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Important Practice English Questions “Work Book” (Fill in the Blanks)

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam 2015

Note: For your convenience we have provided the answer after every 10 questions

Directions (Q.1-50): 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). The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, a financial inclusion mission ___________ by PM
Narendra Modi ___________ off with a bang, with a record 15 million new bank accounts
opened on the first day itself.
a) Effected, took
b) Concluded, knock
c) Initiated, blasted
d) Launched, kicked
e) Opened, let

2).Wayne Rooney has been named England captain, taking ____________ the leadership role
of an inexperienced team in a rebuilding phase __________ its worst-ever World Cup.
a) Over, following
b) For, having
c) Off, succeeding
d) Up, accompanying
e) On, after

3).The suffering in Gaza has been so ________ that people are bound to be overjoyed at the
news that a permanent ceasefire has been ____________ between Harmas and Isreal.
a) Much, arrived
b) Outrageous, setup
c) Intense, agreed
d) Deep, established

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e) Disturbing, reached

4).The CBI has registered a case against Bengal India Global Infrastructure for allegedly
cheating Central Bank of India by ___________ loans using ______ documents
a) Taking, false
b) Availing, forged
c) Sanctioning, fabricated
d) Allowing, genuine
e) Giving, real

5).One notable feature of Nigerian politics is the _____________ at which political actors switch
___________ from one political group to another.
a) System, assistance
b) Frequency, allegiance
c) Repetition, resistance
d) Occurrence, association
e) Repetition, resistance

6).Concerns relating to global mass ____________ and privacy of internet users are likely to
__________ discussions at the Internet Governance Forum.
a) Vigilance, lead
b) Scrutiny, influence
c) Inspection, control
d) Surveillance, dominate
e) Supervision, handle
7).A Manipur youth was allegedly killed by another from the same state after an argument
_____________ out between them over a ________ issue in North Delhi.
a) Flared, minor
b) Emerged, little
c) Brought, serious
d) Came, frivolous

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e) Broke, petty

8).Several studies on maternal health show poorer nutrional ____________, higher levels of
morbidity and mortality, and lower _____________ of antenatal and postnatal services among
tribals.
a) Position, use
b) Status utilization
c) Quality, application
d) Condition, utility
e) Rating, usage

9).Rise in exports and a ___________ in imports helped _____________ narrow the country’s
current account deficit.
a) Decline, sharply
b) Slump, clearly
c) Fall, firmly
d) Downturn, strongly
e) Drop, distinctly

10).The Government has _____________ an additional penalty on Reliance industries for

____________ less than the targeted natural gas from its KG-D6 block
a) Enforced, purifying
b) Ordered, refining
c) Slapped, producing
d) Charged, digging
e) Imposed, excavating

Answers:
1). d) 2). a) 3). d) 4). a) 5). b) 6). d) 7). e) 8). b) 9). a) 10). c)

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11). Software company’s _____________ improved their ability last year to earn more revenue
while employing fewer people, reflecting the major transformation ___________ in a sector that
has created a new middle class in India.
a) Greatly, undertaken
b) Gravely, advancing
c) Carelessly, ongoing
d) Fiercely, afoot
e) Dramatically, underway

12).Banks is financial intermediaries where the ____________ of the public are ________ and
lent to various sectors of the economy.
a) Basics, activated
b) Resources, mobilized
c) Assets, organized
d) Funds, mustered
e) Capital, gathered

13).The customer demands have __________ a fierce competition amongst the banks and
financial companies for the application of computer and telecommunication technology in their
operations to help them offer ___________ products and services at reduced costs.
a) Caused, contemporary
b) Produced, new
c) Sparked, inventive
d) Triggered, innovative
e) Generated, original

14).In a bank’s portfolio losses _______________ from outright default due to inability or
unwillingness of a customer or counterparty to meet _____________ in relation to lending,
trading, settlement and other financial transactions.
a) Emerge, pledge

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b) Come, promise
c) Stem, commitments
d) Derive, guarantee
e) Arise, responsibility

15)._____________ to enhance bilateral cooperation, Japan promised $35-billion assistance to

India for the next five years towards funding next-generation infrastructure projects, smart
cities, ____________ of the Ganga and introduction of bullet trains.
a) Pledging , rejuvenation
b) Undertaking, resurgence
c) Swearing, renewal
d) Promising, revival
e) Contracting, revitalization

16).Two political scions who _____________ as young Members of Parliament ________ a

decade ago are now ministers with key infrastructure portfolios like telecom, shipping and
corporate affairs.
a) Began, around
b) Took, hardly
c) Opened, merely
d) Launched, scarcely
e) Debuted, nearly

