English Questions For IBPS PO and Clerk Exam 2017

English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS PO Exam. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes for IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO and other upcoming exams, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the questions based on new pattern English for IBPS PO.

Directions (1-5): In each question, there is a pair of words/phrases that highlighted. From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.

Q1.
I.  She said sanitary conditions in the emergency room were abhorrent(a)/ aberrant(b).
II. Bronze statute(a)/statue(b) unveiled in tribute to Ronnie Barker.
III. who(a)/whom(b) holds the sea, perforce doth hold the land
(a)aba
(b)abb
(c)aab
(d)bbb
(e)bba
Q2.
I.   Surfing students exercise on their boards before hitting the waive(a)/waves(b).
II.  The man looked down at his boy sadly, sorrowfully, regretfully(a)/regrettably (b)
III. They’ve reduced the number of personnel(a)/personal(b)  working on the project.
(a)bab
(b)abb
(c)baa
(d)abb
(e)bba

Q3.
I.  She said she thinks the euro will fall below parody(a)/parity(b) against the U.S. dollar in the coming year
II. The late-night talk and news Irony(a)/satire(b) is scheduled to return with new episodes in February.
III. A good epigrams(a)/ epigraph(b) should be more than mere adornment.
(a)bba
(b)aaa
(c)bab
(d)bbb
(e)abb

Q4.
I.  In the realm of amateur fruit growing, on the other hand — a realm now daily widening — dwarf fruit trees are of capital(a)/capitol(b) importance.
II. The bankers who took millions while destroying people’s savings: greedy, selfish, and immoral(a)/amoral(b).
III. I assume(a)/presumed(b) that the man had been escorted from the building
(a)bbb
(b)abb
(c)aab
(d)aba
(e)bab

Q5. 
I.   She had a way of eluding (a)/alluding(b) to Jean but never saying her name”
II. More significantly, he has shown that if such ageing cells are selectively destroyed, these averse(a)/adverse(b) effects go away.
III. Bicycle riders will be pedaling(a)/peddling(b) over hills and through pastures Saturday near Stonewall.
(a)bab
(b)abb
(c)bba
(d)aba
(e)bbb

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D),  and (E) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph

A. In this scenario, the demand for up-skilling and relearning, however critical they become painful and taxing.

 B. There is no more scope to allow a specific time or day to learn in our hyper-busy lifestyles.

C. In other words, what professionals need today is digital learning —the ability to learn anytime, anywhere, on-demand, personalized.

D. Just as digital has shifted the control of businesses to the hands of the users, there is a need to have far greater power and flexibility in the ways and avenues we learn from as well.

E. As power users of digital technologies in our own personal lives, we are now used to an on-demand lifestyle where what we seek comes at the click of a button or a swipe of the screen.

Q6. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)B

Q7. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement? 
(a)B
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)A

Q8.  Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a)C
(b)B
(c)E
(d)A
(e)D

Q9. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)E
(c)D
(d)B
(e)C

Q10.  Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a)E
(b)A
(c)B
(d)C
(e)D

Directions (11-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part will be the answer. If there is no error, mark (e) as the answer. (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q11. With awareness of the self and understanding of the (a)/  minds of the people you have to deal (b)/  with, you can manage to navigate smooth in (c)/  the serpentine maze of emotional world.(d)no error(e)

Q12. Give yourself (a)/ time and space (b)/  to be connect (c)/  with nature. .(d)no error(e)

Q13. Only when a (a)/  society becomes (b)/ affluent do religion (c)/  become meaningful. .(d)no error(e)

Q14. The last two (a)/ decades or so has positioned (b)/ e-Learning as a revolutionary  (c)/  in modern learning. (d)no error(e)

Q15. Businesses have no (a)/ option other than to evolve with time and (b)/  embrace these disruptive (c)/  changes if they hope to survive.(d)no error (e)