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Topper’s Study for IBPS Clerk Prelim Exam- English Quiz on Fill Up & Para Jumbles

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Question 1

Direction: Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow.

A. With the bulk of these loans remaining un-hedged, in the event of a bout of rupee depreciation, they will strain corporate balance sheets and undermine foreign investor confidence in India.
B. The first few tranches of such bonds have recently been issued by IFC, to good global response.
C. With these liberalized rules, masala bonds have the potential to emerge as a favoured route for borrowings by India’s top-rated companies, and may help the country address the funding gap in infrastructure without adding to its dollar outflows.
D. It is to address this problem that the RBI has recently issued guidelines for Indian companies to raise rupee-denominated overseas loans, known colorfully as masala bonds.
E. It is good that the RBI has not only done away with many of the excessively restrictive conditions governing ECBs, but has also addressed the criticisms against its earlier draft guidelines.
F. But India Inc continues to be on an overseas borrowing binge with its outstanding dues on ECBs (external commercial borrowings) at $181 billion by March 2015, compared to just $70 billion five years ago.
G. In belt-tightening mode for the past five years, the Centre has substantially pruned its reliance on foreign currency debt.
Which of the following should be the fourth sentence after rearrangement?

Question 2

Direction: Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow.

A. With the bulk of these loans remaining un-hedged, in the event of a bout of rupee depreciation, they will strain corporate balance sheets and undermine foreign investor confidence in India.
B. The first few tranches of such bonds have recently been issued by IFC, to good global response.
C. With these liberalized rules, masala bonds have the potential to emerge as a favoured route for borrowings by India’s top-rated companies, and may help the country address the funding gap in infrastructure without adding to its dollar outflows.
D. It is to address this problem that the RBI has recently issued guidelines for Indian companies to raise rupee-denominated overseas loans, known colorfully as masala bonds.
E. It is good that the RBI has not only done away with many of the excessively restrictive conditions governing ECBs, but has also addressed the criticisms against its earlier draft guidelines.
F. But India Inc continues to be on an overseas borrowing binge with its outstanding dues on ECBs (external commercial borrowings) at $181 billion by March 2015, compared to just $70 billion five years ago.
G. In belt-tightening mode for the past five years, the Centre has substantially pruned its reliance on foreign currency debt.
Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement?

Question 3

Direction: Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow.

A. With the bulk of these loans remaining un-hedged, in the event of a bout of rupee depreciation, they will strain corporate balance sheets and undermine foreign investor confidence in India.
B. The first few tranches of such bonds have recently been issued by IFC, to good global response.
C. With these liberalized rules, masala bonds have the potential to emerge as a favoured route for borrowings by India’s top-rated companies, and may help the country address the funding gap in infrastructure without adding to its dollar outflows.
D. It is to address this problem that the RBI has recently issued guidelines for Indian companies to raise rupee-denominated overseas loans, known colorfully as masala bonds.
E. It is good that the RBI has not only done away with many of the excessively restrictive conditions governing ECBs, but has also addressed the criticisms against its earlier draft guidelines.
F. But India Inc continues to be on an overseas borrowing binge with its outstanding dues on ECBs (external commercial borrowings) at $181 billion by March 2015, compared to just $70 billion five years ago.
G. In belt-tightening mode for the past five years, the Centre has substantially pruned its reliance on foreign currency debt.
Which of the following should be the last sentence after rearrangement?

Question 4

Direction: Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow.

A. With the bulk of these loans remaining un-hedged, in the event of a bout of rupee depreciation, they will strain corporate balance sheets and undermine foreign investor confidence in India.
B. The first few tranches of such bonds have recently been issued by IFC, to good global response.
C. With these liberalized rules, masala bonds have the potential to emerge as a favoured route for borrowings by India’s top-rated companies, and may help the country address the funding gap in infrastructure without adding to its dollar outflows.
D. It is to address this problem that the RBI has recently issued guidelines for Indian companies to raise rupee-denominated overseas loans, known colorfully as masala bonds.
E. It is good that the RBI has not only done away with many of the excessively restrictive conditions governing ECBs, but has also addressed the criticisms against its earlier draft guidelines.
F. But India Inc continues to be on an overseas borrowing binge with its outstanding dues on ECBs (external commercial borrowings) at $181 billion by March 2015, compared to just $70 billion five years ago.
G. In belt-tightening mode for the past five years, the Centre has substantially pruned its reliance on foreign currency debt.
Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement?

Question 5

Direction: Rearrange the following sentences A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions that follow.

A. With the bulk of these loans remaining un-hedged, in the event of a bout of rupee depreciation, they will strain corporate balance sheets and undermine foreign investor confidence in India.
B. The first few tranches of such bonds have recently been issued by IFC, to good global response.
C. With these liberalized rules, masala bonds have the potential to emerge as a favoured route for borrowings by India’s top-rated companies, and may help the country address the funding gap in infrastructure without adding to its dollar outflows.
D. It is to address this problem that the RBI has recently issued guidelines for Indian companies to raise rupee-denominated overseas loans, known colorfully as masala bonds.
E. It is good that the RBI has not only done away with many of the excessively restrictive conditions governing ECBs, but has also addressed the criticisms against its earlier draft guidelines.
F. But India Inc continues to be on an overseas borrowing binge with its outstanding dues on ECBs (external commercial borrowings) at $181 billion by March 2015, compared to just $70 billion five years ago.
G. In belt-tightening mode for the past five years, the Centre has substantially pruned its reliance on foreign currency debt.
Which of the following should be the sixth sentence after rearrangement?

Question 6

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Reasonable opportunity ________ be given to the Police Officer to explain his position in cases ________failure to execute non-bailable warrants.

Question 7

Direction: A statement with one blank is given below. Choose the set of words from the given options which can be used to fill the given blank.
Spurred on by the vinyl revival, music buyers are _____________ retro appeal, collectability and its novelty value.
I) scarcely returning to the cassette of its
II) steadily returning to the cassette for its
III) steadfastly returning to the cassette for their

Question 8

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
The barriers of copyright have been pulled ______, and start of a Wikipedia-like transformation of children’s literature is on the _______.

Question 9

Direction: A sentence with two blanks is given, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the words that best fit in the given blanks making the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful.
Citizens are ______ to pay more for services by government bodies and there is a _______ need for local bodies to increase taxes on services.

Question 10

Direction: In the following question, three sentences labelled (I), (II) and (III) have been given, followed by two words. Each sentence carries a blank which may or may not be filled by the given words. From the given options, choose the combination which represents the appropriate pair of sentence and word.


I. After three days lost in the mountains, all the climbers arrived home __________ and sound.
II. The public must have access to the building, but it must also be __________ for those who work in it.
III. For a while it was considered __________ to invest in "alternative" telecoms stocks.

(a) safe
(b) waste
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