Dear Students, SBI PO exam will be a challenge given the difficulty level of English Section. SBI introduced New Pattern English Question based on the CAT exam last year this year we can expect more new type of questions, So we are providing new pattern quizzes that will help you understand the new pattern.
Directions (1-5): In each of the following questions, there are four sentences or parts of sentences that form a paragraph. Identify the sentence(s) or part(s) of sentence(s) that is/are correct in terms of grammar and usage (including spelling, punctuation and logical consistency). Then, choose the most appropriate option.
Q1. A. Sometimes, we think we are only the people with problems.
B. Our problems override other considerations; we can’t think beyond our own vexations.
C. When we see a small dampness on our wall we scurry to get them repaired and corrected,
D. but we don’t think of people whose homes have been washed away by the rage of the rain gods.
(a) A and B
(b) B and D
(c) C only
(d) C and D
(e) None of the above
Q2. A. Chen Jianping repeated again on twitter something her fiancé said
B. about anti-Japan protests getting violent, and added, “Charge, angry youth!”
C. For this she was sentenced one year in a labour camp.
D. Twitter is banned in China, but its easy to use blocked sites with simple internet tricks.
(a) A only
(b) B only
(c) C only
(d) B and D
(e) None of the above
Q3. A. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is gyre of marine litter in the central North Pacific Ocean.
B. The patch extends over a very wide area, with estimates ranging from area
C. the size of the state of Texas to one larger as the continental United States;
D. however, the exact size is unknown.
(a) A and D
(b) B and C
(c) C only
(d) D only
(e) None of the above
Q4. A. At media agency Mindshare’s Mumbai office
B. sit a team of ninety-three individuals
C. who’s only focus is the consumer giant Hindustan Unilever.
D. In fact, this unit occupies an area the size of most mid-sized agency’s in this country.
(a) A only
(b) A and C
(c) A and D
(d) B and C
(e) None of the above
Q5. A. One of the classroom exercise I conduct with my Persuasive Communication students
B. at IIMA is taken from Kurukshestra war.
C. I ask a student to be Kunti, other to be Karna.
D. Kunti has to persuade Karna to leave Duryodhana and join the Pandavas.
(a) A only
(b) A and B
(c) C and D
(d) D only
(e) None of the above
Directions (6-10): In each of the following questions, a statement and five choices are given. Select from among the choices, the most logical complement and mark its number as your answer.
Q6. Electricity is the backbone of industrial development
(a) Many of our new electric projects are lying abandoned.
(b) The authorities are exploring the possibility of starting non-conventional energy sources.
(c) Reliable and uninterrupted power is a prerequisite for development.
(d) People demand some urgent measures to improve the situation.
(e) Hydroelectric projects are unable to meet the demand.
Q7. Our country is rapidly becoming a consumer nation.
(a) The nation must stand on its own legs.
(b) For financial progress we must reduce import and increase export.
(c) We want to become financially strong.
(d) We are not yet Independent because we depend on other countries in certain fields.
(e) India must become self – sufficient and reduce importing goods.
Q8. Children find it difficult to get admission to primary schools as demand exceeds supply.
(a) The government is against starting new schools.
(b) Primary education has been declared compulsory.
(c) The government schools offer better education than the private schools.
(d) The private sector is exerting influence upon the ruling party to recommend the opening of new schools.
(e) The private schools make the most of the situation and charge hefty fees.
Q9. The C.B.I. presented an incriminating report about the minister’s foreign connection.
(a) The Newspapers published a lot of nonsense.
(b) The court ordered a judicial enquiry into the whole affair.
(c) People believe all sorts of hearsay without going into their merits.
(d) The party-connection emboldens everybody to do whatever he likes.
(e) The C. B. I need to look into all aspects before arresting a senior politician.
Q10. The author’s new book was widely accepted by the common people but it angered those in power.
(a) The book was acclaimed for the political criticism it contained.
(b) The author has employed all his power of observation to prepare the book.
(c) People in the Gulf countries arranged a number of meetings to welcome him.
(d) To secure a valid passport the author had to force a lot of political intervention.
(e) The author’s new book is not available in any of the book shops.
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.
(A) In the early period a good memory was a prerequisite for success and poets like Homer memorized their work before it was ever written down.
(B) If we have to remember everything will it not increase the feeling of stress?
(C) Today memory is widely regarded as a useful aid to survival.
(D) However, it is not what we grasp but what we fail to – forgetting a file, key points at an interview – which causes stress.
(E) Some people however are of the view that having an exceptional memory in a world of high pressure working is a disadvantage.
(F) To our ancestors though, in the absence of the printing press it was much more – it was the slate on which history was recorded.
Q11. Which of the following will be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q12. Which of the following will be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q13. Which of the following will be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q14. Which of the following will be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
(e) F
Q15. Which of the following will be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
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