SBI PO Prelims 2019 Memory Based Model Paper - English Language

SBI PO Prelims 2019 Memory Based Model Paper – English Language
Directions (1-5) Read the given passage carefully and defeat the Houthis even after years of heavy bombing.
answer the questions that follow. The Houthis, on their part, continue to provoke the
The withdrawal of Houthi rebels from three of Yemen’s Saudis through cross-border rocket and drone attacks.
ports as part of the December 2018 ceasefire agreement The Yemenis are stuck in between. The way forward is
should have been the basis for further talks to expand the Hodeida model. The December ceasefire took effect
the truce to other parts of the country. But while the in the Red Sea port city and both the rebels and
withdrawal was under way last week, Houthis, who are government forces stuck to it till the rebels pulled out
reportedly getting support from Iran, carried out a drone last week. They should continue talks under
attack on a Saudi pipeline, and in retaliation Riyadh international mediation and replicate the Hodeida model
launched airstrikes on Sanaa, the capital city controlled elsewhere in Yemen. For this to be achieved, the
by the rebels, killing at least six civilians, including Houthis should decouple themselves from the regional
children. Yemen now risks falling back to the pre- politics, and stay focussed on resolving differences with
ceasefire days of conflict with fighting having broken the government and rebuilding the war-torn country,
out in parts of the government-controlled south. What while Saudi Arabia should get out of Yemen.
makes the resumption of hostilities more dangerous is 1) Choose the option which is most opposite to the word
the regional angle. Tensions are on the rise in West Asia in the question, as mentioned in the passage.
over the U.S.-Iran standoff. The U.S. had earlier warned “refuted”
against possible attacks by either Iran or Iran-backed a) negated
militias against American interests or its allies in the b) disputed
region, and has deployed an aircraft carrier and a c) confuted
bomber squad to the Gulf. Immediately after the d) verified
pipeline was attacked, the Saudis blamed Iran for e) None of these
ordering it, an allegation which both Tehran and the 2) Which of the following is/are correct according to the
Houthis have refuted. Whether Iran was actually behind passage?
the attack or not, the incident and the subsequent Saudi I. According to the author, the withdrawal of Houthi
airstrikes show how the Yemeni conflict is entangled rebels from three of Yemen’s ports as part of the
with the regional rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. December 2018 ceasefire agreement should have been
Saudi Arabia started its Yemen military campaign in the basis for further talks to expand the truce to other
March 2015 with the goal of driving Houthis out of parts of the country.
territories they captured. Four years of war have II. The December ceasefire took effect in the Red Sea
devastated the country. According to the UN, at least port city and both the rebels and government forces
7,000 civilians have been killed. Thousands of others stuck to it till the rebels pulled out previous week.
have died due to disease, poor health care and III. Saudi Arabia started its Persian military campaign
malnutrition. The blockade Saudi Arabia imposed on in March 2018 with the goal of driving Houthis out of
Yemen steadily worsened the country’s hunger problem territories they captured.
and health-care crisis. The country is on the brink of a a) only II
famine. It’s a shame that even when the ceasefire was b) II and III
holding, the Saudis did not halt bombing Yemen. Saudi c) I and II
Arabia appears to be frustrated that it is not able to d) I only
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e) None of these e) None of these
3) Which of the following is/are incorrect according to

