IBPS English Language (Error Detection) Quiz: 29th March 2019 |

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English Quiz For IBPS PO & Clerk 2019

IBPS had released the calendar for the Recruitment in 2019-20. Now the next step is to start practicing for the exams from now itself. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you 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 IBPS PO and Clerk Examinations 2019-20.

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. If none of the given words fits the blank, select option (e) as your answer choice.

Q1. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

In many ways, TB has never been more visible than before. The years 2018 and 2019 have been landmark years in the fight against TB, -----------7------------ and in India, with the first ever High Level Meeting on TB held at the United Nations last year. In India, there is high political will and commitment to end TB, budgets are slowly increasing, new social support schemes have been announced and TB ------------8---------- are speaking up. There is a lot of talk of ‘ending TB’ and the ambitious phrase — TB elimination — has entered our lexicon. But as yet another World TB Day comes around on 24 March, it is important to keep reminding ourselves that we cannot win the fight against TB without ending stigma and discrimination. And we cannot end stigma and discrimination if we do not improve public understanding of TB — that it is ----------9-----------, that pulmonary or lung TB spreads through air, that a person with TB becomes non-infectious soon after starting treatment and that extra-pulmonary TB (TB that affects parts of the body other than the lungs) is not infectious. Even as the government steps up investment in new tools and -----------10------------- service delivery systems, we must make sure that stigma and discrimination are not left out of global, national and local plans to end TB.

lived

lively

longitude

foretold

None of the above

Solution:

'Lively' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means intellectually stimulating or perceptive.

Q2. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

excessing

access

accessing

malice

None of the above

Solution:

'Accessing' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q3. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

diagnosis

identifying

recognizing

read

None of the above

Solution:

'Diagnosis' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.

Q4. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

divided

solidify

unity

unanimous

None of the above

Solution:

'Unanimous' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means (of two or more people) fully in agreement.

Q5. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

industriously

diligently

assiduous

accurately

None of the above

Solution:

'Assiduous' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means showing great care and perseverance.

Q6. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

impenetrable

accessed

navigated

traversed

None of the above

Solution:

'Impenetrable' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means impossible to pass through or enter.

Q7. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

universe

globally

world

worldly

None of the above

Solution:

'Globally' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q8. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

survive

visitor

survivors

visit

None of the above

Solution:

'Survivors' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q9. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

treatment

curable

operation

surgical

None of the above

Solution:

'Curable' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q10. It was April 2017 and 30 tuberculosis (TB) survivors were participating in a ---------1--------- group exercise at a workshop in New Delhi. They were identifying barriers that people with TB — like themselves — commonly faced in ----------2--------- health information and services. Each TB survivor brought his/her own personal experience to the discussion — the difficulties in getting a clear ---------3----------, doctor-shopping, the lack of information on what the treatment involved, having to deal with side-effects, the loss of income, to name a few. While TB had impacted each of their lives differently, they were all -------4-------- in identifying one cross-cutting barrier — stigma and its ---------5--------- companion, discrimination. In the two years since, the team at REACH, an organisation working on TB since 1998, has witnessed similar scenes play out at other workshops around the country. Over 300 TB survivors from across India — all of whom attended trainings to help them become powerful TB champions and advocates — described stigma as an -----------6------------- barrier in accessing TB services.

powerful

strong

strength

strengthens

None of the above

Solution:

'Strengthens' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Directions (11-15): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, four words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. If none of the given words fits the blank, select option (e) as your answer choice.

Q11. Our eyes could ------11-------- as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to --------12--------- the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today’s society seem to have increased --------13----------. Workers have to multitask to cope with the --------14-------- that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical -------15------, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person’s state of mind.

serving

serve

served

given

None of the above

Solution:

'Serve' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q12. Our eyes could ------11-------- as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to --------12--------- the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today’s society seem to have increased --------13----------. Workers have to multitask to cope with the --------14-------- that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical -------15------, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person’s state of mind.

induct

denoting

indicate

fabricate

None of the above

Solution:

'Indicate' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q13.Our eyes could ------11-------- as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to --------12--------- the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today’s society seem to have increased --------13----------. Workers have to multitask to cope with the --------14-------- that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical -------15------, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person’s state of mind.

various

many

tenfold

versatile

None of the above

Solution:

'Tenfold' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means ten times as great or as numerous.

Q14. Our eyes could ------11-------- as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to --------12--------- the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today’s society seem to have increased --------13----------. Workers have to multitask to cope with the --------14-------- that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical -------15------, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person’s state of mind.

insistence

intensify

immense

magnify

None of the above

Solution:

'Insistence' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done.

Q15. Our eyes could ------11-------- as a window to how stressed we are, say scientists who found that pupil dilation can be used to --------12--------- the mental workload of a person when they multitask. The demands of work productivity in today’s society seem to have increased --------13----------. Workers have to multitask to cope with the --------14-------- that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical -------15------, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person’s state of mind.

factual

forbid

expectation

aspects

None of the above

Solution:

'Aspects' is the correct fit for the blank here.