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Night Class: English Quiz for IBPS/BOM Exam |_2.1
Directions (1-5): In the
following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These
numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words/phrases are
suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word/phrase in each case:



Throughout
modern times _____(1)_____ states have always co-existed alongside many kinds
of tyranny. Similarly, the modern world has always contained _____(2)_____
economic systems-many varieties of capitalism, planned and guided economies,
and a host of hybrid economic systems not easily _____(3)_____. Diplomacy and
international law developed to cope with the fact of _____(4)_____ regimes. Yet
throughout the 20th century global politics was shaped by the
project of _____(5)_____ the world within a single regime. The whole world was
to be a single socialist economy, administered by forms of governance that were
to be everywhere the same.


Q1.

(a) liberal
(b) political
(c) autocratic
(d) military
(e) civilized
Q2.
(a) Marxist
(b) Fabian
(c) numerous
(d) poor
(e) rich
Q3.
(a) structured
(b) unstructured
(c) perceived
(d) classified
(e) understood
Q4.
(a) totalitarian
(b) tyrannical
(c) closed
(d) diverse
(e) democratic
Q5.
(a) describing
(b) unifying
(c) destroying
(d) conquering
(e) globalizing


Directions (6-11): In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has
been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each,
five words/phrases are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately.
Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case:

China’s decision to _____(6)_____ the head of its drug regulatory agency has
rekindled international debate about capital punishment. It is an age-old
question, one that harks back to Plato, who in his “Laws” saw the need to
punish by death those who commit _____(7)_____ crimes. Supporters of capital
punishment usually put forward three arguments to _____(8)_____
state-sanctioned killing of those who take the life of another. First, there is
the old law of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” In the words of
Immanuel Kant no other _____(9)_____ is capable of satisfying justice. Then
there is a _____(10)_____ argument: capital punishment deters many criminals
from murder. Furthermore, killing murderers prevents _____(11)_____: if
released from prison, they might kill again.
Q6.
(a) punish
(b) banish
(c) absolve
(d) exonerate
(e) execute
Q7.
(a) egregious
(b) munificent
(c) carnal
(d) philistine
(e) corporeal
Q8.
(a) vilify
(b) disparage
(c) justify
(d) undermine
(e)
eviscerate
Q9.
(a) penalty
(b) compensation
(c) amends
(d) atonement
(e) cessation
Q10.
(a) contrarian
(b) useful
(c) fashionable
(d) strange
(e) utilitarian
Q11.
(a) extravagance
(b) dogmatism
(c) fanaticism
(d) recidivism
(e) stubbornness
Directions
(12-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank.
Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence are
indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.

Q12. Nazis did not exterminate the Jews in
order to take their __________ as most Jews were __________, and those who
owned anything probably would have given it up gladly in order to save
themselves.
(a) property,
wealthy
(b) property,
poor
(c) territory,
atheists
(d) religion,
atheists
(e) ideology,
hedonists
Q13. There
is a lot of value in forgetting; forgetting permits us to __________ details
and generalize, to see the forest and not just the trees.
(a) transcend
(b) forget
(c) discount
(d) comprehend
(e) apprehend
Q14. __________
memories of past experiences allow new memories to bloom, much as —–leaves
allow for new growth.
(a) Pleasant,
dying
(b) Renewing,
exfoliating
(c) Fading,
new
(d) Fading,
decaying
(e) Newfangled,
emerging
Q15. For a
lot of women, the main benefit of a job is not just __________, but also the
chance to learn and __________ with others.
(a) boredom,
enjoy
(b) economic,
interact
(c) monetary,
gossip
(d) escape,
interact
(e) financial,
converse
Solutions
S1. Ans.(a) 
Sol. liberal-willing to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from
one’s own; open to new ideas.

S2. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Numerous- fits in the context
correctly.

S3. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Classified- fits in the context
correctly.

S4. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Diverse- fits in the context
correctly.

S5. Ans.(b) 
Sol. unifying-make or become united, uniform, or whole.

S6. Ans.(e) 
Sol. execute-carry out a sentence of death on (a legally condemned person).

S7. Ans.(a) 
Sol. egregious-outstandingly bad; shocking.

S8. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Justify- fits in the context
correctly.

S9. Ans.(a) 
Sol. Penalty- fits in the context
correctly.

S10. Ans.(e) 
Sol.  utilitarian-designed to be useful
or practical rather than attractive.

S11. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  recidivism-a tendency to relapse
into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially:  relapse into criminal behavior

S12. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  property,
poor fits in the context correctly.

S13. Ans.(a) 
Sol.  transcend-to rise above or go
beyond the normal limits of (something)

S14. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  Fading,
decaying fits in the context correctly.

S15. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  economic,
interact fits in the context correctly.

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