LATEST ENGLISH QUIZ FOR SBI & IBPS PO / CLERK EXAM 2019 : PART 38

LATEST ENGLISH QUIZ FOR SBI & IBPS PO / CLERK EXAM 2019

Direction for questions 1 to 10: Fill in the blanks of the following sentences using the most appropriate word or words from among the options given for each.

1. I am always the first to admit that I have not accomplished everything that I ___ achieve five yearsago.
a. set out to           b. went to                  c. thought to                 d. thought of
1. (a)

2. Football evokes a ___ response in India compared to cricket, that almost ___ the nation.
a. tepid … boiling                              b. lukewarm … electrifies
c. turbid … fascinating                     d. apocryphal … genuinely fascinates

2. (b)

3. This is not the first time that the management has done some ___.
a. tough talk            b. tough talking                 c. firm talk          d. firm talking
3. (b)

4. Learning is more efficient when it is ___. It is less efficient when it is ___.
a. fast … slow                                      b. rapid … turtle-slow
c. tedious … like a joy ride                d. fun … drudgery
4. (d)

5. In India the talent is prodigious, and it increases ___.
a. each year                b. year by year             c. annually                d. progressively
5.(b)

6. Most political leaders acquire their position by causing a large number of people to believe thatthese leaders are ___ by altruistic desires.
a. actuated               b. convinced                c. categorised           d. led
6. (a) 

7. The present constitution will see ___ amendments but its basic structure will survive.
a. much more           b. many more              c. too many more           d. quite a few more
7.(b)

8. Simple arithmetic tells us that there is more ___ than ___.
a. imitation … innovation                         b. improvisation … improvement
c. impracticality … knowledge                  d. improbability … probability
8.(a)

9. Education is central because electronic networks and software-driven technologies are beginning to ___ the economic barriers between nations.
a. break down                    b. break                c. crumble             d. dismantle
9. (a)

10. As a step towards protesting against the spiralling prices, the farmers have decided to stage apicket in an effort to ___.
a. show their virility                   b. make themselves heard
c. curb the prices                      d. topple the government
10.(b)

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