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Monday, September 10, 2012

BANK EXAMS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Sentence completion exercises
We have seen in detail the KE method which is useful to answer the exercises on sentence completion in our previous session. By recollecting the clues that have been suggested in the last session let us practice some exercises.
1. The villagers ________ the death of their leader by keeping all the shops closed.
a) Consoled
b) avenged
c) mourned
d) protested
Here the answer is (C), 'mourned' because the word in use for expressing sorrow over the death of someone is 'mourn'. This is a matter of usage.

2. While on a routine flight, the aircraft was hit by a missile and ______ into flames
a) Shot
b) burst
c) caught
d) blew
Here the answer is (B), 'burst' because all other words are not in keeping with 'into' and thus they are eliminated at the first stage- structure.

3. Authority _____ when it is not supported by the moral purity of its users.
a) Empowers
b) crumbles
c) prevails
d) waits
The answer is (B), 'crumbles' because other alternatives are eliminated at Stage 2-meaning. 'Empower' is opposite in meaning, 'prevails' is also oppo-site in meaning and 'waits' is not in accord with the meaning. Thus the only choice left is 'crumbles'.

4. He did not register a _________ to the proposal.
a) Dissent
b) disfavor
c) divergence
d) deviation
The answer is (A), 'dissent', because other alternatives may have similar meanings, but 'dissent', is the word in use for showing agreement to an idea or a proposal. So other alternatives are eliminated at Stage 3.

5. No sooner had he entered the room ___ the light went out and everyone started talking loudly.
a) But
b) than
c) if
d) and
The answer is (B). Here the rule of grammar operates.

6. When I saw him through the window _______
a) I have run out to open the door
b) I ran out to open the door
c) I am running out to open the door
d) I should run out to open the door
The answer is (B). Here the rule of tense operates.

7. He congratulated me ________ my success.
a) On
b) for
c) at
d) in
The answer is (A). 'On'. It is a rule of preposition.

8. I prefer drinking Tea ___ Coffee.
a) Than
b) to
c) over
d) as
The answer is (B), 'to' it is rule of preposition.

9. The school festival is always of a very high order because the students have a number of ______ before any performance.
a) Practices
b) exercise
c) rehearsals
d) repetitions
Here the answer is (C), 'rehearsals'. Here the point to remember is common usage, for preparations done beforehand for performances in dance, drama and theatre the word in common usage is 'rehearsal'.

10. I read 'Trojan War' because it was __________ by my friend who said it was very exciting.
a) Recommended
b) exhorted
c) motivated
d) commended
Here the answer is (A), 'recomm-ended'. The word commonly used in such a context is 'recommended'.

11. His German was roughly _____ with my English, so communi-cation was rather difficult.
a) in accordance with
b) at par
c) in time
d) in tune
Here the answer is (B), 'at par'. The correct phrase with the required meaning is 'at par'.

12. I could not _______ what he wanted to say.
a) Make up
b) make out
c) make in
d) make away
Here the correct phrase is 'make out' and thus the answer is (B).

13. A committee has been set up to ________ on the problem of unemployment in this region.
a) Investigate
b) inquire
c) research
d) report
Here the answer can be either 'investigate' or 'report'. Since the connecting word is 'on', the choice will be report.

14. We can't eat this food; it is ____.
a) Rotten
b) old
c) bad
d) rancid
Here the answer is (A), 'rotten', because this word has the required nuance of meaning.

15. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were leaders of the same period; they were _______
a) Contemporary
b) colleague
c) associate
d) co-writers
Here the word 'contemporary' sta-nds for the expression of the same period and thus (A) is the answer.

16. Ramu has been nominated as the person to settle the dispute between the two warring parties; he is the _____
a) Judge
b) advocate
c) arbitrator
d) barrister
Here the answer is (C), 'arbitrator' because this is the substitute word.

17. He has been winning the election, but this time his popularity is on the _________ he may not win this time.
a) Rise
b) wane
c) ascendance
d) increasing
Here the answer is (B), 'wane' as an antonym is required.

18. Do not ________ him; he has done no harm to any of you.
a) Accuse
b) admire
c) discuss
d) refer
Here the answer is (A), 'accuse', as an antonym is required.

19. I ____ him because of his ____ .
a) Love, impertinence
 b) hate, rudeness
c) admire, hypocrisy
d) detest, generosity

Here the answer is (B); in the first option one cannot love because of impoliteness, we love someone for their good quality not for a bad trait, in the same way in option C we cannot admire if one has double stand-ards and in the last option to hate someone because of generosity is not correct so the answer is B.

20. The influence of the environment on man is revealed by an ___ study.
a) Anthropological
b) ecological
c) epigraphic
d) ecumenical
Here the answer is (B). It is a word used to indicate a branch of study.


PRACTICE TEST

1. The lawyer was threatened _______ dire consequences.
a) From
b) by
c) with
d) of

2. Richa is not _____ for this kind of job.
a) Cut in
b) cut up
c) cut through
 d) cut out

3. A good teacher-student relationship helps create a _____ and peaceful atmosphere where there is no room for any ______ of educational activity.
a) Harmonious, interruption
b) congenial, development
c) quiet, confusion
 d) delightful, exaggeration

4. It is indeed ______that 65 years after independence, we have failed to ______ a suitable edu-cation or examination system.
a) Bad, produce
b) improper, create
c) sad, evolve
d) objectionable, present

5. The meeting was presided _______ by the President.
a) very
b) upon
c) over
d) on

6. The girl you met yesterday is in class _______.
a) Fifth
b) the five
c) the fifth
d) five

7. The data entry operator is very efficient. He is ____ to his firm.
a) A credit
b) a blessing
c) an asset
d) a boon

8. The soldiers were instructed to _______ restraint and handle the situation peacefully.
a) Control
b) prevent
c) exercise
d) enforce

9. If I _______ a doctor, I would _______ you free.
a) Were, treat
b) am, see
c) was, examine
d) be, advice

10. Not to ______ of milk, even _______ was not there.
a) Talk, bread
b) mention, rice
c) speak, water
d) discuss, tea

11. In ___ of international matters, there is always an element of risk in _____ one might do.
a) View, whichever
b) many, doing
c) defence, wrong
d) case, whatever

12. These essays are intellectually _______ and represent various levels of complexity.
a) Revealing
b) modern
c) superior
d) demanding

13. Anita is ______; she weighs all options before making a decision.
a) Careless
b) bold
c) thoughtful
d) educative

14. The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn't necessarily indicate that you are ______.
a) Presence, hungry
b) absence, vegetarian
c) taste, carnivorous
d) amount, herbivorous

15. My Violin teacher dislikes ______ music. For this reason she only teaches ______ music.
a) Traditional, old
b) contemporary, classical
c) modern, popular
d) new, recent

16. Unlike the misleading television documentary, the biography was ____
a) Phony
b) interesting
c) accurate
d) attractive

17. After our team ______ the game, everybody ______.
a) Tied, smiled
b) lost, cheered
c) won, celebrated
d) watched, laughed

18. Mina felt_____; the committee rejected her proposal.
a) Pleased
b) overjoyed
c) miserable
d) delighted

19. The ______ shopkeeper ______ us; we certainly won't buy anything from him again.
a) Sleepy, excited
b) greedy, overcharged
c) generous, welcomed
d) polite, thanked

20. Customer satisfaction and meeting customers' needs are two ______ but ______ goals.
a) Definite, trivial
 b) different, important
c) similar, unimportant
d) analogous, petty


Answers:
1) c 2) d 3) a 4) c 5) c 6) d 7) c 8) c 9) a 10) c
11) d 12) a 13) c 14) b 15) b 16) c 17) b 18) c 19) b 20) b

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Uttar Bihar Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2012


General English 
(Exam Held on 4-3-2012)


Directions—(Q. 1 to 10) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Once upon a time there was a river. He was …(1)… unfriendly. The river lived alone, and refused to share his water with any fish, plant or animal. Thus his life went on, sadly and filled with loneliness, for many centuries.

