प्रिय छात्र, English Section bank exams लेने वाले उम्मीदवारों के लिए कठिन विषय है. हालांकि अनुशासन और सही दृष्टिकोण के साथ अवधारणा और नियम पहले कठिन हो सकते है, हालांकि इन अवधारणाओं को समझना और प्रश्नों में प्रयोग करना कठिन नहीं है. हम आपको Sentence Correction section of bank exams सभी प्रकार के high-level questions प्रदान करेंगे.
Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) to make a meaningful paragraph and then answer the question that follows.
A. Smitha seems to have been amazingly self-effacing, not taken in by the trappings of stardom.
B. Actually, I call Smita the pioneer of social work at the zenith of her career – unlike stars like Nargis who became socially active after retiring from films.
C. It has to be innate and also the ethos of strong middle-class values with which she grew up.
D. From childhood, she was actively involved in the Rashtra Seva Dal, inspired by the teachings of Sane Guruji and adhered to Gandhiji’s credo of Sarvo Dharma Sama Bhava.
E. Her father was freedom fighter who was jailed as a teenager and her mother was a nurse who called social work a rog – a disease the family suffered from.
Q1. Which of the following is the first sentence of the paragraph?
(a) B
(b) D
(c) E
(d) A
(e) C
Q2. Which of the following is the third sentence of the paragraph?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) E
(d) B
(e) A
Q3. Which of the following is the fifth sentence of the paragraph?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
Q4. Which of the following is the second sentence of the paragraph?
(a) E
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) A
Q5. Which of the following is the fourth sentence of the paragraph?
(a) E
(b) C
(c) A
(d) B
(e) D
Directions (6-15): For each of the words below, a contextual usage is provided. Pick the word/phrase from the alternatives that is most the appropriate substitute in the given context and mark its number as your answer.
Q6. Innocuous: Many innocuous works take a totally different meaning when translated literally into another language.
(a) offensive
(b) inoffensive
(c) high sounding
(d) strong
(e) prolific
Q7. Cohesiveness: The debate took a toll on the government with the cohesiveness of the coalition eroded.
(a) divisiveness
(b) diversity
(c) plan
(d) amity
(e) unity
Q8. Repercussions: The repercussions for the mistake were borne by innocent people.
(a) consequences
(b) joys
(c) benefits
(d) controversies
(e) pains
Q9. Compendium: This book is an excellent compendium of modern medicine.
(a) exposition
(b) epilogue
(c) composition
(d) elaboration
(e) abstract of essential information
Q10. Loquacious: Under the influence of alcohol he became loquacious.
(a) desolate
(b) audible
(c) talkative
(d) humble
(e) numb
Q11. Perfunctory: In his lectures, he reveals himself to be merely a perfunctory speaker.
(a) agile
(b) pleasing
(c) useless
(d) superficial
(e) exciting
Q12. Plagiarism: Plagiarism has become the order of the day in pop music.
(a) shaving off
(b) copying
(c) arousing feelings
(d) creativity
(e) mocking
Q13. Pernicious: The Pernicious teachings in the madrasas breed terrorists, according to some people.
(a) motivating
(b) fastidious
(c) enduring
(d) patriotic
(e) destructive
Q14. Convoluted: When she couldn’t win the argument she took recourse to convoluted ways to present her point.
(a) agitated
(b) lively
(c) controversial
(d) complex
(e) concocted
Q15. Conflagration: In Australia, the government has been unable to control the conflagration that has been going on for several days.
(a) agitation
(b) resolution
(c) great and destructive fire
(d) civil war
(e) evolution