English Language Practice Questions for IBPS PO Mains – Set 4
Directions
(1 – 5): In the question given below a sentence is given and is divided into
three parts I, II and III. For each part, a correction statement is also given.
You have to determine which part requires correction and mark it as your
answer.
1. In the
advent of apps for hiring cabs such as Uber and Ola, / local auto drivers and
rickshaw pullers stand to lose a lot of money over the past few months. / They
are coming up with innovative ways such as reduced fairs and refreshments in
order to get back the lost revenue.
I. With the
advent of apps for hiring cabs such as Uber and Ola,
II. Local auto
drivers and rickshaw pullers have lost a lot money over the past few months.
III. They are
coming down with innovative ways such as reduced fairs and refreshments in
order to get back the loose revenue
a) Only II
b) Both I
and III
c) All of
I, II and III
d) Both I
and II
e) Only III
2. The
Indian economy has been on the slide since the demonetisation was taken up. /
The RBI is trying to revive it by taking some mitigating measures, / but all
efforts so far are in vain. /
I. The Indian
economy is being on the slide since the demonetisation was taken up.
II. The RBI
tried to revive it by taking some mitigating measures,
III. but all
efforts so far have been in vain.
a) Only II
b) Only III
c) Both I
and III
d) All of
I, II and III
e) Both I
and II
3. Maya
wants to pursue Journalism as a professional career, / but paying regards to
her excellent performance in high school board exams, / her father forced her
to take in Science and Engineering. /
I. Maya
wanted to pursue Journalism as a professional career,
II. but owing
to her excellent performance in high school board exams,
III. her father
forced her to take up Science and Engineering.
a) All of
I, II and III.
b) Only I
c) Both II
and III.
d) Both I
and II
e) Only III
4. Most
people end up living lives that lack happiness and excitement. / They
get very consumed in their job and their pursuit of money / that they forget to
lead a happy life and spend time with their families. /
I. Most
people end up living life which lack happiness and excitement.
II. They get
so consumed in their jobs and their pursuit of money
III. that they
forget to lead happy life and spend times with their families.
a) Only III
b) Both I
and III
c) Only II
d) All of
I, II and III
e) Both I
and II
5. I feel
bad for wasting my father's money on an iPhone. / It has the usual functions
and working like any other phone, but is expensive. / The hype is all about the
brand and an Apple logo. /
I. I feel
worse for wasting my father's money on a iPhone.
II. It has the
usual functions and works like any other phone, but is more expensive.
III. The hype
is all about the brand and the Apple logo.
a) Only II
b) Both II
and III
c) Only I
d) Both I
and II
e) Both I
and III
Directions
(6 – 15): Read the following passage divided into number of paragraphs
carefully and answer the questions that follow it.
Paragraph 1: From
August 19 to 30, Taiwan’s capital Taipei will host more than 7,700 student
athletes from 153 countries for the 2017 Summer Universiade. The latter is the
premier international multi-sport event for University athletes who consider it
to be a stepping stone to participation in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games
and the Olympics. The Taipei Universiade will see the young athletes vie for
laurels in 21 sports at 38 different
venues. In fact, this Universiade will be the largest international sporting event
in Taiwan – a big feat for this island nation of 23 million people.
Paragraph 2: But what’s
even more important for Taiwan is that the Universiade is an opportunity for it
to broaden its international engagements and build ties of friendship. As is
well known, Taiwan has official
diplomatic ties with a handful of small countries. Saddled by the historical
baggage of the Chinese civil war that forced the Kuomintang to flee to Taiwan and transplant the Republic of China there, the Taiwanese
today continue to navigate complicated narratives of identity and state. Add to
this the fact that an overwhelming majority of countries in the world recognise
only one China, which being the People’s Republic of China, and it’s easy to
see why Taiwan has had to find creative ways to keep its
diplomatic and strategic depth intact.
Paragraph 3: And one of
the ways in which Taiwan has done that – and continues to do so – is to become
a giver. It has tried its best to share its successes with the rest of the
world, be it through outbound investments, manufacturing and research collaboration,
or medical aid and technical assistance. Of course, all of this hasn’t been
easy with China constantly pressuring Taiwan to toe its line of eventual re-unification. However, the reality is that Taiwan today is very different from China. The former has evolved into a
robust multi-party democracy, while the latter has become a Communist
powerhouse. Plus, the new generation in Taiwan has no real attachment with
China. And having grown up in a free-thinking, democratic atmosphere, it is
hard to see Taiwanese youth even consider re-unification with
the mainland.
