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1 SSC/BANK NOTES 28 TH AUGUST WATCH THE VIDEO SOLUTIONS 1. BASIC GRAMMAR 2. PHRASAL VERBS 3. CLOZE TEST IBPS PO 18 CRASH COURSE DAY 4

2 Sanctum Study Notes 28 th Aug Cloze Test - Mint The Indian construction sector has a significant role to play in infrastructure creation, and, (1), economic development. With the government s thrust on infrastructure through its key programmes in road, rail and urban infrastructure, it would not be wrong to say that the construction sector is on the (2) of a major growth opportunity. We have been witnessing a quantum increase in capital (3) for these key economic segments over the past three-four years and the trend is likely to continue over the medium term. To leverage these opportunities, the construction industry will need to scale up its capabilities on several fronts. Much of the trickle-down growth effect for the industry will come from its ability to adapt to the increasing requirements for resources, the most critical being capital needs both for ongoing projects as well as incremental needs for new projects. (4), this will not be easy and will come with its own risks and challenges. The most critical of these is the availability of adequate bank guarantees (BGs) as these are required throughout the project life cycle, right from the bidding phase till completion, even the (5) liability period. Thus, in the absence of adequate BGs, bids for new projects can neither be made, nor efficiently executed. 1. (a) herewith (b) therewith (c) hereby (d) thereby 2. (a) flap (b) cusp (c) point (d) peak 3. (a) income (b) spent (c) pay (d) outlay 4. (a) However (b) Although (c) Yet (d) Though 5. (a) bugs (b) defects (c) flees (d) blots Parajumble The Hindu A. The State governments that are mainly responsible for the Western Ghats, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Maharashtra, B. The catastrophic monsoon floods in Kerala and parts of Karnataka have revived the debate on whether political expediency trumped science. C. warned that Goa may also be in the line of nature s fury. D. Seven years ago, the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel issued recommendations for the preservation of the fragile western peninsular region. E. must go back to the drawing table with the reports of both the Gadgil Committee and the Kasturirangan Committee, which was set up to examine the WGEEP report. F. Madhav Gadgil, who chaired the Union Environment Ministry s WGEEP, has said the recent havoc in Kerala is a consequence of short-sighted policymaking, and Advance Fillers 351. Teachers should not only be knowledgeable but also ; students should feel comfortable approaching them with questions or problems. a. wheedling b. patronizing c. laconic d. affable e. frugal 352. The pain medication Kristy received after surgery offered relief; however, the overwhelming feeling of was an unexpected side effect, and she didn t like being groggy. a. extortion b. compellation c. acquisition d. affirmation e. lethargy 353. The ski lodge had a window that looked out upon a beautiful mountain. a. vista b. melee c. fray d. foray e. frieze 354. The palace s great hall was rich in history and splendor, the walls hung with tapestries. a. mellifluous b. malleable

3 c. prudent d. illusive e. ornate 355. After weeks of heavy rains, the earth gave way; mud and trees down the mountain swallowing cars and houses in their path. a. ascended b. inculcated c. aspersed d. hurtled e. entreated Grammar Exercise All topics 91. Gold in many countries. A) is found B) finds C) has found D) finding 92. Many cameras in Japan. A) made B) are making C) here D) are made 93. There was a storm. Two trees down. A) were blowing B) were blown C) were to blow D) blew 94. The electric light bulb by Thomas Edison. A) is invented B) was invented C) invented D) invents 95. Even though construction costs are high, a new hospital next year. A) will be built B) would be built C) is built D) builds 96. I don t know book this is. A) interesting B) who C) whose D) your 97. This is my friend house is near mine. A) who lives is B) who is C) whose D) in his 98. Helen is wearing a jacket is red. A) it B) as red C) that D) such 99. Do you know a good place we can have lunch? A) somewhere B) where C) anywhere D) there 100. This is the suit I have ever bought. A) more expensive B) most expensively C) most expensive D) more expensively Common Error 1. I believe there are corporations and political groups that (a)/ actually want to adhere to minimal (b)/ moral standards but cannot,(c)/ for fear of losing everything.(d)/ No Error (e) 2. If there are just two companies in the sector, the one that (a)/ refuses to violate minimal labour standards risks (b)/ lose the entire market to (c)/ an immoral competitor, which can ultimately sell its shoes more cheaply.(d)/ No Error (e) 3. Sustainable development is (a)/ imperative in times of (b)/ global warming and extreme weather occurrences; it (c)/ cannot be a mere slogan.(d)/ No Error (e) 4. The Indian construction sector has a significant role (a)/ to play in infrastructure creation, (b)/ and, thereby, (c)/ economic development.(d)/ No Error (e) 5. Banks are demanding higher margin money and collateral requirements, (a)/ in line with the (b)/ increasing risk perception (c)/ associated with non-fund-based (NFB) limits.(d)/ No Error (e) Phrase Replacement 1. If the RBI persists to its proposed requirement of firms store data locally, it reveals that concerns about regulatory oversight are simply cover for protectionism. A. to its proposed requirement as B. to its proposed requirement that C. with its proposed requirement that D. with its proposed requirement as 2. If the concern has access to transaction data for regulatory purposes, then that is where the RBI should focus its attention. A. has access over B. is having access to C. is having access over D. is had access to 3. There s the possibility that the data localization proposal will never materialize as it may have been based upon political posturing for the run-off to local elections. A. in the run-on to B. for the run-up to C. to the run-up to D. in the run-up to Phrasal Verbs

