IBPS CWE Specialist Officers General English Questions 2013

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[[This post brings you the questions of General English Aptitude section in IBPS CWE Specialist Officers examination held in 2013 ]]

IBPS CWE Specialist Officers General English Questions 2013

[[Reading Comprehension ]]

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below.
All great thinkers live and move on a high plane of thought. It is only there can live harmoniously and attain that serenity which comes from ideal companionship. The studies of all great thinkers must and range along the highest altitudes of human thought. I can not remember the name of any illuminative genius who did not drink his inspiration from the fountains of ancient Greek and Hebrew writers or such among the moderns as were pupils in ancient thought, and in turn, became masters in their own,/have always thought that the strangest argument in favour of the Baconian theory was that, no man, however indubitable his genius, could have written the plays and sonnets that have come down to us under Shakespeare’s name who had not the liberal education of Bacon. How this habit of intercourse with the Gods makes one impatient of mere men. The magnificent ideals that have ever hinted the human mind and given us our highest proofs of a future immortality by reason of the impossibility of their fulfillment here are splintered into atoms by contact with life’s realities. Hence, comes our sublime discontent. You will notice that your first sensation after reading a great book is one of melancholy and dissatisfaction. The ideas, sentiments, expression are so for beyond those of ordinary working life that you can not turn aside from one to the other without an acute sensation and consciousness of the contrast. And the principles are you become imbued with them, to come down and mix in the squalid surroundings of ordinary humanity. It may spiritual or intellectual life. But whatever it is, it becomes inevitable. A habitual meditations on the vest problems, that underline human life and are brit into human destinies thoughts of immortality, of the littleness of mere man, of the greatness of man soul, of the splendours of the universe. That are invisible to the ordinary traffickers in the street, as the vastness of St. Peter’s is to the spider that weaves her web in a corner of the dome-these things do not fit men to understand the average human being or tolerate with patience the sordid wretchedness of the unregenerate masses. It is easy to understand therefore, why such thinkers fly to the solitude of their own thoughts or the silent companionship of the immortals and if there care to present their views in prose or verse to the world, that these views take a sombre and melancholy setting from the pale cost of thought in which they were engendered.
  1. On what plane must great thinkers live and more?
    1. On a high plane of thought
    2. On mundane plane
    3. On mystical plane
    4. On psychological plane
    5. In harmoniously and attain that serenity
  2. Great thinkers can live harmoniously only
    1. ordinary, down to Earth people
    2. on a high plane of thought
    3. pedantic people
    4. monks
    5. by the inspiration from fountains of ancient Greek and Habrew writers
  3. Most of the great souls were inspired by
    1. ancient Indian scriptures
    2. Shakespeare
    3. St. Peter
    4. ancient Greek and Hebrew writers
    5. liberal education of Bacon
  4. Is liberal education necessary to produce great literature?
    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Partly necessary
    4. Sometimes necessary
    5. None of these
  5. What is the argument in support of the Baconian theory?
    1. That Shakespeare was divinely inspired
    2. That the plays and poems that have come down to us under Shakespeare’s name were not written by him
    3. That Shakespeare’s written were inspired by Baconian ideals
    4. That no man could have written by plays and sonnets that have come down to us under Shakespeare’s name who had not the liberal education of Bacon
    5. None of the above
  6. What is the unique feature of great literature?
    1. The magnificent ideals of man’s future immortality is interwoven with life’s realities
    2. Man’s immortality is seen as an impossibility
    3. Man’s immortality is possible here and now
    4. Life’s physical realities are given supremacy over life’s spiritual realities
    5. None of the above
  7. In the context of the passage, what is meant by sublime discontent?
    1. To be spiritually unhappy
    2. Discontent which is great in magnitude
    3. Melancholy and dissatisfaction followed by a superhuman pain
    4. Silent companionship of all these immortals entity
    5. None of the above
  8. Why does the reading of a great book make one melancholy and disappointed?
    1. Because the ideas sentiment, expressions beyond ordinary life
    2. Because of the lofty, superhuman principles
    3. The views take a sombre and melancholy
    4. 1 and 2
    5. None of the above
  9. What are the things that make it hard to understand the average human being?
    1. Thought of immortality
    2. Thoughts of the littleness of man and of the greatness of man’s soul
    3. Thoughts of the splendours of the universe
    4. All of the above
    5. None of the above
  10. What do the great thinkers do when they understood by the common mass?
    1. They escape to jungles
    2. They become ascetics and live in ashramas
    3. They commit suicide
    4. They fly to the solitude of their own thoughts or t companionship of the immortals
    5. None of the above
[[ Sentence Arrangement ]]
Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in proper sequence to from a meaningful paragraph, then answer the question given below them.
  1. When finally he regained consciousness, he saw that the sea was or calm as a pond.
  2. “I’m always peaceful but it is the wind that creates waves and turns me into a monster”, the Goddess continued.
  3. “Do not blame me, my son”, said the Goddess.
  4. A man who had survived a ship wreck struggled mightily against the waves and finally succeeded in reaching the shore, more dead than alive.