the passage? Directions (6-12): Match the following sentences in
I. Four years of war have devastated the country of Part I with those given in Part II:
Iran. 6.
II. The U.S. had warned against probable attacks by I II
either Iran or Iran-backed militias against American A. The collegium has now D. keen to fill up the
interests or its allies in the region, and has deployed an repeated its current vacancies.
aircraft carrier and a bomber squad to the Indian ocean. recommendations,
III. It was not confirmed if Iran was actually behind the emphasising that there is
attack or not, but the subsequent Saudi airstrikes show nothing adverse against the
how the Yemeni conflict is entangled with the regional two judges in terms of their
rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia. B. In systemic terms, the E. “conduct, competence
a) Only II advisability of retaining and integrity” and that
b) II and III there is no reason to
c) I and II agree with the
d) I only government.
e) None of these C. The Supreme Court is F. collaborative process
4) “The country is on the brink of a famine.’’ involving the executive
Which of the following options explain the above and the judiciary, and
statement of the author? there cannot be a time
a) The government has been exploiting the civilians and frame for it.
the present state of the country is in shambles.
b) Thousands of civilians have been killed man others a) A-D
have died due to disease, poor health care and b) B-D
malnutrition. c) C-E, B-F
c) Thousands of civilians have left the country and d) A-E, C-D
emigrated to Europe via the Red sea. e) None of these
d) Thousands of children have been rendered orphans 7.
because their families have been killed in the war. I II
e) None of these A. It is true that the filling D. the collegium system of
5) Why did Riyadh launch airstrikes on Sanaa, the up of vacancies is a appointments is a major
capital of Yemen? continuous and concern
a) Riyadh had retaliated to the recent violation of the B. Were tensions in E. borne by American
truce between US and Iran by the rebels in Iran. trade policy to flare up consumers and could result
b) Saudi Arabia wanted to capture the oilfields in the again, it could result in U.S.
oil-rich northern province of Iran. C. The cost of these tariffs F. in large disruptions to
c) The Houthis, who have been getting support from will, after all, eventually global supply chains and
Iran, carried out a drone attack on a Saudi pipeline, so be pose downside risks to
Riyadh launched airstrikes in retaliation. global growth, the IMF
d) Saudi Arabia wanted to capture the strait of Hormuz warned.
which is a strategic location with respect to transport of
oil to other nations. a) A-D

b) B-D e) None of these
c) C-E, B-F 10.
d) A-F, C-D I II
e) None of these A. It is unlikely that the D. was that Washington may
8. Trump administration not be willing to meet India
I II will temper its “my way halfway on trade issues.
A. In the face of growing D. will have to work or the highway”
U.S. aggression on the closely with other approach to Iranian oil
issue, the government that countries to build sales, and New Delhi
takes office after the alternative financial B. Perhaps the most E. the labelling of non-
election will have structures to avoid U.S. worrying signal from vegetarian dairy products.
sanctions. Mr. Ross’s outburst
B. Where a compromise E. to urgently consider its C. The U.S. must F. for a ceasefire
is not possible, the options ahead. understand the cultural between government troops
government differences over and the Taliban
C. A call by Afghanistan’s F. want to resolve the 17- underscores the mood in
Loya Jirga, a grand year-long conflict. Kabul.
assembly of senior
politicians and tribal and a) A-D
religious leaders, b) B-D, C-E
c) C-E, B-F
a) A-E d) A-F, C-D
b) B-D e) None of these
c) C-E, B-F 11.
d) A-F, C-D I II
e) None of these A. The Taliban, for its part, D. its capacity to strike
9. immediately shot down the anywhere, including in
I II proposal, the most fortified of
A. Afghanistan’s leaders, D. should be ready to push locations.
from its rulers to tribal back on unreasonable B. Without the Taliban’s E. vowing to continue
chieftains, demands. reciprocity, attacks through the
B. Over a four-day E. by the political class Ramzan month
meeting that ended on May amid the Taliban’s rising C. The group controls half F. no ceasefire will hold.
2, the Jirga clout. of Afghanistan and has
C. It also backed women’s F. asked the government shown
rights, a critical issue being to set up a negotiating
debated team with members from a) A-E, B-F, C-D
the assembly for talks with b) B-D
the insurgents. c) C-E, B-F
d) A-F, C-D
a) A-D e) None of these
b) B-D 12.
c) C-E, B-F I II
d) A-F, C-D A. The Taliban’s D. the U.S. special

