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Bank Clerks' Exam

Test-I: English
Directions (Q. 1-15): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. A research report published by a reputed international organisation states that one-fourth of the women who die in the world today are Indian. The report adds that the situation in the country was very grave during the last two decades of this century as the deaths were mostly due to malnutrition and diseases. Despite this fact, it is found that the media is indifferent to building public awareness in this regard. From a month-long study of newspapers and periodicals, it was clear that there was no deliberate, systematic or sustained effort to sensitise the public by investigative and factual coverage on women. It was also found that meagre coverage, not more than one per cent, was related to issues of women education, liberation etc, but not with survival and development. The rural woman is hardly figured in the media, so says the report. The expectant mothers are undernourished, anaemic and hence they give birth to children who are handicapped. These children do not receive prenatal care. Even if such children survive, four to six months later they become susceptible to diarrhoea, respiratory or other infections because of insufficient nutrition, incomplete immunisation and improper treatment. The result is that by the time such children reach 3 years of age, they start showing signs of wasting. They do not grow to their full mental and physical potential. Unfortunately, the bias against girl babies still continues. In the slum areas in India's metropolitan cities, there still exists a bias against immunisation of baby girls. The report expresses a feeling that a social awareness and not merely laws could provide women with the protection and the facilities they deserve. 1. What, according to the passage, is the root cause of increasing number of handicapped children? 1) Abundant prenatal care 2) Undernourished and anaemic mothers 3) Lack of awareness among parents 4) Poverty and other social constraints 5) None of these 2. The report believes that the sad condition of women can be changed by 1) Making firm rules 2) Immunisation programme 3) Proper treatment 4) Harbouring bias against girl babies 5) None of these 3. The report states that the media did not give adequate coverage to 1) Deliberate and sustained efforts of women 2) Issues of women education and liberation 3) The research report published by a reputed organisation 4) Issues of survival and development of women 5) None of these The children become victims of diarrhoea and other diseases because of A) want of nourishing food B) inappropriate cure C) inadequate preventive measures 1) Only A 2) Only B 3) Only A and B 4) All three are correct 5) None of these Which of the following has NOT been covered by the report? 1) Women's educational status 2) Social biases against women 3) Women's condition 4) Children's diseases 5) Media apathy The report puts the blame on which of the following for the sad state of affairs? A) Expectant mothers B) Undernourished children C) Media 1) Only A 2) Only B 3) Only C 4) Only A and C 5) Only B and C Which of the following statements is FALSE in the context of the passage? 1) Women from rural areas get more media coverage than those from urban areas. 2) Pregnant mothers, if anaemic and undernourished, cannot generally give birth to healthy babies. 3) People in our country still do not treat men and women equally. 4) Framing of rules cannot change women's ill status. 5) None of these Which of the following can be the best title for the above passage? 1) Media coverage 2) Health is wealth 3) Women's problems and children's health 4) Rules and regulations 5) Social awareness What does the report mention about the people in the

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slum areas of Indian metropolitan cities? 1) They are becoming more and more unbiased. 2) They are against immunisation of baby girls in particular. 3) They live in subhuman conditions. 4) They are susceptible to various diseases. 5) None of these. 10. The report expects that the media should 1) be indifferent to social problems. 2) be sensitive to only unimportant issues. 3) be able to give proper treatment to ill children. 4) conduct research programmes to know the facts. 5) None of these Directions (Q. 11-13): Choose the word/group of words which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in the passage. 11. WASTING 1) Exaggeration 2) Immunity 3) Symptoms 4) Degeneration 5) Dirtiness 12. FIGURED 1) To draw figures 2) To be included in something 3) To contribute 4) To look attractive 5) To look healthy 13. SENSITISE 1) Arouse 2) Immunise 3) Inject 4) Ignore 5) Allow Directions (Q. 14-15): Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning of the word given in bold as used in the passage. 14. MEAGRE 1) Scanty 2) Inadequate 3) Exceptional 4) Irritating 5) Excessive 15. INDIFFERENT 1) Different 2) Inconsistent 3) Irregular 4) Apathetic 5) Sensitive Directions (Q. 16-22): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical 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), ie No error. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 16. 1) He / 2) applied to / 3) learning how / 4) Parliament worked. / 5) No error 17. 1) The doctor used / 2) to say that / 3) one must be careful / 4)about his health. / 5) No error 18. 1) You must/2) resign to the fact/3) that you will never / 4) be rich or famous. / 5) No error 19. 1) In this school / 2) it is obligatory for / 3) each student to / 4) write their diary regularly. / 5) No error