One day, a little girl with a fish bowl came to the bank of this river. In the bowl lived Scamp, her favourite little fish. The girl was about to …(2)… to another country, and she wouldn’t be able to take Scamp with her. So she had decided to give Scamp his freedom.

When Scamp …(3)… into the river, he immediately felt the river’s loneliness. He tried talking to the river, but the river asked him to go away. Scamp was a very happy little fish, and he wasn’t going to give up so …(4)…. He spoke to the river again, swam here and there, and finally he started jumping in and …(5)… of the water. The river felt tickled by all the jumping and splashing and …(6)… laughing. After a while, this put the river in such a good mood that he started talking to Scamp. Almost without knowing it, by the end of that day, Scamp and the river and become very good friends.

The river spent that night …(7)… about how much fun it was to have friends, and how much he had missed not having them. He asked himself why he had never had them, but he couldn’t remember. The next morning, Scamp …(8)… the river with a few playful splashes and that was when the river remembered why he had decided to be such an unfriendly river. He remembered that he didn’t like being tickled. He remembered perfectly how he had told everyone to scoot and that he wasn’t going to …(9)… up with all that tickling.

But, remembering how sad and lonely he had felt for so many years, the river realised that although it may sometimes be a bit inconvenient or uncomfortable, it was always …(10)… to have friends, than being lonely.

1. (A) so (B) total (C) very (D) extreme (E) full
Ans : (C)

2. (A) move (B) goes (C) visit (D) transferred (E) toured
Ans : (A)

3. (A) jump (B) fell (C) look (D) dives (E) slip
Ans : (B)

4. (A) long (B) sooner (C) nicely (D) easily (E) lazily
Ans : (D)

5. (A) in (B) beside (C) out (D) below (E) away
Ans : (C)

6. (A) stopped (B) started (C) felt (D) thought (E) heard
Ans : (B)

7. (A) forgetting (B) discuss (C) ignoring (D) thinking (E) gazing
Ans : (D)

8. (A) slept (B) woke (C) talked (D) irritate (E) splash
Ans : (C)

9. (A) live (B) stand (C) sit (D) light (E) put
Ans : (A)

10. (A) better (B) worse (C) sad (D) easy (E) happy
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 11 to 15) Each sentence below has a blank, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

11. Meeta ……… many gifts on her birthday.
(A) get (B) pick (C) received (D) seen (E) have
Ans : (C)

12. Please ……… the website for all the updates.
(A) browsed (B) check (C) surfing (D) think (E) hacked
Ans : (B)

13. The garden was …… of flowers of different kinds.
(A) full (B) grow (C) crowd (D) held (E) smell
Ans : (A)

14. They have ………… us to find another alternative.
(A) tell (B) spoken (C) ask (D) advised (E) help
Ans : (D)

15. Pratik was …… for a bus.
(A) thinking (B) waiting (C) telling (D) reaching (E) jumping
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 16 to 25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is No Error the answer is ‘E’. (Ignore errors of punctuation if any).

16. Meghalaya is (A) / also one of (B) / the north-eastern states (C) / of our country. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

17. Santosh has volunteered (A) / to help in organising (B) / the Republic Day function (C) / about his locality. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

18. The actor’s friends (A) / and family had (B) / decided to throw a (C) / surprise party for him. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

19. Health experts since all (A) / over the country were (B) / invited to attend the (C) / conference in the city. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

20. They had (A) / to mortgage their (B) / house in order to (C) / bear these expenses. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

21. They had informed (A) / us that their (B) / Chennai trip was (C) / cancel due to the strike. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

22. All the students (A) / had to attend for the (B) / industrial visit as (C) / it was compulsory. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

23. The king was (A) / amused by the (B) / jester’s response (C) / to his question. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

24. The boy was (A) / accused of stealing (B) / money as well goods (C) / from the shop. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

25. She was be asked to (A) / write a report about (B) / the meeting that (C) / she attended yesterday. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 26 to 30) In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct as your answer.’

26. She has presented (A) her views (B) in a very unique (C) fashion. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

27. She misplaced (A) the book before (B) she could (C) reed (D) it. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

28. There were more (A) than five thousend (B) people (C) in the auditorium. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

29. He has won many awards (A) for his research (B) in the field (C) of ecnomics. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

30. Dadar is none (A) of the most (B) populated areas (C) in Mumbai city. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 31 to 35) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
(1) “Why waste time sharpening your weapons when there’s no danger in sight ?” said the fox, “You’re being foolish”.
(2) A wild boar was sharpening his tusks against a tree.
(3) “My tusks are my weapons,” said the boar, “I am sharpening them so that I can defend myself from any danger.”
(4) Frightened by the boar’s sharpened tusks, he turned towards the fox instead and preyed on him.
(5) A fox passing by, asked him what he was doing.
(6) Just then a tiger appeared on the scene.

31. Which of the following should be the first sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 6 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4 (E) 2
Ans : (E)

32. Which of the following should be the second sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 5 (B) 2 (C) 6 (D) 4 (E) 1
Ans : (A)

33. Which of the following should be the fourth sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3 (E) 1
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 5
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following should be the last (sixth) sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1 (E) 6
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 36 to 50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words / phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

A man called Ramaya lived in a small village. Despite being a nice man, he did not have any friends. It was well known in the town that anyone unfortunate enough to look at him first thing in the morning would not be able to have food that day. That was why no one in the town liked encountering Ramaya in the morning, if they could help it. As soon as the king heard this rumour he decided to try it out himself.

He summoned Ramaya to the palace and ordered him to sleep in a room adjacent to his bedchamber. Ramaya had no choice but to follow the king’s order. He feared that the rumour would come true. The next
morning, the first thing the king did after waking up, was to take a look at Ramaya. When the king reached the breakfast table, he saw that the royal chef had forgotten to prepare his favourite dish. This angered him and he refused to have breakfast. After finishing a few important duties in the court, the king went to the dining hall for lunch. The food arrived piping hot. The king had hardly picked up the first morsel when he caught sight of a fly in the food. He left the table in disgust and when the food was prepared again for him, he found that he had lost his appetite. At the dinner table, an ignorant minister started eating before the king had started. This offended the king. He stormed out of the dining hall and refused to come back. As a result, the king could not eat anything at all that day. The enraged king was now convinced that Ramaya was really jinxed. He ordered that Ramaya be hanged. In those days the king’s word was the law. The soldiers had no option but to take Ramaya to the gallows. While on their way to the gallows, they met the court jester. He heard the story from Ramaya. The jester felt that it was an unfair decision and that none of this was Ramaya’s fault. He came up with a plan to save Ramaya from being hanged. He whispered something in Ramaya’s ears. Ramaya nodded before being whisked away.

