English Language Special for Bank PO and Clerical Exams - Part 2

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1. Most of these banks will be  ____________  branches in our city.
1. cutting
2. seeing
3. opening
4. initiate
5. making 
2. The risks of corruption surely demand some system of regulation ____________   the disclosure of party's financial records under the RTI Act.
1. except
2. exempting
3. against
4. including
5. as much as 
   
3. Violence, even when deployed in the name of the oppressed, ____________  brutalises all, and the oppressed suffer the most.
1. seldom
2. ultimately
3. never
4. which
5. that 
4. Most Muslims in Indonesia, a secular country, are moderate but a small extremist ____________  has become more vocal in recent years.
1. class 
2. society
3. people 
4. citizen
5. fringe 
5. A Pakistani court allowed the trail of former military Pervez Musharraf for ____________  and detaining dozens of judges in 2007.
1. sacking 
2. scuttling
3. resigning
4. favouring
5. vandalising
6.  The Finance Ministry invited  comments ____________  the public on the report of the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission.
1. of
2. about
3. from
4. for
5. around 
7. They work hard not because of the  ____________  but because of their inner urge.
1. desire
2. drive
3. energy
4. incentive
5. motivation 
8. His ____________   background has made him so docile.
1. famous
2. lucrative
3. rich
4. advanced
5. humble 
9. It is ____________  for everyone to abide by the laws of the land.
1. expected
2. obligatory
3. meant
4. optional
5. recommended
10. ____________   he is a hard worker, his quality of work is not of a desirable level.
1. Despite
2. Because
3. Although
4. Somehow
5. However 
11. In spite of repeated instructions, he ____________   the same mistakes.
1. commits
2. detects
3. corrects
4. imitates
5. exhibits 
12. The great advantage of early rising is the good ____________   it gives us in our day's work.
1. kick 
2. spirit
3. feeling 
4. humour
5. tonic 
13. The best friend a man has in this world may ____________    against him and become his enemy.
1. fight 
2. appear
3. change 
4. bore
5. turn 
14. No one can say that hospitality is a ____________  which the natives of this land do not have.
1. practice 
2. process
3. tradition 
4. virtue
5. religion 
15. In a country where the landlord has a permanent property in the soil it will be worth his ____________  to improve that property.
1. asset
2. while 
3. trail
4. effect 
5. business
16. The new textile policy lays great emphasis on stabilising cotton prices to  ____________ the interest of cotton growers.
1. improve 
2. raise
3. protect 
4. channelize
5. diversify 
17. 700 men worked for 10 years to  ____________   the Borobudur temple in Java to its former glory.
1. restore
2. give
3. create
4. revive
5. reanimate
18. Hopes of a settlement depend on the ____________   of the discussion.
1. findings
2. outcome
3. breakthrough
4. resolutions
5. achievements 
19. The seating arrangement makes it difficult for the students to ____________  from each other.
1. copy
2. talk
3. relate
4. complaint
5. train 
20. I've ____________  myself some fun when the exams are over.
1. said
2. alerted
3. forced
4. promised
5. asked 
21. There is no  ____________  that the knife belonged to her.
1. signs
2. proof
3. notes
4. intelligence
5. drawing 
22. He found the jewellery box empty. All the ornaments, jewels, etc were  ____________ 
1. protected
2. seized
3. sold
4. melted
5. stolen 
23.  Ill health cannot dampen his spirits. He was found quite ____________  at the ceremony.
1. spiritual
2. effervescent
3. subdued
4. uncomfortable
5. nervous 
24. There is a growing indifference among the villagers. ____________  of them bothered to extinguish the fire which broke out in the hutments.
1. Most
2. Many
3. Few
4. None
5. Everyone 
25. We spared no efforts to win, but the opposite side did better. The result was obviously ____________  us.
1. in favour of
2. rejoicing
3. against
4. grudging
5. introspecting

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