RBI Assistant Exam General Awareness Solved Questions (Exam Held On: 26-09-2014 Evening Shift)

1. Tibor full form - Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate

2. Japan's dance - Odori and Mai

3. Current CRR - 4% 

4. How much interest paid by rbi on deposit of CRR? Zero

5. Prime minister of UK - David Cameroon

6. Newly elected deputy governor - S.S. Mundra

7. RBI proposed for 5th deputy governor by post - Chief Operating Officer

8. One question was from world bank (option given ..not part of wb)

9. One question from tag line of bank

10. Which is not nationalised bank from option

11., No question from budget

12. Shadow banking committee headed by - T. Vijay Bhaskar

13. Overhead is related which sport - Netball

14. Who is lady election commission officer? V.S. Ramadevi

15. FDI in Public sector bank? - 20%

16. Summer 2016 games held in? Rio De Janeiro

IBPS RRB Exam (Office Assistant) General Awareness Questions (Exam Held on: 17-09-2014)

1.    What is current CRR Rate - 4%

2.    How much % SLR cut down in monetary policy - 0.5%

3.    Minimum paid-up capital for payment banks – Rs 100 Crore

4.    Which organisation gives loan to landless farmer- NABARD

5.    BRICS bank head office will be located in which country- Shangai, China

6.    “Strictly Personal, Manmohan and Gursharan” a book is written by- Daman Singh

7.    In India economic condition are measured after - 5 yrs

8.    Governor of U.P – Ram Naik

9.    Lab To Land is a initiative of which Ministry -  Ministry of Rural Development

10.  Who is Tony Abott – Prime Minister of Australia

11.  Who is the minister of Ministry of Home Affairs - Rajnath Singh

12.  Who is Civil aviation Minister - Ashok Gajapati Raju

13.  Which state ban wearing dhoti in parliament- Tamil Nadu

14.  Which state has large number of tigers- Karnataka

Note: Tiger census: In the latest census, Karnataka has overtaken Madhya Pradesh, as the state with the most tigers. 

15.  What is the age limit for voting right- 18 years

16.  ISIS is active in which state – Iraq

17.  Mars Orbiter Mission, informally called - Mangalyaan

18.  What is HAL Dhruv -  It is a utility helicopter developed and manufactured by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.

19.  Rainfall density is highest in which state- Cherrapunji, Meghalaya

20.  Who is the head of UNESCO - Irina Bokova

21.  Ban Ki -moon is the Secretary-General  of – UN

22.  Which country is helping India for Ganga rejuvenation – Japan

23.  According to Union budget 2014-15, Agricultural university will open in which state – Andhra Pradesh & Rajasthan

24.  Gandhi Nagar is the capital of which state- Gujarat

25.  Nalanda university is located in which state –Bihrar

26.  Telangan’s state brand ambassador- Sania Mirza

27.  Human Development index 2014 topped by which country -  Norway

28.  Capital of Maldives- Malé

29.  Bangkok is the capital of which country- Thailand

30.  Jitu Rai is associated with - Shooting

31.  What is the rank of India in CWG 2014 games medal tally– Fifth

32.  Parupalli Kashyap is related to with which game - Badminton

33.  K. Sanjita chanu belongs from which state - Manipur

34.  Tiger wood is related with which game- Golf

35.  Novok Djokovic is related to which game - Tennis

36.  Roger Feredar is related to which game – Tennis

37.  Which country tops medal tally in CWE 2014 games – England

38.  Which country finished 2^nd rank in medal tally in CWE 2014 games -Australia

39.  Union Cabinet approved the Juvenile Justice Bill, 2014, age limit for juvenile to be carried in court for heinous crime is - The bill will treat minors above the age of 16 as adults, who are accused of heinous crimes like rape and murder.

40.  HUCK term related to which game- Ultimate Frisbee

SIDBI Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ General Awareness Questions (Exam Held on: 02 & 03-09-2014)

