SBI PO 2019 English Language (Fillers) Quiz: 26th March 2019

English Quiz For SBI PO Exam 2019

The State Bank of India conducts a three-level examination to recruit Probationary Officers every year. Thus, the English Language can be an impetus for your success as it helps you save crucial time and score good points in lesser time and effort. So, instead of boiling the ocean, try building up a strong vocabulary, an effective knowledge of grammar, and efficient comprehension skills so as to be on the ball to face this particular section. Here is a quiz on English Language being provided by Adda247 to let you practice the best of latest pattern English Questions for SBI PO Examination 2019-20.

Directions (1-10): In each of the following sentences, there is a blank space. Below each such sentence, there are four options with one word each. Fill up the blank with the word that makes the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If none of the given words correctly fills the blank, choose option (e) as your answer.

Q1. Goa’s population, as per Census 2011, is just 14.59 lakh, and it is one of the ---------------------- States also in terms of area.

smell

small

smallest

large

None of the above

Solution:

'Smallest' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q2. The President’s -------------------- record in office, however, may not entirely be held against him, given the difficult geopolitical backdrop.

modest

honesty

shamelessly

beauty

None of the above

Solution:

'Modest' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Q3. The systemic approach of ------------------------ education outcomes in India is leading to success.

transporting

transforming

transform

transport

None of the above

Solution:

'Transforming' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q4. Among lakhs of employees on the payrolls of State governments in India, the education department, -----------------------, has the largest share of employees.

sow

impede

argue

unarguably

None of the above

Solution:

'Unarguably' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means not open to disagreement; indisputable.

Q5. Given the size of the education department, any effort to introduce educational reforms must ensure that the incentives of all stakeholders are ---------------------------- throughout the system to ensure their participation.

concord

alignment

aligned

accord

None of the above

Solution:

'Aligned' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q6. There are many ------------------------- consequences of the growth of social media.

unintended

intend

pique

ritual

None of the above

Solution:

'Unintended' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means not planned or meant.

Q7. On March 5, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court ---------------------- its verdicts on three different death penalty cases.

emerged

delivery

delivered

emergency

None of the above

Solution:

'Delivered' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q8. In 2006, a trial court found six people guilty of rape and murder and --------------------- each of them to death.

attained

sentenced

given

residue

None of the above

Solution:

'Sentenced' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Q9. Thankfully, the dramatic turn of events did not -------------------------- into a full-blown disaster.

eventuate

resulting

resulted

gone

None of the above

Solution:

'Eventuate' is the correct fit for the blank here and it means occur as a result.

Q10. The actor was able to --------------------------- portray the deceased victim so that everyone believed that she had actually died.

convince

convincingly

extreme

modify

None of the above

Solution:

'Convincingly' is the correct fit for the blank here.

Directions (11-15): Below each question is given a sentence or sentences having two blanks. Choose among the options, which are mentioning the two words as a sequence that must fill the two blanks respectively, which is correct. If none of the options correctly fill the blanks, select option (e) as your answer choice.

Q11. Education transformation programmes by States run the risk of ------------------ flat, as they are often unaccompanied by a single --------------------------- change road map that all key actors agree upon and work towards.

leaning, turn

looking, balling

gearing, transform

falling, transformation

None of the above

Solution:

'Falling' and 'transformation' are the correct fits for the blank here.

Q12. Since its --------------------, the NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India), has also been a believer in competitive federalism that puts --------------------- on policymakers across States to perform better on pre-defined goals and metrics.

inception, pressure

establishment, enforce

gear, enforcement

origin, good

None of the above

Solution:

'Inception' and 'pressure' are the correct fits for the blank here. Inception means the establishment or starting point of an institution or activity.

Q13. Improvement in learning --------------------- is an immediate goal for India to fulfil its aspirations of ------------------ a greater role in the global economy and a systemic transformation is the best solution that we have so far.

resulting, play

outcomes, playing

results, withhold

collide, exaggerate

None of the above

Solution:

'Outcomes' and 'playing' are the correct fits for the blank here.

Q14. A report in The Guardian revealed that YouTube, Facebook and Twitter were --------------------- to stop videos of the Christchurch attack from spreading on their platforms, as users were -------------------- new copies of the footage faster than the sites could take them down.

recording, down

giving, downloading

struggle, upload

struggling, uploading

None of the above

Solution:

'Struggling' and 'uploading' are the correct fits for the blank here.

Q15. The woman’s social -------------------- was extremely vast, with most of her free time spent ---------------------- community events.

spherical, spending

circle, attend

sphere, attending

circular, calculate

None of the above

Solution:

'Sphere' and 'attending' are the correct fits for the blank here. Sphere means an area of activity, interest, or expertise; a section of society or an aspect of life distinguished and unified by a particular characteristic.