As IBPS has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers & 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 IBPS exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Q1-5. 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.
People have been cloning plants in one way or another for thousands of years. For example, when you take a leaf cutting from a plant and (1) it into a new plant, you are (2) the original plant because the new plant has the (3) genetic makeup as the donor plant. Vegetative propagation works (4) the end of the cutting forms a mass of non-specialised cells called a callus. With luck the callus will grow, divide and (5) various specialized cells (roots, stems), eventually a forming a new plant.
Choose the correct option for (1).
01. convert
02. create
03. form
04. assemble
05. grow
Choose the correct option for (2).
01. cloning
02. determining
03. imitating
04. spreading
05. hoping
Choose the correct option for (3).
01. divide
02. same
03. problematic
04. originality
05. viability
Choose the correct option for (4).
01. as well as
02. up to
03. why
04. whose
05. because
Choose the correct option for (5).
01. gathered
02. form
03. split
04. arouse
05. deviate
Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, mark your answer as (5).
Q6. The grand industrial development, the successful Green Revolution, (1)/ the transport explosion, the rapid growth of cities (2)/ and haphazard management of natural resources (3)/ have adversely affected environmental balance. (4)/ No error (5)
Q7. Despite of only a couple of days (1)/ being left in Parliament’s monsoon session, (2)/ opposition Congress appears to be in no mood (3)/ to relent on its disruptive tactics. (4)/ No error (5)
Q8. Devaluation the domestic currency (1)/ during gloomy economic conditions (2)/ has always been an important and crucial ammunition (3)/ tool for policymakers. (4)/ No error (5)
Q9. While the crackdown on illegal activities of trade unions cannot be faulted, (1)/ the government must take a hard stand (2)/ against the nexus between such unions (3)/ and their leaders and its own employees. (4)/ No error (5)
Q10. All TV viewers, including those who have never witnessed a rural kitchen in life,(1)/ would have now know (2)/ that it’s quite painful to collect firewood (3)/ and cook in a smoke-filled kitchen. (4)/ No error (5)
Answers:
Q1. Option (5)
Q2. Option (1)
Q3. Option (2)
Q4. Option (5)
Q5. Option (2)
Q6. Option (5)
Q7. Option (1)
Q8. Option (1)
Q9. Option (5)
Q10. Option (2)
