Click to edit Master title style IBPSPRECLERK SET-3€¦ · Click to edit Master title styleIBPSPRECLERK SET-3.1 Ans12: b Solution : The blank is preceded by indefinite article 'a

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Direction: (Q1-Q5): In the following passage, some of the

words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select

the correct answer for the given blank out of the four

alternatives.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Alfred Nobel left $187 million (____ (1) ____-day equivalent) in his will in 1895 _____ (2)____establish Nobel Prizes for Medicine,

Physics, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace. In

1968, Sweden's central bank, marking its

300th anniversary, made a ____ (3) ____ to the

Nobel Foundation to _____ (4) ____ the Prize

in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred

Nobel. The Royal Swedish Academy of

Sciences _____ (5) ____ Economics Laureates.

Question No 1

a) past

b) present

c) future

d) today’s

e) None of the above









Question No 2

a) for

b) towards

c) did

d) to










Question No 3

a) gift

b) charity

c) donation

d) promise

e)None of the above









Question No 4

a) design

b) establish

c) give

d) provide

e)None of the above









Question No 5

a) elects

b) hires

c) selects

d) consults

e)None of the above

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans1: b

Solution: Present -day is an adjective which means it used to

describe the situation that exists in the world now, rather than in

the past or the future.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans2: d

Solution: We need an infinitive here, because the verb is given.Infinitive is formed with the help of ‘to’.

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Ans3: c

Solution: Donation - something that is given to a person or an

organization such as a charity, in order to help them; the act of

giving something in this way.Charity - organizations for helping people in need, considered as a

group; the money, food, help, etc. that they give.Thus ‘donation’ is the appropriate word to choose.


Solution: Establish - to set up and since the context is of setting up

of the prize thus ‘establish’ is the appropriate word to choose.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans5: c

Solution: Select - to choose somebody/something from a group of

people or things, usually according to a system.Hire - to give somebody a job.Consult - to go to somebody for information or advice.Thus ‘selects’ is the appropriate word to choose.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 6In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase highlighted inbold. Which of the phrases mentioned in the options below should

replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? Ifthe sentence is already correct, mark 'No correction required', as theanswer.Two candidates are contesting in the presidency in the forthcoming USelections.a) have been contesting inb) are contesting forc) are contestingd) are being contestede) No improvement


Solution:‘Contest’ is a transitive verb; transitive verbs are followed by

objects not prepositions.Contest means to take part in (a competition or election). ‘contest’does not take preposition (in). Hence, option (c) is the correct

answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 7In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase highlightedin bold. Which of the phrases mentioned in the options below should

replace the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct?If the sentence is already correct, mark 'No correction required', as theanswer.There are a good many engineers in his family.a) The good many engineersb) Good a many engineersc) Some good many engineersd) many a good engineerse) No improvement

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans7 e

Solution :‘A good many’ is the correct phrase. It means a large number.Thus there should not be any improvement required in the

statement. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 8In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase highlighted inbold. Which of the phrases mentioned in the options below should replace

the phrase in bold to make the sentence grammatically correct? If thesentence is already correct, mark 'No correction required', as the answer.I had to take PG when I went for my first job but there were no Dhabas intothe place I lived and thus I had to travel a long distance just to have lunch anddinner.a) no Dhabs afterb) never Dhabas becausec) no Dhabas neard) zero Dhabas throughe) No correction required


Solution :The sentence talks of travelling a long distance to get books; thus, apreposition that indicates location is needed in the sentence. The

highlighted phrase in the sentence is incorrect because it uses thepreposition 'into' (used to indicate that (something) is inside or atthe middle of a place, container, area, etc.), which is unsuitable withrespect to the context of the sentence.The phrase used in option (c)is grammatically correct and makes the sentence meaningful.Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 9In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase or a word,highlighted in bold. Select the option given below that can replace thehighlighted phrase and mark that as your answer. In case the highlightedpart is correct, mark e) as your answer.India went through a period of political and religious upheaval who laidthe foundations of modern India.a) Religion upheaval thatb) Religious upheaval thatc) Religion outbreak thatd) Religious outbreak whoe) No correction required


Solution :The emboldened phrase and option d) are incorrect because 'who'is used to refer to human beings, either male or female. On theother hand, 'that' is used to refer to either a person or a thing.Option a) and c) are negated because 'upheaval' and 'outbreak'

are nouns which must be qualified by an adjective; but, 'religion' isalso a noun. Option b) upholds the grammatical conditionsmentioned above and brings out a meaningfully coherent sentence.Hence, b) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 10In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase or a word,highlighted in bold. Select the option given below that can replace thehighlighted phrase and mark that as your answer. In case the highlightedpart is correct, mark e) as your answer.The disease “cancer” appear to modify the sensation of smell, meaning thepeople either can smell a minute difference or cannot smell anything at all.a) Appears to modifyb) Appear to modifiedc) Appears to modificationd) Seem to modifye) No correction required