intransigence representative, are primarily 15) SpiceJet, which operate narrow a)/body and
focussed on withdrawing turboprop planes, does b)/not have firmed plans to
foreign troops become a c)/wide body operator with long-range
from Afghanistan. d)/flights in the wake of Jet collapse in April e)/
B. The talks between E. Reversing course is a dire a) a
Taliban representatives necessity to stave off b) b
and Zalmay Khalilzad, disaster. c) c
C. The Taliban will F. has darkened the d) d
change tack only if it is prospects for peace. e) e
forced to do so 16) The Indian trade ministry in a)/a statement said
India as part off our bilateral b)/discussions have offered
a) A-D resolution on c)/significant US requests in the effort to
b) B-D, A-F d)/find a mutual acceptable way forward e)/
c) C-E, B-F a) a
d) A-F, C-D b) b
e) None of these c) c
d) d
Direction (13-18): In each of the questions given e) e
below a sentence is given which is divided into five 17) Budget airline SpiceJet Ltd was examining a)/ the
parts. Out of which, one is grammatically correct prospect of taking off widebody jets b)/previously
and the rest are not. It is then followed by options operated by Jet Airways Ltd, but c)/initial studies show
which gives one of the option as a correct one. they needed significant d)/ maintenance work, it’s
Choose the option which is grammatically correct. chairman said on Saturday e)/
13) After a US president through a presidential a)/ a) a
proclamation withdrew duty free benefits to b)/India b) b
exporters worth $6 billion, Indian government c)/termed c) c
the move unfortunate but vowed d)/to protect the d) d
country national interest e)/ e) e
a) a 18) India has time and again denouncea)/Trump charge
b) b of being a tariff b)/king and has maintained that its
c) c c)/tariff levels are on accordance with WTO d)/rules
d) d applicable to developed countries e)/
e) e a) a
14) Several members of the US Congress and a)/US b) b
manufacturers have urged Trump not to b)/withdrew c) c
GSP benefits available to India since c)/India is a d) d
strategic ally and the move wouldd)/increase input cost e) e
for American producers e)/
a) a Directions (19-20): Below is a given passage. Some
b) b sentences begin with a number (corresponding to the
c) c question number) and some words are highlighted in
d) d bold. One of the highlighted words is grammatically
e) e incorrect. Choose the word from the option as your

answer. If all the highlighted words are correct, a) Culpable

mark ‘All correct’ as your answer b) Insists
c) Reproach
19.Concern over incidents of attack on cash carrying
d) Cossets
vans, the government has proposed that
e) Alleviate
ATMs should not be replenished with cash after 9 pm
in cities and private cash transportation
22. The decline of the Congress is symptomatic of
agencies must collect money from the banks in the first
the fading appeal of the old ways of conducting politics
half of the day, officials said. 20.The deadline
and of the _______ with opaque and unaccountable
for putting money in the ATMs in rural areas would be
power-wielding by political dynasties
6 pm, and 4 pm in Naxal-affected districts. Also,
a) Orator
specially design cash vans, fitted with CCTVs and GPS,
b) Entice
must not carry more than Rs 5 crore per trip.
c) Paradoxical
d) Disenchantment
19) e) None of these
a) concern
23. Pyongyang would cease its _______ for
b) should intercontinental nuclear weapons capability in lieu of a
c) must gradual normalization of ties with the U.S. along with a
lifting of multilateral economic sanctions.
d) in a) Animosity
e) No correction required b) Quest
c) Delude
d) Imbibe
20) e) None of these
a) putting
24. One option is to encourage schools to identify
b) design
students with an aptitude and interest in teaching, and
c) carry then _______ and fund them through higher education
d) be and training, and bring them back as teachers.
a) Nurture
e) No correction required b) Stigma
c) Sheer
d) Dismal
e) None of these
Direction (21-25): Each question below contains a
statement with three blanks followed by four
25. Her soft touch and _______ skills will be critical
options. Choose the option that can fill the three
if states are to agree to further reduce the number of
blanks and mark it as your answer.
items in the higher GST brackets; unless this happens, it
is difficult to see GST taking off as planned.
21. Either way, whether Mr. Gandhi finally _______
a) Ritual
on quitting or allows himself to be persuaded otherwise,
b) Propound
the party cannot look away from a dilemma that has
c) Adamant
shadowed it for long: the double-edged sword of the
d) Persuasive
dynasty.

