English Language Quiz for Prelims Exams- SBI & IBPS 2020- 27TH December, 2020

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following seven
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. Thus, we can say a
good budget is one which makes a sincere attempt to change the policy
environment.

B. Government finances
are terminally impaired with uncontrolled fiscal deficits.

C. This is evident from
the big gaps in perception and capability of managers.

D. Industry too is not
ready to deliver growth, should even the government pursue the right policies.

E. The current reforms
pace is too slow.

F. Today, the fiscal
deficit has deteriorated.

Q1. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) F
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q2. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q3. Which of the following should be the FIRST
sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Q4. Which of the following should be the LAST
(SIXTH) sentence after rearrangement
?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) F

Q5. Which of the following should be the FOURTH
sentence after rearrangement ?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E

Directions (6-10): Each sentence below
has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Chose
the words for each pair of blanks which best brings about the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.

Q6. The Commonwealth Scholarship and
Fellowship Plan (CSFP) is a programme _________ which member governments
_________ scholarships to citizens of other Commonwealth countries.

(a) inside, manage

(b) of, sanction

(d) in,
determine

(e) under,
offer

Q7. The University of Cambridge was
always my first choice as it is known for a long and distinguished tradition in
the ______ of science and is one of the oldest and most _________ universities
in the oldest and most _________ universities in the world.

(a) ground, renowned

(b) field, esteemed

(d) department,
great

(e) class,
enclosed

Q8. The new generation of young,
extremely skilled and successful entrepreneurs deserves __________ for daring
to break away from the dull and stifling ________ of working in mega corporate
houses to set up their own businesses.

(a) approval, coercion

(b) decoration, duress

(d) accolades,
constraints

(e) reward,
suppression

Q9. If the new Land Acquisition,
Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill does __________ morph into an Act it will
doubtless be a ___________ in the cap for the UPA govt.

(a) absolutely, diamond

(b) naturally, logo

(d) easily,
mark

(e) really,
star

Q10. The Rajan committee was set up to
________ a _________ development index of states.

(a) evolve, composite

(b) expand, complex

(d) emerge,
compound

(e) get,
synthesized

Directions (11-15): In the following
questions, a sentence has been given with some of its parts in bold. To make
the sentence grammatically correct, you have to replace the bold part with the
correct alternative given below. If the sentence is correct as it is, give e)
as you answer (i.e. No correction required).

Q11. If he had been working for a
private firm and disowned responsibility for the custody of the papers, not
only he have been fired but would have also faced a case for criminal
breach of trust.

(a) he has been fired

(b) he had fired

(d) he
had been fired

(e) No
correction required

Q12. Quite simply, the man is the
worst head of government independent India has seen.

(a) the person is the bad

(b) the people is the better

(d) the
male is the worst

(e) No
correction required

Q13. Food bill or Land bill, nothing is
going to curb the people’s anger in this season.

(a) anger in this weather

(b) anger in this environment

(d) anger
in this situation

(e) No
correction required

Q14. The TRAI has told broadcasters to
follow the rule which said no more than 10 minutes of advertisement per hour
programme content.

(a) advertising per hour of

(b) advertisement every hour

(d) advertisement
over

(e) No
correction required

Q15. In her own political constituency
just about 600 km away from New Delhi-the two newly passed bills seems Latin
or Greek to the people.

(a) seems Latin and Greek

(b) seem Latin

(d) seems
Greek and Latin

(e) No
correction required

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans.(e)