Dear Students, The SBI PO Mains Exam is scheduled on 4th June 2017. The NIACL Assist. mains exam is scheduled on 23 May 2017. In the English section, there will be total 40 questions. Questions might be asked from Reading Comprehension , Cloze test ,Phrase replacement and also new pattern questions as well. In this post, we will discuss questions related to ‘Fill in the blanks’. These types of questions are based on the vocabulary and phrasal verbs. Students are advised to revise vocabulary and phrasal verbs. We have already provided Important Phrasal verbs for SBI PO and other bank exams as well.
Directions
(1-5): A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced,
form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Choose the most LOGICAL ORDER of sentence from the
choices given to construct a COHERENT PARAGRAPH.
(1-5): A number of sentences are given below which, when properly sequenced,
form a COHERENT PARAGRAPH. Choose the most LOGICAL ORDER of sentence from the
choices given to construct a COHERENT PARAGRAPH.
A. Accessing either type of train involves significant risk, and
accidental deaths occur almost weekly when people leap onto moving trains or
stumble under vehicle tires.
accidental deaths occur almost weekly when people leap onto moving trains or
stumble under vehicle tires.
B. Most who arrive here have endured arduous journeys of thousands
of miles, hoping to cross to the United Kingdom.
of miles, hoping to cross to the United Kingdom.
C. A few days before we visited the camp, a Sudanese man named
Joseph was killed when he was run over by a car on the highway.
Joseph was killed when he was run over by a car on the highway.
D. Camp residents were protesting that the police had not stopped
the driver, holding signs reading “We are Humans, Not Dogs” and “Do survivors
of war not have the right to live in peace?”
the driver, holding signs reading “We are Humans, Not Dogs” and “Do survivors
of war not have the right to live in peace?”
E. The channel tunnel offers asylum-seekers a way to make it to
the U.K. without risking a dangerous crossing of the English Channel, by
stowing away on either a high-speed passenger train or a freight train.
the U.K. without risking a dangerous crossing of the English Channel, by
stowing away on either a high-speed passenger train or a freight train.
Q1. Which of
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q2. Which of
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Q4. Which of
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q5. Which of
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
the following will be the Fourth sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) A
Directions
(6-15): Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last
sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that
completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
(6-15): Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last
sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that
completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.
Q6. For
everyone who expected Budget 2010 to lay out the roadmap for goods and services
tax (GST) rollout, there was much disappointment Not only did the Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee sound cautiously optimistic about April 2011 rollout,
there was very little in the form of explicit steps in that direction other
than alignment of rates for goods and services as well as expansion of the
ambit of service tax.
everyone who expected Budget 2010 to lay out the roadmap for goods and services
tax (GST) rollout, there was much disappointment Not only did the Finance
Minister Pranab Mukherjee sound cautiously optimistic about April 2011 rollout,
there was very little in the form of explicit steps in that direction other
than alignment of rates for goods and services as well as expansion of the
ambit of service tax.
(a) It can
be argued that the government has added a few more services to the list like
the previous years.
be argued that the government has added a few more services to the list like
the previous years.
(b) A
comprehensive list of services is critical for the implementation of GST.
comprehensive list of services is critical for the implementation of GST.
(c) It can
be argued that when GST is at the threshold, government should not have
tinkered with the rates.
be argued that when GST is at the threshold, government should not have
tinkered with the rates.
(d) But
everything is not as simple as it appears.
everything is not as simple as it appears.
(e) So where
does the plan to migrate to GST stand?
does the plan to migrate to GST stand?
Q7. It
remains to be seen whether the economy-wide innovative trend would be sufficient
to shore up growth in the secular period. For, as researchers like Solow have
shown since the 1950s, the bulk of growth over the long term is not so much due
to increase in factor inputs like capital and labour as technological change,
efficiency improvements and productivity gains. And given our weak science,
technology and innovation indicators, to assume world-leading growth for
decades would verily belie the empirical evidence of umpteen studies –
remains to be seen whether the economy-wide innovative trend would be sufficient
to shore up growth in the secular period. For, as researchers like Solow have
shown since the 1950s, the bulk of growth over the long term is not so much due
to increase in factor inputs like capital and labour as technological change,
efficiency improvements and productivity gains. And given our weak science,
technology and innovation indicators, to assume world-leading growth for
decades would verily belie the empirical evidence of umpteen studies –
(a) that
growth is essentially about technological progress.
growth is essentially about technological progress.