  5. The sea heard him shout angrily and took the from of a Goddess to defend itself.
  6. “How deceitful you are!” he shouted at the sea, “You draw men into you showing your peaceful side but when they are in your power you put them in trouble.
Questions
  1. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence in the rearrangement?
    1. C
    2. B
    3. E
    4. F
    5. A
  2. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence in the rearrangement?
    1. A
    2. D
    3. B
    4. C
    5. E
  3. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence in the rearrangement?
    1. D
    2. A
    3. C
    4. B
    5. F
  4. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence in the rearrangement?
    1. A
    2. B
    3. D
    4. C
    5. F
  5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence in the rearrangement?
    1. A
    2. E
    3. D
    4. B
    5. F
[[ Sentence Correction]]
Do not look for errors in spelling and punctuation. When you find any error in a sentence, mark the incorrect part. If there is no error, mark (5).
  1. For a poor man (1)/ even five rupees (2)/ is (3)/ a big sum. (4)/No error (5)
  2. Science compries (1)/ of many (2)/ branches for (3)/ learning. (4) /No error (5)
  3. I shall avail (1)/ of this opportunity (2)/ to meet (3)/ you there. (4) /No error (5)
  4. I asked him (1)/ whether (2)/ he has got (3)/ admission in the college. (4) /No error (5)
  5. Walk slowly(1)/lest (2)/ you may fall (3)/ in the ditch. (4)/ No error(5)
  6. Unless he (1)/ does not confess his fault (2)/ he will not be (3)/ included in the team. (4)/ No error (5)
  7. By this time (1)/ next years (2)/ I had completed (3)/ my university degree. (4)/ No error (5)
  8. He is serving (1)/ under me (2)/ for the last (3)/ several years. (4)/ No error (5)
  9. No man (1)/ on the Earth (2)/ is (3)/ immortal (4)/ No error (5)
  10. Hardly (1)/ we had reached (2)/ the platform (3)/ when the train started. (4)/ No error (5)
  11. Everyone (1)/ of you (2)/ are required to do the (3) writing work in the classroom.(4)/ No error(
  12. John totally (1)/ disapproved with (2)/ his friend’s behaviour (3)/ in the party. (4)/ No error (5)
  13. He walked (1)/ so fast (2)/ as he (3)/ fainted.(4)/ error (5)
  14. Having complete his work (1)/ he (2)/ went home(3)/ to take rest. (4)/ No error (5)
  15. These kind of shoes (1)/ seem to be expensive(2)/ but they are relatively (3)/ easy to care for(4)/ No error (5)
[[Fill in the Blanks ]]
Read the following passage carefully and fill in the numbered blanks by choosing appropriate words from the choice given at the end of the passage.
Day by day, her influence and dignity _1_. First of all, she received the title of Noor Mahal, ‘Light of the Harem’, but was afterwards distinguished _2_ that of Noor Jahan Begam, ‘Light of the World’. All her relations and connections were raised to honour and wealth. No grant of lands was conferred upon _3_ except under her seal. In addition to giving her the titles that other kings bestowed, the Emperor granted Noor Jahan the rights _4_ sovereignty and government. Sometimes, she would sit in the balcony of her place, while the nobles would present themselves and listen to her dictates, _5_ coin was struck in her name, with the superscription: “By order of the Jehangir, gold has a hundred splendours added to it by receiving the impression of the name of Noor Jahan, the Queen Begam.” On all farmans also receiving _6_ imperial signature, name of Noor Jahan, the Queen Begam was jointly attached. At last, her authority reached such a pass that the king was such only in name, repeatedly, he gave out _7_ he had bestowed the sovereignty on Noor Jahan Begam and would say, “I require nothing beyond a sir of wine and half a sir of meat”. It is impossible to describe the beauty _8_ wisdom of the queen. In any matter that was presented to her if a difficulty arose, she _9_ solved it. Whoever threw himself upon her protection was preserved from tyranny and oppression; and if ever she learnt that any orphan girl was destitute and friendless, she would bring _10_ her marriage, and give for a wedding portion. It is probable that during her reign, not less than 500 orphan girls were thus married and portioned.
Answer 
1(1) enhanced (2) increased (3) heightened (4) magnified (5) None of these
2(1) by (2) for (3) of (4) in (5) None of these
3(1) any (2)anyone (3) any one (4)no one (5) None of these
4(1) to (2)for (3) beside (4)of (5) None of these
5(1) a (2)the (3) an (4)No word needed (5) None of these
6(1) the (2)an (3) of (4)No word needed (5) None of these
7(1) what (2)which (3) that (4)No word needed (5) None of these
8(1) and (2)as well as (3) also (4)as (5) None of these
9(1) at once (2)immediately (3) soon (4)quickly (5) None of these
10(1) off (2)out (3) in (4)about (5) None of these
[[ 6 Questions on Synonym and Antonym ]]
give synonymgive antonym
  1. Mystical
    1. Suspicious
    2. Crucial
    3. Ethnic
    4. Endangered
    5. None of these
  2. Melancholy
    1. Responsibility
    2. Improvement
    3. Doldrum
    4. Unity
    5. None of these
  3. Vastness
    1. Optimist
    2. Expanded
    3. Bulwark
    4. Prediction
    5. None of these
  1. Willingness
    1. Restlessness
    2. Collectively
    3. Argumentative
    4. Halfheartness
    5. None of these
  2. Solitude
    1. Ordinance
    2. Society
    3. Bitterness
    4. Clamity
    5. None of these
  3. Splendorous
    1. Magnificent
    2. Awesomeness
    3. Ordinariness
    4. Amazed
    5. None of these
[[Word Substitution]]
In the following questions, out of the five alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences.
  1. An apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas.
    1. Condominium
    2. Multiplex
    3. Duplex
    4. Caravan
    5. None of these
  1. A group of three powerful people.
    1. Trio
    2. Tritium
    3. Trivet
    4. Triumvirate
    5. None of these
[[Spelling Correction Questions ]] 
In the following questions, five words are given in each questions, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find out the correctly spelt word.
Q1.(1) Conivance (2) Connivanse (3) Connivance (4) Conivence (5) Connevainse
Q2.(1) Maintennance  (2)Manteinance (3) Maintenance (4)Mentenance  (5) Montainc

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