SBI PO 2019 Prelims: English Test Day 6

Directions(Q.1-5)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The overwhelming message from the global assessment report of the Climate change all over the world is that human beings have so (1)________[graspingly] exploited nature, and that species belonging to a quarter of all studied animal and plant groups on earth are (2)________[earnestly] threatened. If the world continues to (3)________[seek] the current model of economic growth without factoring in environmental costs, one million species could go extinct, many in a matter of decades. Catastrophic (4)________[corrosion] of ecosystems is being driven by unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species, climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new habitats. While ecosystem losses have (5)________[accelerated] over the past five decades universally, there is particular worry over the devastation occurring in tropical areas, which are endowed with greater biodiversity than others.

Directions(Q.1-5)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The overwhelming message from the global assessment report of the Climate change all over the world is that human beings have so (1)________[graspingly] exploited nature, and that species belonging to a quarter of all studied animal and plant groups on earth are (2)________[earnestly] threatened. If the world continues to (3)________[seek] the current model of economic growth without factoring in environmental costs, one million species could go extinct, many in a matter of decades. Catastrophic (4)________[corrosion] of ecosystems is being driven by unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species, climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new habitats. While ecosystem losses have (5)________[accelerated] over the past five decades universally, there is particular worry over the devastation occurring in tropical areas, which are endowed with greater biodiversity than others.

Directions(Q.1-5)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The overwhelming message from the global assessment report of the Climate change all over the world is that human beings have so (1)________[graspingly] exploited nature, and that species belonging to a quarter of all studied animal and plant groups on earth are (2)________[earnestly] threatened. If the world continues to (3)________[seek] the current model of economic growth without factoring in environmental costs, one million species could go extinct, many in a matter of decades. Catastrophic (4)________[corrosion] of ecosystems is being driven by unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species, climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new habitats. While ecosystem losses have (5)________[accelerated] over the past five decades universally, there is particular worry over the devastation occurring in tropical areas, which are endowed with greater biodiversity than others.

Directions(Q.1-5)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The overwhelming message from the global assessment report of the Climate change all over the world is that human beings have so (1)________[graspingly] exploited nature, and that species belonging to a quarter of all studied animal and plant groups on earth are (2)________[earnestly] threatened. If the world continues to (3)________[seek] the current model of economic growth without factoring in environmental costs, one million species could go extinct, many in a matter of decades. Catastrophic (4)________[corrosion] of ecosystems is being driven by unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species, climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new habitats. While ecosystem losses have (5)________[accelerated] over the past five decades universally, there is particular worry over the devastation occurring in tropical areas, which are endowed with greater biodiversity than others.

Directions(Q.1-5)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks, each followed by a word given in bold. Even blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

The overwhelming message from the global assessment report of the Climate change all over the world is that human beings have so (1)________[graspingly] exploited nature, and that species belonging to a quarter of all studied animal and plant groups on earth are (2)________[earnestly] threatened. If the world continues to (3)________[seek] the current model of economic growth without factoring in environmental costs, one million species could go extinct, many in a matter of decades. Catastrophic (4)________[corrosion] of ecosystems is being driven by unsustainable use of land and water, direct harvesting of species, climate change, pollution and release of alien plants and animals in new habitats. While ecosystem losses have (5)________[accelerated] over the past five decades universally, there is particular worry over the devastation occurring in tropical areas, which are endowed with greater biodiversity than others.

Directions(Q.6-10)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words or Sentences given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word/Sentence will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Ecological economists have for years (6)_________ to the extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials (7) _______________________________. Expanding agriculture by cutting down forests has raised food volumes, and mining feeds many industries, but these have severely affected other functions such as water availability, pollination, maintenance of wild variants of domesticated plants and climate regulation. Losses from pollution are usually not (8)________ into claims of economic progress made by countries, but as the IPBES assessment points out, marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals. At the same time, about 9% of 6,190 domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had gone extinct by 2016,(9)_________________________. Viewed against a shrinking base of wild varieties of farmed plants and animals, all countries have cause for alarm. They are rapidly emptying their genetic resource kit. Reversing course(10)____________________. This can be done by incorporating biodiversity impacts into all economic activity, recognising that irreparably breaking the web of life will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.