It was mandatory to grant one last wish to the person who was being hanged. When the soldiers asked Ramaya about his last wish, he asked them to convey a message to the king. He also requested that he be hanged only after hearing the king’s response. “Tell the king that while it may be true that anyone who sees my face first thing in the morning does not get anything to eat that day, it’s also true that if anyone sees the king’s face first thing in the morning, as I did, he has to lose his life. So who’s the greater jinx - the king or I ?” said Ramaya.

On hearing the message, the king was stunned. He realised his foolishness and ordered his soldiers to stop the execution. He summoned Ramaya and offered him gifts. He also requested Ramaya not to say anything about the incident to the public. He was sure that the people of the village wouldn’t take well to the idea of having a jinxed person for a ruler. Ramaya agreed. When the villagers saw Ramaya returning with the gifts, they assumed that the rumour was false and that the king had given the gifts to Ramaya as compensation. They were ashamed of their behaviour and swore that they would never ignore Ramaya.

36. Why had the king summoned Ramaya ?
(A) He wanted to have Ramaya executed
(B) He wanted all the villagers to realize their mistake and be friends with Ramaya
(C) He wanted to test the court jester’s intelligence
(D) He wanted to see Ramaya’s face, the first thing every morning
(E) He wanted to verify whether the rumour about Ramaya was true or false
Ans : (E)

37. According to the rumour, what would happen if someone saw Ramaya’s face, first thing in the morning ?
(A) That person would not get a chance to eat, the whole day
(B) That person would be executed by the king
(C) That person would eat the whole day
(D) That person would receive gifts from the king
(E) That person would become an outcast in the village
Ans : (A)

38. Why did the king refuse to eat breakfast ?
(A) The king had seen Ramaya’s face, first thing in the morning
(B) The royal chef had forgotten to cook the king’s favourite dish
(C) The royal chef had forgotten to prepare Ramaya’s favourite dish
(D) One of the ministers had insulted the king at the breakfast table
(E) The king was on a diet
Ans : (D)

39. What did the king do when he caught sight of a fly in the food during lunch ?
(A) He ignored it and finished the lunch
(B) He fired the chef and asked him to throw the food
(C) He simply left the dining hall in disgust
(D) He ordered his soldiers to kill Ramaya
(E) He asked his ministers to cook another meal
Ans : (C)

40. When was the king convinced that Ramaya was jinxed ?
(A) When he realised that he had not eaten the whole day after he had seen Ramaya’s face the first thing in the morning
(B) When he realised that each time he saw Ramaya, he fell sick
(C) When he heard the rumour that anyone who saw Ramaya’s face first thing in the morning would not get a chance to eat the whole day
(D) When he saw that the chef had not prepared his favourite dish on the day he had seen Ramaya’s face the first thing in the morning
(E) When the soldiers went to him with Ramaya’s final wish
Ans : (A)

41. Which of the following is true according to the given passage ?
(A) Ramaya had many friends in the village
(B) The king had dinner on the day he saw Ramaya’s face first thing in the morning
(C) Ramaya told the villagers that the king was jinxed
(D) One of the ministers had started eating before the king during dinner
(E) None is true
Ans : (D)

42. Arrange the following incidents in a chronological order as they occurred in the passage.
(1) The court jester met Ramaya
(2) Ramaya received gifts from the king
(3) Ramaya slept at the palace
(4) The villagers realised their mistake
(A) 1324 (B) 3214 (C) 3241 (D) 3142 (E) 3124
Ans : (E)

43. What was Ramaya’s last wish ?
(A) He wanted to have a meal with the king
(B) He wanted to talk to the court jester
(C) He wanted to pass on a message to the king
(D) He wanted to speak to a minister
(E) Not mentioned in the passage
Ans : (C)

44. What was the king’s request to Ramaya ?
(A) That Ramaya must accept that he is unlucky
(B) That Ramaya must tell the villagers that the king is very kind
(C) That Ramaya must not tell the villagers that a minister had insulted the king
(D) That Ramaya must not tell the villagers about the incident
(E) That Ramaya must not tell anyone about the gifts he had received
Ans : (D)

45. Who helped save Ramaya from being hanged ?
(A) The court jester
(B) The king
(C) The soldiers
(D) The villagers
(E) The chef
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 46 to 48) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in the meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

46. Adjacent to
(A) Far away (B) Beside (C) Opposite to (D) Same as (E) Below
Ans : (B)

47. Caught sight of
(A) Searched for (B) Forgot about (C) Suddenly noticed (D) Held (E) Nabbed
Ans : (C)

48. Unfair
(A) Dark (B) Unhappy (C) Unaware (D) Unreasonable (E) Rational
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 49 and 50) Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage.

49. Refused
(A) Unused (B) Remembered (C) Agreed (D) Invited (E) Declined
Ans : (B)

50. Ordered
(A) Requested (B) Unplanned (C) Punished (D) Silenced (E) Explained
Ans : (A)

Friday, April 27, 2012

Malwa Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2012


General English
(Exam Held on 8-1-2012)

Directions—(Q. 1 to 11) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E) (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

1. The martyrdom (A) / about Sardar Bhagat (B) / Singh created (C) / a stir. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

2. He is well (A) / known in Hindi, (B) / Urdu and (C) / Arabic languages. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

3. Ruskin had postulated (A) / the concept of ‘social affection’ (B) / as the founding principle (C) / of a humane economy. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

4. His only motive (A) / was to finding (B) / the truth and (C) / follow it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

5. On the surfacing (A) / she presented herself (B) / as someone in supreme (C) / control of her life. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

6. Motivating the youth of (A) / the nation is (B) / the central theme (C) / of the book. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

7. He have faced (A) / failures and (B) / disappointments without (C) / feeling defeated. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

8. Since time immemorial (A) /, India’s spiritual (B) / wisdom has being (C) / its strength. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

9. Courage is an (A) / inner fortress which (B) / no enemy can (C) / ever destruction. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

10. Boldness has (A) / genius, power and (B) / magic in it along (C) / with infinite possibilities. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

11. Rahul found college (A) / life most interesting (B) / and energetic than (C) / his schools days. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 12–22) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

12. The beach, (A) trees and the breese (B) created a feeling (C) of extra-ordinary (D) calm. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

13. No mattar (A) how tired he feels, he never (B) misses the evening (C) walk post dinner. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

14. Either (A) kings and ordinary (B) men, studied (C) together (D) in gurukuls. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

15. The great (A) leader called (B) upon his people (C) to rise to their highest capabilities. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

16. From the ashes (A) of the devastating (B) war, Germany has emerged (C) as a powerful (D) nation. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

17. The peon (A) has met (B) with an accident (C) while acrossing (D) the road. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

18. He was a relentless (A) crusader against (B) feudalism and colonalsm (C) in the pre independence (D) era. All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

19. After several (A) years of political turmoil, (B) the state has finally (C) gained stable. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

20. Fake (A) and fabricated (B) cases were publicised to turnish (C) his political image. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

21. Youth (A) has to come foreword (B) to reform (C) the social structure. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

22. He laiy (A) in the bed to rest, (B) and within (C) no time dozed (D) off to sleep. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 23 to 32) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Parenting is a difficult job. A creative and imaginative …(23)… is a great …(24)… to the …(25)… parent. This is precisely the reason why a repressive society produces few creative and imaginative people. As not so ordinary children, the weaker ones are …(26)…, and the hardier ones often over react in a way that turns them into …(27)… or actual criminals if they happen to live in a squalid environment. As adults, most of us do not care to …(28)… the kinetic qualities of children. Just like we want them to stop wriggling or jumping or sloshing through puddles or dangling from fence posts, in the same way we …(29)… agile minds and mercurial temperaments. We don’t like to …(30)… silly questions, to respond to anxieties that take fantasy form, or to acknowledge the …(31)… life of the child’s …(32)….

