(Download) IBPS PO 2019 Exam Paper ENGLISH LANGUAGE
(Download) IBPS PO 2019 Exam Paper
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Direction (1 – 6) : In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Invasive pests and weeds can
Q1. country by flying over the border or by simply growing gratuitously. In such cases,
Q2. their entry is difficult. However, when they land up at airports and dockyards in cargos of imported grain or with items carried by tourists, the authorities should be able to,
Q3. them out. For this reason, countries have animal, plant and health quarantine facilities at all trans border entry points. Tanzania, however, seems to have let its guard,
Q4. late, especially with regards to agricultural products, which form the bulk of its imports. It is difficult to establish how pests and weeds are entering the country. What is
Q5. is that there is no institutional mechanism to even probe these invasions. The concerned ministry has not,
Q6. a single invasion till date.
Q1. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Reach
b. Leave on
c. Protrude
d. Enter any
e. Search for
Q2. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Getting
b. Allowing
c. Blocked
d. Detecting
e. Checking
Q3. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Hide
b. Weed
c. Grow
d. Cultivate
e. Filtered
Q4. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Closed of
b. Down of
c. Loose
d. Up a bit
e. Though
Q5. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Accountable
b. Understandable
c. Inexplicable
d. Pleasing
e. Efficient
Q6. Find the appropriate word in each case.
a. Investigated
b. Followed up
c. Recruited
d. Accused
e. Entertain
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q7. Several new business (1)/ have come up recently due to (2)/ the various schemes (3)/ introduced by the government. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q8. If there is something you want (1)/ to accomplish then simply make (2)/ a decision and do it rather than (2)/ waiting for the right time. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q9. Experts suggest that (1)/ making work rewarding (2)/ may mean rethinking the way (3)/ company are led. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q10. Psychologists has done a (1)/ considerable amount of research (2)/ to assess the effectiveness of various strategies (3)/ for behavior modification. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q11. We all have the ability to focus (1)/ and concentrate, but only if we (2)/ decide what is important to us (3)/ and we want to accomplishing. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction: Read the sentence to find out whether there is an error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number corresponding to that part will be your answer. If the given sentence is correct as it is, mark the answer as ‘No error’. Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
Q12. Just around two decades ago, (1)/ few imagine that the robust data, (2)/ messaging, voice and video connections (3)/ could be established with such ease. (4)
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. No error
Direction (13 – 19) : Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these.
There was something pathetic about a minister’s wishful thinking as he addressed the media and talked about his vision of 5G mobile generation for country X. He said his vision of 5G for the country was not just a rollout of services, but the creation of intellectual property (IP) in the country and patents in 5G technology.
This may be possible in a couple of decades, but right now we might as well be crying for the moon. While companies around the world, notably the Chinese, have secured thousands of patents in this revolutionary technology that will provide the platform for inventing a host of new products, technologies and services, the companies in country X are yet to start field trials of 5G spectrum for which permission was granted just recently. Equipment for these trials, needless to say, will be provided by foreign vendors. Most people assume that 5G will provide faster speeds than 4G, which bypasses the hinterland and works only patchily in the urban area, but that would be a gross simplification.
A global 5G network will unify mobile communication and connect people and devices to everything through the Internet of Things. Given that 3G and 4G patent holders have controlled the use of mobile technologies in the Smartphone industry, those who own the intellectual property (IP), primarily the standard essential patents, will become the market leaders in a technology that will reshape the future.
Country X has sent missions to the moon but in the area where technological prowess matters most, the country is lost in a black hole. Not a single telecom firm of the country is in the list of 303 deployment of 5G technology worldwide. This industry list has 20 operators in 294 locations. Worse, although the domestic firms are expected to start their three-month-long trial shortly, it is worth remembering that the industry is in dire straits with huge debts and has indicated that it would be in no position to bid for 5G spectrum.
Nor does country X have the kind of resources that China is investing in 5G apart from the sharp research effort on it. No wonder Chinese firms command the lion’s share of patents among the clutch of global firms that own IP in 5G. Its star performer Huawei __________ to surge ahead with revenues soaring by 23 percent.
Country X has to decide if Huawei is a security threat or not. Can country X ever catch up? Field trials are just the starting point; it merely allows operators and equipment makers to prove that the network they have designed in a laboratory actually works in practice. Then there is the long haul to a commercial rollout.
