IBPS Clerk Prelims English Language 25th October, 2020 – Miscellaneous

Direction (1-5): In the questions given below, there are four sentences given in each
question. Choose the sentence which is grammatically incorrect as your answer.
If all the given sentences are grammatically correct and do not require any
correction, choose (e) i.e. “All are correct” as your answer.

Q1. (a) Soon the news of his terrible
deed spread throughout the land.

(b) When Darun heard the news that his
father had been hospitalized, he cancelled his trip and returned back to his
village.

(d) It is probably the most offensive
slight that can be offered to a sensitive nature.

(e) All are correct.

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Q2. (a) Many multinational companies
have not been as successful in India than we expected.

(b) He was overjoyed to recognize that it was, as he expected, one of
the boats from the flagship.

(d) The French and the English were rumored to be nearing from the
east.

(e) All are correct.

Q3. (a) Mrs. Bruce believes that the platform of this or any other
organization of women for woman’s own betterment must be suffrage.

(b) The object of sociology is the betterment of society, the
acceleration of social evolution.

(c) He remarks on this that the second figure sounds like a
rectification in contrast with the wish-fulfillment of the first.

(d) He went to England for the purpose
of studying English literature.

(e) All are correct.

Q4. (a) The influences that make for reformation in human character are
subtle and unexpected.

(b) This transformation was, indeed, unprecedented in the world’s
history.

(d) The forces that compelled a revision of the tariff in 1882-83 had
to do with revenue and expenditures.

(e) All are correct.

Q5. (a) Grandfather had such respect for her judgment that I knew he would
not go against her.

(b) Intelligence is essentially a matter of education and training.

(d) He regarded the datum as divisible into perception and matter.

(e) All are correct.

Direction (6-15): In the
following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered and one
word has been suggested alongside the blank. These numbers are printed below
the passage and against each, five options are given. Find out the appropriate
word which fits the blank appropriately. If the word written alongside the
blank fits the passage, choose option ‘e’ (No correction required) as the
correct choice.

At this point, blanket requirements (6) of the economics (or
“econ”) discipline have been note (7)
to the point where it’s pretty easy to predict how they’ll proceed. Economists
will be repressing (8) for their
failure to channel (9) the Great
Recession. Some unrealistic assumptions in mainstream macroeconomic models (10) will be mentioned.
Economists will be cast as priests of free-market ideology, whose shortcomings
will be imposing(11) asserted. We
will be told that economics moves in cycles of popular (12) and fashion. Readers will be reminded that economics
deals with humans instead of atoms, making scientific certainty fatal (13). The piece will end with a
call for humility (14) on the part
of economists, a more serious consideration of twisted (15) ideas and reduced prestige for the economics
profession.

Q6. (a)exposition

(b)critiques

(c)opinion

(d)project

(e)No correction required

Q7. (a)arrange

(b)dependable

(c)measureable

(d)standardized

(e)No correction required

Q8. (a)castigated

(b)disciplined

(c)judge

(d)punishment

(e)No correction required

Q9. (a)weigh

(b)separate

(c)foresee

(d)rotate

(e)No correction required

Q10. (a)standard

(b)design

(d)scheme

(e)No correction required

Q11. (a)roughly

(b)vigorously

(c)merrily

(d)badly

(e)No correction required

Q12. (a)fad

(b)heat

(c)latest

(d)topical

(e)No correction required

Q13. (a)bearable

(b)plausible

(c)impossible

(d)probable

(e)No correction required

Q14. (a)doubt

(b)passivity

(c)submission

(d)stoicism

(e)No correction required

Q15. (a)liberty

(b)weird

(c)wonderful

(d)unconventional

(e)No correction required

SOLUTIONS:

S1. Ans. (b)

Sol. The use of “back” after “returned”
is not required as it is Superfluous.
The word “return” itself means “go back, come back, give back”.

S2. Ans. (a)

Sol. Replace ‘than’ by ‘as’ as in the
case of Positive Degree, comparison
between two persons or things follows the following syntax- “as/so + Positive Degree + as”.

e.g. Ram is not as/so handsome as Mohan.

Sita is as beautiful as Mohini.

S3. Ans. (e)

Sol. All are correct.

S4. Ans. (c)

Sol. Replace “there has not always been
schools” by “there have not always been schools” as when “there” is used as Introductory Subject then the Verb it
follows depends on the Number and Person of subsequent Noun and Pronoun it
follows. In the first part of the sentence, the use of Verb “has” for the
Subject “There” is Singular as it is
followed by Singular Noun “form” but
in the second part of the sentence, Subject “there” is followed by Plural Noun “schools”; so “there” should be followed by Plural Verb.

S5. Ans. (e)

Sol. All the given sentences are
grammatically correct.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. “critiques” is the correct word
replacement as it means a detailed analysis and assessment of something,
especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. “standardized” is the correct word
replacement as it means cause (something) to conform to a standard.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. “castigated” is the correct word
replacement as it means reprimand (someone) severely. Also, it is to be noted
that the sentence is in Passive form.

S9. Ans. (c)

Sol. “foresee” is the correct word
replacement as it means be aware of beforehand; predict.

S10. Ans. (e)

Sol. “models” is the correct word in
context of its usage in the sentence. So it doesn’t require any correction.

S11. Ans. (b)

Sol. “vigorously” is the correct word
replacement as it means forcefully.

S12. Ans. (a)

Sol. “fad” is the correct word
replacement as it means an intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something,
especially one that is short-lived; a craze.

S13. Ans. (c)

Sol. “impossible” is the correct word
replacement as it means very difficult to deal with.

S14. Ans. (e)

Sol. “humility” is the correct word in
context of its usage in the sentence as it means the quality of having a modest
or low view of one’s importance.

S15. Ans. (d)

Sol. “unconventional” is the correct
word replacement as it means not based on or conforming to what is generally
done or believed.