1. Who is the first woman director of Reliance group ? -Nita ambani
2. Who was the first indian governor of RBI ?  -C D Desmukh
3. Commercial paper use in as an ? - It is typically issued by large banks or corporations to cover short-term receivables and meet short-term financial obligations
4. RRB is a type of ? -Rural bank  
5. What is the changed limit of FDI in insurance sector ?  - 49% FROM 26%
6. What is the full form of BBPS ? - BHARAT BILL PAYMENT SYSTEM
7. When we write any program in a language we are  supposed to be doing ? - CODING
8. What is the full form of TCP/IP ? - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
9. What is the current computer generation ? - 5th Generation
10. What is the full form of  ESOP? - Employee Stock Ownership Plan
11. Who is the author of  the book 'The Accidental Prime minister' ? - Sanjaya Baru
12. The drawee of a cheque is ? - DRAWEE is the bank which is assigned to pay the PAYEE
13. Who is the watchdog of indian market? - SEBI
14. What is the full form of CRAR? - Capital to risk assets ratio
15. What is the Award associated with indian cinema field ? - Dada Saheb Phalke award(among options)
16. What is the full form of  DICGC? - Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
17. 1 may is foundation day of which state?- Maharashtra and Gujrat
18. Dilwara temple is located in which state? -Rajasthan
19. What is the full form of REIT ?  – Real Estate Investment Trust
20. Which firm got recently banking license ? – IDFC & Bandhan
21. Who were the founder of World wide Web ? - Robert Cailliau & Tim Berners-Lee
22. Apex board for controlling agriculture and rural development – NABARD
23. Who was the first governor of RBI ?– Sir Osborne Smith
24. Where is the Permanent secretariat of SAARC? – Kathmandu
25. Who is Lalgudi Jayaram ?  – Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer
26. Which company raised 1bn $ recently in fresh funding ? – Flipkart
27. commercial paper can be issued by company having minimum net worth? not less than 4 cr
28. Origin of the concept of Microfinance was in which country ?  Bangladesh
29. Which can be said as “Buy now, pay now” card ?  – Debit Card
30. The 21st CommonWealth Games will be held in – Queensland, Australia
31. The CAR is related to ? – Risk weighted Assets
32. Asset reconstruction companies related with — Non Performing Assets (NPAs)
33. What is the full form of SFIO ? - Serious Fraud Investigation Office
34. What is the full form of  MSF ? - marginal standing facility
35. What is the full form of  MIMD ? —Multiple instruction Multiple Data
36. What is the full form of PIN ? - Personal Identification Number 
37. A question each on Open market operation , mortgage and FCNR bonds

Malwa Gramin Bank Officers Exam., 2012

General English

(Exam Held on 8-1-2012)

Directions—(Q. 1 to 11) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E) (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any)

1. The martyrdom (A) / about Sardar Bhagat (B) / Singh created (C) / a stir. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

2. He is well (A) / known in Hindi, (B) / Urdu and (C) / Arabic languages. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

3. Ruskin had postulated (A) / the concept of ‘social affection’ (B) / as the founding principle (C) / of a humane economy. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

4. His only motive (A) / was to finding (B) / the truth and (C) / follow it. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

5. On the surfacing (A) / she presented herself (B) / as someone in supreme (C) / control of her life. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

6. Motivating the youth of (A) / the nation is (B) / the central theme (C) / of the book. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

7. He have faced (A) / failures and (B) / disappointments without (C) / feeling defeated. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (A)

8. Since time immemorial (A) /, India’s spiritual (B) / wisdom has being (C) / its strength. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

9. Courage is an (A) / inner fortress which (B) / no enemy can (C) / ever destruction. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

10. Boldness has (A) / genius, power and (B) / magic in it along (C) / with infinite possibilities. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

11. Rahul found college (A) / life most interesting (B) / and energetic than (C) / his schools days. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 12–22) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., ‘All Correct’ as your answer.

12. The beach, (A) trees and the breese (B) created a feeling (C) of extra-ordinary (D) calm. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

13. No mattar (A) how tired he feels, he never (B) misses the evening (C) walk post dinner. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

14. Either (A) kings and ordinary (B) men, studied (C) together (D) in gurukuls. All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

15. The great (A) leader called (B) upon his people (C) to rise to their highest capabilities. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

16. From the ashes (A) of the devastating (B) war, Germany has emerged (C) as a powerful (D) nation. All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

17. The peon (A) has met (B) with an accident (C) while acrossing (D) the road. All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

18. He was a relentless (A) crusader against (B) feudalism and colonalsm (C) in the pre independence (D) era. All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

19. After several (A) years of political turmoil, (B) the state has finally (C) gained stable. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

20. Fake (A) and fabricated (B) cases were publicised to turnish (C) his political image. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

21. Youth (A) has to come foreword (B) to reform (C) the social structure. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

22. He laiy (A) in the bed to rest, (B) and within (C) no time dozed (D) off to sleep. All correct (E)
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 23 to 32) 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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Parenting is a difficult job. A creative and imaginative …(23)… is a great …(24)… to the …(25)… parent. This is precisely the reason why a repressive society produces few creative and imaginative people. As not so ordinary children, the weaker ones are …(26)…, and the hardier ones often over react in a way that turns them into …(27)… or actual criminals if they happen to live in a squalid environment. As adults, most of us do not care to …(28)… the kinetic qualities of children. Just like we want them to stop wriggling or jumping or sloshing through puddles or dangling from fence posts, in the same way we …(29)… agile minds and mercurial temperaments. We don’t like to …(30)… silly questions, to respond to anxieties that take fantasy form, or to acknowledge the …(31)… life of the child’s …(32)….

