English Language Quiz For SBI PO/Clerk Prelims 2023-18th October

Direction (1-10): In the following passage there are highlighted words, each of which has been numbered. 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.
The firing of a Google employee for writing a notice (1) that suggested women are biologically less resort (2) for engineering and management jobs has urged (3) a whole range of reactions, from those who strongly support the company’s action to those who see it as repression (4) of free speech. Where you come out on this is partly a function of your diffusion (5) of what economists call “the initial conditions”—that is, the actual situation on the ground. On that basis, and given my experience and assessment of the average workplace (6), the move by Google—which said the memo advanced “harmful gender stereotypes”—puts the company on the right side of function(7).
Over the years, I have become increasingly aware of the extent to which corporate behaviours can fall captor (8) to harmful biases that have been in place for such a long time that they have become invisible cult (9) and, as such, are very hard to plant (10), despite the growing body of research that demonstrates their resulting damage to a business’s success

Q1. (a)word
(b)record
(c)memo
(d)letter
(e)No correction required
Q2. (a)supplied
(b)equipped
(c)suitably
(d)adequate
(e)No correction required

Q3. (a)triggered
(b)established
(c)forced
(d)raised
(e)No correction required
Q4. (a) politeness
(b)keeping
(c)humility
(d)timidity
(e)No correction required
Q5. (a) calculation
(b)values
(c)assessment
(d)judge
(e)No correction required
Q6. (a)business
(b)potrait
(c)capture
(d)proletariat
(e)No correction required
Q7. (a)future
(b)history
(c)tradition
(d)significance
(e)No correction required
Q8. (a) associates
(b)hostage
(c)security
(d)sponsor
(e)No correction required
Q9. (a)dogma
(b)submissions
(c) contemporary
(d)orthodoxies
(e)No correction required
Q10. (a)dislodge
(b)distribute
(c)drag
(d)chase
(e)No correction required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. “memo” is the correct word replacement as it means memorandum; note. Hence among the given options, only (c) fits into the sentence correctly.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. “equipped” is the correct word replacement as it means prepared (someone) mentally for a particular situation or task. Hence option (b) adds meaning to the sentence in a better way than any other words in the options.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. “triggered” is the correct word replacement as it means (of an event or situation) cause (someone) to do something. Other words are irrelevant in context of their meanings to the sentence. Hence (a) is the correct option.
S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. “repression” is the correct word in context of adding meaning to the sentence as it means the action of subduing someone or something by force. Hence it doesn’t require any replacement.
S5. Ans. (c)
Sol. “assessment” is the correct word replacement as it means the action of assessing someone or something. Other words change the meaning of the sentence. Hence (c) is the correct option.
S6. Ans. (e)
Sol. “workplace” is the correct word in context of its usage in the sentence. The word “workplace” means a place where people work, such as an office or factory. Hence there is no correction required.
S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. “history” is the correct word replacement as it means the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. Other words are irrelevant in context of adding meaning to the sentence. Hence (b) is the correct option.
S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. “hostage” is the correct word replacement as it means a person seized or held as security for the fulfillment of a condition. Other words do not fit into the sentence correctly. Hence (b) is the correct option.
S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. “orthodoxies” is the correct word replacement as it means the quality of conforming to orthodox theories, doctrines, or practices. It is to be noted that the word should be plural. Hence (d) is the correct option.
S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. “dislodge” is the correct word replacement as it means remove from a position of power or authority. Other words are irrelevant in adding meaning to the sentence. Hence (a) is the correct option.