English Language Quiz for Prelims Exams- SBI & IBPS 2020- 5th January, 2021

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following six sentence (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below.

(A) Cards are issued to approved clients for purchase of goods or
services from authorized merchant establishments on the credit guarantee of the
issuer of credit card.

(B) Credit card is one of the delivery channels
of the banking services.

(D) Due to the advancement of technology and easy
accessibility to credit, the credit cards are gaining popularity nowadays.

(E) This is generally useful in emergencies.

(F) They can purchase goods and services at a large number of merchant
outlets up to the inbuilt ceiling credit limit amount without using cash or
cheque.

Q1. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. Which of the following should be the SECOND
sentence after rearrangement?

(a) F

(b) A

(d) C

(e) D

Q3. Which of the following should be the
THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) A

(d) E

(e) F

Q4. Which of the following should be the
FOURTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) D

(d) B

(e) C

Q5. Which of the following should be the
SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

(a) D

(b) C

(d) E

(e) B

Directions (6-10): Find out the error,
if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e), i.e. No error. (Ignore the
errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q6. The price of (a)/ all petroleum
products (b)/ is controlled (c)/ by the Government. (d)/No error (e).

Q7. There is a (a)/ tax benefit for (b)/
the income of (c)/ senior citizens. (d)/No error (e).

Q8. In my opinion (a)/ Vikas has (b)/
failed to follow (c)/ none of the instructions. (d)/No error (e).

Q9. At least of (a)/ three per cent of
(b)/ those who applied (c)/ will be selected. (d)/No error (e).

Q10. He was a (a)/ well known economist
(b)/ who usual wrote (c)/ for international journals. (d)/ No error (e).

Directions (11-15):
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which
is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against
each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph
meaningfully complete.

The
(11) increase in the number of vehicles on Indian roads has also
led to an increase in road accidents. India accounts for 10 per cent of
the global road crash fatalities. Statistics show that (12) more
than a million people die due to road accidents every year; if we do not do
anything about it by 2020 this figure will double. Vehicular safety standards
are a (13) area.

Hence,
the United Nations has (14) 2011-20 as the “Decade of Action for
Road Safety” with the aim to reduce fatalities by 50 per cent. The UN
has (15) five pillars to achieve this target, i.e. Road Safety
Management, Safer Roads and Mobility, Safer Road Users, Post Crash Response and
Safer Vehicles.

Q11. (a) fantastic

(b) tremendous

(d) excellent

(e) terrible

Q12. (a) globally

(b) always

(d) finally

(e) lastly

Q13. (a) complication

(b) dispute

(d) question

(e) difficulty

Q14. (a) announced

(b) disclosed

(d) circulated

(e) told

Q15. (a) classified

(b) indentified

(d) selected

(e) separated

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (b)