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Q1-7 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 have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Multiple instances of data breaches, especially in debit and automated teller machine (ATM) cards, have surfaced. Banks have described these instances as cyber data (1) and said that no monetary losses have been reported. However, the National Payments Council of India (NPCI) said in a statement that the total amount involved is Rs1.3 crore as reported by various affected banks. “The incidents have started getting reported. We know about it based on the precautionary measures taken by the banks. For instance, some banks sent out SMS alerts to change personal identification number (PIN) of cards, which they suspect have been (2). Another bank decided to reissue the debit cards where it believes data has been compromised on the physical card,” said, cybersecurity leader, PwC.
Banks including HDFC Bank Ltd, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd and Federal Bank Ltd sent out SMSs asking some customers to change the PIN of their debit card, as a (3). In the messages, banks mentioned that due to a (4) in fraudulent transactions at ATMs in banks, debits cards could have been compromised. So to protect the account, banks advised the customers to change their PINs immediately.
The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) is reissuing over 600,000 debit cards. It said in a statement card network companies such as NPCI, Mastercard and Visa had informed banks in India about a (5) risk to some cards due to data security breach. “Accordingly, SBI has taken precautionary measures and has blocked cards of certain customers identified by the networks,” an SBI spokesperson said. The bank is (6) new cards at no cost to the customers whose cards have been blocked. Recently, Axis Bank Ltd also reported to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) about a potential threat . “We proactively communicate potential threats to the regulator to maintain broader systemic integrity. Our internal monitoring (7) identified such a threat recently and all steps have been undertaken to neutralise the same. There has been no loss to our customers,” said an Axis Bank spokesperson in a statement.
Q1 Choose the correct option for (1)
01. breaches
02. treat
03. violate
04. contractual
05. evolution
Q2 Choose the correct option for (2)
01. vaporous
02. compromised
03. threaten
04. focussed
05. subtle
Q3 Choose the correct option for (3)
01. attention
02. aware
03. halt
04. hobble
05. precaution
Q-4 Choose the correct option for (4)
01. increased
02. spike
03. grown
04. wide
05. large
Q-5 Choose the correct option for (5)
01. pacify
02. potentially
03. curb
04. conquer
05. potential
Q-6 Choose the correct option for (6)
01. issuing
02. given
03. having
04. borrower
05. organising
Q-7 Choose the correct option for (7)
01. delinquency
02. functional
03. mechanism
04. stumble
05. stagger
Q8-10 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).
Q8 Tension prevailed in the Bay of Bengal(1)/ when fishermen in large numbers prevented the seismic survey(2)/ in the deep sea and snatched the material(3)/ been used by the scientists before returning to the shore.(4)/No Error (5)
01. Tension prevailed in the Bay of Bengal
02. when fishermen in large numbers prevented the seismic survey
03. in the deep sea and snatched the material
04. been used by the scientists before returning to the shore
05. No Error
Q9 We have made the good beginning by commencing(1)/ export of 3 MW to the border towns of Myanmar,(2)/ which could be scaled up by constructing(3)/ a better transmission infrastructure.(4)/No Error(5)
01. We have made the good beginning by commencing
02. export of 3 MW to the border towns of Myanmar
03. which could be scaled up by constructing
04. a better transmission infrastructure
05. No Error
Q10 In a country like India, when capital has other competing demands,(1)/ investment in the power sector could be made(2)/ more profitable with the adoption of a slew(3)/ of measures that increase the consumption of electricity./No Error (5)
01. In a country like India, when capital has other competing demands
02. investment in the power sector could be made
03. more profitable with the adoption of a slew
04. of measures that increase the consumption of electricity
05. No Error
Answers:-
Q.1 (1)
Q.2 (2)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (2)
Q.5 (5)
Q.6 (1)
Q.7 (3)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (1)
Q.10 (1)
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