New Pattern English Questions | SBI PO 2017 | 06.04.2017

Directions (1-5): Rearrange the following five sentences (A), (B), (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to form a meaningful paragraph and then answer the questions given below. 

A. The World Bank estimates that India loses 2-3 per cent of its annual GDP by way of lower productivity, the underlying cause of which is malnutrition. 

B. The human dividend on which we are banking is actually a huge liability given that one out of every three children is born underweight and unable to realise the full potential for physical growth and cognitive development, leading to lower levels of productivity. 

C. The Copenhagen Consensus has identified twice several nutrition interventions as some of the most high-yielding of all possible development assessments. 

D. The need to systemically address underlying causes of malnutrition in India is an urgency that cannot be postponed for the following reasons: One, poor nutrition is poor economics. 

E. The Ministry of Finance in its Economic Survey 2015-16 says, “that some of the highest economic returns to public investment in human capital in India lie in maternal and earlylife health and nutrition interventions.” 

F. Two, poor nutrition will fracture the dreams and aspirations of India to become a global player in manufacturing and other industries. 

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

(a)A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) F 

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

(a)A (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) B 

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

(a)A (b) B (c) D (d) E (e) F 

4. Which of the following should be the FOURTH sentence after rearrangement? 

(a)B (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) F 

5. Which of the following should be the SIXTH (last) sentence after rearrangement? 

(a)B (b) C (c) D (d) E (e) F

Directions (6-10): 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.) 

6. Many residents claim (b)/that the company has (b)/taken their land (c)/ without adequate compensating. (d)/No error (e). 

7. On account of the week (a)/long strike the factory (b)/was forced to close and (c)/next month’s shipment will delay. (d)/No error (e). 

8. The actual conduct of the test (a)/at each venue will be entrusted (b)/on the officer-in-charge (c)/who will be designated as test conductor. (d)/ No error (e). 

9. The government decision (a)/ will benefit all (b)/ the software companies registered (c)/ under the scheme. (d)/No error (e). 

10. There cannot be any situation where (a)/somebody makes money in an asset (b)/located in India and does not pay tax (c)/either to India or to the country of his origin.(d)/No error (e).