Bank Quiz : English Language | 03 - 08 - 17

1. Indian drugmakers have been hit by regulatory __________ and warnings over quality control at their production sites, _________ sales in the United States. Regulatory scrutiny over drug prices in that region has also dented margins.

(1) sanctions, harm

(2) Approval, nipped

(3) sanctions , hurting

(4) Assent, pinching

(5) hurting, sanctioning

2. __________the Indus Waters Treaty, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain __________.
(1) Restrictions, beneath

(2) control, below

(3) Beneath , Under

(4) Custody, under

(5) Under, restrictions

3. A combination of factors __________from a new accounting standard to lack of good value proposition for the A320 neo aircraft in the lessor market might have forced IndiGo to __________the sale-and-leaseback model

(1) Pasturing, granting

(2) ranging, reconsider

(3) feeding , arrange

(4) capturing, ponder

(5) composing, favour

4. Punjab National Bank's net __________rose 12 per cent at Rs 343 crore during the first quarter of 2017-18, but bad debts rose __________.

(1) profit, sequentially

(2) earning, steadily

(3) saving , regularly

(4) yield, gently

(5) product, serially


5. Through the order, the NCLT bench rejected Essar Steel's plea to not initiate __________proceedings against the company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016, since a debt-__________plan was underway with the lenders.

(1) Breakdown, reconstructing

(2) insolvency, restructuring

(3) deterioration , structuring

(4) rupture, reconstruct

(5) flop, restructure

6. The central bank has been __________up excess liquidity from the market using cash management bills and open market sale of bonds since a __________ban of high-value notes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi left banks flush with cash.
(1) Wiping, impact

(2) Swabbing, collapse

(3) mopping, shock

(4) rubbing, jolt

(5) soaking, confusion

7. India has a __________of more than 930 million mobile subscribers, of which over 300 million use smartphones that allows them to __________internet on the go.

(1) Paltry, path

(2) base, access

(3) depraved , key

(4) foul, avenue

(5) abject, route

8. India is ranked 23rd on the index with a score of 0.683 and has been listed in the __________category, which refers to 77 countries that have developed complex commitments to cybersecurity and __________in cybersecurity programmes and initiatives.
(1) Blossoming, employ

(2) Perfecting, enrolling

(3) Aging , enlist

(4) maturing, engage

(5) fading, secure

9. The government has asked global software giant Microsoft to offer a "one-time special" __________to its users in India so that they can move to the latest operating system (OS) and stay __________against malware and Ransomware attacks.
(1) Exemption, granted

(2) discount, protected

(3) rebate , securing

(4) deduction, shaded

(5) cutting, safe

10. White House officials have __________many questions, and responded to others by arguing that the __________should be on the attackers themselves, not the manufacturer of their weapons.
(1) Avert, targeting

(2) Slipped, rubbing

(3) diverted , hurting

(4) curved, seating

(5) deflected, focus

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