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IBPS - SBI: Fill in the Blanks & Sentence Connectors Test - 1
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: The following question carries a statement with a blank. The statement is followed by three phrases, more than one of which may fit in the blank. Choose the phrase(s) that can be placed in the blank to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.

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    By using tiny probes as neural prostheses, scientists may be able to restore ________________ the deaf hear.

    i. bones and make the uniped walk or

    ii. nerve and make the blind see or

    iii. tissues and help control voluntary functions

    Solutions

    The sentence is about 'neural prostheses' and has to do with nerves and transmitting signals with the end result being 'deaf being able to hear' or something similar to that. The word 'bones' do not fit in. Option (iii) is not coherent with the part of the sentence after the blank. The primary function of a nerve is to transmit signals from sensory receptors and clearly, the action of seeing comes under its ambit. Hence, option ii is the correct answer. 

    By using tiny probes as neural prostheses, scientists may be able to restore nerve and make the blind see or the deaf hear.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Three statements with one blank in each, followed by three words, are given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives. If the correct sequence is not given in the alternatives, mark ‘None of these’ as the answer.

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    i. She manages to combine a __________ intellect with a sympathetic manner. 

    ii. There is a __________ distinction between crimes which involve injury to people and those that don’t. 

    iii. A poll was conducted to __________ consumer’s attitudes. 

    I. Clear 

    II. Judge 

    III. Clever

    Solutions

    ‘Intellect’ is the ability with which a person understands. So, it will be best fitted with ‘clever’ as it denotes the one who is intelligent and quick to notice things. ‘Distinction’ needs to be sharp i.e. one that is easy to see or understand. So, ‘clear’ fits the second blank. ‘Poll’ is conducted to gauge i.e. to make a judgement about something, usually people’s feelings. 
    Ans. B. 
    Solution: The first blank needs a noun and refers to someone who have a scalp wholly or partially lacking hair. Thus, ‘bald’ fits best. The second blank needs a word which means a distinct period or stage in a process of change or forming part of something’s development. So, ‘phase’ fits best. In the third blank, ‘pour’ fits best as it means to flow rapidly in a steady stream.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: A statement with three blanks, followed by three words, is given below. These words fit in the given sentence in some sequence. Choose the correct sequence from the given alternatives.

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    As Batman circled around Joker, he sized his _______ in a hope to find a _______ in his armor and land a decisive blow to finish the legendary _______ once and for all.

    i. chink
    ii. nemesis
    iii. duel

    Solutions

    Chink means a narrow opening, typically one that admits light. 'Chink in the armor' as a phrase means an area of vulnerability.

    Duel means a prearranged contest with deadly weapons between two people in order to settle a point of honour.

    Nemesis means a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy.

    Here, the second blank mandatorily requires being filled with 'chink' to complete the phrase 'chink in the armor'. The first blank is connecting to 'sizing someone', which

    means to carefully analyse the strength and weaknesses of a person, here 'duel' would make no sense.

    This means option D is the correct response.

     

     

  • Question 4/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Choose the most effective word from the given alternatives which makes the sentence meaningfully complete.

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    The government is planning to set ________ family welfare centers for slums in cities.

    Solutions

    The sentence clearly means that the government is planning to establish or build family welfare centres for slums in cities.

    'to set up' means to start something such as a business, organization, or institution. 

    Another and centres do not go well grammatically, hence option A can be eliminated. 

    Set for, set with and set in do not bring out the desired meaning, hence can be eliminated. 

    Hence, up is the correct answer. 

  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, a sentence with two blanks is given, 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.

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    Sweden has said it expects to expel up to 80,000 migrants whose asylum _______ will likely be rejected, as another 24 people including children _______ in a desperate bid to reach Europe.

    Solutions

    You request for an asylum and not demand or charge for it. Thus, options A and C can be eliminated. 'Asylum petition' is a grammatically incorrect phrase. The correct term would be 'petition for asylum'. So, option B is the most appropriate answer.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

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    The buildings are still standing relatively unscathed. They were spared during the bombardment in Ghouta because their inhabitants said – by mobile phone — they wanted to stay in their homes and would not resist the Syrian army. 

    I. One of the heaviest bombardments in years has killed numerous people but 

    II. There are streets in Ghouta whose 

    III. Syrian officials vowed to show no quarter as they moved to wipe out rebels in the eastern Ghouta whose 

    Solutions

    Option I: The given sentences talk about the buildings. So the mention of killings of numerous people does not imply the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences

    Option II: It can be aptly placed before the first sentence that is given. 

