IBPS SO Prelims English Quiz
As the date of IBPS SO Exam is coming nearer, hopes of aspirants are growing with every passing day. It’s time to test their hard work and they would want to make the best of this opportunity. Thus, English Language can play a vital role to get success. IBPS SO English is all about well-planned strategy, time- management and strong grasp over English Language. So, stop boiling the ocean, and acquire command over vocabulary, enhance deep knowledge of grammar, and build competent comprehension skills to get the ball in the court in first attempt. Here is a quiz on English Language provided by Adda 247. It will help you practice latest pattern of English Questions for upcoming IBPS SO Pre Examination 2019.
Directions (1-8): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below each statement should replace the phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the answer.
Q1. Germany expelled two Russian diplomats in retaliation of the killing of a Chechen separatist in Berlin in August.
(a) in retaliatory for the killing of
(b) in retaliation of the kill of
(c) in retaliation to the killing of
(d) in retaliation for the killing of
(e) None of these.
S1. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d). No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
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Q2. Finland’s prime minister, Antti Rinne, resigned after a key political ally withdrew support. He had been in office for just six months.
(a) resigned before a key political ally
(b) resigns after a key political ally
(c) has resigned of the key political ally
(d) resigned for a key political ally
(e) No correction required.
S2. Ans. (e)
Sol. The correct option is option (e). No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q3. Boris Johnson, the Conservative leader, continued to dodge scrutiny from the bbc’s fiercest interviewer, who have already mauled othercandidates.
(a) which has already mauled other
(b) whom already mauls into other
(c) who had been already mauled other
(d) who has already mauled other
(e) None of these.
S3. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d). No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q4. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, the prime minister of Iraq, said he would had step down amid large protests over corruption, poor governance and unemployment.
(a) he has step up amid
(b) he would step down amid
(c) he will step down amid the
(d) he would stepping down amid
(e) None of these.
S4. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option (b).No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q5. Human-rights groups said up to 450 Iranians was killed during protests over a rise in the state-controlled price of fuel last month.
(a) were killed during protests
(b) have being killed during protests
(c) had killed during protests
(d) being killed during protests
(e) None of these.
S5. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct option is option (a).No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q6. Australia’s government repealed a law allow asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres to be brought to Australia for medical treatment under exceptional circumstances.
(a) repealed a law that has allow asylum seekers
(b) repealed a law that has to allowed asylum seekers
(c) repealed a law allowing asylum seekers
(d) repealed a law allowed asylum seekers
(e) None of these.
S6. Ans. (c)
Sol. The correct option is option (c).No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q7. Stockmarkets had an unsettled week amid uncertainty about America and China reaching a trade deal before December 15th, when tariffs due to rise on a raft of Chinese goods
(a) tariffs is due to rise on a raft of Chinese goods
(b) tariffs has due to rise on a raft of Chinese goods
(c) tariffs have been due to rising on a raft of Chinese goods
(d) tariffs are due to rise on a raft of Chinese goods
(e) None of these.
S7. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d).No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Q8. Mr Trump said he wanted to raised tariffs on metal imports from Brazil and Argentina, accusing both countries of manipulating their currencies.
(a) he wants to raised tariff on metal
(b) he wanted to raise tariffs to metal
(c) he wanted to raise tariffs on metalling
(d) he wanted to raise tariffs on metal
(e) None of these.
S8. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d). No other match grammatically and contextually fits here.
Direction (9-15): Given below is a paragraph consisting of blanks. Identify the correct option among the five alternative pairs that should fill the blank against the number to make the paragraph contextually meaningful and grammatically correct.
Railways has successfully completed the work of providing free ___________ (9) Wi-Fi at 5500 stations across the country. Mahua Milan Railway Station of East Central Railway zone, became the 5500th station in the country to have free public Wi-Fi. This is a unique _____________(10) as this Wi-Fi network is one of the largest Wi-Fi networks of the world.
To transform the Railway stations into the hub of Digital ____________(11), Indian Railways mandated RailTel, a Miniratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, to provide free high-speed Wi-Fi at the Railway stations. The _____________(12) started in January 2016 from the financial capital of India – Mumbai Central station and in a span of 46 months Railways has successfully provided Wi-Fi at 5500 stations across the country. The mission is to provide Wi-Fi at all Railway stations (except the halt ones). Along the journey, RailTel has roped in partners like Google, Tata Trust, PGCIL for some parts of the project and also got funding from Department of Telecom USOF for 200 stations. The Wi-Fi is being provided under the brand name of RailWire.
The month of October 2019 saw total 1.5 crores of user logins in ‘RailWire’ Wi-Fi services across all stations consuming 10242 TB of data. Free access to high speed Wi-Fi will help in bridging the digital divide between rural and urban India. Students using their waiting time to download study materials, vendors using the service for digital payment transactions, daily passengers using their time at stations learning new skill or surfing net- the free Wi-Fi has been a boon to these people who otherwise suffer from poor _____________(13) issues.
Designed to offer users the best Internet experience, RailWire Wi-Fi at Railway stations will be available to any user who has a smartphone with working mobile connection for KYC considerations. To use the Wi-Fi the user has to switch on the Wi-Fi mode on the smartphone and select the RailWire Wi-Fi network. The RailWire ____________ (14) automatically appears on the smartphone. The user has to enter his or her mobile number on this homepage. The user will get one-time password (OTP) in form of SMS in the message box which has to be entered in the home page of RailWire. After entering OTP Users will be able to access high speed internet & can start internet ____________(15).
Q9.
(a) public
(b) distant
(c) wise
(d) activity
(e) None of these.
S9. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct option is option (a).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (a) is the most viable choice.
Q10.
(a) controversy
(b) initiative
(c) slowness
(d) sluggish
(e) None of these.
S10. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option (b).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (b) is the most viable choice.
Q11.
(a) underweight
(b) brief
(c) dissent
(d) inclusion
(e) None of these.
S11. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (d) is the most viable choice.
Dissent means ‘the holding or expression of opinions at variance with those commonly or officially held’.
Q12.
(a) search
(b) journey
(c) simple
(d) occasional
(e) None of these.
S12. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option (b).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (b) is the most viable choice.
Q13.
(a) transformation
(b) sullen
(c) decent
(d) connectivity
(e) None of these.
S13. Ans. (d)
Sol. The correct option is option (d).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (d) is the most viable choice.
Sullen means ‘bad-tempered and sulky’.
Q14.
(a) homepage
(b) front
(c) conflict
(d) curiosity
(e) None of these.
S14. Ans. (a)
Sol. The correct option is option (a).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (a) is the most viable choice.
Q15.
(a) speed
(b) browsing
(c) protocol
(d) casualness
(e) None of these.
S15. Ans. (b)
Sol. The correct option is option (b).All other words fail to fit contextually and grammatically in the sentence. Hence, option (b) is the most viable choice. Browsing and Protocol can come here but while going through the sentences only ‘browsing’ will contextually fit here.
