RBI Assistant PRE 2023 English Language Quiz – 8

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): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.

 

  1. Foolishly Madhu threw some water on the electric heater when it caught fire and she got a shock.

 

(a) Foolish Madhu throw
(b) Foolishly Madhu throw
(c) Foolish Madhu threw
(d) Madhu Foolishly throw
(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. No correction is required here.

 

  1. What does a person do as a social worker should be the same as what he does as an individual.

 

(a) What does a person did
(b) What a person do
(c) What a person does
(d) What do a person does
(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. ‘what a person does’ is the correct use because the sentence is not interrogative.

 

  1. Motivating employees with traditional authority and financial incentives have become increasingly difficult.

 

(a) increasingly became difficult
(b) have became increasingly difficult
(c) become increasingly difficult
(d) has become increasingly difficult
(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. ‘has become increasingly difficult’ is the correct phrase as the subject ‘motivating’ is singular.

 

  1. Bashu was trying to pass through the gap on the fence when he tore his shirt.

 

(a) on the fence as
(b) in the fence as
(c) in the fence when
(d) at the fence while
(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. ‘in the fence when’ is the correct use. ‘when’ is used to introduce a single completed event that takes place in the middle of a longer activity or event.

 

  1. As I kept a strict watch with my way of living I could see that it was necessary to economize.

 

(a) to my way of living
(b) at my way of living
(c) over my way of living
(d) in my way of living
(e) No correction required

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. ‘over my way of living’ is the correct use making the sentence meaningful as with ‘keep watch’, on/over is used.

 

Direction (6-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given with two blanks. The sentence is then followed by five options. One of the pairs of words will fit the given blanks and make it both grammatically and contextually correct.

 

  1. Religion never disappeared — it just ____________ further from the grasp of philosophers and thinkers into the ____________ of dogmatists, ritualists, cultists, mullahs and gurus.

(a) Vanished, grasp

(b) Flee, buckle

(c) Wary, gripped

(d) Slipped, clasp

(e) eluded, seize

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Option (d) is the correct choice for the given question. We need a verb in the first blank and a noun in the second blank. The two words fulfill the condition mentioned in the previous statement and are contextually correct too.

Slipped means escape or get loose from (a means of restraint).

Clasp means grasp (something) tightly with one’s hand.

 

  1. Having an integrated command structure can help _____________ interoperability between different units that could help boost their ability to ______________ security challenges, particularly in joint operations involving special forces.

(a) Nurture, resisting

(b) foster, confront

(c) assisted, tackle

(d) Strengthen, defied

(e) cultivated, detain

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Option (b) is the correct choice for the given question.

Foster means encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).

Confront means face up to and deal with (a problem or difficulty).

There are pairs in which the words are correct contextually but the form of tense is incorrect.

 

  1. From the financial stability ___________________, what ________________ is not just the total amount of credit in an economy but also the quality of the firms that are getting funded.

(a) Stance, resembles

(b) condition, implies

(c) Viewpoint, signifies

(d) prospects, impact

(e) perspective, matters

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. Option (e) is the correct choice for the given question.

Perspective means a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Matters means a subject or situation under consideration.

Prospect means the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

 

  1. It is important to separate short-term _____________ in oil prices _______________ to geopolitical tensions from longer-term trends in the oil market.

(a) spike, leading

(b) resilience, overdue

(c) changes, prompting

(d) modification, expediting

(e) volatility, owing

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. Option (e) is the correct choice for the given question.

Due to “to” after the blank it is necessary that we use owing as owing along with ‘to’ acts as preposition and gives the reason for the volatility in oil prices.

Owing means because of.

Volatility means liability to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

Expediting means make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly.

Resilience means the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

 

  1. The pressure to publish ___________ clinicians in academic institutions to ______________ research over other professional roles.

(a) accomplished, choose

(b) motivates, prioritise

(c) stimulate, select

(d) Impels, harbour

(e) Proficient, prefer

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. Option (b) is the correct choice of the given question.

Motivates means to provide (someone) with a reason for doing something.

Prioritise means designate or treat (something) as being very or most important.

Impels means to drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.

Harbour means keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one’s mind, especially secretly.

Proficient means competent or skilled in doing or using something.

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