    Option III: The statement, ‘Syrian officials vowed to show no quarter…. eastern Ghouta’ can’t be deciphered from the sentences. The sentences are about buildings, not about the motive of Syrian officials. 
    Therefore, option B is the apt answer. 

    New statement: 
    There are streets in Ghouta whose buildings are still standing relatively unscathed. They were spared during the bombardment because their inhabitants said – by mobile phone — they wanted to stay in their homes and would not resist the Syrian army.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

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    Why does 4.1% unemployment not send wages and prices soaring? The reasons include falling union density and a flood of cheap foreign goods but another reason is that real unemployment is much higher than 4.1%. 

    I. There’s a number of reasons 

    II. There are several reasons 

    III. Basic economics tells

    Solutions

    One can clearly decipher that the first sentence is the wh-question while the second sentence is the answer to the question. 
    Option I: If used, then the sentence will be grammatically incorrect. 
    Option II: Because of ‘the reasons …another reason,’ it can be used. 
    Option III: Unemployment, wages, and foreign goods are all parts of economics. So, it can be used. 
    Therefore, option C is the apt answer. 
    New statements: 
    There are several reasons why 4.1% unemployment does not send wages and prices soaring and the reasons include falling union density and a flood of cheap foreign goods, but another reason is that real unemployment is much higher than 4.1%. 
    Basic economics tells why 4.1% unemployment does not send wages and prices soaring and the reasons include falling union density and a flood of cheap foreign goods, but another reason is that real unemployment is much higher than 4.1%.

     

     

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to start a sentence combines both the above sentences in one.

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    Business and pollution are as usual churning. The “acceptable” target increases from 1.5 degrees Centigrade to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 degrees Centigrade. 

    I. The acceptable number continues to rise in order to keep 

    II. The worsening pollution is disrupting business as usual but to retain 

    III. We get lost in ever-shifting and incomprehensible blather about how much warming is deemed acceptable because 

    Solutions

    Statement II only fits with the first sentence and does not help in connecting the sentences. If statement III was used as the first part, the connector ‘because’ will make the sentence absurd. 
    ‘The acceptable number continue to rise’ can be deciphered from ‘“acceptable” target increases from 1.5 degrees Centigrade to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 degrees Centigrade.’ Therefore, option A is the apt answer. 
     

    New statement: 

    The acceptable number continues to rise in order to keep business and pollution as usual churning as the “acceptable “target increases from 1.5 degrees Centigrade to 2 to 3 to 4 to 5 degrees Centigrade.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: In the given question, there are two statements which can be combined into a single statement in different ways without changing the overall meaning. Below them, three probable starters I, II and III are given, which may combine these sentences. More than one of the alternatives can be correct. Identify the correct alternative(s) and mark the relevant option as your answer. If none of the three options is suitable, mark option E, 'None of these' as your answer.

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    The monarch used the bewitchingly beautiful edifice to spread God’s messages. Also, he wanted the visitors to understand the meaning of those verses and reflect on them as they gazed at the beautiful monument on the banks of the Yamuna.

    I. He adds that it will be unwise to rule out 

    II. To those fond of hiding the truth 

    III. As he built the memorial in brick, mortar and marble

    Solutions

    Alternative (I) doesn’t go with the statement because the option speaks of ruling out a fact or rule but the statement is giving a historical fact. 

    Alternative (II) is incorrect because it is neither suitable to be used at the beginning or the middle of the sentence.
    Alternative (III) goes with the statement as it uses the past tense and the given sentence is also in the past tense. Also, the given statements talk about a monument and so

    does alternative (iii). Hence, (iii) is the only correct choice.

    New sentence:

    As he built the memorial in brick, mortar and marble, the monarch used the bewitchingly beautiful edifice to spread God's messages as he wanted the visitors to understand the meaning of those verses and reflect on them as they gazed at the beautiful monument on the banks of the Yamuna.

     

  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

    Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given three options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two given sentences, implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to start the new sentence combines both the given sentences in one.

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    He cites familiar passages from Horace, Chrysostom, and Genesis. His intention is to form at least, in theory, a decorum of laughter. 

    I. In offering a theory of laughter to the judgment of psychologists 

    II. With characteristic eclecticism and with considerable repetition 

    III. Because 

    Solutions

    All the options are ambiguous and are not in coherence with the given statements.

    Therefore, option E is the apt answer.

     

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