English Practice Questions for Bank Exams

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Directions : Of the four alternatives given under each sentence, find the one that best fits into the blank space.

 1.  A …..thief was caught by the police last night.

            (a)    Famous

            (b)   Popular

            (c)    Renowned

            (d)   Notorious

 

       2. Despite her pleas, the mistress did not…..to her request.

          (a)    Accede

          (b)   Convince

          (c)    Favour

          (d)   Approve

  

3. The bank clerk tried to…..money from his friend’s account.

(a)Empower

(b)Embellish

(c)Embroil

(d)Embezzle

 

4. The figures were barely ….. in the dim light.

(a)Obvious

(b)Perceived 

(c)Perceptive

(d)Susceptible 

 

5. Giving to his sons the key to success, he slept a (an) ….. sleep.

(a)Perennial

(b)Amiable

(c)Ephemeral

(d)Eternal

 

6. The doctor gave the women a ….. to calm her down.

(a)Tonic 

(b)Sedative

(c Antiseptic

(d)Antidote

7. The accused denied having committed the crime but could advance no sound arguments to ….. the charges.

(a)Refuse 

(b)Repress

(c)Refute

(d)Reproof

      8. He….. a lot over the pros and cons of the issue but could arrive at no fruitful result.

      (a)    Envisioned

      (b)   Contemplated

      (c)    Embodied

      (d)   Envisaged

9. We did not have the ….. idea of the problems involved in the work.

(a)Closet

(b)Feeblest

(c)Weakest

(d)Faintest

10. They are refugees in need of …..

(a)Renovation

(b)Recapitulation

(c)Restoration

(d)Rehabilitation

 

     11.   Nobody can say what…..him to commit this crime.

     (a)    Excited

     (b)   Attracted

     (c)    Prompted

     (d)   Roused

       

12. Every human being in the developed country ….. over five pounds of solid wastes per day in various forms.

(a)Contributes

(b)Fosters

(c)Produces

(d)Develops

     

13. He wanted to help…..poverty.

(a) Diminish

(b)Reduce

(c) Dwindle

(d) Deplete

14. The annual…..of industrial products has risen enormously in recent years.

(a)Outbreak

(b)Output

(c)Outcome

(d)Outlay

 

     15. The speaker painted a….. picture of hunger in parts of India.

     (a)    Poignant

     (b)   Passionate

     (c)    Parsimonious

     (d)   Chimerical

  

16. “Mind your own business”, he said …..

(a)Meekly

(b)Heavily

(c)Sharply

(d)Clumsily

   

17. Please do not ….. the offer made by the chairman.

(a)Refrain

(b)Refute

(c)Refuse

(d)Refuge

 

18. At one point, it looked as if an area of agreement would ….. specially over the issue of productivity linked Wages.

(a)Emerge

(b)Grow

(c)Develop

(d)Come out

 

       

      19. Even after a long discussion, the committee could not reach a ….. decision.

(a)Cordial

(b)Joint 

(c)Unanimous 

(d)Common

  

20. If our friends are not able to take us in their car, we must make ….. arrangements to go to the airport.

(a)Possible

(b)Alternate 

(c)Another

(d)Alternative

   

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