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English Comprehension PYQs

Reading comprehension, vocabulary, synonyms and antonyms, idiom usage, error spotting, sentence improvement, and cloze tests.

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 25 August 2024 Shift 4) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 241

IBPS Clerk 2024• English Language• English Language

Directions

In the following question, a sentence is given with four words marked as (A), (B), (C), and (D). These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with different arrangements of these words have been provided. Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark option (5) as your answer.

Using an appreciable(A) test, the scientists could fully use the reliable**(B)** from it since it would contain the most valid(C) and information**(D)** results.

  1. AOption (a)

    A-C

  2. BOption (b)

    B-D

  3. COption (c)

    C-D

  4. DOption (d)

    D-A

  5. EOption (e)

    No change required

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Answer: (a)A.

A-C

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Question 242

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Directions

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

Enforcement agencies must be allowed to use scientific methods to _______ and detect crime.

  1. AOption (a)

    Advent

  2. BOption (b)

    Fervent

  3. COption (c)

    Prevent

  4. DOption (d)

    Repent

  5. EOption (e)

    Invent

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Answer: (a)A.

Advent

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Question 243

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Directions

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.**

India’s strategic future is also _______ linked with Russia.

  1. AOption (a)

    Revocable

  2. BOption (b)

    Imperfect

  3. COption (c)

    Unfavorably

  4. DOption (d)

    Deadly

  5. EOption (e)

    Inextricably

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Answer: (a)A.

Revocable

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Question 244

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Directions

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

In 1924, terrible Hindu-Muslim riots _______ the Muslim-majority district of Kohat, in the North-West Frontier Province.

  1. AOption (a)

    Scarred

  2. BOption (b)

    Deterred

  3. COption (c)

    Conferred

  4. DOption (d)

    Referred

  5. EOption (e)

    Interfered

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Answer: (a)A.

Scarred

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Question 245

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Directions

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.

A similar sensitivity _______ among the speakers of Prakrits in ancient times.

  1. AOption (a)

    Suggested

  2. BOption (b)

    Interested

  3. COption (c)

    Existed

  4. DOption (d)

    Assisted

  5. EOption (e)

    Contested

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Answer: (a)A.

Suggested

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Question 246

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Directions: Five sentences A,B,C,D and E are given below, you need to rearrange the sentences so that the five sentences can together form a meaningful paragraph.

A. These diamonds are more valuable than the clusters of smaller crystals known as bort and carbonados.

B. To retrieve the diamonds, the earth is crushed and concentrated.

C. Scarce diamonds are large single crystals of Genuine crystalline carbon.

D. The concentrated material is then sorted by passing it over streams of water on greased tables.

E. Diamonds are found in diamantiferous earth that is located in both open-air pits and underground mines.

Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 247

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Directions: Five sentences A,B,C,D and E are given below, you need to rearrange the sentences so that the five sentences can together form a meaningful paragraph.

A. These diamonds are more valuable than the clusters of smaller crystals known as bort and carbonados.

B. To retrieve the diamonds, the earth is crushed and concentrated.

C. Scarce diamonds are large single crystals of Genuine crystalline carbon.

D. The concentrated material is then sorted by passing it over streams of water on greased tables.

E. Diamonds are found in diamantiferous earth that is located in both open-air pits and underground mines.

Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 248

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Directions: Five sentences A,B,C,D and E are given below, you need to rearrange the sentences so that the five sentences can together form a meaningful paragraph.

A. These diamonds are more valuable than the clusters of smaller crystals known as bort and carbonados.

B. To retrieve the diamonds, the earth is crushed and concentrated.

C. Scarce diamonds are large single crystals of Genuine crystalline carbon.

D. The concentrated material is then sorted by passing it over streams of water on greased tables.

E. Diamonds are found in diamantiferous earth that is located in both open-air pits and underground mines.

Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 249

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Directions: Five sentences A,B,C,D and E are given below, you need to rearrange the sentences so that the five sentences can together form a meaningful paragraph.

A. These diamonds are more valuable than the clusters of smaller crystals known as bort and carbonados.

B. To retrieve the diamonds, the earth is crushed and concentrated.

C. Scarce diamonds are large single crystals of Genuine crystalline carbon.

D. The concentrated material is then sorted by passing it over streams of water on greased tables.

E. Diamonds are found in diamantiferous earth that is located in both open-air pits and underground mines.

Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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Question 250

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Directions: Five sentences A,B,C,D and E are given below, you need to rearrange the sentences so that the five sentences can together form a meaningful paragraph.

