IBPS Clerk Exam Questions

Direction (1 – 10) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately word in each case.

Today the economies of African countries are growing at 5 percent every year. Rich countries usually help poorer ones ----------(1)------------ African countries through donation and aid. Their -------------(2)------------ are not always successful as loans are ----------------(3)----------------- not used for the projects for which they are ---------------(4)-------------. China, however, has found a different -----------------(5)--------------- to help Africa – by trading more with the ----------------(6)--------------. In 2009 China’s trade with African countries was $90 billion ---------------(7)------------- than U.S which was $86 billion. --------------(8)-------------- counties have now begun to notice the -------------(9)--------------- available in Africa. China’s attitude has ------------(10)----------- the way the world deals with poor countries. “Trade not aid” is the new mantras of African nation.
1. (1) belonging

(2) similarly

(3) compared

(4) with

(5) like
2. (1) efforts

(2) practices

(3) challenges

(4) achievements

(5) attempt
3. (1) given

(2) approved

(3) regular

(4) often

(5) being
4. (1) grant

(2) sanctioned

(3) took

(4) hired

(5) apply
5. (1) goal

(2) fund

(3) way

(4) skill

(5) dream

6. (1) countries

(2) others

(3) abroad

(4) neighbours

(5) poor
7. (1) further

(2) extra

(3) more

(4) less

(5) high
8. (1) recently

(2) any

(3) friendly

(4) many

(5) while
9. (1) difference

(2) supply

(3) quantity

(4) people

(5) opportunity
10. (1) substitute

(2) changed

(3) exchanged

(4) transform

(5) convert
Direction (11 – 20) : In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately word in each case.

Mobile phones are changing the world we live in. Kenya was regarded as a poor ------------(11)----------- lacking hospitals, running water, electricity, education, --------------(12)--------- etc. mobile phone technology has ---------------(13)--------------- all this. Today 92 percent of Kenyans -------------(14)------------- the internet using their mobile phones. Farmers can ----------------(15)------------- only check the price of corps but also ---------------(16)---------------- with customers directly. Banking services are ---------------(17)------------- available through mobile phones. A ------------(18)------------- by the World Bank shows that ---------------(19)-------------- countries where more people use mobile phones ----------------(20)----------- by 0.6 percent to 1.2 percent every year. This technology has also helped the world come closer together as it allows people from different countries to internet with each other.
11. (1) neighbor

(2) performance

(3) country

(4) development

(5) choice
12. (1) land

(2) roads

(3) poverty

(4) peoples

(5) leader
13. (1) changed

(2) discovered

(3) created

(4) transform

(5) made
14. (1) go

(2) access

(3) connect

(4) used

(5) online
15. (1) decide

(2) allow

(3) simply

(4) not

(5) still
16. (1) handle

(2) supply

(3) deal

(4) argument

(5) sell
17. (1) cheap

(2) easy

(3) become

(4) also

(5) though
18. (1) report

(2) fund

(3) researcher

(4) wish

(5) solution
19. (1) more

(2) any

(3) because

(4) in

(5) those
20. (1) increase

(2) work

(3) value

(4) rise

(5) grow
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