English Quiz for SBI PO | IBPS – Set 158

Jamshedji Tata is __(1)__ to be the path-finder of modern industrial builders. He is known as the grand-father of the Indian industry for his acumen and enthusiasm. Nobody else could have __(2)__ of the new industries started by Jamshedji at the time when industrial __(3)__ and revolution was yet to come to India. Jamshedji’s father Nasarvanji Tata used to trade in jute with China and Britain. He started __(4)__ from India. Jamshedji started a cloth mill in Nagpur more than hundred years ago. At that time almost all the __(5)__ used to come from Lancashire in England. What Jamshedji __(6)__ was praiseworthy.

Jamshedji __(7)__ very well that an industrial revolution can only be brought in the country by setting up iron and steel industry. __(8)__ he did not live to see the industry he had in mind, he had done all __(9)__ work. In fact, he laid the ground work for it. He had planned the entire steel city now known as Jamshedpur, complete with streets, roads, schools, parks, play grounds, temples, mosques, churches, etc. His __(10)__ was fulfilled by his sons, Sir Dorabji tata and Sir Rattan Tata, when they started the Tata Iron & Steel Factory in 1907 just after three years of his death.

1)
a) agreed
b) empowered
c) determined
d) considered
e) rewarded

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Answer d) considered

2)
a) thought
b) ventured
c) set
d) planned
e) absolved

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Answer a) thought

3)
a) acts
b) machinery
c) awakening
d) factories
e) imports

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Answer c) awakening

4)
a) industries
b) import
c) trade
d) dispatch
e) export

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Answer e) export

5)
a) imports
b) cloth
c) machines
d) industries
e) goods

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Answer b) cloth

6)
a1) dream
b) agreed
c) told
d) meant
e) did

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Answer e) did

7)
a) advocated
b) planned
c) thought
d) knew
e) felt

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Answer d) knew

8)
a) Although
b) Suprisingly
c) Luckily
d) Even
e) Because

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Answer a) Although

9)
a) complete
b) trivial
c) preliminary
d) external
e) insignificant

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Answer c) preliminary

10)
a) task
b) dream
c) industry
d) sentiment
e) need

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Answer b) dream

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