English Quiz for BOB Manipal and Dena Bank PGDBF 2017 – Set 8

Directions (Q. 1-6): Given below are six sentences, ie A), B), C),
D), E) and F). Arrange them in a meaningful order so as to form a meaningful
paragraph and then answer the following questions.

(A) The problem is more
pronounced with regard to business travellers — be they pinstriped professionals,
conference hoppers or intrepid entrepreneurs.

(B) Compare this with China that
has 10 times more, or the US that has 40 times more, and the figure shrinks
into insignificance.

(C) For a country that prides in
according guests the status of God, India has not yet figured out a basic
requisite of good hospitality — a welcoming place to stay.

(D) There just isn’t enough room
to host the increasing flow of inbound travellers, whose number rose by 13 per
cent last year.

(E) So, if we are really
committed to serve our guests with due regard we have to improve the statistics
of accommodation units first.

(F)According to industry
estimates, India has a total of about 110,000 registered hotel rooms.

1. Which will be the ‘first’ sentence in the paragraph?

1) A 2) B 3) C 4) D 5) E

2. Which will be the ‘last’ sentence in the paragraph?

1) E 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) A

3. Which sentence will come at ‘fourth’ place in the paragraph?

1) C 2) E 3) D 4) B 5) F

4. Which sentence will come at ‘second’ place in the paragraph?

1) F 2) D 3) A 4) E 5) B

5. Which sentence will come at ‘fifth’ place in the paragraph?

1) E 2) A 3) D 4) B 5) F

6. Which will be the ‘third’ sentence in the paragraph?

1) D 2) B 3) E 4) C 5) A

Directions (Q. 7-12): In each of the following sentences there are
two blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five pairs of words denoted by
numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in
the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully
complete.

7. Public opinion can turn
against even the best-intentioned ________ by the government if the people are
not taken into ________.

1) policies, grasp 2) move,
consultation

3) initiatives, confidence 4)
goal, strategy

5) projects, practice

8. Dialogue and consensus-
_______ are ______ to democracy.

1) marking, essential 2)
building, intrinsic

3) gathering, rewarding 4)
forming, accustomed

5) shaping, pillars

9. We have to acknowledge that
land is a non-renewable ________ and should be utilised in a _______ manner.

1) entity, lasting 2) concern,
silent

3) commodity, phased 4) resource,
pragmatic

5) source, gradual

10. Good institutions are key to
creating an _______ in which business and private investment can ______.

1) environment, flourish 2)
ideology, launch

3) arena, explore 4) atmosphere,
negotiate

5) edge, compete

11. The government needs to
remove ______ on foreign and domestic private investment in _______ like
mining, insurance and education.

1) shield, inventory

2) lid, genre

3) agenda, areas

4) hardship, dealings

5) caps, sectors

12. Trust must ______ between the
Israelis and the Palestinians and other Arab states if peace is to be _____ in
the region.

1) prosper, bargained 2) prevail,
irreversible

3) comply, enforced 4) bear,
garnered

5) communicate, resultant

1-6: CDAFBE
1. 3
2. 1
3. 5
4. 2
5. 4
6. 5
7. 3
8. 2
9. 4
10. 1
11. 5
12. 2