e) None of these c) As well as
d) But
Directions (26-30): In the following passage, some of e) None of these
the words have been left out, each of which is 28. Only one copy was disabled. So the baby with
indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from one functional copy of the gene (28) ……still be
the options given against each number and fill up the susceptible to HIV infection.
blanks with appropriate words to make the a) May
paragraph meaningfully complete. b) Might
c) Should
Without this gene the defence system would fail. In the d) Shall
case of people with multiple sclerosis, absence of this e) None of these
gene (26) …… them twice as likely to die early. 29. The decision to (29) ……the embryo with only
There are two copies of the gene in every person. In the one disabled copy makes the work all the more
case of one baby girl both the copies of the gene were unethical.
disabled (27) …… in the other baby, only one copy was a) Meddle
disabled. So the baby with one functional copy of the b) Invoke
gene (28) ……still be susceptible to HIV infection. The c) Implant
decision to (29) ……the embryo with only one disabled d) Pound
copy makes the work all the more unethical. Though Dr. e) None of these
He claimed the babies were born in early November last 30. The day Associated Press broke the story, the
year, The New York Times reported that the babies Chinese national health commission asked the
were born premature in October. Guangdong health commission to start an (30) …….
The day Associated Press broke the story, the Chinese a) Investigation
national health commission asked the Guangdong health b) Investigate
commission to start an (30) ……. On January 21 this c) Vengeance
year, Dr. He was fired from the university where he d) Revenge
worked after a probe by the Guangdong health e) None of these
commission found that he had violated the national
regulations against using gene-editing for reproductive Answers:
purposes. 1) Answer: D
Verified
26. Without this gene the defence system would fail. In Refuted means prove (a statement or theory) to be
the case of people with multiple sclerosis, absence of wrong or false; disprove. Thus option d) is the correct
this gene (26) …… them twice as likely to die early. choice here.
a) Makes 2) Answer: C
b) Make I and II
c) Describe Saudi Arabia started its Yemen military campaign in
d) Rivulet March 2015 with the goal of driving Houthis out of
e) None of these territories they captured.
27. There are two copies of the gene in every 3) Answer: C
person. In the case of one baby girl both the copies of I and II
the gene were disabled (27) …… in the other baby Four years of war have devastated the country of
a) Although Yemen.
b) Though

The U.S. had warned against probable attacks by either Over a four-day meeting that ended on May 2, the Jirga
Iran or Iran-backed militias against American interests asked the government to set up a negotiating team with
or its allies in the region, and has deployed an aircraft members from the assembly for talks with the
carrier and a bomber squad to the Gulf region. insurgents.
4) Answer: B It also backed women’s rights, a critical issue being
Thousands of civilians have been killed man others have debated by the political class amid the Taliban’s rising
died due to disease, poor health care and malnutrition. clout.
As given in the passage, at least 7,000 civilians have 10) Answer: B
been killed in the four year old war, according to UN. B-D, C-E
Thousands of others have died due to disease, poor Perhaps the most worrying signal from Mr. Ross’s
health care and malnutrition. The blockade imposed by outburst was that Washington may not be willing to
Saudi Arabia on Yemen has worsened the country’s meet India halfway on trade issues.
hunger problem and health-care crisis. The U.S. must understand the cultural differences over
5) Answer: C the labelling of non-vegetarian dairy products.
The Houthis, who have been getting support from Iran, 11) Answer: A
carried out a drone attack on a Saudi pipeline, so Riyadh A-E, B-F, C-D
launched airstrikes in retaliation. The Taliban, for its part, immediately shot down the
It is clearly mentioned in the passage that The Houthis, proposal, vowing to continue attacks through the
who have been reportedly getting support from Iran Ramzan month.
carried out a drone attack on a Saudi pipeline so Riyadh, Without the Taliban’s reciprocity, no ceasefire will
in vengeance, launched airstrikes in Sanaa. hold.
6) Answer: D The group controls half of Afghanistan and has shown
A-E, C-D its capacity to strike anywhere, including in the most
The collegium has now repeated its recommendations, fortified of locations.
emphasising that there is nothing adverse against the 12) Answer: B
two judges in terms of their “conduct, competence and B-D, A-F
integrity” and that there is no reason to agree with the The Taliban’s intransigence has darkened the prospects
government. for peace.
The Supreme Court is keen to fill up the current The talks between Taliban representatives and Zalmay
vacancies. Khalilzad, the U.S. special representative, are primarily
7) Answer: C focussed on withdrawing foreign troops
C-E, B-F from Afghanistan.
Were tensions in trade policy to flare up again, it could 13) Answer: B
result in large disruptions to global supply chains and After the US president through a presidential
pose downside risks to global growth, the IMF warned. proclamation withdrew duty free benefits to Indian
The cost of these tariffs will, after all, eventually be exporters worth $6 billion, Indian government termed
borne by American consumers and could result in U.S. the move unfortunate and vowed to protect the
8) Answer: A country’s national interest.
A-E 14) Answer: A
In the face of growing U.S. aggression on the issue, the Several members of the US Congress and US
government that takes office after the election will have manufacturers had urged Trump not to withdraw GSP
to urgently consider its options ahead. benefits available to India since India is a strategic ally
9) Answer: C and the move will increase input costs for American
C-E, B-F producers.

