Dear Readers,
As IBPS has released the official notification of the Common Recruitment Process for RRBs (CRP RRBs VII) for recruitment of Group “A”-Officers (Scale-I, II And III) and Group “B”-Office Assistant (Multipurpose) and the exam is going to be held in the month of August 2018 and September 2018 for both the posts. Looking at the notification, we have now started subject-wise quizzes for the exam. It will include quizzes of all the subjects- Quantitative Aptitude, English, Reasoning and Computer. All these quizzes will be strictly based on the latest pattern of the IBPS RRB exam and will be beneficial for your preparations. So, keep following the quizzes which will provide you a set of 10 questions daily.
Here, we are providing you important questions of English Language for IBPS RRB 2018 exam.
Q.1-5. In the following question a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
Q1. There are a lot of nice things for tourists to do in Sri Lanka, but whale-watching is one particular activity that seems to be experiencing quite a high in popularity. There are several spots around the island where you can do this, depending on the season. Mirissa, which is on the southern tip————.
1. This isn’t to suggest that whales aren’t beautiful
2. The boat leaves at 6 am
3. Is considered one of the best sites in the world to spot whales
4. Magnificent wonders of the natural world
5. As well as a very professional-looking pamphlet about the tour
Q2. According to the practice, a family planTs a fruit bearing tree on the birth of a girl cld. The fruiTs provide financial insurance for the girl—————. The money, which multiplies in the course of time, is spent during the marriage of the girl.
1. As the family deposiTs the money by selling them in her name
2. Everyone feels happy on birth of a girl called in their family
3. Planting of trees by families on birth of a girl called
4. This prompted people to go for cash-rich trees like banana and mango.
5. The government provides all possible help to the village to encourage this practice
Q3. The 100 day employment will only be guaranteed in the lean agriculture season. As a consequence there will be no shortage of labour in the peak season of harvest and sowing. People will get employment in the lean season ————.This will ensure the number of available workdays in a year for the people without extra budgetary support.
1. We realized this problem and everybody acknowledges it today
2. The employment scheme gives a minimum wage rate to anyone ready to do some minimum labour
3. Investment could have been made in increasing rural prosperity and productivity
4. Ts provision will be exploited for personal gain by influential people
5. When there is less opportunity of work.
Q4. Rhinoceros beetle is mainly a pest of coconut and oil palms.————, the young, growing tissues and feed on the sap.
1. Adults may live for 4-9 months
2. Adults damage palms by boring into the centre of the crown, where they injure
3. Eggs are laid in manure pits or other organic matter
4. A hooked wire can be used to extract and destroy rhinoceros beetle adults feeding in coconut trees.
5. The beetles are active at night
Q5. ————due to the use of detergents, toilet soaps, shampoo and skakai in the waterfalls and the threat being posed by non-degradable plastic sacheTs at Courtallam, the town panchayat recently decided to ban the use of all these products at Main Falls, Five Falls, Tiger Falls and Ctraruvi.
1. In a bid to control pollution being caused
2. Using of detergents, toilet soaps, shampoo and skakai,
3. Shopkeepers were murmuring against the decision
4. The town panchayat administration put two huge flex boards near Main Falls
5. All packed in plastic sachets, in Courtallam waterfalls has been completely banned
Q.6-7. In each of the following sentences there are two blank spaces. Below each five pairs of words have been denoted by numbers (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5). Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentences in the same sequence to make the sentence meaningfully complete.
Q6. What we ———is to believe in ———— .
1. need, ourselves
2. wonder, myself
3. restore, herself
4. appreciated, itself
5. deny, themselves
Q7. Almost————is a ———artisan in this village.
1. all, dynamic
2. everything, hopeful
3. everyone, skilled
4. why, volatile
5. none, inspired
Q.8-10. Which of the Phrases (1), (2) (3) and (4) given below each sentence should replace the phrases printed 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.
Q8. Every small reduced in blood pressure has great benefiTs.
1. small Reduce
2. small Lower
3. small Decreased
4. small reduction
5. No correction required
Q9. Simple interiors belied the complex story of the monument
1. belie the simple
2. belies the complexity
3. belied the simplicity
4. belie the complexes
5. No correction required
Q10. The climate is hot for most of the year and early mornings are the best time to visit
1. the better timing
2. the good timely
3. best timely
4. best time
5. No correction required
Answers
Q1. (3)
Q2. (1)
Q3. (5)
Q4. (2)
Q5. (1)
Q6. (1)
Need, Ourselves.
For other options:
wonder(verb)- to think
restore(verb)- To bring something back to its original condition
E.g. The law and order situation should be restored in the city.
deny(verb)- refuse
Q7. (3)
Everyone, skilled
For other options:
dynamic(adjective)- energetic
volatile(adjective)- of a changing nature
Q8. (4)
Q9. (5)
Q10. (5)
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