New Pattern English Questions | SBI PO 2017 | 04.04.2017

Directions (1-5): Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical or idiomatic 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', the answer is e). (Ignore errors of punctuation, if any.) 

1. The protestors went on a rampaging (a)/ and set ablaze three shops (b)/ resulting in injuries to 30 people (c)/ including women and children. (d)/ No error (e) 

2. It is evident that (a)/the banking sector has underwent (b)/tremendous change during(c)/the past two decades.(d)/No error(e). 

3. The reports prompted the chairman of (a)/ the organizing committee to address a hurried press conference (b)/ where he reprimanded the media (c)/for conducting a “prejudiced campaign”.(d)/No error(e). 

4. The merchant counted (a)/ the number of pearls (b) to make sure that (c) none of them were missing. (d)No error (e). 

5. How is it that (a) neither your friend Mahesh (b)/ nor his brother Ramesh have protested (c)/ against this injustice? (d)/ No error (e).

Directions: (6-10):In these questions, a sentence or a part of sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. 

6. In order to earning decent living, we need to have a good job which pays substantial amount of money 

(a) earned decency life 

(b) earning decency live 

(c) earn a decent living 

(d) earned decently life 

(e) No correction required 

7. As the layer was too personally involved, the judge decided to removed him from the case. 

(a) remove himself from the 

(b) removes him from the 

(c) remove him from the

(d) remove him on the 

(e) No correction required 

8. Once the event is over, many people claim credit for success and disowning the responsibility for failure. 

(a) of success and disowning 

(b) for success but disowning 

(c) for success but disown 

(d) for success while disowned 

(e) No correction required 

9. To practice any art properly require extraordinarily patience especially at the beginning. 

(a) Required extraordinarily patient 

(b) Requires extraordinary patient 

(c) Requiring extraordinary patient 

(d) Requiring extraordinarily patient 

(e) No correction required 

10. If he was to decide to go to college, I for one, would recommend that he went to Yale University. 

(a) If he were to decide to go to college 

(b) had he decide to go to college 

(c) In the event that he decides to go to college 

(d) Supposing he was, to decide to go to college 

(e) No correction required.

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