English Questions For IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam 2017

English Section is a topic that is feared by most of the candidates appearing in the IBPS PO  Exam. Though the sheer number of concepts and rules may seem intimidating at first, with discipline and the right approach, it is not difficult to master these concepts and their application to questions. Through such English Quizzes, we will provide you all types of high-level questions to ace the, word usage questions based on Phrasal verbs, new pattern English section of banking exams. The Most Important Phrasal Verbs -Part III pdf download from here.

Directions (1-5): Please select the most appropriate option, out of the five options given for each of the following sentences, which, in your view, should be grammatically and structurally correct. Please note that the meaning & context of the sentence must not change. 

Q1.
(a)Do you have any information bear upon the result?
(b)Do you have any information bearing on the result?
(c)Do you have any informations bearing upon the result?
(d)Do you have some information bearing at the result?
(e) Do you have any information bearing upon the result?
Q2. 
(a)She’s been trying to keep herself eating too much candy.
(b)She’s been trying to keep herself eating much candy.
(c)She’s trying to keep herselves from eating too much candy.
(d)She’s been trying to keep herself from eating too much candy.
(e) She’s been trying to keep herself away from eating too much candy.

Q3. 
(a)The police called their search for the burglar after they found him hiding in a shed.
(b)The police called in their search for the burglar after they found him hiding in a shed.
(c)The police called about their search for the burglar after they found him hiding in a shed.
(d)The police called on their search for the burglar after they found him hiding in a shed.
(e)The police called off their search for the burglar after found him hiding in a shed.

Q4. 
(a)I’ll meet you in the hotel restaurant in 10 minutes. I’ll just check out and put my suitcase in my room.
(b)I’ll meet you in the hotel restaurant in 10 minutes. I’ll just check over and put my suitcase in my room.
(c)I’ll meet you in the hotel restaurant in 10 minutes. I’ll just check and put my suitcase in my room.
(d)I’ll meet you in the hotel restaurant in 10 minutes. I’ll just check in and put my suitcase in my room.
(e) I’ll meet you in the hotel restaurant in 10 minutes. I’ll just check around and put my suitcase in my room.

Q5. 
(a)My father’s hair started to falling out when he was only 30, and now he is
completely bald.
(b)My father’s hair started to fall out when he was only 30, and now he is
completely bald.
(c)My father’s hair started to fall away when he was only 30, and now he is
completely bald.
(d)My father’s hair started to fallen out when he was only 30, and now he is
completely bald.
(e)My father’s hair started to fall on when he was only 30, and now he is
completely bald.

Directions (6-15): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in bold in the following sentences to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and there is no correction required mark (e) as the answer.

Q6. The supermarkets are falling at themselves to attract customers to their shops.
(a)falling  around
(b)falling about
(c)falling on
(d)falling over
(e) No improvement

Q7.Your grandmother is coming to visit today, so don’t forget to hang around your clothes when you tidy your room.
(a)hang on
(b)hang out
(c)hung up
(d)hang up
(e)No improvement

Q8. My friends were on holiday in my city, so they looked me on and we all went to a restaurant for a meal.
(a)looked me around
(b)looked me up
(c)looked me at
(d)looked on me
(e)No improvement

Q9. Don’t buy anything from that company: the lady from their customer service department hung out on me last week.
(a)hung up
(b)hang up
(c)hang at
(d)hang
(e)No improvement

Q10. My parents were coming to visit this week, but we had to put them away because our heating is broken.
(a)in
(b)on
(c)off
(d)out
(e) No improvement

Q11. What time did you get home last night? Your mother and I waited up for you until 2 am.
(a)had waiting
(b)wait in
(c)wait upon
(d)waited upon
(e)No improvement

Q12. She went out with her friends every night instead of studying and threw further her chance of a place at university.
(a)throw away
(b)threw out
(c)throw off
(d)threw in
(e)No improvement

Q13. You’ve made a spelling mistake here. Rub it off and correct it, please.
(a)Rub it up
(b)Rub it on
(c)Rub it out
(d)Rub it away
(e) No improvement

Q14. He’s a fantastic singer. The recording companies will be queueing up to give him a contract.(a)queueing up at
(b)queueing in to
(c)queueing at to
(d)queueing on to
(e)No improvement

Q15.The runner was called at home plate, and the manager came out to argue about the call.
(a)called in
(b)called out
(c)called away
(d)called on
(e)No improvement

• Study Notes English Section 
• New Pattern English Question 
• All You need to know about IBPS 2017
• SSC CGL Exam 2017