Bank Clerk Exams General English Part -1
Bank Clerical Exams are conducted by almost all the banks in India. General English is part of all clerk exam syllabus. The following questions will be a good source for preparation for bank jobs in India.
Questions 20 time 25 mins
Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Education, as Mahatma Gandhi described it, “is the tool for the development of consciousness and reconstitution of society”. Since Independence, India has stressed reforming and restructuring the educational system as part of state intervention. The National Policy on education (NPE), 1986, which is hailed as a landmark in the Indian educational system, provided a comprehensive framework to guide the development of education in the country. The NPE and its Programme of Action was again updated in 1992 through similar consensual process involving all the State governments, resource, organizations and educationists. What has been worrying the critics and educationists alike is the non-fulfillment of one of the NPE objectives : education of girl. It has been stated in the NPE that the “Education for All” meet should have a strong gender focus as Education For All by 1 definition is gender inclusive.
1.According to the Mahatma Gandhi, education is
1. A medium through which people are taught to become sensitive to the realities around them
2. A tool to develop their conscience and constitution
3. A tool to develop their understanding of the constitution of society
4. An instrument to develop their society consciously
2. The National Policy on education provided
1. Guidelines for the comprehension of education in the country
2. Guidance material to develop education in the country
3. A comprehensive plan for the development of education in the country
4. Comprehensive development of education in the country
3. According to the passage, critics and educationists are worr that
1. The education of girls is one of the objectives of NPE
2. The objectives of NPE have not been fulfilled
3. Non-fulfillment of NPE leads to the education of girls
4. One of the objectives of NPE has not been fulfilled
4. According to the passage, ‘a strong gender focus means
1.A focus on the strength of gender
2. A focus on strong gender
3. A strong focus on gender basis
4. A focus on male-female ratio
5. In the passage, the author makes a plea for
1.Free education
2. Universal education
3. The education of men
4. The education of women
Fill in the blank with correct option.
6. There is a disturbing nexus _________ politics and sports in India.
1.between 2.with 3.among 4.by
7. I will be _________a loss in this deal.
a . to 2.on 3.at 4.for
8. We shall fail _________we are industrious.
1.though 2.until 3.even 4.whether 5. unless
9. Science _________ human life in the last 300 years..
1.changes 2.is changing 3.has changed 4.changcd
10. It started to rain while we _________ tennis.
1. played 2.were playing 3.are playing 4.have been playing
11. Whenever he _________ about his experiences on the moon every one listened attentively.
1.was speaking 2.was spoke 3.spoke 4.had spoken
12.He was advised to abstain _________ all alcoholic drinks.
1.in 2.at 3.from 4.by
13. It is not always easy to sympathies _________ an unfortunate man.
1. with 2.for 3.by 4.at
Choose the word which is MOST nearly the SAME in meaning as the word
14 NEPOTISM
1. midnight 2. partiality 3. impartiality 4. chauvinism 5. feminism
15. ABSTEMIOUS
1. fastidious 2. punctilious 3. dissipated 4. prodigal 5. concubine
Choose the word which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning of the word
16. CHAGRIN
1. tempt 2. ascetic 3. swollen 4. pleased 5. lively
17. BEGET
1. forget 2. fade 3. harm 4. abort 5. bear
Choose the one which expresses the meaning of the italicized word of the sentence.
18. The story is too fantastic to be credible.
1.praiseworthy 2.readable 3. believable 4.false
19. Reading of poetry is not congenial to his taste.
1.suited 2.beneficial 3.helpful 4.preferable
20. Gandhiji always advocated the cause of indigenous industries.
1.foreign 2.big 3.cottage 4.native
Answers for Bank Clerk Exams General English Part-1