English Language Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 |13.05.2017

Q.1-5.Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any 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, mark your answer as (5).

1. Jaipur zoo may has set a record (1)/ of highest number of visitors (2)/ in the mid-size zoos in the country (3)/ but the high turnout is causing stress to animals(4)/ No error (5)

2. Fabrics made out (1)/ of the banana fibre possess (2)/ good luster, light weigh and have (3)/ faster moisture absorption(4)/ No error (5)

3. The motorists have started parking their vehicles (1)/ along the barricade put up by the police (2)/ to prevent motorists from parking their vehicles (3)/ along the compound wall(4)/ No error (5)

4. Growing more trees promises to be a tough task,(1)/ as electric poles line the roads on both either sides (2)/ and a criss-cross of wires (3)/ obstruct the growth of trees(4)/ No error (5)

5. The media is the mostly powerful entity on earth,(1)/ and they have the power (2)/ to make the innocent guilty (3)/ and the guilty innocent(4)/ No error (5)

Q.6-7. SYNONYMS

6. Chisel

A. Tease B. carve C. nonchalant D.dreaded

1. Only A

2. Only B

3. Only D

4. All except B

5. All of the above

7. Falter

A. Stumble B. wobble C. foster D. stagger

1. Only A

2. All except A

3. All except C

4. All except D

5. All of the above

Q.8-10. In each of the following sentences a blank is given. Below each five word have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which word can be filled up in the blanks in the sentences to make the sentence meaningfully complete.

8. People want -----------environment but they don't want garbage bin in their locality. 

1. Ancient

2. Greenery

3. Popular

4. Clean

5. Hazy

9. Lack of better job opportunities for nurses and low pay in Kerala are being exploited by many fraudsters to cheat nurses and their families by ------------jobs abroad.

1. Offering

2. Mitigating

3. Imitating

4. Donating

5. Cornering

10. As wet soil -------------over several days of rain start to dry up, dust has started rising up in the city.

1. Chased

2. Accumulated

3. Threw

4. Aged

5. Diminished

ANSWER

1. (1) ‘May have’ should be used- after ‘modal verb’ verb should be used in its first form.

2. (3) ‘Weight’ should replace ‘weigh’- a noun is to be used.

3. (5)

4. (2) ‘Either’ should be removed- ‘both’ carries the same meaning.

5. (1) ‘Most’ should replace ‘mostly’- degree of adjective would be used.

6. (2)

7. (3)

8. (4) Clean

9. (1) Offering

10. (2) Accumulated