Question Paper from: IBPS PO Prelims 2017

(A)Are expected to bring their regional expertise(B)/ Are in the exclusive domain of the Union government, (C)/ The successful outcome of a request made by the Kerala Chief Minister (D)/ Has been widely applauded(E)/ Although traditionalists may argue that foreign affairs.

(A) But laws do have the utility value (B)/ To heed the line between religious traditions and superstitious practices (C)/ Of curbing the prevalence of inhuman rituals and practices (D)/ To eradicate superstition from society(E)/ Mere legislation is not enough.

(A) And act judiciously to bring the economy back on track (B)/ The start-up ecosystem cannot progress in a disturbed business cycle (C)/ The economy appears to be in a shambles (D)/ Leaders in the government are failing to recognise the pessimism (E)/ And despite the gloomy forecasts for the future.

(A) As the LTTE displaced the other Tamil militias and became dominant (B)/ To its ambition of a separate state (C)/ The abuses perpetrated by the warring actors (D)/ They boldly challenged its political choices, (E)/ Which, they felt, subordinated the well-being of the Tamil people.

(A)Even at the risk of reducing an appraisal(B)/ It strove to make this evident, (C)/ of a great writer such as Ishiguro to a trite high school essay (D)/ While announcing the name  (E)/ That came its way last year.

(A) It is this crucial human health angle (B)/ That has spawned a mushrooming body of science centred (C)/ On understanding the linkages between sleep and normal metabolic activity, (D)/ And the potentially deleterious effect of sleep deprivation (E)/ That helped complete the jigsaw puzzle.

(A)Most importantly the labour market’ (B)/ We can expect to see continued spillovers (C)/ Into other areas of the economy, (D)/ Combined with a ‘broader unravelling of credit markets, (E) Parliament should act quickly to keep the economy from stalling.

(A) keep their inner life (B)/ Tightly under control (C)/ Educational institutions seldom serve as precise mirrors (D)/ of historical change because pedagogic and administrative rituals (E)/ That have nicely preserved an empty shell of a special inherited identity.

(A) It is increasingly manifested in their converging interests (B)/ To invest in greater coordination security cooperation (C)/ to ensure Eurasian connectivity plans(D)/ that are truly multilateral(E)/ and also financially and environmentally sustainable.