IBPS PO 2022 Prelims : English Language QUIZ-6

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Question 1:

Directions : Fill in the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

Harold Shapinsky, the celebrated abstract expressionist painter whose discovery by a Bangalore teacher rescued him from $\ldots(1) \ldots$ and generated one of the most fascinating stories in the history of modern art, died this weekend aged 78 .


He was a relatively unknown New York painter in the 1980 s when Akumal Ramachander, an English teacher at Bangalore's Agriculture College and art connoisseur, happened to see slides of his work on a visit to New York. Akumal was convinced the artist had been ...(2)... by the art world and that he was a genius.


Akumal, regarded as an eclectic genius by some and a gadabout by others, then began a ...(3)... to win recognition for the artist.

Question 2:

Directions : Fill in the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author. Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

Harold Shapinsky, the celebrated abstract expressionist painter whose discovery by a Bangalore teacher rescued him from $\ldots(1) \ldots$ and generated one of the most fascinating stories in the history of modern art, died this weekend aged 78 .


He was a relatively unknown New York painter in the 1980 s when Akumal Ramachander, an English teacher at Bangalore's Agriculture College and art connoisseur, happened to see slides of his work on a visit to New York. Akumal was convinced the artist had been ...(2)... by the art world and that he was a genius.


Akumal, regarded as an eclectic genius by some and a gadabout by others, then began a ...(3)... to win recognition for the artist.

Question 3:

Direction :- Fill in the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author: Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

The recent remarks about postponing the Indo-Pak cricket tie should be taken seriously. Cliched as this sounds, cricket is more than a mere sport in this country. And there is nothing quite so passionately exciting as an Indo-Pak match, not even the general elections. When India and Pakistan meet on the cricket field it is not only war by other means; it is ...(1)... on fullthroated display. In other words, a single lost match could take away the 'feel-good' mood so carefully built up. Don't forget, part of today's 'feel-good' comes from India's ...(2)... cricketing performance in Australia. A loss to Pakistan in Pakistan can put India into collective ...(3)..., which is the last thing the ruling party would want at election time.

Question 4:

Direction :- Fill in the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author: Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

The recent remarks about postponing the Indo-Pak cricket tie should be taken seriously. Cliched as this sounds, cricket is more than a mere sport in this country. And there is nothing quite so passionately exciting as an Indo-Pak match, not even the general elections. When India and Pakistan meet on the cricket field it is not only war by other means; it is ...(1)... on fullthroated display. In other words, a single lost match could take away the 'feel-good' mood so carefully built up. Don't forget, part of today's 'feel-good' comes from India's ...(2)... cricketing performance in Australia. A loss to Pakistan in Pakistan can put India into collective ...(3)..., which is the last thing the ruling party would want at election time.

Question 5:

Direction :- Fill in the gaps in the passage below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each gap. The right words are the ones used by the author: Be guided by the author's overall style and meaning when you choose the answers.

The recent remarks about postponing the Indo-Pak cricket tie should be taken seriously. Cliched as this sounds, cricket is more than a mere sport in this country. And there is nothing quite so passionately exciting as an Indo-Pak match, not even the general elections. When India and Pakistan meet on the cricket field it is not only war by other means; it is ...(1)... on fullthroated display. In other words, a single lost match could take away the 'feel-good' mood so carefully built up. Don't forget, part of today's 'feel-good' comes from India's ...(2)... cricketing performance in Australia. A loss to Pakistan in Pakistan can put India into collective ...(3)..., which is the last thing the ruling party would want at election time.

Question 6:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Question 7:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Question 8:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Question 9:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 4.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Question 10:

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

When the air is clear, the sunset (1)______ yellow, because the light from the sun has passed a long distance through air and the blue light (2)______ scattered away. If the air is polluted with small particles, natural (3)______ otherwise, the sunset will be more red. Sunsets over the sea may also be orange, (4)______ salt particles in the air. The sky (5)______ the sun is seen reddened, as well as the light coming directly from the sun.