English Language Quize for Bank Foundation 2023-17th July

Directions (1-8): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options with a pair of words each. Fill up the sentences with the pair of words thfat make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the options could fill in the given blanks, mark your answer, “None of these (e)”.

Q1.
(I) India is a major power with great power ambitions and may even be an _________________ power in some respects.
(II) ____________ demand for energy and surplus production mainly by the U.S. had lowered oil prices, which was good news for India, given its huge imports.

(a) Inherited, Sufficient
(b) Indispensable, Slack
(c) Key, Loose
(d) Important, Shield
(e) None of these

Q2.
(I) Early ideas of how science and technology could aid the development of the new nation were _______________ at the coming together of scientists.
(II) No state can lower traffic _______________ below the level prescribed under the new Motor Vehicles Act.

(a) Reared, Lose
(b) Nurtured, Forfeit
(c) Grown, Punishments
(d) Incubated, Penalties
(e) None of these

Q3.
(I) Bank of Maharashtra has reduced its _______________ cost of funds based lending rates (MCLR) by up to 45 basis points across various tenors
(II) If fuel prices keep rising due to the US-Iran conflict and if the rupee ________________ further, then the economy could be in for a fix.

(a) Marginal, Depreciates
(b) Peripheral, Demean
(c) Bordering, Belittle
(d) Closest, Depreciate
(e) None of these

Q4.
(I) AAP will be able to ________________ even the staunch supporters of the BJP and the Congress to vote for him in Delhi because “our work speaks for itself”.
(II) India needs to go beyond BPOs — things that the ______________ had done well in last two decades.

(a) Hearten, Empire
(b) Encourage, Kingdom
(c) Persuade, Country
(d) Motivate, Realm
(e) None of these

Q5.
(I) Russia and China might __________________ object to American attacks, but they are no more likely to join the fight.
(II) ICICI Mutual Fund has advised investors to consider ____________ mutual fund schemes as it feels the current crisis is an individual case.
(a) Strenuously, Debt
(b) Actively, Liability
(c) Passively, Burden
(d) Unresponsively, Affliction
(e) None of these

Q6.
(I) In addition to Airtel, the production house has _____________ up with online ticket booking app Bookmyshow and confectionery major Cadbury’s.
(II) For debt fund investors, safety must be __________________, followed by liquidity and then returns.

(a) Hard, Utmost
(b) Tied, Paramount
(c) Tangled, Chief
(d) Matted, Foremost
(e) None of these

Q7.
(I) We should now be focused on engaging with future with modern technology and modern ____________ and AI engagement.
(II) Our aim is to eventually bridge the gap on the learning and earning _________________ by helping learners in skilling and up-skilling for outcome-based career planning.

(a) Outfits, Choice
(b) Tools, Continuum
(c) Methods, Selection
(d) Ways, Medley
(e) None of these

Q8.
(I) the DMK’s ‘massive victory’ over the AIADMK’s showed the ________________ and the trust the people of the state had placed in the party.
(II) The tendency to forecast commodity prices based on events which may have a short shelf-life is dangerous and, therefore, best __________________.

(a) Fearlessness, Barred
(b) Bravery, Closed
(c) Confidence, Shunned
(d) Coolness, Ignored
(e) None of these

Directions (9-10): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five options and each blank is to be filled with the same word given below to make the sentence correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.

Q9. (I) Lightening flashed in the east and thunder rumbled a __________ threat.
(II) His name is permanently associated with a __________ publication, written in 1568.

(a) lately
(b) belated
(c) posthumous
(d) antemortem
(e) postmortem

Q10. (I) Matter was a potentially ____________ element.
(II) Grindal himself was, however, inclined to be ___________ from different motives.

(a) cooperative
(b) amiable
(c) yielding
(d) recalcitrant
(e) polite

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Indispensable, Slack’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. ‘Incubated, Penalties’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Marginal, Depreciates’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Persuade, Country’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. ‘Strenuously, Debt’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.  

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Tied, Paramount’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘Tools, Continuum’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. ‘Confidence, Shunned’ is suitable to fit in the given the blanks consecutively. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. posthumous- occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.

S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. recalcitrant- having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.