IBPS Clerks (Preliminary) Model Paper

No. of Questions: 100

English Language
Directions (Q. 1-8): Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words / phrases are given in bold to
help you locate them while answering some
of the questions.
As war clouds loom large over Syria, there
are serious concerns in India. They stem from
both principled position and narrow self-interest. India is opposed to any unilateral military
action. For the past two years, policy planners
in New Delhi watched with helplessness the
continuing war between Syrian government
troops and rebels. It has led to deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and added instability to a region in turmoil since the Arab Spring
in Tunisia in 2010. The churning in the Arab
world has had mixed results. At one level, it has
allowed people to decide their fate for the first
time in history; it has also opened doors for
radical religious extremist groups, ironically
often with Western help.
"We have very high stakes in the region;
any instability there is serious concern," says a
senior MEA official. Over six million Indian work
and live in West Asia and the annual remittance they send takes care of a substantial part
of India's oil bill. Besides, the region is one of
India's main source to meet its energy
requirements. An attack on Syria could ignite
the region. For India, this would not only mean
putting millions of citizens at risk, but also disrupt the uninterrupted supply of oil. Instability
will also force oil and gas prices to shoot up,
putting further strain on India's ailing economy.
India has always favoured a Syrian- led initiative, through dialogue between all contenders,
to resolve the situation in the country. However,
this now seems to be put on hold, especially if
the US goes ahead with its strikes against
Syria.
PM Manmohan Singh, when in Russia for
the G20 meeting, had a chance to discuss
Syria with world leaders. Some years back,
Manmohan courted controversy when he had
told President Bush that Indians loved him. He
is unlikely to tell Obama that - especially not at
a time when he may well have started unilateral military strikes on Syria by cocking a snook
at the UN, a move that would be resented by
many.
1. What has been the result of churning in the
Arab World?
1) It has opened doors for conservative religious extremist groups.
2) It has allowed people to decide their
own religious view for the first time in
the history.
3) It has resulted in starting bilateral ties
with the US.
4) It has allowed people to decide their own
fate and opened doors for radical religious extremist groups.
5) None of these
2. Why can a conflagration over Syria by the
US hurt India horribly?
1) Because seventy percent population of
Syria comprises Indians.
2) Because Syria is one of India's main
sources to meet its energy requirements.
3) Because Syria is a helping partner of
India.
4) Because India's economy depends on
Syria.
5) None of these
3. According to the passage, where do the
serious concerns over Syria stem from?
1) From the core issue of anti-Islamic stand
2) From the propagandist viewpoint of
Americans.
3) From principled position and narrow selfinterest.

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4) From the imperial foreign policy

5) None of these
4. How will the US strike on Syria hamper the
economy of India?
1) The instability of supply of oil to India will
force oil and gas prices to soar high,
which will cause strain on India's ailing
economy.
2) As seventy percent of the population of
Syria comprises Indians, the US strike on
Syria will cause devastation of productive Indians, who indirectly contribute to
India's economy.
3) India has given a lot of loans to Syria and
if Syria is attacked it will not be in a position to repay its debts, which will ultimately hamper India's economy.
4) Syria is a country which has been a
promising economic partner and if it is
attacked suddenly it will have an adverse
effect on India's economy.
5) None of these
5. According to the passage, where was the
G20 meeting held?
1) Scotland
2) Italy
3) Germany
4) Russia
5) None of these
Directions (Q. 6-7): Choose the word/ group of
words which is MOST SIMILAR in meaning
to the word / group of words printed in BOLD
as used in the passage.
6. Turmoil
1) revolution
2) tumult
3) crisis
4) depravity
5) shadow
7. Remittance
1) remainder
2) restore
3) fragment
4) deposit
5) store
Directions (Q.8): Choose the word/ group of
words which is MOST OPPOSITE in meaning to the word / group of words printed in
BOLD as used in the passage.
8. Ignite
1) stabilise
2) fire
3) inflame
4) destruct
5) kindle
Directions (Q. 9-12): In each of the following
sentences there are certain blank spaces.
Below each sentence there are five options
denoted by the numbers 1), 2), 3), 4) and 5).
Find out which option can be used to fill up
the blank in the sentence in the same
sequence to make it meaningfully complete.
9. At Independence, India adopted a ...............
democracy with a written constitution that
.................. a parliamentary system, with
both individual and group rights for historically disadvantaged sections.
1) popular, thought 2) convenient, looked
3) unique, brought
4) huge, managed
5) liberal, provided
10. If the goal of eradication of poverty is to be
achieved within an acceptable time frame,
the resources .................. to poverty reduction will need to increase ......................
1) contributed, drastically
2) allocated, substantially
3) given, properly
4) allotted, marginally
5) distributed, potentially
11. Narrow-minded people are .................
more ................ to be untruthful and violent.
1) much, likely
2) no, ready
3) any, liable
4) for, acceptable
5) really, certain
12. The existing facilities by way of men and
infrastructure in the family planning programme ............... and still are grossly
underutilized in ............ of results achieved.
1) was, times
2) has, way
3) were, terms
4) is, types
5) had, from

Time: 60 Mnts.

