SBI Clerk Prelims Mock Test - 7 - Bank Exams MCQ

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. What does the author suggest to the news publishing firms and urge them to ensure?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. What does the author mean by the phrase “Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer”?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. Which of the following is not the synonym of the word “Ceded”?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. Which of the following is the synonym of the word “Clout”?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. Which of the following is the synonym of the word “accessed”?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. Which of the following is the synonym of the word “embattled”?

Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below. Certain words/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them.

Last week, when nine well-known media houses began publishing directly to Facebook, allowing the social media giant’s 1.4 billion users to read stories then and there, those in the embattled media industry would have felt relieved and uneasy at the same time. Relieved, because of what, on the face of it, seems to be a sweet deal for all the nine publishers that are part of Facebook’s direct publishing feature, Instant Articles. The New York Times, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC, Spiegel Online, and Bild can sell advertisements on their own and keep all of those revenues. Alternatively, they can allow Facebook to sell and still keep 70 per cent of the proceeds. For an industry that is struggling with the aftermath of the digital disruption, this is a welcome revenue-raising opportunity. According to the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2015 report, revenues from print advertising fell in 2014 over the previous year while revenues from digital advertising grew. The catch: the good showing of digital wasn’t even nearly good enough to make up for print’s shortfall. In the U.S., print advertising dollars fell by nearly a billion while digital dollars just about managed a growth of 100 million.

Still, it is difficult not to feel uncomfortable about Facebook’s growing clout as a distributor of news. Top publishers are already on board Instant Articles, and more are itching to follow suit. Their websites could increasingly become less relevant. As more and more publishers join it, each of them individually will need Facebook more than it needs them. But avoiding a partnership with Facebook, as some publishers have suggested they would, isn’t a wise thing to do. As the Pew Research Center’s report put it, nearly half of those surveyed said they had accessed news on politics and government on Facebook in the week before. Also, the platform attracts roughly a fourth of the display advertisement revenues and more than a third of mobile display advertisement revenues. This is in sharp contrast to the experience of news organisations in garnering digital revenues.Befriending Facebook now is a no-brainer, especially given that publishing houses long ago ceded control of news distribution to technology firms. They have only themselves to blame. What they ought to ensure now is not to become too dependent on any one platform, even as they continue to build their identities both online and offline. Fortunately for the publishers, the likes of Snapchat, Facebook’s promising rival which has managed to woo the youth, do seem to give the hope that the publisher-distributor relationship wouldn’t be one-sided.

Q. Which of the following is not the synonym of the word “uneasy”?

Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

At the dawn of history India __________on her unending quest and trackless centuries are __________ with her striving and the grandeur of her success and her failures. 

Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

It is height of __________for men who fully appreciate in their own case the great advantages of a good education but __________ these advantages to women. 

Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

As everybody is __________ attached to his motherland it is difficult to find a man who is __________ of love for his motherland. 

Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

If we study the lives of great men we are __________  that we too can achieve greatness and when we die, we leave behind our __________ 

Directions : In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3)), ,(4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningfully complete.

The society provides the individual security of life, __________ of thought and sustenance for action.  Every individual who __________ from society is indebted to the society. 

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

Many believe that 1) / nothing could have 2)/ avoided the war 3)/ between America and Iraq. 4) / No error 5)

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

The instructions clearly 1)/ state that 2) / each item is having 3) / two options. 4) / No error 5) 

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

The postman was polite 1)/ and said he regretted 2) / at the delay 3) / in delivery. 4) / No error 5) 

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

They have invited 1) / Sushma and I 2) / for the meeting to be 3) / held in the next month. 4) / No error 5)

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

The city people stayed 1) / fearlessly despite of 2) / rumour of terrorist attack 3)/ in the area.4)/ No error 5)

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1) The Board's decision has provided / 2) employees with the opportunity / 3) to acquire upto 100 / 4) shares by the. 5) No error

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1) Arranging such a large amount / 2) of funds now will be a problem why / 3) banks are usually not open. / 4) So early in the morning. 5) No error

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1) If the manufacturing sector continues / 2) to grow at the same rate for / 3) the next few months. / 4) I think it has a high growth rate this year. 5) No error

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1) Though he has promoted to / 2) the bank's board as a director / 3) he continues to carry out / 4) all his current responsibilities. 5) No error

Directions : Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1) We were forced into react / 2) as no organisation can / 3) afford to adhere to / 4) these outdated regulations. 5) No error

Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) They pay the "listed" price for items; perhaps they avoid conflict.

(B) Yet many individuals do not think of themselves as bargainers.

(C) But a shopping in local market gives you an opportunity to bargain and reflect about what you do as negotiator.

(D) Many people bargains and negotiates.

(E) Their reluctance to bargain may reflect reserve nature or lack of experience to risk through negotiation.

(F) Some people enjoy it; some people are good at it.

Which of the following would be the LAST sentence after rearrangement?

Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) They pay the "listed" price for items; perhaps they avoid conflict.

(B) Yet many individuals do not think of themselves as bargainers.

(C) But a shopping in local market gives you an opportunity to bargain and reflect about what you do as negotiator.

(D) Many people bargains and negotiates.

(E) Their reluctance to bargain may reflect reserve nature or lack of experience to risk through negotiation.

(F) Some people enjoy it; some people are good at it.

Which of the following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) They pay the "listed" price for items; perhaps they avoid conflict.

(B) Yet many individuals do not think of themselves as bargainers.

(C) But a shopping in local market gives you an opportunity to bargain and reflect about what you do as negotiator.

(D) Many people bargains and negotiates.

(E) Their reluctance to bargain may reflect reserve nature or lack of experience to risk through negotiation.

(F) Some people enjoy it; some people are good at it.

Q. Which of the following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) They pay the "listed" price for items; perhaps they avoid conflict.

(B) Yet many individuals do not think of themselves as bargainers.

(C) But a shopping in local market gives you an opportunity to bargain and reflect about what you do as negotiator.

(D) Many people bargains and negotiates.

(E) Their reluctance to bargain may reflect reserve nature or lack of experience to risk through negotiation.

(F) Some people enjoy it; some people are good at it.

Which of the following would be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

Direction: Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) They pay the "listed" price for items; perhaps they avoid conflict.

(B) Yet many individuals do not think of themselves as bargainers.

(C) But a shopping in local market gives you an opportunity to bargain and reflect about what you do as negotiator.

(D) Many people bargains and negotiates.

(E) Their reluctance to bargain may reflect reserve nature or lack of experience to risk through negotiation.

(F) Some people enjoy it; some people are good at it.

Which of the following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?