English Quiz for Upcoming Bank Exams 2017 – Set 8

Directions: (1-5):
Which of the phrases1), 2), 3) , 4) and 5) given below each statement should be
placed in the blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and grammatically
correct sentence?

1. A situation where the total share capital that is used to
purchase another company is less than the total value of the equity that is
being purchased. _____________________ that it raised in new stock offerings to
buy the stock of another company. In this case, the stock that is bought by the
company should be worth more than the share capital that was used to buy it.

1) The higher the cash flows (revenues, collection of
accounts receivables, etc) the higher the stock price.

2) This can be contrasted with fundamental analysis

3) This is because investors care about the cash flows and
what those flows mean to them in the present.

4) Although budget deficits may occur for numerous reasons,
the term usually refers to a conscious attempt to stimulate the
economy by lowering tax rates or increasing government expenditures.

5) A merger deficit can occur when a company takes the funds

1) There are some conditions that require first aid.

2) While first aid can also be performed on all animals, the
term generally refers to care of human patients.

3) First aid is the first care given to an injured person.

4) First aid training also involves the prevention of
initial injury and responder safety, and the treatment phases. And it is a kit
of aid.

5) Basic training in first aid skills should be taught
in school, in work places and, in general, be learnt by all, as it is mandatory
to our modern and stressful life.

3. Mobile social media refers to the combination of mobile
devices and social media. This is a group of mobile marketing applications that
_____.

1) Is to create mobile apps to give their users instant and
real-time access from their device.

2) Allow the creation and exchange of user-generated
content.

3) Is web-based social networks take advantage of mobile
features and accessibility.

4) Applications include table and wall projections.

5) Process is called image registration.

4. There are large number of professional courses at the
undergraduate level in our country. The education system in the country saw a
revolution with emergence of a whole new class of education providers,
including private institutes, distance education providers, self-financing
courses in public institutions, foreign education providers etc_______.

1) Students now feel the need to upgrade their technical and
theoretical knowledge and grow in their field.

2) They hope this will help them in their career ahead.

3) Students just need to attend two days’ class in a week.

4) Student may opt for any of it depending upon their
interest and condition of eligibility.

5) These short-term courses come easy on your pocket.

5. People want entertainment. Life without entertainment can
be boring. Every country has its own customs and conventions and entertainment
varies. People have different tastes and often their tastes are decided by the
cultural milieu they grow up in. In India also, entertainment is an integral
part of life. ________. At social gatherings entertainment is very essential.
Even at home people like to be entertained to relax after a day’s hard work.

1) The forms of entertainment vary from region to region.

2) Television service is available throughout the country.

3) Although people’s attention is held by different things,
because individuals have different preferences in entertainment, most forms are
recognisable and familiar.

4) The experience of being entertained has come to be
strongly associated with amusement,

5) The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to
cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited
potential for creative remix.

Directions: (6-10):
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning
of the sentence as a whole.

6. Though my company’s share in the global market is still
nearly 4% only, there is increasing _____of horticulture produce from the
country. This has occurred due to ______developments in the areas of
state-of-the-art cold chain infrastructure and quality assurance measures.

1) Farmland, constituted

2) discrimination, ensure

3) acceptance, concurrent

4) Club, economic

5) utilisation, comprehensive

7. The middle of the boardroom _______ an important
presentation to a top client is probably not a great idea, but there are more
private situations and you should feel free to try it from time to time if the
_______ takes you.

1) Yet, ways

2) that, bottlenecks

3) conversion, process

4) during, urge

5) impact, circumstances

8. The north east India’s __________dress is a cultural
expression which has ___________-slow modification and yet remained a marker of
identity and social unity.

1) Indigenous, undergone

2) special, disconcerting

3) entitled, invoked

4) verdict, contradict

5) views, introduced

9. Our college team visit each village and request families
to ____________that their daughters start going to schools and the results have
been___________

1) Opined, brought

2) ensure, overwhelming

3) reconsider, unprecedented

4) curiosity, counterpart

5) raised, allowed

10. After all, in a__________ competitive job market,
companies want employees who boast critical thinking and problem solving skills
can _______________across networks, and bring creativity and imagination to the
workplace.

1) Entirely, exercise

2) overrule , found

3) forced, reworked

4) fiercely, collaborate

5) interpreting, require