English PDFs for NABARD Office Attendant Mains 2020 Exam

Directions (1-15): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error
in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number (A, B, C or D) of this part is
your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer.

Q1. Politics is set to take the (A)/center stage in national debates (B)/too the announcement of
Assembly (C)/elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q2. In 2014, the BJP got its (A)/first Chief Ministers in both the(B)/ States, reaping the reward for
(C)/ some audacity political moves.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q3. The pain and grief that has (A)/transcending the generations since (B)/the Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre must (C)/ never be dismissed or denied (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q4. Someone who refuses to let (A)/ a blind person pay in an (B)/economic transaction essentially
branded (C)/the latter as a supplicant. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q5. Reader’s Editor has to be (A)/ a effective interlocutor

between (B)/the newspaper and its readers and (C)/ensure a
two-way communication. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

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Q6. We find a multitude of (A)/ methods in both reporting and (B)/in news processing between
(C)/different news organizations. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q7. The specific genes whom (A)/mutations result in the individual (B)/ being affected with Bipolar
Disorder (C)/are difficult to identify.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q8. One way of enhancing the efficacy of the BCG (A)/vaccine is for increasing the number of
central(B)/ memory cells so they last longer and (C)/confer protection for longer duration(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q9. Given the complexity of the (A)/legacy taxes that GST subsumed (B)/ and replaced, ensuring
optimal (C)/outcomes have proved an abiding challenge.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q10. The content of a newspaper is (A)/organized by a principle called (B)/news hierarchy, which
vary(C)/ from publication to publication.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

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Q11. In a becalmed economy, neither (A)/the Centre nor States
can afforded (B)/to forego even a rupee of revenue (C)/that is
due to the public coffers.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q12. Judging by the global estimate,(A)/ a significant number of

(B)/Indians could be affecting (C)/by Bipolar Disorder.(D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q13. Many people capitalize on (A)/ different facets of their (B)/identity to march ahead in different
(C)/sphere of human endeavor. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q14. We live in an age in (A)/ that it is important to build (B)/identity capital — elements of our
(C)/personality which can set us apart. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

Q15. The council also agreed to (A)/appraise the possibility of making (B)/the biometrics-based
unique (C)/identifier mandates for claiming refunds. (D)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these

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Directions (16-20): In each of the following questions below, four sentences are given which may
contain grammatical or contextual errors. You have to choose the one which contains any error. If
there is no error in all the four sentences, mark (e) i.e, “All are correct” as your answer.

Q16.
(a) The response rate to RTI requests have also slowed down.
(b) The JSP, therefore, can advance the objective of transparency.
(c) The RTI Act had dealt with the citizen’s right to know about public information.
(d) There is no need for anyone to take recourse to the RTI Act and await a response.
(e) All are correct

Q17.
(a) If we show an awareness of our own political leanings, it makes us more trustworthy
(b) Journalism must retain its ability on scrutinize the state rather than becoming a cheerleader.
(c) The government has been relying almost entirely on providing fiscal relief in the form of tax cuts.
(d) To incorporate the unorganized sector, data from alternative sources need to be used.
(e) All are correct

Q18.
(a) The implicit assumption is that the organized sector can be a proxy for the unorganized sector.
(b) While RTI filings have increased exponentially, RTI-activism has become part and parcel of civil society.
(c) Higher judiciary must do its duty as guardians of the citizens’ constitutional rights’.
(d) Only certain specific projects or initiatives are undertaken in ‘mission mode’.
(e) All are correct

Q19.
(a) The train has provided a trouble-free performance in the last six months.
(b) The unraveling had commenced even before Train 18’s inaugural run as Vande Bharat Express.
(c) It is futile to expect the techno-bureaucracy of the Indian Railways to reform itself.
(d) The Centre made amendment in proviso to Article 370(3) as a part off a well-conceived strategy.
(e) All are correct

Q20.
(a) During the global financial crisis, it was said that the experts were
behind the curve.
(b) The deal as negotiated was one-sided, partial and highly flawed.
(c) More fundamentally, the agreement was also widely criticized in
the U.S. and elsewhere.
(d) Concerns about misuse of government apparatus should be
addressed.
(e) All are correct

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