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans10: a

Solution :'The “disease” is a singular subject which must be qualified by a

singular verb. According to this, options b), d) and the emboldened

phrase are negated because 'appear' and 'seem' are plural verbs

(subject-verb disagreement). And an infinitive is required to give

the intention. Hence, a) is the correct.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 11In the following question, a sentence is given with a phrase or a word,highlighted in bold. Select the option given below that can replace thehighlighted phrase and mark that as your answer. In case thehighlighted part is correct, mark e) as your answer.The amazon forest is home to a majority of animal, plants and insects andhelp to remove huge mass of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere eachyear.a) Help to removingb) Helps to removingc) Helps removed) Helps to removede) No correction required


Solution :The emboldened phrase and option a) are negated because 'theamazon forest” is a singular subject and must be qualified by asingular subject, which is not the case here. 'Help' is a plural verb.Further, 'to' must be followed by the base form of the verb(infinitive). According to this, options b) and d) are negated

because 'removing' and 'removed' are present participle and pastparticiple forms of verbs. Option c) satisfies the grammatical

conditions mentioned above and brings out a meaningfullycoherent sentence. Hence, c) is the correct.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 12

In the question given below, a sentence is given with one blank, followedby five options, each having a word which may or may not fit in theblank. From the given options, choose the one that gives the correctword that fits in the blank.The largest __________ of greenhouse gas emissions from human activitiesin the United States is from burning fossil fuels for electricity and heat.a) Agentsb) Sourcec) Suggestd) Introducee) Immensely


Ans12: b

Solution :The blank is preceded by indefinite article 'a' which indicates that

it must be occupied by a noun. According to this, option e) is

negated because it is an adverb; options c) and d) are negated

because these are verbs and option a) is negated because the

indefinite article 'a' suggests that it must be followed by a singular

noun and 'agents' is plural. Option b) satisfies the grammatical

condition mentioned above. Hence, b) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 13In the question given below, a sentence is given with one blank,followed by five options, each having a word which may or maynot fit in the blank. From the given options, choose the one thatgives the correct word that fits in the blank.Lucknow’s culture is new, ___________ it is very old.a) Yetb) Forc) Nord) Ande) Hence


Solution :The two phrases are in contrast to each other; "that is describing

something new and old at the same time". According to this, the

blank must be occupied by a conjunction which brings out this

contrast appropriately. 'Yet'- in spite of that; nevertheless.Option a) satisfies the condition mentioned above. Hence, a) is

the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 14In the question given below, a sentence is given with one blank,followed by five options, each having a word which may or may notfit in the blank. From the given options, choose the one that givesthe correct word that fits in the blank.Couple _________ paddy in plastic bottles on terrace and managesvegetable, fish, honeybee farming too.a) Raiseb) Harvestsc) Breedsd) Cultivatese) Planting


Solution :Couple as a collective noun takes singular verb after it, thus option

a is incorrect. Option e is incorrect as the verb “manages” is given

and the former verb should be in the same format. Option c is

totally incorrect as we don’t breed crops and harvests means to

cut the ripen crop but the initial process is plants or cultivates,

thus ‘cultivates’ is correct. Hence ‘d’ is correct.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 15In the question given below, a sentence is given with one blank, followedby five options, each having a word which may or may not fit in theblank. From the given options, choose the one that gives the correctword that fits in the blank.Music _________ us recover from anxiety and depression as it affects ourneuron in brain which releases a chemical which relaxes our mind andbody.a) Helpsb) Bringsc) Renewsd) Benefitse) Revives


Solution :The subject “Music” is singular and must be qualified by a singular

verb (subject-verb agreement). Further, the blank requires a verb

in order to connect the noun phrase along with giving the correct

meaning thus Option a) satisfies the grammatical condition

mentioned above. Hence, a) is the correct answer.


Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer

the questions that follow.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Animals do not know worry. What bird could raise a family if it worried

about the problems to be overcome, the impossible number of feedingtrips in a day to keep those clamouring mouths filled with food? That isnot the way birds or animals respond to life. Nature says Feed them!and the mother bird goes ahead and does it, Between dawn and sunset atiny wren must make hundreds of such round trips to feed her brood.

An animal doesn't know what brotherhood means but when it hears thecall "Help” It answers instinctively If a prairie dog is shot, the other in the

prairies dog village come tumbling out, not worried about gunfire and pulltheir wounded, have you seen elephants, disregarding danger, lift awounded elephant to his feet with their tusks and by supporting him withone member of the herd on each side, help him, walk to the forest depths.


A bird makes innumerable trips to collect food to

a) feed its mate

b) feed itself and its mate

c) feed its young in the nest

d) store food for the winter


Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans16: C


The mother bird feeds the brood

a) when it sees them hungry

b) when her instinct tells her to do so

c) when they cry

d) after it feeds itself and its mate



Solution:According to the passage, birds feed the brood when her instinct

tells her to do so.Hence, b) is the correct answer.


When an animal hears the call for help

a) it doesn't bother

b) it rushes to the spot

c) it gets scared and runs away

d) it responds instinctively-answer

e) none of the above


Solution:‘’ An animal doesn't know what brotherhood means but when it

hears the call ""Help It answers instinctively’’ from these lines of

the passage one can infer that D is the correct answer.