Directions(Q.6-10)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words or Sentences given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word/Sentence will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Ecological economists have for years (6)_________ to the extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials (7) _______________________________. Expanding agriculture by cutting down forests has raised food volumes, and mining feeds many industries, but these have severely affected other functions such as water availability, pollination, maintenance of wild variants of domesticated plants and climate regulation. Losses from pollution are usually not (8)________ into claims of economic progress made by countries, but as the IPBES assessment points out, marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals. At the same time, about 9% of 6,190 domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had gone extinct by 2016,(9)_________________________. Viewed against a shrinking base of wild varieties of farmed plants and animals, all countries have cause for alarm. They are rapidly emptying their genetic resource kit. Reversing course(10)____________________. This can be done by incorporating biodiversity impacts into all economic activity, recognising that irreparably breaking the web of life will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.

Directions(Q.6-10)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words or Sentences given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word/Sentence will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Ecological economists have for years (6)_________ to the extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials (7) _______________________________. Expanding agriculture by cutting down forests has raised food volumes, and mining feeds many industries, but these have severely affected other functions such as water availability, pollination, maintenance of wild variants of domesticated plants and climate regulation. Losses from pollution are usually not (8)________ into claims of economic progress made by countries, but as the IPBES assessment points out, marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals. At the same time, about 9% of 6,190 domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had gone extinct by 2016,(9)_________________________. Viewed against a shrinking base of wild varieties of farmed plants and animals, all countries have cause for alarm. They are rapidly emptying their genetic resource kit. Reversing course(10)____________________. This can be done by incorporating biodiversity impacts into all economic activity, recognising that irreparably breaking the web of life will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.

Directions(Q.6-10)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words or Sentences given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word/Sentence will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Ecological economists have for years (6)_________ to the extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials (7) _______________________________. Expanding agriculture by cutting down forests has raised food volumes, and mining feeds many industries, but these have severely affected other functions such as water availability, pollination, maintenance of wild variants of domesticated plants and climate regulation. Losses from pollution are usually not (8)________ into claims of economic progress made by countries, but as the IPBES assessment points out, marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals. At the same time, about 9% of 6,190 domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had gone extinct by 2016,(9)_________________________. Viewed against a shrinking base of wild varieties of farmed plants and animals, all countries have cause for alarm. They are rapidly emptying their genetic resource kit. Reversing course(10)____________________. This can be done by incorporating biodiversity impacts into all economic activity, recognising that irreparably breaking the web of life will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.

Directions(Q.6-10)In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words or Sentences given in options (A),(B),(C) and (D). You have to tell which word/Sentence will best suit the respective blank. Mark (E) as your answer if the work given in bold after the blank is your answer i.e “No change required”.

Ecological economists have for years (6)_________ to the extreme harm that humanity as a whole is courting by modifying terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems to suit immediate needs, such as raising agricultural and food output and extracting materials (7) _______________________________. Expanding agriculture by cutting down forests has raised food volumes, and mining feeds many industries, but these have severely affected other functions such as water availability, pollination, maintenance of wild variants of domesticated plants and climate regulation. Losses from pollution are usually not (8)________ into claims of economic progress made by countries, but as the IPBES assessment points out, marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980, affecting at least 267 species, including 86% of marine turtles, 44% of seabirds and 43% of marine mammals. At the same time, about 9% of 6,190 domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had gone extinct by 2016,(9)_________________________. Viewed against a shrinking base of wild varieties of farmed plants and animals, all countries have cause for alarm. They are rapidly emptying their genetic resource kit. Reversing course(10)____________________. This can be done by incorporating biodiversity impacts into all economic activity, recognising that irreparably breaking the web of life will impoverish and endanger people everywhere.