IBPS PO Mains 2016 - English Language

1.

How is household savings related to overall economic growth? Give your answer in the context of the passage?

(A) Overall economic growth is directly related to household savings.

(B) Overall economic growth is inversely proportional to household savings.

(C) There is no specific relationship between overall economic growth and household savings.

Only (A)

Only (B)

Only

Either (A) or (B)

Either (A) or (C)

2.		Let us understand the definition of metaphysics, a purely speculative science, which occupies a completely isolated position and is entirely independent of the teachings of experience. It deals with mere conceptions--not, like mathematics, with conceptions applied to intuition--and in it, reason is the pupil of itself alone. It is the oldest of the sciences. (

And it would struggle to survive without the architecture of mathematical support that it draws its strength from

Yet it continued to baffle mankind because of its abstractions

But it has never had and never will have the good fortune to attain to the sure scientific method

And it would still survive, even if all the rest were swallowed up in the abyss of an all-destroying barbarism

This critical science is not opposed to the dogmatic procedure of reason in pure cognition; for pure cognition must always be dogmatic

3.

Directions (Q21-25): In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

The Time Traveler (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses. Our chairs, being his patents, embraced and caressed us rather than submitted to be sat upon, and there was that luxurious after-dinner atmosphere when thought roams gracefully free of the trammels of precision. (_____)

And slowly and steadily, the atmosphere grew stale and lost all the vibrancy it had

And he put it to us in this way—marking the points with a lean forefinger—as we sat and lazily admired his earnestness over this new paradox (as we thought it) and his fecundity

We sat like toddlers do in a nursery, eagerly anticipating the show the Time Traveler would put on for us

We sat benumbed by the proceedings, for the radiance of the Time Traveler was unimaginable and unbearable

I caught Filby's eye over the shoulder of the Medical Man, and he winked at me solemnly.

4.		Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, should be grammatically and structurally correct. Please note that the meaning & context of the sentence must not change.

The judges finally distributed the awards among the most active children talking at length among themselves.

The judges finally distributed the awards talking at length among themselves.

The judges, talking at length among themselves finally distributed the awards among the most active children.

The judges distributed finally talking at length among themselves the awards among the most active children.

None is true.

5.

The company’s sales were low at the beginning of the year. Its sales have picked up in the past few months.

(A) Though the company’s sales were low ………

(B) Despite low sales at ……….

(C) However the company’s sales have picked ……….

Only (A)

Only (A) and (B)

All (A), (B) and

Only (B) and (C)

None of these

6.		Which one of the following is NOT the suggestion considered by the government?

To expand the scope of tax deduction to companies that add at least 10% to their workforce in a year.

To upgrade and improve employment exchange.

To provide incentive to employees who earn less than Rs.6 lakh a year.

Subsides to train employees with job skills.

Tax penalty for high income people.

7.

Directions (16-20): Which of the pair of phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct? If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required, mark (e) as the answer.

According to author Dishantgautam, a novel is difficult to write when compared to a play is like going for an election where one has to appeal to a thousand people at a time whereas in a book one appeals to one only person.

simpler, running in

faster, voting through

easier, running for

fool proof, voting on

No correction required

8.		Why is the government providing tax incentive to companies in manufacturing sector?

For better infrastructure.

For tax deductions on emoluments paid to new employees,

To create new job opportunities and to initiate project ‘Make in India’

to create new job opportunities and to initiate project Standup India.

to encourage firms to step up hiring new skilled employees

9.		After two years, high inflation moderated in the later part of 2011-12 in response to past monetary tightening and growth deceleration. High inflation had adverse consequences on welfare and on saving and investment, particularly household saving in financial assets. The most serious consequence of inflation is____ As growth slowed down, in part due to high inflation, it further reduced the welfare of the common man through adverse impact on employment and incomes.

its destructive allocation impact on the industries that were lately coming up.

its negative impact on the rich and high-profile people.

its adverse distributional impact on the poor, people without social security and pensioners.

its wayward consequences on the public distribution system meant for the poor.

its unfavourable bearing on day to day commodities that are used by the common man.

10.

Directions (Q. 11-15): In each of the following questions five options are given, of which one word is most nearly the same or opposite in meaning to the given word in the question. Find the correct option having either same or opposite meaning.

Prodigy

Pauper

Despondent

Demure

Wanton

Epitome