English Questions For IBPS RRB PO Exam 2017

Directions (1-10): 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.

……(1)…… stringent anti-pollution laws, mass awareness levels in India about the need to ……(2)…… the environment are low. Which is ……(3)…… many people insist that mere laws won’t do: what we ……(4)…… need are “environment conscious” citizens. It is in this context that the University’s ……(5)…… to introduce environment studies as a compulsory paper at the undergraduate level ……(6)…… significance. There was some ……(7)…… initially about who would teach the paper because of financial ……(8)…… make it impossible for colleges to ……(9)…… approval for new teaching posts. In fact, in August 1999, the University Grants Commission (UGC) imposed a ban on the creation of new teaching posts in colleges. ……(10)…… with this problem, authorities at the university have decided that serving teachers belonging to various disciplines will teach the paper.

Q1. 

(a) Despite

(b) Having

(c) Enacting

(d) Adopting

(e) Although

Q2. 

(a) Contaminate

(b) clear

(c) filter

(d) protect

(e) pollute

Q3. 

(a) resulting

(b) why

(c) obvious

(d) as

(e) because

Q4. 

(a) seldom

(b) don’t

(c) hardly

(d) perfectly

(e) actually

Q5. 

(a) inability

(b) deferral

(c) decision

(d) failure

(e) reluctance

Q6. 

(a) extracts

(b) trivalent 

(c) expects

(d) loses

(e) assumes

Q7. 

(a) displeasure

(b) antagonism

(c) hurdles

(d) confusion

(e) priority

Q8. 

(a) losses

(b) constraints

(c) apathy

(d) soundness

(e) independence

Q9. 

(a) receive 

(b) establish

(c) emphasize

(d) expect

(e) sanction

Q10. 

(a) Down

(b) Familiarity

(c) Faced

(d) Convinced

(e) Solution

Directions: (11- 15) 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. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error the answer is (5). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

11. We were happy that 1)/ the audience responded well 2)/ and gave all the speakers 3)/ a patiently listening. 4)/ No error 5).

12. He received timely support 1)/ from his elder brother 2)/ who is working abroad 3)/ for the last six years. 4)/ No error 5).

13. The notorious gang opened 1)/ the door quietly and 2)/ escaped in the dark with 3)/ whatever they would collect. 4)/ No error 5).

14. One of the security men 1)/ rushed forward and asked 2)/ me whether I3)/ had anything objectionable. 4)/ No error 5).

15. We could not 1)/ believe that one 2)/ of us was 3)/ responsible with the act. 4)/ No error 5).

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