IBPS PO Prelims English Language Mini Mock Test 52- Miscellaneous

Directions
(1-5): In each of the following sentences, a part of the sentence is bold.
Below are given alternatives to the highlighted part which may improve the
sentence. Choose the correct alternative. Where no improvement is needed choose
‘No correction required’ as the answer.

Q1. We have profound faith and hopes for the future.

(a) faith for also hopes for

(b) faith in and hopes for

(d) faith about and hopes in

(e) No correction required

Q2. They can’t decide who should they blame for inefficiency.

(a) whom they should blame for

(b) whom should they be blamed for

(d) whom should they blame for

(e) No correction required

Q3. Guests must register at the front desk;
otherwise, they don’t obtain a key.

(a) will not obtain

(b) don’t obtained

(d) can obtain not

(e) No correction required

Q4. Emission controls were created to eliminate
or at least reduction in air
pollution.

(a) at least reduce

(b) to reduce in the least

(d) to at least reduction in

(e) No correction required

Q5. Because certain scientific theories are contradicting at peoples’ religious beliefs, they are reluctant
to accept them.

(a) contracting to

(b) contracting with

(d) contrary to

(e) No correction required

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following six
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) “It is possible” said the courtier
pensively.
(B) “But I don’t understand how he can be the
noblest.”, said the Emperor
(C) The Emperor asked one of his courtier’s if
it was possible for a man to be the ‘lowest’ and the ‘noblest’ at the same
time.
(D) “He has been given the honour of an audience
with the Emperor. That makes him the noblest among all beggars.” said the
courtier.
(E) The courtier returned with a beggar. “He is
the lowest among your Subjects” he said to the Emperor.
(F) The Emperor then requested that such a
person be brought to him.

Q6. Which of the following should be the FIRST sentence
after the rearrangement?
(a) C
(b) D
(c) F
(d) A
(e) E

Q7. Which of the following should be the SECOND sentence
after the rearrangement?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) E
(d) A
(e) F

Q8. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence
after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) E
(c) B
(d) F
(e) D

Q9. Which of the following should be the FIFTH sentence
after the rearrangement?
(a) A
(b) D
(c) C
(d) B
(e) E

Q10. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence
after the rearrangement?
(a) F
(b) B
(c) C
(d) E
(e) D

Directions
(11-15): The Following questions have two blanks, each blank indicating that
something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best
fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Q11. The raging __________ over the issue has __________ the
media as well as the politicians into warring camps.

(a) saga, compelled

(b) debate, divided

(d) dust, gathered

(e) dilemma, sensitised

Q12. The
flexibility of the distance learning system is __________ in designing courses
which are socially __________ and technically up-to-date.

(a) helpful, relevant

(b) basically, viable

(d) informative, wide

(e) supportive, challenging

Q13. _________after Darwin put forth his theory of evolution, his cousin
Sir Francis Galton began to ________the
implications.

(a) Soon, bring down

(b) Only, take up

(d) Shortly, draw out

(e) Nearly, think about

Q14. __________ means of communication must be used to
__________ the message of gender equality.

(a) Subtle, spread

(b) Sufficient, create

(d) Distinct, avoid

(e) Efficient, avails

Q15. Archaeology is a
poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even
more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.

(a) paltry, meager

(b) miniscule, substantial

(d) judicious, penurious

(e) modest, generous

SOLUTIONS:

S1. (b)

Sol. If the nouns need different
prepositions, all the required preposition must be used. After ‘faith’, ‘in’ is
to be used.

S2. (a)

Sol.
‘Who’ is an interrogative and a relative pronoun meaning ‘what person or
people’. But ‘whom’ is the objective case of ‘who’, used as a direct or
indirect object, e.g., whom did you call? As the sentence is declarative, the
word order is ‘they should’ and not ‘should they’.

S3. (e)

Sol. No correction required.

S4. (a)

Sol. Parallel construction requires the
verb ‘reduce’ to go with ‘eliminate’. Option (b) has ‘in the least’ which makes
no sense in the context of the sentence.

S5. (d)

Sol. It is preferable to use simple
present or past in such sentence conveying a general fact or view. The use of a
continuous tense needs to be avoided as no action is being continually
performed.

S6. Ans. (a)