IBPS Clerk Prelims English Language 27th October, 2020 – Miscellaneous

 

Direction (1-10): 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. The old man
asked me (a)/ if there was any (b)/ place in (c)/ the compartment. (d)/ No
error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q2. He was (a)/
very friendly enough (b)/ to help me when (c)/ I was in distress (d)/ No error.
(e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q3. Being
unable to (a)/ cope with (b)/ the syllabus (c)/ he discontinued the course.
(d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q4. The college
is (a)/ holding special lectures for their students (b)/ and teachers so that
they (c)/ may get enlightened about the economic problems. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q5. Had they
have anything like (a)/ my condition (b)/ they would have felt (c)/ miserable
and thought of committing suicide. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q6. Please
explain to me (a)/ how is a digital computer (b)/ different from (c)/ an
analogy computer. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q7. A cell (a)/
is the smallest (b)/ identifiable unit of life and cannot be (c)/ seen with a
naked eye. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

Q8. A Quarrel
arose between the five members (a)/ and for a time (b)/ it appeared as if the
party (c)/ had been heading for a split. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q9. The
smuggler yielded (a)/ for the temptation (b)/ and fell at (c)/ the police trap.
(d)/No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

Q10. Found
guilty (a)/ on murder (b)/ the accused was (c)/ sentenced to death. (d)/ No
error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(c) C

(d) D

(e) E

 

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

 (A) Plan ahead
to have a part of your money in something that is inflation-friendly.

(B) This means that you must have some asset that throws off income that rises
over time.
(C) thirdly, get a skill that will throw off income well into your 70s.
(D) Those planning for retirement, must see what it feels like to have
inflation take giant bites out of your money.
(E) secondly, learn about equity and how to invest in it in a structured and
systematic manner.
(F) For example, firstly rents will typically rise over time and most contracts
have an annual escalation clause built into them.

 

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

(a) B

(b) F

(c) A

(d) E

(e) C

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

(a) A

(b) D

(c) B

(d) E

(e) F

 

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

(a) B

(b) F

(c) D

(d) C

(e) E

 

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

(a) F

(b) E

(c) A

(d) B

(e) C

 

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

(a) D

(b) A

(c) B

(d) F

(e) E

SOLUTIONS:

 

S1. Ans. (c)

Sol. Use ‘room’
in place of ‘place’.

S2. Ans. (b)

Sol. The use of
‘very’ is superfluous because ‘positive degree adjective + enough’ is used. Ex.
Lucky enough, tall enough.

S3. Ans. (e)

Sol. The
sentence is grammatically correct.

S4. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘its’ will
be used in place of ‘their’ because the subject of the sentence ‘the college’
is in singular number. Hence ‘its’ is used.

S5. Ans. (a)

Sol.  Use ‘had’ in place of ‘have’ because after
‘have, had, has’, verb is always used in part participle (V3). Ex. He has
written a book, Had they had me in their team, I would have helped him.

S6. Ans. (b)

Sol. ‘is’
should be used after ‘a digital computer’ because the sentence is assertive not
interrogative.

S7. Ans. (d)

Sol. In place
of ‘a’, ‘the’ is used as ‘with the naked eye’ is the correct expression.

S8. Ans. (a)

Sol. Use
‘among’ in place of ‘between’ because ‘between’ is used for the comparison of
only two while ‘among’ is used for the comparison of more than two.

S9. Ans. (b)

Sol. In place
of ‘at’, ‘to’ will be used because preposition ‘to’ is used after ‘yield’. Ex.
She yielded to bribery.

S10. Ans. (b)

Sol. Use ‘of’
in place of ‘on’ because preposition ‘of’ is used after ‘guilty’. Ex. “guilty
of murder, guilty of theft.”

S11. Ans. (d)

Sol. The
correct sequence after rearrangement is DABFEC

S12.
Ans. (c)

Sol. The correct sequence after rearrangement
is DABFEC

S13. Ans. (b)

Sol. The
correct sequence after rearrangement is DABFEC

S14. Ans. (e)

Sol. The
correct sequence after rearrangement is DABFEC

S15. Ans. (b)

Sol. The
correct sequence after rearrangement is DABFEC

 

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