SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz – 72

SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz

Aspirants have a strong possibility of scoring well in the English Language section if they practice quality questions on a regular basis. This section takes the least amount of time if the practice is done every day in a dedicated manner. In this article, we have come up with the SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz to help you prepare better. Candidates will be provided with a detailed explanation for each question in this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz includes a variety of questions ranging in difficulty from easy to tough. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz is totally FREE. This SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz has important English Language Questions and Answers that will help you improve your exam score. Aspirants must practice this SBI PO Prelims English Language Quiz in order to be able to answer questions quickly and efficiently in upcoming exams.

Directions (1-5): Read the following passage to answer these questions given below it. Certain words phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions:

The suicide attacks by militant Palestinian groups killing large numbers of Israeli civilians and the harsh Israeli response, have raised the renewed hopes of peace in the region.  It is Arafat’s leadership and authority that are being severely tested in the latest phase of the west Asian crisis. By accusing the Palestinian Authority (PA) of supporting terrorism by groups, Israel hopes to put pressure on Arafat to act. Arafat, on the other hand, has never looked a less powerful force than he does today. If he acts against the militants and elements in his own Fatah movement sympathetic to them, he risks a Palestinian civil conflict.  But if he chooses to do nothing, he faces erosion of his authority and all claim to a central role in the peace process. Whatever he does, sections of the Palestinians will hold that he has gone too far and Israel that he has not gone for enough. This is, of course, why Arafat has invariably shrunk from hard decision.  He has refrained from curbing the militant groups, explaining his inaction as necessary to maintain Palestinian unity.

The Palestinian leaderships inability to improve economic conditions for its people has been a decisive factor in the erosion of its ability to act. Palestinians in Gaza have targeted the PA as being responsible for their condition. The Militant organizations have capitalized on the PA’s failure to establish a functioning administrative infrastructure by setting up a parallel welfare system with the help of the millions of dollars. Though the Palestinian security forces claim to have arrested more than 100 militants after the suicide bomb attacks in Israel, the other similar militant groups remain defiant, confident of their popular support and of the certainty that in the ultimate analysis the PA leadership will stop short of decisive action against them.

That the militant groups enjoy popular support in Gaza is hardly surprising.  The Gaza Strip today resembles a vast prison camp in which some 1.2 million Palestinians are crammed.  Despite the Oslo Accord, 7000 Israeli settlers still remain in 20 percent of the Gaza’s area and are protected by heavily armed Israeli forces.  With its recent blockade of and extensive incursion into PA controlled territories, the Israeli government has placed the whole civil society in Palestine under siege.  Over 450 NGOs, eight universities and numerous other educational, civic, social, and developmental and health institutions have had their work impeded and their vital services to the population blocked.  An international conference on Israel’s treatment of human rights in West Bank and Gaza, attended by signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, that has opened in Switzerland overriding Israeli and American protests, is expected to censor Israel for its treatment of civilians in the Palestinian territories.

Arafat’s standing among Palestinians rests on the authority conferred on the PA by the international community to represent and speak for the Palestinians.  Even the major militant group has so far never openly challenged Arafat’s leadership. Israel’s latest vicious attacks directed against the PA and Arafat present the international community with the danger that this precarious balance of power in the Palestinian community may be destroyed. Continuance of the Israeli attacks can only further radicalize and harden the attitudes of ordinary Palestinians.  On the other hand, Israeli moves to freeze further expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza and, as soon as security conditions permit it, ease the economic blockade of Palestinian towns, however remote such measures appear just now, alone can restore the authority of the PA and give it a chance to get a grip on Palestinian militancy.

  1. What dangers are being perceived by the international community due to Israel’s vicious attack?

(a) Both the nations may get destroyed if War erupts.

(b) It may lead to the economic instability of the Palestinians.

(c)  Militancy will be much difficult to curb.

(d) Palestinian leader faces the erosion of his authority.

(e) None of these.

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Refer to the first few lines of the fourth paragraph of the passage, “Arafat’s standing among Palestinians rests on the authority …………………….to represent and speak for the Palestinians. “

  1. Why the Palestinian leader is refraining from curbing the militant groups according to the author?

(a) He is fearful of the army action against him

(b) This according to him will fasten peace process

(c) He feels that this step will keep Palestinians united

(d) Due to the danger of civil strife it may engender

(e) None of these

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. Option (d) is the correct choice. Refer to the seventh line of the passage, “But if he chooses to do nothing, he faces erosion of his authority and all claim to a central role in the peace process.”

  1. Which of the following word is nearest in meaning to ‘curbing’ as used in the passage?

(a) discretion
(b) curious
(c) innovate
(d) bridle
(e) hinder

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d
Exp. Curbing means restrain or keep in check, which is nearest in meaning to ‘bridle’ which means bring (something) under control; curb.