23. (A) spouse
(B) sibling
(C) one
(D) people
(E) child
Ans : (E)

24. (A) bore
(B) challenges
(C) burden
(D) problematic
(E) companion
Ans : (C)

25. (A) ordinary
(B) surrogate
(C) step
(D) willing
(E) tension
Ans : (A)

26. (A) accepted
(B) tolerated
(C) crushed
(D) patented
(E) placed
Ans : (C)

27. (A) delinquents
(B) mad
(C) angry
(D) addictive
(E) useless
Ans : (A)

28. (A) peace
(B) hooking
(C) tolerant
(D) explore
(E) accessible
Ans : (D)

29. (A) resent
(B) accept
(C) revolt
(D) acknowledge
(E) punished
Ans : (D)

30. (A) ask
(B) manage
(C) participate
(D) encouraged
(E) answer
Ans : (E)

31. (A) deeper
(B) inside
(C) hide
(D) visible
(E) fake
Ans : (B)

32. (A) worldly
(B) spirit
(C) selve
(D) personalities
(E) gist
Ans : (B)

Directions—(Q. 33–37) Rearrange the following SIX sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below :
(1) Given a choice, all these parents would love to see these little slogging children enjoy their childhood at home or at school.
(2) Struck with acute poverty, many poor families almost force their children to work and earn.
(3) Its roots may be traced to the prevailing poverty in these continents.
(4) In these poverty stricken families, every member has to work for his/her own food.
(5) Child Labour is a phenomenon prevalent mostly in developing countries of Asia and Africa.
(6) With the cumulative earnings of all the members of the family, the members of the family are able to make their two ends meet.

33. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3
(D) 5
(E) 6
Ans : (E)

34. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?
(A) 3
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 2
Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence ?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 6
(E) 1
Ans : (A)

36. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 3
(E) 1
Ans : (C)

37. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence ?
(A) 1
(B) 6
(C) 4
(D) 2
(E) 5
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 38–40) Pick out the most effective word from the given words that describes the people/phenomenon being referred to—

38. Smith has no money. He has declared himself wealthless. He will be called a—
(A) Miser
(B) Honorary
(C) Pauper
(D) Mercenary
(E) Beggar
Ans : (C)

39. Someone works for welfare of women and strongly supports the rights of women will be called—
(A) Effiminate
(B) Egotist
(C) Eccentric
(D) Feminist
(E) Self-centered
Ans : (D)

40. People who do not know how to read or write are—
(A) Illiterate
(B) Uneducated
(C) Unaware
(D) Illegible
(E) Under developed
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 41–50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

The chasm between India’s flourishing cities and bleak rural hinterland is narrowing. Spread across 6,50,000 villages, with an average population of 1,100, rural villagers were long imagined by city dwellers as primitive, impoverished and irrelevant, something to drive past on the way to something else. A new prosperity is sprouting in rural India, it may be a trickle, but India’s urban prosperity is flowing to the countryside. The transformation of such villages will also add fuel to the debate over democracy’s influence on economic development. India has been faulted for growing more lethargically than China, in part because of its democracy. But the new rural prosperity suggests that the high cost of democracy also has a hidden benefit. By compelling each politician to deliver results to his own narrow constituency, democracy spreads economic change more thinly. In China, a widening income gap between town and country is worrying officials.

In India, what is changing is the nature of the rich-poor divide. That divide was once synonymous with the urban-rural split. The only way to get rich was to live in town, and to reside in the country was to be bound to interminable poverty. Across India, most of the workers are farmers or landless labourers. India’s riches to extend to them, economists say, will require a revolution in farm productivity; drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads, irrigation and lectricity; and the proliferation of labour-intensive factories to absorb surplus labour from the farms. None seems an immediate likelihood. But, being rural is no longer a life sentence of poverty. The government has invested billions of dollars in development, including road building and rural electrification, and has forced banks to lend to farmers. Hearty monsoons have fattened farmers’ profits. For rich and poor farmers alike, education is within closer reach. Ten years ago, the area that had three schools; now has five. And ever more students travel to small towns or cities to pursue higher education after high school. Widening educational access has helped farmers’ children to get city jobs and send money home.

