Dear Readers,
As SBI has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Junior Assistants (Clerk), we have launched 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 SBI Clerk exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Here, we are providing you important questions of English Language for SBI Clerk 2019 exam.
Directions (Q 1-5): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 5. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.
Voluntary _______ (1) are having an impact in many States, as citizens reduce, reuse and sort their waste. Yet, this is only a small start. Waste plastic from packaging of everything from food, cosmetics and groceries to goods delivered by online platforms remains unaddressed. It will take a _______ (2) shift in the manner in which waste is collected and handled by municipal authorities to change this. Governments must start charging the producers for their waste, and collect it _______ (3), which will lead to recovery and recycling. At the very least, local bodies should consult manufacturers or importers to assess the problem. Delaying such a measure has created the _______ (4) situation of small producers of plastics facing the ban, while more organised entities covered by the Extended Producer Responsibility clause continue with business as usual. Such enforcement failure is not an argument in favour of relaxing the prohibition on _______ (5) plastics, but to recover thousands of tonnes of waste that end up in dumping sites.
Q. (1) – Choose the correct answer for (1).
1. Vitality
2. Response
3. Initiatives
4. Both (1) and (3)
5. Assessed
Q. (2) – Choose the correct answer for (2).
1. Paradigm
2. Criteria
3. Phenomena
4. Ascertain
5. None of these
Q. (3) – Choose the correct answer for (3).
1. Assiduously
2. Zeal
3. Diligently
4. Both (1) and (3)
5. Constant
Q. (4) – Choose the correct answer for (4).
1. Congruous
2. Surreal
3. Typical
4. Usual
5. Anomalous
Q. (5) – Choose the correct answer for (5).
1. Slight
2. Flimsy
3. Sturdy
4. Fickle
5. None of these
Directions (Q 6-10): In the passage given below there are blanks which are numbered from 1 to 5. They are to be filled with the options given below the passage against each of the respective numbers. Find out the appropriate word in each case which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering its meaning.
The Maharashtra chief minister and education minister have sought to _______ (6) themselves from the decision of the organising committee. It is quite possible that the government may not have any actual role in the decision to cancel the inaugural speech. But, one cannot ignore the fact that the government stands to benefit from the _______ (7) of such a decision. The state government cannot escape the responsibility of having pushed the organisers into a state of humiliation. In view of the fury of _______ (8) criticism mounted by the leading members of the Marathi literary community, the members of the ruling coalition in Maharashtra sought to hide their own embarrassment behind these shock absorbers. _______ (9) the speech was speaking truth to power, and it seems that the defenders of the ruling combine, both at the centre as well as in Maharashtra, showed their inability and unwillingness to listen to a _______ (10) critique of power
Q. (6) – Choose the correct answer for (6).
1. Shunned
2. Dissociate
3. Alienates
4. Improve
5. Isolated
Q. (7) – Choose the correct answer for (7).
1. Repercussion
2. Situation
3. Consequences
4. Both (1) and (8)
5. Fragility
Q. (8) – Choose the correct answer for (8).
1. Agile
2. Awaited
3. Obscure
4. Robust
5. None of these
Q. (9) – Choose the correct answer for (9).
1. Consistent
2. Defining
3. Reaffirming
4. Obvious
5. Conspicuously
Q. (10) – Choose the correct answer for (10).
1. Legitimate
2. Validate
3. Illicit
4. Authenticity
5. None of these
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