  1. Which of the following word is farthest in meaning to ‘impede’ as used in the passage?

(a) fasten
(b) despise
(c) candor
(d) facilitate
(e) compact

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. ‘Impede’ means delay or prevent. Hence it has opposite meaning as facilitate.

  1. Which of the following word is farthest in meaning to ‘precarious’ as used in the passage?

(a) fear
(b) abundant
(c) conform
(d) disrupt
(e) irrefutable

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. Precarious means not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Irrefutable which means impossible to deny or disprove is the word which is most opposite in meaning.

Directions (6-10): There are three sentences given in the following question. Find the sentence(s) which is/are grammatically correct and mark your answer choosing the best possible alternative among the five options given below each question. If all the sentences are correct, choose (e) as your answer.

  1. (I)Israel, though still enhancing ties with China is desirous to supply military hardware and partners India on matters of security and economic development.

(II)The world is moving towards realpolitik, ignoring previous relations based on history, commonality of religion and humanitarian considerations.

(III)Across the globe, terrorism is a major threat, which India has kept under control.

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. d

Exp. There is a minor error in the first sentence; the verb “partners” should be replaced by its first form “partner” as it is to be noted that the verb is used with “to-infinitive” [to supply military hardware and partner…]. Moreover, the use of the conjunction “and” denotes that both the verbs [supply and partner] should be in the same form to make the sentence grammatically correct. The other two statements are grammatically correct and do not require any correction. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

  1. (I) While the use of hard power and tough diplomatic negotiations almost invariably hog the spotlight in international relations, soft power rarely comes into play.

(II) Culture, including Buddhism and Hinduism, have become one of the three key markers in India’s close engagement with South East Asia, the other two being commerce and maritime connectivity.

(III) Some experts opine that the emphasis in some versions of the Ramayana in South East Asia is more on story-telling then on evoking devotion.

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (II) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. a

Exp. The first sentence is grammatically correct. However, there are errors in both the second and the third statements. In the statement (II), the plural verb “have” should be replaced by the singular verb “has” as the Subject it is referring is in singular form [Culture]. It is to be noted that the subject “Culture” incorporates both Buddhism and Hinduism as well, as it is mentioned “including Buddhism and Hinduism”. Thus, it will be considered a singular Subject only and to make the sentence grammatically correct, it should follow the subject-verb agreement.

In the case of the third sentence, the adverb “then” is incorrectly matched with the sentence structure; it should be replaced by the conjunction “than” as there is a case of comparison. The adverb “then” implies after that; next; afterwards, while the conjunction “than” implies introducing the second element in a comparison. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.

  1. (I) The RTE Act of 2009 mandated compulsory training of all teachers in a time-barred manner with a simultaneous overhaul of the teacher education curricula.

(II) While India has been one of the earliest countries to have institutionalized a teacher-education regime nationally, effectively outcomes of such training provisions have remained a matter of debate.

(III) A critical factor that dictates quality schooling is trained manpower.

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Both the first and the third statements are grammatically correct and they do not require any correction. However, in the second sentence, there is a slight error in the use of an adverb instead of an adjective as the sentence demands. The adverb “effectively” should be replaced by the adjective “effective” as this adjective would modify the noun “outcomes” which wasn’t the case with the adverb. Adjectives are words that describe the qualities or states of being of nouns, while Adverb is a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree (e.g. gently, here, now, very). Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

  1. (I) Some of the scriptures and works of even non-Hindus mention the Ganga as the best of all rivers.

(II) The Ganga, regarded as the cradle of India’s civilisation, has been gradually sinking and stinking.

(III) The sources of pollution are urban liquid wastes, industrial liquid wastes, large scale wallowing of cattle and dumping of the dead into the water.

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Only (III) is correct

(d)Both (I) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. e

Exp. All the three statements are grammatically correct and they do not require any correction. Hence option (e) is the correct choice.

  1. (I) Japanese geologists estimate that a 2.3 square kilometer patch of seafloor might contain enough rare earth materials to sustain global demand for a year.

(II) The WWF predicts that we will be forced to colonize two planets within 50 years if natural resources continue to be exploited at the current rate.

(III) One of the asteroids are Eros, which is said to yield a value estimated at $15.84 trillion, and to contain more gold than has ever been mined in the history of the earth.

(a)Only (I) is correct

(b)Only (II) is correct

(c)Both (I) and (II) are correct

(d)Both (II) and (III) are correct

(e)All are correct

Answer & Explanation
Ans. c

Exp. Both the statements (I) and (II) are grammatically correct. However, in the third sentence, the plural verb “are” should be replaced by its singular “is” as the noun following the phrase “one of the” is always a plural noun, whereas use of verbs as singular or plural entirely depends upon the subject of the statement, i.e. singular verb for singular subject and plural verb for plural subject. In this case, the Subject “Eros” is singular, so the verb should also be singular i.e. “is”.  Hence option (c) is the correct choice.

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