As country X obsesses about its technological expertise in a mythical past, the future is looking decidedly dim. Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in
Q13. Which of the following carries a similar meaning to DIRE STRAITS?
a. Lack of employees
b. Investing Elsewhere
c. Financially Stable
d. Facing a paucity of researchers
e. A difficult situation
Q14. Which of the following is true with reference to the passage?
a. 5G connectivity will improve connectivity only in rural areas.
b. Country X lags behind other countries in every field of science and
technology.
c. None of the given options.
d. Many companies of country X feature in the list of companies holding 5G
patents.
e. The government of country X has hugely invested in 5G technology, which has
paid huge dividends.
Q15. What does the author intend to convey from the following segment of the passage? “…but that would be a gross simplification…”
a. 5G technology is a lot more than just improved speed and connectivity.
b. Telecom companies worldwide will incur losses once 5G technology is
commercialized.
c. There is not much difference between 4G and 5G technology.
d. Connectivity will be the only issue with 5G technology.
e. 5G technology will provide only internet at a high speed.
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Q16. According to the author, what is the reason country X has not made great strides in 5G technology?
a. Telecom companies of company X are in bad shape financially.
b. Slow pace of research in the field of 5G technology.
c. Economic backwardness of country X.
a. Only a
b. Only c
c. Both a and b
d. Both b and c
e. All a, b and c
Q17. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to PATCHILY?
A. Decoratively
B. Noisily
C. Consistently
D. Irregularly
E. Inadvertently
Q18. The author of the passage is most likely to agree with which of the following?
a. The future of 5G in country X is bleak.
b. China is hugely responsible for the bad shape of telecom companies in country
X.
c. Getting 5G technology patented is a tedious task.
a. Only a
b. Only c
c. Both a and c
d. Both b and c
e. All a, b and c
Q19. Which of the following can fill the blank given in the passage?
a. Recedes
b. Go on
c. Continues
d. Rests
e. Emerges
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. 'No exchange required'.
Q20. To carry (1) the illicit sale of liquor in areas under limit, (2) the authorities have laid down a prohibition (3) on the amount of alcohol one can restrict (4).
a. 1-4 & 2-3
b. 2-3
c. 1-3
d. 2-4 & 1-3
e. No exchange required
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. 'No exchange required'.
Q21. Employees are ill (1) to go to work despite being too obliged (2), especially in a layoffs (3) where instances of scenario (4) are on a rise.
a. 1-2
b. 2-3 & 1-4
c. 1-2 & 3-4
d. 2-4
e. No exchange required
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. 'No exchange required'.
Q22. Corals are prone (1) to temperature changes, (2) which affect their structures, making (3) them sensitive (4) to diseases and even death.
a. 1-4
b. 2-3
c. 1-3
d. 2-4
e. No exchange required
Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. 'No exchange required'.
Q23. A preliminary diet (1) by the team of scientists explains (2) how restricted report (3) affects molecular (4) mechanisms.
a. 1-2
b. 2-3
c. 1-3
d. 2-4
e. No exchange required
Direction: In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly
Q24. The minister was ________________ by the authorities for not paying the taxes.
I) Hounded
II) Moved
III) Pursued
a. Only I
b. Only II
c. Only III
d. Both I & II
e. Both I & III
Direction: In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly.
Q25. The family barely ________________ the rigours of the summer, but the winter will present far worse problems.
I) Relished
II) Survived
III) Endured
a. Only I
b. Only II
c. Only III
d. Both II & III
e. Both I & II
Direction: In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly.
Q26. Tobacco chewing and smoking has been a ________________ healthcare challenge in many developing countries.
I) Serious
II) Sincere
III) Seldom
a. Only II
b. Only I
c. Only III
d. Both I & II
e. Both I & III
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (a), (b), (c) and (d), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (e), i.e., "No correction required".
Q27. Farmers in north India not only can help reduce air pollution but also improve the productivity of their soil.
a. only cannot help
b. can not only help
c. can only not help
d. not can only help
e. No correction required
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (a), (b), (c) and (d), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (e), i.e., "No correction required".
Q28. The food regulator are facing a barrage of criticism ever since it took a decision over making food fortification illegal.
a. had been facing a
b. have been facing a
c. is facing a
d. has been facing a
e. No correction required
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (a), (b), (c) and (d), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (e), i.e., "No correction required".
Q29. The sesame seed may seem like an unlikely representation for trace the history of the global food trade, but it is the most apt one.
a. representative to tracing
b. representative to trace
c. represent for tracing
d. representative of the trace
e. No correction required
Direction: In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (a), (b), (c) and (d), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (e), i.e., "No correction required".
Q30. Food with its notions of purity and impurity has and still continues to be a bone of contention among people from various castes.
a. contention between people of
b. contentious among people of
c. content among people of
d. contention between people from
e. No correction required
