English Language Practice Test for IBPS Bank Exams - Set 11

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(Q. 16-20) : In each of the following questions four words are given of which two words are most nearly the same in meaning. Find those words and indicate the number of correct letter combination as your answer.

16. 

(A) Reveal
(B) Recollect
(C) Quote
(D) Cite

1) A-B
2) B-C
3) C-D
4) A-C
5) A-D


17.
(A) Distinction
(B) Diffusion
(C) Difference
(D) Disagreement

1) A-B
2)13-C
3) A-C
4) D-A
5) B-D


18.
(A) Presume
(B) Think
(C) Suppose
(D) Believe

1) A-C
2) B-C
3) D-C
4) A-B
5) B-D


19.
(A) Sabotage
(B) Pollute
(C) Shout
(D) Scuttle

1) A-C
2) A-B
3) C-D
4) B-C
5) A-D


20.
(A) Noisy
(B) Harmful
(C) Rancorous
(D) Harsh

1) A-B
2) C-D
3) B-D
4)13-C
5) A-D


Directions (Q.21-25) : Rearrange the following seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F) and (0) in the proper order and then answer the questions given below them.

(A) Then, fulfill that dream, with the help we offer.
(B) Are you willing to set goals that will move you towards making that dream a reality?
(C) But, for those who are willing to dream big.
(D) This book seeks to challenge people who are willing to dream.
(E) I want to ask you two questions.
(F) I offer this, not for the already achieved, or those who think of themselves as hopeless.
(G) Are you willing to dream of doing great thing ?



21. Which is the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2)A
3) C
4)G
5)B


22. Which is the FIRST sentence after rearrangement ?
1)13
2)G
3)E
4)D
5)C


23. Which is the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
I)E
2)C
3)G
4)D
5)B


24. Which is the LAST sentence after rearrangement ?
1)D
2)C
3)B
4)A
5) G


25. Which is the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement ?
1)C
2)D
3)E
4)F
5)G


Directions (Q.26 - 35): In the following pas-sage, 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 recent years, banking industry has been undergoing rapid changes, reflecting a number of ____26_____  developments. The most significant has been advancements in communication and information technology which have ___27_____ and broadened the ___28______ of financial information while lowering the costs of many financial activities. A second key ______29_____ for change has been the increasing competition among a broad      30          of domestic and foreign institutions in providing banking and          31           financial services. Third, financial activity has become large relative to overall economic activity in most economies. This has meant that any ..(32)- of the financial markets or financial infrastructure has broader economic _____433        than might have been the case ____34 ___ .These developments have _____35____  consequences for the institutional and systematic structure of the financial sector in general and banking in particular.

26. 1) challenging 2) subjective 3) stimulated 4) underlying 5) principled


27. I) measured 2) motioned 3) habituated 4) processed 5) accelerated


28. I) concealment 2) disagreement 3) dissemination 4) sowing 5) differentiation


29. 1) force 2) impetus 3) pull 4) movement 5) energy


30. 1) group 2) rank 3) place 4) range 5) row


31. I) ) personal 2) relegated 3) related 4) noticed 5) referenced


32. 1) disruption 2) dissociation 3) shattering 4) split 5) dissection


33. 1) branches 2) clusters 3) arrangement 4) ramifications 5) subdivisions


34. 1) closely 2) previously 3) timely 4) hastily 5) questionably


35. 1) stately 2) manifold 3) shrinking 4) applicable 5) functioning

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