Previous Year English Questions | 22.07.2017

It’s always been good to learn from history since history repeats itself, similarly, it goes with the exam pattern we always try to find previous year questions to mentally prepare ourselves for upcoming hurdles in the exam and to check whether the level of our preparation is or is not up to the mark. Previous year questions give guidance to us and provide a base for the preparation of any competitive exam. It is always good to have an experience of how the level of exam varies from year to year. For every subject like in English, we come to know the pattern of questions must be followed to prepare the examination.In each of the following questions, choose the alternative which can best improve the given sentence by substituting the BOLD portion. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose 'No Improvement' as your answer.

B.S.R.B. (BHOPAL) CLERK EXAM., 2000

1. Most of the popular tele-serials (A)/ are not only illogical (B)/ in their story line (C)/ but also crude in their presentation. (D)/ No error (E) 

2. I am trying to convince him (A)/ for the last two days to come (B)/ and live with me (C)/ till his father’s anger cools down. (D)/ No error (E) 

3. It is a pity that a son (A)/ born from very good parents (B)/ should live a life of (C)/ misery and deprivation of the worst order. (D)/ No error (E) 

4. I would have asked him (A)/ to leave our house immediately (B)/ if my father would not have been (C)/ at home and awake. (D)/ No error (E) 

5. Mala’s two brothers Rupesh and Bhupat (A)/ are very intelligent and hardworking (B)/ but I am sure (C)/ I like the latter most. (D)/ No error (E) 

ANSWER- (E) No error 

ANSWER- (A) Use ‘have been trying’ instead of ‘am trying’ 

ANSWER- (B) Use ‘of’ instead of ‘from’ 

ANSWER- (C) Use had not been’ instead of ‘would not have been’ 

ANSWER- (D) Use ‘more’ instead of ‘most’