(b) that the
Solow thesis is not the heart of modern growth theory.
Solow thesis is not the heart of modern growth theory.
(c) that
economic growth in India would surpass those of the other major economies soon.
economic growth in India would surpass those of the other major economies soon.
(d) that
technology is not really an exogenous, standalone factor.
technology is not really an exogenous, standalone factor.
(e) that
figures can be rather deceptive.
figures can be rather deceptive.
Q8. The
Economic Survey went to the extent of expunging details of distribution losses
of power utilities, preferring to drop an entire table of figures on rates of
return, commercial losses and other attendant annual projections. The Economic
Advisory Council is concerned about unacceptably-large revenue leakages in
distributing power-and rightly so. But without up-to-date data and
comprehensive figures about happenings and goings-on in the vexed power sector,
the policy process would surely be left plodding along in the dark.
Economic Survey went to the extent of expunging details of distribution losses
of power utilities, preferring to drop an entire table of figures on rates of
return, commercial losses and other attendant annual projections. The Economic
Advisory Council is concerned about unacceptably-large revenue leakages in
distributing power-and rightly so. But without up-to-date data and
comprehensive figures about happenings and goings-on in the vexed power sector,
the policy process would surely be left plodding along in the dark.
(a) The
survey clearly needs to have wide-ranging data on distribution.
survey clearly needs to have wide-ranging data on distribution.
(b) When it
comes to power distribution, large unaccounted-for losses continue pan-India.
comes to power distribution, large unaccounted-for losses continue pan-India.
(c) The fact
is that there’s a huge gap when it comes to electricity generation and supply.
is that there’s a huge gap when it comes to electricity generation and supply.
(d) Yet, we
seem more focused on ritualizing reforms and opening up.
seem more focused on ritualizing reforms and opening up.
(e) Yet,
aggregate technical and commercial losses amount to almost 35%.
aggregate technical and commercial losses amount to almost 35%.
Q9. Finding
ways to improve humanity’s living standards is the point of economics. Having a
good measure of living standards, you may think, is therefore pretty
fundamental to the discipline. For decades, economists have turned to gross
domestic product (GDP) when they want an estimate of how well off people are.
By how much are Americans better off than Indians, or than their parents’ generation? Chances are the answer will start
with GDP. GDP is really a measure of an economy’s output, valued at market
prices. As societies produce more, and therefore earn more, their material
well-being rises.
ways to improve humanity’s living standards is the point of economics. Having a
good measure of living standards, you may think, is therefore pretty
fundamental to the discipline. For decades, economists have turned to gross
domestic product (GDP) when they want an estimate of how well off people are.
By how much are Americans better off than Indians, or than their parents’ generation? Chances are the answer will start
with GDP. GDP is really a measure of an economy’s output, valued at market
prices. As societies produce more, and therefore earn more, their material
well-being rises.
(a) That
said, economists and statisticians have been debating for years whether GDP
measures true well-being.
said, economists and statisticians have been debating for years whether GDP
measures true well-being.
(b) But GDP
was not intended to be a comprehensive measure of society’s well-being.
was not intended to be a comprehensive measure of society’s well-being.
(c) But GDP
is not a true measure of improving living standards as GDP is an aggregate
measure.
is not a true measure of improving living standards as GDP is an aggregate
measure.
(d) But GDP
isn’t the only measure.
isn’t the only measure.
(e) So when
economists want to measure the living standards of whole societies, GDP is
where they usually start.
economists want to measure the living standards of whole societies, GDP is
where they usually start.
Q10. The
American novelist John Gardner famously defined the crafting of fiction as the
creation of a vivid and continuous dream-first in the mind of the writer and
then, if the novelist does his or her job properly, in the mind of the reader.
The British novelist Rupert Thomson too talks about the roots of his
inspiration in a similar way: whenever I start a new book I have nightmares.
