Top Reading Comprehension Questions Free PDF For SBI Clerk Prelims

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Directions (1-5): In the following pa ssage th ere _______________ (5) of civilised behaviour,
are blanks, each of which has been n um bered. without which it risks being dubbed a rogue
These numbers are printed below the p a ssage power.
and against each, five options a r e g iven. F ind
out the appropriate wor d w hich fi ts th e b lank 1. Which of the following will occupy blank (1)?
appropriately to make a grammatically and a) Promoted
contextually correct sentence. b) Stymied
In yet another sign of Chinese defiance of c) Delayed
civilised norms of behaviour, the belated visit of d) Suggested
a WHO team to look into the origins of the e) None of the above
coronavirus was ________________ (1) due to
the wilful denial of visas. ________________ (2) 2. Which of the following will occupy blank (2)?
excuses to block the experts from visiting a) Tragic
Wuhan, the city where the pandemic birthed in b) Anonymous
December 2019, were made to justify the action. c) Banned
China had blocked the visit of independent d) Flimsy
experts soon after the virus first came to light. e) None of the above
More than a year later, it is doubtful if the
experts will be able to gather any 3. Which of the following will occupy blank (3)?
evidence__________________ (3) the Chinese a) Incriminating
authorities either in the management of its wet b) Supposedly
markets or in the immediate aftermath of the c) Allow
virus. Yet, if the WHO, under controversial head d) Recommended
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was e) None of the above
accused of being soft on China, cannot arrange
to inspect the origins of the pandemic which has 4. Which of the following will occupy blank (4)?
_______________ (4) the world, it speaks of the a) Incremented
arrogance of President Xi Jinping and his b) Linked
constant need to project power to the world. c) Tormented
Power without responsibility poses a threat to d) Collapsing
world peace. China needs to follow the e) None of the above
________the website of the semiofficial Iranian

5. Which of the following will occupy blank (5) ? news agency, Fars, in 2018, it switched to an
a) Authorization Iranian domain and was back online. The U.S.
b) Canons should not act like despotic regimes that take
c) Cannons kneejerk actions towards media platforms with
d) Regulating critical coverage. The way to fight disinformation
e) None of the above campaigns is to promote information and
strengthen independent journalism. Besides
aiding the Iranian narrative that America remains
Directions (6-10): In the pa ssage g iven b elow
_____ (E) ______the U.S. decision could also
some of the sentences have been given w ith a
create hitches in the diplomatic process under
blank. You have to identify the most appropriate
way. The Biden administration had hoped for
word from the options which gives a c o mplete
reaching an agreement with Tehran on reviving
meaning to the sentences.
the nuclear deals before the June 18 Iran
The U.S.’s decision to block dozens of Iran
presidential election. After multiple rounds of
linked websites at a time when both countries
indirect talks in Vienna, along with other world
are trying to revive the nuclear deal is
powers, a final agreement has not been
unnecessary_____ (A) ______. The U.S. has
reached, but all parties have expressed faith in
accused the sites, including Iran’s state owned
talks. The Biden administration had shown a
Press TV, of spreading disinformation. In the
willingness to reverse Donald Trump’s maximum
past, the U.S. had cracked down on Chinese
pressure policy and revive the deal that would
and Iranian media over similar_____ (B) _______.
cut off Iran’s path towards the bomb in return for
The move comes days after Iran elected
lifting sanctions. Iran, embattled by sanctions,
Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric, as the
economic woes and protests, has responded
President. The election of Mr. Raisi, who has
positively to the U.S.’s overtures. But there have
been sanctioned by the U.S. for his alleged role
been bottlenecks. One, when the Trump
in the execution of political prisoners and other
administration pulled the U.S. out of the nuclear
rights ______ (C) _______has already, escalated
deal and reimposed sanctions, Iran started
tensions between the two countries. Iran’s sharp
rebuilding its nuclear programme with higher
response to the move on the websites has been
level fuel enrichment and production of
that the U.S. was trying to muzzle free speech.
centrifuges.
Even if one ignores Iran’s rhetoric, the U.S.’s
move hardly serves its declared purpose of
fighting dis information. When America ___ (D)
6. Which o f th e following w ords wi ll r eplace 10. Which of the following w ords will r eplace
blank (A)? blank (E)?
A. Provocation A. hostile
B. Appeasement B. Amicable
C. Pacification C. Amenable
D. Conciliation D. Cordial
E. None of the above E. None of the above
7. Which o f th e following w ords will r eplace

