EnglishTest for IBPS PO Prelims Exam set – 1

Directions(1-10)- Choose the most appropriate word which can be best fitted in the given blank to make the sentence contextually and grammatically correct.

1. With a graded approach to the use of antibiotics, under which some medicines are reserved for the most _____________ microbes, the WHO list can stop their misuse as broad-spectrum treatments.
   observable
   gesture
   receptive
   receptive
   resistant
   Option E
   resistant – offering resistance to something or someone.

    

2. The_____________ WHO classification can mitigate the problem if the many issues associated with use of the drugs can be monitored and regulated.
   motion
   susceptible
   kinesics
   revised
   continued
   Option D
   revised – reconsider and alter (something) in the light of further evidence.

    

3. Within the_____________ of medical practice, the prescription of antibiotics is often guided by such factors as patient demand, competing alternative treatment systems, and even financial incentives.
   realm
   perceptible
   mannerisms
   maintained
   sustained
   Option A
   realm – a kingdom.

    

4. Access to speedy and _____________ diagnosis is equally important in order to deploy the correct antibiotic early.
   accurate
   preserved
   retained
   discernible
   alfresco
   Option A
   

    

5. Drug-resistant microbes _____________ a serious challenge today to treat, among other things, pneumonia, infection of blood and surgical sites, and meningitis.
   faraway
   meningitis
   exterior
   pose
   explain
   Option D
   

    

6. Laying out its reasoning for opting to remain “watchful”, the RBI has raised pertinent questions relating to the outlook for price stability, the _____________ being whether the “unusually low momentum in the reading for April will endure”.
   extraneous
   extramural
   extraneous
   foremost
   extralocal
   Option D
   foremost – most prominent in rank, importance, or position.

    

7. The RBI’s business expectations index based on its industrial outlook survey of April points to upbeat _____________ for the manufacturing sector in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, spurred by rising rural and overseas demand.
   estranged
   prospects
   extreme
   farthest
   borrowed
   Option B
   prospects – the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

    

8. Spelling out the priorities, the MPC has said monetary policy can be effective only when private investment has revived, the banking sector’s health is restored and infrastructure_____________ are removed.
   bottlenecks
   outermost
   outward
   exiled
   derived
   Option A
   bottlenecks – a narrow section of road or a junction that impedes traffic flow.

    

9. This can be done by switching over to electric _____________ for orbit rising and to keep the satellite in the right position and orientation in the orbit through its lifetime (that is, station keeping).
   extrinsic
   expatriate
   retention
   propulsion
   farther
   Option D
   propulsion – the action of driving or pushing forwards.

    

10. Another key achievement is the use of an _____________ developed cryogenic stage, which uses liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen; the 2010 GSLV launch using an indigenous cryogenic stage ended in failure.
    exotic
    antipodal
    indigenously
    furthest
    barbarian
    Option C
    indigenously – originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country.