Directions (Q. 1316): In each sentence below four

words have been
printed in bold
which are numbered 1), 2), 3) and 4). One of
these words may be misspelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out
the wrongly spelt or inappropriate words. The
number of that word is the answer. If all four
words are correctly spelt and appropriate the
answer is 5) i.e., 'All correct'.
13. Taking blessing on auspicious (1)/ occasions (2)/ from transgenders has (3)/
remained a traditional practice (4) and it
gets strong support from mythology and
religious text such as Ramayana. / All correct (5).
14. Breaking up large blocks (1)/ of forests into
smaller patches (2)/ due to ill-planned
intrusion (3)/ by development projects is
one of the most serious threats to long-term
biodivarsity (4) conservation./ All correct
(5).
15. Although (1)/ the Taliban have been
removed from power, Afghanistan has a
long way to go before ensuring (2)/ and the
empowerment of women shackled (3)/ by
a prochial (4) conservative society./ All
correct (5).
16. Flood situation in Assam remained girm
(1)/ with the Brahmaputra and its tributaries (2)/ inundating (3)/ vast tracts of
land in many districts affecting (4) a population of nearly four lakh. / All correct (5).
Directions (Q.17-20): In each of these questions, two sentences I and II are given. Each
sentence has a blank in it. Five words 1), 2),
3), 4) and 5) are suggested. Out of these,
only one fits at both the places in the context
of each sentence. The number of that word is
the answer.
17. I. The militants who attacked the Hiranagar
police station and Samba Army Camp
................. a shopkeeper who lied to
them, saying his name was Salim Khan.
II. The policy has not ................. the farming community from severe financial
pressure.
1) left
2) spared
3) forgave
4) touched
5) identified
18. I. If the panel's recommendations are
accepted, it will .................... into a larger
share of central funds for the least
developed states.
II. Reforming country's stagnant economy
requires harsh measures that would
.................... into job losses.
1) translate
2) transform
3) transgress
4) transcribe 5) get
19. I. She has done her best to keep calm but
finds herself trembling with ................
and indecision.
II. Pakistan said that the most-favoured
nation (MFN) status can't be granted to
India when there is .......................
on the borders.
1) anxiety
2) peace
3) strain
4) tension
5) stress
20. I. Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for
Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the wife of
Jermaine Lindsay, one of the 2005
London bombers who is being
................... with the Nairobi mall attack.
II. It was so slippery that some of the walkers ....................... arms and proceeded
very carefully.
1) attacked
2) held
3) linked
4) caught
5) joined

Directions (Q. 21-25): Rearrange the following

seven sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), (F)
and (G) in the proper sequence to form a
meaningful paragraph and then answer the
questions given below.
(A) Such people do not think before they
speak and often land themselves into
unnecessary trouble.
(B) In fact, one must do great things without
promising them.
(C) No one wants to listen to them yet they
continue to bore people with their neverending chatter.
(D) There are some people in society who
talk much more than they should.
(E) The practical examples are our presentday political leaders who make a lot of
promises during election time but hardly
keep them when they return to power.
(F) They are always ready to offer suggestions, advice and recommendations even
when they are not asked to.
(G) They love to indulge in talking all day and
never getting down to doing any work at
all.
21. Which of the following should be the FIRST
sentence after rearrangement?
1) A
2) G
3) D
4) C
5) B
22. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
1) B
2) F
3) G
4) E
5) D
23. Which of the following should be the THIRD
sentence after rearrangement?
1) F
2) D
3) E
4) B
5) C
24. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
sentence after rearrangement?
1) E
2) B
3) C
4) G
5) A
25. Which of the following should be the LAST
(SEVENTH) sentence after rearrangement?
1) D
2) C
3) A
4) B
5) G
Directions (Q. 26-30): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out,
each of which is indicated by a number. Find
the suitable word from the options given
against each number and fill up the blanks
with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete.
We believe that we live in a wonderful era
an era of allaround progress. We think that we
have excelled and surpassed our forefathers in
almost every respect.
No doubt, there is ..(26).. for this ..(27)..
and complacency. Science has made tremendous ..(28).. . The use of machine in industry
has ..(29).. human labour. Electricity is ..(30)..
us in thousand ways. Railways, ships and aeroplanes have annihilated distance and made
travel fast and comfortable. Telephone and
telegraph have made communication swift and
easy. Atomic energy has brought in numerous
benefits upon mankind. The wonders and miracles of science would justify us in paying tribute
to modern civilisation.
26. 1) truth
2) measure
3) mechanism
4) justification
5) reality
27. 1) satisfaction 2) dictum 3) compensation
4) gratification
5) maxim
28. 1) achievement 2) problem 3) progress
4) decline
5) objects
29. 1) removed 2) discarded
3) increased
4) imposed
5) eliminated
30. 1) serving
2) damaging
3) charging
4) favouring 5) hampering