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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHIn a family way
10
Meaning: pregnant, going to have a baby
Example: Our new secretary is in a family way andplans to stop working soon.
‘AVP10’
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AVP10
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirection (1-5) : Which of the following phrases (a) , (b) , (c)
and (d) given below each sentence should replace the
phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence
grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is,
mark (e) i.e. "No correction required" as the answer.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ1.
Pointing out the benefits of the GST within a month of its
implementation, Modi said that goods are being
transported much faster, highways have become clutter-
free and pollution levels had gone down and increased
speed of trucks.
(a) are being lowered with the decreased
(b) have come down with the increased
(c) have been lowered because of decreasing
(d) are getting down due to decreased
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS1. Ans. (b)
Sol. “have come down with the increased” is the correct
phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct as the
sentence is in Present Tense. It is to be noticed that the
speed of trucks can’t be decreased as it is clearly
mentioned that the highways have become clutter-free.
Also, the phrasal verb “come down” means collapse or be
demolished. Hence (b) is the correct option.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ2.
Washing your hands at regular intervals could be the most
effective method to staying healthy and protecting yourself
from various ailments.
(a) is the most effective way of staying
(b) can be the most effective way to stay
(c) has the effective effect to stay
(d) has been the effective way in staying
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS2. Ans. (a)
Sol. “is the most effective way of staying” is the correct
phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct as the
sentence is in generalized and factual form. Thus the use of
“could” or “can” is incorrect in this case. Moreover, the
phrases connected with the conjunction “and” should be in
similar form. Hence among the given options, only option
(a) has the correct grammar structure to correctly fit into
the sentence.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ3.
Quite a few research institutes are growing in free India
bearing the names of scientists winning recognition of
Western countries, mainly Europe.
(a) has grown in free India which bears the names of
(b) have grown up in free India that bears the names of
(c) grew up in free India bearing the names of
(d) had come up in India that bear the names of
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS3. Ans. (c)
Sol. “grew up in free India bearing the names of” is the
correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct
as the sentence refers to the event related to the past. If we
go by options, options (a) , (b) and (d) are not in accordance
with correct grammar structure. Only option (c) possesses
correct syntax to supplement its usage in the sentence. The
phrasal verb “grew up” means became an adult.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ4.
Southeast Asian countries today are far more integrated
than they have ever been in the modern history of the
region, but ASEAN has some way to go before it can call
itself a real community.
(a) though ASEAN has something to do
(b) as ASEAN has some places to go
(c) while ASEAN has to go some other way
(d) But ASEAN has some ways to go
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct. It is to be
noted that the sentence is not conditional and thus all the
given options are incorrect.
Some way to go = a long distance to go
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ5.
The success of Mithali’s squad has generated fresh interest
in the women’s game in India, and as various goodies have
been dangled many are calling for a female equivalent of
the IPL.
(a) although various goodies are being dangled
(b) beside various goodies are dangling
(c) various goodies are being dangled
(d) apart from various goodies being dangled
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS5. Ans. (d)
Sol. “apart from various goodies being dangled” is the
correct phrase to make the sentence grammatically correct.
Options (b) and (c) can be easily eliminated as they lack the
correct syntaxes and similarly option (a) as the sentence is
not conditional. Option (d) fits into the sentence quite
correctly as it adds meaning to the sentence. The phrasal
verb “apart from” means in addition to; as well as. Hence (d)
is the correct option.
Dangled = offer (an enticing incentive) to someone.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirections (6 – 10) : In each of the following questions given
below there are two blanks, each blank indicates that
something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for
each blank which best fits to the meaning of the sentence as
a whole.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ6.
Since the RTI Act has started _____________ a lot of corrupt and
arbitrary actions, there has been a great demand to
increase the _____________ of privacy.
(a) uncovering, limits
(b) discovering, obstacle
(c) concealing, liberation
(d) revealing, goal
(e) suppressing, margin
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS6. Ans. (a)
Sol. “uncovering, limits” is the correct set of words that
makes the sentence meaningful. Uncovering means
discovering (something previously secret or unknown) .
Limit means a point or level beyond which something does
not or may not extend or pass.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ7.
Country's largest lender State Bank of India has _____________
interest on savings account deposits by 50 basis points to
3.5 per cent on balance up to Rs.1 crore, ahead of RBI's
policy ______________ this week.
(a) hacked, report
(b) mended, checkup
(c) sliced, survey
(d) slashed, review
(e) limited, study
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS7. Ans. (d)
Sol. “slashed, review” is the correct set of words that makes
the sentence meaningful. Slashed means reduced (a price,
quantity, etc.) greatly. Review means a formal assessment
of something with the intention of instituting change if
necessary.
Mended = repair (something that is broken or damaged)
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ8.
The Union Cabinet has approved _______________ in the
Customs and Excise Act relating to abolition of cesses and
surcharges on various goods and services to _____________
implementation of GST.
(a) amendments, facilitate
(b) alteration, forward
(c) assistance, felicitate
(d) relief, sustain
(e) remission, promote
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS8. Ans. (a)
Sol. “amendments, facilitate” is the correct set of words that
makes the sentence meaningful. Amendment means a
minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece
of legislation, etc.
Facilitate means make (an action or process) easy or easier.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ9.
Lack of _________________ of municipalities and district
panchayats to _________________ this enormous job and
ineffective awareness campaigns by them have failed to
bring about the desired results.
(a) space, promise
(b) capacity, undertake
(c) room, endeavor
(d) efficiency, initiate
(e) skill, embark
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS9. Ans. (b)
Sol. “capacity, undertake” is the correct set of words that
makes the sentence meaningful. Capacity means the ability
or power to do or understand something. Undertake means
commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or
responsibility) ; take on.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ10.
For around six months, well ________________ sanitation
campaigns were taken across the country, but on the
ground, the excitement and photo-ops failed to make as
much impact as was ______________ for.
(a) broadcast, suspect
(b) declared, presumed
(c) dedicated, feared
(d) praised, regarded
(e) publicized, hoped
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS10. Ans. (e)
Sol. “publicized, hoped” is the correct set of words that
makes the sentence meaningful. Publicized means gave out
information about (a product, person, or company) for
advertising or promotional purposes. Hope means want
something to happen or be the case.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirection (11-15) : Below in each question some phrases are
given, find the phrase which is not really contributing to
the main theme of the sentence or find the odd phrase out
and rearrange the remaining phrases to make a coherent
sentence. If the given phrases are correct in order as it is
then choose option (E) . If the correct sequence is the one
which is not given then choose option (D) as your choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ.11
Albert Einstein said that the (A) /movements inside an atom
(B) / were totally different (C) / when he was watching them
(D) / from when he was not. (E)
1. DECB
2. AECB
3. BDAE
4. None of these
5. No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHAnswer11: 5
Solution: The given sentence is making complete sense and
doesn’t require any further changes or restructuring. All
clauses are contributing an error free sentence.
Hence, option (e) is the appropriate choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ.12
With suffering that is so pervasive (A) / and across species
(B) / higher platform of understanding (C) / that it engulfs the
entire planet (D) / all life is imbued (E)
1. BDCA
2. CDAB
3. EADB
4. None of these
5. No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHAnswer12:3
Solution: The correct sequence after the rearrangement of
the phrases is EADB.
Clause (E) will serve as the first clause as ‘All life’ will be the
subject of the sentence as ‘noun’. Moreover, part (C) of the
sentence does not find any connection with the other parts
of the sentence and therefore option (c) is the correct
choice.
Imbue = inspire
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ.13
When one is aware (A) / of the transitory nature (B) / of life,
suffering can be (C) / accepted as a primordial (D) / nature of
change. (E)
1. BADE
2. EDCA
3. ABCD
4. None of these
5. No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHAnswer13: 5
Solution: All the parts of the sentence are contributing an
error free sentence and hence does not require any
rearrangement to be made.
Hence option (e) is the right choice.
