English Verbal & General Awareness (Bank Exams)

 English Verbal & General Awareness (Bank Exams)

Complete the sentence by choosing the appropriate word/s to fill the blank.

1.            The chief guest came into the room ----by the chairman of the company

(a)    Preceded      (Ans)
(b)    Coupled
(c)    Joined
(d)    allowed

2.            Butter is made -----milk
(a)    of
(b)    from      (Ans)
(c)    with
(d)    by

3.            Cows----grass
(a)    eats
(b)    has eaten
(c)    eat      (Ans)
(d)    eating

4.            The prime minister called ------ the president
(a)    at
(b)    on      (Ans)
(c)    of
(d)    with

5.            You may sit ------
(a)    Wherever you liked
(b)    When you are tired       (Ans)
(c)    When you got permission
(d)    Whenever you liked

6.            Though he refused at first he---- in the end
(a)    came out
(b)    came away
(c)    came up
(d)    came around       (Ans)

7.            The new manager has ----- many changes.
(a)    brought about       (Ans)
(b)    brought round
(c)    brought up
(d)    brought off

8.            If you come to me -----------
(a)    I would help you      (Ans)
(b)    will help you
(c)    had helped you
(d)    would have helped you

Identify the meaning of the following idioms

9.            A jaundiced eye
(a)   Jealously
(b)   a generous view
(c)    Angry
(d)    prejudice      (Ans)

10.          To see red
(a)    To be very angry
(b)    To victimize someone
(c)    To find fault with       (Ans)
(d)    To criticize others

General Awareness

1.       Who declared as his ultimate aim that, to wipe 'every tear from every eye'?
(a)    Jawaharlal Nehu
(b)    Gandhiji     (Ans)
(c)    Sardar Patel
(d)    Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2.       The Lahore session of congress of 1929 is historic as
(a)    Jawaharlal Nehru was made president of the congress party
(b)    son had succeeded father as the official head of the national movement
(c)    it marked a unique family triumph in the annals of modern history
(d)    it passed a resolution declaring Poorna Swaraj to be the congress objective      (Ans)

3.       The system of separate electorates was introduced by the act of
(a)    1813
(b)    1833
(c)    1858
(d)    1909     (Ans)

4.       The British Prime Minister who opposed to the continuation of British Rule over India was
(a)    Sir Winston Churchill
(b)    Sir Clement Atlee     (Ans)
(c)    Neville Chamberlain
(d)    Lloyd George

5.       United Nations University is located at
(a)    Washington
(b)    New York
(c)    Tokyo     (Ans)
(d)    London

6.       The first Indian to get Pulitzer Prize
(a)    U Thant
(b)    Gopal Reddy
(c)    Sashi Tharoor
(d)    Jhumpa lahiri      (Ans)

7.       Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic champion ship?
(a)    New York
(b)    Parris
(c)    London     (Ans)
(d)    Delhi

8.       Consumer Protection Act was passed in
(a)    1986     (Ans)
(b)    1950
(c)    1947
(d)    1964

9.       The 'Garibi hatao' (eradicate poverty) slogan was coined by Indira Gandhi during the
(a)    First plan
(b)    Second plan
(c)    Third plan
(d)    fifth plan     (Ans)

10.   Where is STARS (Satellite Tracking and Ranging station)?
(a)    Ahmadabad
(b)    Kavalur     (Ans)
(c)    Sreeharikotta
(d)    Bangalore

11.   Dry farming in India is extensively practiced in
(a)    Kanara Plains
(b)    Deccan region      (Ans)
(c)    Coromandal plains
(d)    Punjab plains

12.   Coconut island is located at
(a)    Kamala sager
(b)    Dumboor lake      (Ans)
(c)    Wular lake
(d)    Vembanad lake

13.   The District in Kerala with highest schedule caste population is
(a)    Idukki
(b)    Wayanad
(c)    Malappuram
(d)    Palakkad     (Ans)

14.   The woman's reservation bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on
(a)     09.01.2010
(b)    09.01.2009
(c)    09.03.2010     (Ans)
(d)    01.03.2010

15.   'Syananduram ' is the Sanskrit name for
(a)    Kannur
(b)    Kozhikode
(c)    Kochi
(d)    Thiruvananthapuram      (Ans)