English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk Prelims 2023-25th November

Directions (1-5): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into five parts. It is then followed by five options which give the sequence of the correct parts. Choose the option which gives the correct sequence of the grammatically correct parts. If all the parts are grammatically correct, choose option (e) .i.e. ‘No error’ as the correct choice.

Q1. He mentioned the contributions of the(A)/ Indian National Congress, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi to the(B)/ concept of the modern(C)/ Indian state and(D)/ quote Jawaharlal Nehru(E).
(a) ABCE
(b) BCDE
(c) ACDE
(d) ABCD
(e) No error

Q2. Every day, we see increased violence around us(A)/. At the heart of this violence is darkness(B)/, fear, and mistrust. We must free our(C)/ public discourse to all forms of(D)/ violence, physical as well as verbal(E).
(a) BCDE
(b) ABCE
(c) ACDE
(d) ABCD
(e) No error

Q3. Only a non-violent society can ensure participation(A)/ of all sections of people in(B)/ the democratic process(C)/, especially the marginalized(D)/ and the dispossessed(E).
(a) ABCD
(b) BCDE
(c) ACDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error

Q4. The problem, which Facebook said(A)/ it have fixed, is(B)/ the latest privacy scandal(C)/ for the world’s(D)/ largest social media company(E).
(a) BCDE
(b) ABCD
(c) ACDE
(d) ABCE
(e) No error

Q5. People can still manually changed (A)/ the privacy level of the posts anywhere(B)/ from “public” to “only me” and(C)/ this was the case while(D)/ the bug was active as well (E).
(a) BCDE
(b) ACDE
(c) ABCD
(d) ABCE
(e) No error

Directions (6-10): In each of the following sentence, there are two blank spaces. Below the sentences, there are five options and the blanks are to be filled with the pair of words given below to make the sentences correct. Fill up the sentences with the correct word.

Q6. The accused ____________ asked Girvesh Kumar to _________ ₹10 lakh in their bank accounts in order to get materials for medicines at cheap rates.
(a) grievously; transform
(b) accusingly; transmit
(c) allegedly; transfer
(d) offensively; pay
(e) seriously; withdraw

Q7. Mr. Tom’s decision comes amid a recent __________ of pardons issued by the President, who has seemed drawn to causes advocated by conservatives, celebrities or those who once ____________ on his former reality show, “The Apprentice.”
(a) flow; present
(b) abundant; seen
(c) flood; saw
(d) flurry; appeared
(e) fury; summoned

Q8. While this Administration will always be very ________ on crime, it believes that those who have paid their debt to society and worked hard to better themselves while in prison _________ a second chance.
(a) cruel; provide
(b) harsh; required
(c) benevolent; got
(d) weird; need
(e) tough; deserve

Q9. Assistant Superintendent of Police Shyam Kumar said the victim ____________ the money through mobile banking but the accused did not ____________ any items and kept making excuses.
(a) transferred; provide
(b) shared; gave
(c) transmitted; required
(d) send; reveal
(e) withdrawing; acquire

Q10. When the idea to ________ an iftar party was presented before the locality, I was __________ to see people from other communities came forward to help with the arrangements.
(a) host; beguiled
(b) organize; amazed
(c) celebrate; baffled
(d) directed; shocked
(e) do; disappointed

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace ‘quote’ with ‘quoted’

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘to’ with ‘from’

S3. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘have’ with ‘has’

S5. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘changed’ with ‘change’ as the sentence is in present form of tense

S6. Ans.(c)
Sol. Allegedly- according to someone’s allegation; supposedly
Transfer- to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another

S7. Ans.(d)
Sol. Flurry– any sudden activity
Appeared– to come or be in sight; to be in view

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. Tough– very hard
Deserve– to be entitled to, as a result of past actions; to be worthy to have

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Transferred– moved or passed from one place, person or thing to another
Provide– to give what is needed or desired

S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Organize– to arrange in working order
Amazed– astonished; surprised

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