English Questions For IBPS PO and Clerk Exam 2017

English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS PO Exam. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes for IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO and other upcoming exams, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the questions based on new pattern English for IBPS PO.

Directions (1-10): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (e) as the answer.

Q1. The project was difficult, but we Keep down and eventually, it Was done.
(a) Keep around
(b) Keep back
(c) Keep from
(d) keep at it
(e) No improvement
Q2.  He was act on his feelings of inferiority by being overly aggressive.
(a) Act up
(b) Act on
(c) Act upon
(d) Acting out
(e) No improvement

Q3. The past year has been successful and, look after, we expect to do even better in the coming months.
(a) looking ahead
(b) look at
(c) look back
(d) look into
(e) No improvement

Q4. The judge thanked the witness and allowed her to stand in.
(a) stand out
(b) stand down
(c) stand alone
(d) stand aside
(e) No improvement

Q5. He looked like someone had worked him about pretty good.
(a) work off
(b) work on
(c) worked over
(d) work up
(e) No improvement

Q6. I came over the book in a little second-hand bookshop in Dorset
(a) Come into
(b) Come down
(c) Come by
(d) came upon
(e) No improvement

Q7. Three dangerous Category A prisoners break away Wands worth Prison last night
(a) Break through
(b) Break out in
(c) broke out of
(d) Break for
(e) No improvement

Q8. He was sent in to replace the starting goaltender
(a) send on
(b) send forth
(c) send away
(d)send about
(e) No improvement

Q9. Each month she pays into an account that can be used for medical expenses.
(a) pay off
(b) pay up
(c) pay out
(d) pay up to
(e) No improvement

Q10. All the seats were sold and a large crowd had to be turned away.
(a)turn up
(b) turn around
(c) Turn out
(d) turn back
(e) No improvement

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.

A. It already has a nuclear arsenal, a formidable missile programme, and has taken creditable strides in the field of space exploation.

B. Owning a HSR network has become a status symbol for nations.

C. After all, it has the dream of becoming the third

D. China leveraged this phenomenon to the hilt by introducing high-speed trains on its network in the nineties, and can now boast of owning the world’s largest HSR network.

E. The high-speed rail (HSR) owes its genesis to the competition railways faced from fast-moving automobiles and airplanes.

F.  It is but natural for India to aspire to join the exclusive club of nations having a HSR network.
the largest economy in 25 years.

Q11. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)B

Q12. Which of the following should be the FIFTH(last) sentence after rearrangement? 
(a)F
(b)C
(c)D
(d)E
(e)A

Q13.  Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a)F
(b)B
(c)E
(d)A
(e)D

Q14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a)A
(b)E
(c)D
(d)B
(e)F

Q15.  Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a)E
(b)A
(c)F
(d)C
(e)B

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