English Comprehension PYQs

Read the passage to answer the given questions

Shadow banking (SB) has been an essential and largely disputed issue in finance literature for
over a decade. Its macroeconomic implications and institutional-level importance have made it
a fascinating area of study. After the Global Financial Crisis of 2007–2008 (GFC), scholars,
legislators had SB in their sights. Many scholars have argued that the GFC initially sprouted from
the SB sector, and that SB was the main culprit in the crisis. The SB sector’s vulnerability was in
its financing of risky, long-term, and illiquid assets with short-term borrowings, resulting in a
breakdown in the credit market that forced SBs to sell long-term holdings at fire-sale prices.
However, some studies argue that SBs were not entirely responsible for the sub-prime mortgage
crisis during the GFC. Moreover, SBs may be a key to mitigating damages if a liquidity crisis
caused by traditional banks arises in the future. As the future of SB and the new financial
innovations within the SB sector hangs in the balance, some suggest taming the wild horse. On
the other hand, some say that if SB remains unregulated or is regulated differently than the
traditional banking sector, it will bring about the next global financial crisis.
The term “shadow bank” was coined by economist Paul McCulley. In McCulley’s talk, shadow
banking had a distinctly US focus and referred mainly to nonbank financial institutions that
engaged in what economists call maturity transformation. Commercial banks engage in maturity
transformation when they use deposits, which are normally short term, to fund loans that are
longer term. Shadow banks do something similar. They raise short-term funds in the money
markets and use those funds to buy assets with longer-term maturities. But because they are not
subject to traditional bank regulation, they cannot—as banks can—borrow in an emergency
from the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) and do not have traditional depositors whose
funds are covered by insurance; they are in the “shadows.”

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is
‘No error’ , the answer is ‘e’ . (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is
‘No error’ , the answer is ‘e’ . (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is
‘No error’ , the answer is ‘e’ . (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is
‘No error’ , the answer is ‘e’ . (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The
error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is
‘No error’ , the answer is ‘e’ . (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any).

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been denoted by letters. For each
blank, five options are given. Choose the most appropriate word from the options that fits the
blank appropriately.

Poverty __________________ (A) more than the lack of income and productive resources to ensure
sustainable livelihoods. Its _______________________ (B) include hunger and malnutrition, limited
access to education and other basic services, social _________________ (C) and exclusion, as well as
the lack of participation in decision-making. In 2015, more than 736 million people lived below
the international poverty line. Around 10 per cent of the world population (pre-pandemic) was
living in extreme poverty and ______________________ (D) to fulfil the most basic needs like health,
education, and ____________________ (E) to water and sanitation, to name a few. There were 122
women aged 25 to 34 living in poverty for every 100 men of the same age group, and more than
160 million children were at risk of continuing to live in extreme poverty by 2030.

There has been marked progress in reducing poverty over the past decades. According to the
most recent estimates, in 2015, 10 per cent of the world’s population lived at or below $1.90 a
day. That’s ________________ (F) from 16 per cent in 2010 and 36 per cent in 1990. This means that
ending extreme poverty is ________________(G) our reach$.

In the given question, each sentence is divided into four parts, which are may or may not be
arranged in the correct order. Choose the order of the arrangement from the options that will
provide correct meaning to the sentence. If the sentence is already correctly arranged, choose
“No rearrangement needed”.

In the given question, each sentence is divided into four parts, which are may or may not be
arranged in the correct order. Choose the order of the arrangement from the options that will
provide correct meaning to the sentence. If the sentence is already correctly arranged, choose
“No rearrangement needed”.

In the given question, each sentence is divided into four parts, which are may or may not be arranged in the correct order. Choose the order of the arrangement from the options that will provide correct meaning to the sentence. If the sentence is already correctly arranged, choose “No rearrangement needed”.

Each question has four words given in bold which may or may not be arranged in the correct order and need an interchange between them. Choose the interchange required to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Each question has four words given in bold which may or may not be arranged in the correct order and need an interchange between them. Choose the interchange required to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Each question has four words given in bold which may or may not be arranged in the correct order and need an interchange between them. Choose the interchange required to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Each question has four words given in bold which may or may not be arranged in the correct order and need an interchange between them. Choose the interchange required to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct.