English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims 2015 – Set 22

In the following
passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a
number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and
fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully :

A Publication house was founded in 1997, in Bangalore city
at Pennya as a partnership between Riyaz Khan and Dr. Hussain. Riyaz Khan
served as secretary-treasurer of the publication house and was very successful
managing the business side of the operation. Dr. Hussain an illustrator who
used a significant amount inheritance to __1__ in the annually edition, served
as its publisher. Riyaz khan created the first competitive Book with solved
papers; he later started a batch for civil services entrance exams. Dr. Riyaz
khan took advantage of a __2__ new printing process using new technology, __3__
improved the reproduction of his illustrations and artwork. This __4__ helped
because his book for competitive exams faced __5__ competitions from the
best-selling books, which were already established and successful. Then ashfaq
ul haq was brought __6__ as first literary editor; the recent BHU graduate was
a founder of the Annual magazine of the university. The motto of the first
issue of this book was: “While there’s Knowledge, there’s selection.”The book
set __7__ its principles and policies to its readers. The book was a success
and soon attracted the industry’s leading contributors. Three years after the
competitive book was founded, the Delhi native sold book for the competitive
exam his first __8__ for Rs.20. Encouraged by a publisher who was also an
artist, R. Siddiquee was joined in publication house early days. Attracted a/an
__9__ literary __10__ too: Industries leading writers and some others, all
wrote for the competitive book around the start of the publication.

1. (a) feverish (b) rhetoric (c) devolve (d) eloquent (e)
invest

2. (a) faux (b) burgeon (c) revolutionary (d) preponderance (e)
accord

3. (a) partial (b) which (c) enjoin (d) dousing (e) progeny

4. (a) edge (b) quip (c) proscribe (d) earshot (e) causative

5. (a) errant (b) imperceptible (c) incongruous (d) deplete (e)
stiff

6. (a) up (b) on (c) off (d) back (e) about

7. (a) about (b) free (c) menu (d) forth (e) aside

8. (a) draped (b) wallowing (c) contribution (d) guileless (e)
impasse

9. (a) palliate (b) raconteur (c) impressive (d) flagrant (e)
quantum

10. (a) purport (b) roster (c) ex gratia (d) impede (e)
vicinity