English Language Quiz for Prelims Exams- SBI & IBPS 2020- 2nd January, 2021

Directions (1-5) : 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.)

Q1. He submitted (a)/ the request for
compensation (b)/ of time but (c)/ it was denied. (d)/ No error (e).

Q2. Unfortunately today many (a)/
parents cannot afford (b)/ to send its (c)/ children to school. (d)/ No error
(e).

Q3. He was convinced (a)/ that he (b)/
loss the account (c)/ because of bad luck. (d)/ No error (e).

Q4. Many customers have (a)/ complained
because (b)/ his goods was (c)/ inferior in quality. (d)/ No error (e).

Q5. In his opinion (a)/ every senior
citizens (b)/ will benefit (c)/ from the new rule. (d)/ No error (e).

Directions (6-10): In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate
word in each case.

There will not be any ….6…. on
the Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) as none of the cars that is manufactured by
Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) is ….7… from the US. The American distributor
of Japan-based SMC filed for bankruptcy
…..8…. with the company saying it will ….9…. selling cars in the
US. The Indian manufacturing units at Manesar and Gurgaon in Haryana export to
European countries, West Asia, Africa, Indonesai and Latin America, an MSIL
spokesperson told Business Line. The company exports models including Alto,
A-Star, Ritz and Estilo to ….10….. countries.

Q6. (a) knock (b)
solution

Q7. (a) imported (b) hide

Q8. (a) attack (b) material

Q9. (a) initiate (b) cease

Q10. (a) those (b) them

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Directions (11-15); 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) I, therefore, contacted him, found out his fees and that he
wanted to study at a Teacher’s Training

College.

(B) He sent me a letter of thanks but I was surprised to also find
some currency notes in the envelope.

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(D) He knew I did not expect any account of the money yet he had
returned the balance of the amount I

had sent, as his expenditure was less.

(E) He was unable to study further because his father earned only
forty rupees a day.

(F) I accordingly sent Rs. 1,800 to cover his expenses for six
months.

Q11. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence after
rearrangement ?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q12. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence after
rearrangement ?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q13. Which of the following should be the THIRD sentence after
rearrangement ?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q14. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after
rearrangement ?

(a) B

(b) C

(d) E

(e) F

Q15. Which of the following should be the LAST (SIXTH) sentence
after rearrangement ?

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. Compensation is always followed by
the preposition ‘for’.

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. Replace ‘its’ with ‘their’ because ‘parents’
is plural.

S3. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use ‘lost’ in place of ‘loss’
because loss is not a verb. It is a noun.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. Replace ‘his goods was’ with ‘their
goods were’, because pronoun should come according the subject “Many
customers” and it is plural. So, we should use ‘their’ in place ‘his’.

S5. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘Every’ is always followed
by a Singular Noun.

S6. Ans. (c)

S7. Ans. (a)

S8. Ans. (c)

S9. Ans. (b)

S10. Ans. (d)

S11. Ans. (c)