ENGLISH - IBPS CLERKS - REF, 14
Directions (Q 51-60): In each 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 the sentence in the same sequence to make it
meaningfully complete.
51. There is complete _______ in secular India
a) choice, forward b) range, avail c) freedom, pursue
d) possibility, follow e) variety, adjust
52. The solution to the tangle lies in an
______ agreement, as any legal pronouncement will have one side _____ the
battle.
a) amicable, losing b) complete, joining c) authentic, initiating
d) universal, winning e) ideological, pursuing
53. The great leaders of India
a) past, idea b) lapsed, concept c) back, significance
d) allowed, basics e) immemorial, doctrine
54. Politicians should ______ their horizon
and think in terms of the larger ______ of the nation
a) expand, support b) widen, interests c) grow, section
d) enlarge, goal e) uplift, benefit
55. only a country which has a strong defence
force can _______ its economic _______
a) save, losses b) earn, revenue c) suffer, damages
d) protect, interests e) sustain, requirement
56. Academicians must be _______ to function
without _______ from politicians and bureaucrats.
a) trained, guidelines b) equipped, recommendation c) taught, lessons
d) promoted, support e) allowed, hindrance
57. Introduction of reservation for the
economically weak is a welcome step _______ it comes _______ late
a) although, almost b) despite, clearly c) though, rather
d) basically, normally e) for, quite
58. The _______ of the new tourism policy has
resulted in the increase of foreign tourists’ _______ in India
a) announcement, attraction b) drawing, attention c) creation, visiting
d) implementation, flow e) approval, traffic
59. Till these criminals are brought to
_______, there is little _______ for celebrating Independence Day.
a) justice, justification b) book, realistic c) jails, success
d) mainstream, hope e) penalty, cause
60. _______ strikes bring the administration
to a _______ halt.
a) Unending, serious b) Frequent, grinding c) Usual, temporary
d) Monotonous, screeching e) Haunting, compromising
Directions (Q. 61-65): Read each sentence to find out
whether there is any 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 5). Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).
61. 1) Different religion are /2) different
paths to/3) the goal of realizing /4) the absolute truth; 5) No error
62. 1) Love for children /2) is yet another
/3) positive aspect of /4) his own personality /5) No error.
63. 1) Sino-Indian relations /2) have never
been /3) such sombre as those /4) between India Pakistan
64. 1) There is little /2) doubt for that /3)
this is the /4) correct attitude. 5/ No error.
65. 1) Educationists the world across/2) in
fact are 3/ very excited about /4) this new medium /5) No error.
Directions (Q 66-70): In the following, the first and the
last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is
split into four parts named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in
their proper order. Read the parts, arrange them properly and find out which of
the five combinations given below is appropriate, and mark it as your answer.
66. 1. An economy can be.
P. programmes and discharge
Q. its credit responsibility without
R. can maintain its essential
S. considered sustainable only if
it.
6. sharply increasing in debt.
a) SQPQ b) PQSR c)
QRSP d) PQRS e) RQPS
67. 1. People of Kerala have to declare
P. that they are fully for
Q. in words and commit
R. in words and commit
S. in deed, especially in elections,
6. globalisation as well as
privatization.
68. 1. We can see how parties win elections.
P. that deprive people of their
innate rights to eat or drink,
Q. and form governments by enacting
laws
R. to wear what they want, to
convert from
S. one religion to another and to
6. read books and see films of their
choice.
69. 1. It will be in everyone’s interest if
P. and of short term and long-range
Q. economic and social
R. objectives on the one hand
S. there is a convergence of
6. goals on the other.
a) RPQS b) PQRS c)
SQRP d) QSRP e) PRSQ
70. 1. One of the great strengths
P. has been its
Q. ambiguity and its
R. charming ambivalence on
S. of traditional Hindu society
6. almost all moral issues.
a) PQRS b) SRQP c)
RQSP d) QRPS e) SPQR
Directions (Q. 71-85): Read the following passage
carefully and answer the question given below it. Certain words are given in
bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
Globalisation is an
inexorable technology-driven process, which is bringing about an
economic compact. The ship, the steam engine, the railroad, civil aviation and
the Internet have reduced geographical distances and inspired global economic
integration as never before. The global economic community now needs a technology for national
and global social cohesion that will make it easy for culturally diverse
communities to live together. Otherwise, the world will fall apart, as it did
after it reached unprecedented levels of global economic integration before the
start of World War I. Europe seems to have found the mechanisms to end violent
conflict. However, the divide between the industrialized and the Islamic world
seems to be growing. A clash between civilizations will neither be good for
social cohesion nor for global economic interdependence.
