English Test for SBI PO 2018 Prelim Exam Set – 60

Hello Aspirants

State Bank of India (SBI) is going to conduct examination for its recruitment for the post of Probationary Officers (SBI PO 2018) for a total of 2000 vacancies.

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The examination will be held in three phases i.e. Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Group Exercise & Interview. The Preliminary Exam is scheduled on 1st, 7th & 8th of July 2018. Details of the exam are as under:

Practice the questions so as to familiarize yourself with the pattern of questions to be asked in the exam. 


 

Directions: Fill in the blanks

  1. The subscribers of AT&T’s telecom and data connectivity are likely to see more of Harry Potter and the Game of Thrones, Time Warner properties, than of Pirates of the Caribbean and Avengers (Disney) or The Simpsons (Fox). If a proposed merger of Comcast and Fox _______________, that would create another combination of content and carrier companies free to privilege content from its own stable over the competition’s.
    bungle
    check out
    comes through
    succumb
    All are Correct
    Option C

     

  2. Indian policymakers should draw the right lesson from the _________________ of American consumers, who would pay for the vicissitudes of a market where content and carriage are allowed to combine freely and internet access providers are not obliged to follow a strict policy of non-discrimination among alternate content providers.
    looming boon
    advancing ability
    coming plight
    approaching service
    All are Correct
    Option C

     

  3. The government has said that it has __________________ that the repeated attacks on army camps in Jammu & Kashmir originated in Pakistan and that the terrorists were being aided by the ceasefire violations by the Pakistani army.
    dependable knowledge
    loyal sagacity
    authentic advice
    reliable intelligence
    All are Correct
    Option D

     

  4. While dialogue will not bring everlasting peace, its abandonment will only make matters worse. India must ________________ the diplomatic pressure at international fora as well. It must highlight the increase in terrorist activities originating from Pakistan.
    keep up
    carry on
    uphold
    keep on
    All are Correct
    Option E

     

  5. The government has committed to recapitalise banks to the tune of Rs 2.11lakh crore over this year and the next, based on an assessment of the loans that are at risk of having to be ______________.
    shaken off
    written off
    educed
    vested
    All are Correct
    Option B

     

  6. Directions: In the passage given below there are 5 blanks. Every blank has four alternative words given in options (A),(B),(C), and (D). You have to tell which word is APPROPRIATE according to the context. If all are appropriate then mark your answer as “E”.

    Curtailing the ___6___ that PSBs have to take while resolving bad loans will bring down the extent of recapitalisation ___7___, and lower the burden on the taxpayer. This, in turn, calls for creating a competitive market for stressed assets. There is no reason why private equity and so-called ___8___ funds cannot finance the purchase of stressed assets. Similarly, the Employees’ Provident Fund and the National Pension System can set up special funds that can bid for stressed assets being sold at a ___9___ discount to their replacement cost. Public sector companies too can pool in their surpluses and bid for these assets. Similarly, banks can set up special purpose vehicles, buy the assets, and enter into, say, management contracts with companies that can run the business, and sell it later. The point is to create more financial investors and greater competition that can help ___10___ the haircut for the lenders.

  7. turn
    haircut
    move
    step
    All are Correct
    Option B

     

  8. necessary
    demanded
    needed
    dispensable
    All are Correct
    Option C

     

  9. fixed
    tangible
    stressed
    vulture
    All are Correct
    Option D

     

  10. steep
    deep
    resonable
    arduous
    All are Correct
    Option A

     

  11. understate
    minimise
    play down
    sullyings
    All are Correct
    Option B

     


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