English Language Quiz For SBI Clerk | 26-02-2020

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In each of the questions, which of the Phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below the sentence should replace the phrase given in bold in the sentence to make it grammatically correct. If the sentence is correct as it is given and no correction is required, mark (5) as the answer. 

1. On the 77th birth anniversary of Bollywood's legendary music director and composer, Google dedicated a doodle in his honour to commemorate his down to earth persona and stellar contribution to the Indian music. 

01. is dedicated a doodle in his honour 

02. had dedicate a doodle in his honour 

03. dedicated a doodle in honour 

04. dedicated a doodle in its honour 

05. No Correction Required 

2. China weakened the Yuan’s fixing almost one per cent to a five-and-half-year low against the dollar today, officials said, the bigger downward move for August as the greenback surge after Britain's vote to leave the European Union. 

01. the biggest downward move for August 

02. the big downward move since August 

03. the biggest downwards move for August 

04. the biggest downward move since August 

05. No Correction Required 

3. Leading football player sensationally announced his retirement from international football after his team crashed in of the European Cup which was an upset defeat in the final match of the tournament. 

01. crashed on the European Cup which was an upset 

02. crashed out of the European Cup which was an upset 

03. crashed to the European Cup which was an upsetting 

04. crashed upon the European Cup which was an upset 

05. No Correction Required 

4. The rupee shook some of its earlier weakness and recovered 12 paise to 67.84 against the dollar on increased selling of the US currency by banks and exporters. 

01. shook some of its earlier weakness 

02. shook on some of its earliest weakness 

03. shook some of its earlier weaknesses 

04. shook off some of its earlier weaknesses 

05. No Correction Required 

5. The benchmark stock market dropped around 99 points in early trading on sustained selling by funds and retail investors, extending the sharp losses caused by Britain's decision to leave the European Union. 

01. sharp lost caused by 

02. sharp losses caused with 

03. sharp losses cause by 

04. sharp losses by 

05. No Correction Required 

In each of the questions, 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). 

6. A market regulator plans (1)/ to diversify its own surplus fund investment (2)/ portfolio by expanding its fixed deposit investments to all (3)/ banks but public sector institutions will continue to got a preference. (4)/ No Error (5) 

01. 1 

02. 2 

03. 3 

04. 4 

05. 5 

7. Domestic airlines can now import aircraft(1)/ that are up to 18 years old into the country (2)/ with the government amending (3)/ more than two-decades rules in this regard.(4)/ No Error(5) 

01. 1 

02. 2 

03. 3 

04. 4 

05. 5 

8. Infrastructure development is a key of halt (1)/ the global economic slowdown, (2)/ the Finance Minister said as he made a strong case (3)/ for global investments in India.(4)/No Error(5) 

01. 1 

02. 2 

03. 3 

04. 4 

05. 5 

9. India's lone athletics World Championship medal winners (1)/ and badminton coach (2)/ have been draft (3)/ as members of ‘Khelo India. (4)/ No Error 

01. 1 

02. 2 

03. 3 

04. 4 

05. 5 

10. Having finally rid himself of its French Open curse,(1)/ the world’s no1 player is chasing(2)/ the third successive Wimbledon title to move(3)/ one step closer to the first calendar Grand Slam in 47 years.(4)/No Error(5) 

01. 1 

02. 2 

03. 3 

04. 4 

05. 5 

Solution: 

1. (5) No Correction Required. 

2. (4) The biggest (definite article ‘the’ is used before the superlative degree of adjective) downward move since (time duration is definite as the name of the month is given) August. 

3. (2) Crashed to (crash means be heavily defeated in a sporting competition. So ‘in’ is incorrect here as the team has been defeated) an upset. 

4. (4) Shook off (to rid or free oneself from someone/something) some of its earlier weaknesses (plural noun as ‘some’ has been mentioned before). 

5. (5) No Correction Required. 

6. (4) ‘get’ should replace ‘got’ as ‘to’ takes V1. 

7. (4) ‘decade’ should replace ‘decades’. 

8. (1) ‘to’ should replace ‘of’ as ‘key’ takes ‘to’ with it. 

9. (3) ‘drafted’ should replace ‘draft’ as V3 is used after ‘has/have been’. 

10. (1) ‘his’ should replace ‘its’ so as to refer to a man.