English Quizzes, for IBPS RRB PO Mains 2021 – 10th September

Directions (1-5):
In the questions given below few sentences are given which are grammatically
correct and meaningful. Connect them by the word given above the statements in
the best possible way without changing the intended meaning. Choose your answer
accordingly from the options to form a correct, coherent sentence.

Q1. WHILE

(A) The bench had earlier slammed the
authorities, saying it will be an embarrassment if the UNESCO withdraws its
world heritage tag accorded to the ivory-white marble mausoleum.

(B) Director General of Archeological
Survey of India (ASI) will be responsible for maintenance of the Taj Mahal.

(C) joint secretary of Ministry of
Environment and commissioner of Agra Division will jointly be in-charge of the
Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).

(D) On the last date of hearing the bench
of justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta had wanted to know who is in charge
of the Mughal era monument.

(a) Only (C) – (D)

(b) Only (A) – (D)

(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)

(e) none of these

Q2. WHEREAS

(A) The authorities suspended the rail
services in the Valley.

(B) The Army fired live ammunitions to
quell the mob, injuring, at least, five people.

(D) The shutdown called by the separatists
closed marketplaces and public transport services.

(a) Only (C) – (D)

(b) Only (A) – (D)

(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)

(e) none of these

Q3. SINCE

(A) Mining development in India has been
hobbled for a variety of reasons, from unfriendly government policy

(B) Arvind Panagariya argues that, any move
that seeks to make imports costlier as an import-substitution regime should be
avoided.

(D) A liberal trade regime results in
cheaper imports and more competitive exports.

(a) Only (D) – (B)

(b) Only (A) – (C)

(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)

(e) none of these

Q4. ONCE

(A) E-commerce in India has changed the way
millions of Indians shop and simultaneously influenced operations of
manufacturers and service providers.

(B) The salient feature of this policy is
the strategic intent which underpins it.

(D) The e-commerce phenomenon piggybacks on
path breaking advances in information and communications technology.

(a) Only (D) – (B)

(b) Only (A) – (C)

(d) Both (A) – (B) and (C) – (D)

(e) none of these

Q5. SO THAT

(A) a content creator can have the
confidence that an end viewer can see exactly the images the Netflix content
creators slaved so hard to create.

(B) The new X1 Ultimate processor, is
reckoned to be around twice as powerful as the previous X1 Extreme system.

(D) The image in Netflix Calibrated Mode
resembles as closely as possible the way Netflix’s content creators saw things
when mastering their shows and movies.

(a) Only (C) – (A)

(b) Only (B) – (C)

(d) Both (C) – (D) and (C) – (A)

(e) none of these

Directions
(6-10): The following question consists of a sentence which is divided into
three parts which contain grammatical errors in one or more than one part of
the sentence. If there is an error in any part of the sentence, find the
correct alternatives to replace those parts from the three options given below
each question to make the sentence grammatically correct. If there is an error
in any part of the sentence and none of the alternatives is correct to replace
that part, then choose (d) i.e. None of the (I), (II) and (III) as your answer.
If the given sentence is grammatically correct or does not require any
correction, choose (e) i.e. No correction required as your answer.

Q6. Newly released emails from the Trump
administration officials (I)/ show desires for adding a question on citizenship
to the 2020 census (II)/ at present after President Donald Trump took office.
(III)

(I) New released emails from the Trump
administration officials

(II) show a desire to add a question on
citizenship to the 2020 census

(III) shortly after President Donald Trump
took office

(a)Only (I)

(b)Both (I) and (II)

(c)Both (II) and (III)

(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)

(e)No correction required

Q7. Self-contained, minimal water using
sewage (I)/ might be possible on a farm, but hardly than your (II)/ staying on
the 10th floor of an apartment block. (III)

(I) Self-contained, minimal water for using
sewage

(II) might be possible on a farm, but
hardly if you’re

(III) staying on the 10th floor in an
apartment block

(a)Only (II)

(b)Both (I) and (II)

(c)Both (II) and (III)

(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)

(e)No correction required

Q8. Truro City
chairman Peter Masters says (I)/ the Stadium for Cornwall project will not
happen (II)/ unless the club does not leave Treyew Road
by the end of July. (III)

(I) Truro City chairman Peter Masters say

(II) the Stadium for Cornwall project will
not happens

(III) unless the club leave Treyew Road by
the end of July

(a)Only (II)

(b)Only (III)

(c)Both (II) and (III)

(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)

(e)No correction required

Q9. Many reservoirs are now just expanses
of baked earth (I)/ and the borewells that are dug ever deeper (II)/ and more
desperately are pumping dry. (III)

(I) Much reservoirs are now just expansion
of baked earth

(II) and the borewells which is dug ever
deeper

(III) and more desperately are pumping
dryness

(a)Only (II)

(b)Only (III)

(c)Both (II) and (III)

(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)

(e)No correction required

Q10. Purplish-green small flowers, borne in
summer, (I)/ are followed by pinkish-purple fruits characterised within (II)/
five slender horning extensions with the appearance of jester’s cap. (III)

(I) Small purplish-green flowers, borne in
summer

(II) are followed by pinkish-purple fruits
characterised by

(III) five slender horn-like extensions
with the appearance of a jester’s cap.

