief’ hence (a) cannot be the answer.
(b) cannot be the answer because both the words are just opposite to the meaning of the sentence.
The 1st part of the sentence needs a positive word and 2nd part needs negative word to explain the correct meaning of the sentence.
(c) cannot be the answer as ‘relieved’ contradicts the 2nd part of the statement. The 2nd part tells that farmers do not want unseasonal rains therefore the rains must be having some harmful effects to their crops but ‘relieved’ means ‘relief’ hence (c) cannot be the answer.
(e) cannot be the answer as ‘regularly’ is not required here, it gives vague meaning to the sentence besides ‘charmed’ is also incorrect as 2nd part needs negative word to explain the correct meaning of the sentence while ‘charmed’ means ‘delight greatly’.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. (c) is the correct answer and it completes the sentence.
(a) cannot be correct as in ‘needs to’, ‘to’ is being used as an infinitive verb and an infinitive verb is followed by 1st form of verb therefore ‘made’ after ‘to’ is incorrect; ‘made’ should be replaced with ‘make’.
(b) is incorrect as it gives vague meaning to the sentence and use of ‘must’ just after ‘better’ is wrong.
(d) cannot be the answer because if we put ‘repeatedly’ in the 1st blank then ‘say’ is wrong. It needs to be replaced with ‘says’ but with ‘would’ ‘say’ is correct.
(e) cannot be the answer as ‘so’ is incorrect in 2nd blank.

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. (e) is the correct answer as it conveys the meaning of the statement correctly.
(a) cannot be correct as ‘stuck’ means ‘something resembling or likened to a stick, in particular’.
(b) cannot be correct as ‘purchase’ doesn’t fit in the sentence. Men cannot be purchased and it doesn’t specify about anything which needs to be purchased.
(c) ‘fire’ is not correct here as the company wants to expand its business by winning more deals. An expanding company hires people rather than ‘fire’ them.
(d) use of ‘charter’ is incoherent to the sentence therefore it cannot be the answer.