Online Quiz

← Back
Get daily current affairs & exam alerts – follow us YouTube WhatsApp Channel Telegram Channel Facebook Page Instagram
Share with friends & study groups
Link to this page from your website / blog (HTML code)
1.  
Choose the word most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to UBIQUITOUS.

Correct Answer: C [omnipresent]

Explanation:

ubiquitous = present everywhere; “omnipresent” has the same sense.

2.  
Choose the word most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to COGENT.

Correct Answer: B [compelling]

Explanation:

cogent = clear, logical and convincing; “compelling” has the same sense.

3.  
Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to EPHEMERAL.

Correct Answer: B [enduring]

Explanation:

ephemeral = lasting a very short time; “enduring” is the opposite.

4.  
Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to EXACERBATE.

Correct Answer: A [alleviate]

Explanation:

exacerbate = to make a problem worse; “alleviate” is the opposite.

5.  
Choose the word most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to RETICENT.

Correct Answer: C [forthcoming]

Explanation:

reticent = not revealing one's thoughts readily; “forthcoming” is the opposite.

6.  
Choose the word most nearly SIMILAR in meaning to CIRCUMSPECT.

Correct Answer: D [cautious]

Explanation:

circumspect = careful to consider all risks; “cautious” has the same sense.

7.  
In the sentence “Voters took the promise of free electricity for all with a pinch of salt.”, the idiom take with a pinch of salt means:

Correct Answer: E [to doubt whether something is completely true]

Explanation:

to take with a pinch of salt = to doubt whether something is completely true.

8.  
In the sentence “Having won the award, the branch cannot rest on its laurels.”, the idiom rest on one's laurels means:

Correct Answer: B [to stop trying because of past success]

Explanation:

to rest on one's laurels = to stop trying because of past success.

9.  
The bank will phase out the old passbooks over the next two years.
The phrasal verb in bold means:

Correct Answer: C [discontinue gradually]

Explanation:

phase out = discontinue gradually.

10.  
In which sentence is principal / principle used CORRECTLY?

Correct Answer: E [The principal reason for the delay was a shortage of staff.]

Explanation:

principal = main / head / sum lent (the principal reason ✓); principle = rule or belief (on principle, a principle of good banking); the head of a college is the principal; the sum lent is the principal.

📘 IBPS Clerk 2026 – B1 English Language (PDF book)
Here you get the answer with a one-line explanation. 610 questions, each with a full step-by-step explanation · shortcuts, tables, trap alerts · Prelims + Mains sectional mocks. All 5 books together: ₹599.
Get the book – ₹149 →
Score: 0 Answered: 0 / 0