English Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims: 22nd December 2018 |

English Language Quiz For IBPS SO Prelims

IBPS SO Exam is on its way and a lot of aspirants are heading towards new hopes with this upcoming opportunity. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for their success by helping them save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for upcoming IBPS SO Exam.

Directions (1-5): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

Radically changing monsoon patterns, reduction in the winter rice harvest and a quantum increase in respiratory diseases- all part of the environmental doomsday scenario which is reportedly playing out in the South Asia. According to United Nations Environment Program report, a deadly three-km deep blanket of pollution comprising a fearsome cocktail of ash, acids, aerosols and other particles has enveloped this region. For India, already struggling to cope with a drought, the implications of this are devastating and further crop failure will amount to life and death question for many Indians. The increase in premature deaths will have adverse social and economic consequences and a rise in morbidities will place an unbearable burden on our crumbling health system. And there is no one to blame but ourselves. Both official and corporate India has always been allergic to any mention of clean technology. Most mechanical two wheelers roll off the assembly line without proper pollution control systems. Little effort is made for R & D on simple technologies, which could make a vital difference to (A) -----------------------------------------.

However, while there is no denying that South Asia must clean up its act, skeptics might question the timing of the haze report. The Johannesburg meet on Rio+10 is just two weeks away and the stage is set for the usual battle between the developing world and the West, particularly the U.S. President, Mr. Bush has adamantly refused to sign any protocol, which would mean a change in American consumption. U.N. environment report is likely to find a place in the U.S. arsenal as it points an accusing finger on countries like India and China. Yet the U.S. can hardly deny its own dubious role in the matter of erasing trading quotas. Richer countries can simply buy up excess credits from poorer countries and continue to pollute. Rather than try to get the better of developing countries, who undoubtedly have taken up environmental shortcuts in their bid to catch up with the West, the U.S. should take a look at the environment profligacy, which is going on within. From opening up virgin territories for oil exploration to relaxing the standards for drinking water, Mr. Bush's policies are not exactly beneficial- not even to Americans. We realize that we are in this together and that pollution anywhere should be a global concern. Otherwise, there will only be more tunnels at the end of the tunnel.

Q1. According to the passage both official and corporate India is allergic to

failure of monsoon

poverty and crime

slowdown in industrial pact

poverty and inequality

mention of clean technology

Solution:

Refer to the first paragraph of the passage.

Q2. What should come in place of the blank marked as (A), which will complete the sentence?

stock market

people's lives and the environment.

cloud formation

corruption in the country

None of the above

Solution:

Considering all the option only option ‘b’ seems to be contextually and grammatically correct here. “Little effort is made for R & D on simple technologies, which could make a vital difference to people’s lives and the environment.”

Q3. Which, according to the passage, is a life and death question to many Indians?

increase in respiratory diseases

dwindling agricultural yield

thick blanket of pollution over the region

failure in crops

use of clean technology

Solution:

Refer to the first paragraph of the passage. “For India, already struggling to cope with a drought, the implications of this are devastating and further crop failure will amount to life and death question for many Indians.”

Q4. Which is SIMILAR to the word PROFLIGACY given in bold?

wastefulness

conservation

upliftment

amalgamation

capability

Solution:

‘profligacy’ means reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. Therefore, only option ‘a’ has the same meaning.

Q5. Which is OPPOSITE to the word MORBIDITIES given in bold?

weakness

tamed

healthiness

timid

devastated

Solution:

‘morbidities’ means the condition of being diseased. Therefore, only option ‘c’ is opposite in meaning.

Directions (6-10): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence meaningfully correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark “No Change required” as your answer.

Q6. The World Conservation Congress, a summit for governments and civil society, has got under way in Bangkok at a time when competitive pressures on natural resources are at a new high and biodiversity is under unprecedented threat.

while competitive pressures on

when competition pressure of

while competition pressure of

when competitive pressures off

No correction required

Solution:

No correction required

Q7. Sustainable development envisaging to economic gains and the fruits of progress are equitably distributed in society.

envisages that economic gains

envisaging that economic gains

envisage that economic gains

envisages the economy gain

No correction required

Solution:

Only option ‘b’ is contextually and grammatically correct here.

Q8. The discussions at the WCU Congress of centered on the universal value that people's welfare should guide all environmental policies.

are centering on the

are center on the

are centered on the

are centered in those

No correction required

Solution:

Only option ‘c’ is contextually and grammatically correct here.

Q9. There is considerable interesting among consumers and governments in some countries in products manufactured through sustainable methods.

considerable interesting between

consider interest between

consider interest among

considerable interest among

No correction required

Solution:

Only option ‘d’ is contextually and grammatically correct here. Since the sentence considers multiple customers and governments, so we consider ‘among’ instead of ‘between’.

Q10. The majorities behind the government began to dwindle and agitation started to grow.

begun to dwindle

began to dwindling

begun to dwindling

began too dwindle

No correction required

Solution:

No correction required

Directions (11-15): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are five options with one word each. Fill up the blanks with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Q11. In a democracy, citizens have the freedom to ------------ laws that violate their idea of dignity.

criticize

eloquent

willfully

admit

intimidate

Solution:

Referring to the context of the sentence only option ‘a’ is correct. ‘criticize’ means to indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a disapproving way.

Q12. The Maharashtra government is neither the first nor alone in expressing its ------------- with the idea of individual liberty in recent times.

regard

according

disquiet

concerning

bondage

Solution:

Referring to the context of the sentence only option ‘c’ is correct. ‘disquiet’ means a feeling of worry or unease

Q13. But now, the world that arrives into our consciousness is ------------ by economics, manicured by aesthetes, and monitored by the state.

collaborating

amalgamation

annoyed

mediated

enchanted

Solution:

Referring to the context of the sentence only option ‘d’ is correct. ‘mediated’ means to intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation.

Q14. What we experience as reality — structured representations and programmed content — is increasingly -------------------- from a simulation.

conveyance

abiding

reminding

similar

indistinguishable

Solution:

Referring to the context of the sentence only option ‘e’ is correct. ‘indistinguishable’ means something which cannot be identified as different or distinct.

Q15. There are usually two lawyers in a court case, one being a defendant and the other being a -------------------.

prosecutor

criminal

police

tenant

admirer

Solution:

Referring to the context of the sentence only option ‘a’ is correct. ‘prosecutor’ is the other lawyer involved in a court case. ‘prosecutor’ means a person, especially a public official, who institutes legal proceedings against someone.