SBI Clerk English Questions: 17th June
State Bank of India's most awaited clerk exam is just 6 days away. All the practice and revision is essential for the final touches. English being the subject that gives chills to most of the students need attention on a daily basis. Fight the fear of English with SBI Clerk Crash Course Night Class quiz. These quizzes will enable aspirants to have the experience about what type of question can be asked in the actual examination, and you can be fully prepared for the D- day. Here is today's quiz on the English Language to help you assess your preparation for SBI Clerk Prelims 2019. Keep Practicing. All the best.
Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) One singular aspect of the problem of euthanasia is the Law.
(B) It is because intelligent people have seen that modern medical technology can be misused wittingly or unwittingly.
(C) Before their eyes is the picture of a man or woman for whom you can do nothing but is still hooked onto an artificial machine.
(D) Why is it that euthanasia is being talked about more and more these days ?
(E) It is in situation like this that one’s deep sense of humanism and compassion should come into play to relieve the pain and suffering.
(F) It is more or less like keeping a corpse live.
(B) It is because intelligent people have seen that modern medical technology can be misused wittingly or unwittingly.
(C) Before their eyes is the picture of a man or woman for whom you can do nothing but is still hooked onto an artificial machine.
(D) Why is it that euthanasia is being talked about more and more these days ?
(E) It is in situation like this that one’s deep sense of humanism and compassion should come into play to relieve the pain and suffering.
(F) It is more or less like keeping a corpse live.
Q1. Which of the following should be the Sixth (LAST) sentence after the rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBCFEA.
Q2. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after the rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBCFEA.
Q3. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence after the rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBCFEA.
Q4. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after the rearrangement?
D
B
C
A
E
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBCFEA.
Q5. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after the rearrangement?
A
B
C
D
F
Solution:
The correct rearrangement is DBCFEA.
Directions (6-10): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
Q6. Many teachers ……… the lack of professional freedom as the ……… for leaving the job.
cited, reason
explained, force
claimed, understanding
argued, culprit
believe, ground
Solution:
'cited, reason’ is the correct use.
Cited means refer to as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
Cited means refer to as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work.
Q7. Skeptics would not ……….. that the earth actually moves, let alone that it …………. around the sun.
permit, orbits
accept, revolves
experience, circles
assume, went
challenge, spins
Solution:
‘accept, revolves’ is the correct use.
Revolves means move in a circle on a central axis.
Revolves means move in a circle on a central axis.
Q8. Unpredictable ………… of the child could not lead the consultants to any……….
performance, setting
belief, judgement
operation, purpose
behaviour, conclusion
react, decision
Solution:
‘behaviour, conclusion’ is the correct use.
Q9. A public servant who is guilty will not …………… punishment and no …………. person will be punished.
be, sincere
flee, guilty
defend common
avoid, uniformed
escape, innocent
Solution:
‘escape, innocent’ is the correct use.
Q10. Few professions can ………….. the sheer variety and constant ……………. of being a doctor.
like, struggle
share, enthusiast
match, challenge
draw, work-load
justify, exception
Solution:
‘match, challenge’ is the correct use.
Directions (11-15): In each of the following questions four words are given in bold. Which of the following words must replace each other so that the sentence becomes contextually correct and meaningful. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (E) as your answer.
Q11. The (1)care of over 90 children in about a month in Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar due to low blood sugar level could have easily been (2)prevented with some (3)foresight and early (4)death.
1-2
1-4
1-3
3-4
No change required
Solution:
Replace '' to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q12. Six years ago, a two-member team (1) suspected by the State government (2) invited that a toxin naturally (3)present in litchi fruit was responsible for the mysterious deaths; a large Indo-U.S team (4)confirmed it in 2017.
1-2
2-3
1-3
3-4
No change required
Solution:
Replace 'suspected-invited' to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q13. A month ago, Bt brinjal (1)genetically modified (GM) to (2)resist the brinjal fruit and shoot borer (an insect), was (3)found growing illegally (4)in Haryana.
1-2
2-3
1-3
3-4
No change required
Solution:
No change required
Q14. The Global Metro Monitor 2018 reports that 36% of (1) economies growth and 67% of GDP growth were (2)contributed by the 300 largest global metros, with those in emerging (3) employment (4)outperforming those in advanced economies.
1-2
2-3
1-3
3-4
No change required
Solution:
Replace 'employment-economies' to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
Q15. The re-elected government has a (1)direction chance to change India’s policy (2) unique from a drive for short-term GDP growth at any cost to (3)confronting the vast social and environmental (4)gaps.
1-2
2-3
1-3
3-4
No change required
Solution:
Replace 'direction-unique' to make a grammatically correct and meaningful sentence.
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