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MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz

English Language is a part of almost all major competitive exams in the country and is perhaps the most scoring section also. Aspirants who regularly practice questions have a good chance of scoring well in the English Language Section. So here we are providing you with the MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. This MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz. Candidates must practice this MISSION BANKING 2023 English Language Quiz to achieve a good score in the English Language Section.

Directions (1-5): In the following passage, some blanks are given. Against each blank a number is assigned. For each blank four alternatives are provided. You have to choose the appropriate alternative for each blank. If none of the given alternatives fit the given blank, then choose option (e), ‘None of these’ as your answer.

 

A report titled India 2030 – Exploring the Future, by the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India and global property consultant CBRE has said that India’s _____(1)_______ is urban, but the transition will not be easy. The report is in line with what the _______(2)_______ data have been showing. According to the 1901 census, the population in urban areas was 11.4%. This _______(3)_______ to 28.53% (2001 census) and 31.16% (2011 census). The urbanisation process will not be without its own set of challenges in India’s cities: Poverty, lack of affordable housing, traffic congestion and overcrowding, environmental degradation, and air pollution.

 

However, this is also a/an _______(4)________ for the country to design a fresh and proactive approach to mitigate the strains that will develop as cities expand, and to maximise the potential economic opportunity that well-managed cities can offer. This is because the choices that India makes to manage the process of _______(5)______ will have profound consequences for its people and economic future. For starters, India must end the debate whether urbanisation is a positive or negative phenomenon, and whether the future lies in its villages and cities. This, as a McKinsey report on urbanisation says correctly, is a false dichotomy because villages and cities are interdependent and symbiotic.

 

(a) exaggeration

(b) future

(c) consensus

(d) freedom

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. From the given options, only option (b) fits the given blank to make a contextually meaningful sentence. As the phrase following the blank mentions ‘transition, we can get the hint of something that is about to happen. Hence, the correct answer choice is option (b)

Consensus means a general agreement.

 

(a) joining

(b) excluding

(c) adjoined

(d) census

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Taking hint from the next line in which it is mentioned, ‘According to the 1901 census’ it can be seen that the appropriate filler for the given blank would be ‘census’ because given sentence is talking about the report which is in accordance with census data of 1901. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d).

 

(a) diverted

(b) reduced

(c) increased

(d) climbing

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. To get to the required answer refer to the percentage of the urban population, earlier it was 11.4% and now it is 28.53%. So, the appropriate filler would be ‘increased’, also, ‘climbing’ would make the given sentence grammatically incorrect. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

 

(a) opportunity

(b) bane

(c) challenge

(d) reversion

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. Going through the whole passage it can be seen that the first paragraph is discussing about the challenges to be faced by India. Also, taking hint from the use of ‘However’ which is used at the beginning of the contrasting statement it can be clearly seen that the appropriate filler for the given blank would be ‘opportunity’. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (a)

 

(a) creation

(b) divestment

(c) management

(d) urbanisation

(e) None of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Going through the given sentence it can be seen that given sentence is talking about the choices and its consequences. Also, taking hint from the next line in the passage which is discussing about the abolition of the debate about Urbanisation. So, the correct filler for the given blank would be ‘urbanisation’. Hence, the correct answer choice for the given blank would be option (d)

 

Directions (6 — 10) : Rearrange the following seven sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (F) and (G) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

 

(A) But seriously, how much would you pay to know what thoughts are swimming around in someone else’s head ?

(B) In most fictional movies thus, the idea of reading minds of seeing the private intentions of another, and the possibility of intervening in those plans — has always been highly attractive

(C) Such fantastical questions have long been the bread and butter of fiction.

(D) Today, more than four centuries since the phrase, “A penny for your thoughts ?”, was first recorded, inflationary accounting makes that ancient penny worth more than $40.

(E) The going rate for a “thought” – a probe into the thinking of another – was once quite a bargain.

(F) And if you could really know their truthfulness how much more would you pay?

(G) Even with the sliding value of the dollar, this still seems quite a bargin.

  1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
    (a) F

(b) D

(c) C

(d) G

(e) A

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

  1. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
    (a) A

(b) B

(c) G

(d) D

(e) F

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

  1. Which of the following be the SIXTH sentence after rearrangement?
    (a) E

(b) G

(c) C

(d) B

(e) A

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

  1. Which of the following be the SEVENTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
    (a) A

(b) B

(c) F

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

  1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
    (a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. The correct sequence is EDGAFCB.

 

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