Just a few days are left for SBI PO Examination. It is time to pace up your preparation with New Pattern Questions of English section for SBI PO Prelims 2017. These English questions will also help you in preparing for BOB PO 2017 recruitment examination. We have also provided study notes for the grammatical part. You can practice New pattern English and Old pattern Questions as well.
Directions (1-7): In each of the questions, choose the meaning of phrase/idiom (given in bold).
Q1. President
Saddam Hussein’s effort to annex Kuwait was nothing short of setting the Thames on fire.
Saddam Hussein’s effort to annex Kuwait was nothing short of setting the Thames on fire.
(a) A try to
achieve an impossible distinction
(b) To
destroy the country for nothing
destroy the country for nothing
(c) To show
his power and might
his power and might
(d) To make
a situation worse
a situation worse
(e) None of
these
these
Q2. One
should not stay idle at home; but be up
and doing.
should not stay idle at home; but be up
and doing.
(a) Sleeping
(b) Active
(c) Working
(d) Reading
(e) None of
these
these
Q3. Mr Arjun
Singh snapped his fingers at
Narasimha Rao and got himself in hot water.
Singh snapped his fingers at
Narasimha Rao and got himself in hot water.
(a) To
support
support
(b) To disregard
(c) To
deprive
deprive
(d) To
interfere
interfere
(e) None of
these
these
Q4. We are
afraid you may not be led astray in
by Arvind’s bad company.
afraid you may not be led astray in
by Arvind’s bad company.
(a) Get into
trouble
trouble
(b) Misguided
(c) Killed
(d) Lose the
job
job
(e) None of
these
these
Q5. To cry wolf
(a) To give
false alarm
false alarm
(b) To turn
pale
pale
(c) To ruin
over self
over self
(d) To
overcome someone
overcome someone
(e) None of
these
these
Q6. To be in dribs and drabs
(a) Without
fail
fail
(b) With
much ease
much ease
(c) In small
quantities
quantities
(d) With
great difficulty
great difficulty
(e) None of
these
these
Q7. A hard nut to crack is
(a) One who
is very obstinate
is very obstinate
(b) Very
difficult child
difficult child
(c) A walnut
or a fruit
or a fruit
(d) Problem
that is hard be solved
that is hard be solved
(e) None of
these
these
Directions
(8-11): In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is
underlined/bold. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of phrasing the
underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the five.
(8-11): In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is
underlined/bold. Beneath each sentence, five different ways of phrasing the
underlined part are indicated. Choose the best alternative among the five.
Q8. Carbon-14
dating reveals that the artifacts recovered at Mesopotamia are nearly 2,000
years as old as any of their supposed
European predecessors.
dating reveals that the artifacts recovered at Mesopotamia are nearly 2,000
years as old as any of their supposed
European predecessors.
(a) supposed
older than any of their
older than any of their
(b) as old
as their supposedly
as their supposedly
(c) as old
as their supposed
as their supposed
(d) older
than any of their supposed
than any of their supposed
(e) None of
the above
the above
Q9. Unlike a
typical automobile loan, which requires a fifteen to twenty-percent down
payment, the easy drive loan customer
is not required to make an initial deposit on the new vehicle.
typical automobile loan, which requires a fifteen to twenty-percent down
payment, the easy drive loan customer
is not required to make an initial deposit on the new vehicle.
(a) with
easy drive loan buying there is no requirement of
easy drive loan buying there is no requirement of
(b) easy
drive loan customers are not required to make
drive loan customers are not required to make
(c) for the
easy drive loan customer there is no requirement of
easy drive loan customer there is no requirement of
(d) an easy
drive loan does not require the buyer to make
drive loan does not require the buyer to make
(e) None of
the above
the above
Q10. In
addition to having more protein than wheat does, the protein in rice is higher quality than that in wheat,
with more of the amino acids essentials to the human diet.
addition to having more protein than wheat does, the protein in rice is higher quality than that in wheat,
with more of the amino acids essentials to the human diet.
(a) the
protein in rice is higher quality than that in
protein in rice is higher quality than that in
(b) rice has
protein of higher quality than that in
protein of higher quality than that in
(c) the
protein in rice is higher in quality than it is in rice
protein in rice is higher in quality than it is in rice
(d) rice
protein is higher in quality than it is in
protein is higher in quality than it is in
(e) None of
the above
the above
Q11. Had realized how close I
was to failing, I would not have taken the SBI PO exam in the second week of
December.
(a) Had I
realized how close
realized how close
(b) When I
realized how close
realized how close
(c) If I
would have realized
would have realized
(d) If I
realized earlier how close
realized earlier how close
(e) None of
the above
the above
Directions
(12-15): In each question, there are pairs of words/phrases that highlighted.
From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate
word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given,
choose the best one.
