SBI PO Prelims 2022: English Language Quiz –13

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

Directions (1-7): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below them. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.

“Love thy neighbour as thyself” said Jesus two thousand years ago. As love begets love, your neighbour is bound to reciprocate. Loving relationship with your neighbour can bring immense joy and excitement to your day to day life. A neighbour is always at hand to help you in time of need. In the highly mobile social life of today, your relations and friends are rarely located near your place of residence. In unforeseen circumstances of a sickness or accident, you get immediate help and assistance from your neighbour. His readiness to help you spares you the anxiety of contacting your relations and waiting for their response. A good neighbour is a great support and a major convenience in modern life.

Although desirability of loving your neighbour is not denied by any right thinking person, human psychology militates against the idea of selfless love for your neighbour. On the contrary, ordinary human being is generally jealous of his neighbour. If the neighbour is much better off than he is, he suffers from pangs of envy. If the neighbour is a man without means, he feels contemptuous of him and does not like to socialise with him. If the neighbour acquires a superior brand of car, the sight of his own old car grieves him no end. If the neighbour’s wife happens to be fair and glamorous, his own wife seems plainer and unattractive.

Depraved as it may appear, but it is a fact nonetheless that failure or poor performance of neighbour’s son gives him a secret satisfaction that his own son has been doing much better in studies. Whatever may be the psychological obstructions in the way of developing good relationship with one’s neighbour, its practical utility is unquestionable. I remember an old incident very vividly when our neighbour’s wife rendered invaluable service to our family. My 9 year old sister was at that time running high fever. I along with my father and mother had to go out to a club to participate in the golden jubilee wedding anniversary of my maternal grandparents. It was not possible for us either to be absent in the function or to leave my sister unattended. Our neighbour’s wife saw through our dilemma and offered to attend upon my sister for 3-4 hours till we returned from the club. This incident is still fresh in my memory. That lady has since become an intimate family friend and is a permanent fixture in all our social functions.

 

Good neighbourly relations are generally based on enlightened self-interest. Every family has its weakness and quota of problems. Understanding neighbours can contribute a great deal in facilitating smooth conduct of your day-to-day affairs. The worsening law and order situation in metropolitan areas has enhanced the desirability of closer and stronger neighbourly relations. If somebody has to lockup his house and go out of town for a few days, nobody can better ensure the security of his house than a considerate neighbour. In many areas of Delhi, neighbours have agreed upon a roaster of performing watchman’s duties to guard against thefts and robberies.

Relationship with neighbours does not always remain rosy. Occasionally, disputes arise between neighbours on trivial issues which poison the relations. Quarrels between children sometimes flow over to the adults too who instead of making light of the quarrels, impart serious dimensions to them thus vitiating the good neighbourly feelings. Not unoften, adolescent boys and girls develop tender and loving relationship which is not always approved by their parents. Souring of relationship may degenerate into total stoppage of normal courtesy between neighbours. Maintaining good neighbourly relations requires a lot of tact, patience, foresight and tolerance. One can bear a patch of bad feelings with one’s relations but with neighbours it becomes very trying and unbearable.

Neighbours constitute the first school for learning social manners and developing social virtues. Extent of social interaction you want to develop with your neighbour is mostly a matter of free choice: Tolerance and consideration for others are the basic attitudes which make social interaction possible. Your neighbours may not share your views on political or social issues. Still you have to listen to them with an open mind and try your best not to annoy them by hurting their feelings. If you are able to develop good neighbourly relations, it is almost certain that you will not find it difficult to adjust with your class fellows in schools or with your colleagues in the office.

1. As per the passage, what are the benefits of having a healthy relationship with the neighbours?

(i) Plays an important role in character formation of children

(ii) They stand by you throughout mourning and offer loving care

(iii) Provide security to unattended house

(a) Only (i)

(b) Only (iii)

(c) Both (i) and (iii)

(d) Both (i) and (ii)

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Correct answer to the given question can be inferred from the fourth and sixth paragraph of the given passage in which it is stated, ‘If somebody has to lockup his house and go out of town for a few days, nobody can better ensure the security of his house than a considerate neighbour’ and ‘Neighbours constitute the first school for learning social manners and developing social virtues.’ From the given statement both option (i) and (iii) can be inferred clearly. Also, there is no mention of the remaining two options in the passage. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

2. As per the passage, which of the following could lead to disagreement between the neighbours?

(a) Threatening or violent behaviour at their homes

(b) Psychological understanding between two neighbours

(c) Unapproved loving relation between kids.

