English Quiz for IBPS CLERK MAINS| 11th January English Quiz

Exp. Beef up means to add strength or substance to something. Hence option (b) is the right choice. For example,

Let’s beef this music up with a little more on the drums. They beefed up the offer with another thousand dollars.

Decay means cause to rot or decompose.

Exp. Option (d) is the right choice. “Space out” here in the context of the sentence means getting frail, weak and distracted.

Confident means feeling or showing confidence in oneself or one’s abilities or qualities.

Complex means consisting of many different and connected parts.

Exp. Banging on about is a phrasal verb which means to keep talking about something.

Blabbering means talkative excessively. Hence option (a) is the answer.

Revolving means treat as the most important element.

Targeting means select as an object of attention or attack.

Exp. Beavering away means working hard. Hence option (b) is the answer.

Neglecting means fail to care for properly.

Assuming means supposing to be the case, without proof.

Storing means keep or accumulate (something) for future use.

Exp. Chime in means interject a remark.

Intervene means take part in something so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.Hence option (c) is the answer.

Pretend means behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when in fact it is not.

Withdraw means remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Exp. Option (c) is the correct choice. The passage is based about the philosophy of life. Since in the given line the author is talking that it depends on a person how one defines philosophy that is either by a conscious and a logical inquisitive mind that is described by the word ‘rational’ or by a heap of unwarranted conclusions.

Scientific means based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.

Baseless means without foundation in fact.

Exp. Option (b) is the correct choice. This is because we are talking about the disciplined process of thought and a thorough and careful way of logical deliberation. Thoroughly is an adverb which means in a thorough manner.

Recklessly means without regard to the danger or the consequences of one’s actions; rashly.

Negligently means habitually neglecting duties.

Exp. Option (e) is the right option. The author is referring about the two choices we have as an option i.e.

either to define the philosophy of life by our conscious and rational thought process or to lead our subconscious accumulate means gather junk heap of unwarranted conclusions and false generalizations.

Scatter means throw in various random directions.

Disperse means distribute or spread over a wide area.

Exp. Option (a) fits appropriately in the blank.This is so because in the above line we are talking about unification of one’s subconscious into a kind of mongrel philosophy that is the consolidation .

Integrated means meshed.

Diverge means (of a road, route, or line) separate from another route and go in a different direction.

Exp. Option (d) is the correct choice.Fused means joined or blended to form a single entity.

Separated means cause to move or be apart.

Disconnected means having had a connection broken.