(a)Only (II)

(b)Only (III)

(c)All (I), (II) and (III)

(d)None of the (I), (II) and (III)

(e)No correction required

Directions
(11-15): Select the phrase/connector (STARTERS) from the given three options
which can be used to form a single sentence from the two sentences given below,
implying the same meaning as expressed in the statement sentences.

Q11. (I) Trump’s desire to improve
relations with Russia is analyzed by the editorial.

(II) The editorial pointed out that Trump
values strength and attaches importance to military strength especially nuclear
strength.

(i) Analysing Trump’s desire to…

(ii) The editorial analyzed…

(iii) Trump values strength and…

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Both (i) and (iii)

(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(e) None of these

Q12. (I) The ministry has proposed to cap
royalty payments in the use of trade mark and brand names.

(II) The ministry has proposed to cap
royalty payments at 1 per cent of sales and 2 per cent of exports of an entity.

(i) With a view for trade mark to…

(ii) Proposed to cap royalty payments in
the use of…

(iii) With regard to the use of…

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Both (ii)
and (iii)

(d) All (i), (ii)
and (iii)

(e) None of
these

Q13. (I) The key factor that is boosting
the level of adoption for Network Access Control solutions includes rising
security issues.

(II) Security issues are rising due to
unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches.

(i) Owing to unwanted…

(ii) Because of unwanted devices…

(iii) Rising security issues owing to…

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Both (ii) and (iii)

(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(e) None of these

Q14. (I) Flipkart has been around for more
than 10 years now and Amazon for at least five.

(II) the government’s e-commerce policy is
almost an afterthought.

(i) Given how Flipkart…

(ii) Owing to the fact that Flipkart…

(iii)
Considering Flipkart has…

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Both (ii) and (iii)

(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(e) None of these

Q15. (I) the much-reviled education system,
introduced by the British has many shortcomings.

(II) It had been successful in promoting
upward mobility on a truly large scale.

(i) Despite its many shortcomings…

(ii) However, the much-reviled…

(iii) In spite the shortcomings of…

(a) Both (i) and (ii)

(b) Both (i) and (iii)

(d) All (i), (ii) and (iii)

(e) None of these

Solutions

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol. Statements (B) and (C) can be joined
together to form a meaningful sentence using the conjunction ‘while’. “While”
is used as a conjunction to refer ‘during the time that; at the same time as’.
Thus, the coherent sentence formed using the statements (B) and (C) is “Director General of Archeological Survey of
India (ASI) will be responsible for maintenance of the Taj Mahal while joint
secretary of Ministry of Environment and commissioner of Agra Division will
jointly be in-charge of the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).” All the other
combinations fail to form a coherent sentence. Hence, option (c) is the most
viable answer choice.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. Statements (A) and (D) can be combined
successfully using the conjunction ‘whereas’. “whereas” is used to refer ‘in
contrast or comparison with the fact that’. Therefore, using statements (A) and
(D), the coherent sentence thus formed is “The
authorities suspended the rail services in the Valley whereas the shutdown
called by the separatists closed marketplaces and public transport services”.
All the other combinations fail to form a grammatically correct and
contextually meaningful sentence. Hence, option (b) is the most viable answer
choice.

S3. Ans. (a)

Sol. Statements (D) and (B) can be joined
together using the conjunction ‘since’ to form a coherent sentence. ‘Since’ is
used to express ‘for the reason that; because’. Therefore, using the statements
(D) and (B) the meaningful sentence thus formed is “Since a liberal trade regime results in cheaper imports and more
competitive exports Arvind Panagariya argues that, any move that seeks to make
imports costlier as an import-substitution regime should be avoided”. All
the other combinations fail to form a grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful sentence. Hence, option (a) is the most viable answer choice.

S4. Ans. (e)

Sol. None of the given combinations can
successfully form a coherent sentence using the conjunction “Once”. “once” is
used to refer ‘as soon as; when’. As none of the statements can be interlinked
with each other, therefore, option (e) is the most feasible answer choice.

S5. Ans. (d)

Sol. Combinations (C) – (D) and (C) – (A)
can form grammatically correct and contextually meaningful sentences using the
connector “so that”. ‘So that’ is used as a subordinate clause to show purpose
or to give an explanation. It is used to show an action producing an intended
result of a cause producing an effect. Therefore, the meaningful sentences thus
formed using the combination of statements (C) – (D) and (C) – (A) are “Netflix Calibrated Mode automatically
adjusts picture settings when you’re watching the built-in Netflix app so that
the image resembles as closely as possible the way Netflix’s content creators
saw things when mastering their shows and movies” and “Netflix Calibrated Mode automatically adjusts picture settings when
you’re watching the built-in Netflix app so that a content creator can have the
confidence that an end viewer can see exactly the images the Netflix content
creators slaved so hard to create.” All the other combinations do not form
grammatically correct and meaningful sentences thus, option (d) is the most
feasible answer choice.

