English Language Quiz For Bank Foundation 2024-30th January

Directions (1-5): 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’.

Q1. 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

Q2. 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

Q3. 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

Q4. I worked in this school since 2010.

(a) am working
(b) have been working
(c) had worked
(d) have been worked
(e) No improvement

Q5. 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

Solutions:

S1. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘be held accountable’ as the ‘be’ will always be followed by the third form of the verb

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘in order to make’ is the grammatically correct alternative

S3. 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.

S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. ‘have been working’ is the grammatically correct alternative

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. ‘out of control’ makes the contextual sense