ICICI Bank Clerk Exam Solved Paper English Language Directions—(Q. 1–15) 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. Once a pundit was crossing a field and while walking, suddenly, he felt that there was something in his mouth so he immediately spat it out. It turned out to be a heron’s feather. He could not understand how and when it had gone into his mouth and it perplexed him a great deal. When he reached home he told his wife about the incident but asked her not to tell anyone lest somebody gets a bad impression about him. His wife was even more intrigued by the strange occurrence and felt the need to confide in someone. So she swore her neighbour to secrecy and told her what had happened. Perhaps it was the way she told it, but her neighbour got the impression that several feathers had come out of the pundit’s mouth. She was shocked, however, she assured the pundit’s wife that such things could happen and advised her not to worry about it. Though the neighbour had sworn secrecy, she longed to tell someone. Later, she saw her friend passing by and told her the whole incident, but, she made it sound as if a whole heron had come out of the pundit’s mouth. “I have never heard such a thing,” said the friend, her eyes popping with excitement, “and he being a vegetarian and all that, but one can never tell… “She went away promising not to tell anyone but on the way she met the tailor and the whole story sort of tumbled out of her mouth. Perhaps in her excitement she said ‘herons’ instead of ‘heron’ or perhaps the tailor just imagined she had said ‘herons’ but when he told his wife about the pundit, sometime later, he was emphatic that a whole flock of herons had come out of the pundit’s mouth. And as the story spread, “herons” became “herons and other birds” and then “hundreds of birds of all shapes and sizes”. By evening the whole village and several other neighbouring villages had heard the story and people began to arrive in droves at the pundit’s house to witness the miraculous happenings there. The people started a huge commotion and called the pundit out of his house. The village head said, “Punditji, we have come to know that a miracle has taken place. You have the ability to produce hundreds of beautiful birds from your mouth. We would like to witness this miracle. Please do it once more.” The pundit steadfastly denied that any bird had come out of his mouth but nobody would believe him and everybody begged him to demonstrate his wonderful power of producing birds from his mouth. The pundit was dumbfounded at this request. He tried his best to convince the villagers that no such thing had happened but to no avail. Finally in exasperation, he asked all of them to sit in front of his house and when they had done so, he ran out through the backdoor and hid in the jungle. He stayed there for several days till the excitement died down and the people realized that the news was false.” The rumor spread like wild fire and caused inconvenience to the poor pundit for no fault of his. 1. Why did the pundit ask his wife not to tell anyone about the heron’s feather ? (A) He was worried that others might get a wrong impression about him (B) He was worried that others might get a wrong impression about the feather (C) He was worried that others might get a wrong impression about the heron (D) He knew that his wife was a chatterbox (E) Both (B) and (C) Ans : (A) 2. Why was the pundit perplexed ? (A) He did not know the way across the field (B) A heron’s feather had come out of his mouth (C) He could not understand how the feather got in (D) He did not know how to explain the occurrence to his wife (E) Both (B) and (C) Ans : (E) 3. What was the wrong impression that the neighbour got ? (A) That a heron came out of the pundit’s mouth (B) That one feather came out of the pundit’s mouth (C) That three herons had come out of the pundit’s mouth (D) That the pundit had eaten up a heron (E) That several feathers had come out of the pundit’s mouth Ans : (E) 4. What did the neighbour say to the pundit’s wife when she heard about the incident ? (A) That the pundit must have eaten a heron (B) That such incidents happen and she must not worry (C) That the pundit must have put the feather in his mouth purposely (D) That she must go and tell the village elders about it (E) None of these Ans : (B) 5. The passage is about …… (A) How rumors can cause inconvenience (B) How the villagers helped the pundit (C) How the pundit performed miracles (D) How the pundit’s wife could not keep her promise (E) How a heron’s feather comes out of one’s mouth Ans : (A) 6. What did the pundit do in order to escape the embarrassment ? (A) He ran out through the back door and stayed in the forest for some days (B) He asked his wife to deal with the villagers and went inside the house to take a nap (C) He shouted at all the