SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz: 3rd August 2019 |

SBI Clerk Mains English Language Quiz

The English language perplexes most of the students and makes one nervous during the examination even if the answer to the question is known. But there are no formulas to cramp or the longer the calculation to deal with. The mistakes that occur are because of the lack of confidence. With proper strategy, Study Notes, Quizzes, Vocabulary one can calm his/her nerves and excel in no time. Make the reading newspaper, editorial a habit, and also participate in the daily quiz. The SBI Clerk 2019 is just one step away from your reach, for your aid here is the quiz under the Study Plan 'DREAM', on the English Language and we have Reading Comprehension, Conjunction, Vocabulary based questions for 3rd August 2019.

Directions (1–5): 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.

What is the function of transportation? What place does locomotion occupy in the whole spectrum of human needs? Perhaps, the first step in developing an adequate transportation policy would be to clear our minds of technocratic cant. Those who believe that transportation is the chief end of life should be put in orbit at a safe lunar distance from the earth. They are probably living in their make-believe world by placing so much importance to transportation itself.

Though the physical movement of people and goods is an important function of transportation, the prime purpose of passenger transportation is not to increase the amount of physical movement but to increase the possibilities for human association, cooperation, personal intercourse, and choice.
A balanced transportation system, accordingly, calls for a balance of resources and facilities and opportunities in every other part of the economy. Neither speed nor mass demand offers a criterion of social efficiency. Hence such limited technocratic proposals as that for high-speed trains between already overcrowded and overextended urban centers would only add to the present lack of functional balance and purposeful organization viewed in terms of human need. Variety of choices, facilities and destinations, not speed alone, is the mark of an organic transportation system. And, incidentally, this is an important factor of safety when any part of the system breaks down. Even confirmed air travelers appreciate the railroad in foul weather.

If we took human needs seriously in recasting the whole transportation system, we should begin with the human body and make the fullest use of pedestrian movement, not only for health but for efficiency in moving large crowds over short distances. The current introduction of shopping malls, free from wheeled traffic, is both a far simpler and far better technical solution than the many costly proposals for introducing moving sidewalks or other rigidly automated modes of locomotion. At every stage we should provide for the right type of locomotion, at the right speed, within the right radius, to meet human needs. Neither maximum speed nor maximum traffic nor maximum distance has by itself any human significance.

With the over-exploitation of the motor car comes an increased demand for engineering equipment, to roll over wider carpets of concrete over the bulldozed landscape and to endow the petroleum magnates of Texas, Venezuela and Arabia with fabulous capacities for personal luxury and political corruption. Finally, the purpose of this system, abetted by similar concentration on planes and rockets, is to keep an increasing volume of motorists and tourists in motion, at the highest possible speed, in a sufficiently, comatose state not to mind the fact that their distant destination has become the exact counterpart of the very place they have left. The end product everywhere is environmental desolation.

If this is the best our technological civilization can do to satisfy genuine human needs and nurture means further development, its plainly time to close up shop. If indeed we go farther and faster along this route, there is plenty of evidence to show that the shop will close up without our help. Behind our power blackouts, our polluted environments, our transportation breakdowns, our nuclear threats, is a failure of mind. Technocratic anesthesia has put us to sleep. Results that were predictable and predicted! half a century ago without awakening any response still find us unready to copy with them or even to admit their existence.

Q1. According to the article, the reframing of the transportation system would require

far greater use of walking.

more resources devoted to transportation.

abandoning the profit system.

a better legislative policy.

more high-speed trains

Solution:

Option (a) is the correct choice because the author explains in paragraph 4 that if we took human needs seriously in recasting the whole transportation system, we should begin with the human body and make the fullest use of pedestrian movement, not only for health but for efficiency in moving large crowds over short distances.

Q2. It is stated in the article that safety in transportation is aided by the existence of

remote air-to-ground control for airplanes.

technological sophistication.

a variety of transport modes.

full-proof systems

speedy modes of transport.

Solution:

Option (c) is the best choice because the author mentions in paragraph 3 that Variety of choices ..... is an important factor of safety when any part of the system breaks down.
Option (a) is incorrect because it is not mentioned anywhere in the passage.
Option (b) is incorrect because the author does not refer to technological sophistication.
Option (d) is incorrect because the author does not discuss fool-proof systems anywhere.
Option (e) contradicts the views of the author who believes that speed alone is not the mark of an organic transport system.

Q3. The word comatose means:

responsive

inaudible

astonished

infatuated

unconscious and not able to be awakened, usually because of illness or injury.

Solution:

Comatose means in a state of deep and prolonged unconsciousness, usually because of illness or injury. Hence (e) is the correct choice.

Q4. Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in meaning to the word “Abet” as used in the passage.

succour

assent

pertinent

apportion

plausible

Solution:
Abet means to encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong. Hence it has the same meaning as succour.
Pertinent means relevant or applicable to a particular matter.
Plausible means seeming reasonable or probable.
Apportion means divide up and share out.
Assent means approval.

Q5. Choose the word/group of words which is most opposite in meaning to the word “Desolation” as used in the passage.

prudent

Append

elation

affiliate

passable

Solution:

Desolation means a state of complete emptiness or destruction. Hence it has
the opposite meaning to elation.

Passable means just good enough to be acceptable.

Prudent means acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Affiliate means to attach or connect.

Append means add (something) to the end of a written document.

Directions(10): In the question given below few sentences are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible combination as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Q6. ALTHOUGH
(A) I spend much of lunch surreptitiously looking up on my phone for translations for “once upon a time” and “total eclipse of the heart”.
(B) According to the language app on my phone, I am 61% fluent in Italian, but it doesn’t feel that way when I am dispatched to book a table in a mountaintop restaurant.
(C) Sitting on a lift on a bright, cold morning, I look below at all the people carving elegant turns through last night’s new-fallen snow, and I think: idiots
(D) It is against the rules to use your phone at lunch.

