Dear Students,
English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes for IBPS RRB Clerk, IBPS RRB PO and other upcoming exams, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the questions based on new pattern English for IBPS RRB PO.
Directions (1-5): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
It is a common fallacy that history is all about the past, that it is a concatenation of ascertained facts in sequence. In reality, the past gets ____(1)_____ with every shift in the world view of the present. The past is not to blame for the hairy view that the Taj Mahal is a blot on Indian culture, rather, the politics of the ___(2)___ who asserts this is. It is not just the present that colours the past. Even the shape of the future that is desired has an ___(3)____ on history. You can look at Ashoka and the Buddha and say that India was a land of peace, because you want to inspire the ___(4)____ generation to build a future of harmony. Those whose forefathers suffered systematic violence and seek justice in the present might choose a different set of facts to portray a different ___(5)____ of history, with different imperatives for reparative action.
Q1.
(a) repercussion
(b) reforming
(c) reunion
(d) reconstructed
(e) recharge
Q2.
(a) historians
(b) man
(c) policy
(d) writers
(e) reports
Q3.
(a) attempt
(b) result
(c) impact
(d) comeback
(e) return
Q4.
(a) future
(b) past
(c) common
(d) present
(e) main
Q5.
(a) kind
(b) season
(c) angle
(d) view
(e) round
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. In other words, leaders who order wars at the stroke of a pen usually have very little skin in the game of war.
B. Leaders who don’t directly fight the war, however, have fewer reasons to be bothered about the costs of war.
C. One of the theories that hopes to explain this anomaly states that the problem lies in the fact that the people who order wars are not the same people who fight them.
D. Wars are destructive, especially for the ordinary soldiers on the battlefront.
E. Millions of soldiers have died in wars over centuries, yet countries don’t seem to shy away from going to war almost on a regular basis.
F. When people directly suffer the huge costs imposed by war, they are more likely to think twice before engaging in it.
Q6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)F
Q7. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)B
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)A
Q8. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a)C
(b)B
(c)E
(d)A
(e)D
Q9. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)E
(c)F
(d)B
(e)C
Q10. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)E
(b)A
(c)B
(d)C
(e)F
Direction(11-15) In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact. If none of these words fit well, mark your answer as none of these.
Q11.
I. The government has set _______ a thousand acres for use as a park
II. Dangerous appearances _______ , these animals are really very gentle and friendly.
III. The movie has been praised by most people, _______ from a few critics who have called its happy ending trite and predictable.
(a) away
(b) alone
(c) also
(d) aside
(e) although
Q12.
I. It is _______ practice for one town’s fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.
II. The cameras have/share some basic features in _______ .
III. She’s very nice, but we have nothing in _______ .
(a) rare
(b) new
(c) common
(d) hand
(e) important
Q13.
I. I trusted him and I never _______ what he told me.
II. The reporter _______ her at length on her life as the First Lady.
III. What is in _______ is not the candidate’s private life but her policies.
(a) asked
(b) wonder
(c) think
(d) news
(e) question
Q14.
I. Those people don’t know the _______ of hard work.
II. Working with children has given her life new _______.
III.The word has both literal _______ and figurative meanings.
(a) trade
(b) format
(c) meaning
(d) help
(e) sense
Q15.
I. The results can be _______ as a percentage.
II. She felt that she hadn’t _______ herself correctly.
III.She _______ surprise at his rude behavior.
(a) framed
(b) written
(c) expressed
(d) narrated
(e) blamed
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Directions (1-5): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
It is a common fallacy that history is all about the past, that it is a concatenation of ascertained facts in sequence. In reality, the past gets ____(1)_____ with every shift in the world view of the present. The past is not to blame for the hairy view that the Taj Mahal is a blot on Indian culture, rather, the politics of the ___(2)___ who asserts this is. It is not just the present that colours the past. Even the shape of the future that is desired has an ___(3)____ on history. You can look at Ashoka and the Buddha and say that India was a land of peace, because you want to inspire the ___(4)____ generation to build a future of harmony. Those whose forefathers suffered systematic violence and seek justice in the present might choose a different set of facts to portray a different ___(5)____ of history, with different imperatives for reparative action.
Q1.
(a) repercussion
(b) reforming
(c) reunion
(d) reconstructed
(e) recharge
Q2.
(a) historians
(b) man
(c) policy
(d) writers
(e) reports
Q3.
(a) attempt
(b) result
(c) impact
(d) comeback
(e) return
Q4.
(a) future
(b) past
(c) common
(d) present
(e) main
Q5.
(a) kind
(b) season
(c) angle
(d) view
(e) round
Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. In other words, leaders who order wars at the stroke of a pen usually have very little skin in the game of war.
B. Leaders who don’t directly fight the war, however, have fewer reasons to be bothered about the costs of war.
C. One of the theories that hopes to explain this anomaly states that the problem lies in the fact that the people who order wars are not the same people who fight them.
D. Wars are destructive, especially for the ordinary soldiers on the battlefront.
E. Millions of soldiers have died in wars over centuries, yet countries don’t seem to shy away from going to war almost on a regular basis.
F. When people directly suffer the huge costs imposed by war, they are more likely to think twice before engaging in it.
Q6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)F
Q7. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)B
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)A
Q8. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a)C
(b)B
(c)E
(d)A
(e)D
Q9. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)E
(c)F
(d)B
(e)C
Q10. Which of the following should be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)E
(b)A
(c)B
(d)C
(e)F
Direction(11-15) In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space, followed by some choices of words given in options. You have to determine which of these words fits well in all making them meaningful and grammatically correct. Word can be modified according to the tense of the sentence keeping the meaning of root word intact. If none of these words fit well, mark your answer as none of these.
Q11.
I. The government has set _______ a thousand acres for use as a park
II. Dangerous appearances _______ , these animals are really very gentle and friendly.
III. The movie has been praised by most people, _______ from a few critics who have called its happy ending trite and predictable.
(a) away
(b) alone
(c) also
(d) aside
(e) although
Q12.
I. It is _______ practice for one town’s fire department to help another town when there is a big fire.
II. The cameras have/share some basic features in _______ .
III. She’s very nice, but we have nothing in _______ .
(a) rare
(b) new
(c) common
(d) hand
(e) important
Q13.
I. I trusted him and I never _______ what he told me.
II. The reporter _______ her at length on her life as the First Lady.
III. What is in _______ is not the candidate’s private life but her policies.
(a) asked
(b) wonder
(c) think
(d) news
(e) question
Q14.
I. Those people don’t know the _______ of hard work.
II. Working with children has given her life new _______.
III.The word has both literal _______ and figurative meanings.
(a) trade
(b) format
(c) meaning
(d) help
(e) sense
Q15.
I. The results can be _______ as a percentage.
II. She felt that she hadn’t _______ herself correctly.
III.She _______ surprise at his rude behavior.
(a) framed
(b) written
(c) expressed
(d) narrated
(e) blamed
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