If a prairie dog is shot, the others

a) go underground

b) chase away their enemy

c) pull the wounded dog to safety

d) start barking together



Solution:If a prairie dog is shot, the others in the prairie dog village come

tumbling out, not worried about gunfire and pull the wounded dog

to safety, disregarding danger." Hence, c) is the correct answer.


Elephants lift a wounded fellow elephant to his feet

a) with their tusks

b) with their trunks

c) with their feet

d) by pushing on his side


Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans21 a

Solution:‘Elephants lift a wounded fellow elephant to his feet, lift awounded elephant to his feet with their tusks’ from these lines ofthe passage, A is the correct answer.Hence, a) is the correct answer.


Which of the following statements is false in the context of thepassage?

a) animals worry about raising a family

b) Animals often behave sensibly.c) animals do not know what brotherhood means.d) animals make several feeding trips in a day to collect food for

their young ones



Ans22 a

Solution:‘Animals do not know worry.’ This is the first line of the passage.So, option A is false.Hence, a) is the correct answer.


As used in the passage, the word 'instinctively’ means

a) naturally

b) voluntarily

c) consciously

d) eagerly

e) passionately


Ans23 a

Solution:'instinctively’ means by using instinct (= a natural quality that

makes somebody/something behave in a particular way) rather

than thought or training. Hence, a) is the correct answer.


The author's tone in the passage can best be described as

a) sentimental

b) biased

c) critical

d) informative

e) acerbic


Ans24 d

Solution:Tone of the author is informative. Hence, d) is the correct answer.


The author is primarily concerned with

a) expressing the beauty of birds and animals

b) discussing how birds and animals evolved

c)explaining that birds and animals are free from worry

d) explaining the birds and animals respond to life instinctively



Solution:According to the passage, the author is primarily concerned withexplaining the birds and animals respond to life instinctively.Hence, d) is the correct answer.


The expression tumbling out in one of the sentences in the passage

means

a) reacting aggressively

b) flowing out hurriedly and confusedly

c) moving out steadily

d) attacking the enemy collectively


Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans26 b

Solution :Tumble out means ‘Move or rush in a headlong or uncontrolledway.’Hence, b) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 27In the following question three words are marked (A), (B) and (C).These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Fouroptions with different arrangements of these words are given.Mark the option with the correct arrangement as the answer. Ifno rearrangement is required, mark e) as your answer.After a hard workout(A) some nutrients to recharge (B)the bodycan use(C) and a good night’s rest

a) BCA b) CBAc) ACB d) CABe) No rearrangement required

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans27 b

Solution :The correct statement is: After a hard workout and a good night’srest, the body can use some nutrients to recharge.Thus, the correct order is CBA. Hence, b) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 28In the following question three words are marked (A), (B) and (C).These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Fouroptions with different arrangements of these words are given. Mark theoption with the correct arrangement as the answer. If norearrangement is required, mark e) as your answer.Breakfasts high in protein can keep(A) put the kibosh on eveningsnacking (B) might also reduce cravings later in the day and (C) the

muscle rebuild chugging along and

a) BCA b) CBAc) ACB d) CABe) No rearrangement required


Solution:The correct statement is: Breakfasts high in protein can keep the

muscle rebuild chugging along and might also reduce cravingslater in the day and put the kibosh on evening snacking.Thus, the correct order is CBA. Hence, b) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 29In the following question three words are marked (A), (B) and (C).These words may or may not be placed in the correct order. Fouroptions with different arrangements of these words are given. Markthe option with the correct arrangement as the answer. If norearrangement is required, mark e) as your answer.We therefore wanted to find out (A) whether supplies of riversediments (B) would be affected (C) by future environmental changes

a) BAC b) CABc) ACB d) BCAe) No rearrangement required

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans29: e

Solution :The correct statement is: We therefore wanted to find out

whether supplies of river sediments would be affected by futureenvironmental changes.Hence, e) is the correct answer.

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Question No 30In the following question three words are marked (A), (B) and (C). These wordsmay or may not be placed in the correct order. Four options with differentarrangements of these words are given. Mark the option with the correctarrangement as the answer. If no rearrangement is required, mark e) as youranswer.

Some of the most severe reductions will be found (A) because these deltasare among(B) the largest and most densely populated in the world(C) in majorAsian deltas and this is particularly concerning.a) BCA b) CBAc) ACB d) CABe) No rearrangement required

Click to edit Master title styleIBPS PRE CLERK SET-3.1Ans30 d

Solution:The correct statement is: Some of the most severe reductions willbe found in major Asian deltas and this is particularly concerning

because these deltas are among the largest and most denselypopulated in the world

Thus, the correct order is CAB. Hence, d) is the correct answer.

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Click to edit Master title style IBPSPRECLERK SET-3€¦ · Click to edit Master title styleIBPSPRECLERK SET-3.1 Ans12: b Solution : The blank is preceded by indefinite article 'a