Thursday, August 25, 2011

English Language questions for IBPS CWE


—(Q. 1–5) Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below it—

A. Strict obedience to these rules is called discipline.
B. In the same way, a society where rules are not followed cannot survive for long.
C. Only then a society can be run in an orderly fashion.
D. A society can exist properly only when men living in it agree upon certain rules of conduct.
E. For example, if the people on the road do not obey traffic rules there will be complete disorder and con-fusion.
F. Students must obey their teachers, children their parents, citizens the laws and so on and so forth.

1. Which of the following is the fifth sentence?             (A) A       (B) B       (C) C      (D) E       (E) F
2. Which of the following is the sixth (Last) sentence?(A) A       (B) B       (C) C      (D) D      (E) E
3. Which of the following is the second sentence?      (A) A       (B) B       (C) C      (D) D      (E) E
4. Which of the following is the first sentence?             (A) A       (B) B       (C) C      (D) D      (E) E
5. Which of the following is the third sentence ?           (A) A       (B) B       (C) C      (D) E       (E) F

—(Q. 6–10) Pick out the most effective word from among the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

6. She did not like to…………her decision like a dictator on her subordinates.
(A) divulge        (B) prompt        (C) enforce        (D) deploy        (E) make
7. People unfortunately………that money brings happiness.(A) assume (B) deny (C) object (D) rely (E) conscious
8. The public have………a protest against the new rules of the budget.
(A) organize (B) demonstrated (C) compiled (D) pursued (E) launched
9. Sarojini Naidu will always be remembered for her……… to the national cause.
(A) blessing (B) involvement (C) pursuit (D) dedication (E) command
10. Poverty has to be………and the basic necessities of life should be made available to everyone.
(A) destroyed (B) eliminated (C) finished (D) magnified (E) considered

—(Q. 11–15) In each of these questions, two of the words are related in some way i.e., they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents that pair.
11. 1.moderate  2.Easy  3.significant  4.strenuous        (A) 2–4 (B) 1–2  (C) 1–3 D) 2–3   (E) 3–4
12. 1.focus  2.trivial 3.vital 4. Site                                 (A) 1–2 (B) 2–4  (C) 1–3 (D) 3–4  (E) 2–3
13. 1.defer 2.dispute3. prefer 4. Challenge                    (A) 2–3 (B) 1–3  (C) 2–1 (D) 2–4  (E) 3–4
14. 1.consequence2. potential3. Influence 4.ability       (A) 4–3 (B) 2–4  (C) 2–3 (D) 1–3  (E) 4–1
15. 1.rebuke 2.oppose 3.praise 4.Distrust                     (A) 1–2 (B) 2–3  (C) 1–3 (D) 3–4  (E) 2–4

—(Q. 16–25) In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been . These are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fills the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.


Delinking of jobs from degrees is one of the …(26)… features of our education …(27)…. There has been a …(28)… fall in …(29)… in the academic field in recent years. There is a …(30)… of degree holders in the country, as a result, university degrees have …(31)… their value and charm while the number of students in colleges and universities of the country has been …(32)… rising. Consequently thousands of graduates and post graduates come out of these institutions and stand in queues waiting to get some …(33)… jobs …(34)… in the country. Moreover, these degree holders do not have any technical or vocational knowledge needed for a particular job. As a result, the number of educated unemployed has been rising …(35)…. It has created a very serious problem.

16. (A) minor         (B) trivial                   (C) unachievable  (D) irrelevant        (E) salient
17. (A) process     (B) policy                  (C) development (D) guideline          (E) procedures
18. (A) expected    (B) sheer                 (C) rough               (D) steep                (E) gentle
19. (A) assessment(B) evaluation      (C) competence   (D) fees                  (E) value
20. (A) flood             (B) class                (C) party                 (D) mob                  (E) rabble
21. (A) mislaid        (B) lost                    (C) increase          (D) found               (E) establish
22. (A) slowly          (B) hastily               (C) deeply              (D) waiting             (E) out
23. (A) suitable       (B) remain              (C) study                (D) live                   (E) place
24. (A) frequency     (B) occurrence      (C) event               (D) chance            (E) blocking
25. (A) fever              (B) outshine          (C) lean                 (D) dwarfed           (E) horribly


1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (E) 5. (E) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (E) 9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (E) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (C) 20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (E)

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