English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS and other bank exams. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the paragraph summary questions and jumbled paragraph questions, new pattern English section of banking and insurance exams.
Direction ( 1-15) : In the following passage some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
What makes paper money so valuable? After all, in (1) to commodity money like gold and silver (2) have been in use (3) centuries, these printed pieces of paper (4) very little intrinsic value. Yet they get (5)for valuable goods every day. In fact, the sale of almost any good today (6)money being accepted (7) the seller. The usual answer (8) by economists to explain this paradox has to do with the coercive (9)of government. (10)the government mandates that citizens must accept paper money issued by it in any transaction, they argue, paper money attains value. It is (11) that other economists doubt (12) people will accept paper currency as money, even if it is the government that forces them to use it. historically, paper currencies became (13) only (14) they were initially backed by (15) like gold and silver.
Q1.
(a)combining
(b)talking
(c)relation
(d) contrast
(e)none of these
Q2.
(a)which
(b)who
(c)it
(d)than
(e) none of these
Q3.
(a)since
(b)for
(c)during
(d)in
(e) none of these
Q4.
(a)has
(b)had
(c)have
(d)is
(e)none of these
Q5.
(a)formed
(b)exchanged
(c)called
(d)issued
(e)none of these
Q6.
(a)involves
(b)initiate
(c)create
(d)invite
(e)none of these
Q7.
(a)to
(b)by
(c)in
(d)from
(e)none of these
Q8.
(a)assumed
(b)related
(c)exclaimed
(d)provided
(e)none of these
Q9.
(a)ambition
(b)thought
(c)power
(d)nature
(e)none of these
Q10.
(a)starting
(b)at
(c)for
(d)since
(e)none of these
Q11.
(a)noteworthy
(b)repudiate
(c)admirable
(d)ignorable
(e)none of these
Q12.
(a)weather
(b)as
(c)whether
(d)because
(e)none of these
Q13.
(a)acceptable
(b)commitment
(c)avoidable
(d)durable
(e)none of these
Q14.
(a)since
(b)due
(c)being
(d)because
(e)none of these
Q15.
(a)pillars
(b)commodities
(c)material
(d)seller
(e)none of these
Solutions
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol.contrast: used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first, 'in Contrast to' is used. Hence option D is the correct choice.
S2. Ans.(a)
Sol.Option A is the right choice.
The main difference between who and which is that you should only use who to refer to a person or people – who is never used to refer to thing while Which refers to things.
S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B is the right choice
Use since to indicate the beginning of a time period until the present. Since is used for the starting point of actions, events or states of being. Since can only be used with the perfect tenses.Use for when you’re talking about an amount of time – how long something happens. Usually, you use it with a period of time. It can be specific or general. For can be used with all tenses.
S4. Ans.(c)
Sol.Have is the appropriate choice.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Option B gives the right sense.
S6. Ans.(a)
Sol.involves money gives the coherent meaning.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Accepted by the seller.
S8. Ans.(d)
Sol.'provided' is the correct answer.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol.Option C
S10. Ans.(d)
Sol. Since is used to indicate the beginning of a time period until the present
S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. noteworthy is the appropriate choice.
S12. Ans.(c)
Sol. whether is the apt choice.
weather- the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. acceptable is the only option that fits well and makes the meaning of sentence coherent.
S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. because is the appropriate choice.Option B, due comes with 'to'. other options do not fit well.
S15. Ans.(b)
Sol. 'commodities' is the apt choice.
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