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Question 91.

 In the  following passage, passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate word in each case.


No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2). term life Insurance ( whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3). for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5) People (6) with their finaces in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7). money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something ware to happen to tehm. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9). for the children to live (10) 


Appropriate word for (6) is : 

  1.    struggling
  2.    flush
  3.    ignorant
  4.    leaving
  5.    accumulating
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> struggling
Question 92.

 In the  following passage, passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate word in each case.


No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2). term life Insurance ( whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3). for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5) People (6) with their finaces in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7). money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something ware to happen to tehm. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9). for the children to live (10) 


Appropriate word for (7) is : 

  1.    buy
  2.    save 
  3.    collect
  4.    release
  5.    send
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> save 
Question 93.

 In the  following passage, passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate word in each case.


No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2). term life Insurance ( whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3). for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5) People (6) with their finaces in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7). money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something ware to happen to tehm. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9). for the children to live (10) 


Appropriate word for (8) is : 

  1.    risk 
  2.    outside
  3.    fear
  4.    mercy
  5.    distance
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> risk 
Question 94.

 In the  following passage, passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate word in each case.


No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2). term life Insurance ( whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3). for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5) People (6) with their finaces in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7). money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something ware to happen to tehm. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9). for the children to live (10) 


Appropriate word for (9) is : 

  1.    clause 
  2.    net
  3.    harness 
  4.    home
  5.    creation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> clause 
Question 95.

 In the  following passage, passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately, Find out the appropriate word in each case.


No one wants to admit that they could die prematurely. But the last thing you want is to not have the proper life insurance policy in place should disaster (1). While life insurance agents aim to guide you towards whole life insurance (2). term life Insurance ( whole means more commission for them), term makes more (3). for most people. Term coverage is the appropriate coverage for most individuals, as their (4) are for a certain term of years while their assets accumulate, such as retirement (5) People (6) with their finaces in today’s downtrodden economy may think they can (7). money by skimping on life insurance. But for parents who still have children living at home, not having a life insurance policy could put their kids at (8) if something ware to happen to tehm. In the event of the parents dying, a life insurance policy can provide a safety (9). for the children to live (10) 


Appropriate word for (10) is : 

  1.    across
  2.    forward
  3.    in 
  4.    comfortable
  5.    to
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> comfortable
Question 96.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold in the passages to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


PASSAGE 


A majority of Indians prefer to use the internet for accessing banking and other financial services than shopping online, shows a new survey. Almost 57% of Indian respondents using the internet prefer to bank online and use other financial services due to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online banking according to the survey.


Checking information on products and services online comes a close comes a close second at 53% while 50% shop for products online. The fourth on the list-around 42% of respondents in India surfed online to look for jobs, the survey said.


Online banking has made things much easier for the people and it saves a log of time.


It has eliminated the problems associated with traditional way of baking where one had to stand in a queue and fill up several forms. Most of the banks in India have introduced customer-friendly online banking facility with advanced security features to protect customers against cyber crime.


The easy registration process for net banking has improved customers’ access to several banking products increased customer loyalty, facilitated money transfer to any bank across India and has helped banks-attract new customers. The Indian results closely track the global trends as well conducted among 19216 people from 24 countries, the survey showed that banking and keeping track of finances and searching for jobs are the main tasks of internet users around the globe.


Overall, 60% of people surveyed used the web to check their bank account and other financial assets in the past 90 days, making it the most popular use of the internet globally, shopping was not too far behind at 48%, the survey showed and 41% went online in search of job in terms of country preferences, almost 90% of respondents in Sweden use e-banking.


Online banking has also caught on in a big way in nations like France, Canada, Australia, Poland, South Africa and Belgium, the survey showed. The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 74% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. They are followed by 68% of respondents in Sweden, 65% in US and 62% in South Korea.


If the given sentences were to be arranged in their order of their popularity (from most popular to least popular), which one of the following would represent the correct sequences as given in the passage?



  1. Use internet to gain information about products and services.

  2. Use internet to search for jobs.

  3. Use internet for online banking.

  1.    B, A, C
  2.    C, B, A
  3.    C, A, B
  4.    A, B, C
  5.    A, C, B
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> C, A, B
Question 97.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold in the passages to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


PASSAGE 


A majority of Indians prefer to use the internet for accessing banking and other financial services than shopping online, shows a new survey. Almost 57% of Indian respondents using the internet prefer to bank online and use other financial services due to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online banking according to the survey.


Checking information on products and services online comes a close comes a close second at 53% while 50% shop for products online. The fourth on the list-around 42% of respondents in India surfed online to look for jobs, the survey said.


Online banking has made things much easier for the people and it saves a log of time.


It has eliminated the problems associated with traditional way of baking where one had to stand in a queue and fill up several forms. Most of the banks in India have introduced customer-friendly online banking facility with advanced security features to protect customers against cyber crime.


The easy registration process for net banking has improved customers’ access to several banking products increased customer loyalty, facilitated money transfer to any bank across India and has helped banks-attract new customers. The Indian results closely track the global trends as well conducted among 19216 people from 24 countries, the survey showed that banking and keeping track of finances and searching for jobs are the main tasks of internet users around the globe.


Overall, 60% of people surveyed used the web to check their bank account and other financial assets in the past 90 days, making it the most popular use of the internet globally, shopping was not too far behind at 48%, the survey showed and 41% went online in search of job in terms of country preferences, almost 90% of respondents in Sweden use e-banking.


Online banking has also caught on in a big way in nations like France, Canada, Australia, Poland, South Africa and Belgium, the survey showed. The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 74% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. They are followed by 68% of respondents in Sweden, 65% in US and 62% in South Korea.


Which of the following is not true in the context of the passage?

