RBI Assistant Mains 2022: English Language Quiz –10

Exp. Tack means a small, sharp broad-headed nail

Prompt means cause someone to take a course of action.

From the given options, option (a) will not be appropriate answer choice because ‘upcoming’ will make the given sentence superfluous whereas ‘tack’ in option (c) and ‘Prompt’ in option (d) will make the given sentence contextually incorrect. So, option (b) is the only appropriate answer choice which fits both the blanks to make the given sentence both grammatically and contextually correct.

Exp. Hectic means full of incessant or frantic activity.

Supple means bending and moving easily and gracefully

Vicious means deliberately cruel or violent.

Petitioner means a person who presents a petition to an authority in respect of a particular cause

Predicament means a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation

Imitations mean the action of using someone or something as a model.

Tenants mean a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.

As can be seen from the meaning of the given options, only option (d) fits the given blank to make the given sentence grammatically correct and contextually meaningful and hence the correct answer choice.

Exp. Conspiring means make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act

Confiscating means take or seize (someone’s property) with authority.

Comprehending means grasp mentally; understand.

Rampage means move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable manner.

Compulsion means the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something

Fury means wild or violent anger

So, from the given options, option (b) will not be appropriate answer because ‘Confiscating’ will make the given sentence contextually incorrect. Same issue is with option (c) and option (d). So, option (a) is the only appropriate answer choice which fits both the blanks to make the given sentence both grammatically and contextually correct and hence the answer choice.

Exp. While choosing the appropriate filler for the first blank, it can be seen that all of the given options may fit the first blank, so the correct answer would be selected on the basis of the second filler. Here, we can get the idea that the blank must be filled in with a verb. Option (b) will not be the appropriate filler because of ‘Sluggish’ [adjective] which means slow-moving or inactive. Similarly, option (c) and (d) get eliminated because ‘Haste’ which means excessive speed or urgency of movement or action and ‘Inculcate’ which means instil by persistent instruction, will make the given sentence contextually incorrect. So, only option (a) fits both of the blanks to make the given sentence grammatically and contextually correct.

Brewing means begin to develop

Exp. Precious means of great value

Adjudication means a formal judgement on a disputed matter.

Persuasion means the action or process of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
Option (a) will be incorrect because of the ‘Precious’. Option (b) also makes the given sentence contextually incorrect due to ‘persuasion’. And, option (d) fails to make a meaningful sentence due to the filler ‘counter’. So, the only option which makes the given sentence both grammatically and contextually correct is option (c)

Exp. Option (a) is the correct choice. The phrase ‘a fool’s paradise’ means a state of happiness based on a person’s not knowing about or denying the existence of potential trouble.

Exp. Option (a) is the right choice. The phrase ‘feather in one’s cap’ means to have an achievement in your name.

Exp. Option (e) is the correct choice. The phrase ‘a fish out of water’ means a person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation.

Exp. Option (d) is the correct choice. The phrase ‘foot in the door’ means an action, appointment etc, that provides an initial step towards a desired goal.

Exp. Option (b) is the right choice.  The phrase ‘bunch of fives’ refers to boxing and how the five fingers come together for the same (a fist of punch).