As IBPS has released the official notification of the Common Recruitment Process for selection of personnel for Clerical cadre Posts and the exam is tentatively scheduled to be held December 2018 & January 2019. Looking at the notification, we have now started subject-wise quizzes for the exam. It will include quizzes of all the subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and Computer. All these quizzes will be strictly based on the latest pattern of the IBPS Clerk exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Q.1-5. Find out the errors in the following sentences:
Q1. Russia criticised the deployment(1)/ of the US anti-missile system aimed on (2)/ North Korea, saying it poses(3)/ "serious risks" to the region.(4)/ No Error (5)
Q2. China warned India to respect its "core concerns"(1)/ to avoid disruption to bilateral ties after New Delhi invites(2)/ the Tibetan spiritual leader to(3)/ an international Buddhist seminar.(4)/ No Error (5)
Q3. Officials from India and Pakistan (1)/ discussed problems relating to Indus Basin(2)/ at the two-day Indus Water Commission meeting (3)/ which began after a gap of near two years.(4)/ No Error (5)
Q4. The US President has said that the North Korean leader (1)/ is "acting very, very badly",(2)/ hours after Pyongyang conducted(3)/ a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine.(4)/ No Error (5)
Q5. The "big, beautiful" wall that(1)/ the US President plans to build along the(2)/ border with Mexico should be tall (3)/ climb-resistant, difficult to penetrate and aesthetical pleasing.(4)/ No Error (5)
Q.6-10. Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
India has launched the second phase of the programme to eliminate the use of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) as part of its commitment under the Montreal Protocol, which requires the complete removal of chemicals that result in ozone depletion and aid global warming. These are used mainly in the air-conditioning, refrigeration, polyurethane foam manufacturing and cold chain sectors, and must be replaced with better alternatives.
It is imperative the Central government ensures that its efforts to upgrade industries using the $44.1 million in funding available under the Protocol are scaled up to meet the need fully. Modernising the technology used by 400 industrial units, many of them small and medium enterprises, by 2023 has to be complemented by policy changes that encourage ad by consumers. Systemic change requires the active participation of State governments, which can enact and enforce new building codes and purchase regulations that are envisaged in the current phase.
Newer refrigerants with lower global warming potential are available to industry, and there are some early adopters, while research on chemicals with greater energy reduction and very low contribution to global warming has to continue. Credentialed training of service technicians in the newer technologies is welcome as it will bring about change of refrigerants used in the repair and replacement market and create additional employment. It is important to make consumers aware of green s among products in terms of the underlying technologies, and incentivise ad through tax structures.
The Environment Ministry’s proposal to prescribe energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities is promising. A lot of energy is wasted because of poor infrastructure and lack of understanding of efficiency metrics. Equally, the Centre should conduct audit of public buildings to determine whether they are suitably designed, as climate control relies as much on passive influences such as insulation, green roofing and the nature of materials used in construction. It is possible, for instance, to adopt the Paris idea and ask all major buildings to incorporate solar panel roofing or suitable green cover.
The continued success of the Montreal Protocol in its goal to eliminate HCFCs by 2030 will depend on reducing the acquisition costs of cleaner technologies. The greater affordability of solar photovoltaic power and its rapid ad at various scales is a clear pointer. More people will have access to air-conditioning and refrigeration in coming years, and the focus of government policy must be to make them energy-efficient and eco-friendly.
Q6. What does the Systemic change require?
A. The Systemic change requires the active participation of State governments which can enact.
B. The Systemic change requires enforcement of new building codes.
C. The Systemic change requires the purchase regulations.
1. Both B and C
2. Only C
3. Both A and B
4. All A, B and C
5. Only A
Q7. What was the Environment Ministry’s proposal?
A. To prescribe energy-efficient temperature limits for air-conditioning units in public facilities.
B. To match the greater affordability of solar photovoltaic power.
C. To observe the rapid ad at various scales.
1. Both B and C
2. Only C
3. Both A and B
4. All A, B and C
5. Only A
Q8. Why, according to the passage, is Credentialed training of service technicians in the newer technologies welcomed?
1. Credentialed training of service technicians will bring about change of television sets in the open market.
2. Credentialed training of service technicians will bring about change of mobiles and other electronic gadgets in the retail market.
3. Credentialed training of service technicians will create additional employment.
4. Credentialed training of service technicians will bring about change of refrigerants used in the repair and replacement market.
5. Both 3 and 4
Q9. The continued success of the Montreal Protocol in its goal to eliminate HCFCs by 2030 will depend on which of the following factors?
A. Reducing the acquisition costs of refrigeration, polyurethane foam manufacturing.
B. Reducing the acquisition costs of cleaner technologies.
C. Modernising the technology cold chain sectors, and must be replaced with better alternatives.
1. Both B and C
2. Only C
3. Only B
4. All A, B and C
5. Only A
Q10. Why is a lot of energy wasted in the context of the passage?
1. because of poor infrastructure.
2. because of lack of understanding of efficiency metrics.
3. Because of the $44.1 million in funding available under the Protocol.
4. Because of the efficiency metrics are scaled up to meet the need fully.
5. Both 1 and 2
ANSWERS
Q1. (2) Replace ‘aimed on’ with ‘aimed at’.
Q2. (2) Replace ‘invites’ with ‘invited’.
Q3. (4) Replace ‘near’ with ‘nearly’.
Q4. (2) Replace ‘is’ with ‘was’.
Q5. (4) Replace ‘aesthetical’ with ‘aesthetically’.
Q6. (4)
Q7. (5)
Q8. (5)
Q9. (3)
Q10. (5)
