As IBPS has released the official notification of the Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts and the exam is tentatively scheduled to be held December 2018 & January 2019. Looking at the notification, we have now started subject-wise quizzes for the exam. It will include quizzes of all the subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and Computer. All these quizzes will be strictly based on the latest pattern of the IBPS Clerk exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Q1-10. In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
The main reason for the high inflation rate in India is a pricing (1) in agricultural products. Farmers are not getting a good price to meet their input costs, which has brought down agricultural production. As a result, the government is (2) to import essential items at a high price. A (3) increase in prices of food products, manufacturing products, and (4) commodities due to the increase in input costs is also a reason for inflation. The (5) international crude oil prices (6) the inflation. As a result of all these factors inflation rate jumped from 4.24% in 27 to 12% in 28. With most of India's population living (7) poverty line, inflation acts as a (8) on the poor. But this rapid price rise is affecting the middle class too now. BPL families can get essential commodities at a (9) price, whereas the middle class families are not only paying a high price for essential commodities but are also facing (1).
Q-1 Choose the correct option for (1).
1. contingency
2. scenario
3. despair
4. disparity
5. politic
Q-2 Choose the correct option for (2).
1. compel
2. contemplate
3. consciously
4. conniving
5. forced
Q-3 Choose the correct option for (3).
1. shallow
2. steep
3. realigning
4. measure
5. fabulous
Q-4 Choose the correct option for (4).
1. essential
2. necessity
3. compulsory
4. crucial
5. modified
Q-5 Choose the correct option for (5).
1. aspiring
2. bargaining
3. unstable
4. climb
5. contaminate
Q-6 Choose the correct option for (6).
1. loosen
2. deceive
3. declining
4. worsen
5. elevate
Q-7 Choose the correct option for (7).
1. across
2. below
3. above
4. at
5. next
Q-8 Choose the correct option for (8).
1. hamper
2. benefit
3. fringe
4. tax
5. hype
Q-9 Choose the correct option for (9).
1. higher
2. hypothetical
3. subsidised
4. implicit
5. outrageous
Q-10 Choose the correct option for (10).
1. synchronocity
2. debacle
3. strife
4. regulations
5. shortages
ANSWERS
Q1. (4) Disparity - a lack of equality and similarity
For other options-
Contingency - Something that might possibly happen in the future.
Scenario - a written plan of the characters and events in a play or movie.
Despair - the feeling that there is no hope.
Politic - wise and showing the ability to make the right decisions.
Q2. (5) For other options-
Contemplate - to spend time considering a possible future action.
Conniving - to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen.
Q3. (2) Steep - if something such as a cost steepens, it increases.
Eg: Our costs have steepened since we began this project.
For other option-
Realigning - to put something into a new or correct position.
Q4. (1) For other option-
Crucial - extremely important or necessary.
Q5. (3) For other option-
Contaminate - to spoil the purity of something or make it poisonous.
Q6. (4) Worsen - to become worse or to make something become worse.
For other option-
Elevate - to raise something or lift something up.
Q7. (2)
Q8. (4)
Tax - money paid to the government.
For other options-
Hamper - to prevent someone from doing something easily.
Fringe - the outer or less important part of an area, group or activity.
Hype - when something is continually advertised and discussed.
Q9. (3) Subsidised - to pay part of the cost of something.
For other options-
Hypothetical - imagined or suggested but not necessarily real or true.
Implicit - Suggested but not communicated directly.
Outrageous - Shocking and morally unacceptable.
Q10. (5)
For other options-
Synchronicity - the happening by chance of two or more related or similar events at the same time.
Debacle - a complete failure, especially because of bad planning and organization.
Strife - Violent or angry disagreement
