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English Quiz For SBI PO Exam 2019
The State Bank of India conducts a three-level examination to recruit Probationary Officers every year. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for SBI PO Examination 2019-20.
Directions (1-5)- Read the following passage and answer the questions as directed.
Many agree that smartphones and the explosion of social media platforms have created a dangerous new addiction. User interface (UI) design is an integral part of the new app economy and of the “digital" revolution. Designers work hard to create pleasurable associations each time we interact with their app. There are various methods they use to make sure that the time spent on their app is (A)…………………….. . One theory says that receiving “likes" on a social media post causes a release of dopamine in the brain. The brain then associates the activity with pleasure and causes the user to repeatedly return to the app, or stay on the app for ever longer periods of time. This compulsive behaviour is exactly what these apps are looking for. Maximizing the attention we pay apps allows the app’s owners to better sell their “real estate" to advertisers.
One school of thought says that these apps, and indeed the operating systems that govern them, have a responsibility to keep their users “digitally healthy". Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems for today’s smartphones now have an added feature around “digital health". These allow a user to track his or her screen-time and to dissect this use across the various apps that populate today’s smartphones. I don’t believe these “digital health" tools are used much in real life, but they represent an important admission by manufacturers that too much time spent on a screen isn’t good.
Other things are addictive too, but their manufacturers have either self-regulated or submitted to external regulations on their use. Cigarette advertising has sharply fallen since when I was a young man. The health warnings on packets are now much more grotesque. In Australia, for example, one does not even see cigarette packets displayed for sale. When you buy a packet in that country, there is zero branding on it. The brand name appears in very small print on the bottom of the packet and is as small as the health warning 30 or 40 years ago. Advertising for alcoholic beverages is also regulated. Direct advertising for alcohol is banned in India, for instance.
There is, of course, a philosophical question as to whether it is the substance that is to blame, or the people who abuse it. But that is beyond the scope of this column. There are good reasons to be on our phone for a large part of the day. It has become an indispensable tool for many daily functions. We don’t remember phone numbers any more. When we meet a new person, we add their name and number to our contact list. We then immediately proceed to forget the number as we can always call it up from the contacts app by name.
Almost everyone who drives uses Google Maps or other map software such as Waze. In an earlier column, I had written about how these apps redirect rush hour traffic in real-time through residential neighbourhoods. This is often to the consternation of residents. Some even complain that access and egress to their homes is compromised. They cannot get their vehicles out of their own driveways when their street is chock-full of cars redirected by an online map app.
Q1. Which of the following is TRUE in context of the passage given above?
Some experts say that internet use has a deleterious effect on human memory and cognitive capabilities.
If technology can replace a task, we will rely on it rather than exercise our mental faculties.
Designers work hard to create pleasurable associations each time we interact with their app.
All (A),(B) and (C)
Both (A) and (C)
Solution:
Only option C is correct as per the passage above. Refer 1st paragraph.
Q2. Which of the following is incorrect in context of the passage given above?
(I) Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS operating systems for today’s smartphones now have an added feature around “digital health".
(II) Maximizing the attention, we pay apps allows the app’s owners to better sell their “real estate" to advertisers.
(III) Almost everyone who drives uses Google Maps or other map software such as Waze.
Only (I)
Only (II)
Only (III)
All (I), (II) and (III)
None of the Above
Solution:
All (I),(II) and (III) are correct as per the passage above.
Q3. Which of the following words should fill the blank given in (A) to make it contextually correct and meaningful?
rejuvenate
maximized
highlight
manage
intensified
Solution:
'maximized' is grammatically and contextually correct.
Q4. Which of the following words can replace the word "egress" given in bold in the passage without changing the meaning of the sentence?
entrance
exit
ventilate
emerging
captivate
Solution:
Egress: the action of going out of or leaving a place.
Q5. Which of the following words can replace the word "regulated." given in bold in the passage without changing the meaning of the sentence?
tune
balance
confused
disarranged
supervised
Solution:
'supervised' can replace 'regulated' in the passage without changing the meaning of the sentence.
Directions (6- 10): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.
(A) The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths
(B) But its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life
(C) But the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck
(D) Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha,
(E) In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed,
Q6. Which of the following is the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBAEC.
Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha, but its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life. The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths. In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed, but the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck.
Q7. Which of the following is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBAEC.
Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha, but its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life. The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths. In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed, but the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck.
Q8. Which of the following is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBAEC.
Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha, but its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life. The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths. In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed, but the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck.
Q9. Which of the following is the LAST sentence after rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBAEC.
Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha, but its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life. The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths. In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed, but the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck.
Q10. Which of the following is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBAEC.
Cyclone Fani has left a trail of destruction across a large part of coastal Odisha, but its management has emerged as a global example of how timely weather alerts, preparedness and informed public participation can dramatically reduce loss of life. The toll from the extremely severe cyclonic storm on May 3 stood, at last count, at 34 deaths. In terms of material losses, several districts were battered, houses flattened and electricity and telecommunications infrastructure destroyed, but the relatively low mortality shows a dramatic transformation from the loss of over 10,000 lives in 1999 when super cyclone 05B struck.
Directions (11-13): Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q11. PARAMOUNT
Inferior
Superior
Trivial
Both (B) and (C)
Secondary
Solution:
Paramount: more important than anything else; supreme.
Q12. COMMENDABLE
Blameworthy
Unworthy
Both (B) and (A)
Laudable
Reprehensible
Solution:
Commendable: deserving praise.
Laudable: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving praise and commendation.
Q13. HUMONGOUS
Dwindle
Contraction
Slump
Tiny
Immense
Solution:
Humongous: huge; enormous.
Directions (14-15): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning to the word printed in bold below.
Q14. VIOLATE
Breach
Contravene
Oppose
Comply
Infringe
Solution:
Violate: break or fail to comply with (a rule or formal agreement).
Comply: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Q15. SPECULATE
Contemplate
Disregard
Ruminate
Surmise
Cogitate
Solution:
Speculate: form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
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