23. (A) spouse
(B) sibling
(C) one
(D) people
(E) child
Ans : (E)

24. (A) bore
(B) challenges
(C) burden
(D) problematic
(E) companion
Ans : (C)

25. (A) ordinary
(B) surrogate
(C) step
(D) willing
(E) tension
Ans : (A)

26. (A) accepted
(B) tolerated
(C) crushed
(D) patented
(E) placed
Ans : (C)

27. (A) delinquents
(B) mad
(C) angry
(D) addictive
(E) useless
Ans : (A)

28. (A) peace
(B) hooking
(C) tolerant
(D) explore
(E) accessible
Ans : (D)

29. (A) resent
(B) accept
(C) revolt
(D) acknowledge
(E) punished
Ans : (D)

30. (A) ask
(B) manage
(C) participate
(D) encouraged
(E) answer
Ans : (E)

31. (A) deeper
(B) inside
(C) hide
(D) visible
(E) fake
Ans : (B)

32. (A) worldly
(B) spirit
(C) selve
(D) personalities
(E) gist
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 33–37) Rearrange the following SIX sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below :
(1) Given a choice, all these parents would love to see these little slogging children enjoy their childhood at home or at school.
(2) Struck with acute poverty, many poor families almost force their children to work and earn.
(3) Its roots may be traced to the prevailing poverty in these continents.
(4) In these poverty stricken families, every member has to work for his/her own food.
(5) Child Labour is a phenomenon prevalent mostly in developing countries of Asia and Africa.
(6) With the cumulative earnings of all the members of the family, the members of the family are able to make their two ends meet.

33. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 2
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 1
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 1
Ans : (C)

37. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 38–40) Pick out the most effective word from the given words that describes the people/phenomenon being referred to—

38. Smith has no money. He has declared himself wealthless. He will be called a—
(A) Miser
(B) Honorary
(C) Pauper
(D) Mercenary
(E) Beggar
Ans : (C)

39. Someone works for welfare of women and strongly supports the rights of women will be called—
(A) Effiminate
(B) Egotist
(C) Eccentric
(D) Feminist
(E) Self-centered
Ans : (D)

40. People who do not know how to read or write are—
(A) Illiterate
(B) Uneducated
(C) Unaware
(D) Illegible
(E) Under developed
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

The chasm between India’s flourishing cities and bleak rural hinterland is narrowing. Spread across 6,50,000 villages, with an average population of 1,100, rural villagers were long imagined by city dwellers as primitive, impoverished and irrelevant, something to drive past on the way to something else. A new prosperity is sprouting in rural India, it may be a trickle, but India’s urban prosperity is flowing to the countryside. The transformation of such villages will also add fuel to the debate over democracy’s influence on economic development. India has been faulted for growing more lethargically than China, in part because of its democracy. But the new rural prosperity suggests that the high cost of democracy also has a hidden benefit. By compelling each politician to deliver results to his own narrow constituency, democracy spreads economic change more thinly. In China, a widening income gap between town and country is worrying officials.

In India, what is changing is the nature of the rich-poor divide. That divide was once synonymous with the urban-rural split. The only way to get rich was to live in town, and to reside in the country was to be bound to interminable poverty. Across India, most of the workers are farmers or landless labourers. India’s riches to extend to them, economists say, will require a revolution in farm productivity; drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads, irrigation and lectricity; and the proliferation of labour-intensive factories to absorb surplus labour from the farms. None seems an immediate likelihood. But, being rural is no longer a life sentence of poverty. The government has invested billions of dollars in development, including road building and rural electrification, and has forced banks to lend to farmers. Hearty monsoons have fattened farmers’ profits. For rich and poor farmers alike, education is within closer reach. Ten years ago, the area that had three schools; now has five. And ever more students travel to small towns or cities to pursue higher education after high school. Widening educational access has helped farmers’ children to get city jobs and send money home.

Directions—(Q. 41–43) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

41. Thinly
(A) evenly
(B) blindly
(C) heterogeneously
(D) circumstantially
(E) vaguely
Ans : (A)

42. Fattened
(A) unhealthy
(B) heightened
(C) depleted
(D) effected
(E) disowned
Ans : (B)

43. Interminable
(A) regular
(B) limited
(C) huge
(D) finite
(E) everlasting
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 44 and 45) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

44. Primitive
(A) spirit
(B) waste
(C) modern
(D) folk
(E) country
Ans : (C)

45. Transformation
(A) secret
(B) addition
(C) development
(D) stagnation
(E) elaboration
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following is TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) Indian economy has not progressed at all in the last few years
(B) Domocracy is the cause behind the Indian rural population becoming rich, while staying in the rural areas
(C) India being a democratic nation is a huge setback to the development of the Indian economy
(D) The economists in China are in favour of introducing a democratic set up in China
(E) None is true
Ans : (B)

47. Which of the following is NOT TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) The access to education has improved in the rural areas of India
(B) The rural people and rural areas were looked down upon by city dwellers
(C) Democracy leads to a homogenous distribution of economic prosperity
(D) The Chinese economy is being remodeled as per the Indian economy
(E) All are true
Ans : (D)

48. Which of the following suggests the correct meaning of the phrase urban-rural split, as used in the passage ?
(A) The poor live in urban areas, the rich live in rural areas
(B) The poor live in rural areas, the rich live in urban areas
(C) The urban poor exploit the rural poor
(D) The urban rich exploit the rural rich
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

49. Which of the following describes difference between India and China as quoted in the passage ?
(A) India is a rich nation, China is a poor one
(B) India has villages, China has no villages
(C) Indian economy has transformed, Chinese economy is stagnant
(D) While India is a democratic nation, China is not
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

50. Which of the following is not a measure (as suggested by economists) to be taken to extend India’s riches to the landless labourers ?
(A) Revolution in farm productivity
(B) Improvements in irrigation
(C) Proliferation of labour intensive factories
(D) Drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads and electricity
(E) Easy acess to loans
Ans : (E)

Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam., 2011


General English 
(Exam Held on 8-5-2011)


Directions—(Q. 1–12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Long ago, the country of Gandhara was ruled by a just and good king Vidyadhara. His subjects were very happy, but as the king grew older, everyone grew more and more worried because the king did not have any children who could take over the kingdom after him. The king was an avid gardener. He spent a lot of time tending to his garden, planting the finest flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. One day, after he finished working in his garden, he proclaimed, ‘I will distribute some seeds to all the children in the kingdom. The one who grows the biggest, healthiest plant within three months will become the prince or the princess.’