Directions—(Q. 41–43) Choose the word which is most similar in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

41. Thinly
(A) evenly
(B) blindly
(C) heterogeneously
(D) circumstantially
(E) vaguely
Ans : (A)

42. Fattened
(A) unhealthy
(B) heightened
(C) depleted
(D) effected
(E) disowned
Ans : (B)

43. Interminable
(A) regular
(B) limited
(C) huge
(D) finite
(E) everlasting
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 44 and 45) Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

44. Primitive
(A) spirit
(B) waste
(C) modern
(D) folk
(E) country
Ans : (C)

45. Transformation
(A) secret
(B) addition
(C) development
(D) stagnation
(E) elaboration
Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following is TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) Indian economy has not progressed at all in the last few years
(B) Domocracy is the cause behind the Indian rural population becoming rich, while staying in the rural areas
(C) India being a democratic nation is a huge setback to the development of the Indian economy
(D) The economists in China are in favour of introducing a democratic set up in China
(E) None is true
Ans : (B)

47. Which of the following is NOT TRUE as per the passage ?
(A) The access to education has improved in the rural areas of India
(B) The rural people and rural areas were looked down upon by city dwellers
(C) Democracy leads to a homogenous distribution of economic prosperity
(D) The Chinese economy is being remodeled as per the Indian economy
(E) All are true
Ans : (D)

48. Which of the following suggests the correct meaning of the phrase urban-rural split, as used in the passage ?
(A) The poor live in urban areas, the rich live in rural areas
(B) The poor live in rural areas, the rich live in urban areas
(C) The urban poor exploit the rural poor
(D) The urban rich exploit the rural rich
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

49. Which of the following describes difference between India and China as quoted in the passage ?
(A) India is a rich nation, China is a poor one
(B) India has villages, China has no villages
(C) Indian economy has transformed, Chinese economy is stagnant
(D) While India is a democratic nation, China is not
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

50. Which of the following is not a measure (as suggested by economists) to be taken to extend India’s riches to the landless labourers ?
(A) Revolution in farm productivity
(B) Improvements in irrigation
(C) Proliferation of labour intensive factories
(D) Drastic improvements in infrastructure like roads and electricity
(E) Easy acess to loans
Ans : (E)

Allahabad Bank Clerk (Second Shift) Exam., 2011

General English 

(Exam Held on 8-5-2011)

Directions—(Q. 1–12) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.

Long ago, the country of Gandhara was ruled by a just and good king Vidyadhara. His subjects were very happy, but as the king grew older, everyone grew more and more worried because the king did not have any children who could take over the kingdom after him. The king was an avid gardener. He spent a lot of time tending to his garden, planting the finest flowers, fruit trees and vegetables. One day, after he finished working in his garden, he proclaimed, ‘I will distribute some seeds to all the children in the kingdom. The one who grows the biggest, healthiest plant within three months will become the prince or the princess.’

The next day there was a long queue of anxious parents and children outside the palace. Everyone was eager to get a seed and grow the best plant. Pingala, a poor farmer’s son, was among the children. Like the king, he too was fond of gardening and grew beautiful plants in his backyard. He took the seed from the king and planted it in a pot with great care. Some weeks passed and he plied it with water and manure, but the plant did not appear. Pingala tried changing the soil and transferred the seed to another pot, but even by the end of three months, nothing appeared.

At last the day came when all the children had to go to the king to show the plant they had grown. They went walking to the palace dressed in their best, holding beautiful plants in their hands. Only Pingala stood sadly, watching them go by. Pingala’s father had watched his son working hard with the seed and felt sorry for him. ‘Why don’t you go to the king with your empty pot ?’ he suggested. ‘At least he will know you tried your best.’ So Pingala too wore his best suit and joined the others outside the palace, holding his empty pot in his hand and ignoring the laughter around him. Soon the king arrived and began his inspection. The pots held flowers of different shades, beautiful and healthy, but the king did not look happy. At the end of the queue stood Pingala, and when the king reached him, he stopped in surprise.

‘My son, why have you come with an empty pot ? Could you not grow anything ?’ Pingala looked down and said, ‘Forgive me, your highness. I tried my best, I gave it the best soil and manure I had, but the plant would
not grow.’

