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English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk | 25 - 06 - 19

Mahendra Guru
English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk | 25 - 06 - 19
Dear Readers,

As SBI has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Junior Assistants (Clerk), we have launched 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 SBI Clerk exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.

Here, we are providing you important questions of English Language for SBI Clerk 2019 exam.

Directions (1-10): In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers are given below the passage and against each five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blanks appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case. 

In her latest book, Indu Sundaresan traces the history of the (1) Kohinoor or ‘Mountain of Light’ that not only had rich links with mythology but also (2) the treasuries of some of the most famous rulers. 

The book begins well with Shah Shuja, king of Afghanistan, and his wife Wafa Begum being placed under guard at the Shalimar gardens in Lahore. Ranjit Singh, the Sikh king, is waiting to be given the Kohinoor in return for helping Shah Shuja. Finally, in 117, the Kohinoor comes to Ranjit Singh. Set in an armband, “the central diamond was (3), built with fire and light, flanked by two smaller diamonds.” The narrative jumps 20 years ahead to 137, when Ranjit Singh’s wife Jindan Kaur gives birth to Dalip Singh and the smitten Maharajah allows her to wear the Kohinoor on her arm. Enter Lord Auckland, Governor-General of India, and his sisters Emily and Fanny. There is a long build-up, which covers much historical detail, to the meeting between the Maharajah and the English, who get to see the diamond. Eight years later, the Lawrence brothers John and Henry are in Lahore, Ranjit Singh is dead and his young son, Dalip has been named Maharajah of Punjab. The Kohinoor is pressed into Henry Lawrence’s palm, (4), in this version. Time passes and, on the instructions of Dalhousie, it is taken to England and presented to Queen Victoria. We catch up with Dalip Singh’s story, from 154 to 193, and suffer with him the (5) that it is the Queen who displays the Kohinoor to him, now much smaller in size. Indu Sundaresan is able to animate historical figures and (6) facts to take the narrative forward. She has an eye for interesting detail. Despite this surefooted negotiation of what could be dull history, interest in the narrative slackens primarily because the Kohinoor changes hands so many times, and we are introduced to a new set of characters each time. As a result, any emotional connection to the diamond is lost. By the time it reaches Queen Victoria, and Dalip Singh makes the last grand (7) of gifting it to her, one really does not care. Sundaresan’s narrative is careful in its (8), giving us both the English and the Indian viewpoints. Ultimately this raises questions of perspective. From a nationalist perspective, Dalip Singh’s story alone — from being separated from his mother to his death in a run-down hotel in Paris — is capable of evoking great pathos and (9) at the contentious annexation of Punjab and ire at Dalhousie. Demands are still current for the Kohinoor to be returned to India/Pakistan. From another perspective, wars have been fought through centuries, not just by the Sikhs and the British, but also by one Indian kingdom against another. Treasures were always the spoils of war, to be destroyed even, as happened with the Nazi-looted art. Human lives are affected by wars of expansion, and the effects of colonialism still smoulder in the world. A piece of (10) changing hands is perhaps the least of the fallout. Lacking a definitive stance, the book disappoints. However, those who are curious about the diamond, how it came to be part of the Crown Jewels of England might find it a good read. 

Q-1 Choose the correct option for (1) 

01. reveling 

02. dazzling 

03. omnipresent 

04. vivacious 

05. lucky 

Q-2 Choose the correct option for (2) 

01. dashed 

02. mystified 

03. adorned 

04. included 

05. comprised 

Q-3 Choose the correct option for (3) 

01. gigantic 

02. mammoth 

03. colossal 

04. grotesque 

05. serene 

Q-4 Choose the correct option for (4) 

01. voluntarily 

02. forcibly 

03. drastically 

04. accidentally 

05. unwillingly 

Q-5 Choose the correct option for (5) 

01. tragedy 

02. mystery 

03. comedy 

04. beauty 

05. irony 

Q-6 Choose the correct option for (6) 

01. tarnish 

02. corrugate 

03. hide 

04. enliven 

05. verify 

Q-7 Choose the correct option for (7) 

01. gesture 

02. task 

03. ritual 

04. activity 

05. event 

Q-8 Choose the correct option for (8) 

01. neutrality 

02. thought 

03. style 

04. flavour 

05. apprehension 

Q-9 Choose the correct option for (9) 

01. controversy 

02. indignation 

03. serenity 

04. attraction 

05. rebellion 

Q-10 Choose the correct option for (10) 

01. carbon 

02. treasure 

03. jewellery 

04. riches 

05. history 

Answers :- 

Q.1 (2) 

Q.2 (3) 

Q.3 (2) 

Q.4 (1) 

Q.5 (5) 

Q.6 (4) 

Q.7 (1) 

Q.8 (1) 

Q.9 (2) 

Q.10 (1)

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