IBPS Clerk Prelims Online Question Paper - 2020 (English Language)

Subject : English Language

Que. 1 Read the passage and answer the following questions.

Medical practice at the start of the 21st century is at a crossroads. On the one hand, due to scientific and technological advances, there is an unprecedented ______ to improve the quality of life for people suffering from various ailments. On the other hand, health inequalities are widening and access to affordable and good quality healthcare is becoming difficult for vast sections of the population.
Policymakers and the public look to doctors to provide the necessary leadership to tackle shortcomings, and help design better systems of care so that everyone can benefit from modern medicine. But are doctors up to the task? What should be done to ensure that they rise to the occasion? Are they still true to the Hippocratic tradition and the vocational nature of medicine, or have they become hypocrites, interested only in money? How can we restore doctors’ pride and support them and at the same time gain the confidence of patients and policymakers?

Whilst the context is important, and not everything from the NHS will be directly applicable in India, there are parallels between the UK situation and what is happening here. I have had the privilege of meeting many dedicated and committed doctors over the years in India. Equally, I hear frequent laments about a lack of professionalism and comments about doctors overcharging, ordering unnecessary interventions, and being interested only in money.

This last issue of a close relationship between money and medicine is especially pertinent to the Indian health system, as a vast proportion of healthcare is in the fee-for-service sector as the HLEG observed in its report. From paying huge amounts to secure admissions to both under- and postgraduate programmes (I am told that students can expect to pay Rs two crore to get a postgraduate place in specialties like orthopaedics and radiology), to receiving commissions for referring patients for tests/procedures (with referral commissions reportedly representing a substantial proportion of the costs of laboratory tests, for example), to hospital doctors being given ‘quotas’ of admissions or procedures to retain their admitting privileges (leading to unnecessary interventions), there seems to be a malignant financial angle to almost every patient interaction in the private sector. Although in theory there is a comprehensive public health system, it is disorganized, with widespread absenteeism and poor facilities, and does not inspire confidence, with the result that even the poor choose the fee-for-service private sector.

My purpose here is not to make judgments. Regardless of which healthcare system one looks at, there will always be good and bad doctors. This is because they are both victims and perpetrators. They are victims of a less than perfect science, a society that demands zero risks, and the pervading moral and ethical culture. They are also perpetrators of the crimes they are charged with as they fail to address and adapt to the changing societal and healthcare context.

Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

1. Lack of medical students in India.
2. Failure of doctors to gain confidence of patients.
3. Unethical practices in the healthcare system
4. Negligence of the government towards the health care sector.
5. Doctors are the biggest victims of the society today
Correct Option - 3

Que. 2 Which of the following words fits in the sentence?
On the one hand, due to scientific and technological advances, there is an unprecedented ______ to improve the quality of life for people suffering from various ailments.
1. Growth
2. Desire
3. Hope
4. Potential
5. Stress
Correct Option - 4

Que. 3 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
I. There are complaints of doctors charging more than what is appropriate.
II. Doctors are often in danger as people demand zero risk and science is not perfect.
III. Society is not completely benefitting from the advancements of science and medicine.
1. Only II
2. Only III
3. Both I and II
4. Both II and III
5. All of these
Correct Option - 5

Que. 4 Which of the following is true according to the passage?
I. Policy makers cannot involve doctors in the policy making process as most of them are hypocrites interested only in money.
II. The role of doctors has been questioned as many of them have been engaged in money making policies.
III. There is a need to support the doctors as well as gain confidence of the public.
1. Only II
2. Only III
3. Both II and III
4. Both I and II
5. All of these
Correct Option - 3

Que. 5 Which of the following is MOST SIMILAR in meaning to the word 'pervading'?
1. Infuse
2. Optimistic
3. Verbose
4. Damaging
5. Bolster
Correct Option - 1

Que. 6 Which of the following is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'malignant'?
1. Acrimonious
2. Tiring
3. Ostentatious
4. Benevolent
5. Punctilious
Correct Option - 4

Que. 7 Which of the following is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word 'PERTINENT'?
1. Irrelevant
2. Apposite
3. Gigantic
4. Demanded
5. Concealing
Correct Option - 1

Que. 8 In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors select ‘No error’ as your answer.
Man is entirely different (A) / than other animals (B) / in the utter helplessness (C) / of his babyhood. (D) /No Error (E)
1. (A)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (D)
5. (E)
Correct Option - 2

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Que. 9 In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors select ‘No error’ as your answer.
He lack the (A) / power of imparting, (B) / although he is (C) / a good mathematical scholar. (D) / No error (E)
1. (A)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (D)
5. No error
Correct Option - 1

Que. 10 In the following question, some parts of the sentence may have an error. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from errors select ‘No error’ as your answer.
What Dr. Joshi mainly aimed at, (A) / was to promote the (B) / self-development of the young minds (C) /committed for their charge. (D) / No error (E)
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. No error
Correct Option - 4

Que. 11 Determine the erroneous part in the options given below. If there is no error, choose Option 5-No error.
The sceneries/ was so beautiful/ that John was mesmerized/ and captivated by all that he saw./ No error
1. The sceneries
2. was so beautiful
3. that John was mesmerized
4. and captivated by all that he saw
5. No error
Correct Option - 1

Que. 12 The sentence given below may contain an error. Identify the part containing the error, if any, and mark it as you answer. If there is no error anywhere in the sentence, mark No Error(E) as your answer.
More than one (A) person are (B) a secret (C) undercover agent. (D) No Error (E)
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 2

Que. 13 Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the questions that follow.

