English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2023-13th November

 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 (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. It was apparent (A)/ everyone present that if (B)/ the patient did not receive medical (C)/ attention fast, he would not survive. (D)/ No error. (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. Perhaps we must wait for (A)/ quieter times before the claims of civilization (B)/ can again over-ride over (C)/ the claims of the party spirit (D)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q3. An Indian driver or carpenter has to work (A)/ about two hours to buy kilogram of rice  (B)/ while his counterparts in Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland (C)/ need to work only fifteen minutes for it. (D)/ No error(E)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q4. The minister concurred (A)/ with his colleagues (B)/ and agreed that the new projects on education (C)/ should be sanctioned immediately. (D)/ No error(E)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q5. District police arrested (A)/ a gang of notorious robbers, (B)/ who were planning to strike (C)/ a house in the vicinity. (D)/No error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Directions (6 –10): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) into a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions below it.

(A) According to it, organized retails stores are not wolves at the doors of friendly neighbourhood grocery stores as there is room for expansion of both.

(B) Many have been crying foul over the entry of organized retail stores expressing concern over their impact on small store owners.

(C) The final winner in the competition, however, is the common man who gets to choose between the most suitable options and in turn fights with the runaway inflation in prices of essential commodities.

(D) In spite of this potential for expansion, it is doubtless that the small store owners face a decline in profit in initial years if organized retailers set up stores in the vicinity.

(E) But a study conducted over a period of two years goes long way towards allaying these fears.

(F) This impact, however, wears off once they learn to take on the competition which in turn enhances efficiently all around.

Q6. Which of the following should be FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a)   A

(b)   B

(c)   C

(d)   D

(e)   E

Q7. Which of the following should be THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a)   A

(b)   E

(c)   D

(d)   F

(e)   C

Q8. Which of the following should be SIXTH(LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

(a)   A

(b)   B

(c)   C

(d)   E

(e)   F

Q9. Which of the following should be SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a)   A

(b)   B

(c)   C

(d)   E

(e)   F

Q10. Which of the following should be FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a)   D

(b)   B

(c)   C

(d)   E

(e)   F

Solutions:

S1. Ans. (a)
Sol. Use ‘to’ before ‘everyone’.

S2. Ans. (c) 
Sol. The use of over is superfluous as after overcome/over-ride we don’t use over.

S3. Ans. (b)
Sol.  Use ‘a’ before kilogram as Kilogram is a countable noun.

S4. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is error-free.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. The given sentence is error-free

S6. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct sequence is BEADFC

 S7. Ans. (a)
The correct sequence is BEADFC

 S8. Ans. (c)
The correct sequence is BEADFC

S9. Ans. (d)
The correct sequence is BEADFC

S10. Ans. (e)
The correct sequence is BEADFC

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