English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Mains 2023-20th September

Directions (1-10): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which last part is correct. There are errors in three out of four remaining parts and therefore only one of the parts (other than the bold one) is correct. You must choose the grammatically correct part as your answer.

Q1. A Ramayana(A)\ is not just an(B)\ story that probably(C)\ occurs several(D)\ centuries ago(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q2. There is no doubting(A)\ that china have(B)\ used their commercial expansion(B)\ to furthering its(D)\ strategic interests(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q3. There is an failure(A)\ at story­telling(B)\where the death of a(C)\ language has becomes a(D)\ litany of numbers\(E)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

Q4. It was only because(A)\ of practice of(B)\ those many year that(C)\ I can prepare myself fast(D)\ for the role that I take up(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q5. A democracy that fail(A)\ to being inventive about(B)\ the culture eventually becomes(C)\ an nominal, rudimentary(D)\ and standardized world\(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q6. India in many a (A)\ways were an oral(B)\ society that no(C)\ understand the cultures(D)\ of orality(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q7. Earn trust is(A)\ a longest term(B)\project and requiring(C) \patience, foresight(D)\ and statesmanship(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

Q8. The students alleged(A)\ that shutting down of(B)\ the university are(C)\ a ploy for(D)\ harass them(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

Q9. We will protection the(A)\ biometrics of the(B)\ best of ours ability(C)\ and never allow it(D)\ to be compromised(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

 Q10. Everyone was happily then, but(A)\ the entire family went(B)\ at grief around midnight(C)\ when they received an call(D)\ about the accident(E).

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) None of the above

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option (c) is the correct option.

        Option(a) is incorrect as ‘the’ will be used in place of ‘A’ as Ramayana is a proper noun.

        Option(b) is incorrect as ‘a’ will be used in place of ‘an’.

        Option (d) is incorrect as ‘occurred’ will be used in place of ‘occurs’. The Ramayana has already been written and past tense is to be used.

S2. Ans.(e)

Sol. option(e) is correct as the none of the statements is correct.

         Option(a) ‘doubt’ in place of ‘doubting’.

          Option(b) ‘has’ in place of ‘have’.

          Option(c) ‘its’ in place of ‘their’.

          Option(d) ‘further’ in place of ‘furthering’.

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option(a) use ‘a’ instead of ‘an’.

        Option(b) ‘of’ in place of ‘at’.

         Option(d) omit ‘has’

S4. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option(a) is incorrect. Use ‘is’ in place of ‘was’.

Option(b) Insert ‘the’ between of and practice.

Option(c) Use ‘these’ in place of ‘those’.; ‘year’ should be replaced by ‘years’

S5. Ans.(c)

Sol. Option(a) is incorrect. Use ‘fails’ in place of ‘fail’.

 Option(b) use ‘be’ in place of ‘being’.

Option(d) use ‘a’ in place of ‘an’.

S6. Ans.(e)

Sol. Option(a) omit “a”

 Option(b) ‘is’ in place of ‘were’

 Option(c) ‘no’ should be omitted

Option(d) ‘understands’ in place of ‘understand’

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option(a) replace ‘earn’ by ‘earning’

Option(b) replace ‘longest’ by ‘long’

Option(c) omit ‘and’

S8. Ans.(a)

Sol. Option(b) remove ‘of’

Option(c) replace ‘is’ with ‘are’

Option(d) replace ‘for’ with ‘to’.

S9. Ans.(d)

Sol. Option(a) replace ‘protection’ with ‘protect’

Option(b) replace ‘of’ with ‘to’

Option(c) replace ‘ours’ with ‘our’

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Option(a) remove then; use ‘happy’ in place of ‘happily’

Option(c) replace ‘at’ with ‘into’

Option(d) replace ‘an’ with ‘the’