English Language Quiz For IBPS & SBI Exam | 08-12-2020

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1-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.

Libraries everywhere are reinventing themselves as social spaces too, which seems to be doing the trick of getting more people to actually visit one. And this begins with attractive design and amenities. “Come, visit us, eat in our round–the–clock cafeteria and our lovely courtyard where you can relax with a book and coffee,” reads the British Council, Chennai’s library webpage invitingly. Similarly, Amity University’s library has a Café Coffee Day outlet. Such facilities that go out of the way to get you to read can only be encouraging. But a library should be a place of serious study, you say? Then straight-back chairs, a straighter posture and caffeine–free atmosphere are only killing the will to study longer. ISB, Hyderabad, has made its library a perfect place to study but by being a lot less restrictive. You can bring along your coffee or whatever it is that you wish to drink, stay on till two in the morning and till 4 a.m. on exam days, no need to bother about a dress code or the right posture. “You can put up your feet on the table for all we care. And statistically speaking, the number of books that have been damaged by spilt coffee or water is negligible,” reveals Venkadesan. He also adds how some university libraries abroad have lounge chairs especially for students to take a quick nap between their study sessions!

Some like the Biblioteca de Santiago, Chile, go all out to reach out to the public. They have vending stations in the subway, Biblioboat — a library on boats; Bibliobike — a library on a bicycle, open-air market-lending points, plus there are no prohibition signs in the library — “Everything is possible in the Library,” reads its website. Even a fine ambience can work wonders rather than having mono-chromatic hard wood interiors. In the West, the Downtown Denver’s Public Library, for instance, also doubles up as a high-profile art centre by showcasing sculptures, murals and other art work that attract art lovers and tourists alike. The Rotterdam Public Library has an in–house movie theatre which also hosts festivals showcasing the work of local and student filmmakers, and the National Library, Singapore, houses The Drama Centre, a performing arts centre with a theatre. Events like author readings, competitions, exhibitions, hobby workshops and ‘Bring your children to the library’ Day to the list of suggestions to make a library more interactive and welcoming. The success of libraries today depends on initiatives that go beyond the individual library. Echoing that, Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Chennai, has an arrangement with the libraries of Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Management and the Bangalore University, wherein faculty and students can visit and use the resources offered at any of these institutions’ libraries by just flashing their college ID cards. Libraries may have assumed secondary status vis-à-vis the Internet as sources of information, but the former still scores higher on credibility of information. Not all information is easily available on the Internet, especially scholarly information but going the tech-way, libraries now have made available access to e-resources. E-journals, e-readers, audio books, podcasts, online catalogues, Wi-Fi, web pages, recommendations, alerts and apps — the adoption of technology is now more than ever. Multi–media rooms with access to numerous audio and video resources are a regular feature in most libraries. Despite all these innovations, technology only remains a tool, not a solution. If attitudes of libraries — librarians and management — do not change, no amount of technology can help libraries feature as an option in an information-seeker’s mind.

1 In which of the following way, libraries supersede internet as a source of information?

01. Libraries can be accessed by people living in remote areas where there is no electricity available.

02. The expenses of running a library are much lower than availing internet facility.

03. Information obtained from libraries is more reliable than that from internet.

04. Libraries provide space to have fun while reading whereas internet fails to provide the same.

05. Not mentioned in the passage

2 Which of the following can be the consequence of librarians' and management's unchanged perspective?

01. Even a fine ambience can work wonders rather than having mono-chromatic hard wood interiors

02. Facilities that go out of the way to get you to read can only be encouraging.

03. University libraries abroad will have lounge chairs especially for students to take a quick nap between their study sessions.

04. Libraries everywhere will be reinventing themselves as social spaces too.

05. No amount of technology can help libraries feature as an option in an information-seeker’s mind

3 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Reinventing

01. Composing

02. Ignoring

03. Discovering

04. Formulating

05. Shifting

4 How is bibliobike different from biblioboat?

01. The library on a biblioboat is larger than bibliobike.

02. Bibliobikes were used traditionally whereas bibliobats are used in modern times.

03. Bibliobikes are popular in cities whereas biblioboats are popular in coastal areas.

04. A library on a bike is bibliobike whereas a library on a boat is biblioboat.

05. Not clearly mentioned in the passage

5 Which of the following is FALSE in the context of the passage?

(A) All the information remains easily available on the internet.

(B) The adoption of technology has drawn people away from libraries.

(C) Modern libraries not only provide space for reading but also for relaxation while reading

(D) Technology only remains a solution, not a tool.

01. Only B

02. Only C

03. Only A and C

04. Only A and D

05. All of the above

6 Which of the following has not been cited as an example of ‘adoption of technology’ by the author?

A. Podcasts

B. E-journals and readers

C. Exhibitions

D. Wi-Fi

01. Only A

02. Both A and B

03. Both B and C

04. Both A and D

05. Only C

7 Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the word given in bold, as used in the passage.

Nap

01. Listing

02. Rest

03. Analysis

04. Preparation

05. Run

8 Why, according to the author, libraries have assumed secondary status?

01. Spending time at the library is considered a wastage of time by most people.

02. Internet is being widely used for reading purposes and receiving information.

03. Libraries have failed to provide the best reading experience due to financial crisis.

04. It is difficult to ensure good maintenance of books.

05. Libraries have always remained primary for diligent readers.

9 Choose the word most SIMILAR in meaning to the word given in bold, as used in the passage.

Initiatives

01. Originality

02. Outcomes

03. Leadership

04. Efforts

05. Resources

10 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.

Flashing

01. showing

02. reflecting

03. scratching

04. pausing

05. hiding

Answers :-

Q.1 (3)

Q.2 (5)

Q.3 (2)

Q.4 (4)

Q.5 (4)

Q.6 (5)

Q.7 (2)

Q.8 (2)

Q.9 (4)

Q.10 (5)