S6. Ans. (c)

Sol. The error lies in parts (II) and (III)
of the sentence. In part (II), since a single desire has been mentioned [to add
a question on citizenship], “desires” should be replaced by “a desire”.
Moreover, in part (III), “at present” should be replaced by “shortly”, as ‘at
present’ is used to express a present event in present tense; while “shortly”
is used to refer a Future action in future indefinite [after President Donald
Trump took office]. Since expressions (II) and (III) are suitable to replace
the incorrect parts, option (c) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S7. Ans. (a)

Sol. Part (II) of the sentence contains an
error in it. It is to be noted that hardly, scarcely and barely are followed by
‘when’, while ‘no sooner’ is followed by ‘than’. Moreover, in this sentence
while using ‘hardly’, instead of ‘when’, ‘if’ can also be used as they both
provide condition to make the sentence contextually correct. In addition to,
“your” means belonging to or associated with the person or people that the
speaker is addressing while “you’re” is a contraction of “you are”. Part (I)
and part (III) of the sentence are correct.

Hence, option (a) is the most suitable
answer choice.

S8. Ans. (b)

Sol. Only part (III) of the sentence
contains error in it. To make the sentence correct, omit “does not” from clause
followed by unless as if the clause after “unless” is negative, the
negative of the clause and the implied negative of “unless” makes the
total positive. It’s the case of two negatives makes positive in a sentence.
Parts (I) and (II) of the sentence are grammatically correct and contextually
meaningful. Hence, option (b) becomes the most viable answer choice.

S9. Ans. (e)

Sol. All the parts of the given sentence
are grammatically correct and contextually meaningful. Therefore, they do not
need any replacements. Hence, option (e) is most suitable answer choice.

S10. Ans. (c)

Sol. All the three parts of the sentence
contain error in them. It is to be noted that to make the first part of the
sentence grammatically correct, replace “Purplish-green small” by “Small
purplish-green”, since while describing a noun with adjective of size and
adjective of color, then the chronological order of the adjectives should be
size and then colour. Moreover, in part (II) “within” should be replaced by
“by” as the phrase ‘characterized by’ means ‘identified by’. Since, part (III)
describes the qualities of the flower, replacing expression (II) will provide
more appropriate context to the sentence. In addition to, “horning” should be
replaced by “horn-like” since ‘horn-like’ can be used as an adjective to
describe the extensions. Also, article ‘a’ should be added before “jester’s
cap”. Since all the given expressions are appropriate to replace the incorrect
phrases of the sentence, option (c) becomes the most feasible answer choice.

S11. Ans. (a)

Sol.
Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be used to
frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given
sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using
the third starter as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence option (a) is
the correct choice.

(i) Analyzing
Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia, the editorial pointed out that
Trump values strength and attaches importance to military strength especially
nuclear strength.

(ii) The
editorial analyzed Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russia and pointed
out that Trump values strength and attaches importance to military strength
especially nuclear strength.

S12. Ans. (c)

Sol. Only the (iii) starter can be used to
frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the given
sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a contextual sentence using
the first and second starters as it would alter the intended meaning. Hence
option (c) is the correct choice.

(iii) With regard to the use of the trademark
and brand names, the ministry has proposed to cap royalty payments at 1 percent
of sales and 2 percent of exports of an entity.

S13. Ans. (d)

Sol. All the three starters can be used to
frame a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given
sentences. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

(i) Owing to
unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches,
security issues are rising which is the key factor in boosting the level of adoption
for network access control solutions.

(ii) Because of
unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiates network breaches,
security issues are rising which is the key factor in boosting the level of
adoption for network access control solutions.

(iii) Rising
security issues owing to unwanted devices or unauthorized users that initiate
network breaches is the key factor that is boosting the level of adoption for
Network Access Control solutions.

S14. Ans. (d)

Sol. All the three starters can be used to
frame a meaningful sentence without altering the intended meaning of the given
sentences. Hence option (d) is the correct choice.

(i) Given how
Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for at least
five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.

(ii) Owing to
the fact that Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon
for at least five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an
afterthought.

(iii)
Considering Flipkart has been around for more than 10 years now and Amazon for
at least five, the government’s e-commerce policy is almost an afterthought.

S15. Ans. (a)

Sol. Both the starters (i) and (ii) can be
used to frame a meaningful sentence without altering the exact meaning of the
given sentences. However, it is not possible to construct a grammatically
correct sentence using the third starter as “in spite” should be followed by
the preposition “of”. Hence option (a) is the correct choice.

(i) Despite its
many shortcomings, the much reviled-education system, introduced by the
British, had been successful in promoting upward mobility on a truly large
scale.

(ii) However,
the much-reviled- education system, introduced by the British has many
shortcomings, it had been successful in promoting upward mobility on a truly
large scale.