English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-20th January

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 letter of that part is the answer. If the given sentence is grammatically and contextually correct, then choose option ‘No error’ as your answer choice. (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

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

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

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

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

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘in front of’ with ‘before’

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘an’ with ‘a’

S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. Insert ‘The’ before ‘Delhi’

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. Delete ‘been’