IBPS Clerk Mains English Daily Mock 9th January 2020

English Language Quiz For IBPS Clerk Mains 

Q1. Hardly had we settled down/ for the night’s rest when/ we were startled/ by the loud noise being made/outside the house.

(a) for the night is rest when

(b) we was startled

(c) at the loud noise being made

(d) outside’s the house

(e) No error

Q2. People have a right/ to criticize but at/ the same time each/ of them have to remember/ the duty also.

(a) People has a rightly

(b) a same time each

(c) of them has to remember

(d) the duty.

(e) No error

Q3. The father told/ his son that he/ was a lazy boy/ and that he had/ done his work very bad.

(a) The father asked

(b) was the lazy boy

(c) and that he have

(d) done his work very badly

(e) No error

Q4. The old system will be/ result in heavy/ losses and hence we/ strongly advocate/ replacement with the new system.

(a) The old system will

(b) result in heavily

(c) strong advocate

(d) replacing with the new system.

(e) No Error

Q5. The principal indicated/ that the issue of/ improved quality of/ teaching in the college/ was high in his list of priorities.

(a) that the issue off

(b) improve quality of

(c) teachings in the college

(d) were high in his list of priorities.

(e) No error

                        

Q6. She reimbursed/ back the money which /I had spent/ during our journey to Kathmandu/ last Monday.

(a) She reimburse

(b) the money which

(c) during our journey in Kathmandu

(d) Monday last.

(e) No error

Q7. I have been/ visiting your office/ since last several years/ but have never met such/ a hopeless clerk as this.

(a) visiting your office

(b) since last several years

(c) but have never met such

(d) a hopeless clerk as this.

(e) No error

Q8. Perhaps we/ should wait for/ quitter times before/ the claims of civilization can/ again over-ride over the claims of the party spirit.

(a) Perhaps if we

(b) more quitter times before

(c) the claims of civilization were

(d) again over-ride the claims of the party spirit.

(e) No error

Q9. If any of the founding/ fathers of our constitution was/ to return to life for/ a day his opinion of our amendments/ would be interesting.  

(a) fathers of our constitution were

(b) to return back to life for

(c) a day his opinion of are amendments

(d) will be interesting

(e) No error

Q10.  A leading commentator/ published his/ inaugural speech in/ three successive/ issues of a renounced daily.

(a) publish his

(b) inaugural speech at

(c) three the successive

(d) issues of a renowned daily.

(e) No error

Directions (11-15): In the following passage against each number four words are suggested in bold which may or may not fit into the sentence contextually. These numbers are printed below the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the most appropriate alternative reflecting the word which doesn’t fit into the blank appropriately and thus fail to give a contextual meaning to the paragraph. If no such error is there mark (e) i.e. “No error” as your answer choice.

The Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, told (A) the Rajya Sabha today [December 12, New Delhi] that the conditions (B) which President Ayub of Pakistan had made in his abetment (C) of no-war pact with India “have made it rather difficult (D) for us to consider it.” (11) President Ayub had said that certain things should be decided first (A) before a no-war pact was signed (B). Normally, a pact was signed first, and issues were settled (C) later through peaceful confrontations (D), Mrs. Gandhi told the House. (12) Mrs. Gandhi was replying (A) to Mr. K.P. Mallikarjunudu who had asked (B) about the Government’s reaction (C) to Mr. Ayub’s offer (D) of no-war pact. (13) Replying to Mr. Joachim Alva whether the Government had ever crucified (A) the financial and other implications (B) of a joint defence arrangement (C) between India and Pakistan for the whole sub-continent, Mrs. Gandhi said Pakistan was a member (D) of military blocs and so it was a hypothetical question. (14) Replying to Mr. Mohan Dharla, who wanted (A) that India should never have any matches (B) with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, Mrs. Gandhi said, “I don’t think there is any confusion (C) whatsoever. Our views on Kashmir are very clear. But that does not mean that we should take an attitude of refusing (D) to have any talks with Pakistan, when we can restate them (our views) again (15)”.

Q11. 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) No error 

Q12.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) No error 

Q13.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) No error 

Q14. 

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) No error 

Q15.

