Night Class: English Quiz for IBPS/BOM Exam |

Directions
(1-5): Rearrange for following six sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in
the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer questions given
below them.

(A) The Central government is weighing several options to involve the states in
the process of boosting the country’s exports.

(B)
These governments hitherto felt that exports are the Centre’s responsibility,
which was a wrong approach.

(D) This
move by the Centre is also necessitated to eradicate the misunderstanding that
prevails among most of the States.

(E) It
is a welcome move to instill into governments the felling of belongingness.

(F)
Exports help flourish a country’s economic situation.

Q1. Which of
the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q2. Which of
the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q3. Which of the following should be the SIXTH
(LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q4. Which of
the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q5. Which of
the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Directions
(6-15): Which of the phrases given below should replace the phrase given in
bold italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically
correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no correction is required,
mark (E) as the answer.

Q6. When do
you intend to return back home?

(a) intend
to return

(b) intention
of returning to back

(d) intend
for a return of

(e) No
Correction Required

Q7. I would
have been in your place, I would not have accepted his suggestion.

(a) If I had
in

(b) Had I
been with

(d) Had I
been in

(e) No
Correction Required

Q8. He firmly
beliefs that a radical change in the structure of our various departments
is necessary.

(a) is
believing that

(b) firmly
believes that

(d) that
firmly believes in

(e) No
Correction Required

Q9. Mahatma
Phule’s life was a saga of dedicating in the cause of social reforms in
India.

(a) of
dedicated the

(b) of
having dedicated in the

(d) for
dedication at the

(e) No
Correction Required

Q10. No
sooner did we reach the station than it started raining.

(a) then it
started raining

(b) then it
starts to rain

(d) when it
started raining

(e) No
Correction Required

Q11. I met
him yesterday but forgot to mention this point.

(a) had been
forgotten to

(b) was
forgot to

(d) forgot
at

(e) No
Correction Required

Q12. Every
activity can be classified by two groups, namely mental and physical.

(a) will be
classified by

(b) can be
classified into

(d) can
classify into

(e) No
Correction Required

Q13. The
issues discussed had been so that critical they could hardly be resolved
in such a limited time.

(a) were so
critically that

(b) had so
critical that

(d) were so
critical that

(e) No
Correction Required

Q14. The
Conference is to be starting at 9.30 a.m. with the introductory speech
by the Minister.

(a) is to
start for

(b) has been
started by

(d) will be
started by

(e) No
Correction Required

Q15. The
unskilled class of workers in the most exploited of class under the
present labour contract system.

(a) most
exploited class

(b) mostly
exploiting class

(d) mostly
the exploit class

(e) No
Correction Required

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)