Model test paper English For Banks PO Jobs
This Question bank/ test paper is based on previous Exams and Consists of
Comprehension test
Test of grammar
ordering of Sentences
Synonyms
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it in the context of the passage. Certain words/phrases in the passage are printed In bold to help you to locate them while answering some of the questions.
The strength of Indian democracy lies in its tradition, in the fusion of the ideas of democracy and national independence which was characteristic of the Indian nationalist movement long before independence Although the British retained supreme authority in India until 1947, the provincial elections of 1937 provided real exercise in democratic practice before national independence; during the Pacific war India was not overrun or seriously invaded by the Japanese and after the war was over, the transfer of power to a government of the Indian Congress Party was a peaceful one as far as Britain was concerned. By 1947 ‘Indianization’ had already gone far in the Indian civil service and army, so that the new government could start with effective instruments of central control.
After independence, however, India was faced with two vast problems; the first, that of economic growth from a very low level of production and the second, that of ethnic diversity and the aspirations of sub nationalities. The Congress leadership was more aware of the former problem than of the second; as a new political elite which had rebelled not only against the British Raj but also against India’s old social order, they were conscious of the need to initiate economic development and undertake social reforms, but as nationalists who had led a struggle against alien rule on behalf of all parts of India, they took the cohesion of the Indian nation too much for granted and underestimated the centrifugal, forces of ethnic division, which were bound to be accentuated rather than diminished as the popular masses were more and more drawn into politics.
The Congress Party was originally opposed to the idea of recognizing any divisions of India on a linguistic basis and preferred to retain the old provinces of British India which often cut across linguistic boundaries; it was only in response to strong pressures from below that the principle of linguistic states was conceded as the basis for a federal ‘Indian Union’. The rights granted to the states created new problems for the central government. The idea of making Hindi the national language of a united India was thwarted by the recalcitrance of the speakers of other important Indian languages, and the autonomy of the states rendered central economic planning extremely difficult. Land reforms remained under the control of the states and many large-scale economic projects required a degree of co-operation between the central government and one or more of the states which it was found impossible to achieve.
Co-ordination of policies was difficult even when the Congress Party was in power both in the states and at the centre; when a congress Government in Delhi was confronted with non-Congress parties in office in the states, it became much harder.
1. The provincial elections of 1937 in India showed that the
(a) British rule was not popular in India.
(b) Supremacy of British in India was likely to be short-lived.
(c) Indians were peace-loving people.
(d) India was capable of bringing into practice the idea of democracy.
(e) Indian Congress was the single largest party in India.
2. Why was India not overrun by the Japanese during the Pacific War?
(a) Japan was skeptical about its success in the war.
(b) Japan had friendly relations . with Britain
(c) Japan was interested in India freedom from the British rule.
(d) It was not an advantageous proposition for Japan from the military perspective.
(e) None of these
3. Which according to the passage, can be cited as exercise in democratic practice in India before Independence?
(a) The Indianisation of the Indian civil service
(b) The handing over, of power by British to India
(c) Several democratic Institutions created by the Indian National Congress
(d) A neutral role played by the army
(e) None of these
4. Which of the following problems India was faced with After Independence?
(a) Improper co-ordination of various government policies
(b) Increasing the production from a very low level
(c) Military attack from a country across the border
(d) Lack of co-ordination between the central and state governments
(e) None of these
5.Why was central economic planning found to be difficult?
(a) Ethnic diversity of the people
(b) Lack of will in implementing land reforms
(c) Autonomy given to the states in certain matters
(d) Lack of co-ordination in different government departments
(e) Multiplicity of states and union territories
6.. The new government could start with effective instrument of central power after independence because the
(a) Indian army was organized on the pattern of British army
(b) transfer of power to the Indian Congress party was peaceful
(c) process of Indianization of the Indian CivIl Service had already started
(d) people of India offered their whole hearted support to the government
(e) None of these
7. Which of the following issues was not appropriately realised by the central government
(a) Centre-State relations
(b) A national language for the country
(c) Ethnic diversity of the people
(d) Implementation of the formulated policies
(e) None of these
8. Why was the linguistic reorganisation of the states accepted?
(a) No common national language could be emerged
(b) The states were not co-operating with the central government
(c) Strong pressure from the states were exerted on the central government to create such states
(d) Non-Congress governments in the states demanded such a reorganisation of the states
(e) None of these
9. WhIch of the following statements is true in the context of the. passage?
(a) During the Pacific war India was Invaded by Japan
(b) After Independence India was faced with the problem of linguistic diversity of the people.
