Fillers (Based on New Pattern) for IBPS Clerk
Directions (Q. 1-5): The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given words as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick up two correct answers either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.
1. In today’s volatile economic enviorment diversification has become a ________ component for risk management.
(A) decayed
(B) critical
(C) rout
(D) crucial
(E) raw
(F) gross
1) (A) and (F)
2) (B) and (F)
3) (C) and (E)
4) (B) and (D)
5) (D) and (E)
2. Bhagat Singh was ________ here, the Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in the next room and Lord Mountbatten proposed to his wife in the garden outside.
(A) abolished
(B) worshiped
(C) imprisoned
(D) kidnapped
(E) incarcerated
(F) deprived
1) (A) and (C)
2) (B) and (D)
3) (C) and (E)
4) (D) and (F)
5) (A) and (F)
3. Desperate for new cadres ________ groups in Manipur have begun targetting children for recruitment again, a practice that is not new to the state.
(A) devoted
(B) insurgent
(C) eliminated
(D) riot
(E) rebellious
(F) mutiny
1) (A) and (B)
2) (B) and (C)
3) (C) and (D)
4) (B) and (E)
5) (E) and (F)
4. Competition is tough in the seed market, which may explain why marketing gimmicks are often used to ________ farmers.
(A) dispel
(B) collect
(C) punish
(D) woo
(E) attract
(F) ask
1) (C) and (F)
2) (A) and (D)
3) (B) and (D)
4) (E) and (F)
5) (D) and (E)
5. Iran has vowed to ________ Israel from the face of the Earth.
(A) obliterate
(B) expunge
(C) sacrifice
(D) compel
(E) defend
(F) object
1) (D) and (F)
2) (A) and (B)
3) (B) and (D)
4) (E) and (F)
5) (A) and (C)
Directions (Q. 6-10): Each of the following questions consists of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given words as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick up two correct answers, either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.
6. The ________ of the modern cosmetic industry have meant that women are more in thrall to the cult of beauty than ever before.
(A) launch
(B) advances
(C) downfall
(D) euphoria
(E) developments
(F) declination
1) (B) and (C)
2) (A) and (D)
3) (E) and (F)
4) (B) and (E)
5) (C) and (F)
7. If detox diets can’t get rid of ________ roll of fat around your abdomen, sign yourself up for a spot of liposuction.
(A) stubborn
(B) intractable
(C) emulating
(D) fascinating
(E) beautiful
(F) miraculous
1) (A) and (B)
2) (B) and (C)
3) (E) and (F)
4) (C) and (D)
5) (B) and (D)
8. Nirupama Rao says ________, she has realised that being a bureaucrat in a position of power is actually being in a position of great responsibility.
(A) haughtily
(B) delicately
(C) serenely
(D) lively
(E) calmly
(F) stealthily
1) (B) and (F)
2) (A) and (D)
3) (C) and (E)
4) (A) and (F)
5) (D) and (E)
9. The internet version of Encylopedia Britannica ________ “odour” as the percept resultant from the sense of smell.
(A) prescribes
(B) ascribes
(C) describes
(D) subscribes
(E) explains
(F) discusses
1) (A) and (C)
2) (C) and (E)
3) (B) and (D)
4) (C) and (F)
5) (A) and (D)
10. Agricultural scientists say productivity can be improved by improving water resources, improving ________ to rural finance, information and communication technology, and technological perspective.
(A) approach
(B) assess
(C) access
(D) excess
(E) assets
(F) situation
1) (A) and (B)
2) (B) and (D)
3) (E) and (F)
4) (C) and (E)
5) (A) and (C)
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