English Language Quiz For IBPS PO Prelims 2023 -23rd September

Directions (1-5): In each question below, a word is given followed by four pairs. Choose the pair which states either the synonyms or the antonyms or a synonym and an antonym of the given word. If none of the four pairs are correct then choose “None of these” as your answer choice.

Q1.

Ecstatic

(a) Parish, Flock

(b) Seclusion, Careless

(c)Enraptured, Miserable

(d) Gathering, Dispersion

(e)  None of these

Q2.

Exodus

(a)Evacuation, Arrival

(b) Astonishing, Disable

(c) Unavoidable, Lame

(d) Elated, Escape

(e)  None of these

Q3.

Disseminate

(a) Serious, Boost

(b)Disperse, Assemble

(c) Shocking, Severe

(d) Uncertain, Monotonous

(e)  None of these

Q4.

Meticulous

(a) Instant, Gradual

(b) Immediate, Expansive

(c)Diligent, Scrupulous

(d) Hindrance, Benefit

(e)  None of these

Q5.

Culpable

(a) Previously, Abuse

(b)Guilty, Blameless

(c) Strong, Formerly

(d) Friendly, Hostile

(e)  None of these

Directions (6-9): In the following questions, a word is given in bold followed by three sentences. Choose the appropriate option mentioning the sentence(s) that uses the highlighted word in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner.

Q6.

Wanton

(I) If one were to believe those in-charge of this wanton destruction, permission has been taken from the Delhi Forest Department.

(II) Mr. Khalilzad had disclosed that he had reached an “in principle” wanton with the Taliban, but the details have not been revealed.

(III) But the Taliban has been continually engaging in a series of wanton attacks against civilians throughout the course of the talks that the U.S. had with the group in Qatar.

(a) Only (I)

(b) Both (I) and (III)

(c) Only (III)

(d) Both (I) and (II)

(e) All of the above

Q7.

Laudable

(I) The laudable house on the hill looked incredibly scary with its dark, creaking doors and eerie, flickering lights.

(II) As a one-shot portal for public information on government programs, the JSP, therefore, can advance the objective of laudable.

(III) Malladi Brothers concluded their concert as always in an impressive and laudable manner by presenting compositions of three saint poets.

(a) Only (I)

(b) Both (I) and (III)

(c) Only (III)

(d) Both (I) and (II)

(e) All of the above

Q8.

Piecemeal

(I) The better course would be to bring about piecemeal reforms without disrupting communal harmony.

(II) It is not for judges to make “piecemeal analysis” of a movie and apply their subjective views of life to revoke the censor certification issued to a film.

(III) It is also disturbing to note that no one ever piecemeal out that many Hindus take advantage of their own personal law under the Hindu joint family system.

(a) Only (I)

(b) Both (I) and (III)

(c) Only (III)

(d) Both (I) and (II)

(e) All of the above

Q9.

Resuscitate

(I) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the third round of stimulus measures to resuscitate the struggling economy,

(II) It is expected that the new tax breaks to the exports sector will cause a dent of up to ₹50,000 crore to the government’s resuscitate.

(III) The government may believe that the present resuscitate, marked by five consecutive quarters of dropping growth, is merely a cyclical one.

(a) Only (I)

(b) Both (I) and (III)

(c) Only (III)

(d) Both (I) and (II)

(e) All of the above

Q10. In the following question, five words are given out of which four are similar to each other. Choose the word which is odd-one and mark as your answer.

(a) Allegiance

(b) Loyalty

(c) Dedication

(d) Infidelity

(e) Commitment

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. “Enraptured and Miserable” are synonym and antonym respectively of the given word. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (a)

Sol. Evacuation and Arrival are synonym and antonym respectively of the given word. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. Disperse and assemble are synonym and antonym respectively of the given word. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. Diligent and Scrupulous are synonyms of the given word. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol. Guilty and Blameless are synonym and antonym respectively of the given word. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. The term ‘wanton’ means ‘Deliberate and unprovoked; Wilful, Malicious, Malevolent’.

S7. Ans. (c)

Sol. The term ‘laudable’ means ‘Deserving praise and commendation’.

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol. The term ‘piecemeal’ means ‘Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time’.

S9. Ans. (a)

Sol. The term ‘resuscitate’ means ‘Make something active or vigorous again; Revive, resurrect’.

S10. Ans. (d)

Sol. Infidelity is the odd one here, rest of the words are synonymous to each other. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.