Fillers for SBI PO/Clerk 2018: 02 May

Directions (Q.1-5): The following questions consist of a single sentence with one blank only. You are given six words denoted by (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) as answer choices and from the six choices you have to pick two correct answers, either of which will make the sentence meaningfully complete.

1. In the play, Duryodhana is portrayed as an ________ king.

        (A) evil                   (B) enormous       (C) intelligent

        (D) exasperate      (E) obedient          (F) idealist

        1) (C) and (F)        2) (B) and (E)       3) (A) and (C)

        4) (C) and (E)       5) (B) and (D)

2. Let me ________ down your address.

        (A) not                   (B) jot                    (C) put

        (D) rot                    (E) erase                (F) remember

        1) (A) and (B)       2) (B) and (C)       3) (C) and (D)

        4) (D) and (E)       5) (B) and (F)

3. The old lady had to ________ on the other people to do shopping for her.

        (A) defy                 (B) rely                   (C) spy

        (D) depend            (E) wait                  (F) attempt

        1) (A) and (B)       2) (B) and (F)        3) (C) and (D)               4) (D) and (F)        5) (B) and (D)

4. The government has decided that it is _______ not to increase taxes until the election is over.

        (A) expedient        (B) imperative

        (C) useless             (D) mandatory    

        (E) compulsory

        1) (A) and (F)        2) (B) and (C)       3) (C) and (D)               4) (A) and (B)       5) (D) and (E)

5. I was so tired I could ________ stand up.

        (A) barely                              (B) rarely

        (C) hardly                              (D) nearly

        (E) nevertheless                    (F) never

        1) (A) and (C)       2) (B) and (F)        3) (D) and (E)

        4) (E) and (F)      5) (C) and (F)

Answers:

1. 3
2. 5
3. 5
4. 4
5. 1