English Quiz for SBI Clerk Mains | 18th April English Quiz

18/04/2020

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English Quiz for SBI Clerk Mains

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Direction (1-10): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

Q1.

(1) Arvind Subramanian, the Chief Economic Advisor, spoke to students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.

(2) He said that the cost of providing universal basic income is so huge that it cannot be provided as an add-on to the existing welfare programs of the government.

(i)Speaking to students…

(ii)The Chief Economic Advisor…

(iii)While the cost of providing…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. (i) Speaking to students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Arvind Subramanian, the Chief Economic Advisor, said that the cost of providing universal basic income is so huge that it cannot be provided as an add-on to the existing welfare programs of the government.

(ii) The Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian spoke to students of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and said that the cost of providing universal basic income is so huge that it cannot be provided as an add-on to the existing welfare programs of the government.

Q2.

(1) The rural employment guarantee scheme and the public distribution system on the whole play an important role in meeting the basic needs of weaker sections particularly in difficult times.

(2) However, they have their limitations and problems.

(i)With all their limitations…

(ii)Though they have…

(iii)Despite having limitations…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.2.(e)

Exp. (i) With all their limitations and problems, the rural employment guarantee scheme and the public distribution system on the whole play an important role in meeting the basic needs of weaker sections particularly in difficult times.

(ii) Though they have their limitations and problems, the rural employment guarantee scheme and the public distribution system on the whole play an important role in meeting the basic needs of weaker sections particularly in difficult times.

(iii) Despite having limitations and problems, the rural employment guarantee scheme and the public distribution system on the whole play an important role in meeting the basic needs of weaker sections particularly in difficult times.

Q3.

(1) The American Left has accepted the fact that there is no better alternative to liberal democracy.

(2) The American Left is trying to plug the loopholes of democracy and actualise it for those in the margins or are unrepresented.

(i)Having accepted the fact…

(ii)Accepting the fact that…

(iii)Although trying to plug…

(a)Only (ii) is correct

(b)Only (iii) is correct

(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.3.(c)

Exp. (i) Having accepted the fact that there is no better alternative to liberal democracy, the American Left is trying to plug the loopholes of democracy and actualise it for those in the margins or are unrepresented.

(ii) Accepting the fact that there is no better alternative to liberal democracy, the American Left is trying to plug the loopholes of democracy and actualise it for those in the margins or are unrepresented.

Q4.

(1) Whereas the Department of Homeland Security has indeed carried out raids against undocumented immigrants in a number of major American cities over the past few weeks.

(2) Mr. Trump on Tuesday expressed his willingness to consider a merit-based system, rather than relying on lower-skilled immigrants, which could be achieved through “real and positive immigration reform”.

(i)Once the Department of…

(ii)While the Department of…

(iii) Despite the fact that the Department of…

(a)Only (ii) is correct

(b)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct

(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. (ii) While the Department of Homeland Security has indeed carried out raids against undocumented immigrants in a number of major American cities over the past few weeks, Mr. Trump on Tuesday expressed his willingness to consider a merit-based system, rather than relying on lower-skilled immigrants, which could be achieved through “real and positive immigration reform”

Q5. (1) The Election Commission has banned invoking the name of religion or community.

(2) However political leaders continue to use them so blatantly because they know that Muslims do have a say when it comes to elections.

(i)Although the Election…

(ii)Since political leaders continue…

(iii) As Election Commission has…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.5.(a)

Exp. Although the Election Commission has banned invoking the name of religion or community, political leaders continue to use them so blatantly because they know that Muslims do have a say when it comes to elections.

Q6.

(1) The agents of globalisation infiltrate mountainous areas.

(2) The availability of natural resources and practices of sustainability that have prevailed for generations are being sidelined.

(i)Since the agents of…

(ii)As the agents of…

(iii)Owing to infiltration of…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. (i) Since the agents of globalization are infiltrating mountainous areas, the availability of natural resources and practices of sustainability that have prevailed for generations are being sidelined.

(ii) As the agents of globalisation infiltrate mountainous areas, the availability of natural resources and practices of sustainability that have prevailed for generations are being sidelined.

(iii) Owing to infiltration of mountainous areas by the agents of globalisation, the availability of natural resources and practices of sustainability that have prevailed for generations are being sidelined.

Q7.

(1) The world is agog with “herbal”, “organic” and “ethnic” products.

(2) This could be used to the advantage of those who live in the mountainous regions if they can process natural resources into herbal medicines.

(i)As the world is…

(ii)The fact that the world…

(iii)Processing natural resources…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(d)Both (ii) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. (i) As the world is agog with “herbal,” “organic” and “ethnic” products, this could be used to the advantage of those who live in the mountainous regions if they can process natural resources into herbal medicines.

(ii) The fact that the world is agog with “herbal,” “organic” and “ethnic” products could be used to the advantage of those who live in the mountainous regions if they can process natural resources into herbal medicines.

Q8.

(1) billions of people enjoy longevity and good health all around the world.

(2) More than one billion people live in abject poverty, struggling for mere survival every day.

(i)While billions of…

(ii)Notwithstanding that billions…

(iii)Although billions of…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. (i) While billions of people enjoy longevity and good health all around the world, more than one billion people live in abject poverty, struggling for mere survival every day.

(ii) Notwithstanding billions of people enjoying longevity and good health all around the world , more than one billion people live in abject poverty, struggling for mere survival every day.

(iii) Although billions of people enjoy longevity and good health all around the world, more than one billion people live in abject poverty, struggling for mere survival every day.

Q9. (1) The World Bank and other international organisations heavily rely on a single measurement called the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

(2) They do it to summarize a country’s current status of economic development and to classify countries in their respective levels of such development.

(i)To summarize a country’s…

(ii)While the World Bank…

(iii)Relying heavily on…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (iii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.9.(a)

Exp. To summarize a country’s current status of economic development and to classify countries in their respective levels of such development, the World Bank and other international organisations heavily rely on a single measurement called the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

Q10. (1) India’s Gini coefficient rose to 0.51 by 2013 from 0.45 in 1990, as revealed by the International Monetary Fund.

(2) It is mainly on account of rising inequality between urban and rural areas as well as within urban areas.

(i)On account of rising…

(ii)According to the International Monetary…

(iii)In spite of rising inequality…

(a)Only (i) is correct

(b)Only (ii) is correct

(c)Only (iii) is correct

(d)Both (i) and (ii) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation

Ans.10.(d)

Exp. (i) On account of rising inequality between urban and rural areas as well as within urban areas, India’s Gini coefficient rose to 0.51 by 2013 from 0.45 in 1990, as revealed by the International Monetary Fund.

(ii) According to the International Monetary Fund, India’s Gini coefficient rose to 0.51 by 2013 from 0.45 in 1990, mainly on account of rising inequality between urban and rural areas as well as within urban areas.