IBPS PO Mains Questions On English Language

1.Workers in earlier days were ____ because of  which the industries ____ a lot.  (4)
(1) honest, lost   (2) rich, flourished    (3) automats, developed  (4) inefficient, suffered   (5) idle, prospered
2. It is possible that history may ____ itself.  (2)
(1) recur    (2) repeat     (3) reappear   (4) recount  (5) react
3. The official ____ the chief Minister of the situation  in the town.  (1)
(1) apprised   (2) appraised   (3) asked   (4) intimated    (5) heard
4. The last ____ were performed before the body   was cremated.  (1)
(1) rites      (2) writes     (3) rights    (4) wrights    (5) riots
5. The speaker’s ____ over his subject was seen    through his ____ discourse.  (1)
(1) mastery, fluent (2) efficiency, thorough   (3) lethargy, dull  (4) grip, boring    (5) skill, pleasant