Now the king’s face broke into a smile. He enveloped Pingala in his arms and announced, ‘This boy truly deserves to be crowned the prince ! I had given everyone roasted seeds, which would never grow. I wanted to see which child was the most honest one, and would admit he or she would not be able to grow anything. Only this young boy told the truth. I am sure he will rule this kingdom one day with truth and honesty.’

And indeed that was what happened. When the king grew old and died, Pingala, who had learnt everything from him, came to the throne and ruled Gandhara justly for many years.

1. Why did the king distribute seeds to all children in his kingdom ?
(A) It was part of one of the rituals of the kingdom
(B) He wanted to see who could grow the tallest plant
(C) He finished all his work in the garden and had extra seeds left
(D) He wanted to inculcate the hobby of gardening among the children of his kingdom
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

2. Why was Pingala holding an empty pot in his hands ?
(1) He could not grow the seed the king gave him.
(2) His plant did not survive after the second month.
(3) He wanted to be different from the other children.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) Only (1) and (3)
Ans : (A)

3. Why did Pingala’s father encourage him to go to the king with an empty pot ?
(1) He wanted the king to know that his son tried his best to grow the plant.
(2) He wanted his son to be noticed by the king.
(3) He wanted the king to realise that he had cheated his son.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (2)
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following word is most opposite to the word Admit printed in bold in the above story ?
(A) Reject
(B) Deny
(C) Dismiss
(D) Disclose
(E) Confess
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following sentence/s is true of Pingala’s father ?
(1) He was a farmer by profession.
(2) He was very encouraging towards his son.
(3) He was a poor man.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2) and (3)
(C) Only (2)
(D) Only (3)
(E) All (1), (2) and (3)
Ans : (E)

6. The king crowned Pingala heir to the kingdom because—
(A) he enjoyed gardening
(B) he was taken aback by his plant
(C) he was the only child to have admitted the truth
(D) he had the most beautiful and healthy plant
(E) he was in awe of his upbringing
Ans : (C)

7. What kind of seeds did the king give to the children ?
(1) The finest seeds he had.
(2) Roasted seeds that would never sprout.
(3) Vegetable and fruit seeds.
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (1) and (3)
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

8. Which of the following statements is false according to the passage ?
(A) Pingala was fond of gardening just like the king
(B) The king did not have any child who could take over the kingdom
(C) Pingala took great care of the seed the king gave him
(D) The seeds that the king gave to the children grew into beautiful and healthy plants
(E) The children were given three months to complete their assignment
Ans : (D)

9. Why did the king call for an inspection of the plants after three months ?
(A) He wanted to see which plant had the most beautiful flower
(B) He wanted to witness the joy on the children’s faces
(C) He wanted to see which plant would be the most useful to him
(D) He wanted to check the children’s gardening skills
(E) He wanted to see which child was honest and would admit the truth
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 10–12) Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

10. Avid
(A) Bright
(B) Intelligent
(C) Enthusiastic
(D) Lazy
(E) Amateur
Ans : (B)

11. Anxious
(A) Depressed
(B) Hopeless
(C) Carefree
(D) Doubtful
(E) Nervous
Ans : (E)

12. Finest
(A) Best
(B) Thinnest
(C) Ordinary
(D) Common
(E) Cheapest
Ans : (A)

Directions—(Q. 13–17) Which of the phrases (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct ? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘no correction is required’, mark (E) as the answer.

13. I am very keen to to learned about the town’s history.
(A) to learns
(B) to learn
(C) at learning
(D) to have learn
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

14. For the last three weeks the shop have been closed.
(A) is being closed
(B) has been closed
(C) are closed
(D) to have closed
(E) No correction required
Ans : (B)

15. If you had spoken to the receptionist, she would tell you where I was—
(A) would told you
(B) will tell you
(C) would have told you
(D) would be telling you
(E) No correction required
Ans : (C)

16. Many forests are facing the danger to be destroyed.
(A) of being
(B) to have been
(C) to being
(D) having being
(E) No correction required
Ans : (E)

17. The Science teacher seem to think that all the students in her class were lazy.
(A) to seem to think
(B) seem to be thinking
(C) seem to have thought
(D) seemed to think
(E) No correction required
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 18–22) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is ‘no error’, the answer is (E) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

18. We had to (A) / hurry to the airport (B) / as the flight departures (C) / from Mumbai at 6 : 30 pm. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

19. If you had (A) / watered the plant regularly, (B) / it would not (C) / have died. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (E)

20. I wonder if (A) / my colleague would (B) / like it to go to (C) / the conference with me. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (C)

21. We should focus (A) / our attention at (B) / the roads where accidents (C) / have already occurred. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

22. My friends are (A) / not allowed to (B) / go out without (C) / their parents’ consenting. (D) No error (E)
Ans : (D)

Directions—(Q. 23–27) In each question below, four words printed in bold are given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E) i.e., ‘All correct’ as your answer.

