English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Mains 2023-17th September

 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 (5). (Ignore error of punctuations, if any)

Q1. Harshvardhan said he was looking forward(1)/ to serve his roots, as he had spent(2)/ the first 15 years of his life(3)/ in the streets of old Delhi(4)/. No error(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q2. A family office has to (1)/ execute all tasks related to(2)/ manage the wealth of(3)/ the upper-rich family(4)/. No error(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q3. Service providers in the financial industry, specially private banks(1)/ and wealth management firms, are increasingly(2)/ forced to standardise their(3)/  products to optimise profit(4)/. No error(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q4. Social or impact funds are private equity-like funds(1)/ that pool money from investors(2)/ and put it to work in a portfolio of ventures(3)/ that meet the funds’ objectives(4)/. No error(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q5. While residential land purchases(1)/ have benefitted many investors(2)/ buying land can be risky,(3)/ especially for a NRI(4)/. No error(5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Directions (6-10): In each question below, four words printed in bold type are given. These are numbered 1),2),3)and 4). One of these words printed in bold may either be wrongly spelt or inappropriate in the context of the sentence. Find out the word that is inappropriate or wrongly spelt, if any. The number of that word is your answer. If all the words printed in bold are correctly spelt and appropriate in the context of the sentence then mark(5), i.e. ‘All Correct’, as your answer.

Q6. All the competitors1)/ completed2)/ the race3)/, with just one excepsion4)/. All Correct5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q7. Poor posture1)/ can lead2)/ to muscular3)/ problems4)/ in later life. All Correct5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q8. The pump1)/ shut off2)/ as a result3)/ of a mechanikal4)/ failure. All Correct5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q9. The Principal1)/ gave a very pompous2)/ speach3)/ about ‘The portals of learning’4)/. All Correct5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q10. Copeing1)/ with her mother’s long illness2)/ was a heavy load3)/ to bear4)/. All correct5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

(e) 5

Solutions

S1. Ans.(b)

Sol. Replace ‘serve’ with ‘serving’ (The verb ‘look forward to’ is a transitive verb. A transitive verb requires a direct object. So the direct object should be the gerund(noun) form of the verb ‘to serve’, i.e. ‘serving’

S2. Ans.(c)

Sol. Replace ‘manage’ with ‘managing’

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. Replace ‘specially’ with ‘especially’

S4. Ans.(e)

Sol. No error

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol.  Replace ‘a’ with ‘an’

S6. Ans.(d)

Sol. The correct spelling is ‘exception’

S7. Ans.(e)

Sol. All Correct

S8. Ans.(d)

Sol. The correct spelling is ‘mechanical’

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. The correct spelling is ‘speech’

S10. Ans.(a)

Sol. The correct spelling is ‘coping’