IBPS PO Prelims Mock Test - 4 - Bank Exams MCQ

The following sentences form a paragraph. They are numbered a P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and choose the alternative that arranges them in a correct order.

P. Though the digital world has invaded the mental and even the encroaching the emotional space, it offers tremendous benefits to us all.

Q. With such a powerful medium, the digital literacy is the need of the hour for our safe navigation.

R. It provides the greatest platforms that allow us to connect and collaborate with several million people around the world.

S. Moreover, it opens up opportunities to learn about new and important issues, and it empowers innovation in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.

The following sentences form a paragraph. The second and the fifth sentences of the paragraph will remain fixed. The rest of the sentences are numbered as P, Q, R, S and T. These five parts are not in their proper order. Arrange the sentences in correct order.

P. Dying of cancer, the shah was given asylum in the U. S. The Iranian people took to the streets outside the U.S. embassy demanding that the shah be returned, tried and hanged.

2. In 1950, the people of Iran elected Mohammad Mosaddegh, a secular democrat, as prime minister. He nationalized British and U.S. petroleum holdings returning Iran's oil to its people.

Q. In 1979, the people of Iran overthrew the shah. The exiled cleric, Ayatollah Khomeini, returned to rule Iran. It descended into score-settling, death squads and chaos.

R. The young shah was known for opulence and excess. His wife was rumored to bathe in milk while the shah had his lunches flown in by Concorde from Paris.

5. The people starved. The shah kept power through his ruthless internal police: The SAVAK. An era of torture and fear began. He then began a campaign to westernize Iran; enraging entire traditional Shiite population.

S. But in 1953 the U.S. and Great Britain engineered a coup d'état that deposed Mosaddegh and installed Reza Pahlavi as shah.

T. The Persian empire is known today as Iran. For 2500 years, this land was ruled by a series of kings known as shahs.

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

The following paragraph given below has blanks that need to be filled with appropriate words from the options given below each question. You must read the same carefully and choose the most appropriate option as your answer.

There can be three media responses to Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana’s ____(A)____ remarks on the media. The first, and most inappropriate, would be whataboutery: what about the judiciary’s own failings? The huge ____(B)____, the glacial pace of justice dispensation, entertaining frivolous petitions, judicial overreach, malpractices — long is the list of issues that ____(C)____ the system. The second is defensive: okay, the media does things it should not be doing but it is also because of the ____(D)____ raised by journalists that justice was served. There have been innumerable cases which resulted in the guilty getting their comeuppance because of journalists — Jessica Lal, the Ryan International School murder, the fodder scam, the securities scandal of 1992, etc. The third and appropriate media response would be the ____(E)____ of guilt.

The blank marked (E) will take which of the given words in order to form a meaningful sentence?

The following paragraph given below has blanks that need to be filled with appropriate words from the options given below each question. You must read the same carefully and choose the most appropriate option as your answer.

There can be three media responses to Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana’s ____(A)____ remarks on the media. The first, and most inappropriate, would be whataboutery: what about the judiciary’s own failings? The huge ____(B)____, the glacial pace of justice dispensation, entertaining frivolous petitions, judicial overreach, malpractices — long is the list of issues that ____(C)____ the system. The second is defensive: okay, the media does things it should not be doing but it is also because of the ____(D)____ raised by journalists that justice was served. There have been innumerable cases which resulted in the guilty getting their comeuppance because of journalists — Jessica Lal, the Ryan International School murder, the fodder scam, the securities scandal of 1992, etc. The third and appropriate media response would be the ____(E)____ of guilt.

Q. The word that can fill the fourth blank correctly from the given options is?

Read the short story and answer the following questions.

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating some words.

He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.

Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust.

He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before.

Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed.(230 words)

Q. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Mr. Pontellier?

Read the short story and answer the following questions.

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating some words.

He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.

Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust.

He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before.

Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed.(230 words)

Q. Which of the following is a near antonym of the word ‘disgust’?

Read the short story and answer the following questions.

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating some words.

He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.

Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust.

He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before.

Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed.(230 words)

Q. Which of the following statements is correct, according to the short story?

Read the short story and answer the following questions.

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating some words.

He could speak a little Spanish, and also a language which nobody understood, unless it was the mocking-bird that hung on the other side of the door, whistling his fluty notes out upon the breeze with maddening persistence.

Mr. Pontellier, unable to read his newspaper with any degree of comfort, arose with an expression and an exclamation of disgust.

He walked down the gallery and across the narrow “bridges” which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He stopped before the door of his own cottage, which was the fourth one from the main building and next to the last. Seating himself in a wicker rocker which was there, he once more applied himself to the task of reading the newspaper. The day was Sunday; the paper was a day old. The Sunday papers had not yet reached Grand Isle. He was already acquainted with the market reports, and he glanced restlessly over the editorials and bits of news which he had not had time to read before quitting New Orleans the day before.

Mr. Pontellier wore eye-glasses. He was a man of forty, of medium height and rather slender build; he stooped a little. His hair was brown and straight, parted on one side. His beard was neatly and closely trimmed.(230 words)

Q. Which of the following is a near synonym of the word ‘glance’?

In these questions, sentences with four underline words are given. One from four words given in the underline may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. That word will be your answer. If all words given in the underline are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, then ‘All Correct’ is your answer.

Q. Global commodities have witnessed a bull run over the last 12 months, revival hopes of the beginning of the next super cycle in commodity prices.

In these questions, sentences with four underline words are given. One from four words given in the underline may be either wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word which is wrongly spelt or inappropriate, if any. That word will be your answer. If all words given in the underline are correctly spelt and also appropriate in the context of the sentence, then ‘All Correct’ is your answer.

Q. A new paradim is needed, in which bulk waste generators take the lead and city managers show demonstrable change in the way it is processed.

In the question given below, the sentence is divided into three parts: I, II and III. For each part, an alternate statement is given. You have to determine if a part requires correction, and then mark that as your answer.

However, the earlier Matrix sequels didn’t went down well with the critics / and thousands of fans, which meant that the upcoming “Matrix 4” will prove to be / a excellent opportunity for Lana Wachowski to alter the course of history.

I. However, the earlier Matrix sequels didn’t went down well with the critics

II. and thousands of fans, which meant that the upcoming “Matrix 4” will prove to be

III. a excellent opportunity for Lana Wachowski to alter the course of history.

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. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark 5) (No Error) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

Q. The government will laid stress on building check-dams instead of mega projects.

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. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark 5) (No Error) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

Q. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Male this month, his first trip abroad after his re-election, he deliver a speech rich in meaningful metaphors to the Maldivian Parliament.

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. Mark the part with the error as your answer. If there is no error, mark 5) (No Error) as your answer. (Ignore the errors of punctuation).

Q. Golden is no longer the only colour the elusive Asiatic golden cat might be associated with.

In the question given below, the sentence is divided into three parts: I, II and III. For each part, an alternate statement is given. You have to determine if a part requires correction, and then mark that as your answer.

If you wonder what is the average number of times that any cookie monster cries, / then you be surprised; however, parents take no notice / of such things as they know it better then anyone else.

I. If you wonder what is the average number of times that any cookie monster cries,

II. then you be surprised; however, parents take no notice

III. of such things as they know it better then anyone else.