English Language Quize for Bank Foundation 2023-12th June

Directions (1-5): In the following question, there is a statement divided into five parts, when arranged properly forms a coherent sentence both grammatically and contextually. The first part of the statement is given in bold to help you rearrange the other parts accordingly. Choose the best alternative among the five options given below each statement as your answer.

Q1. Every individual represents /an end in itself, (A)/ of an individual can lead to a qualitative (B)/deterioration of the freedom of the whole society (C)/ and the curtailment of freedom (D)

(a)ADBC

(b)ABDC

(c)BDCA

(d)CDAB

(e)No rearrangement required

Q2. Gandhiji suggested / Hindustani as the national language (A)/ and thus recommended (B)/and the blending of Hindi with Urdu, (C)/ the development of provincial languages (D)

(a)ABDC

(b)BDCA

(c)DCBA

(d)BDAC

(e)No rearrangement required

Q3. The corporate sector is looking /for a reduction in the corporate tax rate, (A)/as promised by the Finance Minister (B)/a few years ago but implemented only (C)/for smaller firms in last year’s Budget (D)

(a)DBCA

(b)BDCA

(c)BCDA

(d)DABC

(e)No rearrangement required

Q4. At the current critical juncture / the Finance Minister is faced with the daunting task (A)/ of India’s development journey, (B)/ of providing an impetus to growth (C)/and reviving the investment climate (D)

(a)BDAC

(b)BACD

(c)CBDA

(d)ADCB

(e)No rearrangement required

Q5. Government support for public housing projects / in clusters as well as a fillip (A)/to affordable housing is crucial (B)/ in turn, would create growth and jobs (C)/ to revive construction activity which, (D)

(a)ADBC

(b)BDCA

(c)BCAD

(d)ABDC

(e)No rearrangement required

Directions (6-10): Given below the sentences each of which has been divided into four parts Each of the questions is then followed by the five options which give the sequence of the rearranged parts. You must choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence or the correct sequence doesn’t match with any of the given sequence, mark option (e). i.e., “No arrangement required ” as your answer.

Q6. of Himachal Pradesh killing at least 14 people and burying (A)/ a landslip has struck again in Kinnaur district (B)/ after a similar disaster killed a group of tourists(C)/ several others, just over a fortnight (D)/
(a)BDCA
(b) DABC
(c) CDBA
(d) BADC
(e) No arrangement required

Q7. an earth observation satellite (EOS-3) in a geosynchronous orbit (A)/ in failure due to a ‘performance anomaly’ — a malfunctioning of the trusted rocket launcher (B)/ the recent attempt by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to place (C)/ using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) ended (D)/
(a) DCBA
(b)CADB
(c) DBAC
(d) BACD
(e) No arrangement required

Q8. as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness (A)/ the Rupee appreciated by 19 paise to close (B)/ in the greenback strengthened investor sentiment (C)/ at 74.25 (provisional) against the US Dollar on Thursday (D)/
(a) BDAC
(b) CABD
(c) DBAC
(d) BACD
(e) No arrangement required

Q9. the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest organization (A)/ the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdraw (B)/ of doctors in India, has demanded that (C)/ the draft Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations 2021 (D)/
(a) DCBA
(b) DABC
(c) ACBD
(d) BACD
(e) No arrangement required

Q10. for more than a year in India, as COVID-19 (A)/ to study online at home, if they could (B)/ almost every child got left behind (C)/ shuttered schools and forced pupils (D)
(a) CDBA
(b) DABC
(c) ADBC
(d) CADB
(e) No arrangement required

Solutions

S1. Ans. (a)

Sol. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and meaningfully is ADBC. It can well be viewed by the expression “and the curtailment of freedom of an individual can lead to a qualitative” which gives a contextual meaning to the sentence. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.

“Every individual represents an end itself, and the curtailment of freedom of an individual can lead to a qualitative deterioration of the freedom of the whole society.”

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and meaningfully is DCBA. The expression “Gandhiji suggested the development of provincial languages” gives a logical meaning to the sentence which means that D should follow the bold part of the sentence. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

“Gandhiji suggested the development of provincial languages and the blending of Hindi with Urdu, and thus recommended Hindustani as the national language.”

S3. Ans. (e)

Sol. The given sequence of the sentence is correct and does not require any shuffling. It already gives a logical meaning. Thus, no rearrangement required is the correct choice.

“The corporate sector is looking for a reduction in the corporate tax rate, as promised by the Finance Minister a few years ago but implemented only for smaller firms in last year’s Budget.”

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and meaningfully is BACD. The expression “At the current critical juncture of India’s development journey” gives a start to the sentence which then should be followed by A, C and D respectively to make the sentence meaningful. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.

“At the current critical juncture of India’s development journey, the Finance Minister is faced with the daunting task of providing an impetus to growth and reviving the investment climate.”

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. The correct sequence to arrange the sentence properly and meaningfully is ABDC. The expression “to revive construction activity which, in turn, would create growth and jobs” makes the logical sequence in terms of both syntax and meaning. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

“Government support for public housing projects in clusters as well as a fillip to affordable housing is crucial to revive construction activity which, in turn, would create growth and jobs.”

S6. Ans. (d)

Sol.  The correct sequence of the given parts is BADC.

thus, the sentence formed is “A landslip has struck again in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh killing at least 14 people and burying several others, just over a fortnight after a similar disaster killed a group of tourists.”

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol.  The correct sequence of the given parts is CADB.

thus, the sentence formed is “The recent attempt by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to place an earth observation satellite (EOS-3) in a geosynchronous orbit using the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) ended in failure due to a ‘performance anomaly’ — a malfunctioning of the trusted rocket launcher.”

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol.  The correct sequence of the given parts is BDAC.

thus, the sentence formed is “The Rupee appreciated by 19 paise to close at 74.25 (provisional) against the US Dollar on Thursday as heavy buying in domestic equities and weakness in the greenback strengthened investor sentiment.”

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol.  The correct sequence of the given parts is ACBD.

thus, the sentence formed is “The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the largest organization of doctors in India, has demanded that the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdraw the draft Postgraduate Medical Education Regulations 2021.”

S10. Ans. (d)

Sol.  The correct sequence of the given parts is CADB.

thus, the sentence formed is “Almost every child got left behind for more than a year in India, as COVID-19 shuttered schools and forced pupils to study online at home, if they could.”