IBPS PO General Awareness: English Grammar and Vocabulary questions with solutions

Q1. The regiment (###Q132###) notoriety as the first unit in the Union army to suffer fatal casualties in action during the Civil War in the Baltimore Riot and the first militia unit to arrive in Washington, D.C. in response to President Abraham Lincoln's initial call for 75,000 troops.

1. Polished
2. Abducted
3. Gained
4. Surrendered

Answer: Gained

The correct collocation is “gained notoriety,” which means became known for something, usually negative. The other options do not form a meaningful phrase with “notoriety.”