English quiz for SBI PO / SBI Clerk 1

IBPS SO PYQ english Quiz 1

IBPS SO 2013 Previous Year Questions Error Quiz

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1. The couple’s work in upgrading rural technicians has set a benchmarking for future generations.
   (1) The couple’s work in
   (2) upgrading rural technicians
   (3) has set a benchmarking
   (4) for future generations.
   (5) No error
2. It has taking almost a year for India to let its pessimism translate into fewer jobs.
   (1) It has taking almost
   (2) a year for India
   (3) to let its pessimism
   (4) translate into fewer jobs.
   (5) None
3. The city needs an airport that can efficiently manage a constantly flow of passengers and flights.
   (1) The city needs an airport
   (2) that can efficiently manage
   (3) a constantly flow of
   (4) passengers and flights.
   (5) No error
4. This group of rural achievers is very different than the ones in the past.
   (1) This group of
   (2) rural achievers is very
   (3) different than the
   (4) ones in the past.
   (5) None of these
5. The government has announced plans to creating one million new training places.
   (1) The government has announced
   (2) plans to creating
   (3) one million new
   (4) training places.
   (5) None of these
6. The argument assumes that early detection of the disease will lead to an immediate drop in the mortality rating from this disease.
   (1) The argument assumes that
   (2) early detection of the disease
   (3) will lead to an immediate drop in
   (4) the mortality rating from this disease.
   (5) No error
7. The two most important numbers which the mandarins of an economy have to watch are inflation and unemployment.
   (1) The two most important numbers
   (2) which the mandarins of an economy
   (3) have to watch
   (4) are inflation and unemployment.
   (5) None of these
8. Witnessed the young soldier’s ability to repeatedly hit bull’s eye at arms training, instructors pushed him to participate in the Army marksmanship competition.
   (1) Witnessed the young soldier’s ability
   (2) to repeatedly hit bull’s eye at
   (3) arms training, instructors pushed him
   (4) to participate in the Army marksmanship competition.
   (5) None of these
9. It is all well known that women are generally in favour of light topics like jokes and expressions that causing laughter all around.
   (1) It is all well known that
   (2) women are generally in favour of
   (3) light topics like jokes and expressions
   (4) that causing laughter all around.
   (5) None of these
10. The evening breeze won’t carrying the poetry of peace beyond the school building.
    (1) The evening breeze won’t
    (2) carrying the poetry
    (3) of peace beyond
    (4) the school building.
    (5) None of these
11. We are bring in the idea that European rehabilitation focussed on a multi-disciplinary approach towards chronic pain.
    (1) We are bring in the idea that
    (2) European rehabilitation focussed
    (3) on a multi-disciplinary approach
    (4) towards chronic pain.
    (5) None of these
12. If parents are able to get their children into schools that are far away, the next challenge is transportation.
    (1) If parents are able to
    (2) get their children into schools
    (3) that are far away, the
    (4) next challenge is transportation.
    (5) None of these
13. The perception of others, particularly family members, changed when he qualified on a government job.
    (1) The perception of others,
    (2) particularly family members,
    (3) changed when he
    (4) qualified on a government job.
    (5) None of these
14. Every house should have the device as it protects people from a common household disaster.
    (1) Every house should
    (2) have the device as it
    (3) protects people from a
    (4) common household disaster.
    (5) None of these
15. Automated baggage handling systems are ensuring that on the time passengers are out of the plane, their baggage is already waiting for them.
    (1) Automated baggage handling systems are
    (2) ensuring that on the time passengers
    (3) are out of the plane
    (4) their baggage is already waiting for them.
    (5) None of these

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SBI PO Exam 2013

Directions (Q.16–20): Read each sentence to determine if there is any grammatical error.

If there is an error, mark the part with the error. If there is “No error,” mark (5).

16. There cannot be any situation where somebody makes money in an asset located in India and does not pay tax to India or to the country of his origin.
    (a) There cannot be any situation where
    (b) somebody makes money in an asset
    (c) located in India and does not pay tax
    (d) to India or to the country of his origin.
    (e) No error
17. India has entered a downward spiral where the organized productive and law-abiding sectors are subject to savage amounts of multiple taxes.
    (a) India has entered a downward spiral
    (b) where the organized productive
    (c) and law-abiding sectors are subject to
    (d) savage amounts of multiple taxes.
    (e) No error
18. The bank may have followed an aggressive monetary tightening policy, but its stated aim of curbing inflation has not been achieved.
    (a) The bank may have followed
    (b) an aggressive monetary tightening policy,
    (c) but its stated aim of
    (d) curbing inflation has not been achieved.
    (e) No error
19. Equal opportunities for advancement across the length and breadth of an organization will keep many problems away.
    (a) Equal opportunities for advancement
    (b) across the length and breadth
    (c) of an organization will
    (d) keep many problems away.
    (e) No error
20. A customized data science degree is yet to become a standard program in India’s premier educational institutes.
    (a) A customized data science degree
    (b) is yet to become
    (c) a standard program
    (d) in India’s premier educational institutes.
    (e) No error

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IBPS Specialist Officer Exam 2013 Answers

1. Replace “benchmarking” with “benchmark”.
2. Replace “taking” with “taken”.
3. Replace “constantly” with “constant”.
4. Replace “than” with “from”.
5. Replace “creating” with “create”.
6. Replace “rating” with “rate”.
7. No error.
8. Replace “witnessed” with “having witnessed”.
9. Replace “causing” with “cause”.
10. Infinitive without “to” follows wouldn’t/shouldn’t.
11. Replace “bring” with “bringing”.
12. No error.
13. Replace “on” with “for”.
14. No error.
15. Replace “on” with “at”.

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SBI PO Exam 2013 Answer KEY:

16. Replace “to” with “in”.

17 Replace “on” with “in”.

18 Replace “abide” with “abiding” and “subject” with “subjected”.

19 Replace “have” with “has”.

20 No error.

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