17).Tarun Tajpal publicly shouted from the rooftop against sexual harassment and privately
____________ in morally suspect behavior ____________ the same roof.
a) Cater, below
b) Indulged, under
c) Entertain, in
d) Oblige, beneath
e) Gratify, at

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18).’The Ghaziabad court may have given the _______________ in the Aarushi Talwar case,
but a lot many loose ends still remain.
a) conclusion
b) sentence
c) decree
d) verdict
e) award

19).There comes a moment in the life of a nation when the usurper rises from the __________
of disenchantment and _____________ the comforting ____________ of the time.
a) Recesses, shatters, certainties
b) Nook, crush, store
c) Interval, impair, lock
d) Intermission, smash, stock
e) Nook, crush, store

20).Set against the Congress’s _____________ headquarters and _____________ state

branches, BJP has the advantage of a galvanizing general at the top and able warriors in the
provinces.
a) Subsidized, battered
b) Reduced, shaky
c) Diminished, dilapidated
d) Slackened, damaged
e) Declined, shabby

Answers:
11). e) 12). b) 13). d) 14). c) 15).a ) 16). e) 17). b) 18). d) 19). a) 20). c)

21).Christianity’s demographic defeat in India is because for the first time it _________ a culture
that didn’t need to ________ other faiths.
a) Turned up, harass

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b) Met, assist
c) Confronted, please
d) Bore, neglect
e) Encountered, persecute

22).We believes it_____________ that more researches consider ___________ on smart phones
as a new kind of thinking.
a) Critical, doubt
b) Indispensable, hope
c) Requisite, depending
d) Imperative, reliance
e) Clamorous, faith

23).Following the notorious Niira Radia tapes that irreparably ___________corporate India’s
image, the petroleum ministry break – in- shames it even________.
a) Gouged, if
b) Dented, further
c) Pit, more
d) Notched, then
e) Scratched, fresh

24).To give the defence sector the desired______________ currently the focus seems to be
one____________ of technology and joint manufacture.
a) assault, entrance
b) thrust, institution
c) push, induction
d) drive, inauguration
e) energy, initiation

25).I can __________ my daily protein needs______________ chicken peals alone.

a) Meet, through
b) Take, in

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c) Eat, with
d) Require, from
e) Have, by

26).Sikkim was ____________ seriously by the September 2011 earthquake, which measured
6.9 on the Richter ____________.
a) Haunted, calibration
b) Damaged, meter
c) Effected, range
d) Affected, scale
e) Blemished, system

27).India has a vibrant publishing scene, thanks to not only the big publishers but also a lot of
quality _____________ little publishing houses that ___________ it going.
a) Conscious, keep
b) Cognisant, enjoy
c) Mindful, retain
d) Apprised, retain
e) Responsive, put

28).The staunch proponents of economic liberalization have often __________ that the
relaxation of state ___________ will lead to phenomenal growth of industries spurred by FDI.
a) Crossed, dominion
b) Hassled, domination
c) Jumped, inability
d) Contended, neglect
e) Argued, control

29).After a relationship ___________ over one-and-a-half centuries, on July 14, Kolkata bid an
emotional ___________ to a mode of communication called the telegram
a) Covering, hello
b) Ranging, goodbye

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c) Spanning, adieu
d) Extending, relation
e) Traversing, farewell

30).________the defeat of Tipu Sultan in the Fourth Anglo Mysore War (1798-99) in
Srirangpatnam, the British army ___________ itself in the vicinity of the old city area of
Bangalore.
a) On, armoured
b) With, garrisoned
c) By, opened
d) At, guarded
e) For, left

Answers:
21). e) 22). d) 23). b) 24). c) 25). a) 26). d) 27). a) 28). e) 29). b) 30). b)

31). As the Central government _______ more fiscal freedom to the states, they seem to be
cutting ________ to social sectors, especially agriculture and allied areas.
a) Revolves, means
b) Involves, resources
c) Devolves, allocations
d) Constricts, distribution
e) Disallow, consumption

32). Today, players are getting ________ aggressive about recovering lost ________ and the
market is opening up too.
a) Nearly, faiths
b) Harshly, fields
c) Barely, confidence
d) Extremely, condition
e) Increasingly, grounds

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33). The proposed Environmental Laws Bill ________ substantial damage as an act of violation,
omission or negligence by which the community at ________ is affected due to pollution
damage to land, air or water.
a) Revokes, all
b) Includes, least
c) Inserts, large
d) Excludes, par
e) Empowers, best

