English Quizzes For Bank Foundation 2023-27th August

Directions (1-8): In the following questions, a word is given in bold followed by three sentences. Choose the appropriate option mentioning the sentence(s) that uses the highlighted word in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner.

Q1. CONDUCIVE
(I)We are unnecessarily killing this industry in a manner and way that is not conducive for our industry.
(II)Royal Marines are required to undergo one of the longest and most physically demanding specialist infantry training conducivein the world.
(III)Before induction into a specific branch of the armed forces, recruits undergo at least 9 weeks of basic military conducive.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q2.DETERRENCE
(I)I think that the kids caught in the act of vandalism or anything deterrence should be handcuffed and taken to the police station.
(II)The bill proposed making joyriding a deterrence offence and provided penalties of up to seven years in prison.
(III) There are several factors which control criminal activity and deterrence is only one of them.
(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q3. CYNICISM
(I)Politicians cynicismpopular sovereignty as a means of entrusting the issue to citizens of new territories.
(II) Citrin and other experts say cynicism actually seems to be a political motivator, increasing both activism and voter turnout.
(III)The cynicismfactory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q4. DISSEMINATION
(I)Elsevierand Tencent are pleased to announce the signing of a strategic agreement to accelerate the dissemination of global health information in China.
(II)A crater was disseminationat the point where the meteor impacted the planet’s surface.
(III)Section 4 of the Act calls for pro-active and voluntary dissemination of information, but only a few Central and State institutions have published relevant information.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q5.REMORSE
(I)We saw more murders and kidnappings than ever before, and violent remorsetook a quantum leap.
(II)Mrs Reilly didn’t show any remorse for her behaviour – which placed vulnerable people at “at risk of emotional harm”.
(III)Bill Cosby says he has no remorse about his actions and believes his trial was a “set up” with “imposters” for jurors.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q6.PERPETRATORS
(I)A Philippines lower court found the perpetrators of the massacre guilty of multiple counts of murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
(II)For Lanzmann, the tendency by scholars to try to understand perpetrators of gross human rights violations represents an obscenity.
(III)Kayla yelped in shock and perpetratorsat the scene they were displaying to innocent bystanders.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Both(I) and (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q7. RETRIBUTION
(I)The conference will give us an opportunity to exchange retribution with other researchers.
(II)Citizens took their own lives rather than face the shame of retribution after Hitler was defeated
(III)The demographic retribution shows that the population increased but the average income went down.

(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Q8. FOSTER
(I)Thedatasets are our primary source of foster on global climate change outside of instrumental data.
(II)Both the Soviets and the current government have promoted his wisdom in efforts to foster nationalism over tribalism.
(III)Positive reinforcement can strengthen your child’s self-esteem and foster a sense of independence.
(a) Only (I)
(b) Only (II)
(c) Only (III)
(d) Both (II) and (III)
(e) Both (I) and (III)

Directions (9-10): In the questions given below a sentence is given with two blanks in each.
Corresponding to each question two columns are given with three words in each column. Which combination of words from the two columns will perfectly fit into the blanks to make the sentence contextually correct and meaningful.

Q9. China’s ___________ of the CPEC has been rejected by India as it passes through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Straws in the wind suggest that China may have realised that the CPEC was a hasty decision, without proper ____________ with India.

COLUMN I
(A) endorsement
(B) transgression
(C) specious

COLUMN II
(D) succinct
(E) consultations
(F) insolence

(a) A-D & C-F
(b) B-F
(c) A-E
(d) C-E & B-F
(e) None of these

Q10. The idea of higher fines as a/an___________ to traffic crashes is based on the assumption that a driver is careless and that the fear of a higher penalty will __________ “careful” behaviour while on the road.

COLUMN I
(A) innate
(B) deterrent
(C) concord

COLUMN II
(D) exhort
(E) indict
(F) castigate

(a) A-D & C-E
(b) B-D
(c) B-F
(d) A-E & B-F
(e) A-D, C-E, B-F

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Conducive means ‘Making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible;
Good for, Helpful to.’ Statement (I) uses conducive in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (a) is the right answer choice.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Deterrence means The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences;Prevention, Obstruction.
Statement (III) uses deterrence in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (c) is the right answer choice.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. cynicism means An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest; Scepticism, Doubt.
Statement (II) uses cynicism in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful

S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. Dissemination means The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely; Spreading, Circulation.
Both Statement (I) and (III) use dissemination in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (e) is the right answer choice.

S5. Ans. (d)
Sol. Remorse means Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed;Contrition, Deep regret.
Both Statement (II) and (III) use Remorse in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice.

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. Perpetrators means A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act;Assassin, Criminal.
Both Statement (I) and (II) use perpetrators in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice.

S7. Ans. (b)
Sol. Retribution means Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act;Punishment, Penalty.
Statement (II) uses retribution in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (b) is the right answer choice

S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. Foster means Encourage the development of something, especially something desirable; Promote, Further.
Both Statement (II) and (III) use foster in a grammatically correct and contextually meaningful manner. Hence, option (d) is the right answer choice

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. Among the given options, both ‘endorsement’ and ‘transgression’ can fit in the first blank. ‘Specious’ will make the statement contextually incorrect and therefore options (a) and (d) will be eliminated. Going further, considering the second blank, only ‘consultations’ can fit in. Therefore, option (b) will also be eliminated. The correct combination will be ‘A-E’. Hence, option (c) is the most suitable answer choice.
Endorsement: the action of endorsing someone or something.
Consultations: the action or process of formally consulting or discussing.
Transgress: an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offence.
Specious: superficially plausible, but actually wrong.
Succinct: (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed.
Insolence: rude and disrespectful behaviour.

S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. Among the given options, only ‘deterrent’ can fit in the first blank to make the statement grammatically and contextually correct. So we will now have to choose between options (b) and (c). Going further, we can infer that higher penalties would help drivers to avoid careless behavior on roads. Therefore, to make the statement contextually and grammatically correct, we will fill the second blank with exhort. Hence, option (b) will be the most suitable answer choice.
Deterrent: a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
Innate: inborn; natural.
Concord: agreement or harmony between people or groups.
Exhort: strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.
Indict: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
Castigate: reprimand (someone) severely.