SBI PO Exam 2019 English Language Quiz: 4th April 2019 |

English Quiz For SBI PO Exam 2019

The State Bank of India conducts a three-level examination to recruit Probationary Officers every year. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for SBI PO Examination 2019-20.

Directions (1-15): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the given words is your answer, choose option (e) as your answer choice.

Q1. The buzz around ‘Mission Shakti’ should be an ---------------------------- to review India’s defence strategy.

chance

awful

abysmal

opportunity

None of the above

Solution:

'Opportunity' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q2. After ‘Mission Shakti’ — India’s anti-satellite test — there is a feeling that India needs this form of ------------------- for its security.

dissuaded

deter

deterrence

guarded

None of the above

Solution:

'Deterrence' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means the act of deterring, especially deterring a nuclear attack by the capacity or threat of retaliating.

Q3. To be visibly strong in order to deter any enemy from -------------------------- is a concern that goes back to pre-historic times for India.

attacking

harmed

attacked

fight

None of the above

Solution:

'Attacking' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q4. For more than 100 years now, scientists and writers of science fiction alike have ---------------------- the illusion that some day humankind will have a weapon so terrible that the fear of its impact will end war for all times.

advancing

fostered

back

redeeming

None of the above

Solution:

'Fostered' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage.

Q5. Globally, the annual expenditure on armaments is now -------------------------- to stand at about $1.7 trillion.

foretold

forecast

estimate

estimated

None of the above

Solution:

'Estimated' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means to make an estimate.

Q6. According to the Global Peace Index, in 2017, the economic impact of violence ------------------------ was estimated at about $14.76 trillion, which was 12.4% of global GDP.

globally

annual

period

revolve

None of the above

Solution:

'Globally' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q7. Since 2012, there has been a 16% increase in the economic impact of violence largely due to the ------------------------ in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.

attacked

fought

conflicting

conflicts

None of the above

Solution:

'Conflicts' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q8. Chowkidars exist mostly in Asian countries where poor men work as -------------------------- of the rich.

protectors

protect

protecting

cowards

None of the above

Solution:

'Protectors' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q9. India’s ASAT test has not -------------------------- any norm, but it is a reminder of the need for a global regulatory regime.

rejects

harming

violates

violated

None of the above

Solution:

'Violated' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q10. China had quietly carried out its first successful hit-to-kill intercept in January 2007 till international reports about the ----------------------- increase in space debris forced Beijing to acknowledge the test.

cause

consequents

consequent

decreasing

None of the above

Solution:

'Consequent' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means following as a logical conclusion.

Q11. An ASAT capability is --------------------- a part of a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme.

gradual

normal

normally

general

None of the above

Solution:

'Normally' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q12. While a BMD targets an incoming ballistic missile, an ASAT interceptor -------------------- a hostile satellite.

focused

focus

target

targets

None of the above

Solution:

'Targets' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

Q13. Faced with Pakistan’s growing missile capability in the 1990s, India -------------------------- on its BMD programme in 1999.

embarking

embarked

taken

task

None of the above

Solution:

'Embarked' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means to venture or invest (something) in an enterprise.

Q14. Since the Sputnik was launched in 1957, more than 8,000 satellites/manmade ---------------------- objects have been launched, of which about 5,000 remain in orbit; more than half are non-functional.

orbiting

orbit

revolved

rotate

None of the above

Solution:

'Orbiting' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.

Q15. India has two ------------------------- satellites, one each for the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force.

man

dedicating

dedicated

defect

None of the above

Solution:

'Dedicated' is the correct word here and makes the sentence contextually and grammatically correct. It means wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal.