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English Quiz For IBPS Exam 2016 |_2.1
Directions
(1-15): Find out the error, if any.
Q1. The
Conference is to start at 9.30 a.m. with the introductory speech of the
Minister.
(a) The
Conference is to
(b) start at
9.30 a.m.
(c) with the
introductory
(d) speech
of the Minister.
(e) No Error 

Q2. No
sooner did Minati reach the station then it started raining.
(a) No
sooner did
(b) Minati
reach
(c) the
station then
(d) it started
raining.
(e) No Error
Q3. Broadly
speaking in a layman’s language disability can be classified by two groups
namely mental and physical.
(a) Broadly
speaking in a layman’s language
(b) disability
can be
(c) classified
by two groups
(d) namely mental
and physical.
(e) No Error
Q4. The
unskilled class of workers are the most exploited class under the present
labour contract system.
(a) The
unskilled class of
(b) workers
are the
(c) most
exploited class under
(d) the
present labour contract system.
(e) No Error
Q5. The
issues were so critical that they could hardly be resolved upon such a limited
time.
(a) The
issues were
(b) so
critical that they
(c) could
hardly be resolved
(d) upon
such a limited time.
(e) No Error

Q6. As compared with last year,
the production of this factory is not satisfactory.
(a) As
compared with
(b) last
year, the production
(c) of this
factory
(d) is not
satisfactory.
(e) No Error
Q7. No
sooner did she reach the station, then it started raining.
(a) No
sooner did
(b) she
reach
(c) the
station, then
(d) it
started raining.
(e) No Error
Q8. In the
meeting hold last month all other members were present than Vinay.
(a) In the
meeting
(b) hold
last month
(c) all
other members were present
(d) than
Vinay.
(e) No Error

Q9. He dared to go at the blast site so as to see his colleagues.
(a) He dared
to
(b) go at
the
(c) blast
site so as
(d) to see
his colleagues.
(e) No Error
Q10. A committee
comprising of eminent members from various technical institutions was set up.
(a) A
committee comprising
(b) of
eminent members
(c) from
various technical institutions
(d) was set
up.
(e) No Error
Q11.
Everyone is requested to attend the dinner party hosted by the party president.
(a) Everyone
is requested
(b) to
attend the
(c) dinner
party hosted by
(d) the
party president.
(e) No Error
Q12. When I
receive the letter, the date for the interview was already over.
(a) When I
receive
(b) the
letter, the date
(c) for the
interview
(d) was
already over.
(e) No Error
Q13. Had the
opportunity been given to him he will have proved successful.
(a) Had the
opportunity
(b) been
given to him
(c) he will
have
(d) proved
successful.
(e) No Error
Q14. The
Chairman approved the recommendations of the committee with partial
modification.
(a) The
Chairman approved
(b) the
recommendations
(c) of the
committee
(d) with
partial modification.
(e) No Error
Q15. The
person whom you met yesterday is one of my best friend.
(a) The
person whom
(b) you met
yesterday
(c) is one
of
(d) my best
friend.
(e) No Error
Solutions
S1. Ans.(e) 
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.

S2. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Write ‘than’ in place of ‘then’.  No
sooner is followed by than.

S3. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Use preposition ‘in’.

S4. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write singular verb ‘is’.

S5. Ans.(d) 
Sol. Use ‘within’ in place of ‘upon’.

S6. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Use ‘the production of ‘before ‘last year’.

S7. Ans.(c) 
Sol. Write ‘than’ in place of ‘then’.  No
sooner is followed by than.

S8. Ans.(b) 
Sol. Write ‘held’ in place of hold’.

S9. Ans.(e) 
Sol. The given sentence is grammatically correct.

S10. Ans.(b) 
Sol.  Preposition ‘of’ will not be used
after ‘comprise’. 

S11. Ans.(e) 
Sol.  The given sentence is grammatically
correct.

S12. Ans.(e) 
Sol.  Write ‘received’.

S13. Ans.(c) 
Sol.  ‘he would have been’.

S14. Ans.(e) 
Sol.  The given sentence is grammatically
correct.

S15. Ans.(d) 
Sol.  Write plural ‘friends’.

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