English Questions For IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

Dear Students,

English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS RRB Mains 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, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the, word usage, new pattern English section of banking exams.


Directions (1-10): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

The tea plant, a native of Southern China, was known ……(1)…… very early times to Chinese botany and medicine. It is ……(2)……  in the classics ……(3)…… the various names of Tou, Tseh, Chung, Kha and Ming and was ……(4)…… prized for possessing the virtues of ……(5)…… fatigue, delighting the soul, strengthening the will and repairing the eyesight. It was not only administered as an internal dose, but often ……(6)…… externally in the form of paste to ……(7)…… rheumatic pains. The Taoists claimed it ……(8)…… an important ……(9)…… of the elixir of immortality. The Buddhists used it extensively to prevent drowsiness during ……(10)…… long hours of meditation.




Q1. 
(a) to
(b) after
(c) from
(d) beyond
(e) behind

Q2. 
(a) taken away
(b) resorted into
(c) awarded for
(d) alluded to
(e) introduced in lieu

Q3. 
(a) under
(b) between
(c) among
(d) besides
(e) like

Q4. 
(a) rarely
(b) loosely
(c) under
(d) severely
(e) highly

Q5. 
(a) absorbing
(b) relieving
(c) avoiding
(d) resolving
(e) recognizing

Q6. 
(a) inserted
(b) developed
(c) conceived
(d) controlled
(e) applied


Q7. 
(a) recuperate
(b) alleviate
(c) conceal
(d) indicate
(e) slow


Q8. 
(a) to
(b) also
(c) although
(d) as
(e) hardly

Q9. 
(a) ingredient
(b) aspect
(c) offshoot
(d) outcome
(e) discovery


Q10. 
(a) that
(b) these
(c) their
(d) our
(e) remote


Directions (11-15): Pick out the most effective pair of words from the given pair of words to make the sentence/s meaningfully complete.


Q11. Of all the problems that have __________ human beings since the beginning of recorded history. Perhaps the most significant has been the __________ of their own nature.
(a) encountered …… importance
(b) perplexed …… value
(c) questioned …… scope
(d) confronted …… riddle
(e) directed …… issue

Q12. Self-concept and self-esteem are crucial to personal and professional effectiveness because if they are not fully __________ ,It may act in mystifying and sometimes __________ ways.
(a) positive …… destructive
(b) developed …… proactive
(c) nurtured …… reactive
(d) nourished …… think
(e) devised …… vulnerable

Q13. A key factor in __________ an effective and fulfilling life in our complex society is the ability to __________ control over our actions.
(a) achieving …… exert
(b) obtaining …… energize
(c) projecting …… restrain
(d) providing …… admonish
(e) expressing …… withhold

Q14. A theory is __________ evaluated to the degree that its concepts __________ to themselves a verification by independent investigators.
(a) critically …… pertain
(b) positively …… lend
(c) obviously …… yield
(d) alarmingly …… introduce
(e) delightfully …… submit

Q15. It is often the __________ that everyone agrees about objectives; the disagreement __________ about exactly how they are to be achieved.
(a) view …… follows
(b) situation …… talked
(c) matter …… projects
(d) happening …… matter
(e) case …… matters