IBPS Clerk Prelims English Quiz
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Directions (1–5): Which of the following phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below can replace the word/phrase printed in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct? If the sentence is correct as it is given and ‘No correction is required’, mark (e) as the answer.
Q1. A freezing morning accompanied by a dense cover of fog set the toning for the coming weekend.
(a) keeping tone
(b) started the toning
(c) kept the tone
(d) set the tone
(e) No correction required
Q2. The jail is in the news again with the finding of a postal and some bullets.
(a) to finding
(b) with find
(c) finding
(d) on found
(e) No correction required
Q3. The space-crunched city throws up several stories of struggle that school have had put up with to win playground for their students.
(a) have had to put up
(b) had put up to
(c) have had to put up with
(d) had to put up to
(e) No correction required
Q4. Emotions was high as both families were taken to the police station last night.
(a) Emotions went higher
(b) Emotion become high
(c) Emotionally high
(d) Emotions ran high
(e) No correction required
Q5. Work at all the court complexes was paralyzed as lawyers went on a day-long strike as a mark of protest.
(a) For a one day strike
(b) For a strike
(c) On a day’s long strike
(d) On a day-long striking
(e) No correction required
Directions (6-15): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is divided into 5 parts. The first part is numbered (1) and grammatically correct. You have to find the error in the other numbered part of the sentence and if you find the error in any part of the sentence apart from (1) then that part of the sentence is the correct choice for the given question. If all the parts are grammatically correct choose option (e) as your choice.
Q6. (1)As news of police /(A) violence spread, / (B) Patel community members, returning to villages / (C)and towns from the rally, / (D)set fire government property. / (E)No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q7. (1)The only /(A)silver line to this recent crisis / (B)over reservation was her successful handling / (C)of talks with other OBC groups / (D)who make up 27 per cent of the state’s population. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q8. (1)A lot of real estate companies /(A) may come up / (B) with tempting offers and discounts but buyers should / (C) always keep their eyes open and must check / (D)whether all approvals are in place or not. / (E)No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q9. (1)Before investing, / (A)you should look after the / (B)overall business dynamics of the company / (C)along with efficient management and /(D)good corporate governance. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q10. (1)Considering that a large part /(A) of the population in India / (B)does not have access to banking services, / (C)payments banks are expected to reach far-flung areas / (D)extending the umbrella of financial inclusion to everyone. / (E)No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q11. (1) My teacher used to /(A)check that we were / (B) on the right track and if any mistake occurred, / (C) he would help us to analyze / (D) and resolve the issues. /( E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q12. (1) He always said success /(A) was something to be celebrated, / (B) but he also believed that failure is something / (C) that you must concentrate all / (D) your energies on resolving. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q13. (1) The centre accepted /(A) the report of a judicial commission / (B) that indicted former chief minister / (C) and six of his ministerial colleagues against corruption,. / (D) favouritism, nepotism and administrative impropriety. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q14. (1) Companies like /(A) Infosys are moving fast / (B) on automation to ensure differentiation at a time / (C) where the technology industry and business models / (D) are undergoing rapid changes. / (E) No error
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
Q15. (1) With a sharp rise in the number of /(A) large-scale financial crimes, / (B) the CBI and Indian Institute of Management have initiated / (C) the first-of-its-kind course to train sleuths / (D) from the CBI to probe financial frauds. / (E) No error.
(a) A
(b)B
(c)C
(d)D
(e) No error
SOLUTIONS:
S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘set the tone’ fits the sentence appropriately as it conveys the proper meaning of the sentence.
S2. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘had to put up to’ fits the sentence appropriately as it makes the sentence structure grammatically correct.
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. ‘Emotions ran high’ fits the sentence appropriately and it is an idiom which means to be in a state of excitement or anger.
S5. Ans.(e)
Sol. No correction required.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Replace with ‘set government property on fire’
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘line’ with ‘lining’
S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Replace ‘after’ with ‘at’
S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. No error
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. Delete ‘to’
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Replace ‘is’ with ‘was’ as sentence starts in a past tense ends in past tense.
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘against’ with ‘for’
S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Replace ‘where’ with ‘when’
S15. Ans.(e)
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