English Language Quiz For IBPS RRB Clerk Mains 2023-12th September

Direction (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered and one word has been suggested alongside the blank. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the appropriate word which fits the blank appropriately. If the word written alongside the blank fits the passage, choose option ‘e’ (No correction required) as the correct choice.

Significantly, in remarking (1) who a whistle-blower is, the law goes beyond government officials who boost (2) corruption they come across in the course of their work. It includes any other person or non-governmental organisation. The importance of such radical (3) expansion is underlined by the fact that in the last few years, more than 65 people have been killed for exposing corruption in the government on the basis of instruction (4) they obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The RTI law has guarantee (5) the common man to have access to information from public authorities — which only government officials were earlier privy (6) to — making every citizen a potential (7) whistle-blower.

The WBP law has provisions for involving (8) the identity of a whistle-blower, if so desired, following cases such as Satyendra K. Dubey’s, whose murder in 2003 led to demand for such legislation. In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Dubey, a manager in the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) posted at Gaya, had highlighted corrupt practices in the NHAI and jointly (9) requested that his identity be kept secret. But the information was lost (10), leading to his murder.

Q1.
(a)characterize
(b)assigning
(c)defining
(d) pretending
(e)No correction required

Q2.
(a)unfolds
(b)proves
(c)learn
(d)expose
(e)No correction required

Q3.
(a)progressive
(b)intermittent
(c)shifting
(d)mobile
(e)No correction required

Q4.
(a)advice
(b)information
(c)study
(d)experience
(e)No correction required

Q5.
(a)revoked
(b)licensed
(c)enable
(d)empowered
(e)No correction required

Q6.
(a)hidden
(b)detailed
(c)inherent
(d)concealed
(e)No correction required

Q7.
(a)unlikely
(b)reachable
(c)passive
(d)practical
(e)No correction required

Q8.
(a)disclosing
(b)concealing
(c)revealing
(d)misleading
(e)No correction required

Q9.
(a)wholly
(b)broadly
(c)specifically
(d)literally
(e)No correction required

Q10.
(a)leaked
(b)escaped
(c)informed
(d)proved
(e)No correction required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. “defining” is the correct word replacement as it means state or describe exactly the nature, scope, or meaning of. Here, defining is used to describe a whistle-blower. Other options do not fit into sentence in context of their meanings.
S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. “expose” is the correct word replacement as it means make (something) visible by uncovering it. It is to be noted that the verb it requires should be plural as the Subject it denotes is Plural (government officials). Hence based on Subject-Verb agreement and its meaning, option (d) is the correct choice.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. “progressive” is the correct word replacement as it means happening or developing gradually or in stages. The phrase “progressive expansion” adds meaning to the paragraph. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. “information” is the correct word replacement as it means what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things. Options (a), (c) and (d) can be easily eliminated as they can’t be obtained under RTI Act. Hence “on the basis of information they obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act” makes a good choice.
S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. “empowered” is the correct word replacement as it means make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights. Other options are neglected on the basis of their usage.
S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. “privy” is the correct word in context of its usage in the sentence as it means sharing in the knowledge of (something secret or private). Hence (e) is the correct option.
S7. Ans. (e)
Sol. “potential” is the correct word in context of its usage in the sentence as it means having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future. The phrase “making every citizen a potential whistle-blower” adds meaning to the sentence. Hence (e) is the correct choice.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. “concealing” is the correct word replacement as it means preventing (something) from being known; keep secret. “concealing the identity” makes an appropriate phrase and adds meaning to the sentence. Hence (b) is the correct choice.
S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. “specifically” is the correct word replacement as it means in a way that is exact and clear; precisely. “specifically requested” makes the sentence complete and meaningful. Hence (c) is the correct choice.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. “leaked” is the correct word replacement as it means intentionally disclosed (secret information). “the information was leaked” is the correct phrase to add meaning to the paragraph. Hence (a) is the correct choice.