23. The tape (A) recordings contained (B) prove (C) of his involvement in the crime. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

24. Despite (A) all the research, (B) there is still no cure (C) for the desease. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (D)

25. Just because something (A) is expansive, (B) it is not necessarily (C) superior. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (B)

26. Although (A) Goa is a small State, (B) it is very popular (C) with tourists. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (C)

27. One does not appreciate (A) the importance (B) of good health (C) until one is ill. (D) All correct (E)
Ans : (E)

Directions—(Q. 28–32) Rearrange the following five sentences/ group of sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(1) “My horns are my weapons,” said the deer. “I’m sharpening them.”
(2) Frightened by the deer’s sharpened horns, he turned to the fox instead and shot him dead.
(3) The fox wondered why the deer was wasting time sharpening his weapons when there was no danger in sight.
(4) A wild deer was rubbing his horns against a tree. A fox passing by asked him what he was doing.
(5) Just then a hunter appeared at the scene.

28. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (B)

29. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (A)

30. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 5
(B) 4
(C) 3
(D) 2
(E) 1
Ans : (D)

31. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
Ans : (C)

Directions—(Q. 33–40) 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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

One day, it so happened that Emperor Akbar …(33)… on a rock in his garden. He was in a foul mood that day and the accident made him so …(34)… that he ordered the gardener’s arrest and execution. The next day when the gardener was …(35)… what his last wish would be before he was hanged, he …(36)… an audience with the emperor. His wish was …(37)…, but when the man neared the throne he loudly cleared his throat and spat at the emperor’s feet. The emperor was taken aback and …(38)… to know why he had done such a thing. The gardener had acted on Birbal’s advice and now Birbal stepped forward in the man’s defence. ‘Your Majesty,’ he said, “there could be no person more loyal to you than this unfortunate man. Fearing that people would say you hanged him for a trifle, he has gone out of his way to give you a …(39)… reason for hanging him.’’ The emperor, …(40)… that he was about to do great injustice to an innocent man, set the man free.

33. (A) fall
(B) faltered
(C) bruised
(D) trip
(E) stumbled
Ans : (E)

34. (A) imaginative
(B) troubled
(C) disturb
(D) angry
(E) unfortunate
Ans : (D)

35. (A) understanding
(B) question
(C) told
(D) requested
(E) asked
Ans : (D)

36. (A) willing
(B) requested
(C) said
(D) demand
(E) propose
Ans : (B)

37. (A) granted
(B) presented
(C) privileged
(D) judged
(E) weighed
Ans : (A)

38. (A) claimed
(B) asked
(C) demanded
(D) wanting
(E) seemed
Ans : (C)

39. (A) genuine
(B) some
(C) prized
(D) justly
(E) more
Ans : (A)

40. (A) understands
(B) realising
(C) foresee
(D) announced
(E) thinks
Ans : (D)

Malwa Gramin Bank Office Assistant Exam., 2011

General English 

(Held on 18-12-2011)

 

Directions– (Q. 1-10) 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 are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

In the modem times, few Indians stay put for a lifetime. They move from town to city and from city to suburb. They complete high school from a different state and ...(1)...college in a different one. They hop from a job in a particular region to a better job elsewhere. With each move, they make new friends, who become part of their ...(2)... lives at that time. For many of them, the summer is a special ...(3)... for new friendships. Today millions of Indians holiday abroad, and they go not only with an intent to see new ...(4)... but ...(5)... with the ...(6)... of meeting new people. No one really expects a casual ...(7)... to produce a close friend. But ...( 8) ...the beginning of a ...(9)... association is ...(10)…..