Paragraph 4:
Nonetheless, Taiwan’s challenges remain as it continues to be constrained from
taking part in the comity of nations as a normal country. And it’s here that
Taiwan’s well-wishers need to help it. After all, Taiwan is a unique success
story – a manufacturing dynamo, a beacon of democracy and a leader in
cutting-edge innovation and research – that needs to be nurtured further. All
Taiwan asks for is friendship and mutually beneficial
partnerships. It is focused on building long-lasting relationships rather than
cost-benefit economic activities that usually determine foreign policy. Taiwan is
thinking about everyone’s future and solutions to global challenges – it simply
can’t afford to be selfish.
Paragraph 5: This is
precisely why the Taipei Universiade is so important for Taiwan. By welcoming
young people from across the world to Taiwanese shores, Taiwan wants to build
ever-lasting friendships. Indian athletes too will be participating at this Universiade.
It is hoped that they, along with athletes from other nations, will become
bridges for their respective countries to Taiwan – the heart of Asia.
6. Which of
the following explanations of the phrase “stepping stone” used by the author in
paragraph 1 is correct?
a) By
qualifying the Summer Universiade in Taiwan, the University athletes will be
able to participate in other games too.
b) The
Summer Universiade in Taiwan will help the university athletes in achieving
their goals by participating in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the
Olympics.
c) Participating
in the international events like Summer Universiade will give athletes the
platform to perform in major events like Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and
the Olympics.
d) Participating
in Summer Universiade will give the international athletes the experience so
that they can perform well in the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the
Olympics.
e) Summer
Universiade is an opportunity for the athletes, from different parts of the world, to get them success
in the major events like Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and the Olympics.
7. According
to the second paragraph, why the summer Universiade is important for the
country Taiwan?
(I) Taiwan,
being a small nation, is hosting Summer Universiade that will help to attract
investments.
(II) Events
like summer Universiade will help Taiwan to keep its diplomatic and strategic
depth intact.
(III) Summer
Universiade in Taiwan will help to build o៝�cial
diplomatic ties with the small countries.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Only
(II) is correct
c) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
d) Both
(II) and (III) are correct
e) All are
correct
8. What are
the Taiwan’s efforts to make its own identity as a nation?
(I) Taiwan’s
youths are not interested in re-unification of
their nation with China.
(II) Taiwan is
building diplomatic and friendly relations with other countries.
(III) Taiwan is
sharing its outbound investments, manufacturing and research collaboration, or
medical aid and technical assistance with rest of the world.
(IV) Taiwan is
welcoming young people for Summer Universiade which is to be held in Taiwan
giving young talents the opportunity to explore their capabilities as well as
giving Taiwan to broaden its international engagements.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
c) Both
(II) and (IV) are correct
d) Only
(II), (III) and (IV) are correct
e) All are
correct
9. Which of
the following cannot be inferred from paragraph 4?
a) Taiwan
needs the support of its friendly countries to get associated with di៛�erent organizations for its benefit.
b) Taiwan
is making its efforts towards building long-lasting relationships with other
countries rather than their socio economic benefit.
c) Taiwan
has still been restricted to take part in association of other nations for
mutual benefit, that’s the biggest challenge for the country.
d) China
being a robust multi-party democracy is constantly pressurizing Taiwan for re-
unification.
e) None of
the above
10. What is
/are the author’s point of view in accordance with the paragraph 5?
(I) The author
is argumentative as he is justifying his opinion regarding Taiwan as a nation
and the challenges the country is facing for being an independent and
prosperous nation.
(II) The author
is critical as he gave his nuances of the two nations i.e. China and Taiwan.
China became robust multi-party democracy and Taiwan became Communist
powerhouse.
(III) The author
is analytical as he is providing a brief description of Taiwan as a small
nation.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Only
(II) is correct
c) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
d) Both
(II) and (III) are correct
e) All are
correct
11. Which
of the following is the correct explanation of the phrase “the jewel in the
crown” as used by the author in paragraph 1?
(I) India has
emerged as a fastest growing economy and a successful democracy since
independence as compared to other countries which became independent by
mid-1970s.
(II) India that
was under the British Empire became independent in the middle of the last
century along with other countries of the world.
(III) India’s
Independence has been termed as the most valuable thing as it has brought the
end of decolonization in various parts of the world.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Only
(III) is correct
c) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
d) Both
(II) and (III) are correct
e) None of
the above
12. ‘Institutional
Stability’ is discussed in Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is/
are correctly justifies/justify it?
a) Recent
moves in our country like ban on beef and question on the autonomy of Kashmir
can disturb the long standing stability.
b) Institutional
stability has its benefits as it can bring the social and economic changes in
the country and can also work towards the welfare of the country.
c) Because
of the stability in our country, the economic reforms became possible as we
moved on to capitalism from socialism.
d) Both (a)
and (c) are correct.
e) All are
correct
13. How is
it correct to say that India is turning towards a change under current
government?
(I) The
government is giving freedom to establish new businesses and providing many
opportunities to the young talents.