(c) Social reforms were neglected by the government.
(d) Congress leadership was not as much aware of the problem of ethnic diversity as much as of low production.
(e) Land reforms were under the control of the Central Government.
10. Which of the following statements is not true in the context of the passage?
(a) The political elite in India rebelled against the British Raj,
(b) By 1947, Indian army was fairly indianized.
(c) Economic development and social reforms were initiated soon after independence.
(d) The Congress party was originally opposed to the idea of division of states on lingustic basis.
(e) The Congress leadership was fully aware of the problem of ethnic diversity in India at the time of Independence.
11.Which word is most nearly the same in meaning as the word ‘accentuated’ as used in the passage?
(a) exhibited
(b) projected
(c) sharpened
(d) devalued
(e) mitigated
12. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word ‘conceded’ as used in the passage?
(a) accorded
(b) criticised
(c) rejected
(d) denounced
(e) withdrawn
13.Which word is most nearly the same in meaning as the word ‘thwarted’ as used in the passage?
(a) diverted
(b) opposed
(c) accepted
(d) advocated
(e) implemented
14. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word ‘recalcitrance’ as used in the passage?.
(a) provocation.
(b) opposition
(c) dedication
(d) amenability
(e) vulnerability
15. Choose the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word ‘harder’ as used in the passage.
(a) shorter
(b) slower
(c) easier
(d) larger
(e) inferior
Directions (Questions 18 to 25) Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
16. As a general rule, politicians do not …………..centre stage.
(a) foster
(b) forbid
(c) forgive
(d) forward
(e) forsake
17. We cannot go on strike every year. Now that we have gone on strike we must ……….this issue.
(a) canvass
(b) cross
(c) clinch
(d) culminate
(e) co-ordinate
18. Indications are that the Government is ……….to the prospect of granting bonus to the striking employees.
(a) relieved
(b.) aligned
(c) obliged
(d) reconciled
(e) authorised
19, I was totally ……….by his line of thinking and could not put forth any argument.
(a) refuted
(b) nonplussed
(c) degraded
(d) exhausted
(e) demolished
20.The …………….study on import of natural gas from Iran through pipeline would be completed shortly.
(a) natural
(b) economic
(c) feasibility
(d) calculated
(e) reallocation
21. Man is…………. , however, he is more in need of mental companionship than of physical companionship.
(a) biological
(b) egoistic
(c) gregarious
(d) democratic
(e) emotional
22. Shivalal …………classical music, He always prefers Bhimsen Joshi to Asha Bhonsale and Pandit Jasraj to Kumar Sanu,
(a) adores
(b) cares
(c) cultivates
(d) apprehends
(e) encompasses
23.He is the best man for this job. He has mental………….. to carry it out.
(a) adroitness
(b) durability
(c) persuasion
(d) predilection
(e) assimilation
24. We still have not given our………. to conduct the survey of natural resources in our state.
(a) consent
(b) request
(c) provision
(d) projection
(e) compliance
25. His party is solely to be blamed for the political ………..in the country.
(a) revival
(b) advocacy
(c) stalemate
(d) devaluation
(e) degradation
Directions (Questions 26 to 30 )
In each of the questions below four sentences are given which are denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D). By using all the four sentences you have to frame a meaningful paragraph.
The correct order of the sentences is your answer .
Choose from the five alternatives and mark It as your answer
26. (A) Across the sky flashed scenes from his life,
(B) He dreamed, he was walking along the beach with the Lord.
(C) One night a man had a dream.
(D) For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him and the other to the Lord.
(a) CABD
(b) CBAD
(c) CEDA
(d) CDAB
(e) CDBA
27.(A) You would be very surprised indeed to find it hot.
(B) Cold of course.
(C) And yet that was what I found when I visited North Island, the northern part of New Zealand.
(D) When you go bathing in a river or a pond, do you expect the water to be hot or cold?
(a) ACBD
(b) ACDB
(c) CABD
(d) DABC
(e) DBAC
28.(A) Because, if the manager’s subordinates are inefficient and ineffective and are not helped to increase their efficiency and effectiveness, the task may not be achieved
(B) This must be just as true as the responsibility for achieving his prescribed tasks.
(C) If it is achieved it is at too great a cost, or at the risk of other effects many of which are less obvious.
(D) It is often said that one of the prime responsibilities of a manager is the training and development of his staff.
(a) ADBC
(b) BDAC
(c) CABD
(d) CDBA
(e) DBAC
29.(A) Modern research, however, has proved that there were invaders even before the Aryans poured into this land.