Technology has
reduced distances. It took many attempts for the first European to physically
reach India South America . By contrast, better knowledge of geography
and navigation made empires a viable proposition. The steam engine
opened up national economies in ways undreamt of. The aircraft further
revolutionized economic interdependence.
The story of
globalisation has been revolutionized once again by information and
communications technology. In terms of commerce, the significant development is
that information – data, voice and video – can now travel very fast at much
cheaper rates. Speed had been achieved more than a century ago with the advent
of the telegraph. But, it is the reduced cost per unit volume of information
transmission that has brought about dramatic changes. This new phenomenon is
increasingly making the service industry global. Service providers can perform
their tasks from distant locations with much less need to physically travel to
the place where the service consumer lives. Business process outsourcing, the
new name for this phenomenon, is becoming an important component of India
What does
globalisation demand? It demands a global society that will be governed in ways
that are akin to national economies. If global economic integration is
progressing, then the global economy has to become akin to the national
economy. It must find stable multilateral rules democratically arrived at. It
needs dispute resolution that respects rules rather than the pursuit of
self-interest driven by considerations of power. Global economic governance
must have some legitimacy. Unfortunately, States are largely pursuing interests
driven by considerations of power.
71. How has technology brought about an
economic compact?
a) by
ushering in a new economic era.
b) By
controlling and supervising the global economy
c) It
has slowed the pace of economy worldwide.
d) It
has created different areas of economy
e) None
of these
72. What is the basic requirement for the
global economic community?
a) free
flow of information and trade
b) transparency
in trade
c) social
unity among people from different cultural backgrounds worldwide
d) removal
of trade barriers around the world
e) none
of these
73. Why is it necessary for all the
civilization to maintain a harmonious co-existence?
a) to
maintain the process of globalization and unity among people
b) to
create employment opportunities worldwide
c) to
save mankind from disaster
d) to
maintain the pace of information revolution
e) none
of these
74. Why did it take many attempts for the
first European to reach India
a) because
North and South America were not discovered
till then
b) because
his knowledge of direction was poor
c) because
there was little social cohesion among people at global level at that time.
d) Because
technology was not so sound then
e) None
of these
75. How has information and communication
technology revolutionized globalisation?
a) Fast
pace of information at low cost has helped the service industry operate
globally.
b) Fast
pace of information at low cost has generated communication business
c) Information
and communication technology has taken the shape of global business
d) It
has re-defined the process of globalisation
e) None
of these
76. Which of the following is true in the context
of the passage?
a) The
industrialized and the Islamic world are coming closer in terms of
globalisation
b) Technology
has made the nations come closer to each other
c) The
concept of empires vanished with better knowledge of geography and navigation
d) Globalisation
is against the interests of a rigid Islamic world
e) None
of these
77. What should be the criteria for the
progress of global economic integration?
a) promoting
the interests of weaker nations
b) creation
of a worldwide economic hub
c) Global
and national economy should be in harmony with each other
d) Bigger
economies should support smaller economies at their own cost
e) None
of these
78. Which of the following is false in the
context of the passage?
a) Technology
has helped reducing geographical distances.
b) Globalisation
has proved beneficial for the service in industry
c) Islamic
world is against the globalisation process initiated by the industrialized
nations
d) None
of these
79. What is the main theme of the passage?
a) Globalisation
in its true sense is beneficial for all and it is the need of the day.
b) Information
and communication technology has made the world smaller
c) Powerful
nations are blocking the progress of globalisation
d) Industrialized
and Islamic world should come together.
e) None
of these
Directions (Q 80-82): Choose the word which is same in
meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
80. INEXORABLE
a) inspiring b) continuous c) tiresome
d) enormous e) significant
81. DIVERSE
a) distant b) opposite c) aggressive
d) dull e) varied
82. QUEST
a) process b) experiment c) solution
d) pursuit e) enormity
Directions (Q 83-85): Choose the word which is opposite in
meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage.