(12-15): In each question, there are pairs of words/phrases that highlighted.
From the highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate
word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences. Then, from the options given,
choose the best one.
Q12. So a
blue-ribbon panel has made clear suggestions, and two respected senators have
proposed them as law-this seems nitpicking (A)/straightforward (B)
enough.
blue-ribbon panel has made clear suggestions, and two respected senators have
proposed them as law-this seems nitpicking (A)/straightforward (B)
enough.
But the
suggestions involve an intensive (A)/extensive (B) shake-up that will be
far from easy to make reality. Most notably, the 9/11 commission proposed two
new entities.
suggestions involve an intensive (A)/extensive (B) shake-up that will be
far from easy to make reality. Most notably, the 9/11 commission proposed two
new entities.
The first is
a National Counterterrorism center, building (A)/countering (B) on the
Terrorist Threat Integration Center that was established after the September
11th attacks.
a National Counterterrorism center, building (A)/countering (B) on the
Terrorist Threat Integration Center that was established after the September
11th attacks.
Whereas the
current center amounts to a clearing house for terrorism-related information,
the proposed one would set operational (A)/functional (B) priorities for
fighting terrorism and be responsible for the results.
current center amounts to a clearing house for terrorism-related information,
the proposed one would set operational (A)/functional (B) priorities for
fighting terrorism and be responsible for the results.
(a) ABBA
(b) BBAA
(c) BAAA
(d) BAAB
(e) BBBB
Q13. Pointless
regulations foster (A)/abet (B) graft.
regulations foster (A)/abet (B) graft.
The more meddlesome
(A)/irksome (B) the rule, the greater the incentive to bribe officials not
to enforce it.
(A)/irksome (B) the rule, the greater the incentive to bribe officials not
to enforce it.
An excellent
new study by the World Bank, “Doing Business in 2005”, shows that red tape is
one of the chief obstacles (A)/stepping stones (B) to growth in almost
all poor countries.
new study by the World Bank, “Doing Business in 2005”, shows that red tape is
one of the chief obstacles (A)/stepping stones (B) to growth in almost
all poor countries.
The World Bank
estimates that if a country in the worst-regulated quartile were to join the
best quartile, it would promote (A)/boost (B) its annual growth rate by
2.2 percentage points.
estimates that if a country in the worst-regulated quartile were to join the
best quartile, it would promote (A)/boost (B) its annual growth rate by
2.2 percentage points.
(a) BAAA
(b) ABBA
(c) BABA
(d) ABAB
(e) AAAA
Q14. The
change in personnel-rarely a good sign-seemed to presage (A)/prequel (B)
a change in strategy.
change in personnel-rarely a good sign-seemed to presage (A)/prequel (B)
a change in strategy.
Mr. Kerry
made two phone calls soliciting (A)/seeking (B) advice from Mr Clinton,
who was lying in a hospital’s bed awaiting quadruple bypass surgery.
made two phone calls soliciting (A)/seeking (B) advice from Mr Clinton,
who was lying in a hospital’s bed awaiting quadruple bypass surgery.
Mr Clinton apparently
(A)/probably (B) told Mr Kerry to concentrate more on the economy and to
step up his attacks on Mr Bush.
(A)/probably (B) told Mr Kerry to concentrate more on the economy and to
step up his attacks on Mr Bush.
That has not
stopped John Edwards being warned (A)/praised (B) on the campaign trail
by loyalists “They’re going to run you right over and make you look like idiots.
stopped John Edwards being warned (A)/praised (B) on the campaign trail
by loyalists “They’re going to run you right over and make you look like idiots.
(a) ABAB
(b) BBAA
(c) AAAA
(d) AABA
(e) BBBB
Q15. In
other words, there is probably much more to gain from promoting (A)/slashing
(B) red tape than from begging for more aid.
other words, there is probably much more to gain from promoting (A)/slashing
(B) red tape than from begging for more aid.
Especially
since donors, unlike air travelers in Angola, are not exactly queuing up
(A)/ freewheeling (B) to open their wallets.
since donors, unlike air travelers in Angola, are not exactly queuing up
(A)/ freewheeling (B) to open their wallets.
Mr. Putin
said after Beslan that “we showed ourselves to be weak, and the weak get
beaten.” The implication (B)/ indication (B) is that he will now be even
tougher in Chechnya.
said after Beslan that “we showed ourselves to be weak, and the weak get
beaten.” The implication (B)/ indication (B) is that he will now be even
tougher in Chechnya.
Not only is
that likely to entertain (A)/stir up (B) more terrorism; it also ignores
one of the conflict’s main drivers, which is cast.
that likely to entertain (A)/stir up (B) more terrorism; it also ignores
one of the conflict’s main drivers, which is cast.
(a) AABA
(b) AABB
(c) BABA
(d) BAAB
(e) BBBB
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