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J&K Bank Banking Associate · English Language · 76 practice questions with answers and explanations: 41 Easy, 35 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

Passage: Eid is celebrated with great joy across the world. Families (1) ___ new clothes and visit their relatives. Special dishes are (2) ___ at home, and sweets are shared with neighbours. The festival (3) ___ people of all communities together. It teaches us the (4) ___ of kindness and sharing. Choose the word for blank (1).

  1. wears
  2. wearing
  3. wore
  4. wear
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Answer: D. The plural subject 'families' takes 'wear'.

Sample Easy question 2

Passage: Eid is celebrated with great joy across the world. Families (1) ___ new clothes and visit their relatives. Special dishes are (2) ___ at home, and sweets are shared with neighbours. The festival (3) ___ people of all communities together. It teaches us the (4) ___ of kindness and sharing. Choose the word for blank (2).

  1. preparing
  2. prepared
  3. prepare
  4. prepares
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Answer: B. 'Are prepared' is the passive.

Sample Easy question 3

Passage: Eid is celebrated with great joy across the world. Families (1) ___ new clothes and visit their relatives. Special dishes are (2) ___ at home, and sweets are shared with neighbours. The festival (3) ___ people of all communities together. It teaches us the (4) ___ of kindness and sharing. Choose the word for blank (3).

  1. brings
  2. bringing
  3. brought
  4. bring
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Answer: A. The singular subject 'the festival' takes 'brings'.

Sample Medium question 4

If it rains, we ___ stay indoors.

  1. will
  2. would
  3. shall
  4. can
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Answer: A. This is a first conditional sentence, which uses 'will' in the main clause.

Sample Medium question 5

The scientist's ___ theory was initially met with skepticism but later proved revolutionary.

  1. trivial
  2. mundane
  3. groundbreaking
  4. outdated
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Answer: C. 'Groundbreaking' fits the context of a theory that was later proved revolutionary.

Sample Medium question 6

Fill in the blank: "He has been working here ___ 2015."

  1. since
  2. from
  3. at
  4. for
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Answer: A. 'Since' is used with a specific point in time; 'for' would be used with a duration.

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