The next day there was a long queue of anxious parents and children outside the palace. Everyone was eager to get a seed and grow the best plant. Pingala, a poor farmer’s son, was among the children. Like the king, he too was fond of gardening and grew beautiful plants in his backyard. He took the seed from the king and planted it in a pot with great care. Some weeks passed and he plied it with water and manure, but the plant did not appear. Pingala tried changing the soil and transferred the seed to another pot, but even by the end of three months, nothing appeared.

At last the day came when all the children had to go to the king to show the plant they had grown. They went walking to the palace dressed in their best, holding beautiful plants in their hands. Only Pingala stood sadly, watching them go by. Pingala’s father had watched his son working hard with the seed and felt sorry for him. ‘Why don’t you go to the king with your empty pot ?’ he suggested. ‘At least he will know you tried your best.’ So Pingala too wore his best suit and joined the others outside the palace, holding his empty pot in his hand and ignoring the laughter around him. Soon the king arrived and began his inspection. The pots held flowers of different shades, beautiful and healthy, but the king did not look happy. At the end of the queue stood Pingala, and when the king reached him, he stopped in surprise.

‘My son, why have you come with an empty pot ? Could you not grow anything ?’ Pingala looked down and said, ‘Forgive me, your highness. I tried my best, I gave it the best soil and manure I had, but the plant would
not grow.’

Now the king’s face broke into a smile. He enveloped Pingala in his arms and announced, ‘This boy truly deserves to be crowned the prince ! I had given everyone roasted seeds, which would never grow. I wanted to see which child was the most honest one, and would admit he or she would not be able to grow anything. Only this young boy told the truth. I am sure he will rule this kingdom one day with truth and honesty.’

And indeed that was what happened. When the king grew old and died, Pingala, who had learnt everything from him, came to the throne and ruled Gandhara justly for many years.

1. Why did the king distribute seeds to all children in his kingdom ?
(A) It was part of one of the rituals of the kingdom
(B) He wanted to see who could grow the tallest plant
(C) He finished all his work in the garden and had extra seeds left
(D) He wanted to inculcate the hobby of gardening among the children of his kingdom
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

2. Why was Pingala holding an empty pot in his hands ?
(1) He could not grow the seed the king gave him.
(2) His plant did not survive after the second month.
(3) He wanted to be different from the other children.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) Only (1) and (3)
Ans : (A)

3. Why did Pingala’s father encourage him to go to the king with an empty pot ?
(1) He wanted the king to know that his son tried his best to grow the plant.
(2) He wanted his son to be noticed by the king.
(3) He wanted the king to realise that he had cheated his son.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following word is most opposite to the word Admit printed in bold in the above story ?
(A) Reject
(B) Deny
(C) Dismiss
(D) Disclose
(E) Confess
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following sentence/s is true of Pingala’s father ?
(1) He was a farmer by profession.
(2) He was very encouraging towards his son.
(3) He was a poor man.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2) and (3)
(C) Only (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (E)

6. The king crowned Pingala heir to the kingdom because—
(A) he enjoyed gardening
(B) he was taken aback by his plant
(C) he was the only child to have admitted the truth
(D) he had the most beautiful and healthy plant
(E) he was in awe of his upbringing
Ans : (C)

7. What kind of seeds did the king give to the children ?
(1) The finest seeds he had.
(2) Roasted seeds that would never sprout.
(3) Vegetable and fruit seeds.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (3)
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

8. Which of the following statements is false according to the passage ?
(A) Pingala was fond of gardening just like the king
(B) The king did not have any child who could take over the kingdom
(C) Pingala took great care of the seed the king gave him
(D) The seeds that the king gave to the children grew into beautiful and healthy plants
(E) The children were given three months to complete their assignment
Ans : (D)

9. Why did the king call for an inspection of the plants after three months ?
(A) He wanted to see which plant had the most beautiful flower
(B) He wanted to witness the joy on the children’s faces
(C) He wanted to see which plant would be the most useful to him
(D) He wanted to check the children’s gardening skills
(E) He wanted to see which child was honest and would admit the truth
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 10–12) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

10. Avid
(A) Bright
(B) Intelligent
(C) Enthusiastic
(D) Lazy
(E) Amateur
Ans : (B)

11. Anxious
(A) Depressed
(B) Hopeless
(C) Carefree
(D) Doubtful
(E) Nervous
Ans : (E)

12. Finest
(A) Best
(B) Thinnest
(C) Ordinary
(D) Common
(E) Cheapest
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 13–17) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘no correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

13. I am very keen to to learned about the town’s history.
(A) to learns
(B) to learn
(C) at learning
(D) to have learn
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

14. For the last three weeks the shop have been closed.
(A) is being closed
(B) has been closed
(C) are closed
(D) to have closed
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

15. If you had spoken to the receptionist, she would tell you where I was—
(A) would told you
(B) will tell you
(C) would have told you
(D) would be telling you
(E) No correction required
Ans : (C)

16. Many forests are facing the danger to be destroyed.
(A) of being
(B) to have been
(C) to being
(D) having being
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)

17. The Science teacher seem to think that all the students in her class were lazy.
(A) to seem to think
(B) seem to be thinking
(C) seem to have thought
(D) seemed to think
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 18–22) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘no error’, the answer is (E) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

18. We had to (A) / hurry to the airport (B) / as the flight departures (C) / from Mumbai at 6 : 30 pm. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

19. If you had (A) / watered the plant regularly, (B) / it would not (C) / have died. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

20. I wonder if (A) / my colleague would (B) / like it to go to (C) / the conference with me. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

21. We should focus (A) / our attention at (B) / the roads where accidents (C) / have already occurred. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

22. My friends are (A) / not allowed to (B) / go out without (C) / their parents’ consenting. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 23–27) In each question below, four words printed in bold are given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

23. The tape (A) recordings contained (B) prove (C) of his involvement in the crime. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

24. Despite (A) all the research, (B) there is still no cure (C) for the desease. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

25. Just because something (A) is expansive, (B) it is not necessarily (C) superior. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

26. Although (A) Goa is a small State, (B) it is very popular (C) with tourists. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

27. One does not appreciate (A) the importance (B) of good health (C) until one is ill. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 28–32) Rearrange the following five sentences/ group of sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) “My horns are my weapons,” said the deer. “I’m sharpening them.”
(2) Frightened by the deer’s sharpened horns, he turned to the fox instead and shot him dead.
(3) The fox wondered why the deer was wasting time sharpening his weapons when there was no danger in sight.
(4) A wild deer was rubbing his horns against a tree. A fox passing by asked him what he was doing.
(5) Just then a hunter appeared at the scene.

28. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (B)

29. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (D)

31. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 33–40) In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

One day, it so happened that Emperor Akbar …(33)… on a rock in his garden. He was in a foul mood that day and the accident made him so …(34)… that he ordered the gardener’s arrest and execution. The next day when the gardener was …(35)… what his last wish would be before he was hanged, he …(36)… an audience with the emperor. His wish was …(37)…, but when the man neared the throne he loudly cleared his throat and spat at the emperor’s feet. The emperor was taken aback and …(38)… to know why he had done such a thing. The gardener had acted on Birbal’s advice and now Birbal stepped forward in the man’s defence. ‘Your Majesty,’ he said, “there could be no person more loyal to you than this unfortunate man. Fearing that people would say you hanged him for a trifle, he has gone out of his way to give you a …(39)… reason for hanging him.’’ The emperor, …(40)… that he was about to do great injustice to an innocent man, set the man free.

