English Language Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams- 3 January, 2020 | Miscellaneous

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence
to find out whether there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one
part of the sentence. Mark the number of that part with error as your answer.
If there is no error, mark (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. He grow up the way (a)/ many young
children grow up-(b)/ pampered, adored (c)/ and inwardly tortured. (d)/ No
error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. He pulled his lips together, (a)/
close his eyes (b)/ and I watched the first teardrop (c)/ fall down the side of
his cheek. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q3. On Sunday, when his sons (a)/ Rob
and Jon was home, (b)/ they all gathered (c)/ in the living room. (d)/ No error
(e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q4. The Audit committee of the Board
(a)/ has been constituted (b)/ by the Board of Directors (c)/ as per the
instructions of the Reserve Bank of India. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q5. Proper care was taken (a)/ for the
maintenance of accounting records (b)/ as per accordance with (c)/ the
provisions of applicable laws. (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.

(A) The answer is to turn
out medical/health personnel sufficiently, but not expensively, trained to
handle routine complaints and to get villagers to pay adequate attention to
elementary but crucial matters like cleanliness.

(B) The bulk of the
population in poor countries who live in rural areas, are left untouched by all
this and must rely on traditional healers.

(C) The present medical and
health-care system, is urban-based, closely geared to drugs, hospitals and
expensively trained apathetic doctors.

(D) Traditional healers,
whom villagers trust, can be among these intermediate personnel.

(E) Some third world
countries, including India, have launched or are preparing elaborate schemes of
this nature.

(F) More complicated
ailments can be referred to properly equipped centres in district, towns,
cities and metropolises.

Q6. Which of the following should be the
SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a)A (b)B

(e) E

Q7. Which of the following should be the
FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a)A (b)B

(e) E

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

(a)F (b)B

(e) E

Q9. Which of the following should be the
SIXTH (LAST) sentence after
rearrangement?

(a)A (b)B

(e) E

Q10. Which of the following should be
the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A (b)
B

(e) F

Directions (11-15)
: In each of the following sentences,
a part of the sentence has been given in bold. Below are given alternatives to
the bold part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative.
Wherever no improvement is needed, choose ‘No correction required’ or ‘No
improvement’ as the answer.

Q11. We are happy to note that emission controls was created to reduce
air pollution.

(a) emission controls were

(b) the uses of emission
controls were

(d) emission controls had to
be

(e) No correction required

Q12. Although he was seen with a
drug-peddler, he is not necessarily
himself a drug-peddler.

(a) it is not necessary that
he be himself a drug-peddler

(b) he is not necessary to
be a drug-peddler himself

(d) he is not necessarily a
drug peddler himself

(e) No correction required

Q13. She intends to sell her furniture before she leaves.

(a) intends selling

(b) intend selling

(d) intends to selling

(e) No correction required

Q14. We have already identified areas
where landslides are possible and start
evacuation of residents to safer locations.

(a) starting evacuation

(b) started evacuation

(d) start evacuating

(e) No correction required

Q15. The law that now stands abolished
was a flawed and discriminatory peace
of legislation.

(a) flaw and discrimination
of peace of

(b) flawed and
discriminating piece for

(d) flawed and
discriminatory piece of

(e) No correction required

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (a)

Sol. A past tense should be used in the first part
of the sentence to maintain the correct tense form.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use
‘closed’, not ‘close’. The past tense verb should be used throughout.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. As we
are talking about two persons, joined by ‘and’, the plural verb ‘were’ should
be used.

S4. Ans. (e)

Sol. No
error.

S5. Ans. (c)

Sol. It
should be either ‘as per the provisions of applicable laws’ or ‘in accordance
with the provisions of applicable laws’

S6. Ans. (b)