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Reading-Comprehension-for-Bank-Exams
Directions (1-5): Given below
is the first sentence at a paragraph followed by six other disarranged
sentences which are denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F). Rearrange these
six sentences to make a meaningful paragraph, keeping the first sentence as the
starter of the para and then answer the questions that follow.


Starter: Twenty-five centuries ago when the Greek traveler Herodatus visited
the already ancient monument of Egypt, he found that the tourists had gotten
there first.

(A) The
Egyptians built for eternity.
(B) The
‘why’ is easy: religious beliefs that sought perpetuation in masses of stones
so ponderous they must be measures in tons and acres and that demanded that
these material manifestations of faith be not only huge but permanent.
(C)
Tourists are still coming to Egypt and are probably still inscribing their
names on the old stones.
(D) In
the words of Ramses II, who dedicated the magnificent temple of Medinet Habut
in the 13th Century B.C., this was to be “a place of the Lord of the
Gods, forever”.
(E)
Their names were scratched on the crumbling ruins in hundreds of ancient
languages.
(F) They
are probably sharing another experience too – standing in silent and
involuntary admiration before the great structures and silently posing those
inevitable questions: Why? How?

Q1. Which of the following should
be the FIFTH sentence after the starter?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q2. Which of
the following should be the FIRST sentence after the starter?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) F
(d) D
(e) E
Q3. Which of
the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after the starter?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Which of
the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the starter?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F
Q5. Which of
the following should be the SECOND sentence after the starter?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Directions (6-15): 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 without changing the meaning of the passage.

Capital investment is essential for …(6)… of productive capacity and adding new
capacity for current and nature industrial growth. The …(7)… of this article is
to make an assessment of capital investment in the private corporate sector,
which would provide important insights into the business spectations about
performance of economy in …(8)…, and the infrastructure and manufacturing
sector …(9)…. The method of …(10)… growth in corporate investment should
really, be based on the available means of financing an investment project. The
talk of the major projects in the private corporate sector is …(11)… by the
leading all India term-lending institutions namely the Industrial Development
Bank of India (IDBI), the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI), the
Industrial Investment Bank of India (IIBI), ICICI Ltd. (now ICICI Bank) and the
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC). The financial sector reforms
in the 1990’s have, in effect …(12)… the sources of financial corporate
projects; in particular, commercial banks have, in recent years, started …(13)…
financial assistance to corporate projects. Since a majority of the private
corporate entities, undertaking large projects, …(14)… the term-lending
institutions and banks for financing the projects cost, the phasing details of
capital expenditure available in the relevant project reports would provide a
base for estimating …(15)… growth in capital expenditure.

Q6.
(a)
Installations
(b) Maintenance
(c) Aggravation
(d) Generation
(e) Modernization
Q7.
(a) Problem
(b) Objective
(c) Summary
(d) Essence
(e) Moral
Q8.
(a) Abstract
(b) Globe
(c) Development
(d) General
(e) Details
Q9.
(a)
Particular
(b) Question
(c) View
(d) Future
(e) Industrialization
Q10.
(a)
Reinventing
(b) Augmenting
(c) Estimating
(d) Amplifying
(e) Checking
Q11.
(a) Financed
(b) Incapacitated
(c) Analysed
(d) Entrusted
(e) Governed
Q12.
(a) Reduced
(b) Enlarged
(c) Deactivated
(d) Curbed
(e)
Magnified
Q13.
(a)
Arresting
(b) Monitoring
(c) Regulating
(d) Providing
(e)
Withdrawing
Q14.
(a) Mitigate
(b) Visit
(c) Explore
(d) Finance
(e) Approach
Q15.
(a)
Fastidious
(b) Sluggish
(c) Likely
(d) Complete
(e) Relevant
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d) 
Sol. The correct logical order of the given sentences will be: ECFBDA


S2. Ans.(e) 
Sol. The correct logical order of the given sentences will be: ECFBDA


S3. Ans.(a) 
Sol. The correct logical order of the given sentences will be: ECFBDA


S4. Ans.(b) 
Sol. The correct logical order of the given sentences will be: ECFBDA


S5. Ans.(c) 
Sol. The correct logical order of the given sentences will be: ECFBDA


S6. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Maintenance – fits in the context
of the sentence correctly.

S7. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Objective- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.

S8. Ans.(d) 
Sol. General- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.

S9. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Particular- fits in the context of
the sentence correctly.

S10. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Augmenting- fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.

 S11. Ans.(a) 

Sol.  Financed- fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.
S12. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Enlarged – fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.

S13. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  Providing – fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.

S14. Ans.(e) 
Sol.  Approach- fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.

S15. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  Likely – fits
in the context of the sentence correctly.

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