4 51. Time s up. You must your examination papers now. A) get in B) go in for C) come up D) give in 52. He speaks very badly, I can t what he is saying. A) make out B) put down C) go over D) get out 53. He s a terrible liar, he s always stories. A) getting up B) putting through C) making up D) going over 54. He everything I said. A) put down B) set out C) picked up D) looked to 55. The chairman a very controversial idea which had little chance of being accepted. A) got on B) came up C) made for D) put forward 56. You re very late now we ll have to work very hard to lost time. A) put off B) make up for C) make up D) set back 57. Most girls their faces. A) make up for B) make up C) make for D) make off 58. The meeting has been until next week. A) put off B) gone through C) set out D) taken off 59. George a difficult period shortly after his marriage broke down, but after a year or so his health and spirits picked up. A) went out B) ran after C) put back D) passed through 60. The hospital was near a main road so the patients had to a lot of noise. A) made up for B) went down with C) put up with D) got over Answers:- Cloze Test - DBDAB Parajumble - BDFCAE Phrase Replacement 1.C 2.B 3.D Grammar Exercise - 91-A 92-D 93-B 94-B 95-A 96-C 97-C 98-C 99-B 100-C Advance Exercise d. Affable (adj.) means easy and pleasant to speak to, approachable 352. e. Lethargy (n.) is the state of drowsiness or sluggish inactivity 353. a. Vista (n.) means a view or prospect 354. e. Ornate (adj.) means richly and artistically finished or stylized 355. d. To hurtle (v.) is to rush with great speed; to move violently with great noise Common Error 1. (d) fearing in place of - fear 2. (c) losing in place of lose 3. (b) add an before imperative 4. (e) No Error 5. (c) increased in place of - increasing Phrasal Verbs - 51-D 52-A 53-C 54-A 55-D 56-B 57-B 58-A 59-D 60-C In the name of development Development is one of the most used and abused words today. It is unfortunately equated with high-rise buildings made of concrete, fancy malls, amusement parks and other slick infrastructure. So, when you cut several thousands of trees (as is being done currently) in what is a demarcated 72-acre city forest in the Master Plan of Noida to make way for an amphitheatre, artificial ponds and a food court, it is taken for granted that the move is for the benefit of citizens as a recreation spot. The same story is being played out in the controversy over a road that is to cut through the Jim Corbett Park, a rich habitat of the tiger and the elephant. In this case, despite an adverse Supreme Court ruling in 2005, the State government is pushing ahead for a highway through the reserved forest. There is absolutely no thought on the serious loss of green cover, the depleting air quality, the rise in CO2 levels, the threat to the bio-diverse ecosystem, flora as well as fauna. Nor have lessons been learnt from the Uttarakhand floods due to rampant construction, temperatures rising in Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, or the acute crisis in Kerala where man-made excesses and climate-change-induced weather extremes have come together. Early this month in response to an RTI query by techie and activist Anupam Saraph, it was

5 revealed that India had made no concrete move on the commitments it had made during the Paris Agreement 2015, which became effective in November As part of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs ), India had agreed to a reduction in the emissions intensity of its GDP by per cent by 2030 from 2005 level. The official response to the RTI was that the deadline was still far away. Till the deadline catches up with the country, trees will continue to be felled in the name of development. Daily Editorial Vocab 28 th August In the name of the development Slick made in a way that is clever and efficient but not sincere चत र ईप ण Demarcated to mark the limits of sth स म कन करन Cut through to get quickly and directly क ब च स ह कर ज न Adverse negative and unpleasant ब र Depleting to reduce sth by a large amount कम ह न Rampant existing or spreading everywhere in a way that can t be controlled. सब जगह Acute very serious ग भ र Fell to cut down a tree गर न