Dear readers,

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)