Mixed English Questions for Banking and Other Exams — Set 476

Direction: Select the phrase/connector from the given options which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below, while implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences. Pick out the option which when used to begin a sentence combines both the given sentences in one. A block chain is a time-stamped series of immutable record of data. Data is managed by a cluster of computers not owned by any single entity.I. Rather thanII. In simplest termsIII. It is considerable that

Inflation is touching a ten-year high in the country. Appropriate measures should be taken by augmenting supplies through imports.a) With inflation touchingb) Given that inflationc) With the appropriate measures taken

Asian Development Bank (ADB) told about the part of the world that was hit hardest by the trade crash Asia. It stated that the number of Free-Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by Asian Countries has grown from justthree in 2000 to 56 by the end of August 2009.I. Asian Development Bank (ADB),II. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB),III. By the Asian Development Bank (ADB),IV. With the Asian Development Bank (ADB),

Logo-mimetic fiction defines language as an act perceived unto itself – characteristically a trope that will generate a narrative moment. The language imitated is not the meaning of the fiction.I. AlthoughII. MeanwhileIII. Since

Antisemitism and Islamophobia need to be ousted. Farage wants to undo the very anti‑discrimination and equality legislation that protects minorities.I. At a time whenII. During a situation whenIII. It is unlikely that Farage

Direction: The following question contains a sentence carrying an idiom/ phrase. The idiom/ phrase has been highlighted. The question is followed by five options, four of which try to explain the meaning of the phrase with reference to the context of the given sentence. Choose the alternative from the first four options that explains the meaning of the phrase correctly without altering the meaning of the sentence given in the question. If none of the sentences explains the meaning of the highlighted phrase, choose option (E), i.e., “None of these” as your answer. Previous studies had suggested that following a low sodium diet may help improve asthma control, but researchers now say that the advice should be taken with a grain of salt.

There is a fat chance that the new policy of the government regarding the hiking of the tax will have a good influence on the economy of the country.

Facebook as a social media has been in the black ever since the company went public in February 2004.

Based on the feedbacks of the previous blueprint, I need to come up with a new one. The old one was all wet.

The show is excellent, but the tickets cost an arm and a leg.