English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2023 -21st April

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one part is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer. If there is no error in the given sentence, mark option (e) as your answer .i.e. “No error”.

Q1. We live not in a(A)/ totalitarian regime but in a(B)/ democratic nation, which(C)/ permit free exchange of ideas and liberty(D)/. No error(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. The advisory from the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to the media saying(A)/ they “may” refrain from using the term ‘Dalit’ while referring to(B)/ members of Scheduled Castes is unnecessary, intrusive(C)/ and issue with little application of the mind(D)/. No error(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. What Yemen needs is an immediate ceasefire(A)/ between the Houthis and the Saudis(B)/, followed to talks involving all parties(C)/, not more bombings(D)/. No error(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. Remunerating a manager based on just the share price of her firm will reward(A)/ and punish her for factors beyond her control, and a better contract(B)/ would therefore linked managerial compensation to the firm’s share(C)/ price relative to the share prices of other comparable firms(D)/. No error(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. The government needs to learn from this(A)/ episode and free the bureaucracy from the fear(B)/ of the auditor and the investigator soon(C)/, for better outcomes in all its plans(D)/. No error(E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q6. Why we do not (a)/ meet to discuss (b)/ this matter in detail (c)/ on next Friday? (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. Had the opportunity (a)/ been given to him (b)/ he will have (c)/ proved successful (d). / No Error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. Jamuna takes delight (a)/with music and (b)/hopes to become (c)/a successful musician. (d)/No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. In spite of toiling (a)/ very hardly he (b)/ realized that he had (c)/ not earned anything substantial. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. You should inform (a)/ your superiors about (b)/ all those events which are (c)/ directly related to your work. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q11. Festivals are prime occasions (a)/ for spluring on presents and owing to improved economic situation (b)/ the youths is gung-ho (c)/ about breaking all previous records. (d)/ no error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. It is important to recruit personnel at (a)/ different levels in the organization so that (b)/ ensuing human resource gap is bridged (c)/ at least for the critical operations. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. Not only has the commerce ministry fixed (a)/ extraordinarily minimum prices for onion exports (b)/ but it has also made licencesmandatory (c)/ for every consignment. (d)/ No error. (e)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. Mother tongue is as natural (a)/ for the development of man’s mind (b)/ as mother’s milk is (c)/ for the development of the infant’s body. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. A small piece (a)/ of bread is (b)/ certainly better than (c)/ being nothing to eat. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘permit’ with ‘permits’ as the subject it is followed by is singular.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘issue’ with ‘issued’ as it should be used as a verb as per the context rather than a noun.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘to’ with ‘by’. Use of correct preposition.

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘linked’ with ‘link’ because modal auxiliary will always be followed by the first form of the verb.

S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error

S6. Ans. (a)
Sol.  ‘Why do we not’ will come in place of ‘why we do not’ as the sentence is in interrogative form.

S7. Ans. (c)
Sol. In place of ‘he will have’, ‘he would have been’ will be used.
With Had+ subject + been + V3, Subject + would + have + been + V3 is used.
Ex. Had he been taken to hospital, he would have been saved.

S8. Ans. (b)
Sol. Replace ‘with’ by ‘in’ as “take delight in something” is the correct usage.
e.g. She takes delight in dancing.

S9. Ans. (b)
Sol. ‘hard’ will be used in place of ‘hardly’ as ‘hardly’ is used to depict ‘rarely’ or ‘scarcely’ whereas here ‘hard’ means ‘tough’.

S10. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.

S11. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘are’ in place of ‘is’ because the subject of the verb ‘the youths’ is plural.

S12. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.

S13. Ans. (b)
Sol. Use ‘price’ in place of ‘prices’ as ‘onion’ is a thing, for which ‘price’ in singular form is used.

S14. Ans. (e)
Sol. The sentence is grammatically correct.

S15. Ans. (d)
Sol. The use of ‘being’ is superfluous.