Directions (11-15): In the fo llowing p assage,
blank (B)?
some of the words have been left out and
A. Acquittal
replaced with a blank represented b y a l etter.
B. Allegations
First read the pa ssage a n d tr y to u nderstand
C. Exoneration
what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the
D. Absolutions
questions given.
E. None of the above
Too much water also carries _________ (C)
costs. Floods can be triggered by large amounts
of precipitation falling either very quickly or
blank (C)?
__________(E) over a longer period, such that it
A. Perpetuation
eventually causes rivers and streams to burst
B. Adherence
their banks; by a storm causing the sea to surge
C. violations
inland and submerge coastal areas; or by the
D. Deference
bursting of glacial lakes and flash flooding in
mountainous regions. As with droughts, flooding
is a naturally occurring ________(A). It emerged
as a problem only when humans began to
blank (D)?
occupy floodplains, such as the Mississippi
A. Overlooked
Delta in the US and the Tigris-Euphrates in the
B. Passed
Middle East, having discovered that the land
C. Emancipated
was extremely fertile. When our flood prevention
D. Seized
efforts fail, as was evident in the city of New
Orleans in the US when it was submerged
during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and in Vargas
state in Venezuela in 1999, the impact can be
________(B). Floods can destroy houses, II. Calamitous

businesses, infrastructure and farmland. Even III. Devastating
when waters _________ (D), they can leave A) All I, I and III
behind layers of mud and silt, requiring intensive B) Only I and III
efforts to remove before the land can be C) Only II and III
restored, and they can even leave the land D) Only I and II
completely infertile. E) Only I
11. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the 14. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the
blank in (A)? blank in (C)?
I. Incident I. Lucrative
II. Prodigy II. Profitable
III. Phenomenon III. Efficient
A) Only I A) Only I
B) Only II B) None of I, II and III
C) Only II and III C) Only I and II
D) All I, II and III D) Only II and III
E) Only I and III E) Only I and III
12. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the 15. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the
blank in (E)? blank in (D)?
I. Easily I. Retreat
II. Persistent II. Recede
III. Consistently III. Subside
A) Only I and III A) Only I
B) Only II B) Only II
C) All I, II and III C) Only III
D) Only III D) All I, II and III
E) Only I and II E) None of I, II and III
13. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the

Directions (16-20): In the following passage
blank in (B)?
there are blanks, each of which has been
I. Annihilation
numbered. These numbers are printed below
the passage and against each, five options are d) Activity

given. Find out the appropriate word which fits e) None of the above
the blank appropriately to make a grammatically
and contextually correct sentence. 17)
In a world filled with _____________ (16) about a) Released
mass shootings and terrorist attacks, it's easy to b) Promoted
wonder, what’s wrong with people these days? c) Enlightened
That's a fair question. One study ____________ d) Empowered
(17) by the University of Michigan in 2010 e) None of the above
seems to suggest we're collectively becoming
less considerate. After _____________ (18) 18)
college students, lead researcher Sarah Konrath a) Analyze
discovered a 40 per cent decline in empathy— b) Surveying
the ability to relate to perspectives and feelings c) Study
of others-over the previous 30 years. Konrath d) Finding
and her team attributed this trend to an overall e) None of the above
spike in ___________ (19), individualism and
material self-interest. They linked it to a waning 19)
inclination to show concern for others and adopt a) Grizzly
their perspectives. While this rate of decline b) Enormous
appeared to be relatively ______________ (20) c) Narcissism
between 1979 and 1999, it nearly tripled after d) Disconcerting
the year 2000.That study started a public e) None of the above
conversation about whether we're collectively
becoming more heartless in general. 20)
a) Fluctuate
16) b) Stable
a) Jealousy c) Understandable
b) Knowledge d) Easy
c) Headlines e) None of the above
Answer With Explanation
1. Answer: B 7. Answer: B
Stymied (prevent) is the correct answer option, The sentence implies that in past the U.S had
brought down Chinese and Iranian media by
2. Answer: D using the same accusations.
Flimsy (weak) is the correct answer option, the Allegations – a claim or assertion that someone
meaning of all other words are Anonymous has done something illegal or wrong
(independent). Here the word allegations fits the blank
Hence option B is the answer.
3. Answer: A
Incriminating (making someone appear guilty of 8. Answer: C
a crime or wrongdoing) is the correct answer The sentence implies that president Raisi was
option. sanctioned by the U.S for his accused role with
the political prisoners and this escalated tension
4. Answer: C between the two countries.
Tormented (mental suffering) is the correct Here the word violations fits the blank correctly.
answer option. Hence option C is the answer.
5. Answer: B 9. Answer: D
Canons (rules) is the correct answer option, the The sentence implies that when America
meaning all other words are Cannons(mounted captured the Iranian news agency in 2018, it
gun) switched to the Iranian domain and was back
6. Answer: A online.
The sentence implies that the U.S has blocked Seized – to take possession of
many websites linked with Iran which is being Here the word seized fits the blank correctly.
done during the process of the revival of the Hence option D is the answer.
nuclear deal making them upset or angry.
Provocation – something that provokes or 10. Answer: A
stimulates The sentence implies that the U.S remains
Here the word Provocation fits the blank aggressive and its decision may create
correctly. problems in the diplomatic process.
Hence option A is the answer. Here the word hostile fits the blank correctly.
Hence option A is the answer.
11. Answer: E sentence, we need an adjective here in the

