English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-21st January

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

 (A) Additional fixed costs that must be paid ultimately by consumers
(B) While some may argue that surplus capacity is preferable to persistent shortages
(C) The shift from shortages to surpluses points to serious shortcomings
(D) Declining plant load factors (PLFs) of thermal power plants are
(E) In the power procurement practices of discoms
(F) An indicator of surplus generating capacity in some states, which, in turn, leads to

Q1. Which of the following is the FIFTH sentence in the above rearrangement?

(a) F
(b) B
(c) A
(d) C
(e) E

Q2.  Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence in the above rearrangement?

(a) B
(b) D
(c) C
(d) A
(e) E

Q3.  Which of the following is the THIRD sentence in the above rearrangement?

(a) B
(b) E
(c) C
(d) D
(e) A

Q4. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence in the above rearrangement?

(a) A
(b) F
(c) B
(d) C
(e) D

Q5. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence in the above rearrangement?

(a) B
(b) C
(c) A
(d) F
(e) D

Solutions:

 S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The sequence is DFABCE.
Declining plant load factors (PLFs) of thermal power plants are an indicator of surplus generating capacity in some states, which, in turn, leads to additional fixed costs that must be paid ultimately by consumers. While some may argue that surplus capacity is preferable to persistent shortages, the shift from shortages to surpluses points to serious shortcomings in the power procurement practices of discoms.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. The sequence is DFABCE.

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. The sequence is DFABCE.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. The sequence is DFABCE.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. The sequence is DFABCE.