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RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz – 5

RBI Assistant PRE 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 RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. This RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz includes all of the most recent pattern-based questions, as well as Previous Year Questions. This RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz is available to you at no cost. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation of each question in this RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz. Candidates must practice this RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz to achieve a good score in the English Language Section.

 

 

Directions (1-5): In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

 

  1. When you have finished your work sheets, clip them together and hand them in to me.

(a)arrange

(b)accommodate

(c)submit

(d)address

(e)adduce

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The phrasal verb “hand in” means to give something to someone in a position of authority. Thus, the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the given options is “submit”. Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

Accommodate means fit in with the wishes or needs of.

Adduce means cite as evidence.

 

  1. But the minister was sufficiently in love to look down on the unexpected indication.

(a)disregard

(b)sympathize

(c)observe

(d)reconsider

(e)search

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The phrasal verb “look down on” means to think that you are better or more important than someone else, or to think that something is not good enough for you. Thus, the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the given options is “disregard” which means pay no attention to; ignore. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.

Sympathize means agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology.

 

  1. We might as well plan to put together our globe by redistributing the elements in it.

(a)align

(b)reorganize

(c)develop

(d)draft

(e)compare

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The phrasal verb “put together” means to produce or organize something using many different things. Thus, the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the given options is “reorganize”. Hence option (b) is the correct choice.

Draft means prepare a preliminary version of (a document).

Align means place or arrange (things) in a straight line.

 

  1. He was afraid that he had brought me up short, when he said you were to win races for your father’s good.

(a)distressed

(b)misled

(c)affiliated

(d)startled

(e)amused

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. The phrasal verb “bring someone up short” means to make someone feel shocked or surprised. Thus, the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the given options is “startled”. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

Distress means cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

Affiliate means officially attach or connect (a subsidiary group or a person) to an organization.

Amuse means cause (someone) to find something funny.

 

  1. I may need to call on the university’s excellent professors in order to answer your question.

(a)access

(b)converse

(c)connect

(d)insist

(e)interface

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. The phrasal verb “call on” means to officially ask a person or organization to do something. Thus, the most appropriate meaning of the phrase among the given options is “insist” which means to say very firmly that something must happen or must be done. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

Access means approach or enter (a place).

Converse means engage in conversation.

Interface means interact with (another system, person, etc.).

 

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

 

A. The phenomenon of bank officials scuttling the system to favour a few is not new; we have been seeing this since the Harshad Mehta days.

B. It is also worrying that such instances happen in an institution whose activities are being monitored by no less than the Reserve Bank of India.

C. That such a situation continues shows that there is no vigilance.

D. As though the problem of non-performing assets is not enough, now bank officials are also indulging in malpractices that will further deteriorate India’s financial condition.

E. It is sad that while the common man was forced to stand in queues to withdraw his own money after demonetization, vast amounts were being siphoned off from banks through the back door.

 

  1. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. The correct sequence is DACBE

 

  1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The correct sequence is DACBE

 

  1. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. The correct sequence is DACBE

 

  1. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. The correct sequence is DACBE

 

  1. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. The correct sequence is DACBE

 

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