(d) Both (b) and (c)

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Correct answer to the given question can be inferred from the fifth paragraph of the given passage in which it stated that, ‘Not unoften, adolescent boys and girls develop tender and loving relationship which is not always approved by their parents. Souring of relationship may degenerate into total stoppage of normal courtesy between neighbours.’ Remaining two options are not true in context of the passage. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

3. The following statement(s) is/are not true in context of the given passage

(a) In time of emergency a good neighbour is equally important as relatives.

(b) Both (a) and (c)

(c) A good relationship requires patience, foresight and tolerance.

(d) A good neighbour always shares your views whether it is political or social issue.

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. correct answer to the given question can be inferred from the last paragraph of the given passage in which it is stated that, ‘Your neighbours may not share your views on political or social issues.’ Remaining options are true as per the passage. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d)

4. Tone of the author in the given passage is

(a) Objective

(b) Biased

(c) Laudatory

(d) Grim

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. As the author have delivered the information in an unbiased, factual and neutral manner. So the tone can be categorised as ‘Objective’. Hence, the correct answer would be option (a).

5. Which of the following illustrates the main idea of the passage?

(a) Neighbours cannot substitute relatives.

(b) Loving relationship with neighbours bring joy in one’s life

(c) Neighbours no matter how helpful lead to complexions

(d) Neighbours help in your celebrative arrangements.

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. In the given passage, author is trying to convey the benefits of having good relationships with neighbours. So, from the given options, option (c) is describing the aforesaid essence of the passage. Although, option (d) is of the same context but it is sub set of option (c). So, the correct answer choice would be option (b)

6. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word ‘DEGENERATE’ as used in the passage?

(a) Debased

(b) Surpass

(c) Enhance

(d) Deteriorate

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Degenerate means decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Debased means reduced in quality or value.

Deteriorate means become progressively worse.
So, from the given options, only ‘Enhance’ is opposite in meaning to the given word. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c)

7. Which of the following is similar in meaning to the word ‘DEPRAVED’ as used in the passage?

(a) Virtuous

(b) Significant

(c) Outfitting

(d) Wicked

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Depraved means morally corrupt; wicked.

From the given options, option (a) is synonym of the given word. Whereas option (b) and (c) are not related to the mentioned word. ‘Wicked’ is the only appropriate word which is similar in meaning to the given word as per the context of the passage. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d)

Directions (8-10): Given below the sentences each of which has been divided into four parts Each of the questions is then followed by the five options which give the sequence of the rearranged parts. You must choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the parts. If the sentence is already arranged in the correct sequence or the correct sequence doesn’t match any of the given sequence, mark option (e) .i.e. “None of the above” as your answer.

8. Solution seems to be to issue (A)/ in the face of constraints in raising revenues (B)/ overseas sovereign bonds rather than streamline subsidies (C)/in a slowing economy, the government’s preferred (D)

(a) ADCB

(b) BDAC

(c) DACB

(d) CADB

(e) None of the above

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. From the given options, only option (ii) is able to connect the given sentences to make a contextually meaningful and grammatically correct sentence. The sentence thus formed is ‘Regardless of whether or not India has the fastest growing GDP, it has a long way to go to achieve economic and social inclusion’. Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (c).

9. India’s real effective exchange rate (A)/ around 7% since October 2018 (B)/By reducing the interest rates (C)/ has actually appreciated somewhat (D)/

(a) ADCB

(b) ABCD

(c) DACB

(d) CADB

(e) None of the above

Answer & Explanation
Ans. b

Exp. In the given two sentences, sentence (A) is talking about the inability of India to produce faster growth and more inclusion and sentence (B) is talking about the conclusion that can be drawn from the given scenario. So, the most appropriate starter for the given sentence are ‘Since’ and ‘Having not’. The sentences thus formed are:

10. J&K’s Civil Administration is ensuring (A)/ basic services, essential supplies, normal functioning (B)/  despite challenging circumstances (C)/ of institutions, mobility and nearly full connectivity (D)/

(a) ADCB

(b) BDCA

(c) DCAB

(d) CABD

(e) None of above.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Going through the given sentence, it can be clearly seen that the first part in the arrangement will be (C), this will be then followed by (A) because it is explaining the role played by J&K government in challenging circumstances. Next in the arrangement will be (B) followed by (D) as can be seen from the use of preposition ‘of’ in the starting of (D). Hence, the correct answer choice would be option (d)

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