33. (A) fall
(B) faltered
(C) bruised
(D) trip
(E) stumbled
Ans : (E)

34. (A) imaginative
(B) troubled
(C) disturb
(D) angry
(E) unfortunate
Ans : (D)

35. (A) understanding
(B) question
(C) told
(D) requested
(E) asked
Ans : (D)

36. (A) willing
(B) requested
(C) said
(D) demand
(E) propose
Ans : (B)

37. (A) granted
(B) presented
(C) privileged
(D) judged
(E) weighed
Ans : (A)

38. (A) claimed
(B) asked
(C) demanded
(D) wanting
(E) seemed
Ans : (C)

39. (A) genuine
(B) some
(C) prized
(D) justly
(E) more
Ans : (A)

40. (A) understands
(B) realising
(C) foresee
(D) announced
(E) thinks
Ans : (D)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Aryavarta Gramin Bank Clerk Exam, 2011



General English 
(Held on 20-11-2011)

Directions—(Q. 1–10) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once upon a time, there was a stork that lived by catching fish from a particular tank. As the years went by, the stork grew older and weaker and its ability to catch fish diminished. At times it would even starve. The stork knew that it had to do something to survive.

One day it stood by the side of the tank with a very forlorn look on its face. The frogs, fish and crabs wondered why it was not trying to catch any food. A big crab asked the stork what the matter was. The stork answered that it was sad because all the fish in the tank were going to die and so it would have to starve. The stork said that it had heard that people were going to fill the tank with mud and grow crops over it. The fish were very worried and asked the stork to help them.

The stork offered to take all of them to a bigger tank some distance away. But it said that it needed to rest between trips because of old age. It would only be able to carry a few fish at a time.

On its first trip, the stork took a beakful of fish. It flew to a big rock and had a good meal. Thereafter, it rested for a while, and when it was hungry again, the stork took a second trip. In this manner, the stork took a trip each time it was hungry.

The big crab in the tank also wanted to save itself and it requested the stork to take it too. The stork thought it was a good idea to try a new dish. It agreed to take the crab on its next trip.

After the stork flew up with the crab, the crab looked down to see what the new surroundings would be like. All it could see was dry land. When the crab questioned the stork about this, the stork laughed wickedly and pointed to the rock below where the crab saw a heap of fish bones. The crab realized that it was to be the stork’s next meal. So the crab dug its claws into the stork’s neck and would not let go till the stork fell to the ground and died. The crab then cut off the stork’s head and returned home to show it to all the other fish and share the story of its adventure with the stork.

Directions—(Q. 1–3) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

1. REALIZE
(A) Confess
(B) Conclude
(C) Solve
(D) Dream
(E) Confuse
Ans : (B)

2. ADVENTURE
(A) Incident
(B) Decision
(C) Saviour
(D) Scheme
(E) Friendship
Ans : (A)

3. CATCHING
(A) Teasing
(B) Holding
(C) Detecting
(D) Sipping
(E) Eating
Ans : (E)


Directions—(Q. 4–5) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

4. DIMINISHED
(A) Praised
(B) Developed
(C) Agitated
(D) Excited
(E) Lessened
Ans : (B)

5. FORLORN
(A) Serious
(B) Satisfied
(C) Wicked
(D) Helpful
(E) Cheerful
Ans : (E)

6. How did the crab kill the stork ?
(A) The crab dug its claws into the stork’s neck until it fell on the ground.
(B) The crab poisoned the stork’s meal at the rock.
(C) The crab starved the stork to death.
(D) The crab cut the stork’s head.
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. Why did the stork agree to take the crab along ?
(A) It wanted to try a new dish
(B) It wanted to prove that it was still young
(C) It wanted to save the crab
(D) It was blackmailed by the crab
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

8. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story ?
(A) The foolish fish
(B) The brave stork
(C) The crab’s adventure with the stork
(D) The innocent stork and the fish
(E) The lazy crab
Ans : (B)

9. Why did the stork have to remain hungry ?
(A) There were not fish in the tank.
(B) The stork’s capacity to catch fish had diminished.
(C) The stork had lost its teeth due to old age.
(D) The fish had learnt to trick the stork.
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

10. As per the stork what had the people being saying about the tank ?
(A) The tank would dry due to immense heat.
(B) The tank would be poisoned by the people.
(C) They would trap the fish and take them to aquariums.
(D) They would fill the tank with mud and cultivate crops.
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 11–20) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B) (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

11. Will you be able (A) to obtain (B) the necessary (C) information immeediately. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

12. Although (A) I was angry, (B) I controlled (C) myself. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

13. He came (A) at a time (B) when I was (C) too buzy (D) to see him. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

14. Have (A) you posted (B) the latter (C) to the lawyer ? (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

15. Every habbit (A) of the parent (B) was found (C) in the child. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

16. He is not (A) as intelligent (B) a man as I accpected (C) him to be. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

17. I did (A) not see (B) the and (C) of the play. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

18. It is indeed (A) very clever (B) of him to have reefused (C) to do the task. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

19. Due to unfourseen (A) circumstances, we shall have (B) to leave earlier (C) than planned. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

20. There (A) were several (B) questions before (C) the committee. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 21–25) Rearrange the following five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below :
(1) These books are collectively called Euclid’s elements.
(2) Euclid has included his findings in one of the volumes of Euclid’s elements.
(3) Euclid is known as the father of modern geometry.
(4) This information was systematically presented by him in a set of 13 books.
(5) He complied information on geometry that was already available.

21. Which of the following should be the FOURTHsentence ?
(A) 5
(B) 2
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) 4
Ans : (C)

22. Which of the following should be the LAST sentence ?
(A) 3
(B) 1
(C) 5
(D) 4
(E) 2
Ans : (E)

23. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 1
Ans : (C)

25. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 3
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 26–35) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (E). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

26. If you does (A) / not work (B) / hard, you (C) / will not succeed. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

27. The candidate (A) / tried to convince (B) / the panel of the (C) / genuinely of his case. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

28. He ran so hardly (A) / that he (B) / was out (C) / of breath. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

29. Mohan was very (A) / concerned about (B) / is health which (C) / was deteriorating day by day. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

30. He dealing (A) / sternly (B) / with the (C) / offender. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

31. The man who (A) / was run on (B) / has been taken (C) / to the hospital. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

32. We started (A) / at a (B) / rapidity of pace (C) / towards the shore. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

33. She is (A) / the tallest (B) / of the (C) / two girls. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

34. He went (A) / to finding (B) / the buried (C) / treasure. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

35. No matter what (A) / they get some (B) / man always (C) / seem dissatisfied. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 36–45) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Dilip Kumar’s train was late and it …(36)… Mumbai a little after midnight. It was his first …(37)… to the city and the did not …(38)… where to go. He thought he would go to a dormitory where he would not have to pay any …(39)… but he did not know how to find one at that hour. He asked a porter to get him a cheap room. The porter asked him for fifty rupees, but Dilip waved him away and walked out of the station. He …(40)… through the streets and asked a number of people, but could not find a room cheap enough. He sat down on a bench in a park to …(41)… of what he should do next. He was very tired and fell …(42)… on the bench. He woke up the next morning, stiff on every limb, but he …(43)… when he …(44)… that it was the …(45)… night lodging that he had ever had.

