Union Bank of India English Language Paper - Part 3

Directions—(Q. 21–25) In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by letters (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

21. A committee has been…………..to…………..the transformation of the city into an international finance centre.
constituted, convert  appointed, oversee  converged, evaluate  inducted, change  inaugurated, determine
 

22. Keeping in mind the…………..to develop the sector the government has………….. solicited foreign investment.
importance, never  proposal, forcibly  objective, wanted  view, discretely  need, actively
 

23. In his speech he vowed to…………..the four billion unbanked individuals across the world into the…………..of financial inclusion.
represent, sphere  target, area  bring, realm  engage, achievement  convince, era
 

24. Although he puts in…………..of overtime and takes few holidays, he…………..cannot support his family.
sufficient, however  lot, besides  much, thus  plenty, still  frequency, yet
 

25. They have been…………..on incentives to…………..these practices are implemented at grass root level.
relying, ensure  improving, secure  advocating, confirm  debating, necessitate  focusing, display
 

Directions—(Q. 26–30) Rearrange the following six sentences (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them—

1. It was a cycling race launched in 1903, by Henri Desgrange, a magazine editor in Paris.
2. The Tour de France is a test of human endurance.
3. His idea worked and the magazine boomed.
4. His aim was to boost the circulation of his magazine.
5. He wanted to achieve this by covering every stage of the three week long, 3,500 kilometre long cycling race.
6. Till today the race remains more popular than he could ever have dreamed.

26. Which of the following should be the first sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  5
 

27. Which of the following should be the second sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  5
 

28. Which of the following should be the third sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  5
 

29. Which of the following should be the fifth sentence after rearrangement ?
1  2  3  4  6
 

30. Which of the following should be the sixth (Last) sentence after rearrangement ?
2  3  4  5  6
 

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