MOCK TEST -- NEW PATTERN EDUCUITY STYLE Exercises with solution and explanation for Banking and other examinations

Here follow some questions of the type asked in recent competitive examinations.  

Fill in the blanks with suitable words from given options.

1.The proposal was rejected because its projected benefits were considered too ________ to justify the enormous expenditure involved.
A) tangible
B) substantial
C) speculative
D) compelling
E) unequivocal

2.The officer's explanation was so ________ that the committee suspected he was deliberately withholding crucial information.
A) forthcoming
B) candid
C) evasive
D) forthright
E) transparent

3. The economic reforms, though initially ________, gradually produced significant improvements in productivity and investment.
A) detrimental
B) contentious
C) inconsequential
D) beneficial
E) counterproductive

4.The report attempts to ________ the seriousness of the financial irregularities by describing them as merely administrative oversights.
A) accentuate
B) magnify
C) understate
D) substantiate
E) corroborate

Select the correct meaning of the idiom from given options. 

1.Like a dog with two tails

a) to be angry with someone.

b) to be very happy

c) to be proud of

something

2. To pour oil on troubled waters

a) to do or say something  to stop dispute

b) to make much noise

c) to create trouble for others

Select the correct Narration form of the sentence from the given options.

a)