15) Answer: B Option A) is incorrect ‘orator’ does not make any sense
SpiceJet, which operates narrow body and turboprop here.
planes, does not have firm plans to become a widebody Option B) is incorrect because ‘entice’ is both
operator with longer-range flights in the wake of Jet's grammatically and contextually wrong. After
collapse in April. preposition ‘the’ we should use noun. But ‘entice’ is a
16) Answer: A verb.
The Indian trade ministry in a statement said India as Option C) is incorrect because ‘paradoxical’ does not
part of our bilateral discussions had offered resolution make any sense.
on significant US requests in an effort to find a mutually 23) Answer: B
acceptable way forward Quest
17) Answer: C In the given sentence, only ‘quest’ make it
Budget airline SpiceJet Ltd is examining the prospect grammatically as well as contextually correct.
of taking over widebody jets previously operated by Jet Option A): is incorrect ‘Animosity’ does not make any
Airways Ltd, but initial studies show they need sense here.
significant maintenance work, its chairman said on Option C): is incorrect because ‘delude’ is contextually
Saturday. wrong.
18) Answer: C Option D): is incorrect because ‘imbibe’ does not make
India has time and again denounced Trump’s charge of any sense.
being a tariff king and has maintained that its tariff 24) Answer: A
levels are in accordance with WTO rules applicable to Nurture
developing countries. In the given sentence, only ‘nurture’ make it
19) Answer: A grammatically as well as contextually correct.
Option B) is incorrect ‘stigma’ does not make any sense
Replace “concern” with “concerned”
here.
20) Answer: B Option C) is incorrect because ‘sheer’ is contextually
Replace “design” with “designed” wrong.
Option D) is incorrect because ‘dismal’ does not make
21) Answer: B
any sense.
Insists
25) Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘insists’ make it
Persuasive
grammatically as well as contextually correct.
In the given sentence, only ‘persuasive’ make it
Option A) is incorrect because after adverb ‘finally’ we
need a verb but ‘culpable’ is an adjective.
Option A): is incorrect because before noun ‘skills’ we
Option C) is incorrect because it is both grammatically
need an adjective. But ‘ritual’ is a noun.
and contextually wrong. As ‘Mr Gandhi’ is a name we
Option B): is incorrect because ‘propound’ does not
use ‘s’/ ‘es’ form of verb.
make any sense here.
Option D) is incorrect because ‘cossets’ does not make
Option C): is incorrect because ‘adamant’ is both
any sense.
grammatically and contextually wrong.
Option E) is incorrect because ‘alleviate’ does not fit
26) Answer: A
here contextually.
Makes
22) Answer: D
In the given sentence, only ‘makes’ make it
Disenchantment
In the given sentence, only ‘disenchantment’ make it
Option B) is incorrect because ‘make’ is grammatically
wrong.

Option C) is incorrect because ‘describe’ does not make Option D): is incorrect because ‘shall’ is contextually
any sense here. wrong.
Option D) is incorrect because ‘rivulet’ is contextually 29) Answer: C
wrong. Implant
27) Answer: D In the given sentence, only ‘implant’ makes it
But grammatically as well as contextually correct.
In the given sentence, only ‘but’ make it grammatically Option A): is incorrect ‘Meddle’ does not make any
as well as contextually correct. sense here.
Option A) is incorrect because ‘although’ makes Option B): is incorrect because ‘invoke’ is contextually
complex sentence but from the formation of sentence wrong.
we can see that this is a compound sentence. Option D): is incorrect because ‘pound’ does not make
Option B) is incorrect because ‘though’ makes complex any sense.
sentence but from the formation of sentence we can see 30) Answer: A
that this is a compound sentence. Investigation
Option C) is incorrect because ‘as well as’ is In the given sentence, only ‘investigation’ makes it
contextually wrong. grammatically as well as contextually correct.
28) Answer: B Option B): is incorrect because after article ‘an’ we need
Might a noun but ‘investigate’ is a verb.
In the given sentence, only ‘might’ make it Option C): is incorrect because ‘vengeance’ is
grammatically as well as contextually correct. contextually wrong.
Option A): is incorrect because according to the sense of Option D): is incorrect because ‘revenge’ does not make
the sentence ‘might’ will be more prominent. any sense.
Option C): is incorrect because ‘should’ does not make
any sense here.

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