C-B

D-A

C-D

B-D

Both B-A and C-D

Solution:

Option (b) is the correct choice. Statements (D) and (A) can be joined together using the conjunction “although” which means in spite of the fact that; even though. Sometimes it can also be used interchangeably with however; but. Statements (D) and (A) can be put together using although “Although it is against the rules to use your phone, I spend much of lunch surreptitiously looking up on my phone for translations for “once upon a time” and “total eclipse of the heart””. All the other combinations of the statements fail to be connected using “although”.

Q7. NOTWITHSTANDING
(A) Australia’s central bank chief Philip Lowe reinforced that a return of rapid wage growth remains a distant prospect despite strengthening business investment and a hiring bonanza.
(B) The governor kept interest rates unchanged at 1.5 percent on Tuesday, as expected.
(C) The Reserve Bank of Australia has opted to be a steadying influence on the economy, keeping rates at a record-low for 18 months to encourage firms to expand and take on new employees, a strategy that’s paying some dividends.
(D) Interest rates were unchanged by the governor as with the improving labor market, wage growth remains low.

only B-D

only A-C

Only C-D

Only A-D

Both B-D and C-D

Solution:

Option (a) is the correct choice. Statements (B) and (D) can be joined together using the conjunction “notwithstanding” which means nevertheless; or in spite of this. The sentence formed using the given conjunction is “The governor kept interest rates unchanged at 1.5 percent on Tuesday, notwithstanding the improving labor market, wage growth remains low.” However, Statements (A) and (C) are separate statements which can’t be connected with any of the given statements.

Q8. AS MUCH AS
(A) Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists, which gave him complete control over his films.
(B) Chaplin was scouted for the film industry and began appearing in 1914 for Keystone Studios.
(C) Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who become known for his shooting in the era of silent films.
(D) Charlie Chaplin became famous for his shooting for almost fifty times the amount of film footage necessary in order to satisfy his artistic vision.

only A-B

Only B-C

Only C-D

Both A-B and C-D

Both B-C and A-D

Solution:

Option (c) is the correct choice. Statements (C) and (D) can be linked together using the phrasal conjunction “as much as”. “As much as” is a phrasal conjunction used for comparison of uncountable objects; it can also be used in place of “even though”. The sentence thus formed is “Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who became known for his shooting as much as fifty times the amount of film footage necessary in order to satisfy his artistic vision.” Other given statements couldn’t be joined together using “as much as” as there are no two similar objects for comparison.

Q9. RATHER THAN
(A)
David Vincent Akins who was convicted last week of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child opted to let a judge render his punishment.
(B) Akins was arrested in 2016 after his former landlord reported finding child pornography on his computer.
(C) David Vincent Akins who is 38-year-old adjudged for sexual assault of a child decided not to be judged by a jury.
(D) A Texas man was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of filming the rape of a 3-month-old child.

only A-B

Only A-C

Only A-D

Only B-D

Only C-D

Solution:

Option (b) is the correct choice. Statements (A) and (C) can be joined to form a coherent sentence using the conjunction “rather than”. “Rather than” is a phrasal conjunction used with the infinitive form of a verb to indicate negation as a contrary choice or wish. The sentence thus formed combining statements (A) and (C) is “David Vincent Akins the 38-year old who was convicted last week of four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child opted to let a judge rather than a jury render his punishment.” Other statements are additional information on the David Vincent’s case but they can’t be connected with each other using the given conjunction.

Q10. HOWEVER
(A) India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral series since 2007-08.
(B) Pakistan toured India for a short limited-overs series in 2012-13.
(C) Kohli has played Pakistan in 12 one-day internationals and maintains a healthy average of 45.90 scoring 459 with the help of two centuries and a fifty.
(D) MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Dinesh Karthik are only other active players to have played in or against Pakistan in Test cricket.

Only A-B

Only B-C

Only C-D

Only A-D

Both A-B and C-D

Solution:

Option (a) is the correct choice. Statements (A) and (B) can be joined together using the conjunction “however”. 'However' is an adverb, which is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or group of words. The adverb however has several different useful purposes in a sentence, as it can join ideas together, to include an aside, or to mean 'in whatever manner'. Thus, the sentence then formed using statements (A) and (B) is “Since 2007-08 India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral series however Pakistan toured India for a short limited-overs series in 2012-13.” The other statements fail to form a sentence together using “however”.

Directions (11-15): Pick out the word opposite or nearly so in the meaning of the given words.

Q11. EXHILARATE

gladden

invigorate

shabbily

inspiring

depress

Solution:

Depress is an antonym of Exhilarate
Exhilarate means make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated hence depress is the word which is most opposite in meaning.

Q12. EXHUME

Decipher

Dig

Integrate

Admit

Entomb

Solution:

Exhume and entomb are antonyms

Exhume means to dig out (something buried, especially a corpse) from the ground hence entomb is the word which is most opposite in meaning

Q13. EXALT

Ennoble

Glorify

Extol

Depreciate

Simplify

Solution:

Exalt and depreciate are antonyms.
Exalt means to raise to a higher rank or position.
Depreciate means to disparage or belittle (something).

Q14. OSTRACISE

Welcome

Include

Expedite

Exclude

Bedlam

Solution:

Ostracise and exclude are similar in meaning.
Ostracise means exclude from a society or group.
Exclude means deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege.

Q15. OBSTREPEROUS

Cheerful

Noisy

Calm

Obstinate

Pedant

Solution:

Obstreperous and noisy are similar in meaning.
Obstreperous means noisy and difficult to control.

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