English Language Quiz For SBI PO Prelims 2023-09th October

Directions (1-10): In the following questions a paragraph is given with two blanks. The paragraph is then provided with five options which consist of the words that can fill the given blanks. Choose that option as your answer which can fill the given blanks in the exact order as given in the option. If none of the given options fills the given blanks then choose option (e), ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Q1. President Donald Trump’s ___________ to pull U.S. troops out of north-eastern Syria is tantamount to _______ the Kurdish forces.
(a) decision, betraying
(b) probably, prominent
(c) abate, entice
(d) augment, deepen
(e) counsel, reprove

Q2. Explaining the _______ of Swadeshi, Mr. Bhagwat said India would not ________ to accept from foreigners what it does not have and cannot do without.
(a) Insane, Coarse
(b) Concept, hesitate
(c) Dull, sharp
(d) Clamorous, placid
(e) release, sustain

Q3. History is obliging both ________ to step up and play constructive roles to shape the ________ world order.
(a) Bright, keen
(b) predicament, blank
(c) countries, emerging
(d) nationality, presence
(e) Austere, favorable

Q4. The older mainstream _________ in Jammu and Kashmir will probably continue to _________ as long as the Public Safety Act continues to apply on them.
(a) barricade, assistant
(b) noble, summit
(c) malevolent, uncloud
(d) politicians, languish
(e) bind, friendly
Q5. The government made two recent _______ at two ends of the spectrum to mitigate the _________ crisis.
(a) aspersion, able
(b) desist, freedom
(c) approve, permit
(d) adventurous, terminate
(e) announcements, economic
Q6. Orienting state policy in _________ of this oligarchy and yet preventing any _______ from below requires a discourse shift.
(a) Favour, Revolt
(b) Indent, Approval
(c) Enhancement, Envisage
(d) Apart, Advance
(e) Enthusiasm, Zeal
Q7. Current Bangladesh government has __________ security threats and acts of ____________ against India
(a) Etiquette, Upliftment
(b) uprooted, insurgency
(c) Moderate, Aggravate
(d) Follower, Flexible
(e) Setup, Sanction
Q8. There was political ____________ for Parliament’s intervention to restore the anti-atrocities law to its ____________ rigor.
(a) Pardon, Discord
(b) Harshness, Adversary
(c) Clamor, Original
(d) Stubborn, Commendable
(e) Rattle, Abrogate

Q9. Cities are attracting heavy _____________ in several spheres, but State and municipal administrations have not matched their _______________.
(a) Misfortune, Foreign
(b) Pacify, Excite
(c) Augment, Contract
(d) Investments, Ambitions
(e) Abate, Enhance
Q10. The idea is to “shock and awe” people in order to ______________ attention from the economy and _______________ the government’s economic failures.
(a) Entice, Repel
(b) Climb, Escalate
(c) Joint, Applaud
(d) Counsel, Approve
(e) Distract, Camouflage

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (a).

S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (b). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (b).

S3. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (c). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (c).

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (d). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (d).

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (e). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (e).

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (a). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (a).

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (b). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (b).

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (c). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (c).

S9. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (d). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (d).

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct answer choice is option (e). All other options are contextually and meaningfully incorrect. So our correct answer choice is option (e).