Primordial = ancient
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ.14
But the true challenge begins (A) / an apology at face value
(B) / It is easy to accept (C) / as we turn our back and mental
criticisms take charge (D) / their way to handle your
enemies. (E)
1. BDEC
2. CBAD
3. EDBC
4. None of these
5. No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHAnswer14: 2
Solution: The phrases after rearrangement forms a
sequence CBAD.
We can identify phrases (C) and (B) as interlinked because
here ‘to +accept’ will behave as verb which always takes an
object (noun or pronoun) with it. Here ‘an apology’ is a
noun.
Phrase (E) is not a part of the sentence as the word used
‘their’ bears no resemblance with other phrases of the
sentence. Hence option (b) is the correct choice to be made.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ.15
in order to witness, the first thing (A) / our perceptions and
even by our own desires (B) / it would also give us a chance
to (C) / coloured by our past experiences, fears, anxieties, (D)
/ we need to realise is that most of our thoughts are (E)
1. ECDA
2. DCBA
3. AEDB
4. None of these
5. No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHAnswer15: 3
Solution: Clauses AEDB are making the sentence coherent
while clause (C) is not a part of the sentence formed. We can
get the hint through clauses (E) and (D) which are related to
each other as the object of the both the clauses is
something related to ‘our’ (our past experiences, fears,
anxieties, perceptions and our own desires) . Part (C) fails to
connect with theme of the sentence. Hence option (c) is the
correct choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirections (16-20) : In each of the following questions a
sentence is given with four highlighted words. Choose the
alternative, reflecting the appropriate replacement of the
words so as to form a grammatically correct and
contextually meaningful sentence. If no replacement is
required, mark (e) i.e. “no correction required” as your
answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ16.
(A) pathogens in forests harmlessly (B) retains dangerous
viruses and other (C) biodiversity among a vast (D) pool of
wild animals, away from people.
(a) a-c
(b) a-d and b-c
(c) a-b and c-d
(d) a-d
(e) No change required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHSolution 16: (a)
The positions of the words “pathogens” and “biodiversity”
are incorrect. Hence swapping the words in the positions
(A) and (C) will frame a grammatically correct and
contextually meaningful sentence. Therefore, option (a) is
the most suitable answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ17.
A yellow ball (A) ecstatic past the net, the players grunt, the
grass (B) twitches and under azure blue skies, the (C)
applause from the stands ranges from the muted to the (D)
glides.
(a) a-c
(b) a-d and b-c
(c) a-b and c-d
(d) a-d
(e) No change required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHSolution 17: (d)
The positions of the words “ecstatic” and “glides” are
incorrect. Hence swapping the words in the positions (A)
and (D) will frame a grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful sentence. Therefore, option (d) is the most
suitable answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ18.
As (A) infections have slowly begun to rise, there is little
time to be lost in (B) problem both the public health (C)
addressing and the lockdown’s economic (D) impact.
(a) A – D
(b) B –D
(c) B – C
(d) A – C
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHSolution18. 3
The positions of the words “problem” and “addressing” are
incorrect as the appropriate. Hence swapping the words in
the positions (B) and (C) will frame a grammatically correct
and contextually meaningful sentence. Therefore, option (c)
is the most suitable answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ19.
COVID-19 is a (A) arbitrary that came with prior (B)
warning, and therefore did not warrant an (C) disaster,
unplanned and ill-prepared (D) decision.
(a) A – D
(b) B –D
(c) B – C
(d) A – C
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHSolution19. 4
The positions of the words “arbitrary” and “disaster” are
incorrect. Hence swapping the words in the positions (A)
and (C) will frame a grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful sentence. Therefore, option (d) is the most
suitable answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ20.
The complete 21-day COVID-19 (A) shutdown of most
economic activity has created new (B) sectors, causing
severe (C) disruptive impact on both demand and supply
side elements across (D) roadblocks.