83. COHESION
a) disunity b) hindrance c) upheaval
d) unrest e) anarchy
84. VIABLE
a) pragmatic b) diverse c) impossible
d) pending e) prolonged
85. AKIN
a) transparent b)
dissimilar c)
questionable
d) doubtful e) meaningless
Directions (Q 86-90): In each of the following questions
four words are given, of which two are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning. Find the two words which are most nearly the same or opposite in
meaning and mark the number of the correct letter combination as your answer.
86. A. Gregarious B) Quixotic C) Sociable D) Discernible
a) A-B b) B-C c)
c) A-C d) B-D
87. A) Testimony B) Aura C)
Augment D) Decrease
a) A-B b) B-C c)
C-D d) A-D e) B-D
88. A) Discomfort B) Baffle C)
Epicure D) Enumerate
a) A-B b) A-C c)
A-D d) B-C e) B-D
89. A) Unkempt B) Unremitting C)
Slackening D) Distasteful
a) A-B b) B-C c)
C-D d) A-D e) B-D
90. A) Apathetic B) Wrath C)
Whirl D) Twirl
a) A-B b) A-C c)
A-D d) B-C e) C-D
Directions (Q 91-100): 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 words.
It has been 91
that women are in no way 92 as we have seen them 93
eminent 94 in banks, industries, media and 95 all 96
by 97 of education and ability to do work honestly. There is no
need for any reservation. What is 98is free education or
subsidized fees for them to get educated and become 99 of their 100.
91. a) verified b) known c)
proved d) imagined
e) calculated
92. a) enterprising b) inferior c)
fragile d) distinct
e) succumbing
93. a) usurping b) fighting c)
competing d) occupying
e) succumbing
94. a) seniority b) authorities c)
positions d) prestige
e) responsibility
95. a) likewise b) therefore c)
dictating d) almost
e) making
96. a) departments b) fields c)
system d) duty
e) assignments
97. a) virtue b)
privilege c) luck d) merit
e) mixture
98. a) held b)
noted c) priority d) prominent
e) required
99. a) aware b)
responsible c) fair d) honest
e) dedicated
100. a) possibility b) system c)
rights d)
future
e) aim
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Answers
51.c 52.a 53.e 54.b 55.d 56.e 57.c 58.d 59.a 60.b
61.a 62.d 63.c 64.b 65.a 66.a 67.b 68.d 69.c 70.e
71.e 72.c 73.a 74.d 75.a 76.b 77.c 78.c 79.a 80.b
81.e 82.d 83.a 84.c 85.b 86.d 87.c 88.a 89.
b 90.e
91.c 92.b 93.d 94.c 94.d 96.a 97.a 98.e 99.a 100.c
EXPLANATORY ANSWERS
61.a; It should be
‘religions’ in place of “religion”.
62.d; Delete ‘own’.
63.c; It should ‘as
sombre as’, so replace ‘such’ with ‘as’.
64.b; Delete ‘for’.
65. a; It should be
‘the world over’, so replace ‘across’ with ‘over’.
71.e; The
inventions of technology – the ship, the steam engine, the railroad, civil
aviation and the Internet – have reduced geographical distances and inspired
global economic integration as never before.
72.c; National and
global social cohesion that will make it easy for culturally diverse
communities to live together.
73.a; because a
clash between civilizations will affect social cohesion and the idea of global
economic interdependence.
74.d; It is now
that technology has reduced distances, but such was not the case then.
75.a; Answer lies
in the third para.
76.b; Technology
has reduced distances enabling the nations to come closer.
86.d; same 87.c; opposite 88.a; same
89.b; opposite 90.e; same
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