ICICI Bank Clerk Solved Paper-I

Directions—(Q. 26–30) In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are lettered (A), (B), (C) and (D). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The letter of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark (E) i.e. ‘All Correct’ as your answer.
26. She is not only (A) a great (B) dancir (C) but also a successful (D) actress. All Correct (E)
Ans : (C)
27. His servant (A) was hardworking, (B) honest (C) and very polight (D) to everyone. All Correct (E)
Ans : (D)
28. A lot of trees (A) were planted (B) by their NGO in different (C) parts of the city. (D) All Correct (E)
Ans : (E)
29. The children (A) were delighted (B) to see so many (C) story books (D) at the shop. All Correct (E)
Ans : (E)
30. A sever (A) draught hit (B) the Village (C) during the war. (D) All Correct (E)
Ans : (A)
Directions—(Q. 31–35) Rearrange the following six sentences (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) in proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph then answer the questions given below them.
(a) “What nonsense.” Retorted the fly, “See, they are enjoying themselves and dancing.”
(b) A fly was flying around but she seemed reluctant to land anywhere, she was searching for other flies but could not see any.
(c) She settled on the flypaper, and got stuck with the other flies.
(d) “They’re not dancing ! They’re trying to free themselves !!” yelled the bee, but the fly wasn’t listening.
(e) While wandering around she suddenly came across a large number of flies sitting on a large piece of paper so the fly started flying towards the paper.
(f) “Don’t land !” warned a bee that was flying past, “It’s flypaper. All those flies are stuck to it !”
31. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) c
(B) e
(C) d
(D) a
(E) b
Ans : (A)
32. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) e
(B) b
(C) c
(D) a
(E) f
Ans : (B)
33. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) d
(B) a
(C) b
(D) c
(E) e
Ans : (A)
34. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) c
(B) b
(C) a
(D) f
(E) d
Ans : (C)
35. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence in the rearrangement ?
(A) a
(B) b
(C) d
(D) e
(E) f
Ans : (D)
Directions—(Q. 36–40) Each sentence below has a blank/s, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the word/s that best fit/s the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
36. I am sure …… you explain the situation, she …… understand.
(A) So, would
(B) not, may
(C) if, will
(D) thus, won’t
(E) try, still
Ans : (C)
37. He …… speech problems since childhood.
(A) has
(B) have
(C) having
(D) is
(E) going
Ans : (A)
38. Priti forgot to …… the windows before she …… the house.
(A) shut, left
(B) close, see
(C) clean forget
(D) bring, wash
(E) open, came
Ans : (A)
39. Anju has been …… classical music since 2009.
(A) learnt
(B) learned
(C) learn
(D) learns
(E) learning
Ans : (E)
40. It was impossible to …… out the real culprit.
(A) mark
(B) point
(C) sketch
(D) see
(E) balance
Ans : (B)
Directions—(Q. 41–50) In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage, against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
A man was expecting a visit from an …(41)…. He wanted to welcome his guest in a special way, thus he gave two ripe mangoes to his servant and asked him to …(42)… and serve the fruit when the guest came. When the servant saw the mangoes he felt …(43)… to taste them. The moment his master left the room, the servant debated with himself, whether he should eat the mango or not. After a few moments of debate, the servant gave into temptation and ate a slice. It was so sweet he could not resist eating another one. Then another and then another. The madness of …(44)… seized him and he devoured all the remaining pieces. In no time, he had finished both the mangoes. Suddenly the servant saw the man; his master was expecting, coming towards the house. He thought fast and …(45)… a rusty knife from the kitchen. Then he rushed to his master and told him that he, couldn’t cut the mangoes as the knife was blunt. “I’ll sharpen it,” said his master and went to a stone in the garden to rub the cutting …(46)… of the knife against it. Leaving his master to the …(47)… the servant ran out to meet the man who was coming. “Beware ! Beware`!” he said when he reached him. “Don’t come to our house. My master has gone mad. He’s planning to cut both your ears.” “Cut my ears !” exclaimed the man, turning …(48)…. “There he is sharpening the knife.” said the servant. The man saw that his host indeed had a knife in his hands and was sharpening it frantically. He did not wait to find out …(49)… his host wanted his ears. He turned around and started walking away as fast as he could. The servant rushed back to his master and told him that the man he had invited was running away with the mangoes. “What ?” said his master, “The …(50)… fellow, has he taken both the mangoes ?” “Yes,” said the servant. The man ran after the acquaintance shouting : “Give me one ! Give me one at least !” The other man thought he was asking for one of his ears and ran for his life!
41. (A) acquaintance
(B) relative
(C) neighbour
(D) animal
(E) friend
Ans : (A)
42. (A) spread
(B) slice
(C) saute
(D) keep
(E) open
Ans : (D)
43. (A) normal
(B) excited
(C) tempted
(D) nervous
(E) easy
Ans : (C)
44. (A) robbing
(B) lying
(C) fury
(C) gluttony
(E) murdering
Ans : (D)
45. (A) ignored
(B) forgot
(C) dug
(D) grabbed
(E) bought
Ans : (D)
46. (A) handle
(B) piece
(C) edge
(D) place
(E) board
Ans : (C)
47. (A) devil
(B) fate
(C) lane
(D) place
(E) task
Ans : (E)
48 (A) around
(B) pale
(C) away
(C) ahead
(E) embarrassed
Ans : (B)
49. (A) why
(B) what
(C) where
(D) which
(E) how
Ans : (A)
50. (A) greedy
(B) strange
(C) foolish
(D) dumb
(E) shy
Ans : (E)