(a) A – D
(b) B –D
(c) B – C and A – D
(d) A – C
(e) No correction required
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHSolution20. 2
The positions of the words “sectors” and “roadblocks” are
incorrect. Hence swapping the words in the positions (B)
and (D) will frame a grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful sentence. Therefore, option (b) is the most
suitable answer choice.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirections (21-30): Read the following passage and
answer the following questions based on the given
passage. Some of the words are highlighted which
would help you to answer some of the questions
given.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHThe history of the ‘hero’ as a category of description in
popular imagination is surprisingly fragile and also
complex. It is fragile because a hero is born of a marriage
of circumstance and wilful action, and is midwived into
this world by a fleeting rearrangement of what is
considered possible — when our present world, one
filled with all-too-familiar cause-and-effect, splits to
reveal another, improbable world. A world wherein a
1970s MiG-21 can shoot down an advanced F-16 jet in a
dogfight. In due course, this story of improbability
accretes around it a halo of awe.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHThe idea of a hero is held together in public memory by acarapace of sentiments cemented by an insinuation of greatness,and ultimately baked dry as a fact by the very act of repetitivenarration. All the while, inside this collectively architected
reality lies the truth of the heroic action, which is obscured forall but the hero himself. Traditionally, what is meant by a ‘hero’ isitself complex: is it one who wars valiantly against the die of fatecast by the gods (say, Karna in the Mahabharata) or one so
extravagantly blessed by the gods that his mere presence is anevent (say, Achilles in the Iliad). In our secular age too, intuitionsabout the heroic are still born from the wellspring of violence —
Somnath Sharma at Badgam in 1947, Arun Khetarpal at BaraPind in 1971, Vikram Batra at Point 4875 in 1999, or SandeepUnnikrishnan at the Taj, Mumbai in 2008.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHIn ancient Greece, a world where violence was frequent and
often eulogised, we find that narratives of Homer and thoseinspired by him tend to have three characteristics. One, all
heroes are born from war. Two, the hero often faces a
choice between a long, middling life or a shorter, gloriousone. And third, others are uncertain about how to think of
the hero — is he to be venerated, or merely respected?
The heroic mode is as much an internal one as it is oneabout the responses of others. In contrast, the taxonomies
of the heroic mode in Bharata’s Natya Shastra — Dhirodatta
Nayaka, Dhiralalita Nayaka, Dhiraprashanta Nayaka etc. —
are preoccupied with an underlying psychology.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHThe hero is a means of embodying a complex set of
emotional valences constrained by social prescriptionand emotional maturity. In neither of these
understandings does being heroic come without costs.
Upon coming face to face with his enemy Priam, allAchilles could do was admire him; he “watched his
handsome face and listened to his words”. In that
penultimate moment before executing his eternal
enemy Karna, even the great Arjuna baulks for amoment — his humanity burbles past the barbarisms
of a holocaust at Kurukshetra.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHIn contrast to these traditional understandings of the hero
as a complex being, in our modern media narratives, the
‘hero’ is a placeholder, into which an inchoate attachment
and highly particularised ‘patriotism’ pours in. This
patriotism is reducible to a specific set of actions that
allows for convenient demarcations of good and evil, a
cartoonish portrayal that has little interest in the everyday
lives of soldiers in a warrior culture.
In her illuminating essay on the Iliad, the French
philosopher Simone Weil writes about ‘force’, which
permeates all instances of violence.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHShe defines ‘force’ as an intervention which changes any
human into a phantom approximation of the living. It is this
dehumanising urge that informs hero-narratives in our
media. Our understanding of the heroic is progressively
limited to the ability to kill or avoid being killed. This
implies that today’s anointed heroes will cease to matter by
tomorrow’s news cycle. More troublingly, it means our
understanding of the security forces, their struggles and
strifes — all become irrelevant in the relentless need to
manufacture new heroes.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ21.
As per the given information in the passage, out of the following
options which of the statement is true to the context of the passage?
(a) In her illuminating essay on the Achilles, the French
philosopher Simone Weil writes about ‘force’, which permeates
all instances of violence.
(b) in our modern media narratives, the ‘hero’ is a placeholder, into
which an inchoate attachment and highly particularised
‘secularism’ pours in.
(c) The taxonomies of the heroic mode are preoccupied with an
underlying neurology.
(d) The idea of a hero is held together in public memory by a
carapace of sentiments cemented by an insinuation of greatness.
