SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz – 25

Exp. Had the first two options been in their past participle forms i.e. written and made respectively, they could have been good alternatives. Comprised means ‘consists of’ and hence is obviously not the right answer. Compile is a verb that means assembling information collected from other sources in this case which means collected from top scientists.

Exp. Evitable means avoidable and unprecedented refers to something that’s never been done or known before. Evitable cannot be used because it doesn’t provide contextual meaning to the sentence or the paragraph and neither does ‘increasing’ or ‘decreasing’. Unprecedented can be used because then the sentence would mean that further heating will cause climate conditions that no one has ever seen before.

Exp. The sentence is suggesting helpful tips that people should adopt in order to tackle climate change. Focus should be on the word ‘tackle’, hence we know that the blank after climate should not be a positive word like consistencies, possibilities or congruity. Crisis is an appropriate option.

Exp. All hinder, obstruct and impede are verbs that mean the same i.e. make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen. Tackle on the other hand means to make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task) and hence, in this case it is the most appropriate option. Since we are dealing with huge losses (plural), the verb should be sans ‘s’ which is why ‘fights’ is also incorrect.

Exp. The blank is preceded by the article ‘a’ and not ‘an’ hence, the answer cannot be engulfing or enveloping. In fact because of the word ‘wrapped’, even surrounding and swaddling (this also means wrap) would be incorrect answers because the sentence would then look like ‘wrapped in a wrapping blanket’ which is not right. Suffocating is the best option because not only does it best describe the metaphorical blanket but also makes the whole situation look like a climate emergency.

Exp. The correct sequence is FDEACB.

F is the 1^st statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.

D is the 2^nd statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F

E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were announce.

C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final statement, we can expect a long-term solution.

B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which could be long term.

Exp. The correct sequence is FDEACB.

F is the 1^st statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.

D is the 2^nd statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F

E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were announce.

C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final statement, we can expect a long-term solution.

B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which could be long term.

Exp. The correct sequence is FDEACB.

F is the 1^st statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.

D is the 2^nd statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F

E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were announce.

C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final statement, we can expect a long-term solution.

B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which could be long term.

Exp. The correct sequence is FDEACB.

F is the 1^st statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.

D is the 2^nd statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F

E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were announce.

C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final statement, we can expect a long-term solution.

B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which could be long term.

Exp. The correct sequence is FDEACB.

F is the 1^st statement because it is stating the announcement on which the whole discussion is based.

D is the 2^nd statement because it is then elaborating the rules mentioned in F

E-A are the next two statements because they are then giving the reason due to which the rules were announce.

C is the penultimate statement because it is stating how these fixes are short term and therefore in the final statement, we can expect a long-term solution.

B Since in C short term fixes are mentioned, B then concludes the paragraph by giving a solution which could be long term.