villagers and asked them to leave immediately before he cursed them (D) He made up a story about the heron and its feather so that the villagers leave from there (E) None of these Ans : (A) 7. What did the neighbour tell her friend ? (A) That the pundit had eaten a heron in the field (B) That the heron had eaten the pundit while he was crossing the field (C) That the pundit’s wife told her a secret about the pundit (D) That a whole heron had come out of the pundit’s mouth (E) That she knew a secret and she would never disclose it Ans : (D) 8. The pundit’s wife swore her neighbour to secrecy. What does this sentence mean in the context of the passage ? (A) The pundit’s wife used foul language for her neighbour (B) The pundit’s wife shouted at her neighbour and got into a fight with her (C) The pundit’s wife promised the neighbour that she would keep the secret (D) The pundit’s wife made her neighbour promise that she would keep the secret (E) The pundit’s wife took the neighbour to court for not keeping the secret Ans : (D) 9. What miracle did the villagers want to witness when they came to the pundit’s house ? (1) They wanted to see how the pundit eats herons. (2) They wanted to see how the pundit produces different birds from his mouth. (3) They wanted to see how the heron went inside and came out of the pundit’s mouth. (A) Only (1) (B) Only (2) (C) Only (3) (D) Both (1) and (3) (E) None of these Ans : (B) 10. What did the tailor tell his wife ? (A) That just one heron had come out of the pundit’s mouth (B) That the pundit was catching herons in the field (C) That a flock of herons came out of the pundit’s mouth (D) That the villagers were going to the pundit’s house (E) That a sparrow had come out of the pundit’s mouth Ans : (C) Directions—(Q. 11–13) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in the meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 11. Droves (A) Herds (B) Sections (C) Flood (D) Groups (E) Packs Ans : (D) 12. Swore (A) Abused (B) Consoled (C) Took promise (D) Made her believe (E) Signed Ans : (C) 13. Tumbled out (A) Jerked out (B) Reached out (C) Came out (D) Tripped out (E) Pulled out Ans : (A) Directions—(Q. 14–15) Choose the word/group of words which is most similar in the meaning to the word/group of words printed in bold as used in the passage. 14. False (A) Serious (B) Trivial (C) Simple (D) Made up (E) Authentic Ans : (E) 15. Wonderful (A) Equal (B) Ordinary (C) Bright (D) Innovative (E) Destructive Ans : (B) Directions—(Q. 16–25) Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (E). (Ignore errors of punctuation if any.) 16. The professor tried (A) / his best to clear all (B) / their doubts on the subject (C) / after his lecturing. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (D) 17. George had already (A) / submitted his the document (B) / even before (C) / you asked for it. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (B) 18. There was a huge (A) / crowded in front (B) / of the actor’s (C) / house on his birthday. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (B) 19. Reena came early on (A) / Monday because she had (B) / to plan out the team’s schedule (C) / for the whole weeks. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (D) 20. Rupali wanted to get (A) / a clear picture about (B) / the incident so she (C) / speak to the victims. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (D) 21. Them were very (A) / disciplined and quite (B) / when the new teacher (C) / entered the classroom. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (A) 22. The door was (A) / open but no one (B) / were there at (C) / home last night. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (C) 23. All those whom (A) / were at the concert (B) / could not stop (C) / praising her performance. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (A) 24. Anemia occurs due (A) / to the deficiency of (B) / hemoglobin in (C) / a person’s blood. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (E) 25. Please write your (A) / name and address (B) / on the bag before (C) / you misplace it again. (D) No Error (E) Ans : (E) 26. India recently signed an agreement to import Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from a country which is the largest LNG producer and supplier of the world. Which is that country ? (A) Kuwait (B) Qatar (C) Iran (D) Saudi Arabia (E) None of these Ans : (B) 27. As a measure to help countries hit by global financial meltdown the RBI has purchased notes worth US $ 10 billion in terms of Special Drawing Rights from a World Organisation/agency. Which is this agency/organization ? (A) Federal Reserve of U.S.A. (B) Asian Development Bank (C) World Bank (D) International Monetary Fund (E) None of these Ans : (D) 28. Which of the following is not a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India ? (A) Mazagaon