Bank Exams Model Question Papers

Directions (Qs. 121?130) : Read the following 
passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.  
Certain words/phrases in the passage are printed in bold to 
help you locate them while answering some of the questions. 
 Nature is an infinite source of beauty.  Sunrise 
and sunset, mountains and rivers, lakes and glaciers, 
forests and fields provide joy and bliss to the human mind 
and heart for hours together.  Everything in nature is 
splendid and divine.  Everyday and every season of the year 
has a peculiar beauty to unfold.   Only one should have 
eyes to behold it and a heart to feel it like the English 
poet William Wordsworth who after seeing daffodils 
said: ?And then my heart with pleasure fills and dances 
with the daffodils?. 
 Nature is a great teacher.  The early man was 
thrilled with beauty and wonders of nature.  The Aryans 
worshipped nature.  One can learn the lessons in the vast 
school of nature.   Unfortunately the strife, the stress 
and the tension of modern life have made people immune to 
beauties of nature.  Their life is so full of care that 
they have no time to stand and stare.  They cannot enjoy 
the beauty of lowing rivers, swinging trees, flying birds 
and majestic mountains and hills.   There is however, a cry 
to go back to village from the concrete and artificial 
jungle of cities.    Hence the town planners of today pay 
special attention to provide enough number of natural 
scenic spots in town planning.  To develop a balanced 
personality, one needs to have a healthy attitude which can 
make us appreciate and enjoy the beauty of nature. 
 There is other balm to soothe our tired soul and 
listless mind than the infinite nature all around us.  We 
should enjoy it fully to lead a balanced and harmonious 
life, full of peace and tranquility. 
121. Which of the following words has the SAME meaning 
as the word care as used in the passage ?
 (a) grief
 (b) want
 (c) needs
 (d) pleasure
 (e) prejudices
 Ans: ( a )  grief
  
122. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning 
of the word unfold as used in the passage.
 (a) declare
 (b) conceal
 (c) describe
 (d) perpetuate
 (e) evolve
 Ans: ( b )  conceal
  
123. Which of the following statements is not made in 
the passage about Nature?
 (a) Nature is an infinite source of beauty
 (b) Everything in nature is splendid and divine
 (c) Nature is a great teacher
 (d) The Aryans worshipped Nature
 (e) The early man was scared of Nature
 Ans: ( e )  The early man was scared of Nature
  
124. What is needed to develop balanced personality?
 (a) interpersonal skills
 (b) reading poetry
 (c) healthy attitude
 (d) going back to villages
 (e) None of these
 Ans: ( c )  healthy attitude
  
125. Why do people not enjoy the beauty of Nature ?
 (a) They are running after material pleasures
 (b) They do not consider nature as balm to 
soothe their fired minds
 (c) Their life is full of worries and tensions
 (d) They are afraid of nature
 (e) None of these
 Ans: ( c )  Their life is full of worries and 
tensions
  
126. What should we do to enjoy tranquil life ?
 (a) Get totally immersed in our daily routine
 (b) Believe that nature is infinite source of 
beauty
 (c) Lead a disciplined and dedicated life
 (d) Enjoy the nature around us
 (e) Form a habit of daily physical exercise 
 Ans: ( d )  Enjoy the nature around us
  
127. What are the town planners doing today?
 (a) Providing facilities for enjoying nature
 (b) Establishing balance between concrete and 
artificial jungle of cities
 (c) Supporting the cry to go back to villages
 (d) Making efforts to inculcate healthy 
attitude among people
 (e) None of these
 Ans: ( a )  Providing facilities for enjoying 
nature
  
128. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning 
of the word listless as used in the passage
 (a) active
 (b) progressive
 (c) backward
 (d) hidden
 (e) impure
 Ans: ( a )  active
  
129. Choose the word which is most OPPOSITE in meaning 
of the word soothe as used in the passage ?
 (a) stabilize 
 (b) excite
 (c) propagate
 (d) nature
 (e) strengthen
 Ans: ( b )  excite
  
130. According to the author of the passage, Nature
 (a) is the ultimate salvation of man
 (b) is the creator of this universe
 (c) brings uniformity in all seasons
 (d) maintains homeostasis in human beings
 (e) is abundantly glorious and divine
 Ans: ( e )  is abundantly glorious and divine