English Language Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams- 21st November 2020 | Miscellaneous

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence, the number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (5) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Q1. He gave me all the details of when he (a)/
had visited all the temples (b)/ while he will be going (c)/ on official tour.
(d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. Let’s all work (a)/ together as like
homogeneous (b)/ group so that (c)/ success would be obvious. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q3. The process was so simple (a)/ and easy to
understand (b)/ that it hardly took (c)/ five minutes for us to learn it. (d)/
No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q4. Hari
has faith in God (a)/ and will do never wrong (b)/ even in the most (c)/tiring
and unusual circumstances. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q5. We are trying to (a)/ find out the root
cause (b)/ of the recurring problem (c)/since the last four days. (d)/ No error
(e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six 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. The insurance policy has to be
deposited with NABARD.

B. I intend to purchase a tractor and
certain other agricultural equipment.

C. I shall, therefore, feel obliged if
you send your representative to inspect the equipment.

D. I shall be applying for a loan of Rs
six lakhs from NABARD for that purpose.

E. On completion of the inspection, your
representative may kindly inform me of the annual insurance premium.

F. The rules state that the equipment
have to be insured against accidents and fire.

Q6. Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q7. Which of the following will be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q8. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(e) D

(e) E

Q9. Which of the following will be the
SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q10. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Directions (11-15): In each question below, a part is printed in
bold. It may contain an error. If so, find out which of the phrases (a), (b),
(c) and (d) given below should replace the part printed in bold in the following
sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the
sentence is correct as it is and ‘no correction is required’, mark (e) as the
answer

Q11. When they start investigating, several irregularities were detected.

(a) started investigate

(b) started an investigation

(d) started off investigation

(e) No correction required

Q12. You must be stopped
these undesirable activities immediately.

(a) must have been stopped

(b) may have been stopped

(d) must stop

(e) No correction required

Q13. Farmers in our country suffer because of
an over dependence on rain and the threat
to natural calamities like flood.

(a) threat of natural calamities

(b) threat over natural calamities

(d) natural calamities threatened

(e) No correction required

Q14. Automation in agriculture and farm
management is considered a boon but in fact, it is not true as they lid to snore unemployment.

(a) it lids to more employment

(b) they lead to more employment

(d) it leads to more unemployment

(e) No correction required

Q15. The agricultural sector deserves more attention than the
industrial sector in our country.

(a) deserves attention more

(b) deserving more attention

(d) deserve to be attended more

(e) No correction required

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. Change ‘will be going’ to ‘went’ as sentence that start in past should stay in the past.

S2. Ans.(b)

Sol. Change ‘as like’ to ‘like’.

S3. Ans. (e)

Sol. No error

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘Never’ cannot be used after principal verb. Such adverbs are used before principal verbs. ‘Will do never’ should be replaced with ‘will never do’.

S5. Ans.(d)

Sol. ‘Since’ should be replaced with ‘for’ because is used with the point of time.

S6. Ans. (a)