English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Mains 2023-04th October

Directions (1-10): In the question given below two statements are given which are grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by choosing the word given below the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose the best possible word as your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Q1.

(I) The country requires a minimum wage.
(II) Workers paid below the poverty line have an added cost on society

(a) still
(b) but
(c) because
(d) though
(e) although

Q2.

(I) The sky had grown darker again
(II) The wind made queer sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley

(a) but
(b) though
(c) into
(d) and
(e) instead

Q3.
(I) If it were stigmatized, and public opinion dramatically
(II) And pervasively changed, that would force policy change

(a) moreover
(b) however
(c) under
(d) but
(e) and

Q4.
(I) He was respectful of her concerns
(II) they didn’t see eye-to-eye on any of it – except the fact that they both wanted another child

(a) and
(b) over
(c) to
(d) though
(e) but

Q5.

(I) Texting while driving is dangerous
(II) It’s illegal in some states

(a) moreover
(b) however
(c) still
(d) but
(e) instead

Q6.

(I) A paralysed Swiss man has become the first person
(II) test a new technology that reads his thoughts using AI.

(a) but
(b) though
(c) although
(d) to
(e) instead

Q7.

(I) She had a lantern
(II) The cellar was still eerily dark

(a) but
(b) though
(c) moreover
(d) still
(e) nevertheless

Q8.

(I) He had studied hard for this test
(II) He failed to get an A

(a) altogether
(b) through
(c) still
(d) to
(e) and

Q9.

(I) In one week
(II) we will celebrate the coronation

(a) still
(b) but
(c) though
(d) although
(e) hence

Q10.

(I) The blizzard grounded all the flights
(II) She would not be able to fly home for the holidays

(a) therefore
(b) besides
(c) moreover
(d) instead
(e) although

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. The country requires a minimum wage because workers paid below the poverty line have an added cost on society.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. The sky had grown darker again and the wind made queer sobbing sounds as it swept over the valley.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. However, if it were stigmatized, and public opinion dramatically and pervasively changed, that would force policy change.

S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. He was respectful of her concerns, but they didn’t see eye-to-eye on any of it – except the fact that they both wanted another child.

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Texting while driving is dangerous. Moreover, it’s illegal in some states.

S6. Ans. (d)
Sol. A paralysed Swiss man has become the first person to test a new technology that reads his thoughts using AI.

S7. Ans. (a)
Sol. She had a lantern but the cellar was still eerily dark.

S8. Ans. (c)
Sol. He had studied hard for this test still he failed to get an A.

S9. Ans. (e)
Sol. In one week hence, we will celebrate the coronation.

S10. Ans. (a)
Sol. The blizzard grounded all the flights. Therefore, she would not be able to fly home for the holidays.