(e) None of the above
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS21. Ans. (d)
Sol. A correct answer choice is an option (d) . option (d) can
be traced from the very 1st paragraph where it is given as,“The idea of a hero is held together in public memory by a
carapace of sentiments cemented by an insinuation of
greatness, and ultimately baked dry as a fact by the very actof repetitive narration. All the while, inside this collectively
architected reality, lies the truth of the heroic action, whichis obscured for all but the hero himself. Traditionally, what
is meant by a ‘hero’ is itself complex.” Hence option (d) is
the correct answer choice for the given question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ22.
Out of the following options which of the one talk about thecomplexity of traditional understandings of the hero?(a) Upon coming face to face with his enemy Priam, all Achilles
could do was admire him similarly, in that penultimatemoment before executing his eternal enemy Karna, even thegreat Arjuna baulks for a moment.
(b) It is fragile because a hero is born of a marriage of
circumstance and wilful action, and is midwived into thisworld by a fleeting rearrangement of what is consideredpossible.
(c) Our understanding of the heroic is progressively limited to theability to kill or avoid being killed.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) None of the above
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS22. Ans. (a)
Sol. A correct answer choice is an option (a) . option (a) can
be traced from the 2nd paragraph where it is given as, “The
idea of a hero is held together in public memory by a
carapace of sentiments cemented by an insinuation of
greatness, and ultimately baked dry as a fact by the very actof repetitive narration. All the while, inside this collectively
architected reality, lies the truth of the heroic action, whichis obscured for all but the hero himself. Traditionally, what
is meant by a ‘hero’ is itself complex.” Hence option (a) is
the correct answer choice for the given question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ23.
Out of the following options which doesn’t describe the
characteristics of the narratives of Homer and the peopleinspired by him, regarding the definition of a ‘Hero?’
(a) All heroes are born from war.
(b) The hero often faces a choice between a long, middling
life or a shorter, glorious one.
(c) People are uncertain about whether a Hero is to be
venerated, or merely respected?(d) All (a) (b) and (c)
(e) None of the above
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS23. Ans. (d)
Sol. A correct answer choice is an option (d) . all the given
options (a) (b) and (c) can be traced from the 3rd paragraph
where it is mentioned as, “In ancient Greece, a world where
violence was frequent and often eulogized, we find that
narratives of Homer and those inspired by him tend to havethree characteristics. One, all heroes are born from war.
Two, the hero often faces a choice between a long, middlinglife or a shorter, glorious one. And third, others are
uncertain about how to think of the hero — is he to be
venerated, or merely respected?” Hence option (d) is the
correct answer choice for the given question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ24.
Out of the following options which best depicts the fact
that there has always been an ambiguitywhen it comes to the explanation of the term “Hero?”
(a) In ancient Greece we find that narratives of Homer
clear that for people are uncertain about how to thinkof the hero — is he to be venerated, or merely
respected?(b) Traditionally, what is meant by a ‘hero’ is itself
complex: is it one who wars valiantly against the die of
fate cast by the gods or one so extravagantly blessedby the gods that his mere presence is an event.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISH
(c) a hero is born of a marriage of circumstance and wilful
action, and is midwived into this world by a fleetingrearrangement of what is considered possible — when
our present world, one filled with all-too-familiar
cause-and-effect, splits to reveal another, improbable
world.
(d) Both (a) and (b)
(e) None of these
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS24. Ans. (d)
Sol. A correct answer choice is an option (d). Option (a) can
be traced from the 3rd paragraph where it is mentioned
as, “In ancient Greece, a world where violence was frequent
and often eulogized, we find that narratives of Homer and
those inspired by him tend to have three characteristics.
One, all heroes are born from war. Two, the hero often faces
a choice between a long, middling life or a shorter, glorious
one. And third, others are uncertain about how to think of
the hero — is he to be venerated, or merely respected?”
