English Language Quiz For SBI PO, Clerk Prelims 2021- 25th April

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find
out whether there is any grammatical error or idiomatic 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). (Ignore errors of punctuation,
if any.)

Q1. We seldom or ever (1)/go out these (2)/days
because it (3)/is too hot now-a-days. (4)/ No error (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q2. If your jogging clothes (1)/ were not made
of (2)/ permeable fabric you will drown (3)/ in your sweat. (4)/ No error (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q3. He is one of those few post-colonial (1)/
writer who believes that this talk about (2)/ colonialism has gone too far (3)/
and has turned into a cliché. (4)/ No error (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q4. A really good constitution (1)/holds up the
mirror to government (2)/ and enables the public as well as (3)/leadership to
identify shortfalls. (4)/ No error (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

(e) 5

Q5. The father told his son (1)/that he was a
lazy boy (2)/and that he has done (3)/his
work very badly. (4) / No error (5)

(a) 1

(b) 2

(d) 4

(e) 5

Directions (6-10): 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. The RBI’s
internal management is based on functional specialisation and coordination
amongst, about 20 departments with headquarters at Mumbai, which is the
financial capital of the country.

B. RBI is a
state-owned institution under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1948.

C. The RBI is the
oldest among the central banks operating in developing countries, though it is
much younger than the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Board operating
as the central banks in the UK and the USA respectively.

D. The control of
the RBI vests in the Central Board of Directors that comprises the above
mentioned Governor, four Deputy Governors and 15 Directors nominated by the
Union Government.

E. This Act
empowers the Union Government, in consultation with Governor of the RBI, to
issue such directions to RBI as considered necessary in public interest.

F. The Governor and
four Deputy Governor of RBI are appointed by the Union Government.

Q6. Which of the
following would be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) E

(b) F

(d)
C

(e) B

Q7. Which of the
following would be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a) C

(b)
B

(d) F

(e) A

Q8. Which of the
following would be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) D

(d) B

(e)
E

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

(a) E

(b) B

(d) D

(e) C

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

(a)
F

(b) C

(d) A

(e) D

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

Life Insurance Corporation of India (11) a large number of death claims
every year. Only in case of fraudulent (12)
of material information is the claim repudiated. The (13) of death claims repudiated is very small. Even in these cases,
an opportunity is given to the claimant to make a (14) for consideration by the Claims Dispute Redressal committees at
the zonal offices and the central office. As a result, (15) on the merits of each case, appropriate decisions are taken.
The claims Dispute Redressal Committees at the central and zonal offices have
among the members a retired High Court/ District Court judge

Q11. (a) sets

(b) originates

(d) claims

(e) settles

Q12. (a) depression

(b) revelation

(d) messaging

(e) compression

Q13. (a)
number

(b) kind

(d) condition

(e) terms

Q14. (a) suit

(b) portfolio

(d)
representation

(e) terms

Q15. (a) realised

(b) depending

(d) trusting

(e) depicting

SOLUTIONS:

S1.Ans.(a)

Sol. ‘Seldom’ is never followed by ‘ever’.

S2.Ans.(c)

Sol. Change ‘will’ into ‘would’ as sentence is
in past tense.

S3.Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘One of’ will be followed by a plural
noun. Hence ‘writers’ will replace ‘writer’. Verb will follow the antecedent
(writers) to the relative pronoun (who). Change ‘believes’ into ‘believe’.

S4.Ans.(e)

Sol. No error

S5.Ans.(c)

Sol. Change ‘has’ to ‘had’ as sentence starting
in past should stay in past.

S6. Ans. (d)