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SBI Clerk 2019 English Test - 8
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SBI Clerk 2019 English Test - 8
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  • Question 1/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    A day after the announcement, however, the court plunged into a crisis over the allotment of sensitive cases to select Benches, raised by its four senior most judges.

    Solutions

     The phrase  is referring to starting i.e., commencing.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    The Supreme Court has always had no or little representation from woman judges; it took 39 years for the court to get its first.

    Solutions

    The phrase ‘no or little’ resemble a very few or which is not sufficient, hence, insufficient.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    Most of her litigation career, spanning over three decades, has been spent at the Supreme Court.

    Solutions

    Extending is used for the phrase ‘spanning over’ as its meaning is to stretch over.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    Despite the passage of time, the ongoing investigation holds out a glimmer of hope for thousands of people affected by the riots, which several inquiries had attributed to the negligence of the police and, in many cases, their connivance.

    Solutions

     Here, the phrase means to keep or continue the hope, so the answer will be ‘endure’.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    The impact of accounting frauds is far more adverse in dimension that the investors feel cheated on realising that they were led along the garden path all along.

    Solutions

    Here, the phrase is referring to covering the whole part, which means- throughout.

     

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    It is easy to blame political parties for the mess around the triple talaq issue

    Solutions

    Here, the meaning of the phrase ‘mess around’ is to misinterpret.

     

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    The greatest failure on the part of so called Sunni leaders has been their inability to see triple talaq as part of a major social problem that has nothing to do with religion.

    Solutions

    The correct option for the phrase will be ‘concerning’ which means in consideration with.

     

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    In the courtyard, was intricate work on the walls and small cupolas with Grecian horns on the roof, which were not only breathtaking but also striking in their originality.

    Solutions

    The meaning of the phrase will be astonishing i.e., awesome.

     

  • Question 9/10
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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    The world will heave a sigh of relief only if the Winter Olympics bring a lasting peace between the belligerent nuclear-armed neighbors — North and South Korea.

    Solutions

    The meaning of the phrase ‘heave a sigh of relief’ is to feel relief and breath freely.

     

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    Directions For Questions

    In each of the question given below a/an idiom/phrase is given in bold which is then followed by five options which then tries to decipher its meaning as used in the sentence. Choose the option which gives the meaning of the phrase most appropriately in context of the given sentence.

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    Dogs are often used to sniff out the presence of explosives and drugs by the police.

    Solutions

    The correct answer will be ‘search’ as the meaning of the phrase is to look for.

     

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