English Questions for Bank Exams
Directions (Q1-Q10): In the
following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is
indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against
each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph
meaningfully complete.
Assassination
of Major General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Qods Force for ___(1)___ two decades, in Baghdad, is a
reckless and unilateral act of provocation by the U.S. that could trigger
another full-scale war in West Asia. The strike against Mr. Soleimani and
several Iraqi Shia militia members when they were leaving the airport, was
apparently in retaliation __(2)___
the storming of the American Embassy in Baghdad __(3)__ protesters earlier this week. Mr. Soleimani, who ___(4)__ a unique celebrity status among
Iran’s military leaders, was highly popular among the hardliners. He was
reportedly very close to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who once
called him a “living martyr of the revolution”. Mr. Soleimani was also the main
architect of Iran’s recent foreign operations, mainly in Syria and Iraq, which
were ___(5)___ in saving the regime
of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and _____(6)____
the Islamic State (IS) in ___(7)____
countries. It was __(8)___ his
leadership that Iran founded and trained Shia militias and despatched them to
the ____(9)___ of both Syria and
Iraq. The militias fought alongside Kurdish paramilitaries and the Iraqi Army,
with air ___(10)___ from the U.S.
Air Force, against the IS in northern Iraq, from Amirli to Mosul. Ironically,
the same soldier who helped the U.S. and the Iraqi government defeat the IS has
been assassinated inside Iraq by the Americans.
Q1.
(a)however
(b)more
(c) over
(d)under
(e)ever
Q2.
(a)then
(b)to
(c)since
(d)so
(e)for
Q3.
(a)by
(b)far
(c)away
(d)just
(e)through
Q4.
(a)is
(b)have
(c)had
(d)are
(e)been
Q5.
(a)troops
(b)powerful
(c)need
(d)emergency
(e)crucial
Q6.
(a)defeating
(b)strengthening
(c)away
(d)liberty
(e)meanwhile
Q7.
(a)both
(b)all
(c)and
(d)no
(e)these
Q8.
(a)moreover
(b)gathered
(c)inside
(d)over
(e)under
Q9.
(a)fields
(b)battlefields
(c)battle
(d)warzone
(e)war
Q10.
(a)side
(b)shows
(c)support
(d)sidelines
(e)acknowledge
Solution from Q1 to Q10-
Assassination
of Major General Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Qods Force for over(1) two decades, in Baghdad, is a
reckless and unilateral act of provocation by the U.S. that could trigger
another full-scale war in West Asia. The strike against Mr. Soleimani and
several Iraqi Shia militia members when they were leaving the airport, was
apparently in retaliation for(2) the
storming of the American Embassy in Baghdad by(3) protesters earlier this week. Mr. Soleimani, who had(4) a unique celebrity status among
Iran’s military leaders, was highly popular among the hardliners. He was
reportedly very close to the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who once
called him a “living martyr of the revolution”. Mr. Soleimani was also the main
architect of Iran’s recent foreign operations, mainly in Syria and Iraq, which
were crucial(5) in saving the regime
of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and defeating(6)
the Islamic State (IS) in both(7)
countries. It was under(8) his
leadership that Iran founded and trained Shia militias and despatched them to
the battlefields(9) of both Syria
and Iraq. The militias fought alongside Kurdish paramilitaries and the Iraqi
Army, with air support(10) from the
U.S. Air Force, against the IS in northern Iraq, from Amirli to Mosul.
Ironically, the same soldier who helped the U.S. and the Iraqi government
defeat the IS has been assassinated inside Iraq by the Americans.(This article is
taken from- https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/an-act-of-war/article30473006.ece)
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