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This quiz consists of questions from
various Banking entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your
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Directions (Q. 1-5) Which of the phrases (1),
(2), (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the word/phrase
printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and
no correction is required, make (5) as the answer.
1. NABARD has the responsibility of lay down the policies for the RRBs,
to oversee their operations, provide refinance facilities, to monitor their
performance and to attend their problems.
(a)
to laid down
(b)
of laying down
(c)
on lays down
(d)
for lay down
(e)
No correction required
2. Groundwater and surface water are traditionally concerned of rural
communities, as those communities are almost exclusively served by well water.
(a)
a tradition of concern
(b)
traditions of concerning
(c)
traditionally concerns
(d)
tradition for concerned
(e)
No correction required
3. The very
publicised mid day meal scheme meant to reduce dropout rates in schools
seems to be not yielding the desired results.
(a)
much publicised
(b)
many publicity
(c)
too public
(d)
little publicity of
(e)
No correction required
4. Not
like the urban schools and colleges, the schools in rural areas do not
encourage the children to excel in extracurricular activities.
(a)
Similarly to
(b)
Inspite of
(c)
Unlike
(d)
Despite
(e)
No correction required
5. The government said that the iron levels
in groundwater were higher than that
prescribe in 254 districts.
(a)
then those prescribe
(b)
then that prescribed
(c)
prescription
(d)
than those prescribed
(e)
No correction required
Directions (Q. 6-10) Rearrange the following
five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) Therefore, it is important to source a large part of
economic growth in agriculture, in rural non-agricultural activities and in
productive expansion of the informal sector which all have high employment
elasticities, as well as in an export strategy based on labour intensive
exports.
(B) It is important because it creates more resources and
has the potential of creating more space for the involvement of the poor
(C) If the growth is sourced upon those sectors of the
economy or those activities that have a natural tendency to involve the poor in
their expansion, such growth helps poverty eradication.
(D) Economic growth is important.
(E) But this involvement depends on the sources of growth
and the nature of growth
6.
Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
7.
Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A
8.
Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
9.
Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A
10.
Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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Answers
1(b) 2(c) 3(a)
4(c) 5(d) 6(d)
7(c) 8(e) 9(d)
10(a)