IBPS PO 2018 Mains: English Test Day 12

Directions (Q.1-5): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

As ________ champions grow older, there is a certain nostalgic fervour that accompanies each of their victories. At the same time, there is the ______ for a worthy challenger, a surprise winner who can start scripting his own success story, a usurper who will end the tyranny.
I. exotic
II. domineering
III. fortuitous
IV. clamour
V. estranged

Directions (Q.1-5): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

Given our ______ public health system, many people opt for private delivery facilities which cost much more than those in public health ones. So those in a higher economic _______ have greater access to better quality care.
I. cosmopolitan
II. dynamic
III. shambolic
IV. basal
V. echelon

Directions (Q.1-5): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

The __________ failure of their talismaniac player Lionel Messi has overwhelmed discussions. But a look at the team’s ___________ journey to the World Cup and its subsequent performance begs the question if one of football’s traditional powerhouses is at a crossroads.
I. mystifying
II. perilous
III. rudimentary
IV. multi-pronged
V. confound

Directions (Q.1-5): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

India was an ancient and proud civilization; in the Middle Ages, it had been far more powerful and civilized than European. However, under the Mughal Dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries its power had ______, and the Western powers had passed it by technologically, as the Industrial Revolution gave them a/an ________ edge in economic and military matters.
I. non partisan
II. scornful
III. treacherous
IV. waned
V. insurmountable

Directions (Q.1-5): The following statements has two blanks which are to be filled with the options given below. Each blank can be filled with more than one option. Find the combination/s which can most suitably complete the sentence without altering the meaning of the statement.

While India has enthusiastically embraced the idea of a liberalised economy and immediately applied it to health care, many countries have ________ their health-care systems from the ________ of the market. This too is at the heart of this matter.
I. insulated
II. frigid
III. ravages
IV. haughty
V. impervious

Directions(Q.6-10) In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

But
I. Americans can never get away from the fact that they are and will probably always be a nation of immigrants.
II. As President, Barack Obama took a hard line on undocumented worker deportations, whose number soared through his two terms in office.
III. Mr. Trump, contrarily, has made every effort to deliver on his radical campaign promise to ban Muslims from entering the U.S., although he faced numerous legal setbacks in that mission.
IV. He sought to tie a moderate line when it came to delaying the deportation of childhood arrivals, and policed borders with a relatively light touch.

Directions(Q.6-10) In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

However
I. The fact that the RBI has made public its dissent against the Union government’s idea, suggests that the central bank has serious problems with the dilution of its current powers over the financial sector.
II. The RBI’s demand for the centralisation of regulatory powers also brings with it the need for exercising a greater degree of responsibility.
III. A unified regulator can thus help in lowering the compliance costs and enabling the seamless implementation of rules.
IV. It makes better sense to have the RBI take charge of the rapidly growing payments industry which can ill-afford regulatory errors at this point.

Directions(Q.6-10) In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

In spite of
I. Almost half the country is therefore at high risk from events such as loss of a job or ill health of a family member.
II. It is clear that past development frameworks have not improved well-being across social strata.
III. India ranks 130 among nations in the Human Development Index, and China ranks 86.
IV. Remarkable recent improvements, India still has 364 million living in multidimensional poverty.

Directions(Q.6-10) In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Instead
I. India expects to reach its ambitious solar target of 100 GW capacity by 2022 primarily through large centralised solar power plants, but these require significant amounts of land, water and evacuation infrastructure and support from mega-corporations.
II. Entrepreneurs could make use of rapidly lowering storage costs to build decentralised, neighbourhood-scale micro-utilities, managed by locally owned enterprises and cooperatives.
III. As some States have shown, renewable-based microgrids can become an important feature of electricity policy.
IV. With modern power electronics and innovations in hybrid waste to energy, water recycling and community gardens could be integrated as standalone modules that are connected to larger grids.

Directions(Q.6-10) In the question given below few sentences are given which grammatically correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Yet
I. It is a trend that will keep established teams on notice as matches in the coming months are a prelude to the 2019 World Cup starting in England and Wales on May 30.
II. The victory was no surprise but it took a nerve-racking final against Bangladesh in Dubai for Rohit Sharma’s men to win the Asia Cup and and fulfil their pre-tournament billing.
III. As the final revealed in the form of a weaker team that punched well above its weight, or in the glorious run that Afghanistan had, this continental edition was more about the underdog altering scripts and surprising more fancied rivals.
IV. Afghanistan’s cricketers can no longer be treated as mere journeymen or plucky amateurs who ride on luck.