(II) The current
government is making big reforms to end the corruption in the country.
(III) The
current government is letting the private sector led development to �ourish in the country as it has brought big investments to the
country since 1991.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Only
(II) is correct
c) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
d) Both
(II) and (III) are correct
e) All are
correct
14. What
message does the author want to convey in Paragraph 4?
(I) Tax
evasion brings less investment and makes balance sheets weak.
(II) Some
people are making objections to di៛�erent
agencies and reforms made by the government for ending the corruption which is
intensely growing in the country.
(III) Nation has
to su៛�er if citizens avoid giving taxes and
for eradicating the situation, the government is implementing several agendas.
a) Only (I)
is correct
b) Only
(III) is correct
c) Both (I)
and (II) are correct
d) Both
(II) and (III) are correct
e) All are
correct
15. According
to the paragraph 5, what is the reason behind decline in saving and investment
in Modi’s government?
a) Bad
debts of the company and weak bank balance sheets lead to decline in saving and
investment.
b) Intense
increment of corruption in the country is making the saving and investment of
the country decrease.
c) The lack
of proper implementation of reforms by the government is responsible for the
decline.
d) Tax
evasion is the main reason behind decline in saving and investment.
e) All are
correct.
Answers with Explanations:
1. D) Advent = arrival. Auto drivers have
lost money due to the arrival, or with it. In is
grammatically incorrect here. This has been corrected in I.
Stand
to lose = possible loss in the future. But the usage of over the past
few months indicates past tense needs to be used. This has been
corrected in II.
There
is no error in Part 3 of the sentence.
2. B) There is
only one error in the sentence, which is in Part 3. So far = till the present
moment. We are talking from a point of time in the past to the present moment
=> simple present tense can't be used. Are in vain is
grammatically incorrect here, and the error has been corrected in III.
3. A) She has
already been forced to pursue Science and Engineering => Part 1 should be in
the past tense. This has been corrected in I.
Paying
regards = showing respect. This does not fit in the context of the sentence
whatsoever. II has corrected this. Owing to = due to.
Take
in = include something; welcome a guest. Take up = pursuit. III has made the
needful corrections.
4. C) There is
only one error in the sentence, which is in Part 2. Very represents
a high level. But using SO indicates some condition to the
level, which has been put in the form of that they forget.....
Hence,
Option (C) Only II is the correct answer.
Also,
They => plural. Therefore, Lives and Jobs is
to be used wherever applicable.
5. B) There is
no comparison to be made in part 1 regarding the feelings, and therefore, worse has
been wrongly used instead of bad. There is no need for
improvement in statement I.
Every
phone is expensive, but since we are comparing the iPhone with the other
phones, usage of more is needed, which has been done in II.
So, statement II must be improved.
Apple
logo is unique and patented => requires the usage of the, not an.
This improvement is done in statement III.
6. B) Here ‘ stepping
stone’ means an action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal. Hence here the author has used this phrase which indicates that
it is very crucial for university athletes to perform in Universiade so that
they can participate in Major events. According to this, we see that only
sentence (b) is correct. All the other explanations are not exactly correct.
7. B) Referring
to the second paragraph of the passage, we see that only sentence (II) is
correct. Sentence (I) is wrong as here it is mentioned that Universiade will
bring investments which is not mentioned in the paragraph. Sentence (III) is
wrong as according to the paragraph, Taiwan has its diplomatic ties with the
small countries; hence there is no need to build it. Hence only sentence (b) is
correct
8. E) All of the
above statements are true. All of the given statements contribute to make
Taiwan as its own identity as a nation.
9. D) Only
sentence (d) is not linked to the fourth paragraph. All the other sentences can
be inferred from the paragraph 4. It’s about the Taiwan’s challenges as a small
nation.
10. A) The author
here is argumentative as his main issue here is regarding Taiwan and its
challenges and efforts to
make its own identity. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.
11. E) Here the
author has used the phrase 'the jewel in the crown' to describe India's place in
the British Empire before the independence but none of the options are
mentioning this. Options like (I) is talking about mid- seventies India,
therefore, option (e) is the correct choice.
12. E) All of the
above statements are correct in context of the Paragraph 2.
13. B) Referring
to the third paragraph, the government is working towards the implementation of
the reforms made by them to change the scenario of dodging corruption in India.
Hence only sentence (II) is correct in context of the paragraph 3.
14. E) All of the
above statements are correct in terms of the message conveyed by the author in
paragraph 4. Tax Evasion is the central issue in this paragraph and how it is
to be eradicated to end corruption, has been mentioned by the author. Hence all
the above statements are correct.
15. A) In the last
paragraph of the passage, it is mentioned that the cleaning up of company and
bank balance sheets will lead to higher investment and growth. Hence we see
that statement (a) is the correct reason in context of the passage.
