English Quizzes For Bank Foundation 2023- 2nd February

Directions (1-15): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any)

Q1. Two of my intimate friends (A)/called on me (B)/on yesterday when I was (C)/away from home. (D)/No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. The council does (A)/not hold itself responsible (B)/for the loss or damage (C)/to any article. (D)/No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. We have been under (A)/ a lot of pressure to (B)/ open fifty new stores (C)/ by the ending of the year. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. We have taken on (A)/ the responsibility of (B) / arranging the required training (C)/ and supervise of the new staff. (D)/No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q5. The government has signed (A)/ a memorandum of understanding with (B)/ the company to set-up (C)/ a plant in the state. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q6. All banks must necessary (A)/ keep a certain (B)/ percentage of deposits (C)/ with the Reserve Bank.(D)/ No error (E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q7. Students will be (A)/ the worse affected (B)/ by the public transport (C)/ strike next week. /(D) No error (E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q8. Our company has (A)/ the ambitious goal (B)/ of eliminating poverty(C)/ for ten years. (D)/ No error (E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q9. I cannot sanction (A)/ such a large sum (B)/ without no permission(C)/ of the manager. (D)/ No error (E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q10. Seventy out from the (A)/ eight hundred employees of (B)/ the company have opted (C)/ for voluntary retirement (D)./ No error (E).
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q11. For the past one week (A)/ people had stop working (B)/ out of their houses, (C)/ fearing a sudden attack. (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q12. He acted not (A)/ as per my advice (B)/ but (C)/ somebody else (D)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q13. He always says (A)/ that he prefers to go (B)/ home to stay in (C)/ a hostel at night.( d)/ No error. (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q14. Migraines may doubles (A)/ the risk of a (B)/ a nervous system condition that (C)/ causes facial paralysis. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q15. An international team of scientists successfully developed (A)/ a new topological insulator which exhibits (B)/ many topological effects that have (C)/ not seen experimentally before. (D)/ No error (E)
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)
Sol. Remove ‘on’ before ‘yesterday’ as “on/in” are not used before yesterday, two days before yesterday, the day before yesterday, today, tomorrow, two days after tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, etc.

S2. Ans. (c)
Sol. Use ‘of’ after ‘loss’ as the correct syntax is “loss of something” e.g. ‘loss of blood/prestige/ health/ money’ etc. However it is to be noted that ‘the loss of or damage to my article’ is a synthesis of two different phrases, ‘the loss of my article’, ‘the damage to my article’.

S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct phrasal expression is ‘by the end of’.
e.g. By the end of this month we shall be doing this project.

S4. Ans. (d)
Sol. This part should read out as ‘supervision of the new staff’ to make it correct.
e.g. The school has taken the responsibility of offering remedial classes and supervision to weak students.

S5. Ans. (e)
Sol. No error.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. Only an adverb can qualify a verb, so use ‘necessarily ‘ in place of ‘necessary’.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Use ‘worst’ in place of ‘worse’. Worse is the comparative form, while Worst is the superlative form. E.g., This is the worst movie I have ever seen. It is worse than that.

S8. Ans.(d)
Sol. Use ‘within’ in place of ‘for’.

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘no’ with ‘any’. You cannot use, double negatives in a sentence. It makes an error. I cannot give you nothing. (Wrong) I cannot give you anything. (Right)

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. ‘Out of’ is correct expression. Ten out of twenty people are blind.

S11.Ans.(b)
Sol.
Replace ‘stop’ with ‘stopped’ as had is always followed by V3 .

S12.Ans.(d)
Sol.
Write else’s. Use of apostrophe is necessary here.

S13.Ans.(c)
Sol.
Change ‘to stay in’ by ‘rather than stay in’. She prefers to write rather than to speak on telephone.

S14.Ans.(a)
Sol.
Replace ‘doubles’ with ‘double’ as modals take plural form of verb.

S15. Ans.(d)
Sol. Add ‘been’ after ‘not’