Dear readers,
This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
answers/ responses in the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know
the correct answers!
Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank
indicating that something has been omitted Choose the set of words for each
blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1.
In an effort to provide ……………for higher education to all, most of the
universities have been providing education without adequate infrastructure,
thus churning out …………….. graduates
every year.
(1) Chances, fresh
(2) Platform, capable
(3) Opportunities, unemployable
(4) Prospect, eligible
(5) Policy, incompetent
2.
The move to allow dumping of mercury ……………. an outcry from residents of the
area who ………….that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy
ecologically-sensitive forest area.
(1) Resulted, insist
(2) Provoked, fear
(3) Incited, determined
(4) Activated, accept
(5) Angered, believe
3.
Even as the ……………… elsewhere in the world are struggling to come out of
recession, Indian consumers are splurging on consumer goods and to ……………. this
growth, companies are investing heavily in various sectors.
(1) Economies, meet
(2) Countries, inhabit
(3) Governments, measure
(4) Nations, inflict
(5) Companies, counter
4.
Drawing attention to the pitfalls of ………….. solely on Uranium as a fuel for
nuclear reactors, Indian scientists warned that Uranium will not last for long
and thus research on Thorium as its ……………. must be revived.
(1) Using, substitute
(2) Believing, replacement
(3) Depending, reserve
(4) Reckoning, option
(5) Relying, alternative
5. ……………… has been taken against some wholesale drug
dealers for dealing in surgical items without a valid licence and maintaining a
stock of ……………drugs.
(1) Note, overwhelming
(2) Step, impressive
(2) Execution, outdated
(4) Action, expired
(5) Lawsuit, invalid
Directions (Q. 6-10): Which of the phrase (1),(2),(3) and (4) given
below each statement should be placed in the blank space provided so as to make
a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence? If none of the sentence is
appropriate, mark (5) i,e ,’None of the above’ as the answer.
6. Overlooking the fact that water scarcity intensifies
during summer, ____________.
(1) the government issued guidelines to all builders to
limit their consumption to acceptable limits
(2) provision for rainwater harvesting has been made to aid
irrigation in drought prone area
(3) the water table did not improve even after receiving
normal monsoon in the current year
(4) many residential areas continue to use swimming pools,
wasting large quantities water
(5) None of the above
7. Refuting the rationale behind frequent agitations for
formation of separate states, are recent report ______________.
(1) proving that such agitations result in loss of
governmental property
(2) indicating that the formation of small states does not
necessarily improve the economy
(3) suggesting that only large scale agitations have been
effective in bringing out desired in the past
(4) recommended dividing large state into smaller ones to
improve governance
(5) None of the above
8. Achieving equality for women is not only a laudable
goal, ______________.
(1) political reforms are also neglected preventing women
from entering legislatures and positions of power
(2) the problem is also deep rooted in the society and
supported by it
(3) their empowerment is purposefully hampered by people
with vested interests in all section of society
(4) it is also equally difficult to achieve and maintain for
a long term
(5) None of the above.
9. He has lost most of his life’s earnings in the stock
market but ____________
(1) he still seems to be leading his life luxuriously and
extravagantly
(2) he could not save enough to repay his enormous debts
(3) stock market is not a safe option to invest money unless
done with caution
(4) experts have been suggesting to avoid investments in
stock market because of its unpredictable nature
(5) None of above
10. _____________or else they would not keep electing him
year after year.
(1) The party leader gave a strong message to the mayor for
improving his political style
(2) Owing to numerous scandals against the mayor, he was
told to resign from the post immediately
(3) The mayor threatened the residents against filling a
complaint against him
(4) The residents must really be impressed with the
political style of their mayor
(5) None of the above
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Answers
1(3)
2(2) 3(1) 4(5)
5(4) 6(4) 7(2)
8(5) 9(1) 10(4)