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As SBI has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers, 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 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 SBI PO 2019 exam.
Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given 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.
That tobacco products are (1) responsible for a large number of cancer deaths in adults has once again become strikingly (2). According to a paper published recently in The Lancet, in India, tobacco-related (3) were found in 2010 to be responsible for some 1,20,000 deaths - 84,000 in men, and 36,000 in women - among adults aged 30 to 69. That tobacco-related cancers constitute about 30 per cent of the total mortality from all cancers in the same age group is proof of the (4) effects of tobacco products. Oral cancer was found to cause more than twice as many deaths as lung cancers. The reasons are not (5) to find. According to the 2009-2010 global adult tobacco survey, 170 million Indians chewed tobacco, and 120 million smoked. While a majority of rural women (6) tobacco, many men in urban and rural areas chose to chew and smoke. Tobacco that remains in (7) contact with the sensitive mucous membrane of the oral cavity for extended periods is a potent and lethal carcinogen. What makes tobacco use all the more (8) is that besides causing organ-specific cancers, it increases the risk of death from other (9) causes. In urban areas, smoking-related deaths are more from heart attacks, while tuberculosis and respiratory diseases are the main (10) in the rural areas.
Q.1 Choose the correct option for (1).
01. None
02. lonely
03. singularly
04. typical
05. Sure
Q.2 Choose the correct option for (2).
01. evidence
02. cautious
03. fussy
04. clear
05. vaguely
Q.3 Choose the correct option for (3).
01. mannerisms
02. case
03. issued
04. tumour
05. cancers
Q.4 Choose the correct option for (4).
01. lethal
02. intended
03. dilemma
04. circular
05. fragile
Q.5 Choose the correct option for (5).
01. ambitious
02. troublesome
03. difficult
04. manageable
05. prohibitive
Q.6 Choose the correct option for (6).
01. buys
02. chewed
03. smoked
04. tasted
05. coloured
Q.7 Choose the correct option for (7).
01. Near
02. though
03. close
04. brief
05. dynamic
Q.8 Choose the correct option for (8).
01. vulnerable
02. availability
03. chivalrous
04. dangerous
05. sober
Q.9 Choose the correct option for (9).
01. sociable
02. routine
03. vapid
04. hilarious
05. medical
Q.10 Choose the correct option for (10).
01. causes
02. factor
03. proportions
04. motions
05. diplomacy
Answers :-
Q.1 (3)
Q.2 (4)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (1)
Q.5 (3)
Q.6 (2)
Q.7 (3)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (5)
Q.10 (1)
