MODEL SOLVED PAPER RBI GRADE ‘B’ OFFICER’S EXAM Held on : 2008 (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/sentences meaningfully complete.

The teacher must .......... the unique style of a learner in order to .......... it to the desired knowledge.

(1) advocate .......... direct
(2) perpetuate .......... develop
(3) appreciate .......... focus
(4) absorb .......... maintain
(5) discover .......... harness

Correct Answer: (3) appreciate .......... focus

Solution:

Focus when used as Verb bears different meanings. But the meaning it conveys here is “to concentrate”

For example,

(i) I am so tired I can't focus (on anything) today.

(ii) Please focus your minds on the following problem.

Appreciate (Verb) means understand and enjoy (something); value highly, understand (something) with sympathy, increase in value.

For example;

(i) You can't fully appreciate foreign literature in translation.

(ii) I really appreciate a good cup of tea.

(iii) I appreciate your problem, but I don't think I can help you.

(iv) Local property has appreciated (in value) since they built the motorway nearby

So, we can use appreciate in the first gap and focus in the second gap to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

2. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/sentences meaningfully complete.

Not all countries benefit .......... from liberalisation. The benefits tend to .......... first to the advantaged and to those with the right education to be able to benefit from the opportunities presented.

(1) equally .......... generate
(2) richly .......... downgrade
(3) suitably .......... ascribe
(4) uniformaIy .......... percolate
(5) judiciously .......... facilitate

Correct Answer: (1) equally .......... generate

Solution:(1) Percolate (Verb) means pass slowly through. Here in the first gap we can use equally or uniformly, but in the second gap we can't use percolate. In the second gap, we can use generate and nothing else. Hence, the answer is (1).

3. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/sentences meaningfully complete.

(1) profound .......... pregnant
(2) distinguished .......... loaded
(3) terrific .......... tempted
(4) meaningful .......... full
(5) outstanding .......... consistent

Correct Answer: (1) profound .......... pregnant

Solution:

We can say, profound sense of words or outstanding sense of words. Terrific means frightening, which raises terror. We can't use terrific, meaningful or distinguished in the first gap. Pregnant with (something) means full of something; likely to cause something.

For example,

(i) pregnant with joy, meaning

(ii) pregnant with consequences, danger.

So, we can use the word pregnant in the second gap. Hence the answer is (1).

4. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/sentences meaningfully complete.

He was an .......... musician, had been awarded the George Medal during the second world war and .......... with the title of Rai Bahadur.

(1) outstanding.......... popularise
(2) underestimated .......... declared
(3) accomplished .......... honoured
(4) impressive .......... assigned
(5) obdurate .......... proclaimed

Correct Answer: (3) accomplished .......... honoured

Solution:Accomplished (Adjective) means

(i) skilled : an accomplished dancer, cook, poet, etc.

(ii) well-trained or educated in social skills such as conversation, art, music, etc. For example,

• an accomplished young lady.

So, we can use accomplished in the first gap. Again, we use “honoured with a title”. Hence we should use honoured in the second gap.

5. Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/sentences meaningfully complete.

Whether it be shallow or not, commitment is the .........., the bedrock of any .......... loving relationship.

(1) expression .......... perfunctory
(2) foundation .......... genuinely
(3) manifestation .......... deep
(4) key .......... alarmingly
(5) basis .......... absorbing

Correct Answer: (2) foundation .......... genuinely

Solution:We can use deep or genuinely in the second gap. Now, among foundation and manifestation, we should use foundation in the first gap. This is due to the use of bed- rock in the following part of the sentence. Hence the answer is (2).

6. In each item two of the words are related in some way i e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents this pair.

(A) genuine

(B) proof

(D) fundamental

(1) A-B
(2) B-C
(3) A-C
(4) C-D
(5) B-D

Correct Answer: (3) A-C

Solution:The words ‘genuine and true’ are synonymous.

7. In each item two of the words are related in some way i e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents this pair.

(A) permit

(B) corrupt

(D) sanction

(1) A-B
(2) B-D
(3) A-D
(4) B-C
(5) A-C

Correct Answer: (3) A-D

Solution:The words ‘permit and sanction’ are synonymous.

8. In each item two of the words are related in some way i e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents this pair.

(A) sentiment

(B) tranquil

(D) solemn

(1) A-B
(2) B-C
(3) B-D
(4) C-D
(5) A-D

Correct Answer: (4) C-D

Solution:The words ‘solemn and serious’ are synonymous.

9. In each item two of the words are related in some way i e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents this pair.

(A) minute

(B) tight

(D) exact

(1) A-B
(2) A-D
(3) B-C
(4) C-D
(5) A-C

Correct Answer: (2) A-D

Solution:The words ‘minute and ex-act’ are synonymous.

10. In each item two of the words are related in some way i e. they are similar or opposites. Pick out the option which represents this pair.

(A) relevant

(B) explicit

(D) willing

(1) A-D
(2) A-C
(3) C-D
(4) B-C
(5) B-D

Correct Answer: (2) A-C

Solution:The words ‘apt and relevant’ are synonymous.

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