A. These diamonds are more valuable than the clusters of smaller crystals known as bort and carbonados.

B. To retrieve the diamonds, the earth is crushed and concentrated.

C. Scarce diamonds are large single crystals of Genuine crystalline carbon.

D. The concentrated material is then sorted by passing it over streams of water on greased tables.

E. Diamonds are found in diamantiferous earth that is located in both open-air pits and underground mines.

Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

  1. AOption (a)

    A

  2. BOption (b)

    B

  3. COption (c)

    C

  4. DOption (d)

    D

  5. EOption (e)

    E

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

A

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IBPS Clerk Prelims Memory Based Paper (Held On: 25 August 2024 Shift 3) (Previous Year Paper)·English Language
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Question 251

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (A)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Stuttering

  2. BOption (b)

    Infinitesimal

  3. COption (c)

    Enticing

  4. DOption (d)

    Craving

  5. EOption (e)

    Repulsing

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Answer: (a)A.

Stuttering

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Question 252

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (B)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Stemming

  2. BOption (b)

    Inveigling

  3. COption (c)

    Highlighting

  4. DOption (d)

    Signalling

  5. EOption (e)

    Ameliorating

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Answer: (a)A.

Stemming

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Question 253

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (C)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Prognosis

  2. BOption (b)

    Research

  3. COption (c)

    Diagnosis

  4. DOption (d)

    Cravings

  5. EOption (e)

    Deficiencies

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Answer: (a)A.

Prognosis

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Question 254

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (D)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Didactic

  2. BOption (b)

    Abstruse

  3. COption (c)

    Diagnostic

  4. DOption (d)

    Pertinacious

  5. EOption (e)

    Psychological

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Answer: (a)A.

Didactic

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Question 255

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (E)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Experiments

  2. BOption (b)

    Serials

  3. COption (c)

    Animations

  4. DOption (d)

    Restrictions

  5. EOption (e)

    Pontifications

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Answer: (a)A.

Experiments

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Question 256

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (F)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Tepid

  2. BOption (b)

    Timid

  3. COption (c)

    Dreary

  4. DOption (d)

    Favourite

  5. EOption (e)

    Craven

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Answer: (a)A.

Tepid

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Question 257

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In the given question, a passage with seven blanks labeled (A) – (G) is given. You are required to fill the correct word in the blanks.

When we’re hungry, just about any food will do, but a (A) can leave us fixated on a particular food until we get our hands, or indeed mouths, on it. It’s widely believed that cravings are our body’s way of (B) to us that we’re deficient in a certain nutrient – and for pregnant women, their cravings signal what their baby needs. But is this really true? Much of the (C) into cravings has instead found that there are probably several causes for cravings – and they’re mostly (D).

In the early 1900s, Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov realized that dogs anticipated food in response to certain stimuli associated with feeding time. In a series of well-known (E), Pavlov taught the dogs to respond to the sound of a bell by drooling. Food cravings largely can be explained by this conditioning response. If you always eat popcorn when you watch your (F) TV show, your cravings for popcorn will increase when you watch it. Chocolate is one of the most common food cravings in the West – which supports the argument that cravings don’t stem from nutritional (G), since chocolate doesn’t really contain high levels of anything we could be deficient in.

Which of the following fits the blank labeled (G)?

  1. AOption (a)

    Dependencies

  2. BOption (b)

    Deficiencies

  3. COption (c)

    Artfulness

  4. DOption (d)

    Oversight

  5. EOption (e)

    Abundance

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

Dependencies

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 258

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In the following question, two columns are given containing three phrases each. The phrases are labelled A, B, and C in the first column and P, Q, and R in the second column. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase in the second column to make a grammatically and contextually meaningful sentence. Identify the correct option given below that gives the correct sequence in which one or more sentence can be formed. If none of the options makes it possible for a meaningful sentence to be formed, indicate 'None of these' as your answer.

Column 1Column 2
(A) Mr Adhikari was firm on switching loyalties(P) As the CPI(M) is still hostile to her and the party
(B) By November last year, it was clear(Q) Here professional organisations are very rare
(C) Her dependence on the UDF appeared very obvious(R) A list in relation to each State
  1. AOption (a)

    C-Q

  2. BOption (b)

    C-R

  3. COption (c)

    C-P

  4. DOption (d)

    A-P

  5. EOption (e)

    None of these

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

C-Q

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 259

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Which of these phrases given below the sentence should replace the word/phrase given 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 'No correction required' as the answer.

He is the better of the two players.

  1. AOption (a)

    better

  2. BOption (b)

    the best

  3. COption (c)

    best

  4. DOption (d)

    good

  5. EOption (e)

    no correction required

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

better

Explanation not yet available.
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Question 260

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Which of these phrases given below the sentence should replace the word/phrase given 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 'No correction required' as the answer.

You must study the two first chapters of the book.

  1. AOption (a)

    first two

  2. BOption (b)

    two fast

  3. COption (c)

    fast two

  4. DOption (d)

    second first

  5. EOption (e)

    no correction required

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Correct answer

Answer: (a)A.

first two

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