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHOption (b) can be traced out from the 2nd paragraph of the
passage where it is given as, “Traditionally, what is meant
by a ‘hero’ is itself complex: is it one who wars valiantly
against the die of fate cast by the gods (say, Karna in the
Mahabharata) or one so extravagantly blessed by the gods
that his mere presence is an event (say, Achilles in the
Iliad).” Option (c) is explaining how fragile if the word
“Hero” so it can be omitted as an answer choice. Hence
option (d) is the correct answer choice for the given
question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ25.
As per the information given in the passage, out of the
following options, which conveys the best title for the given
passage?
(a) Achilles vs fighter jet
(b) Myths about Achilles
(c) The heroes of the epics
(d) Homer and Bharata
(e) None of the above
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS25. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct answer choice is an option (a). the whole of
the paragraph has tried to define the fragility and the
complexity of the term ‘hero’ by doing a comparison
between a hero from the past and the one who belongs to
the present scenario.
Hence option (a) is the correct answer choice for the given
question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ26.
As per the given information in the passage, out of the
following options which of the statement is false?
(a) The hero is a means of embodying a complex set of
emotional decorative drapery.
(b) The urge in our media that informs hero-narratives is
deprived of positive human qualities.
(c) In our modern media narratives, the ‘hero’ is defined as a
forerunner which is filled with highly particularised
‘patriotism.’
(d) This patriotism is reducible to a specific set of actions that
allows for convenient demarcations of good and evil.
(e) None of the above
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS26. Ans. (c)
Sol. A correct answer choice is an option (c). option (c) is the
only statement that is false as per the information given in
the passage. The correct statement can be traced from the
last paragraph of the passage where it is given as, “It is this
dehumanizing urge that informs hero-narratives in our
media. Our understanding of the heroic is progressively
limited to the ability to kill or avoid being killed.” All the
other given options are correct to the information given in
the passage. Hence option (c) is the correct answer choice
for the given question.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirections (27-28): Choose the word which is most nearly
the SAME in meaning as the word printed in bold as used in
the passage.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ27.
Venerated
(a) Irresolute
(b) Revered
(c) Indecisive
(d) Hesitated
(e) Wavered
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS27. Ans. (b)
Sol. Option (b) is the most appropriate choice to be suited as
the answer to the question.
Revered- feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
Venerated- regard with great respect; revere.
Irresolute means showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.
Indecisive means Not providing a clear and definite result.
Wavered means moving in a quivering way; flickering.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ28.
Burbles
(a) Counterfeits
(b) Fictitious
(c) Murmurs
(d) Spurious
(e) Illusory
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS28. Ans. (c)
Sol. Option (c) is the most viable choice.
Burbles- make a continuous murmuring noise.
Murmurs- a low continuous background noise.
Counterfeits means imitate fraudulently.
Fictitious means not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.
Spurious means (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not
actually valid.
Illusory means based on illusion; not real.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHDirections (29-30): Choose the word which is most nearly
the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word printed in bold as
used in the passage.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ29.
Eulogised
(a) Perplexed
(b) Confounded
(c) Baffled
(d) Criticize
(e) Disconcerted
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS29. Ans. (d)
Sol. Option (d) is the most appropriate choice.
Eulogized- praise highly in speech or writing.
Criticize- indicate the faults of (someone or something) in a
disapproving way.
Perplexed means completely baffling; very puzzling.
Confounded means causing surprise or confusion in
(someone), especially by not according to their
expectations.
Baffled means impossible to understand; perplexing.
Disconcerted means causing one to feel unsettled.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHQ30.
Baulks
(a) Accepts
(b) Conspicuous
(c) Flagrant
(d) Brazes
(e) Strident
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHS30. Ans. (a)
Sol. Option (a) is the most appropriate choice.
Baulks- hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea orundertaking.
Accepts- consent to receive or undertake (somethingoffered).
Hence it is the only option which is the opposite of theword given in bold.
Conspicuous means in a clearly visible way.
Flagrant means in a conspicuously or obviouslyoffensive way.
Brazes means in a bold and shameless way.
Strident means in an extremely forceful way.
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISH
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IBPS PO Pre 2020 Paper-6ENGLISHIn a family way
10
Meaning: pregnant, going to have a baby
Example: Our new secretary is in a family way andplans to stop working soon.
‘AVP10’