20. 1) I and you / 2) are not supposed / 3) to attend the /-4) function at night. / 5) No error 21. 1) A good school offers many opportunities of / 2) meeting helpful persons / 3) and obtain information about / 4) a variety of career options. / 5) No error 22. 1) Taking tea he / 2) went to the office / 3) and disposed of / 4) a lot of pending work. / 5) No error Directions (Q. 23-32): Which of the phrases 1), 2), 3) and 4) given below should replace the phrase highlighted below to make the sentence meaningful and correct? If the sentence is already correct, "no correction required" will be the answer. 23. Ignoring the advice, the young bikers went so far that they got lost in dark. 1) as far as 2) too far away 3) so far but 4) very far so 5) No correction required 24. All the representatives are clever and good at handling people. 1) good at handling the 2) good with handling 3) well to handling 4) better for handling 5) No correction required 25. I prefer travelling by bus than by train. 1) by bus than train 2) by bus to train 3) travelling by bus to that by train 4) travelling by bus than train 5) No correction required 26. If I were the prime minister, I had helped the people to come out of the problem. 1)1 would help 2) I would have helped 3) I would be helped 4) I have helped 5) No correction required 27. The chief minister of Bihar was revered with the people of his state. 1) was revered by 2) had revered with 3) will be revered with 4) had revered by , 5) No correction required 28. Neither of the two students that has appeared in the exam has obtained good marks. 1) which has appeared 2) who has appeared 3) that have appeared 4) who have appeared 5) No correction required 29. My uncle shared his property among his wife, his son and his sister. 1) among his wife, son and sister 2) among wife, son and his sister 3) between his wife, his son and his sister

4) between wife, son and sister 5) No correction required 30. More boy than one has failed in the exam. 1) More boy than one have 2) More boys than one have 3) More boys than one has 4) More boy than one has 5) No correction required 31. Walking is still a dominating mode of travel despite of growing automobilisation. 1) in spite growing 2) despite of growth 3) in spite of growing 4) despite growing 5) No correction required 32. Taking breakfast, the personal assistant rushed the airport to receive the prime minister. 1) Taking the breakfast 2) Take the breakfast 3) Having taken breakfast 4) On taking the breakfast 5) No correction required Directions (Q. 33-42): In each of the following sentences there are certain blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options denoted by the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete. 33. Besides being educated, he is intelligent. He is . 1) not only intelligent but also educated 2) either intelligent or educated 3) neither intelligent nor educated 4) more intelligent than educated 5) None of these 34. Gandhiji was the greatest leader of India. No other leader of India was 1) more great than Gandhij i 2) as great as Gandhiji 3) greater than Gandhiji 4) the greatest of Gandhiji 5) None of these 35. just now, I will reach the venue in time. 1) If I started 2) Unless I start 3) Supposing I start 4) Until I start 5) None of these 36. The nation decided to erect a fine in honour of the martyr. 1) museum 2) monument 3) momentum 4) monastery 5) majesty 37. The act of sleep walking is called . 1) soliloquy 2) somnambulism 3) stoic 4) sadist 5) cliche"

38. Being a misogynist, he treats a young girl very . 1) coldly 2) intelligently 3) passionately 4) carefully 5) lovingly 39. As a counsellor, your objective is to attentively and sensitively to employees who you with their feelings. 1) project, focus 2) manage, directed 3) listen, trust 4) concentrate, believe 5) consider, explain 40. It is a long time I saw my friend who 1 ives his parents the neighbouring town. 1) when, at, of 2) since, with, in 3) when, for, in 4) since, for, or 5) for, since, with 41. The glass was full to its . l)edge 2) border 3) brim 4) top 5) height 42. In the modern world, the cunning selfish people and the hardworking conscientious people . 1) dominate, supress 2) thrive, suffer 3) enjoy, mutilate 3) empower, subject 5) harass, abdicate Directions (Q. 43-50): 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. The people of Orissa, where 70% of the cultivable (43) is rain-fed, had no choice (44) to migrate because of the (45) drought. Migration is an annual (46) in the drought-prone districts of the state. Madhya Pradesh (47) a favourite (48) besides Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and even Punjab. A survey (49) that every year more than 50,000 people migrate from one district alone. But this year more than 20,000 have already migrated (50) one block of a district. 43. 1) grain 2)crop 3) water 4) area 5) length 44. l)but 2) for 3) because 4) and 5) to 45. l)fear 2) weak 3) simple 4)severe 5) best 46. 1) claim 2) affair 3) festival 4) right 5) demand 47. l ) b e 2) were 3) is 4) may 5) are 48. 1) opportunity 2) agency 3) destination 4) force 5) course 49. 1) shows 2) collects 3) provided 4) obtains 5) conducted 50. l)into 2) from 3) beyond 4) form 5) although

Test-II: Quantitative Aptitude