  1.    Internet users across the globe are mainly interest in looking for jobs and keeping track of finances
  2.    Germany and great Britain are the top countries where online shopping is quite popular
  3.    Many people in Sweden use e-banking to maintain their finances
  4.    A majority of Indians prefer shopping online as compared to other online activities
  5.    All the given statements are true
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> A majority of Indians prefer shopping online as compared to other online activities
Question 98.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold in the passages to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


PASSAGE 


A majority of Indians prefer to use the internet for accessing banking and other financial services than shopping online, shows a new survey. Almost 57% of Indian respondents using the internet prefer to bank online and use other financial services due to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online banking according to the survey.


Checking information on products and services online comes a close comes a close second at 53% while 50% shop for products online. The fourth on the list-around 42% of respondents in India surfed online to look for jobs, the survey said.


Online banking has made things much easier for the people and it saves a log of time.


It has eliminated the problems associated with traditional way of baking where one had to stand in a queue and fill up several forms. Most of the banks in India have introduced customer-friendly online banking facility with advanced security features to protect customers against cyber crime.


The easy registration process for net banking has improved customers’ access to several banking products increased customer loyalty, facilitated money transfer to any bank across India and has helped banks-attract new customers. The Indian results closely track the global trends as well conducted among 19216 people from 24 countries, the survey showed that banking and keeping track of finances and searching for jobs are the main tasks of internet users around the globe.


Overall, 60% of people surveyed used the web to check their bank account and other financial assets in the past 90 days, making it the most popular use of the internet globally, shopping was not too far behind at 48%, the survey showed and 41% went online in search of job in terms of country preferences, almost 90% of respondents in Sweden use e-banking.


Online banking has also caught on in a big way in nations like France, Canada, Australia, Poland, South Africa and Belgium, the survey showed. The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 74% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. They are followed by 68% of respondents in Sweden, 65% in US and 62% in South Korea.


According to the passage, banks are successful in attracting more customers due to



  1. better training to sales staff

  2. opening more branches at various locations

  3. easy registration process for net banking

  1.    Only B
  2.    B and C 
  3.    A and B
  4.    A and C
  5.    Only C
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> A and C
Question 99.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold in the passages to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


PASSAGE 


A majority of Indians prefer to use the internet for accessing banking and other financial services than shopping online, shows a new survey. Almost 57% of Indian respondents using the internet prefer to bank online and use other financial services due to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online banking according to the survey.


Checking information on products and services online comes a close comes a close second at 53% while 50% shop for products online. The fourth on the list-around 42% of respondents in India surfed online to look for jobs, the survey said.


Online banking has made things much easier for the people and it saves a log of time.


It has eliminated the problems associated with traditional way of baking where one had to stand in a queue and fill up several forms. Most of the banks in India have introduced customer-friendly online banking facility with advanced security features to protect customers against cyber crime.


The easy registration process for net banking has improved customers’ access to several banking products increased customer loyalty, facilitated money transfer to any bank across India and has helped banks-attract new customers. The Indian results closely track the global trends as well conducted among 19216 people from 24 countries, the survey showed that banking and keeping track of finances and searching for jobs are the main tasks of internet users around the globe.


Overall, 60% of people surveyed used the web to check their bank account and other financial assets in the past 90 days, making it the most popular use of the internet globally, shopping was not too far behind at 48%, the survey showed and 41% went online in search of job in terms of country preferences, almost 90% of respondents in Sweden use e-banking.


Online banking has also caught on in a big way in nations like France, Canada, Australia, Poland, South Africa and Belgium, the survey showed. The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 74% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. They are followed by 68% of respondents in Sweden, 65% in US and 62% in South Korea.


How many of the Indians using the internet shop online?

  1.    Between 40% and 50%
  2.    One-fourth of them
  3.    One-third of them
  4.    Half of them
  5.    All of them
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Half of them
Question 100.

Read the following passages carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/ phrases are given in bold in the passages to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.


PASSAGE 


A majority of Indians prefer to use the internet for accessing banking and other financial services than shopping online, shows a new survey. Almost 57% of Indian respondents using the internet prefer to bank online and use other financial services due to hassle-free access and time saving feature of online banking according to the survey.


Checking information on products and services online comes a close comes a close second at 53% while 50% shop for products online. The fourth on the list-around 42% of respondents in India surfed online to look for jobs, the survey said.


Online banking has made things much easier for the people and it saves a log of time.


It has eliminated the problems associated with traditional way of baking where one had to stand in a queue and fill up several forms. Most of the banks in India have introduced customer-friendly online banking facility with advanced security features to protect customers against cyber crime.


The easy registration process for net banking has improved customers’ access to several banking products increased customer loyalty, facilitated money transfer to any bank across India and has helped banks-attract new customers. The Indian results closely track the global trends as well conducted among 19216 people from 24 countries, the survey showed that banking and keeping track of finances and searching for jobs are the main tasks of internet users around the globe.


Overall, 60% of people surveyed used the web to check their bank account and other financial assets in the past 90 days, making it the most popular use of the internet globally, shopping was not too far behind at 48%, the survey showed and 41% went online in search of job in terms of country preferences, almost 90% of respondents in Sweden use e-banking.


Online banking has also caught on in a big way in nations like France, Canada, Australia, Poland, South Africa and Belgium, the survey showed. The Germans and British come on top for using online shopping with 74% of respondents in both countries having bought something online in the past three months. They are followed by 68% of respondents in Sweden, 65% in US and 62% in South Korea.


Which of the following is most nearly the same in meaning as the word hassle-free used in the passage?

  1.    unskilled
  2.    NOt annoying
  3.    Subtle
  4.    Unsaddle
  5.    Notable
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> NOt annoying

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