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This quiz consists of questions from various Banking
entrance exams held during the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in
the comments section below and we’ll soon let you know the correct answers!

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-3) Which of the following is
most nearly the same in meaning as the word given

1. COUNTS

(1) Numbers                (2)
Matters              (3) Calculations      (4)
Values          (5) Attributes

2. CUTTING

(1) Slicing                    (2)
Breaking             (3) Scathing          (4)
Tearing      (4) Interrupting

3. BLANKET

(1) Cloth                      (2)
Attack            (3) Sheet                   (4) Surround       (5) Protect

Directions (Q. Nos 4-6) Which of the following is most
opposite in meaning of the word given in capitals.

4. REASONABLE

(1) Fair                        (2)
Illogical             (3) Irrational           
(4) Inadequate      (5)
Considerable

5. MASSIVE

(1) Light                         (2) Large                (3) Insignificant    (4) Small            (5) Unreasonable

6. FRAUGHT

(1) Distressful              (2)
Empty          (3) Disagreement            (4) Desirable          (5) Anxious

Directions (Q. Nos. 7-10) Which of the phrases (1),
(2), (3) and (4) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the
following sentence to make it meaningful and grammatically correct. If the
sentence is meaningful and correct as it is and no correction is required, mark
(5) as the answer.

7. People discovered the alternate source of energy
when fossil fuel reserves starts to
deplete.

(1) Start to deplete

(2) Starting to deplete

(3) Started to deplete

(4) Start with deplete

(5) No correction required

8. Despite its attractiveness, investing abroad is being
risky owing to the shortage of regulations to protect investors.

(1) Might be risky      

(2) Have been risky

(3) Can be as risky as

(4) Can be risky

(5) No correction required

9. The new air fare allows both an adult and a child
to fly for the price of order to encouraging
travellers during summer.

(1) encourage travellers during summer

(2) encourages travellers is summer

(3) encourage travellers on summer

(4) encouraged travellers during summer

(5) No correction required

10. According to a court ruling, the owner of polluted
land is liable for the clean-up of the property even if the owner did not have the responsibility of that
pollution.

(1) is not responsible for

(2) responsibility is not there for

(3) did have the responsibility of

(4) has not been in charged of

(5) No correction required

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Answers 

1(3)    2(1)    3(4)   
4(3)    5(4)      6(2)    
7(3)      8(4)     9(1)     
10(1)