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Today we are providing you quiz on English which is one of the most important sections of banking exams, in which you can score maximum with ease if you are practising on very regular basis, It is crucial for all the upcoming banking exams, IBPS/SBI/RRB etc.
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
In the decade since reforms were introduced, India has achieved substantial success in the sphere of macroeconomics. Overall growth rate has been (1) except for the last couple of years. It bears pointing out that we have now come to view a 6 per cent (2) rate as a slowdown! This is a far cry from pre-reforms rate of growth of 3 per cent. The price level has by and large remained (3) both as measured by the WPI and CPI. India’s(4) of payments position has been comfortable. Exports, while (5) some sluggishness this fiscal, have been growing. Imports, in spite of (6) liberalization, have not gone out of hand. This is amply reflected in the comfortable current account deficits (CAD); the CAD-to-GDP ratio has remained way below the crisis (7) that it had achieved in 1991. The rupee has weathered external turbulence rather well even when East Asia was experiencing (8) difficulties.
However, the one ambiguous Achilles' heel of the reforms has been the (9) state of government finances. One of the two crises that India faced in 1990- 91 was unsustainable imbalance between government revenues and (10).
1.
1) pulsating
2) shocked
3) commendable
4) promotable
5) dipped
2.
1) production
2) consumption
3) index
4) growth
5) progress
3.
1) moderate
2) lukewarm
3) shaky
4) considerate
5) obstinate
4.
1) ledger
2) balance
3) equilibrium
4) intention
5) idea
5.
1) demonstrated
2) exercising
3) rejecting
4) display
5) exhibiting
6.
l) substantial
2) exemplary
3) indicative
4) conservative
5) destructive
7.
1) rationalisation
2) handling
3) management
4) proportions
5) ration
8.
1) crisis
2) overcoming
3) severe
4) enjoyable
5) wailing
9.
1) critical
2) vulnerable
3) prone
4) attackable
5) easygoing
10.
1) surplus
2) measurement
3) thinking
4) incomes
5) expenditure
DIRECTIONS (Q. 11-15): In each one of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks .n the sentence in the same sequence to make it, meaningfully complete.
Directions (Q. 1-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
In the decade since reforms were introduced, India has achieved substantial success in the sphere of macroeconomics. Overall growth rate has been (1) except for the last couple of years. It bears pointing out that we have now come to view a 6 per cent (2) rate as a slowdown! This is a far cry from pre-reforms rate of growth of 3 per cent. The price level has by and large remained (3) both as measured by the WPI and CPI. India’s(4) of payments position has been comfortable. Exports, while (5) some sluggishness this fiscal, have been growing. Imports, in spite of (6) liberalization, have not gone out of hand. This is amply reflected in the comfortable current account deficits (CAD); the CAD-to-GDP ratio has remained way below the crisis (7) that it had achieved in 1991. The rupee has weathered external turbulence rather well even when East Asia was experiencing (8) difficulties.
However, the one ambiguous Achilles' heel of the reforms has been the (9) state of government finances. One of the two crises that India faced in 1990- 91 was unsustainable imbalance between government revenues and (10).
1.
1) pulsating
2) shocked
3) commendable
4) promotable
5) dipped
2.
1) production
2) consumption
3) index
4) growth
5) progress
3.
1) moderate
2) lukewarm
3) shaky
4) considerate
5) obstinate
4.
1) ledger
2) balance
3) equilibrium
4) intention
5) idea
5.
1) demonstrated
2) exercising
3) rejecting
4) display
5) exhibiting
6.
l) substantial
2) exemplary
3) indicative
4) conservative
5) destructive
7.
1) rationalisation
2) handling
3) management
4) proportions
5) ration
8.
1) crisis
2) overcoming
3) severe
4) enjoyable
5) wailing
9.
1) critical
2) vulnerable
3) prone
4) attackable
5) easygoing
10.
1) surplus
2) measurement
3) thinking
4) incomes
5) expenditure
DIRECTIONS (Q. 11-15): In each one of the following sentences, there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence, there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks .n the sentence in the same sequence to make it, meaningfully complete.
11. Your bonus will dependent the quality of your work.
1) is dependable
2) depends on
3) being dependent
4) going to depend
5) No correction required
12. He did not ask for a raise since he had fear to lose his job.
1) was fearful of
2) was feared to
3) was afraid to
4) had been afraid to
5) No correction required
13. The organizers agreed to shift the conference at some place convenience to all participants.
1) any of the place convenient
2) at places convenient
3) from a place of convenience
4) to a place convenient
5) No correction required
14. As compared to last year there has been a sharp rise in interest rates.
1) sharper rise of
2) as sharp a rise
3) sharp rises in
4) sharply rising
5) No correction required
15. In the 1970s banks required to submit their detailed plans of expansion to RBI.
1) were required to submit
2) required for submission
3) are required to submit
4) requirement of submitting
5) No correction required
5) No correction required
Answers..
1. (3)
2. (4)
3. (1)
4. (2)
5. (5)
6. (1)
7. (4)
8. (3)
9. (2)
10. (5)
11. (2)
12 (3)
13. (4)
14. (5)
15. (1)
