English Language Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2023 -11th July

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph.

Q1.
(A) that suit local conditions.
(B) To encourage people grow coconut even in their backyards and increase the overall productivity,
(C) the Department of Agriculture is all set to commence a
(D) coconut nursery on the State Seed Farm premises at Pongalur
(E) for production of hybrid varieties

(a) BDCEA
(b) BCADE
(c) BCDEA
(d) BACDE
(e) BEADC

Q2.
(A) The transfer of the business offers an opportunity
(B) for immense value creation in agriculture.
(C) This consolidation will also enable the organization
(D) to focus on agri-business and will allow us
(E) to serve the farmers with greater passion

(a) ACDEB
(b) ABCDE
(c) ABDEC
(d) ACBED
(e) AEDCB

Q3.
(A) of land and water, respectively
(B) are raising the scarcity value
(C) Rapid industrialization and climate change
(D) It has become cereal-centric and as a result, regionally biased and input intensive.
(E) Indian agriculture, in a way, a victim of its own past success — especially the green revolution.

(a) EBCDA
(b) ECBDA
(c) EDBCA
(d) EACDB
(e) EDCBA

Q4.
(A) seem to be almost at par.
(B) India’s imports are also more to meet the need for long staple cotton.
(C) For Indian spinners, with failure of monsoon in many places this year where long staple cotton is grown,
(D) At present, Australian cotton and Indian cotton prices
(E) Australian cotton can be an option.

(a) BADCE
(b) BCADE
(c) BECDA
(d) BCEDA
(e) BDCEA

Q5.
(A) the first seven months of the financial year 2015-16.
(B) and reduced month by month and reported 46,980 tonnes compared to 1,40,098 tonnes during
(C) Soybean crushing is very much reduced due to continuous disparity
(D) and high price of domestic market affecting overall domestic availability of both oils and meals.
(E) The export of soybean meal is at a historical low during current year

(a) CEADB
(b) CDABE
(c) CDEBA
(d) CADEB
(e) CBEDA

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

(A) Immediately and without warning, he ordered fire to be opened on the crowd. The firing of 1,650 rounds was deliberate and targeted, using powerful rifles at virtually pointblank range. The “suffering caused” included several hundred dead and many times more wounded.
(B) Non-Indian writers place the number killed at anything between 500 to 600, with three times that number wounded.
(C) On April 13, 1919, Baisakhi day, following unrest in Amritsar after protests against the Rowlatt Act, Brigadier General (temporary rank) Reginald Dyer took a strike force of 50 rifles and 40 khukri-wielding Gurkhas into an enclosed ground, Jallianwala Bagh, where a peaceful public meeting of 15,000-20,000 was being held.
(D) More was to follow after the proclamation, two days after the massacre, of Martial Law in Punjab: the infamous crawling order, the salaam order, public floggings, arbitrary arrests, torture and bombing of civilians by airplanes — all under a veil of strictly enforced censorship
(E) The officially accepted figure of 379 dead is a gross underestimate. Eyewitness accounts and information collected by Sewa Samiti, a charity organisation point to much higher numbers.

Q6. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. Which of the following is the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. BCDEA

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. ABCDE

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. EDCBA

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. BCEDA

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. CDEBA

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CAEBD.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CAEBD.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CAEBD.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CAEBD.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The correct rearrangement is CAEBD.