Dear Readers,
As IBPS has released the much-awaited vacancies for the post of Probationary Officers & Clerk, we have launched 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 IBPS 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 PO/CLERK 2019 exam.
Directions (1-3): 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.
Q.1 The cow —————eating the food that had been dumped ———a streetlight on the lane.
(1) sat, in
(2) initiated, at
(3) assumed, across
(4) showed, over
(5) began, beneath
Q.2 Humans are better than computers in multi-tasking and ————skills and are the ————-operating systems of the world.
(1) working, extreme
(2) hiring, uttered
(3) organizing, chosen
(4) scheduling, best
(5) marking, chief
Q.3 She does not —————in giving money or food as a ————of sympathy to people with disability.
(1) trust, extension
(2) wonder, demand
(3) believe, sign
(4) ponder, charity
(5) involve, facet
Directions (4-6): 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.
Q.4 Lose in temperature has resulted in increased patients of bronchial asthma.
(1) Dropping temperature
(2) Drop in temperature
(3) Drops of temperature
(4) Dip as temperature
(5) No correction required
Q.5 Steroids for long have been linked to improving sports performance.
(1) link to improved
(2) improved link
(3) linking to improving
(4) links to improve
(5) No correction required
Q.6 No one expects police to provide rounded-the-clock security to every citizen.
(1) The-clock- round security
(2) The-rounded-clock security
(3) Security around the clock
(4) Round-the- clock security
(5) No correction required
Directions (7-10): Read each part of the sentence to find out if there is any 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, mark your answer as (5).
Q.7 Labourers are busy applying white cement (1)/on the tombs of the palace (2)/after completions of which (3)/ they would paint it afresh (4)/ No error (5)
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
Q.8 The employees are expected (1)/to plan their expenditure (2)/and avail loans (3)/prudently and responsibly (4)/ No error (5)
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
Q.9 Outside grocery stores, which (1)/ benevolent store-keepers cast grains (2)/ in the morning, both winged gangs peck away amicably,(3)/ albeit in broadly segregated zones.(4)/ No Error (5)
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
Q.10 The combination of hill, sky and cloud culminating (1)/ in recurrent silver rain could inspire (2)/ one to conduct (3)/ a impromptu class in precipitation. (4)/ No Error (5)
(1) 1
(2) 2
(3) 3
(4) 4
(5) 5
Answers
Q.1 (5)
Q.2 (4)
Q.3 (3)
Q.4 (2)
Q.5 (5)
Q.6 (4)
Q.7 (3). ‘Completion’ should replace ‘completions’.
Q.8 (3). ‘Avail’ should be followed by ‘of’.
Q.9 (1). Replace ‘which’ with ‘where’.
Q.10 (4). Replace ‘a’ with ‘an’.
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