English

ISBT English for all banking PO,Clerk,IBPS PO,Railway,SSC,IAS,OAS Exams

Q201.

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. What Indian politicians and bureaucrats share with their scientist, engineer and carpenter counterparts is their acceptance of mediocrity and lack of skill. The greatest moral failure of Indian institutions is the tolerance of incompetence, (1) criminality or corruption. The tolerance of incompetence in (2) is a result of a low cultural value attached to the creation and (3) of institutions.Institution building is a hard work; it requires a combination of vision, commitment and performance. Any institution involves a contract between those who (4) to the institution and those who support it. The support can take the form of money or votes but that support must be (5) continuously. In a properly functioning institutional system, the institutional contract (6) the institution members and their supporters takes the form : you give me support and I will give you results. Competence is the channel that sustains the flow of trust from supporters to institutions and back. If doctors don't cure will they not lose our trust ?. While blaming individual politicians and babus for their corrupt ways, let us also examine the system that accepts mediocrity and even lets it (7).What we are seeing in India is a case of contract failure. The contractor who bribes an official and then builds a leaky stadium is not just being (8). He is sustaining a collusive system that subverts rules regulating mutual co-operation between government institutions, market players and society as a whole. In the case of endemic contract failure everyone (9), including the contractor, for once the public loses its trust in institution is even businessmen will  (10) out on opportunities to make money. The moral status of institutions is central to continued development and prosperity. 9. 1) succeeds            2) suffers                         3) proliferates 4) responsible                    5) encompasses

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4

Q202.

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. What Indian politicians and bureaucrats share with their scientist, engineer and carpenter counterparts is their acceptance of mediocrity and lack of skill. The greatest moral failure of Indian institutions is the tolerance of incompetence, (1) criminality or corruption. The tolerance of incompetence in (2)  is a result of a low cultural value attached to the creation and (3) of institutions.Institution building is a hard work; it requires a combination of vision, commitment and performance. Any institution involves a contract between those who (4) to the institution and those who support it. The support can take the form of money or votes but that support must be  (5) continuously. In a properly functioning institutional system, the institutional contract (6) the institution members and their supporters takes the form : you give me support and I will give you results. Competence is the channel that sustains the flow of trust from supporters to institutions and back. If doctors don't cure will they not lose our trust ? While blaming individual politicians and babus for their corrupt ways, let us also examine the system that accepts mediocrity and even lets it (7).What we are seeing in India is a case of contract failure. The contractor who bribes an official and then builds a leaky stadium is not just being (8). He is sustaining a collusive system that subverts rules regulating mutual co-operation between government institutions, market players and society as a whole. In the case of endemic contract failure everyone (9), including the contractor, for once the public loses its trust in institution is even businessmen will (10) out on opportunities to make money. The moral status of institutions is central to continued development and prosperity. 10. 1) storm          2) venture  3) lose                4) get 5) walk

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4

Q203.

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. What Indian politicians and bureaucrats share with their scientist, engineer and carpenter counterparts is their acceptance of mediocrity and lack of skill. The greatest moral failure of Indian institutions is the tolerance of incompetence, --(1)-- criminality or corruption. The tolerance of incompetence in --(2)-- is a result of a low cultural value attached to the creation and --(3)-- of institutions.Institution building is a hard work; it requires a combination of vision, commitment and performance. Any institution involves a contract between those who --(4)-- to the institution and those who support it. The support can take the form of money or votes but that support must be --(5)-- continuously. In a properly functioning institutional system, the institutional contract --(6)-- the institution members and their supporters takes the form : you give me support and I will give you results. Competence is the channel that sustains the flow of trust from supporters to institutions and back. If doctors don't cure will they not lose our trust ? While blaming individual politicians and babus for their corrupt ways, let us also examine the system that accepts mediocrity and even lets it --(7)-- What we are seeing in India is a case of contract failure. The contractor who bribes an official and then builds a leaky stadium is not just being --(8)-- He is sustaining a collusive system that subverts rules regulating mutual co-operation between government institutions, market players and society as a whole. In the case of endemic contract failure everyone --(9)--, including the contractor, for once the public loses its trust in institution is even businessmen will --(10)-- out on opportunities to make money. The moral status of institutions is central to continued development and prosperity. 2. 1) turn                   2) individual                   3) world 4) partly                           5) importance

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4

Q204.

Directions : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. What Indian politicians and bureaucrats share with their scientist, engineer and carpenter counterparts is their acceptance of mediocrity and lack of skill. The greatest moral failure of Indian institutions is the tolerance of incompetence, (1)  criminality or corruption. The tolerance of incompetence in (2) is a result of a low cultural value attached to the creation and (3) of institutions.Institution building is a hard work; it requires a combination of vision, commitment and performance. Any institution involves a contract between those who (4) to the institution and those who support it. The support can take the form of money or votes but that support must be (5)continuously. In a properly functioning institutional system, the institutional contract (6) the institution members and their supporters takes the form : you give me support and I will give you results. Competence is the channel that sustains the flow of trust from supporters to institutions and back. If doctors don't cure will they not lose our trust ? While blaming individual politicians and babus for their corrupt ways, let us also examine the system that accepts mediocrity and even lets it (7). What we are seeing in India is a case of contract failure. The contractor who bribes an official and then builds a leaky stadium is not just being  (8). He is sustaining a collusive system that subverts rules regulating mutual co-operation between government institutions, market players and society as a whole. In the case of endemic contract failure everyone (9) including the contractor, for once the public loses its trust in institution is even businessmen will (10) out on opportunities to make money. The moral status of institutions is central to continued development and prosperity. 1. 1) as       2) to 3) never 4) not      5) for

1)	1	2)	2
3)	3	4)	4

Q205.

Directions : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option '5' is the answer. No sooner he had returned home then his mother felt happy.

1)	had he returned home when	2)	he had returned home than
3)	did he return home than	4)	did he returned home then
5)	No improvement

Q206.

Directions : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option '5' is the answer. Whenever my students come across new words, I ask them to look for them in the dictionary.

1)	to look it up	2)	to look them up
3)	to look at them	4)	to be looks on them
5)	No improvement

Q207.

Directions : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option '5' is the answer. If you cross the line you will be disqualified.

1)	cross upon the line	2)	cross on the line
3)	cross out the line	4)	cross over the line
5)	No improvement

Q208.

Directions : In questions given below, a part of the sentence is italicised and underlined. Below are given alternatives to the italicised part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, option '5' is the answer. His father won't be able to leave for Varnasi until they have arrived.

1)	until they arrive	2)	until they will have arrived
3)	until they will arrive	4)	until they arrived
5)	No improvement

Q209.

Directions : Each of the following idioms is followed by four meaning. Indicate which is correct. To be in the doldrums-

1)	to be in low spirits	2)	to be within doors
3)	to praise loudly	4)	to be in a crisis
5)	None of these

Q210.

Directions : Each of the following idioms is followed by four meaning. Indicate which is correct. Crocodile tear-

1)	hypocritical tears	2)	to use something to sincerely
3)	to get hysterical	4)	tears caused due to presence of ammonia in something.
5)	Non of these