English Language Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 25.05.2017

Q.1-10.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 have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Eye donation appears to be picking up with people who never approached an eye bank coming forward to (1) eyes when someone died in the family. It is important to make the call to the eye bank at the right time rather than just (2) a donor pledge form and forgetting about it. 

The cornea can be (3) only for four days and so persons in the waiting list will (4) cornea transplant immediately. When a cornea is received by the eye bank, it will be evaluated for quality and usable ones preserved for (5) and the rest goes for research.

When people pledge their eyes for donation, they have to inform their near and dear ones so that when the time comes, their wish can be fulfilled. The conversion rate of filling a pledging form to actual donation is low because people move (6) or family members are not aware of their (7) to donate.

Eye donation can pick up only with public (8). Those who want to donate eyes must write on a poster and keep it at a prominent place in their house, because family members forget to inform the eye bank at the time of (9). Filling eye donor card alone is not enough.

Only about 60 per cent of the corneas collected from donors are of (10) quality. Most of the corneal blindness cases are among children due to eye injuries, infections, malnutrition, and congenital disorders.

Q.1. (1) Transfer (2) designate (3) donate (4) deliver (5) nominate

Q.2. (1) Filling (2) asking (3) obtaining (4) enrolling (5) holding

Q.3. (1) Maintained (2) guard (3) retained (4) sheltered (5) preserved

Q.4. (1) Endure (2) demand (3) experience (4) undergo (5) encounter

Q.5. (1) Study (2) transplantatio (3) tested (4) improvement (5) clinical

Q.6. (1) Themselves (2) muscles (3) locations (4) cornea (5) distant

Q.7. (1) Intention (2) power (3) disgust (4) reluctant (5) duty

Q.8. (1) Aware (2) threat (3) union (4) address (5) participation

Q.9. (1) Need (2) grief (3) payment (4) rejoice (5) hope

Q.10. (1) Low (2) exception (3) require (4) usable (5) specific

Answers:-

Q.1.(3) 

Q.2.(1) 

Q.3.(5) 

Q.4.(4) 

Q.5.(2) 

Q.6.(3) 

Q.7.(1) 

Q.8.(5) 

Q.9.(2) 

Q.10.(4)