1. (A) like

(B) go

(C) move

(D) study

(E) attend

Ans : (E)

2. (A) usual

(B) daily

(C) common

(D) main

(E) society

Ans : (B)

3. (A) month

(B) seasonal

(C) era

(D) time

(E) week

Ans : (D)

4. (A) sights 

(B) area

(C) place 

(D) flowers

(E) palaces

Ans : (A)

5. (A) again 

(B) aim

(C) also 

(D) addition

(E) besides

Ans : (C)

6. (A) nope 

(B) ideal

(C) expect 

(D) visions

(E) ideas

Ans : (A)

7. (A) leave 

(B) trip

(C) experience 

(D) space

(E) holiday

Ans : (B)

8. (A) acceptably

(B) evidence

(C) surely

(D) immediately

(E) fastly

Ans : (C)

9. (A) lifelong 

(B) imaginative

(C) closely 

(D) friendship

(E) tourist

Ans : (A)

10. (A) accept 

(B) thought

(C) planned 

(D) plausibly

(E) possible

Ans : (E)

Directions– (Q. 11-20) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (E). (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any .)

11. A great (A) / speaker can (B) / keep the audiencing (C) / spell bound. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

12. You must (A) / concentration on (B) / the work allotted (C) / to you. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)

13. You can (A) / borrow this books (B) / if you promise (C) / to return them. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)

14. We spent (A) / the entire (B) / evening listen (C) / to songs. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

15. The committee (A) / discussed many (B) / things in its (C) / annual meeting. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

16. I writing him (A) / a letter to (B) / congratulate him (C) / on his success. (D) No Error (E)

Ans : (A)

17. Everybody knows (A) / regard the (B) / ill effects smoking has (C) / on health. (D) No Error (E)

Ans : (B)

18. Someone hit (A) / myself as (B) / I came (C) / into the room. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (B)

19. Somebody has (A) / broken the window (B) / by throwing (C) / many stone at it. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (D)

20. The picture (A) / is too heavy (B) / to be hang (C) / on the wall. (D) No error (E)

Ans : (C)

Directions– (Q. 21-25) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper

sequence so as to form a meaningful paragraph, and then answer the questions given below:

(1) The poor Iamb was very scared to die and decided to trick the wolf.

(2) When the wolf began to play, the shepherd and the dogs heard the sound of the flute, and they came to rescue the lamb.

(3) It continued by saying that it had heard the wolf play the flute and had liked it very much.

(4) The lamb requested the wolf to grant it a last wish.

(5) Once, a wolf carried off a baby lamb from its flock in order to eat it.

(6) The wolf was pleased and decided to grant the lamb its last wish.

21. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence ?

(A) 5 

(B) 1

(C) 6 

(D) 4

(E) 2

Ans : (A)

22. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence ?

(A) 2 

(B) 1

(C) 4 

(D) 6

(E) 3

Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence ?

(A) 1 

(B) 4

(C) 3 

(D) 5

(E) 2

Ans : (E)

24. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence ?

(A) 5 

(B) 2

(C) 4 

(D) 3

(E) 1

Ans : (E)

25. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence ?

(A) 1 

(B) 3

(C) 4 

(D) 2

(E) 6

Ans : (E)

Directions– (Q. 26-35) In each question below a sentence with four words printed in bold type is given. These are lettered as (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these four words printed in bold may either be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, mark (E) i.e., All Correct' as your answer.

26. He used (A) all his skills to calm the agitated (B) union leddar (C) and bring him to the negotiation (D) table. All correct (E)

Ans : (C)

27. I had a toothache, (A) so I took an appointment (B) with a famous (C) dentistry. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (D)

28. The city senter (A) is always (B) crowded (C) with tourists. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (A)

29. You can borrow (A) this book (B) if you promise (C) to return (D) it. All correct (E)

Ans : (E)

30. It isn't safe (A) to swim (B) in a weather (C) like these. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (D)

31. Patiense (A) and humility (B) have unlimited (C) power. (D) All correct. (E)

Ans : (A)

32. The delicious (A) lunch at the hotel satiated (B) my hungry (C) and desire. (D) All correct. (E)

Ans : (C)

33. I don't have enough (A) money to be able to afford (B) an expansive (C) holiday. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (C)

34. I expected (A) your house (B) to be very big, but it's not biggest (C) than mine. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (C)

35. You can ask your unkle (A) for anything (B) you want (C) as your birthday present. (D) All correct (E)

Ans : (A)

Directions– (Q. 36-50) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

Once, there was a boy who was afraid of the dark. He thought that when it was dark his bedroom filled up with monsters. But there came a time when he was too old to be allowed to keep. sleeping with the light on. That first night he was paralysed with fear , and his mind was full of monsters. So much so, that he went over to his wardrobe to get a torch. But when he opened the wardrobe door he came face to face

with a monster, and he let out the loudest scream in the world. 