The passage speaks about ‘floods’. In the blank. All I, II and III are synonymous but I i.e.
sentence in question, the author is trying to state annihilation is a noun. Now, in the sentence in
that floods like droughts are natural and question, if we combine the remote parts of the
therefore going by the option, we can fit sentence, ‘When our flood prevention efforts
‘incident’ in the blank because floods are nothing fail’……….. ’the impact can be….’ We can
but incidents which happen to be natural. The deduce the fact that failing to prevent flood will
word ‘phenomenon’ also fits in the blank as it cause destruction. Therefore both II and III are
means ‘a fact or situation that is observed to correct.
exist or happen’. Prodigy is synonymous to
‘phenomenon’ but ‘prodigy’ better fits when we 14. Answer: B
are talking about a person. Therefore I and III The sentence in the question, ‘Too much
correctly fit the blank. water…..’ and also from rest of the passage, we
know that the author is talking about the cause
12. Answer: D and aftermath of floods. Therefore, we can
The first thing to recall here is that if an adverb easily say that the floods carry heavy costs or
comes before ‘or’ then an adverb must follow floods cost us heavily. All of I, II and III convey
‘or’. Therefore in the sentence in question before positive meanings. Again, floods will never be
the blank we have ‘quickly’ and therefore we profitable or efficient. ‘Lucrative’ means
need to choose adverbs from the options. attractive which is irrelevant. Therefore, None of
Persistent is not an adverb and therefore I, II and III fits in the blank.
eliminated. Now, easily is an adverb but here we
can infer that the author is stating what causes 15. Answer: D
the floods. So ‘floods can be triggered by large In the sentence in the question, from the part,
amounts of precipitation’ doesn’t fit with easily ‘they can leave behind layers of mud and silt’ we
because for floods to happen we need large can infer that this is about what happens after
amount of rain. ‘Consistently’ fits with the floods end i.e. ‘they leave’ is used
meaning as consistent rain or continuous rain metaphorically which means when floods end.
causes floods. Therefore only III is the correct Retreat, Recede and Subside all are synonyms
option. meaning ‘go or move back or further away from
a previous position’ and therefore all fit in the
13. Answer: C blank.
First of all, going through the structure of the
16. Answer: C
Headlines fit the blank contextually and
grammatically.
17. Answer: A
Released fits the blank contextually and
grammatically, all other options are erroneous.
18. Answer: B
Surveying fits the blank contextually and
grammatically, all other options are erroneous
19. Answer: D
Disconcerting (discomfort) Grizzly (aggressive)
Enormous (huge) narcissism (excessive love for
oneself) fits the blank contextually and
grammatically because similar tone words are
given after the blank.
20. Answer: B
Stable fits the blank contextually and
grammatically.

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________the website of the semiofficial Iranian

7. Which o f th e following w ords will r eplace

________(B). Floods can destroy houses, II. Calamitous

13. Which of the following I, II or III can fill the

the passage and against each, five options are d) Activity

11. Answer: E sentence, we need an adjective here in the

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