Pompeii was an ____(1)____ city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g.at Boscoreale, Stabiae), was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the ____(2)____of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Largely preserved under the ash, the excavated city offered a unique snapshot of Roman life, _____(3)_____ at the moment it was buried, and extraordinarily detailed insight into the everyday life of its inhabitants, although much of the evidence was lost in the early excavations. It was a wealthy town, enjoying many fine public buildings and ____(4)____ private houses with lavish decorations, furnishings and works of art which were the main attractions for the early excavators. Organic remains, including wooden objects and human bodies, were entombed in the ash. Over time, they decayed, leaving voids that archaeologists found could be used as moulds to make plaster casts of unique — and often ____(5)____— figures in their final moments of life.
Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank no. 1?
1. former
2. artificial
3. ancient
4. advanced
5. fraudulent
Correct Option - 3

Que. 14 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank no. 2?
1. tremors
2. eruption
3. crash
4. depletion
5. inflation
Correct Option - 2

Que. 15 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank no. 3?
1. flowed
2. melting
3. terminate
4. frozen
5. created
Correct Option - 4

Que. 16 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank no. 4?
1. despondent
2. modest
3. defective
4. imitation
5. luxurious
Correct Option - 5

Que. 17 Which of the following is the most appropriate answer for blank no. 5?
1. gruesome
2. pleasant
3. magnificent
4. generous
5. faulty
Correct Option - 1

Que. 18 In the following question, four words are given in bold, of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
To win a title without him spoke volumes of that team’s strennth.
Correct Option - 4
1. title
2. spoke
3. volumes
4. strennth
5. All are correct.

Que. 19 In the following question, four words are given in bold, of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
Meanwhile, cases of Omicron climbed to 33 after a fully vacinated person who travelled to Zimbabwe and South Africa before coming to Delhi tested positive for the new strain in the national capital on Saturday.
1. climbed
2. vacinated
3. positive
4. national
5. no error
Correct Option - 2

Que. 20 In the following question, four words are given in bold, of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
The main reason for hapiness is that the farmers' have won.
1. reason
2. hapiness
3. farmers
4. won
5. No error
Correct Option - 2

Que. 21 In the following question, four words are given in bold, of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
The government has said the ambitious project will complement the Purvanchal Development Corridor
1. government
2. ambitious
3. complement
4. Corridor
5. No error
Correct Option - 5

Que. 22 In the following question, four words are given in bold, of which one word is misspelled. Find the misspelled word.
"The tourism sector is ecspected to grow insignificantly", he said.
1. tourism
2. ecspected
3. grow
4. insignificantly
5. no error
Correct Option - 2

Que. 23 Rearrange the following five segments (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
A. NPCIL is a dividend-paying company with the highest credit rating of AAA by CRISIL and CARE
B. At present, NPCIL operates 22 nuclear power reactors with an installed capacity of 6780 MW.
C. NPCIL is responsible for siting, design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors.
D. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), formed in 1987, is a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
E. Safety is given overriding priority in all facets of nuclear power reactors.
Which is the first sentence according to the paragraph?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 4

Que. 24 Which is the second sentence according to the passage?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 1

Que. 25 Which is the third sentence according to the paragraph?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 3

Que. 26 Which is the fourth sentence according to the paragraph?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 5

Que. 27 Which is the fifth sentence according to the paragraph?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. E
Correct Option - 2

Que. 28 Arrange the following parts of a sentence in the correct order and mark the Correct Option.
A. done to pacify the
B. wouldn't damage
C. spirits so that they
D. the crops or cause anyone grief
E. these sacrifices were
1. EACBD
2. EDCAB
3. BACDE
4. ADCBE
5. BCADE
Correct Option - 1

Que. 29 Arrange the following parts of a sentence in the correct order and mark the Correct Option.
A. remain indifferent
B. stride forward
C. even if others
D. you should
E. to the humanitarian cause
1. CABED
2. BACED
3. DBCEA
4. ECBAD
5. CAEDB
Correct Option - 5

Que. 30 The question below contains five scattered segments of a sentence. Indicate the sequence which correctly assembles the segments and completes the sentence.
A. a person
B. quickly wins
C. nice expensive clothes
D. who wears
E. the admiration of many
1. EBDCA
2. ADCBE
3. BDEAC
4. CDEAB
5. DEACB

Correct Option - 2