36. (A) leave
(B) arrived
(C) halted
(D) reached
(E) went
Ans : (D)

37. (A) ambition
(B) visit
(C) parking
(D) rest
(E) check
Ans : (B)

38. (A) want
(B) know
(C) guess
(D) ask
(E) imagine
Ans : (B)

39. (A) rent
(B) interest
(C) lease
(D) allowance
(E) hire
Ans : (A)

40. (A) crept
(B) wandered
(C) across
(D) search
(E) go
Ans : (B)

41. (A) eat
(B) free
(C) think
(D) escape
(E) rest
Ans : (C)

42. (A) sound
(B) asleep
(C) above
(D) upon
(E) right
Ans : (D)

43. (A) amazed
(B) thought
(C) smiled
(D) cried
(E) shocked
Ans : (C)

44. (A) confusion
(B) reassured
(C) regretted
(D) realised
(E) resolved
Ans : (E)

45. (A) cheapest
(B) easy
(C) comfortable
(D) reliable
(E) free
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 46–50) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blanks to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

46. They ……… very pleased to see us.
(A) foresee
(B) ignore
(C) find
(D) looks
(E) seem
Ans : (E)

47. The seating arrangement makes it difficult for the pupils to talk to ……… other.
(A) every
(B) among
(C) all
(D) for
(E) each
Ans : (E)

48. The university has ……… the government a lot of money.
(A) sanction
(B) cost
(C) asked
(D) labelled
(E) wasted
Ans : (C)

49. We ……… the whole day shopping.
(A) enjoy
(B) left
(C) had
(D) happened
(E) spent
Ans : (C)

50. I was sitting in a cafe, ……… for my friend.
(A) hoping
(B) knowing
(C) seeing
(D) waiting
(E) asking
Ans : (D)

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Malwa Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011


General English 
(Held on 18-12-2011)
 
Directions– (Q. 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, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

In the modem times, few Indians stay put for a lifetime. They move from town to city and from city to suburb. They complete high school from a different state and ...(1)...college in a different one. They hop from a job in a particular region to a better job elsewhere. With each move, they make new friends, who become part of their ...(2)... lives at that time. For many of them, the summer is a special ...(3)... for new friendships. Today millions of Indians holiday abroad, and they go not only with an intent to see new ...(4)... but ...(5)... with the ...(6)... of meeting new people. No one really expects a casual ...(7)... to produce a close friend. But ...( 8) ...the beginning of a ...(9)... association is ...(10)…..

1. (A) like
(B) go
(C) move
(D) study
(E) attend
Ans : (E)

2. (A) usual
(B) daily
(C) common
(D) main
(E) society
Ans : (B)

3. (A) month
(B) seasonal
(C) era
(D) time
(E) week
Ans : (D)



4. (A) sights 
(B) area
(C) place 
(D) flowers
(E) palaces
Ans : (A)

5. (A) again 
(B) aim
(C) also 
(D) addition
(E) besides
Ans : (C)

6. (A) nope 
(B) ideal
(C) expect 
(D) visions
(E) ideas
Ans : (A)

7. (A) leave 
(B) trip
(C) experience 
(D) space
(E) holiday
Ans : (B)

8. (A) acceptably
(B) evidence
(C) surely
(D) immediately
(E) fastly
Ans : (C)

9. (A) lifelong 
(B) imaginative
(C) closely 
(D) friendship
(E) tourist
Ans : (A)

10. (A) accept 
(B) thought
(C) planned 
(D) plausibly
(E) possible
Ans : (E)

Directions– (Q. 11-20) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any .)

11. A great (A) / speaker can (B) / keep the audiencing (C) / spell bound. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

12. You must (A) / concentration on (B) / the work allotted (C) / to you. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

13. You can (A) / borrow this books (B) / if you promise (C) / to return them. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

14. We spent (A) / the entire (B) / evening listen (C) / to songs. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

15. The committee (A) / discussed many (B) / things in its (C) / annual meeting. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

16. I writing him (A) / a letter to (B) / congratulate him (C) / on his success. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (A)

17. Everybody knows (A) / regard the (B) / ill effects smoking has (C) / on health. (D) No Error (E)
Ans : (B)

18. Someone hit (A) / myself as (B) / I came (C) / into the room. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

19. Somebody has (A) / broken the window (B) / by throwing (C) / many stone at it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

20. The picture (A) / is too heavy (B) / to be hang (C) / on the wall. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

Directions– (Q. 21-25) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper
sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below:
(1) The poor Iamb was very scared to die and decided to trick the wolf.
(2) When the wolf began to play, the shepherd and the dogs heard the sound of the flute, and they came to rescue the lamb.
(3) It continued by saying that it had heard the wolf play the flute and had liked it very much.
(4) The lamb requested the wolf to grant it a last wish.
(5) Once, a wolf carried off a baby lamb from its flock in order to eat it.
(6) The wolf was pleased and decided to grant the lamb its last wish.

21. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 5 
(B) 1
(C) 6 
(D) 4
(E) 2
Ans : (A)

22. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 2 
(B) 1
(C) 4 
(D) 6
(E) 3
Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence ?
(A) 1 
(B) 4
(C) 3 
(D) 5
(E) 2
Ans : (E)

24. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 5 
(B) 2
(C) 4 
(D) 3
(E) 1
Ans : (E)

25. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1 
(B) 3
(C) 4 
(D) 2
(E) 6
Ans : (E)

Directions– (Q. 26-35) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., All Correct' as your answer.

26. He used (A) all his skills to calm the agitated (B) union leddar (C) and bring him to the negotiation (D) table. All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

27. I had a toothache, (A) so I took an appointment (B) with a famous (C) dentistry. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

28. The city senter (A) is always (B) crowded (C) with tourists. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

29. You can borrow (A) this book (B) if you promise (C) to return (D) it. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

30. It isn't safe (A) to swim (B) in a weather (C) like these. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

31. Patiense (A) and humility (B) have unlimited (C) power. (D) All correct. (E)
Ans : (A)

32. The delicious (A) lunch at the hotel satiated (B) my hungry (C) and desire. (D) All correct. (E)
Ans : (C)

33. I don't have enough (A) money to be able to afford (B) an expansive (C) holiday. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

34. I expected (A) your house (B) to be very big, but it's not biggest (C) than mine. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

35. You can ask your unkle (A) for anything (B) you want (C) as your birthday present. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions– (Q. 36-50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once, there was a boy who was afraid of the dark. He thought that when it was dark his bedroom filled up with monsters. But there came a time when he was too old to be allowed to keep. sleeping with the light on. That first night he was paralysed with fear , and his mind was full of monsters. So much so, that he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch. But when he opened the wardrobe door he came face to face
with a monster, and he let out the loudest scream in the world. 

