English Language Quize for Bank Foundation 2023-19th July

Directions (1-5): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct?  If the sentence is correct as it is, and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer

Q1. He firmly believes on punctuality and discipline.
(a) firmly believes in
(b) believes firmly with
(c) firm believer on
(d) firmly believes into
(e) No correction required

Q2. When they reach the airport, the flight had departed.
(a) While they reach
(b) When they reached
(c) When they had reach
(d) When they were reached
(e) No correction required

Q3. The police find it easy to prove the guilty but not innocent of the accused.
(a) guilt but not the innocence
(b) guilty but not innocence
(c) guilt not the innocent
(d) guilt but not innocents
(e) No correction required

Q4. Census reports in India have voiced concerned over the declining trend in the sex ratio.
(a) voice concern over the declined
(b) voiced concerned about the declining had
(c) voiced concern in the declining
(d) voiced concern over the declining
(e) No correction required

Q5. I have told the architect to put on his best in the assignment he was handling.
(a) to put in
(b) to have put up
(c) is putting to
(d) put down
(e) No correction required

Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (e) as your answer.

Q6. The (1)/corruption of public servants in India has become such a (2)/menace that something (3)/ partially new had to be tried, and appointing the Lokpal at least (4)/ drastically meets this crying need.

(a) 1-2
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 3-4
(e) No change required

Q7.  There was no (1)/ benchmark in the 25 basis points cut in (2)/ surprise interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India in its first bi-monthly policy (3)/statement of the financial year (4)/announced on Thursday.
(a) 1-2
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 2-3
(e) No change required

Q8. The MPC’s (1)/neutral policy stance is prudent, given the (2)/uncertainties ahead, as it gives the central bank the (3)/flexibility to tailor policy to (4)/emerging data sets.
(a) 1-2
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 2-3
(e) No change required

Q9.  Within Indian common sense (1)/periodic elections, party-based (2)/ primary candidates and (3)/universal adult franchise have turned out to be the (4)/ competitive ingredients of democracy.
(a) 1-2
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 2-3
(e) No change required

Q10. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (1)/successful April 1 launch of the PSLV-C45 rocket that placed 29 satellites in three (2)/different orbits is remarkable both for the (3)/complex set of multi-tasking that the mission (4)/accomplished and for the timing.
(a) 1-2
(b) 1-3
(c) 2-4
(d) 2-3
(e) No change required

Solutions

S1. Ans.  (a)
Sol. We believe in something – we agree to it.
S2. Ans. (b)
Sol. When two events are of past, the first one is expressed in past perfect and the latter one is
expressed in past indefinite.
S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. guilt – the fact of having done something wrong.
innocence – the fact when someone is free of guilt. guilty and innocent are adjectives.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. voiced – expressed by saying/concern – worry.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. put in- to spent a lot of time or effort doing something.

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘partially and drastically’ with each other to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘benchmark-surprise’ with each other to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. No change required

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘primary-competitive’ with each other to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. No change required