Dock Ltd. (B) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (C) Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (D) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (E) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. Ans : (C) 29. Which of the following states won the senior National Women’s Football Tournament 2010 ? (A) Manipur (B) Assam (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala (E) Delhi Ans : (A) 30. Which of the following is not a missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ? (A) Shaurya (B) Pinaka (C) BrahMos (D) Agni (E) Nag Ans : (A) 31. Which of the following declarations/treaties was adopted by the BRIC countries recently to promote Global Food Security ? (A) Moscow Declaration (B) Doha Treaty (C) Delhi Declaration (D) Kabul Treaty (E) None of these Ans : (A) 32. Which of the following statements represent(s) the main objective(s) of the revised National Health Policy–2002 of the Govt. of India ? 1. Increase Public expenditure from 0•9 per cent to 2 per cent of the GDP. 2. Setting up of Medical Grants Commission for funding new Govt. Medical and Dental colleges. 3. Mandatory two years rural posting before awarding the degree to Medical Graduates. (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 1 and 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3 Ans : (E) 33. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants ? (A) Zinc (B) Platinum (C) Uranium (D) Nickel (E) None of these Ans : (C) 34. Indus Water Treaty is a pact on sharing of river water between India and— (A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) Nepal (D) Afghanistan (E) Myanmar Ans : (B) 35. The Union Cabinet recently cleared Prohibition of unfair Practices in Technical Medical Educational Institutes and Universities Bill 2010. As per the Bill which of the following will now be treated as a cognizable offence ? (A) Accepting capitation fee from the students (B) Running a private college (C) Not allowing students to change their course in between (D) Running a college without proper facilities (E) None of these Ans : (A) 36. Which of the following is/are considered a Renewable Source of Energy ? 1. Wind Energy 2. Solar Energy 3. Nuclear Energy (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Only 1 and 2 (E) All 1, 2 and 3 Ans : (D) 37. Which of the following countries is not amongst the top ten in industrial production in the world during 2010 ? (A) India (B) Iran (C) China (D) France (E) U.S.A. Ans : (B) 38. Commonwealth Games 2010 are being organized in which of the following countries ? (A) Australia (B) South Africa (C) Canada (D) New Zealand (E) India Ans : (E) 39. Which of the following is not a banking related term ? (A) Radiation (B) Outstanding amount (C) Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (D) Explicit Guarantee (E) Creditor Ans : (A) 40. Insurance service provided by various banks is commonly known as— (A) Investment Banking (B) Portfolio Management (C) Merchant Banking (D) Bancassurance (E) Micro Finance Ans : (D) 41. Who amongst the following has recently taken over as the Chairman of the 19th Law Commission ? (A) Mr. A. R. Lakshmanan (B) Mr. P. V. Reddy (C) Mr. Yashwant Sinha (D) Mr. Ranjan Bharti Mittal (E) None of these Ans : (B) 42. Moortidevi Award is given for excellence in the field of— (A) Classical dance (B) Literature (C) Classical music (D) Cinematography (E) Social service Ans : (B) 43. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ? (A) Love (B) Tee (C) Penalty stroke (D) No Ball (E) None of these Ans : (D) 44. Which of the following awards is given by an agency of the United Nations Organization ? (A) Normon Borloug Award (B) Kalinga Prize (C) Ramon Magsaysay Award (D) Pulitzer Prize (E) None of these Ans : (B) 45. Which of the following countries won the Hockey World Cup 2010 ? (A) Spain (B) England (C) India (D) Australia (E) None of these Ans : (D) 46. Who amongst the following is the author of the English novel ‘solo’, which was given Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2010 ? (A) Aamer Hussain (B) Jonathan Tel (C) Rana Dasgupta (D) John Torrence Tate (E) None of these Ans : (C) 47. Mr. Surjit Patar who was awarded Saraswati Samman recently is a well known poet of— (A) Hindi (B) English (C) Punjabi (D) Urdu (E) Bengali Ans : (C) 48. Which of the following is the book written by Kiran Desai ? (A) Higher than Everest (B) A Passage to England (C) Affluent Society (D) All My Yester Years (E) The Inheritance of Loss Ans : (E) 49. Which of the following Trophies/cups is associated with the game of Hockey ? (A) Durand Cup (B) Santosh Trophy (C) Rangaswami Cup (D) Ranji Trophy (E) K. D. Singh Babu Trophy Ans : (C) 50. Sandra Bullock who was awarded Oscar recently is a famous— (A) Actress (B) Director (C) Music Composer (D) Screen play writer (E) None of these Ans : (A)