IBPS RRB Mains Daily English Mock 13th October-Miscellaneous

Directions (1-5):
Find out the error, if any. If there is no error, the answer is (e), i.e. No
error. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.)

Q1. While going
(A)/ through the (B)/ report yesterday, (C)/ I find several factual mistakes.
(D)/ No error (E)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q2. He
telephoned from a public call-box (a) / so that the call (b) / would not be
traced to (c) / his own address. (d) / No Error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q3. Most people
like (a)/to rest after a day’s work (b)/ but he seemed (c)/ to have an in
exhaustive supply of energy. (d)/ No error. (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q4. The aim of
the course (a)/ will be to cater to students with divert needs (b)/ from basic
knowledge(c)/ to top end research and publishing skills. (d)/ No error(e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Q5. A really
good constitution (a)/holds up the mirror to government (b)/ and enables the
public as well as (c)/leadership to identify shortfalls. (d)/ No error (e)

(a) A

(b) B

(d) D

(e) E

Directions (6-10): Rearrange the following
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. Its prevalence reflects very badly on
a society that is not above to stop this evil.

B. Though elimination of child labour is
an impossible task considering the current socio-economic scenario of these
poor families, the Indian government is committed to the task of ensuring that
no child remains illiterate, hungry and without medical care.

C. Therefore, unless the socio-economic
status of the poor families is improved, India has to live with child labour.

D. The members of these households have
to send their children to work, even if the future of these innocent children
is ruined, as that is the only choice open for them to survive in this world.

E. Child labour is, no doubt, an evil
that should be done away with at the earliest.

F. But in a society where many households
may have to suffer the pangs of hunger if the children are withdrawn from work,
beggars can’t be choosers.

Q6. Which of
the following should be the FIRST sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) E

(d) F

(e) D

Q7. Which of
the following should be the THIRD sentence after rearrangement?

(a) B

(b) A

(d) F

(e) E

Q8. Which of
the following should be the SECOND sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) F

(d) B

(e) C

Q9. Which of
the following should be the FIFTH sentence after rearrangement?

(a) E

(b) B

(d) C

(e) D

Q10. Which of
the following should be the SIXTH (LAST) sentence after rearrangement?

(a) A

(b) C

(d) D

(e) B

Directions (11-15):
Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has
been omitted. Find out which option can be used to fill up the blank in the
sentence in the same sequence to make it meaningfully complete.

Q11. Software
companies ______________ improved their ability last year to earn more revenue
while employing fewer people, reflecting the major transformation __________ in
a sector that has created a new middle class in India.

(a) fiercely,
afoot

(b) carelessly,
ongoing

(d) greatly,
undertake

(e)
dramatically, underway

Q12. Banks are
financial intermediaries where the ______________ of the public are __________ and lent to
various sectors of the economy.

(a) assets,
organised

(b) resources,
mobilised

(d) basics,
activated

(e) funds,
mustered

Q13. The
customer demands have _____________ a fierce competition amongst the banks and
financial companies for the application of computer and telecommunication
technology in their operations to help them offer _________ products and
services at reduced costs.

(a) generated,
originally

(b) produced,
next

(d) triggered,
innovative

(e) causes,
contemporary

Q14. In a
bank’s portfolio, losses ____________ from outright default due to inability or
unwillingness of a customer or counterparty to meet ____________ in relation to
lending, trading, settlement and other financial transactions.

(a) arise,
responsibly

(b) derive,
guarantee

(d) come,
promise

(e) emerge, oath

Q15.
_________________ to enhance bilateral cooperation, Japan promised $35 –
billion assistance to India for the next five years towards funding
next-generation infrastructure projects, smart cities, ____________ of the
Ganga and introduction of bullet trains.

(a) pledging,
rejuvenation

(b)
contracting, revitalisation

(d) swearing,
renewal

(e)
undertaking, resurgence

SOLUTIONS:

S1.Ans.(d)

Sol. Replace ‘find’
with ‘found’.

S2.Ans.(c)

Sol. Use ‘back’
after ‘traced’.

S3.Ans.(c)

Sol. Use
‘seems’ in place of ‘seemed’.

S4. Ans.(b)

Sol. ‘Divert’
is a verb and it should not be used here in the form of ‘divert’. Instead, we
should use ‘diversifying’ which is an adjective and that qualifies a noun well.

S5.Ans.(e)

Sol. No error.

S6.Ans.(b)