English Language Practice Questions for IBPS Clerk – Set 22
Directions
(1 – 10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given with one
blank. Below each sentence FOUR words are given out of which two can fit the
sentence. Five options are given with various combinations of these words. You
have to choose the combination with the correct set of words which can fit in
the given sentence.
1. With
computer chips prices ________ due to an oversupply, the manufacturer has
decided that to cut down production.
A.
jumping
B.
dropping
C.
plunging
D.
shoving
(a)
A-B
(b)
B-C
(c)
C-D
(d)
A-D
(e)
B-D
2. In his
rather long address, Modi sought to marry two rather _________ideas into one
cognitive whole.
A.
diverging
B.
intellective
C.
phlegmatic
D.
conflicting
(a)
B-D
(b)
B-C
(c)
A-B
(d)
A-D
(e)
A-C
3. The
heads of India’s top telecom companies have said that the sharp growth in data
usage will _________ the push towards a digital economy.
A.
fuel
B.
deplete
C.
spur
D.
imbibe
(a)
A-B
(b)
A-D
(c)
B-C
(d)
A-C
(e)
B-D
4. India
_________ a terrorist attack in Afghanistan‘s Kandahar province in which
at least 43 soldiers were killed and another nine injured after an attacker
detonated explosives in a vehicle at the military base in Maiwand district.
A.
praised
B.
perpetrated
C.
condemned
D.
deplored
(a)
A-B
(b)
A-C
(c)
B-C
(d)
C-D
(e)B-D
5. The
blood report _________ the doctor’s assumption, that the patient was suffering
from leukemia.
A.
corroborates
B.
confirms
C.
suggested
D.
reckoned
(a)
A-B
(b)
A-C
(c)
B-C
(d)
B-D
(e)
A-D
6. Your
hard work will inevitably _________ great success for both you and this
company.
A.
do
B.
produce
C.
cause
D.
show
(a)
A-C
(b)
B-C
(c)
A-D
(d)
B-D
(e)
C-D
7. The
suffering he saw in the village _________ him terribly.
A.
remorse
B.
tortured
C.
afflicted
D.
distressed
(a)
A-D
(b)
B-D
(c)
B-C
(d)A-D
(e)
C-D
8. The
plank _________ under the pressure.
A.
broke
B.
rejuvenated
C.
snapped
D.
drifted
(a)
A-B
(b)
B-D
(c)
B-C
(d)A-C
(e)
C-D
9. My
health has been ___________ and the doctor advised me to take adequate amount
of bed rest.
A.
soaring
B.
regaining
C.
recovering
D.
motivating
(a)
A-B
(b)
B-C
(c)
A-D
(d)
A-C
(e)
B-D
10. Its use
of mutation and chance seems to occur within restraints; within a code that we
are still trying to ___________.
A.
break
B.
decipher
C.
introduce
D.
shape
(a)
A-B
(b)
A-C
(c)
A-D
(d)
B-C
(d)
B-D
Direction (11
– 15): Kindly find the errorless combination in the given sentences.
11. The
conflicting signals coming from Mr. Kumar (a)/ therefore may not reflect any
confusion; (b)/ instead, these could very well be (c)/ the result of a
calculating mind play the waiting game. (d)
a) abc
b) bcd
c) acd
d) abd
e) no error
12. The
intervention was base on a request from the (a)/ Department of Legal Affairs in
February 2017 that (b)/ forwarded a request from the Legislative Department for
(c)/ ways to end the continued prevalence of practices (d)/ such as child
marriages, bigamy and gender violence in Indian society. (e)
a) abcd
b) abce
c) acde
d) cbde
e) no error
13. Bearing
in mind the diversity of family laws, (a)/ customs and traditions, it has
endeavoured to (b)/ create an all-India framework inside which (c)/ all
marriages can be registered regardless (d)/ of the differences in the procedure
of solemnisation. (e)
a) abcd
b) abce
c) acde
d) abde
e) no error
14. The
Commission has found that the act of (a)/ compulsory registration of marriage
would (b)/ be acceptable across the religious spectrum (c)/ and that marriages
may be registered (d)/ under any of the prevailing marriage acts. (e)
a) abcd
b) abce
c) acde
d) abde
e) no error
15. It
accepted that the subject of personal laws is (a)/ “wide and complex”, but said
the rule (b)/ on compulsory registration is only aiming (c)/ as a “procedural
change” to protect hapless (d)/ women from fraudulent and illegal marriages.
(e)
a) abcd
b) abce
c) acde
d) abde
e) no error
Answer with
Explanation:
1. b) It is
evident after reading the sentence, that there is a ‘drop’ in the prices of the
computer chips for its oversupply due to which the manufacturer has decided to
stop producing more. Hence, B should be one of the words to fit the
blank. Shoving means ‘to push roughly’ and is contextually inappropriate with
the sentence. A also does not fit the blank. The other word to fit
appropriately is ‘plunging’ which means ‘falling steeply’; (b) is the right
answer.
2. d) The
sentence is talking about ideas, and the correct adjective to choose from is
either diverging or conflicting. The use of ‘two’ supports that the ideas can
be different, therefore diverging/conflicting can fit the blank appropriately.
Phlegmatic means ‘to have an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition’ and is
contextually incorrect to use. Intellective also is an inappropriate usage.
3. d) Imbibe means ‘to absorb or
assimilate’ and deplete means ‘diminish in number or quantity’- both of which
are contextually incorrect to use in the sentence. The correct phrase here
would be ‘fuel/spur’ the push which means to stimulate or encourage (something
or an initiative.
4. d) Deplore
means ‘to express strong condemnation of (something)’ and condemned means ‘to
express complete disapproval of’ – both of which fit the blank perfectly. The
other options are irrelevant in defining the true meaning of the sentence.
5. a) Corroborates
means ‘to confirm’ , hence both corroborates and confirm are similar in meaning
and can be substituted for one another. The other options are contextually
irrelevant to use in the sentence.
6. b) Of all the
given options, the words to correctly fit the blank are produce and cause. (b)
is the correct choice.
7. e) Tortured
is incorrect to use with respect to the sentence. The word to fit in the blank
should be in past tense, hence ‘remorse’ cannot used. ‘Afflicted’ means to
cause pain or affect adversely and ‘distressed’ means to be in extreme sorrow
or pain – are the best choices to fit in the blank most appropriately. Hence,
(e) is the right answer.
8. d) Snapped
means to break suddenly; both snapped and broke are similar in meaning and can
be substituted for one another in the given blank. The other options are
contextually incorrect. Rejuvenated means make (someone or something) look or
feel better, younger, or more vital and drifted means to be carried slowly by a
current of air or water.
9. b) Of all the
given options, only regaining and recovering are appropriate to use in the
sentence.(b) is the correct answer.
10. a) The phrase
‘to break a code’ means to figure out a way to understand’. Decipher means to
understand, interpret or identify something. Both ‘break’ and ‘decipher’ can be
used in the sentence to make sense. The other options does not fit in the blank
appropriately.
11. a) the error is in part d, this
clause is in present continuous tense, so ‘play’ will be replaced by ‘playing’.
12. d) the error
is in part a, here, second form of the verb ‘base’ will be used i.e., ‘based’.
13. d) the error
is in part c, here the preposition ‘inside’ is wrong, it should be ‘under’.
14. b) the error
is in part d, where the use of ‘may’ is inappropriate, it should be ‘can’.
15. d) the error
is in part c, here the verb ‘aiming’ is wrong, it should be ‘aimed’ as the
sentence is in past tense.