The monster was equally shocked. It grabbed its multicoloured hair and started crying. The monster cried for so long that the boy's shock and fear subsided. He calmed the monster as much as he could, and started talking to him, asking him why he was crying, and what he was doing there. The monster told him it lived in the wardrobe, but never went out, because it was afraid of the boy. When the boy asked for the reason, the monster told that the boy's face seemed to be the most horrible thing it had ever seen with eyes, ears and a nose. The boy felt exactly the same way about the monster, who had an enormous head full of hair.

Eventually, they realized that both of them had been afraid of the same thing: the unknown. To lose their fear of each other all they had to do was get to know each other. They applied the same strategy to the other things. Together they travelled the world, seeing lions, tigers, crocodiles and even dragons. It was the first time either of them had seen such creatures, but they made the effort to get to know them, and ended up dispelling their fear, and becoming friends. All kinds of creatures visited the boy's bedroom each night and, instead of fearing them he learnt to get to know them and befriend them.

Directions– (Q. 36-39) Choose the word which is MOST SIMILAR in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 

36. HORRIBLE

(A) strange 

(B) offensive

(C) humorous 

(D) unholy

(E) appealing

Ans : (B)

37. DISPELLING

(A) eliminating

(B) ignoring

(C) assembling

(D) recalling

(E) accumulating

Ans : (A)

38. LOSE

(A) suffer 

(B) overcome

(C) gain 

(D) failure

(E) yield

Ans : (B)

39. CALMED

(A) relieved 

(B) freed 

(C) imposed 

(D) consoled

(E) attended

Ans : (D)

Directions– (Q. 40-42) Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in MEANING to the word printed in bold as used in the passage.

40. ALLOWED

(A) granted 

(B) oppressed

(C) caged 

(D) punised

(E) denied

Ans : (E)

41. SUBSIDED

(A) decreased 

(B) fulfilled

(C) ended 

(D) enhanced

(E) created

Ans : (D)

42. ENORMOUS

(A) repulsive 

(B) strange

(C) sparse 

(D) tiny

(E) foul

Ans : (D)

43. What happened to the boy when he slept with the lights off ?

(A) He dreamt of monsters with multicoloured hair.

(B) The boy cried all night and couldn't sleep.

(C) The monsters filled up the boy's room.

(D) The monster screamed so loudly that it woke the boy.

(E) The monster in the boy's wardrobe went to his parents' room.

Ans : (C)

44. What were the boy and the monster afraid of ?

(A) They were both afraid of playing in the dark.

(B) The monster was afraid of the dark, while the boy was afraid of light.

(C) They were both afraid of the same thing-the unknown.

(D) They were both afraid of the boy's parents.

(E) They were both afraid of the dragons that ate children and monsters.

Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following can be the most appropriate title for the story ? 

(A) The monster who was afraid of the creatures.

(B) Monsters are not friendly creatures.

(C) Why should we sleep in the dark.

(D) The boy and the creatures.

(E) The boy who was afraid of the dark.

Ans : (D)

46. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the boy as per the passage ?

(A) The boy slept with the lights switched off.

(B) The boy finally conquered his fear of the unknown.

(C) The boy had befriended the monster.

(D) The boy travelled the world and became friends with creatures .

(E) All are true.

Ans : (A)

47. Which of the following is TRUE about the monster as per the passage ?

(A) The monster mocked the boy.

(B) The monster was afraid of the boy's parents.

(C) The monster was envious of the boy.

(D) The monster had multicoloured hair.

(E) None is true.

Ans : (D)

48. Why did the monster start crying ?

(A) The boy had hurt the monster while opening the wadrobe.

(B) The monster was afraid of the boy as he looked strange to him.

(C) The monster had been locked inside the wadrobe.

(D) The monster thought that the boy would capture him.

(E) None of these.

Ans : (B)

49. Why was the boy afraid of sleeping in the dark ?

(A) He had terrible nightmares whenever he slept in the dark.

(B) He thought that the monster will eat him up in the dark.

(C) He thought that his hair would turn muticoloured in the dark.

(D) He thought that monsters filled up his bedroom in the dark.

(E) None of these.

Ans : (D)

50. Why did the creatures visit the boy every night ?

(A) The monster had called them to scare the boy.

(B) The creatures were afraid of staying in the jungle.

(C) The creatures had plotted to kill the monster in the boy's bedroom.

(D) The boy had befriended them.

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)