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SBI Clerk Pre-English Language Quiz
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Directions (1-5): Read the following passage and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to locate them while answering some of the questions.
We have inherited the tradition of secrecy about the budget from Britain where also the system has been strongly attacked by eminent economists and political scientists including Peter Jay. Sir Richard Clarke, who was the originating genius of nearly every important development in the British budgeting techniques during the last two decades, has spoken out about the abuse of budget secrecy: “The problems of long-term tax policy should surely be debated openly with the facts on the table. In my opinion, all governments should have just the same duty to publish their expenditure policy. Indeed, this obligation to publish taxation policy is really essential for the control of public expenditure in order to get realistic taxation implications.” Realising that democracy flourishes best on the principles of open government, more and more democracies are having an open public debate on budget proposals before introducing the appropriate Bill in the legislature. In the United States the budget is conveyed in a message by the President to the Congress, which comes well in advance of the date when the Bill is introduced in the Congress. In Finland the Parliament and the people are already discussing in June the tentative budget proposals which are to be introduced in the Finnish Parliament in September. Every budget contains a cartload of figures in black and white – but the dark figures represent the myriad lights and shades of India’s life, the contrasting tones of poverty and wealth, and of bread so dear and flesh and blood so cheap, the deep tints of adventure and enterprise and man’s ageless struggle for a brighter morning. The Union budget should not be an annual scourge but a part of presentation of annual accounts of a partnership between the Government and the people. That partnership would work much better when the nonsensical secrecy is replaced by openness and public consultations, resulting in fair laws and the people’s acceptance of their moral duty to pay.
- How do the British economists and political scientists react to budget secrecy? They are
(a) in favour of having a mix of secrecy and openness.
(b) indifferent to the budgeting techniques and taxation policies.
(c) very critical about maintenance of budget secrecy.
(d) advocates of not disclosing in advance the budget contents.
(e) None of these
- The author thinks that openness in budget is essential as it leads to
(a) prevention of tax implications
(b) people’s reluctance to accept their moral duties
(c) exaggerated revelation of the strengths and weaknesses of economy
(d) making our country on par with Finland
(e) None of these
- The author seems to be in favour of
(a) maintaining secrecy of budget
(b) judicious blend of secrecy and openness
(c) transparency in budget proposals
(d) replacement of public constitution by secrecy
(e) None of these
- The secrecy of the budget is maintained by all of the following countries except
(A)Finland
(B)India
(C) United States
(a) Only A
(b) Only B
(c) Only C
(d) A and C
(e) B and C
- Which of the following statements is definitely TRUE in the context of the passage?
(a) The British Government has been religiously maintaining budget secrecy.
(b) Budget secrecy is likely to lead to corrupt practices.
(c) Consulting unjustifiable taxes with public helps make them accept those taxes.
(d) There should be no control on public expenditure in democratic condition.
(e) None of these
Directions (6-10): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.
- Trisha could not solve the problem at all and was at her wit’s ending.
(a) her wit’s end
(b) the wit ends
(c) her witty end
(d) the wit end
(e) No correction required
- It’s a small theatre and the seats are uncomfortable, but the saving grace is that the air conditioning is good.
(a) grace to save
(b) gracing save
(c) saver grace
(d) save to grace
(e) No correction required
- Tarun had to prepare the document for his meeting urgently but he was hardly pressed for time.
(a) hard pressed for timely
(b) hard pressed for time
(c) hardly press to time
(d) hard pressing to timely
(e) No correction required
- Suraj lied from his teeth to get out of the tense situation with his boss.
(a) lies for his teeth
(b) lie to his teeth
(c) lied through his teeth
(d) lied from his tooth
(e) No correction required
- Satish lay in bed wide awaken as he was worried about his exams starting the next day.
(a) widen awakening
(b) widely awake
(c) wide and awake
(d) wide awake
(e) No correction required
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