English Language Quiz For Bank Mains Exam 2024-27th February

Directions (1-5): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the four words is your answer, choose option “None of the above” as your answer choice.

Q1. They played a ——————- game of golf and finished with almost perfect scores.
(a) Greatness
(b) Brilliance
(c) Dandy
(d) Lazy
(e) None of the above

Q2. A human body consists of DNA but it also —————— RNA and a lot of other proteins that form the basis of our physical structure.
(a) Consisting
(b) Containing
(c) Consist
(d) Contains
(e) None of the above

Q3. Shrugging her shoulders and walking away, the confused assistant ———————– a slight protest to herself.
(a) Fumbles
(b) Mumbling
(c) Mumbled
(d) Fought
(e) None of the above
Q4. I don’t mean to be ———————- but I do believe I should get my money’s worth at all times.
(a) Querulous
(b) Crankiness
(c) Agree
(d) Fussiness
(e) None of the above
Q5. The vote is to be held in ———————– until all committee members are present.
(a) Postpone
(b) Suspended
(c) Abeyance
(d) Hold
(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Dandy’ is the correct fit for the blank here and it means extremely great.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Contains’ is the correct fit for the blank here.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Mumbled’ is the correct fit for the blank here and it means speech that is not clear enough to be understood.

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Querulous’ is the correct fit for the blank here and it means habitually complaining.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘Abeyance’ is the correct fit for the blank here and it means a state of temporary inactivity

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