Night after night. For a long time I didn’t understand why. Recently I came up
with a theory. To write fiction of any power and authenticity you have to draw
on the deepest, most secret parts of yourself.
American novelist John Gardner famously defined the crafting of fiction as the
creation of a vivid and continuous dream-first in the mind of the writer and
then, if the novelist does his or her job properly, in the mind of the reader.
The British novelist Rupert Thomson too talks about the roots of his
inspiration in a similar way: whenever I start a new book I have nightmares.
Night after night. For a long time I didn’t understand why. Recently I came up
with a theory. To write fiction of any power and authenticity you have to draw
on the deepest, most secret parts of yourself.
(a) You
might say that I want my fiction to have that relationship to reality.
might say that I want my fiction to have that relationship to reality.
(b) The
paradox at the heart of Thomson’s work is that it remains as
strange as a dream.
paradox at the heart of Thomson’s work is that it remains as
strange as a dream.
(c) That’s
where fiction comes from, but it’s also where dreams are made.
where fiction comes from, but it’s also where dreams are made.
(d) I seem
to be attracted to ideas that allow me to do this.
to be attracted to ideas that allow me to do this.
(e) Thomson
works hard to help the reader imagine himself deeply into the story.
works hard to help the reader imagine himself deeply into the story.
Q11. Marriage,
in America at least, is an institution in decline. There is a significant drop
in the number of married couples between the ages of 30 and 44: 60% in 2007,
down from 84% in 1970. This erosion in legally bound partners has been steady: 77%
of this demographic was married in 1980, down to 65%
in 2000. During this same period another dramatic change was taking place: the
expansion of economic and educational opportunities for women. You might be
tempted to conclude that the new economic caste of well-employed, highly
educated women is responsible for marriage’s decline; it’s not.
in America at least, is an institution in decline. There is a significant drop
in the number of married couples between the ages of 30 and 44: 60% in 2007,
down from 84% in 1970. This erosion in legally bound partners has been steady: 77%
of this demographic was married in 1980, down to 65%
in 2000. During this same period another dramatic change was taking place: the
expansion of economic and educational opportunities for women. You might be
tempted to conclude that the new economic caste of well-employed, highly
educated women is responsible for marriage’s decline; it’s not.
(a) They
want to experience something of youth, work and life before committing to a
life-long contractual bond.
want to experience something of youth, work and life before committing to a
life-long contractual bond.
(b) For many
women in the West, the matter of marriage is deeply vexed.
women in the West, the matter of marriage is deeply vexed.
(c) Given
the decline in the popularity of marriage, the institution itself must be
becoming less significant.
the decline in the popularity of marriage, the institution itself must be
becoming less significant.
(d) Examining
the necessity of marriage, for oneself and for women in general, is actually
not self-indulgent or frivolous.
the necessity of marriage, for oneself and for women in general, is actually
not self-indulgent or frivolous.
(e) Perhaps,
there is never going to be any tidy ultimate conclusion here.
there is never going to be any tidy ultimate conclusion here.
Q12. People
who pursue happiness through material possessions are liked less by their peers
than people who pursue happiness through life experiences. The mistake we can
sometimes make is believing that pursuing
material possessions will gain us status and admiration while also improving
our social relationships. In fact, it seems to have exactly the opposite
effect.
who pursue happiness through material possessions are liked less by their peers
than people who pursue happiness through life experiences. The mistake we can
sometimes make is believing that pursuing
material possessions will gain us status and admiration while also improving
our social relationships. In fact, it seems to have exactly the opposite
effect.
(a) This is
really problematic because we know that having quality social relationships is
one of the best predictors of happiness, health, and well-being.
really problematic because we know that having quality social relationships is
one of the best predictors of happiness, health, and well-being.
(b) Not only
will investing in material possessions make us less happy than investing in
life experiences, but that it often makes us less popular among our peers as
well.
will investing in material possessions make us less happy than investing in
life experiences, but that it often makes us less popular among our peers as
well.
(c) Material
possessions don’t provide as much enduring happiness as the pursuit of life experiences.
possessions don’t provide as much enduring happiness as the pursuit of life experiences.
