English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2023 -15th July

Directions (1-5): The following statements have two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Choose the correct combination which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement. If none of the combinations makes an impact, choose (e) i.e. “No combination fits” as your answer.

Q1. By this time there is little scope for conversation or ………………. and the police realise their cautionary ……………. have been thrown to the dogs.

(a) departure/approval
(b) assurance/support
(c) negotiation/caveats
(d) suffocation/restriction
(e) No combination fits

Q2. His handling of the riots has …………………. what little reputation he built as a good administrator. One is not even clear whether his indifference will save him, as a wave of ………………………… spreads around him.

(a) affirmed/calmness
(b) validated/contentedness
(c) established/composure
(d) vitiated/dissatisfaction
(e) No combination fits

Q3. Riots have become …………………. acts of violence serving as a ……………… and a catalyst for India’s electoral machine.

(a) premediated/prelude
(b) awful/conclusion
(c) intended/epilogue
(d) odious/postlude
(e) No combination fits

Q4. The reality is that India has to maintain a ……………….. balance in its relations with the three major powers, remaining conscious of the fact that elements of these relations will be continuously ………………… by the dynamic flux of today’s global geopolitics.

(a) irrational/liberated
(b) subdued/hindered
(c) pragmatic/impacted
(d) wasteful/lost
(e) No combination fits

Q5. A decade ago, the …………………. of cricket writing sat in the press box at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, with very little idea of what to expect. They had come from England and Australia and all over India to witness what Lalit Modi, the founder of the Indian Premier League (IPL), promised would be the biggest show on ………………………

(a) luminaries/turf
(b) dignitary/sand
(c) candidates/world
(d) challengers/hub
(e) No combination fits

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

(A) In fact, today, social entrepreneurship is no different from starting a profit-motivated company.

(B) The major challenge they face is employee selection and retention.

(C) For decades social development in India meant charity.

(D) However, the challenges social organizations experience are tougher.

(E) This is because while volunteering for social work is not new, attracting talented people and tapping

their potential at lower costs is difficult.

(F) In recent years, however, economic changes have brought business sense and professionalism to the

sector.

Q6. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence in the paragraph?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q7. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence in the paragraph?

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) E

(e) F

Q8. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence in the paragraph?

(a) B

(b) C

(c) D

(d) E

(e) F

Q9. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence in the paragraph?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q10. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence in the paragraph?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Negotiation: discussion aimed at reaching an agreement.
Caveats: a notice, especially in a probate, that certain actions may not be taken without informing the person who gave the notice.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. Vitiate: spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.

S3. Ans. (a)
Sol. Premediate: think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand.
Prelude: an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.

S4. Ans. (c)
Sol. Pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations

S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. Luminaries: a person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.
Turf: the surface layer of land on which grass is growing, consisting of the grass and the soil in which its roots grow, or a piece of this that is cut from the ground and is usually rectangular.

S6. Ans.  (b)
Sol.  The proper sequence of sentences to form a meaningful paragraph will be CFADBE.

S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The proper sequence of sentences to form a meaningful paragraph will be CFADBE.

S8. Ans. (e)
Sol. The proper sequence of sentences to form a meaningful paragraph will be CFADBE.

S9. Ans. (c)
Sol. The proper sequence of sentences to form a meaningful paragraph will be CFADBE.

S10. Ans.  (a)
Sol. The proper sequence of sentences to form a meaningful paragraph will be CFADBE.