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) No error

Solutions

S1. Ans. (c)                                                                 

Sol. The error lies in the ‘by the loud noise being made’. It is to be noted that whenever the words like “startled/ astonished/ amazed” are present in a sentence, they will be directly followed by “at” preposition instead of “by”. Since, the correction is made in option (c), so we will choose option (c) as the correct answer choice.

S2. Ans. (c)

Sol. The error lies in the use of second ‘have’ in the sentence. ‘Have’ should be replaced with ‘has’ as after the words like “each of/ either of/ everyone of’ the Noun/Pronoun should be Plural, whereas the Verb should be singular. Hence, option (c) is the correct answer choice.

S3. Ans. (d)

Sol.  The error lies in the last part of the sentence. ‘Badly’ should be used in the place of ‘bad’ as ‘bad’ is an adjective whereas ‘badly’ is an adverb. And we are talking about the verb in the given sentence. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.

S4. Ans. (a)

Sol. The use of ‘be’ with ‘will’ is unnecessary. The given sentence is in active voice. The starting sentence should also be in simple future active voice whose formation should be subject+shall/will+V1. So ‘the old system will result’ will be used.  Hence, option (a) is correct answer choice.

S5. Ans. (e)

Sol. The given sentence is grammatically as well as contextually correct. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer choice.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. The use of ‘back’ after ‘reimburse’ is incorrect. SO there is an error in the second part. Hence, option (b) is correct answer

S7. Ans. (b)

Sol. In place of ‘since last several years’ ‘for the last several years ’ should be used as ‘several’ is a numeral Adjective and we always use ‘the’ in front of it. Moreover, ‘the last several years’ is a period of time and ‘for’ should be used. Hence, option (b) is correct answer choice.

S8. Ans. (d)

Sol. The use of ‘over’ is superfluous as we don’t use ‘over’ after the words like ‘over-ride/overcome’. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.

S9. Ans. (a)

Sol. ‘Were’ should be used in the place of ‘was’ as the wish/condition/desire which is unfulfilled in the present is always expressed using ‘to be’. And along with the subject of ‘to be’ ‘were’ should be used. Hence, option (a) is correct answer choice.

S10. Ans. (d)

Sol.  In place of ‘renounced’ ‘renowned’ should be used as ‘renounced’ means ‘gave up, left’ whereas ‘renowned’ means ‘reputed, famous’. Hence, option (d) is correct answer choice.

S11. Ans. (c) 

Sol. abetment [noun] means ‘the quality of encouraging or assisting (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.’

The given passage seems to talk about Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi giving her opinion on a proposal of no-war pact with Pakistan.

The word ‘abetment’ clearly doesn’t fit with the context of the passage. The correct word should have been ‘offer’. 

Hence, option (c) is the correct answer. 

…which president Ayub of Pakistan had made in his offer of no-war pact with India…

S12. Ans. (d) 

Sol. The context of the sentence where the word ‘confrontations’ is present seems to suggest that Mrs. Gandhi is saying that normally, a pact wa signed first, and issues were settled later through peaceful negotiations. 

A confrontation can never be peaceful. 

So, the presence of the word ‘confrontation’ is incorrect from contextual point-of-view. 

The correct word should have been ‘dialogue’ or ‘negotiation’. 

Hence, option (d) is the correct answer. 

  …a pact was signed first, and issues were settled later through peaceful negotiations…

S13. Ans. (e) 

Sol. All the highlighted words are contextually correct and there is NO word which is incorrect from contextual point of view. Hence, option (e) is the correct answer. 

S14. Ans. (a) 

Sol. ‘crucify’ [verb] means ‘put (someone) to death by nailing or binding them to a cross, especially as an ancient punishment’;

The word ‘crucified’ seems inappropriate from a contextual point of view. 

Hence, option (a) is the correct answer.

…whether the Government had ever examined the financial…

S15. Ans. (b) 

Sol. The word ‘matches’ seems inappropriate from a contextual point of view. 

The context of the passage seems to suggest that Mr. Mohan Dharla is someone who wanted that India should never have any talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. 

Hence, option (b) is the correct answer. 

 …that India should never have any talks with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue…