Dear Readers,
Just a few days are left for SBI PO and NIACL Assistant Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation with New Pattern Questions of English section for SBI PO Prelims and NIACL Assistant Prelims 2017. These English questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO and NIACL AO 2017 recruitment examination. We have also provided study notes for grammatical part.
Directions
(1-4): In each question, the word at the top is used in four different ways,
numbered a-d. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or
INAPPROPRIATE.
(1-4): In each question, the word at the top is used in four different ways,
numbered a-d. Choose the option in which the usage of the word is INCORRECT or
INAPPROPRIATE.
Q1. Tune
(a) I had
just tuned in to a TV show when my sister came back home.
just tuned in to a TV show when my sister came back home.
(b) I just
love this tune.
love this tune.
(c) He’s
tuned out his car for the race.
tuned out his car for the race.
(d) Make
sure you tune in to next week’s show.
sure you tune in to next week’s show.
(e) None of
these
these
Q2. Blow
(a) My
parents blew up when they found me smoking. They were so angry.
parents blew up when they found me smoking. They were so angry.
(b) I
couldn’t light the campfire. The wind kept blowing it up.
couldn’t light the campfire. The wind kept blowing it up.
(c) The wind
blew the smoke back down the chimney into the room.
blew the smoke back down the chimney into the room.
(d) To blow
a balloon, you have to blow hard into it.
a balloon, you have to blow hard into it.
(e) None of
these
these
Q3. OPT
(a) I opted
for an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.
for an endowment mortgage and lost a lot of money.
(b) I opted
for tea because I don’t drink coffee.
for tea because I don’t drink coffee.
(c) The US
opted out of an arm deal with other countries.
opted out of an arm deal with other countries.
(d) If you
want them to notify you of updates, you have to opt out.
want them to notify you of updates, you have to opt out.
(e) None of
these
these
Q4. Ride
(a) Her
skirt rode up when she sat down.
skirt rode up when she sat down.
(b) They
managed to ride off the recession.
managed to ride off the recession.
(c) They
managed to sit through the journey, even though it was a bumpy ride.
managed to sit through the journey, even though it was a bumpy ride.
(d) She got
on her horse and rode off.
on her horse and rode off.
(e) None of
these
these
Directions
(5-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left
blank. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence
are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.
(5-15): In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left
blank. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of completing the sentence
are indicated. Choose the best alternative from among the five options.
Q5. As the
__________ of manufacturing industries such as chemicals, textiles,
pharmaceuticals and engineering, Mumbai has been a city of opportunity for the
__________.
__________ of manufacturing industries such as chemicals, textiles,
pharmaceuticals and engineering, Mumbai has been a city of opportunity for the
__________.
(a) center,
political class
political class
(b) hub,
elites
elites
(c) hub,
working class
working class
(d) edge,
middle class
middle class
(e) heart,
avant-garde
avant-garde
Q6.
Ironically, the conditions of the unorganized class of workers are far
__________ in those states that boast __________ per capita incomes and high
minimum wages.
Ironically, the conditions of the unorganized class of workers are far
__________ in those states that boast __________ per capita incomes and high
minimum wages.
(a) worse,
high
high
(b) worse,
low
low
(c) better,
high
high
(d) safer, higher
(e)
subhuman, low
subhuman, low
Q7. The
__________ nature of the food inflation over the last year has brought the
acuteness of food __________ in India into political focus.
__________ nature of the food inflation over the last year has brought the
acuteness of food __________ in India into political focus.
(a)
truculent, scarcity
truculent, scarcity
(b)
persistent, insecurity
persistent, insecurity
(c) hostile,
shortage
shortage
(d)
unrelenting, surplus
unrelenting, surplus
(e)
repugnant, conference
repugnant, conference
Q8. The food
procurement policy of the government had two objectives: __________ regional
distribution of food grains at __________ prices and the provision of a fair
price to farmers.
procurement policy of the government had two objectives: __________ regional
distribution of food grains at __________ prices and the provision of a fair
price to farmers.
(a)
restricted, low
restricted, low
(b) limited,
fair
fair
(c) just,
low
low
(d) equal,
reasonable
reasonable
(e)
equitable, reasonable
equitable, reasonable
Q9. The
situation in Kashmir has always been __________, but policymaking in New Delhi,
which has remained “one track”, has only helped to __________ it further.
situation in Kashmir has always been __________, but policymaking in New Delhi,
which has remained “one track”, has only helped to __________ it further.
(a)
sensitive, alleviate
sensitive, alleviate
(b)
confounded, exacerbate
confounded, exacerbate
(c) fragile,
aggravate
aggravate
(d) violent,
assuage
assuage
(e)
peaceful, spoil
peaceful, spoil
Q10. Being
unsure of itself, reform is pursued __________ by a coalition government
constantly __________ of voters’ reactions.
unsure of itself, reform is pursued __________ by a coalition government
constantly __________ of voters’ reactions.
(a)
vigorously, hopeful
vigorously, hopeful
(b) slowly, chary
(c)
hesitantly, wary
hesitantly, wary
(d)
nervously, circumspect
nervously, circumspect
(e)
reluctantly, eager
reluctantly, eager
Q11.
Palestinian officials say that there is no use holding talks with Israeli
leaders that are nothing more than a photo opportunity intended to create the
__________ of a peace process while avoiding any substantive __________.
Palestinian officials say that there is no use holding talks with Israeli
leaders that are nothing more than a photo opportunity intended to create the
__________ of a peace process while avoiding any substantive __________.
(a)
impression, conflicts
impression, conflicts
(b)
blueprint, problems
blueprint, problems
(c)
proposal, arrangements
proposal, arrangements
(d)
impression, commitments
impression, commitments
(e)
conception, implementation
conception, implementation
Q12. We
should be wary of hyperbolic predictions; more often than not, what sound like
horrific changes in climate and geography actually turn out to be __________
-and in some cases even __________.
should be wary of hyperbolic predictions; more often than not, what sound like
horrific changes in climate and geography actually turn out to be __________
-and in some cases even __________.
(a)
beneficial, malignant
beneficial, malignant
(b)
destructive, catastrophic
destructive, catastrophic
(c) worse,
unmanageable
unmanageable
(d)
manageable, benign
manageable, benign
(e)
productive, catastrophic
productive, catastrophic
Q13. Climate
science is a subtle and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields
__________ forecasts or __________ prescriptions.
science is a subtle and fiendishly convoluted discipline that rarely yields
__________ forecasts or __________ prescriptions.
(a)
unambiguous, straightforward
unambiguous, straightforward
(b)
ambiguous, unreliable
ambiguous, unreliable
(c)
unreliable, useless
unreliable, useless
(d) extreme,
dubious
dubious
(e)
ambiguous, reliable
ambiguous, reliable
Q14. Despite
his long tenure, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s hold on power
sometimes has been __________ by a small group of __________.
his long tenure, North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il’s hold on power
sometimes has been __________ by a small group of __________.
(a)
threatened, dissidents
threatened, dissidents
(b)
reinforced, dissidents
reinforced, dissidents
(c)
reconciled, loyalists
reconciled, loyalists
(d)
compromised, patriots
compromised, patriots
(e)
endangered, patriots
endangered, patriots
Q15. The
relationship between the International Monetary Fund and the G-20 is __________
but conflicted. Like a long-married couple who habitually bicker and fight, the
two can’t seem to live together-but they can’t live __________, either.
relationship between the International Monetary Fund and the G-20 is __________
but conflicted. Like a long-married couple who habitually bicker and fight, the
two can’t seem to live together-but they can’t live __________, either.
(a)
certified, together
certified, together
(b)
official, separate
official, separate
(c)
symbiotic, apart
symbiotic, apart
(d) synergistic, apart
(e)
harmonious, together
harmonious, together
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