{"id":5914,"date":"2017-01-12T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race4job.com\/blog\/?p=5914"},"modified":"2017-01-12T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T06:29:06","slug":"ibps-clerks-questions-english-language-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.race4job.com\/blog\/ibps-clerks-questions-english-language-30\/","title":{"rendered":"IBPS CLERKS Questions On English Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

Directions (Q. 1\u2013 10): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words\/phrases have been printed in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Once upon a time there was an old man called Yugiyama, in a small village in Japan. He lived alone as his only son had gone far away to study. Yugiyama was a nice and friendly man who was liked by all the people in the village. He had a very positive view of everything that happened around him. He never grumbled or complained about anything.<\/span><\/p>\n

The villagers would often come over to the old man\u2019s house to express their sympathy as his only son had gone far away and even at this old age he had no one to look after him and support him. They often wondered aloud if his son would ever return<\/strong>. As a reply to all their concerns, Yugiyama would always thank them and say, \u201cWhatever happens, happens for the good.\u201d No one ever understood why he was never sad about his son\u2019s absence. One day, Yugiyama\u2019s son returned to the village after completing his education. His son had become a merchant and was earning very well. He look great care of his father. Everyone was not only amazed at Yugiyama\u2019s luck but they were also very happy for him. Streams of villagers come over to congratulate him and like always, the old man was polite<\/strong>. He thanked all of them for coming over and said, \u201cWhatever happens, happens for the good.\u201d Barely a few days had passed, when one day, Yugiyama\u2019s son fell off a horse back and broke his leg. Once again the entire village came over to Yugiyama\u2019s house to express their concern and again the old man thanked them for sympathy and said, \u201cWhatever happens, happens for the good.\u201d Some of the villagers were surprised to hear this and wondered what good could there possibly be in this situation as his son had broken a leg and old Yugiyama would have to take care of him.<\/span><\/p>\n

A month later, the Kingdom to which Yugiyama, belonged and the neighbouring kingdom had a war. The king announced that they needed more young men in the army. A small troupe of the army came to the village and recruited all able \u2013 bodied young men into the army. They did not give anyone a choice. Even those who were reluctant were forced to join the army. When they came to Yugiyama\u2019s house they found his son with a broken leg. The army leader told Yugiyama, \u201cyour son is injured and so, he will not be of any help in the battle field. \u201cthus, they left him behind. Once again, all the villagers come to the old man\u2019s house to congratulate him for his good luck. They said \u201cYou are lucky that your son was not recruited. Otherwise, who would have looked after you?\u201d Like always, the old man thanked them and said, \u201cWhatever happens, happens for the good.\u201d It was only then that the villagers understood the true meaning of Yugiyama\u2019s words.<\/span><\/p>\n

1.Why did Yugiyama always say, \u201cWhatever happens, happens for the good\u201d? \u00a0\u00a0(1)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) He had a positive view about everything<\/span>
\n (2) His teacher had asked him to say these words<\/span>
\n (3) His son liked to hear these words<\/span>
\n (4) He liked to puzzle the villagers by saying these words<\/span>
\n (5) This was his way of grumbling about everything<\/span><\/p>\n

2.Why was everyone amazed of Yugiyama\u2019s luck? \u00a0\u00a0(3)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) His son had given him an expensive gift<\/span>
\n (2) His son was given a high post in the army after his return<\/span>
\n (3) His son had returned and was taking great care of him<\/span>
\n (4) His son had become one of the greatest warriors<\/span>
\n (5) His son received an award for being a successful merchant<\/span><\/p>\n

3.Why did Yugiyama live alone? \u00a0\u00a0(3)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) he liked to live alone<\/span>
\n (2) His son abandoned him as he was very old<\/span>
\n (3) his son had gone away to study<\/span>
\n (4) His son had gone away to work in another village<\/span>
\n (5) He had no family at all<\/span><\/p>\n

4.Initially, the villagers sympathized with Yugiyama because. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(1)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) He was old and there was no one to look after him<\/span>
\n (2) He never complained about anything<\/span>
\n (3) His house was robbed one night<\/span>
\n (4) He broke his leg while working in the fields<\/span>
\n (5) He had no friends<\/span><\/p>\n

5.Why did the army recruit more men? \u00a0 \u00a0(2)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) The king wanted an army bigger than the neighbouring kingdom<\/span>
\n (2) The kingdom was at war and it needed more soldiers to defend itself<\/span>
\n (3) The soldiers were resigning as the king was cruel to them<\/span>
\n (4) The king was planning to attack another kingdom and thus wanted a huge army<\/span>
\n (5) The king wanted to create employment for his subjects<\/span><\/p>\n

6.An appropriate title for this passage would be \u00a0\u00a0(5)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) The great Yugiyama<\/span>
\n (2) Yugiyama\u2019s dutiful son<\/span>
\n (3) The helpful villagers<\/span>
\n (4) The Japanese king<\/span>
\n (5) Whatever happen, happens for the good<\/span><\/p>\n

7.Arrange the following incidents in chronological order as they occurred in the passage. \u00a0\u00a0(4)<\/span><\/span>
\n1.Yugiyama\u2019s son fell off from a horse\u2019s back and broke his leg.<\/span>
\n 2.Yugiyama\u2019s son returned to the village as a merchant and took care of Yugiyama.<\/span>
\n 3.Yugiyama\u2019s son was spared from joining the army because of his broken leg.<\/span>
\n 4.The kingdom was at war and the army forcefully recruited more men.<\/span>
\n(1) A B D C<\/span>
\n (2) B A C D<\/span>
\n (3) B D A C<\/span>
\n (4) B A D C<\/span>
\n (5) A B C D<\/span><\/p>\n

8.Later, the villagers sympathized with Yugiyama because \u00a0 \u00a0(4)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) His son had decided to leave him alone and live in another village<\/span>
\n (2) Yugiyama broke his leg when he fell off a horse\u2019s back<\/span>
\n (3) The army recruited Yugiyama despite the fact that he was old<\/span>
\n (4) Yugiyama\u2019s son fell off a horse\u2019s back and broke his leg<\/span>
\n (5) The army recruited Yugiyama\u2019s son despite the fact that his leg was broken<\/span><\/p>\n

9.Why did the leader of the army troupe reject Yugiyama\u2019s son? \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0(2)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) His son had a requested the leader to reject him as his father was old<\/span>
\n (2) His son had a broken leg and would be useless in the battlefield<\/span>
\n (3) The villagers requested the leader to spare all those who were injured<\/span>
\n (4) The leader was jealous of Yugiyama\u2019s son who was a rich merchant<\/span>
\n (5) (1) and (2)<\/span><\/p>\n

10.Why were the villagers surprised to hear Yugiyama\u2019s response when they came to sympathize with him the second time? \u00a0 \u00a0(1)<\/span><\/span>
\n(1) He was not grumbling and complaining even when his son broke his leg<\/span>
\n (2) He was very rude to the people who came to sympathize with him<\/span>
\n (3) He was disappointed that now his son would<\/span>
\n (4) All of the above<\/span>
\n(5) None of the above<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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