The monster was equally shocked. It grabbed its multicoloured hair and started crying. The monster cried for so long that the boy's shock and fear subsided. He calmed the monster as much as he could, and started talking to him, asking him why he was crying, and what he was doing there. The monster told him it lived in the wardrobe, but never went out, because it was afraid of the boy. When the boy asked for the reason, the monster told that the boy's face seemed to be the most horrible thing it had ever seen with eyes, ears and a nose. The boy felt exactly the same way about the monster, who had an enormous head full of hair.

Eventually, they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing: the unknown. To lose their fear of each other all they had to do was get to know each other. They applied the same strategy to the other things. Together they travelled the world, seeing lions, tigers, crocodiles and even dragons. It was the first time either of them had seen such creatures, but they made the effort to get to know them, and ended up dispelling their fear, and becoming friends. All kinds of creatures visited the boy's bedroom each night and, instead of fearing them he learnt to get to know them and befriend them.

Directions– (Q. 36-39) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 

36. HORRIBLE
(A) strange 
(B) offensive
(C) humorous 
(D) unholy
(E) appealing
Ans : (B)

37. DISPELLING
(A) eliminating
(B) ignoring
(C) assembling
(D) recalling
(E) accumulating
Ans : (A)

38. LOSE
(A) suffer 
(B) overcome
(C) gain 
(D) failure
(E) yield
Ans : (B)

39. CALMED
(A) relieved 
(B) freed 
(C) imposed 
(D) consoled
(E) attended
Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 40-42) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

40. ALLOWED
(A) granted 
(B) oppressed
(C) caged 
(D) punised
(E) denied
Ans : (E)

41. SUBSIDED
(A) decreased 
(B) fulfilled
(C) ended 
(D) enhanced
(E) created
Ans : (D)

42. ENORMOUS
(A) repulsive 
(B) strange
(C) sparse 
(D) tiny
(E) foul
Ans : (D)

43. What happened to the boy when he slept with the lights off ?
(A) He dreamt of monsters with multicoloured hair.
(B) The boy cried all night and couldn't sleep.
(C) The monsters filled up the boy's room.
(D) The monster screamed so loudly that it woke the boy.
(E) The monster in the boy's wardrobe went to his parents' room.
Ans : (C)

44. What were the boy and the monster afraid of ?
(A) They were both afraid of playing in the dark.
(B) The monster was afraid of the dark, while the boy was afraid of light.
(C) They were both afraid of the same thing-the unknown.
(D) They were both afraid of the boy's parents.
(E) They were both afraid of the dragons that ate children and monsters.
Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story ? 
(A) The monster who was afraid of the creatures.
(B) Monsters are not friendly creatures.
(C) Why should we sleep in the dark.
(D) The boy and the creatures.
(E) The boy who was afraid of the dark.
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the boy as per the passage ?
(A) The boy slept with the lights switched off.
(B) The boy finally conquered his fear of the unknown.
(C) The boy had befriended the monster.
(D) The boy travelled the world and became friends with creatures .
(E) All are true.
Ans : (A)

47. Which of the following is TRUE about the monster as per the passage ?
(A) The monster mocked the boy.
(B) The monster was afraid of the boy's parents.
(C) The monster was envious of the boy.
(D) The monster had multicoloured hair.
(E) None is true.
Ans : (D)

48. Why did the monster start crying ?
(A) The boy had hurt the monster while opening the wadrobe.
(B) The monster was afraid of the boy as he looked strange to him.
(C) The monster had been locked inside the wadrobe.
(D) The monster thought that the boy would capture him.
(E) None of these.
Ans : (B)

49. Why was the boy afraid of sleeping in the dark ?
(A) He had terrible nightmares whenever he slept in the dark.
(B) He thought that the monster will eat him up in the dark.
(C) He thought that his hair would turn muticoloured in the dark.
(D) He thought that monsters filled up his bedroom in the dark.
(E) None of these.
Ans : (D)

50. Why did the creatures visit the boy every night ?
(A) The monster had called them to scare the boy.
(B) The creatures were afraid of staying in the jungle.
(C) The creatures had plotted to kill the monster in the boy's bedroom.
(D) The boy had befriended them.
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

IBPS GENERAL ENGLISH PRACTICE QUESTIONS

ANTONYMS
1.       Wild
a]  Carefree                 b]  Civilized              c]  Uncivilized               d]  Dull
2.       Indolent
a]  Superior                 b]  Expert                 c]  Active                       d]  Old
3.       Severe
a]  Mild                       b]  False                   c]  Blunt                        d]  Roaring
4.       Justice
a]  Spiritual                 b]  Injustice              c]  Cruel                         d]  Generous
5.       Lack
a]  Slavery                  b]  Pleasure              c]  Plenty                       d]  Old
6.       Sin
a]  Dull                        b]  Virtue                  c]  Interesting                d]  Hell
7.       Chaste
a]  Poverty                  b]  Pure                     c]  Impure                      d]  Viscous
8.       Expenditure
a]  Income                  b]  Money                 c]  Spending                   d]  Expenses
9.       Ascent
a]  Distance                 b]  Defence               c]  Descent                     d]  Climb
10.     Darkness
a]  Light                      b]  Near                    c]  Gloomy                     d]  Bright
11.     Absurd
a]  Gloomy                  b]  Disability            c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy
12.     Extravagant
a]  Hard                      b]  Thrifty                c]  Rational                   d]  Apathy
13.     Morbid
a]  Healthy                  b]  Untidy                 c]  Artificial                   d]  Inert
14.     Futility
a]  Slavery                  b]  Utility                  c]  Lose                          d]  Devotion
15.     Safety
a]  Front                      b]  Wrong                 c]  Danger                      d]  Haltered
16.     Haughty
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool
17.     Care
a]  Proud                     b]  Humble               c]  Cruel                         d]  Cool
18.     Barren
a]  Land                      b]  Noble                  c]  Fertile                       d]  Vacant
19.     Attract
a]  Reveal                   b]  Revenge              c]  Repel                        d]  Apathy
20.     Loose
a]  Solid                      b]  Tight                   c]  short                         d]  Hard
21.     Freedom
a]  Bondage                b]  Stiff                    c]  Soft                          d]  Salvage
22.     Rough
a]  Smooth                  b]  Wrong                 c]  Right                         d]  Inert
23.     Transparent
a]  Opaque                  b]  Durable               c]  Hard                         d]  Timid
24.     Comic
a]  Foreign                   b]  Artificial             c]  Untidy                      d]  Local
25.     Comic
a]  Hope                      b]  Turgid                 c]  Tragic                       d]  Humour
26.     Enmity
a]  Relationship          b]  Beginning            c]  friendship                 d]  Hatred
27.     Authentic
a]  Scanty                   b]  Surrender            c]  Spurious                   d]  Prosaic
28.     Heavy
a]  Light                      b]  Despaire              c]  Proud                        d]  Tiny
29.     Major
a]   Miner                      b]  Servant                 c]  Service                       d]  Important
30.     Vain
a]  Modest                   b]  Invisible              c]  Visible                      d]  Pure
Answers:
1.       d     2.       c     3.      a     4.       b     5.       c     6.       b     7.      c     8.       a     9.       c       10.  a        11.  c        12.  b        13.  a        14.  b        15.  c        16.  b        17.  b        18.  c   19.  c        20.  b       21.  a        22.  a        23.  a        24.  a       25.  c        26.  c        27.  c  28.          a              29.          a              30.          a