English Quizzes For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2021: 2nd December – Miscellaneous

TOPIC: Miscellaneous

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is
any grammatical or idiomatic 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 (e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. Festivals are prime occasions (a)/
for spluring on presents and owing to improved economic situation (b)/ the
youths is gung-ho (c)/ about breaking all previous records. (d)/ no error. (e)

Q2. It is important to recruit personnel
at (a)/ different levels in the organization so that (b)/ ensuing human
resource gap is bridged (c)/ at least for the critical operations. (d)/ No
error. (e)

Q3. Not only has the commerce ministry
fixed (a)/ extraordinarily minimum prices for onion exports (b)/ but it has
also made licencesmandatory (c)/ for every consignment. (d)/ No error. (e)

Q4. Mother tongue is as natural (a)/ for
the development of man’s mind (b)/ as mother’s milk is (c)/ for the development
of the infant’s body. (d)/ No error. (e)

Q5. A small piece (a)/ of bread is (b)/
certainly better than (c)/ being nothing to eat. (d)/ No error. (e)

Q6. The number of students (a)/
completing in the event (b)/ has been fallen (c)/ because of want of incentive.
(d)/ No error. (e)

Q7. Some of the more best (a)/ preserved
pre- Columbian chiff (b)/ dwelling in the United States (c)/ are located in
Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. (d)/ No error. (e)

Q8. A ray of light passing through (a)/
the centre (b)/of a thin lens keep (c)/ its original direction. (d)/ No error.
(e)

Q9. Both (a)/ the structure or (b)/ the
chemical composition of (c)/ lamellae are complex. (d)/ no error. (e)

Q10. None of us have (a)/ seen him in
the club (b)/ since he got married (c)/ two months back. (d)/ no error. (e)

Directions (11-15): Rearrange the following sentences (A), (B),
(C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph;
then answer the questions given below them.

(A) The Australian this week became the
first player ever to be penalized for mock fielding, in a local match.

(B) The batsman was confused for a moment, stopped in his tracks, and then
completed the run.
(C) The umpire awarded the batsman five runs for “deliberate distraction,
deception or obstruction of a batsman”.
(D) Connoisseurs of cricketing trivia would do well to remember the name
MarnusLabuschagne.
(E) This trick is a common one in Indian club cricket, especially when there is
overgrown grass in the monsoon.
(F) Labuschagne dived to stop a cover drive that went past him, quickly got up
and pretended to throw the ball that he did not actually have in his hands.

Q11. Which of the following should be
the first sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) D

(d) F

(e) C

Q12. Which of the following should be
the third sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) D

(d) E

(e) C

Q13. Which of the following should be
the fourth sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) E

(d) C

(e) D

Q14. Which of the following should be
the last sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) D

(b) E

(d) B

(e) C

Q15. Which of the following should be
the second sentence after
rearrangement?

(a) C

(b) A

(d) D

(e) E

ALSO CHECK:

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use ‘are’ in place of ‘is’ because
the subject of the verb ‘the youths’ is plural.

S2. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct.

S3. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘price’ in place of ‘prices’ as
‘onion’ is a thing, for which ‘price’ in singular form is used.

S4. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. The use of ‘being’ is superfluous.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘has fallen’ will be used in place
of ‘has been fallen’ as ‘fall’ is an intransitive verb for which there is no
passive voice.

S7. Ans. (a)

Sol. The use of ‘more’ is superfluous as
‘more’ and ‘most’ is not used before comparative degree or superlative degree.

S8. Ans. (c)

Sol. ‘keeps’ will be used in place of
‘keep’ as the subject of the sentence ‘A ray’ is singular.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘and’ will be used in place of ‘or’
as conjunction ‘and’ is used after ‘both’.

S10. Ans. (e)

Sol. The sentence is grammatically
correct.

S11. Ans. (b)