English Language Quiz For Bank of Baroda SO 2023-07th June

Directions (1-5): Read each of the following sentences to find out if there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of this part is your answer. If there is no error in the statement, then mark option (e) as your answer choice.

Q1. She worried (A)/lest he should (B)/not tell someone (C)/ what had happened (D).

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these.

Q2. The evidence for evolution (A) / is so overwhelming that (B) / scientists say the probability of (C) /being true approaches 100 percent (D).

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these.

Q3. Many a tribe (A) / have survived by intermarrying (B) / with its rivals, rather (C) / than waging war on them(D).

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these.

Q4. The new sofa was (A) / more bigger than the old one (B)/, so they had to rearrange (C) / the rest of the furniture (D).

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these.

Q5. No sooner had (A) /she cross a small bridge (B) /near the farm than the storm (C)/ resumed with even greater intensity (D).

(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) None of these.

Directions (6-10): 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”.

Q6. 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

Q7. 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

Q8. 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

Q9. 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

Q10. 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

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. “Not” should be removed as it is not used when lest is used in a sentence.

S2. Ans. (d)
Sol. “It” should be used before “being”

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol. “Have” should be replaced by “has” because after “many a” we use singular countable noun and a singular Verb

S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The usage of “more” is irrelevant as it is a double comparative.

S5. Ans. (b)
Sol. The error is in part (B). The word “Cross” should be replaced with Crossed. The structure for the sentence is {No sooner + had + Subject + Verb3rd form}

S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘permit’ with ‘permits’ as the subject it is followed by is singular.

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘issue’ with ‘issued’ as it should be used as a verb as per the context rather than a noun.

S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘to’ with ‘by’. Use of correct preposition.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘linked’ with ‘link’ because modal auxiliary will always be followed by the first form of the verb.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error