Practice English Questions for Upcoming Exams 2017 (Fill Ups & Cloze Test)

[Dated: 26th April] Practice English Questions for Upcoming SBI PO Exam 2017 (Fill Ups & Cloze Test) Set-127

Dear Readers, we have given here the English Practice Questions for upcoming  Exams 2017. Candidates can use this material for their preparations.

Directions (Q. 1-5): Each question below has two blanks each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

1). In order to promote more and more digital payment, government  ______ to take steps to reduce the interest charged on the debit and credit cards and _________ credit cards.

a)   would, usually

b)   require, especially

c)   has, properly

d)   might, specially

e)   needs, particularly

2). 'Publication Division is a _______ of books on subjects of national importance and India's rich cultural _____.

a)   custodian, history

b)   repository, heritage

c)   group, values

d)   owner, importance

e)   S) publisher, inheritance

3). One of the essential prerequisites for the ______ of digital economy safe ______ digital transactions.

a)   expansion, requires

b)   evaluation, were

c)   implementation, are

d)   promotion, is

e)   access, has

4). A strong regulatory mechanism for the private and cooperative banking system, chit fund etc should be put in _______ so that they should not indulge in ________ activities of black money.

a)   place, nefarious

b)   order, honourable

c)   circulars, illegal

d)   books, virtuous

e)   laws, pious

5). ______  the poor, the lower middle income group with annual income of less than five lakh rupees should be exempted from the tax net, so that they can invest in purchasing household  _______ for improving  their quality of life.

a)   As well, good

b)   Aside, jobs

c)   Besides, amenities

d)   Otherwise, chores

e)   Without, help

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.

Coming within three months of the Central Government's purge of high-value currency notes that has (6) economic activity, particularly in the informal sector, it was imperative that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley soothed frayed nerves with Budget 2017-18. It was equally critical that he provided a glimpse of a larger plan to (7) regeneration of black money, the original intent behind the demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes. He has managed to do both to a fair degree, without (8) to the easy options of blatant populism or spending his way out of trouble in a slowing economy. Apart from funding the sops announced a month ago by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for (9) sections of society, the Finance Minister has done his best to further ease the pain of people most impacted, by the (10) effects of demonetization.

a)   hearten

b)   uplifted

c)   dampened

d)   softened

e)   sharpen

a)   prevent

b)   aid

c)   let

d)   encourage

e)   abet

a)   avoiding

b)   dodging

c)   condemning

d)   resorting

e)   staying

a)   protected

b)   vulnerable

c)   safe

d)   guarding

e)   secure

a)   favourable

b)   wonderful

c)   agreeable

d)   lucky

e)   adverse

Answers:                          

1). e)   2). b)   3). d)   4). a)   5). c)   6). c)   7). a)   8). d)   9). b)   10). e)

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