English Language Questions | RBI GRADE "B" AND NICL AO 2017 | 02.06.2017

Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is '5'. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any).

Q.1- The PDMC advisory functions would include planning and management (1)/ of central government borrowings,(2)/ monitor cash balances, improve cash forecasting and (3)/ promotes efficient cash management practices.(4)/ No Error (5)

ANSWER- (4) use ‘promote’ instead of ‘promotes’

Q.2- The presence of Pakistan army near (1)/ the Line of Control have reported (2)/ intensified, and the resident civilians (3)/ are being made to pull back. (4)/ No Error (5)

ANSWER- (2) use ‘reportedly’ instead of ‘reported’

Q.3- Vector-borne diseases like dengue and (1)/ Chikungunya continues to create havoc (2)/ in Delhi with toll rising to over 30 (3)/ even as more than 2800 people have been fatally affected. (4)/ No Error (5)

ANSWER- (2) use ‘continue’

Q.4- Apple now has serious competition (1)/ for leadership at the top-end (2)/ of the global smartphone market to (3)/ the launch of the Google Pixel. (4)/ No Error (5)

ANSWER- (3) use ‘with’ instead of ‘to’

Q.5- A growing public obsession with air pollution, which (1)/ experts have likened to a nuclear winter, appear to (2)/ have prompted Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to declare “war” on (3)/ the toxic quality of air found across Chinese cities. (4)/ No Error (5)

ANSWER- (2) use ‘appears’ as subject is singular.

Q.6- The Economic Survey 2015-16 alarmed(1)/ the policy makers about growing bad debts(2)/ with the banks and his potential (3)/ to disrupt the growth prospects in the future(4)/ No Error(5)

ANSWER- (3) use ‘their’ instead of ‘his’

Q.7- The students will feel more convinced (1)/ on their preparation skills after completion (2)/ of the Online Test and this will enhance their (3)/ overall performance on the time of the examination(4)/ No Error(5)

ANSWER- (4) use ‘at’ instead of ‘on’

Q.8- Government should be establish Asset (1)/ Reconstruction Company (ARC) with (2)/equity contribution from the government and (3)/ the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)(4)/ No Error(5)

ANSWER- (1) remove ‘be’

Q.9- In a broader sense, nearly any (1)/ sort of a competition can be (2)/ considered a championship,(3)/ and the winner of it a champion(4)/ No Error(5)

ANSWER-(2) remove ‘a’ as no article is used after sort of

Q.10- Dynamics is a branch of applied (1)/ mathematics concerned with the study of forces and (2)/ torques and their effect on motion, as opposed to kinematics (3)/  who studies the motion of objects without reference to its causes(4)/ No Error(5)

ANSWER-(4) use ‘which’ instead of ‘who’