English Questions

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the question out of the four alternatives.

The public sector banks are witnessing in india a period of transition and are at crossroads, where they without giving up social responsibility, should also remain healthy. They need to undertake risky experiments yet perform it innovatively in a way it does not fail. They should make forays into new areas which are rarely tread by them and lose no emerging opportunities. It should be understood that absence of any bad advance is no sign of efficient banking system. It only indicates immense conservatism. However this is no guarantee for profit. There should be a balance between liquidity and risk. Past sins should be forgotten. Novel and pragmatic techniques should be adopted without which banks would be in danger.

What does the absence of any bad advance indicate?

In the following passage some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

We have rich cultural _____ . Its roots go into _____. Ours has never been a closed ______. It has _______ just like a tree, ______ to external ______ but holding its roots _______. But one wonders today whether it will be able to hold its _____. The ______ of our cultural heritage has come under the _____ of western culture. 

but holding its roots _______.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

to treat with cruelty or violence

In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Efficacious

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the word similar in meaning to the word given.

Cluster

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.

The state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the phrase.
That which is away from centre

In the following question, four words are given out of which one word is correctly spelt. Select the correctly spelt word.