(d) So there’s
a real social cost to being associated with material possessions rather than
life experiences.
a real social cost to being associated with material possessions rather than
life experiences.
(e) None of
these
these
Q13. Three
centuries have passed since the polymath Sir Christopher Wren predicted that “a
time will come
when men will stretch out their eyes-they should see planets like our Earth.”
By most astronomers’ accounts, that time is just about nigh. Indeed, detecting
big planets orbiting other stars is no longer tricky-nearly 450 such exoplanets
have been catalogued. Smaller, rocky planets orbiting at a comfortable distance
from their stars-as the Earth does-remain more elusive. Most exoplanets have
been discovered by inferring their presence from the rhythmic wobble their
gravity imparts on their home star-like a waltz between two dancers of markedly
different weights. The problem is that this method favours the discovery of
large planets close to their stars.
centuries have passed since the polymath Sir Christopher Wren predicted that “a
time will come
when men will stretch out their eyes-they should see planets like our Earth.”
By most astronomers’ accounts, that time is just about nigh. Indeed, detecting
big planets orbiting other stars is no longer tricky-nearly 450 such exoplanets
have been catalogued. Smaller, rocky planets orbiting at a comfortable distance
from their stars-as the Earth does-remain more elusive. Most exoplanets have
been discovered by inferring their presence from the rhythmic wobble their
gravity imparts on their home star-like a waltz between two dancers of markedly
different weights. The problem is that this method favours the discovery of
large planets close to their stars.
(a) As a
result, the catalogue of planets is filled with huge bodies basking brightly in
the light of their sun.
result, the catalogue of planets is filled with huge bodies basking brightly in
the light of their sun.
(b) As a
result, mankind’s ability to look for extraterrestrial life remains defeated.
result, mankind’s ability to look for extraterrestrial life remains defeated.
(c) As
result, planets a little farther away from their stars cannot support life.
result, planets a little farther away from their stars cannot support life.
(d) As a
result, astronomers have solved the problem of looking at objects near to a
star’s bright glare.
result, astronomers have solved the problem of looking at objects near to a
star’s bright glare.
(e) None of
these
these
Q14. The
basic principle in magic is that if you believe in the magic you do, the
audience will too. Secondly, magic does not happen on stage,
but in the minds of the audience.
basic principle in magic is that if you believe in the magic you do, the
audience will too. Secondly, magic does not happen on stage,
but in the minds of the audience.
(a) Magic is
like a tree that you water and nurture.
like a tree that you water and nurture.
(b) There is
psychology to magic.
psychology to magic.
(c) A
successful magician just triggers off the magic.
successful magician just triggers off the magic.
(d) A little
alteration to a card, a coin, or napkin can create magic.
alteration to a card, a coin, or napkin can create magic.
(e) None of
these
these
Q15. Iceland
has a lot of volcanoes, and it’s a rare decade when one of them doesn’t erupt.
So why is the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull causing such chaos, and what does
that mean for the future? The answer to the first question is that the
Eyjafjallajokull eruption is peculiarly well attuned to messing with
international air travel; most eruptions of a similar size would do a lot less
long-distance harm.
has a lot of volcanoes, and it’s a rare decade when one of them doesn’t erupt.
So why is the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull causing such chaos, and what does
that mean for the future? The answer to the first question is that the
Eyjafjallajokull eruption is peculiarly well attuned to messing with
international air travel; most eruptions of a similar size would do a lot less
long-distance harm.
(a) The
answer to the second is that very little is known about the effects of erupting
volcanoes on air travel.
answer to the second is that very little is known about the effects of erupting
volcanoes on air travel.
(b) The
answer to the second is that many of Europe’s busiest airports will remain out
of action for some time.
answer to the second is that many of Europe’s busiest airports will remain out
of action for some time.
(c) The
answer to the second is that the future of air travel at least in Europe is
bleak.
answer to the second is that the future of air travel at least in Europe is
bleak.
(d) The
answer .to the second is that less well attuned but considerably larger
eruptions are all but certain in decades to come.
answer .to the second is that less well attuned but considerably larger
eruptions are all but certain in decades to come.
(e) None of
these
these
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