English Practice Solved Question Paper Bank Clerical Exams

English Practice Solved Question Paper Bank Clerical Exams

Bank Clerical English Model Test Paper

Directions: Of the four alternatives given under each sentence, find the one that best fits into

   the blank space.

1.       A …..thief was caught by the police last night.

(a)    Famous

(b)   Popular

(c)    Renowned

(d)   Notorious

ANSWER:  (d)

2.       Indian believes in tolerance, not in…..acceptance or rejection.

(a)    Alienation

(b)   Bigotry

(c)    Prejudice

(d)   Aggression

ANSWER:  (b)

3.       The court of conscience…..all other courts.

(a)    Surpasses

(b)   Excels

(c)    Supersedes

(d)   Trespasses

ANSWER:  (c)

4.       Ambition is one of those…..which are never satisfied.

(a)    Needs

(b)   Ideas

(c)    Passions

(d)   Fancies

ANSWER:  (c)

5.       Dying is a very….. dreary affair.

(a)    Boring

(b)   Dull

(c)    Monotonous

(d)   Drab

ANSWER:  (b)

6.       The senior officials of the ministry charged the secretary with gross…..of duty and so

Suspended him.

(a)    Disregard

(b)   Negligence

(c)    Laxity

(d)   Dishonesty

ANSWER:  (b)

7.       His parents did not pay…..attention to his studies.

(a)    Suitable

(b)   Just

(c)    Remarkable

(d)   Proper

ANSWER:  (d)

8.       I do not…..with the views expressed in your newspaper.

(a)    Confirm

(b)   Coincide

(c)    Compromise

(d)   Concur

ANSWER:  (d)

9.       Despite her pleas, the mistress did not…..to her request.

(a)    Accede

(b)   Convince

(c)    Favour

(d)   Approve

ANSWER:  (a)

10.   He is greatly admired for his…..behavior.

(a)    Decrepit

(b)   Decorative

(c)    Decadent

(d)   Decorous

ANSWER:  (d)

11.   Nobody can say what…..him to commit this crime.

(a)    Excited

(b)   Attracted

(c)    Prompted

(d)   Roused

ANSWER:  (c)

12.   The meeting….. with a vote of thanks.

(a)    Closed

(b)   Finished

(c)    Stopped

(d)   Concluded

ANSWER:  (d)

13.   The environment was…..to his work and that’s why he succeeded.

(a)    Suitable

(b)   Confirming

(c)    Conducive

(d)   Adequate

ANSWER:  (c)

14.   It is difficult to believe what he tells us because his account of any event is always

full of…..of all sorts.

(a)    Discrepancies

(b)   Differences

(c)    Discretions

(d)   Distinctions

ANSWER:  (a)

15.   As the waves rose and the ship tossed, many of the passengers felt…..

(a)    Lethargic

(b)   Tremulous

(c)    Subdued

(d)   Queasy

ANSWER:  (d)

16.   The government should crush with a heavy hand all the gangs of terrorists

and foil their…..design against the integrity of our nation.

(a)    Foolish

(b)   Nefarious

(c)    Ugly

(d)   Undesirable

ANSWER:  (b)

17.   The speaker…..the scope of his paper on ‘Work ethic’ at the outset.

(a)    Defined

(b)   Delineated

(c)    Ascribed

(d)   Declined

ANSWER:  (b)

18.   He….. a lot over the pros and cons of the issue but could arrive at no fruitful result.

(a)    Envisioned

(b)   Contemplated

(c)    Embodied

(d)   Envisaged

ANSWER:  (b)

19.   The custom officers…..gold worth Rs. 1 crore from the smugglers.

(a)    Snatched

(b)   Captured

(c)    Mobbed

(d)   Confiscated

ANSWER:  (d)

20.   On account of the dearth of grass on the arid plains the cattle became…..

(a)    Jubilant

(b)   Emaciated

(c)    Flippant

(d)   Agitated

ANSWER:  (b)

21.   His…..helped him rise so high in life.

(a)    Cleverness

(b)   Wisdom

(c)    Cunningness

(d)   Genius

ANSWER:  (d)

22.   The speaker painted a….. picture of hunger in parts of India.

(a)    Poignant

(b)   Passionate

(c)    Parsimonious

(d)   Chimerical

ANSWER:  (a)

23.   Some region of our country still remains….. to the average man.

(a)    Impenetrable

(b)   Impermeable

(c)    Inaccessible

(d)   Impossible

ANSWER:  (c)

24.She….people who are good at sports.

(a)    Supports

(b)   Admires

(c)    Attracts

(d)   Appeals

ANSWER:  (b)

25. He wanted to help…..poverty.

(a) Diminish

(b) Reduce

(c) Dwindle

(d) Deplete

ANSWER:  (b)