English for SBI /Syndicate/Canara Bank
Directions (1-5): The sentence has two blanks. Choose the words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
1. The much anticipated holiday weekend ____with Holi ____ Thursday.
1) begins, on
2) will begins, on
3) has will be beginning, to
4) had begun, at
5) will begin, by
2. _________, online and offline banking transactions ____ possible.
1) whatever, can
2) Despite, be
3) However, will be
4)Till then, has been
5) Inspite of, will
3. The nation is __to define the term “forest” and there is an ongoing case in court __ this matter.
1) yet, on
2) so, at
3) now, for
4) so far, from
5) waiting, to
4. As per the ___ estimation, India’s total green cover ___ about 26% of the country’s total geographical area.
1) new, has been
2) latest, is
3) newest, was
4) last, was
5) latest, had been
5. She even ____to a pattern of killings of activists defending forests as a growing “epidemic” ___the world.
1) said, in
2) mentioned, about
3) discussed, of
4) clued, in
5) pointed, around
Directions (Q. 6-10): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningful.
The US plans to (6) and build missile (7) in Asia has also begun to (8) Sino-US relations. America’s refusal to join the CTBT and its decision to (9) missile defences all around China could force the latter to (10) testing of its nuclear weapons and expand its nuclear arsenal.
6. 1) ship 2) import 3) develop 4) export 5) search
7. 1) defences 2) lynch 3) army 4) militia 5) arsenic
8. 1) ameliorate 2) alleviate 3) bubble 4) colour 5) dismantle
9. 1) employ 2) deploy 3) terminate 4) withdraw 5) implant
10. 1) presume 2) persuade 3) discontinue 4) resume 5) assume
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