Dear Aspirants,
This quiz is based on the type of questions that have come in the recent SBI PO prelims exams. We have provided you such type of questions which will definitely pace up your preparation and let you score more in the upcoming shifts of 8th of July. You can practice from the Memory Based Question Paper for SBI PO Prelims.
Q2. Parliament made it clear that (a) / Delhi was an UT and there was no doubt about it (b) / and the city government was empowered to (c) / take care of daily utilities of the capital. (d) / No error (e)
Q3. Delhi government cannot have (a) / “exclusive” executive powers as it would be (b) / against national interests, (c) / the Centre told the Supreme Court. (d) / No error (e)
Q4. A gang of burglars allegedly (a) / made away with a luxury vehicle, (b) / a licensed revolver and Rs. 10 lakh from a car showroom (c) / in west Delhi’s Kirti Nagar. (d) / No error (e)
Q5. From a careful examination of the witness (a) / and documentary evidence, it is evident that (b) / the accident had been occurred (c) / due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle. (d) / No error (e)
Q7. Banks are exploring the feasibility of incorporating blockchain solution for doing payments processes faster, cheaper and more transparent.
Q8. He is not only known for his learning but also for his wealth.
Q9. I worked in this school since 2010.
Q10. His son is now out of reach due to bad company.
Directions (11-15): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q12. While the yard wears a _______________ look, farmers make a _______________ to private ginning mills that give them quick service.
Q13. Forecasters are eagerly watching a _______________ over Malay Peninsula, which the India Met Department (IMD) expects to cross into south Andaman Sea to _______________ as a low-pressure area.
Q14. Tremendous uncertainty now _______________ the grain market as overseas supplies and Indian importers do not know what will _______________ them next.
Q15. No one in the policy-making circles seems to be concerned about _______________ the basic issues that _______________ the input and the output sides of agriculture.
English Quiz for SBI PO Prelims
This quiz is based on the type of questions that have come in the recent SBI PO prelims exams. We have provided you such type of questions which will definitely pace up your preparation and let you score more in the upcoming shifts of 8th of July. You can practice from the Memory Based Question Paper for SBI PO Prelims.
Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is ‘No error’, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)
Q1. Deposing in front of a local court (a) / in the Junaid murder case, the vendor claimed he had not sold (b) / the knife that was allegedly used in the (c) / commission of the crime to accused Naresh Kumar. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘in front of’ with ‘before’
Sol. Replace ‘in front of’ with ‘before’
Q2. Parliament made it clear that (a) / Delhi was an UT and there was no doubt about it (b) / and the city government was empowered to (c) / take care of daily utilities of the capital. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘an’ with ‘a’
Sol. Replace ‘an’ with ‘a’
Q3. Delhi government cannot have (a) / “exclusive” executive powers as it would be (b) / against national interests, (c) / the Centre told the Supreme Court. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Insert ‘The’ before ‘Delhi’
Sol. Insert ‘The’ before ‘Delhi’
Q4. A gang of burglars allegedly (a) / made away with a luxury vehicle, (b) / a licensed revolver and Rs. 10 lakh from a car showroom (c) / in west Delhi’s Kirti Nagar. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error
Sol. No error
Q5. From a careful examination of the witness (a) / and documentary evidence, it is evident that (b) / the accident had been occurred (c) / due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle. (d) / No error (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Delete ‘been’
Sol. Delete ‘been’
Directions (6-10): In the following questions, a sentence has been given wherein a word/group of words has been given in bold. Some alternatives are suggested for the bold words/group of words, one of which improves the sentence. In case no improvement is needed in the sentence, your answer is ‘No improvement’.
Q6. He said that businesses will have to strive for top performance and will be hold accountable.
(a) hold accounts
(b) hold accountancy
(c) be held accountable
(d) be held accounting
(e) No improvement
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S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘be held accountable’ as the ‘be’ will always be followed by the third form of the verb
Sol. ‘be held accountable’ as the ‘be’ will always be followed by the third form of the verb
Q7. Banks are exploring the feasibility of incorporating blockchain solution for doing payments processes faster, cheaper and more transparent.
(a) with a view to make
(b) accepting payments
(c) getting payment
(d) in order to make
(e) No improvement
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S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘in order to make’ is the grammatically correct alternative
Sol. ‘in order to make’ is the grammatically correct alternative
Q8. He is not only known for his learning but also for his wealth.
(a) only not known for his learning
(b) known not only for his learning
(c) known only for his learning
(d) for his learning not only known
(e) No improvement
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S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘known not only for his learning’ as the sentence is having two parts which are connected with the connector “not only…..but also”. Thus this is the only alternative which makes it grammatically correct.
Sol. ‘known not only for his learning’ as the sentence is having two parts which are connected with the connector “not only…..but also”. Thus this is the only alternative which makes it grammatically correct.
Q9. I worked in this school since 2010.
(a) am working
(b) have been working
(c) had worked
(d) have been worked
(e) No improvement
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S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘have been working’ is the grammatically correct alternative
Sol. ‘have been working’ is the grammatically correct alternative
Q10. His son is now out of reach due to bad company.
(a) out of sight
(b) out of decision
(c) out of control
(d) out of relation
(e) No improvement
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S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘out of control’ makes the contextual sense
Sol. ‘out of control’ makes the contextual sense
Directions (11-15): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q11. In the _______________ public market yeard at Jangaon, Yellavva was the _______________ cotton farmer who had come to sell her produce.
(a) trailing, specific
(b) flopping, solo
(c) extending, isolated
(d) sprawling, lone
(e) spreading, lovely
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S11. Ans.(d)
Sol. Sprawling- expansive; extensive
Lone- solitary; having no comparison
Sol. Sprawling- expansive; extensive
Lone- solitary; having no comparison
Q12. While the yard wears a _______________ look, farmers make a _______________ to private ginning mills that give them quick service.
(a) barren, objective
(b) deserted, beeline
(c) violated, standpoint
(d) populous, viewpoint
(e) stable, straight line
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S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Deserted- abandoned
Beeline- a very direct or quick path or trip
Sol. Deserted- abandoned
Beeline- a very direct or quick path or trip
Q13. Forecasters are eagerly watching a _______________ over Malay Peninsula, which the India Met Department (IMD) expects to cross into south Andaman Sea to _______________ as a low-pressure area.
(a) disturbance, convert
(b) commotion, form
(c) calm, make
(d) peace, assume
(e) clamor, exchange
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S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Disturbance- act of disturbing
Convert- to change or transform
Sol. Disturbance- act of disturbing
Convert- to change or transform
Q14. Tremendous uncertainty now _______________ the grain market as overseas supplies and Indian importers do not know what will _______________ them next.
(a) diffuses, check
(b) percolates, come
(c) pervades, hit
(d) charges, intimate
(e) transfuses, effect
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S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pervades- to spread through
Hit- to strike
Sol. Pervades- to spread through
Hit- to strike
Q15. No one in the policy-making circles seems to be concerned about _______________ the basic issues that _______________ the input and the output sides of agriculture.
(a) writing, defeat
(b) elaborating, ails
(c) raising, puzzle
(d) discussing, helps
(e) addressing, stymie
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S15. Ans.(e)
Sol. Addressing- any of several methods of locating or accessing
Stymie- that impedes
Sol. Addressing- any of several methods of locating or accessing
Stymie- that impedes
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