34). A Hawaiian fisherman died when a swordfish he ________ speared in a harbor on the Big
Island ________ him in the chest with its sharp bill.
a) Had, struck
b) Has, strike
c) Was, inserted
d) Did, left
e) Could, shot

35). Around 20 children were rushed to BJR hospital with _______ of food poisoning after they
consumed the afternoon meal at a ______ anganvadi.
a) Signs, nearby
b) Symptoms, nearby
c) Fever, nearest
d) Symbol, near
e) Characteristics, large

36).The ______________ over Greece shows that excessive ___________ is more likely to kill
growth than create the right conditions in term of interest rates and inflation for investment.
a) Explosion, grief
b) Upheaval, austerity
c) Tumult, wants
d) Outbreak, misery

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e) Turmoil, flexibility

37).Correct and timely ___________ are essential part of the proper functioning of the securities
market and failure to do so results in ___________ investors from taking well-informed
decisions.
a) Exposure, excluding
b) Admission,, suppressing
c) Discovery, barring
d) Disclosures, preventing
e) Denial, halting

38).Convertible bond sales in India have come to a ___________ halt as investors

_____________ debit linked to the world’s worst performing stock market.
a) Grinding, shun
b) Local, accept
c) Serious, allow
d) Crushing, cut
e) Grooving, despise

39).A ____________ in the bonds of JP Ventures has put a big __________ in the country’s
convertibles market and shaken investor’s confidence.
a) Stagnation, bulge
b) Dip, surge
c) Fall, increase
d) Crash, hike
e) Slump, dent

40).India Inc took advantage of the ____________ in the stock market due to the change in
____________ to strengthen balance sheets by raising equity rather than issuing convertible
debt.
a) Cloud, rule
b) Uncertainty, tenure

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c) Bubble, regime
d) Fall, dynasty
e) Drop, reign

Answers:
31). c) 32). e) 33). c) 34). a) 35). b) 36). b) 37). d) 38). a) 39). e) 40). c)

41).Current deposit accounts are opened to ______ transactions of business and trade and
hence not ______ to any interest from the bank.
a) accept, obliged
b) do, liable
c) seek, authorized
d) meet, entitled
e) find, ready

42).The opening up of insurance sector has resulted in ______ of new products, particularly the
unit-linked products which offer both capital______ and insurance cover and have attracted the
attention of the insured.
a) appropriation, formation
b) introduction, appreciation
c) opening, collection
d) distinction, depreciation
e) separation, investment

43).The Reserve Bank exercises its supervisory role_____ the financial system_____
commercial and urban cooperative banks, financial institutions and NBFCs, through the Board
of Financial Supervision.
a) in, around
b) about, within
c) for, covering
d) of, for

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e) over, encompassing

44).It is _____that congress leader Shashi Tharoor had to lose his job as the party’s
spokesperson______ for praising a man who had called Tharoor’s wife a Rs. 50 crore girl
friend.
a) ironical, allegedly
b) useless, certainly
c) worthless, illegally
d) critical, particularly
e) proper, formally

45).More than two lakh students________ up to two years preparing for the Common
Admission Test (CAT) all in the attempt to ______ a seat at one of the top business school in
the century?
a) read, fetch
b) wait, go
c) spend, secure
d) go, here
e) study, take

46).France, which has a long history of ____________ satire, has been ___________ a body
blow, losing several of its most talented cartoonists and humanists in one go.
a) Nice, smacked
b) Scoffing, seen
c) Flattering, hit
d) Polite, battered
e) Derisive, struck

47).Police claims that the medical reports say that the ______________ suffered from no
___________ disease and had no cardiac problem, hypertension or tuberculosis.
a) Gone, preceding
b) Deceased, prior
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c) Lifeless, past
d) Diseased, former
e) Expired, antecedent

48).For ________________ a decade, Sri Lankan President Mahindra Rajapaksa has run Sri
Lanka as his ___________.
a) About, servitude
b) Around, captivity
c) Roughly, freedom
d) Almost, fiefdom
e) Virtually, land

49).Today, most of us would agree that if any journalist _____________ canonization, it would
be _____________.
a) Gains, him
b) Merits, he
c) Demands, his
d) Earns, nobody
e) Deserves, him

50).Madan Mohan Malviya was ______________ in raising the money and in __________ the
construction of an impressive campus.
a) Instrumental, supervising
b) Helpful, neglecting
c) Active, dealing
d) Conducive, overseeing
e) Auxiliary, conducting

Answers:
41). d) 42). b) 43). e) 44). a) 45). c) 46). e) 47). b) 48). d) 49). b) 50). a)

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