IBPS PO English Language for practice

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IBPS English Language Paper set 3
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of these. There was something pathetic about a minister’s wishful thinking as he addressed the media and talked about his vision of 5G mobile generation for country X. He said his vision of 5G for the country was not just a rollout of services, but the creation of intellectual property (IP) in the country and patents in 5G technology. This may be possible in a couple of decades, but right now we might as well be crying for the moon. While companies around the world, notably the Chinese, have secured thousands of patents in this revolutionary technology that will provide the platform for inventing a host of new products, technologies and services, the companies in country X are yet to start field trials of 5G spectrum for which permission was granted just recently. Equipment for these trials, needless to say, will be provided by foreign vendors. Most people assume that 5G will provide faster speeds than 4G, which bypasses the hinterland and works only patchily in the urban area, but that would be a gross simplification. A global 5G network will unify mobile communication and connect people and devices to everything through the Internet of Things. Given that 3G and 4G patent holders have controlled the use of mobile technologies in the smartphone industry, those who own the intellectual property (IP), primarily the standard essential patents, will become the market leaders in a technology that will reshape the future. Country X has sent missions to the moon but in the area where technological prowess matters most, the country is lost in a black hole. Not a single telecom firm of the country is in the list of 303 deployment of 5G technology worldwide. This industry list has 20 operators in 294 locations. Worse, although the domestic firms are expected to start their threemonth-long trial shortly, it is worth remembering that the industry is in dire straits with huge debts and has indicated that it would be in no position to bid for 5G spectrum. Nor does country X have the kind of resources that China is investing in 5G apart from the sharp research effort on it. No wonder Chinese firms command the lion’s share of patents among the clutch of global firms that own IP in 5G. Its star performer Huawei __________ to surge ahead with revenues soaring by 23 per cent. Country X has to decide if Huawei is a security threat or not. Can country X ever catch up? Field trials are just the starting point; it merely allows operators and equipment makers to prove that the network they have designed in a laboratory actually works in practice. Then there is the long haul to a commercial rollout. As country X obsesses about its technological expertise in a mythical past, the future is looking decidedly dim. 

Which of the following carries a similar meaning to DIRE STRAITS? 
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 Which of the following is true with reference to the passage? 
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What does the author intend to convey from the following segment of the passage? “…but that would be a gross simplification…” 
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According to the author, what is the reason country X has not made great strides in 5G technology? 

a. Telecom companies of company X are in bad shape financially.

b. Slow pace of research in the field of 5G technology.

c. Economic backwardness of country X. 
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Which of the following is opposite in meaning to PATCHILY? 
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The author of the passage is most likely to agree with which of the following?

a. The future of 5G in country X is bleak

b. China is hugely responsible for the bad shape of telecom companies in country X.

c. Getting 5G technology patented is a tedious task. 
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In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly

The minister was ________________ by the authorities for not paying the taxes. 

I) Hounded

II) Moved

III) Pursued 
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In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly. 

 The family barely ________________ the rigours of the summer, but the winter will present far worse problems.

I) Relished

II) Survived

III) Endured
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In the given question, a statement with a blank has been given, followed by three word out of which more than one can complete the sentence grammatically and contextually. Find the word (s) which can fill the blank and choose the option accordingly. 
 
. Tobacco chewing and smoking has been a ________________ healthcare challenge in many developing countries

 I) Serious I

I) Sincere I

II) Seldom
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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required". 

. Farmers in north India not only can help reduce air pollution but also improve the productivity of their soil.
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 In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required". 
 
The food regulator are facing a barrage of criticism ever since it took a decision over making food fortification illega
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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required".

. The sesame seed may seem like an unlikely representation for trace the history of the global food trade, but it is the most apt one. 
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In the given question, a part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below the sentence, alternatives to the emboldened part are given as (A), (B), (C) and (D), which may help improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative out of the given five options. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer will be option (E), i.e., "No correction required". 

Food with its notions of purity and impurity has and still continues to be a bone of contention among people from various castes.