(B) It was thought that they came to a country which was uncivilized and barbarian.
(C) They had evolved a civilization higher than that of the Aryan hordes who came in their wake.
(D) Till recently the Aryans were regarded as the earliest invaders of the land.
(a) ABCD
(b) EDAC
(c) ,BCAD
(d) DBAC
(e) DORA
30.(A) Organisatione today are becoming increasingly populated by youthful, ‘highly skilled, highly educated workers.
(B) Two of the most prevalent and provocative organisational dynamics of our time are the themes of participation and change
(C) These demands for participation are creating pressures for internal organisational change which are matched only by external
environmental pressures for organisational change.
(D) These young, skilled and educated workers bring with them demands for a voice in the determination of their own organisational destiny—a
change to participate in those decisions which affect their organisational lives.
(a) ABDC
(b) ABCD
(c) BADC
(d )BCDA
(e) DCAB
Directions (Questions 31 to 40)
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if an will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (e) i.e. ‘No error’
31. By April next year (a) / I will have been (b) / working in this office (c) / for twenty years. (d) / No error (e)
32. Saroj is not only involved (a) / in organising conferences and seminars (b) / but also in conducting )c) / adult literacy programmes (d) / No error (e)
33. I have been traveling by local trains (a) /since last several years (b) / but .have never experienced (c) / such a horrible situation as this. (d) / No error (e)
34. By the time he gets back (a) /from his holidays (b) / the milkman has left (c) /twenty one bottles of milk outside his door (d) / No error (e)
35. If I would have realised (a) / what a bad shape our library is in (b) /I would have done something (c) / to arrest the deterioration. (d) / No error (e)
36. He was having a bath (a) / when the phone rang. (b) / Very unwillingly he got out of the bath (c) / and went to answer it. (d) / No error (e)
37. I found this ring (a) / as I dig in the garden. (b) /It looks very old (c) / I wonder who it belonged to. (d) / No error (e)
38. When I heard his knock (a) / I went to the door Cb) / and opened it (c) I but I was not recognise him. (d) / No error (e)
39. India today stands (a) / at crucial cross roads (b)/ with its history (c) / as an independent nation. (d) / No error(e)
40. Have you heard the news? (a) / Mahesh and Mala are engaged. (b) / That is not new. (c)/ I know it for ages. (d) / No error (e)
Directions (Questions 41-50)
In the following passage, There are blanks, each of which numbered. These number printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately in the context of the whole passage. Find out the appropriate word.
It is commonly expected that as science advances, superstition should …41…..Certainly, science brings a new ....(42).... spirit of inquiry into a society where none existed and provides means of …..43.. the so-called miracles. Thus claims of ash out of nothing, idols drinking milk or petrol created from herbs and water can be ....(44).... to rigorous tests and the findings ....(45).... with the known laws of science …….(46)...., the greatest stumbling block in this processes is the ....(47).... human desire to find or…..48…….. something extraordinary that ,. ..(49).... one above the humdrum of daily living which is why people, are ....(50).... to accept routine scientific explanations of unexpected events.
41.
(a) recede
(b) revive
(c) dissolve
(d) abandon
(e) depreciate
42.(a) volcanic
(b) burning
(c) critical
(d) powerful
(e) inflammatory
43.(a) diluting
(b) diffusing
(c) directing
(d) disturbing
(e) debunking
44.(a) attached
(b) observed
(c) subjected
(d) projected
(e) visualized
45 (a) cleared
(b) exhibited
(c) criticised
(d) explained
(e) projected
46.(a) yet .
(b) despite
(c) instead
(d) although
(e) nevertheless
47. (a) innate
(b) sober
(c) wanted
(d)critical
(e) cultivated
48. (a) verify
(b) express
(c) witness
(d) activate
(e) propagate
49. (a) sharpens
(b) replaces
(c) lifts
(d) enlightens
(e) revitalizes
50. (a) eager
(b) curious
(c) unworthy
(d) reluctant
(e) inquisitive
Answers
1 d
2 e
3 e
4 d
5 c
6 c
7 c
8 c
9 d
10 e
11 c
12 c
13 b
14 d
15 b
16 e
17 d
18 d
19 b
20 c
21 c
22 a
23 d
24 a
25 e
26 b
27 e
28 e
29 d
30 c
31 a
32 a
33 b
34 c
35 a
36 c
37 b
38 d
39 c
40 d
41 a
42 c
43 e
44 c
45 b
46 e
47 a
48e
49 c
50 d
