As Canara Bank has released the notification for the Recruitment Of Probationary Officers In Junior Management Grade Scale-I On successful completion of specially designed Post Graduate Diploma In Banking and Finance (PGDBF) Course and the exam is tentatively scheduled to be held December 2018. 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 Canara Bank PO 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 Canara Bank PO 2018 exam.
Q1-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some questions.
In 2014-15, India added nearly 2 million vehicles, mainly two-wheelers, but also two million cars, vans and so on to the existing 172 million registered motor vehicles. Several million more have been added since, as public transport remains inadequate. Personal transport has now reached saturation limit in the cities, resulting in gridlock, rising air pollution, lost productivity and ill-health. The Union Budget for 216-17 has made a timely intervention at such an inflection point, with the move to expand the public transport system. The Motor Vehicles Act is to be amended to open up the passenger segment, and more entrepreneurs will be able to operate bus services. It will be up to the States, though, to accept the new liberalized regulatory system. Any measure to modernize India’s public transport and help the commuter should be welcomed. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is on target when he talks of greater investment, employment and multiplier effects for the economy stemming from such a move. The law enabling State road transport undertakings dates back to 195, and many States have failed to progressively augment their operations after opting for full or partial nationalization, especially in the cities. Private operators, on the other hand, have rapidly increased their share of the total number of buses. The Budget proposal to open up the sector has the potential to reverse the effects of the neglect and obsolescence.
Regulation is often seen as the obstacle that has affected the growth of bus transport. Yet, a scheme of the kind that the Budget proposes cannot run without a sound regulatory framework, if the goal is to remove erstwhile monopolies and introduce greater competition even in those States where private provision in urban and inter-city services already exists. Optimally, a system should lay down standards, identify areas of operation, fix prices and enable participation by entrepreneurs. As the National Transport Development Policy Committee 213 said in its report, there is a need for a strategy panel at the national and State levels. This is necessary to take a comprehensive view of rail, road, waterway and non-motorised modes. On the question of encouraging private sector participation in bus services, the experience of London is worth studying: routes are tendered as per schedules, fares are fixed by the city government, and buses are run by franchisee operators who are paid according to mileage. What stands out in this model is the use of intelligent transport systems — of the kind the new taxi companies in India use — to determine whether the contractor is adhering to schedules, and to analyse demand-supply patterns. For passengers, they provide efficient real-time service information. India’s bus transport system lacks the wherewithal to make such studies using massive amounts of data as it is technologically outdated. Buses are also unpopular because they are not ergonomically designed as per the national bus code. A renaissance in bus services is possible, but not without modern design standards and service-level benchmarking that are ensured through strict enforcement.
Q-1 On the question of encouraging private sector participation in bus services, the experience of London that is worth studying includes what type of arrangements?
1. routes are tendered as per schedules.
2. fares are fixed by the city government.
3. buses are run by franchisee operators who are paid according to mileage.
4. all the above mentioned arrangements.
5. None of these
Q-2 What type of problems has risen up with Personal transport reaching its saturation limit in the cities?
1. gridlock
2. rising air pollution
3. lost productivity
4. ill-health
5. all of the above
Q-3 The Motor Vehicles Act in is to be amended to open up what kind of segment?
1. passenger
2. elder people
3. woman
4. children
5. none of these
Q-4 In 2014-15,what kind of vehicles India added on to the existing 172 million registered motor vehicles?
1. two million cars, vans
2. mainly two-wheelers
3. both 1 and 2
4. mainly two million cars, vans.
5. mainly three-wheelers, but also three million cars, vans.
Q-5 What should be the most suitable title of the passage?
1. A worst deal ever for bus commuters
2. Indian traffic
3. A better deal for bus commuters
4. Traffic problem
5. The Motor Vehicles Act
Q-6 Which of the following statements is/ are TRUE according to the passage?
1. Any measure to modernize India’s public transport and help the commuter should not be welcomed.
2. The law enabling State road transport undertakings dates back to 193, and many States have failed to progressively augment their operations after opting for full or partial nationalization.
3. India’s bus transport system lacks the wherewithal to make such studies using massive amounts of data as it is technologically outdated.
4. A renaissance in train services is possible, but not without modern design standards and service-level benchmarking that are ensured through strict enforcement
5. Regulation is often seen as a motivator that has affected the growth of bus transport
Q-7 Which of the following word best expresses the meaning of the word “saturation”?
1. adequacy
2. insufficiency
3. complete
4. full
5. scarcity
Q-8 Which word best expresses the meaning of the word “gridlock”?
1. closed doors
2. traffic jam
3. traffic problems
4. standstill
5. restriction
Q-9 Which word is the opposite in meaning of the word “augment”?
1. increase
2. reduction
3. decrease
4. Uplifts
5. grow
Q-10 Which word is the opposite in meaning of the word “Optimally”?
1. best possible
2. worst possible
3. most possible
4. little
5. simply adequate
ANSWERS
Q1. (4) All the above mentioned arrangements
Q2. (5) All of the above
Q3. (1) Passenger
Q4. (3) Both 1 and 2
Q5. (3) A better deal for bus commuters
Q6. (3) India’s bus transport system lacks the wherewithal to make such studies using massive amounts of data as it is technologically outdated.
Q7. (1) Adequacy
Q8. (2) Traffic jam
Q9. (3) Decrease
Q10. (2) Worst possible
